Family quarrel breaks out again
When Chen Xing heard Gao Yamei's words, tears wet her eyelashes and rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
Chen Xing said in a cold tone, "Oh! I finally understand why you've been so strict with me since I was little, setting limits for me, not letting me do this, not letting me learn that?"
"You think I can't repay you and have made no contribution to this family, so I have to obey you in everything. Once I go against your wishes, you think I am disobedient and cause you worry."
"You always say things that make me feel guilty and control me, making me feel useless. I have always wanted to think of myself as a normal person, but you are the only one who keeps reminding me that I am not healthy, I have a heart disease, I won't live long... I am not qualified to choose my own life."
Gao Yamei yelled, "Chen Xing! I'm your mother, how could I possibly harm you? You haven't experienced society at all, and you don't know how chaotic and difficult life is out there. Why can't you be more understanding and considerate of me?"
"I raised you with great difficulty and spent almost all my money on you. What else do you have to complain about?"
There was no sound of Chen Xing crying, only two marks on the corners of his eyes left by tears.
Chen Xing wiped his eyes and asked, "Isn't it biased to spend all the money on me?"
"If only one of me and Chen Yue could go to college, what would you choose?"
When Gao Yamei heard this, her pupils shrank noticeably, perhaps because the thing she feared was about to come true.
Gao Yamei didn't answer for a long time. Chen Xing smiled bitterly and said for her, "I know. You will definitely choose Chen Yue firmly because she is healthy, listens to you, and is more capable than me. So no matter what the circumstances, I will not be chosen or considered."
Gao Yamei was a little anxious. "Chen Xing, I'm telling you, if you want to go to university, you must apply to the Normal School. Otherwise, don't go anywhere. Our family doesn't have that much money to squander on you."
Chen Xing took a deep breath, clenched his hands into fists, veins popped out on his forehead, and his eyes were cold and determined. He told Gao Yamei clearly: "Jinghua University, I'm determined to go there. Even if you don't want me as your daughter anymore, I will go!"
Gao Yamei was furious when she heard this and slapped Chen Xing in the face. She had been drinking and didn't hold back as she was quite careful.
Chen Xing was caught off guard and was slapped in the face by Gao Yamei. She lost her balance and fell to the ground.
When Chen Hai heard the noise, he immediately went to help Chen Xing, but Chen Xing stood up by himself and took a step back to avoid Chen Hai.
Chen Xing looked at the two people in front of her. This was the family she had given her all to protect, but in fact, they didn't love her that much. Or maybe they just said they cared about her, but in reality, they never thought about making amends, nor did they really consider her feelings.
She suddenly realized that this was not the home she longed for, and the family she wanted was not the mother in front of her who could control her life at will, and the father who felt distressed but did nothing.
Chen Xing's vision gradually became blurred, and her heart felt bitter and astringent. What kind of test in life was this? Why did her heart hurt so much?
Chen Xing wiped away his tears with his sleeve and looked clearly at his father and mother standing in front of him again. One of them still had a silent face, while the other had only resentment on his face.
Chen Xing said with tears in his eyes and an indifferent attitude, "I don't want it anymore. I don't want anything. Home, family, affection and love, I don't need them anymore. I don't dare to hope for anything that doesn't belong to me."
In the time it took Chen Xing to say a word, her face was washed with tears, and her sleeves were wet.
She finally said: "I want to take control of my own life and live the life I want. No one can control me!"
After Chen Xing finished speaking, he opened the door and left without looking back, and happened to run into Chen Yue outside the door.
Chen Yue shouted, "Chen Xing..."
Chen Xing ignored her. Her sister, who always said she loved her, had never stood on her side, never said a word for her, and was even trying to take away everything from her.
Chen Xing ran out of the house alone without caring about anything, got into the elevator, and frantically pressed the door closing button, fearing that they would chase him out. In the closed space, Chen Xing collapsed on the ground, with a dull pain in his heart.
When she reached the first floor, Chen Xing got up from the ground and got out of the elevator. She heard thunder roaring outside and heavy rain falling. Not a single star could be seen. She didn't even have the right to be afraid or hide. She just wanted to get away from here as soon as possible.
Chen Xing was walking on the street wearing slippers, short-sleeved shirt and shorts, and a thin jacket. There were few pedestrians on the street, and even the surrounding shops had closed early.
Chen Xing felt in her trouser pocket and found a few coins, enough for her to take the bus.
Chen Xing got on the bus. There was only one place he wanted to go and only one person he wanted to see.
Chen Xing was cold all over and curled up in the corner of the back seat of the bus, looking at the image on the window that was constantly wet by raindrops. The glass was transparent, and it was washed over and over again by the rain, but it was still blurry. She could not see the sky outside.
Didn’t Wen Yu tell her to look up at the sky when she was unhappy? But she couldn’t see it. Her vision was always blurry. Her clear vision had long been blocked by rain or tears.
Chen Xing sat until the last stop, and she was the only one left on the bus.
Before getting off the bus, Chen Xing's sleeves were still wet. She wiped the tears from her face with the hem of her coat and tried hard to force a smile. She was still the strong Chen Xing who would not be defeated.
After getting off the bus, Chen Xing still had to walk a long way. In fact, she didn't need to tidy up her face because the rain was still falling outside. The cold rain hit her body, and in an instant her clothes were wet and stuck to her skin.
Chen Xing walked across the long slope and saw Wen Yu's house, the place that gave her a little comfort. The cold expression on her face softened, but she still looked embarrassed.
Chen Xing stood in front of Wen Yu's house, rang the doorbell, and waited for a few minutes, but no one came to open the door. She still didn't give up.
Until someone opened the door, it was Wen Yu's father Wen Songnian.
"Kid, have you taken the wrong path?" Wen Songnian didn't recognize the person in front of him at first glance. Chen Xing's hair, soaked by rain, was hanging messily at her temples, and her pale and haggard face was really scary.
Chen Xing said in a hoarse voice, "Uncle Wen, I'm looking for Wen Yu."
Wen Songnian heard Chen Xing's voice and looked again, "It's Chen Xing, why do you look like this? Come in quickly."
Wen Songnian welcomed Chen Xing into the house and shouted inside, "Wen Yu, come out quickly, Chen Xing is here!"
Wen Yu was originally packing his luggage in the bedroom. When he heard the noise, he didn't pay much attention to anything else. When he went out, he saw Chen Xing appear in front of him with an extremely miserable look. He hurriedly supported Chen Xing's shaky body.
"Chen Xing, what happened? Why are you soaked in the rain?"
Wen Yu felt that Chen Xing's clothes were dripping with water, and there were water stains on the floor where she walked.
Chen Xing's bloodless lips opened and he said, "Wen Yu, I..."
Wen Songnian looked at Chen Xing like this and said with some worry: "Okay, let her go to your room to take a hot bath first, and find her some clean clothes to change into, so she doesn't catch a cold or fever again."
Wen Yu nodded and wanted to help Chen Xing walk, but seeing that she looked exhausted, he simply carried her sideways back to the room.
"No!" Chen Xing was about to say that she could just stand, but she was afraid of dirtying Wen Yu's bed.
Wen Yu put Chen Xing on the bed and covered her with a sheet. "Don't worry about anything else for now. You're like this... I... Sigh!"
Wen Yu's worry could not be expressed in just a few words. When he saw Chen Xing's miserable appearance, he panicked and didn't know what to do. He wanted to ask clearly, but he had to warm up her cold body first.
Wen Yu poured Chen Xing a cup of hot water to warm her up, and then took a dry towel to wipe her hair. Then he said, "Sit here for a while. I'll get you some hot water."
Chen Xing nodded, and Wen Yu went to the bathroom to clean the bathtub.
Chen Xing was the only one left in the room. She saw a suitcase placed beside the bed, half-filled with clothes, and messy items on the table.
Chen Xing was stunned for a while, not knowing what was going on in his mind. He suddenly took off the quilt, tightened his grip on the water cup, stood up and walked to the desk.
Chen Xing was lost in thought as she stared at the things on the table, repeatedly staring at them and confirming the date on them. No matter how she rubbed her eyes, the content remained unchanged. There was only "going but no return", and the time was so close, as well as the packed luggage, which made Chen Xing panic.
Chen Xing's hand holding the cup began to tremble, and suddenly the cup fell to the ground. The boiling hot water scattered with the glass fragments, splashing around her feet.
Chen Xing seemed to have lost consciousness. She could not feel any temperature or pain in her body at all.
When Wen Yu heard the noise and came out of the bathroom, she saw Chen Xing with her back to her. Her eyes must have been on the one-way ticket on the table.
Wen Yu even forgot to put it away. His heart was beating wildly and he couldn't calm down. There was no sound in the room, only the sound of running water in the bathroom, which made Wen Yu even more scared.
Wen Yu was about to speak out to explain something, but his outstretched hands fell back to his sides. In fact, wasn't this the opportunity God had given him?
Wen Yu swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth and waited for Chen Xing to react first.
Time ticked away with the sound of dripping water, disordered breathing, and unrhythmic heartbeats, every sound was torture for them.
Chen Xing's tears fell to the ground. She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, turned around, faced Wen Yu, and said with a smile: "You are going to America? Why didn't you tell me? When will you be back?"
Wen Yu walked over and threw all the clothes on the bed, whether folded or not, into the suitcase. He closed the suitcase casually, put it aside and said, "Well, I haven't had time to tell you yet, so I don't know."
Wen Yu answered all three of Chen Xing's questions, but his answer was as calm as that of an emotionless machine.
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