Qiao Xingyu felt guilty and softened instantly: "Mom, it's my fault that you still can't let go of my sister's death after all these years. I should have jumped down to save her without hesitation!"
"Stop pretending with us, look at this!" Mr. Qiao pulled a tattered diary from his pocket and threw it on the coffee table.
When Qiao Xingyu saw the diary, she was completely distraught. The diary belonged to her younger sister, Qiao Xingyuan. Qiao Xingyu was all too familiar with the neat yet childish handwriting on it. Who else could it be but her younger sister, who had always been better than her in every way since childhood?
Qiao's mother opened the diary, crying: "This is your sister's diary. We found it a month ago when we were cleaning up our old home. So, you deliberately killed her. You murderer!"
Qiao Xingyu reached out and picked up the yellowed diary with trembling hands, her whole being filled with tension and fear.
Her hands trembled as she picked up the diary, her gaze fixed on the page that Qiao's mother had opened.
July 1, 2015, Sunny: Today was truly unforgettable! I became a hero today! This morning, I rescued a boy from a nearby pond. His name is Shen Baiyan. I heard he's from the city; this is his maternal grandmother's house. He's very handsome, much cleaner than the children in our rural area, with fair skin. He's just a little slow-witted—no, not really slow-witted, but rather too easily fooled. He actually believed Erdan and the others, thinking Xiaohua had fallen into the water and was about to drown. Didn't he know Xiaohua could swim? Or are city dogs supposed to be unable to swim? This guy who can't swim actually jumped into the water for a dog! Luckily, I saw it!
To thank me for saving him, Shen Baiyan gave me a stone. The cool stone felt quite comfortable to the touch. In the afternoon, my sister saw the stone in my hand and was very curious. Under her questioning, I told her what had happened that day. My sister scolded me, saying that it wasn't a stone but jade, and that jade was a very valuable thing that I shouldn't have accepted. I thought she was right, so I had to ask my sister to help me return the jade to Shen Baiyan, hoping that he wouldn't get a beating from the adults for 'losing' the jade.
So, today is neither a good nor a bad day. The good thing is that I'm a hero today; the bad thing is that I might have caused Shen Baiyan to get beaten up.
July 5, 2015, Sunny: Time flies. Today is the fifth day of summer vacation. Another happy and fulfilling day has come to an end. The past three days have been so busy at home that I haven't had time to write in my diary.
I suddenly realized how hard my parents work. They have so many rice paddies to harvest, and they're doing it all with their own hands. I'm ten years old now, practically a little adult, so I want to help them lighten their burden. Today I worked very hard without stopping, so my parents could have less to do. My sister said I'm stupid and don't know how to be lazy, but I think she's wrong. She's too selfish. School will start in September, which will be a huge expense for the family. We need to sell the rice early so we can afford the tuition. I'll be in fifth grade when school starts again, moving up a grade!
This afternoon, my sister invited me to go swimming at the dam tomorrow. She said she wanted to test her skills. I was quite worried about her, since she'd only learned to swim a couple of days ago, and I was the one who taught her. As her "teacher," I know her technique all too well. But I was curious why she wanted to go to the dam. Didn't she know the water was deep and dangerous? After some questioning, she finally told me the truth: she'd found a lot of fish there. Apparently, she wanted to catch some fish to help Mom and Dad, who had been working so hard lately. I was looking forward to tomorrow!
Qiao Xingyu was so frightened after reading it that she threw the diary away.
Qiao's mother quickly went over and picked it up.
Mr. Qiao demanded, "What else do you have to say?!"
Qiao Xingyu realized what was happening and vehemently denied it: "Mom and Dad, I didn't. Although I was the one who invited her, she's not a very good swimmer."
Qiao's mother glared at Qiao Xingyu and cried, "She's not good at it? She would have drowned if she hadn't been saving you!"
Qiao Xingyu roared, "It's because her skills are bad! Who asked her to save me? I'd rather be the one who died that day!"
The sound carried through the living room. Qi Huan, who lived in building 110 next door, was applying a face mask when she suddenly heard the noise. She nervously ripped off the mask and instinctively grabbed the binoculars next to her, aiming them in the direction of the sound.
Building 109?
etc!
That person...
It was actually Qiao Xingyu!
Qi Huan was suddenly extremely excited, as if he had discovered a new continent.
She could see Qiao Xingyu's movements very clearly through the binoculars.
Who are those two country bumpkins?
"Could it be her parents?!"
Qi Huan seemed to have thought of something, so he quickly put down his binoculars, took out his phone, and started recording a video.
Thinking to herself, if she had the chance to see Qiao Xingyu at a banquet in the future, her rural parents in the video would definitely be her biggest weakness.
"Slap! You're about to die and you're still lying! Have you forgotten the name of the man who gave you everything?" Father Qiao slapped him again in a fit of rage.
While eating melon seeds, Qi Huan subconsciously touched her delicate face.
That force must have hurt so much!
Hahaha·······
"Shen Baiyan! That's the rich young master your sister saved. Don't think I don't know how you got everything you have now. Did you impersonate Xingyuan?" Mr. Qiao questioned angrily.
Having been slapped twice by her father, Qiao Xingyu was utterly despairing of her parents at this moment. Her eyes reddened as she fiercely retorted, "So what if I impersonated her? My sister saved him; he owes my sister a life!"
"Slap! Sister? You know Xingyuan is your sister now?" Qiao's mother suddenly slapped her. Qiao Xingyu's hands clenched into fists, and her body trembled.
"Qiao Xingyuan is dead. If you have any evidence, go and report me! Once I'm in jail, let's see who dares to marry into the Qiao family!" Qiao Xingyu threatened loudly, having nothing left to lose.
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