After the match, Zhang Xiaoxiao turned and left with a dark expression.
Yang Meng, Liu Cui, and their three roommates looked at each other, none of them saying a word. They knew that Zhang Xiaoxiao felt she had lost face and was too ashamed to stay.
Upon seeing this, Xiang Nan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately followed after them.
Zhou Chen, Zhang Hao, and Wang Rui, as the biggest contributors, won cheers and admiration from the freshmen of the Computer Science Department.
Today's exciting basketball game quickly spread through online forums and word-of-mouth among spectators, becoming quite a topic of conversation.
at the same time,
With the help of a kind-hearted classmate, Zhou Ling successfully met Zhou Na.
Upon seeing Zhou Ling, Zhou Na immediately led her to a spot a few hundred meters away from the school, a place that was usually deserted.
Zhou Na frowned; she hadn't expected Zhou Ling to come to Yanjing.
Isn't it better to stay in Fanjia County?
She finally managed to leave Fanjia County and come to a city where no one knew her, but first Zhou Dana and Wang Xiuhua came after her, and now it's Zhou Ling.
How is this any different from going back to the old life?
Especially you, Zhou Ling, how could you come here? If people recognize that they are sisters, how will she be able to graduate from university quietly?
Thinking about how Zhou Ling caused her to be looked at differently and ostracized during her high school years, Zhou Na wanted to get rid of this plague as soon as possible.
"Second sister, the university you got into is really good."
"It must be so wonderful to have classes here."
"Oh, by the way, I told Xiaoya I was coming to see you, and she was overjoyed, practically dancing with excitement. She definitely recognizes you as her aunt. Daughter, go and say hello to your aunt..."
Zhou Ling knew that the sudden arrival made Zhou Na somewhat uncomfortable, so she used her daughter Zhao Xiaoya to ease the discomfort, so that Zhou Na would accept it and be willing to help her stay in the big city of Yanjing.
"After we finish eating, I'll buy you a train ticket back to Fanjia County."
"You and Xiaoya should go back."
Zhou Na didn't even look at the adorable Zhao Xiaoya, and said in a deep voice with a blank expression.
"Second sister, you...you don't welcome us?"
Zhou Ling's enthusiasm and excitement were instantly extinguished. Even if she was naive, seeing Zhou Na's unsmiling face, she understood that their sudden arrival seemed to have been met with disapproval.
"Don't come to the school to find me again. If you need money, I'll give it to you. Go back to Fanjia County. I'll send you an extra hundred yuan every month. Use it sparingly, it'll be enough."
Zhou Na continued, her tone somewhat forceful.
"I'm not leaving!"
Zhou Ling's eyes reddened. She thought that Zhou Na would be happy to see her when she arrived in Yanjing, but Zhou Na's reaction made her feel very wronged, because in her heart, Zhou Na was her second sister and the person closest to her.
They just arrived in Yanjing and immediately sent her back. What else could this be but showing disdain for her?
"Second sister, you've changed!"
“I am your own sister, how can you send me away? Do you know how badly I was bullied in Fanjia County? Those people threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves at me and cursed me with all sorts of foul language. You want me and Xiaoya to go back? You are pushing us into a fire pit.”
"Doesn't your heart ache? I'm your sister! How can you bear to watch me be bullied like this? How have you become like that cold-blooded animal, Zhou Chen? We're sisters! We're related by blood!"
“My parents cheated me out of money and abandoned me again. I don’t acknowledge them. Now, only you and my fourth brother are my closest relatives, but you…”
Zhou Ling broke down in tears as she spoke.
Seeing Zhou Ling's aggrieved expression, Zhou Na was furious, her eyes also reddening. "Do you know how I spent my senior year of high school? You feel like you were bullied and suffered a great injustice, but that's what you brought on yourself. As for me, what did I do wrong?"
For half a semester of my senior year of high school, I was ostracized, gossiped about, and given the cold shoulder every day. I didn't have a single friend, not even a deskmate. I lived alone in the dorm. Even though you did something wrong, I bore the consequences for you. You should ask yourself if you've truly treated me right.
If you, Zhou Ling, feel wronged and are bullied, then who can I talk to when I suffer from strange looks and am ostracized?
Zhou Ling was stunned.
They were stunned.
This was the first time she had heard Zhou Na say these words, and these were things she had never imagined, let alone knew that Zhou Na had gone through these experiences.
"Second sister...I..."
Zhou Ling wanted to explain, but found that she didn't know what to say. She had indeed done a lot of hateful things, and at that time, she was not at school, so some of the insults didn't reach her ears. Even if she knew, she could pretend not to hear them. But Zhou Na was in high school and was constantly under scrutiny.
At that moment, Zhou Ling suddenly realized that she seemed to have really ruined her second sister, Zhou Na.
“Your story is known all over the internet now. You came to the school to find me, letting the whole school know that you are my sister. I have to continue to endure being criticized and ridiculed for four whole years. Do you understand?”
"Am I the one who is cold-hearted, or are you? As your sister, is it wrong for me to want a few days of peace and quiet? Zhou Ling, tell me, am I wrong or not!"
Zhou Ling was venting just now, and now Zhou Na is venting too, and these words are the grievances that have been weighing on her heart.
Zhou Ling opened her mouth, but was speechless.
Then, she lowered her head in shame.
"I was wrong, second sister, I'm sorry..."
"I didn't know I would cause you so much pain. I'm the one who dragged you down with me."
"I deserve to be hit!"
Zhou Ling suddenly slapped herself, slap slap slap...
She wasn't just putting on a show; every strike she made was very loud.
Zhao Xiaoya, who was being carried on Zhou Ling's back, was startled awake and burst into tears. Zhou Ling ignored her and continued to slap herself.
At the same time, he kept apologizing while hitting her.
Seeing Zhou Ling's face gradually swelling up, Zhou Na reached out and stopped her, saying, "That's enough."
"Second sister, I'm leaving. I won't drag you down anymore."
“But I won’t go back to Fanjia County. That’s not my home. I have no home anymore. I’m going to a place where nobody knows me. You don’t have to worry about me anymore.”
Zhou Ling wiped away her tears, finished speaking, and turned to leave.
Looking at Zhou Ling's retreating figure,
Zhou Na was filled with mixed emotions. Watching Zhou Ling walk further and further away, she ultimately couldn't bring herself to do it and cried out, "Third Sister..."
Zhou Ling suddenly stopped and turned her head.
"Don't leave, stay in Yanjing."
Zhou Na sighed. After all, they were sisters who had relied on each other since childhood. Their biological parents were unreliable, and Zhou Ling had no other support. Where could she go with her child?
Zhou Chen was able to completely sever ties with them because they weren't her biological siblings, but she was related to Zhou Ling by blood. If Zhou Chen knew that she was neglecting her own sister Zhou Ling, she would only look down on her even more. She couldn't let Zhou Chen see her make a fool of herself.
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