Facing Xu Xiaoxiao's confusion, Lu Yao did not answer directly, but asked: "Do you regret it?"
Xu Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I don't know." Lu Yao
held her hand, "Time is almost up. Go back first."
Back to the cram school, Xu Xiaoxiao stood up, "I'm really back. What exactly is your ability? You can actually do such a thing."
After saying that, Xu Xiaoxiao suddenly remembered something: "Where is Alfred? Didn't you say that you can see him in cram school?" Lu
Yao took out his key and asked Xu Xiaoxiao to sit down again, "Start the formal cram school right away, and you can see him."
The silver key opened the little silver ball, and the childhood cram school entered the second stage.
Xu Xiaoxiao only felt a bright white light in front of her eyes, and her perspective became lower when she came to her senses.
She looked down at her hands and clothes, as well as the schoolbag on her knees with its mouth wide open, and soon realized that she seemed to have returned to her ten-year-old body.
Her shoulder was tapped lightly, and Xu Xiaoxiao turned her head. Her mind was in a trance and she forgot everything. When she raised her head again, she saw a black dragon flapping its short and thick wings.
"Hello, I'm Alfred, your tutor." The black dragon introduced himself.
Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but reach out her hand and gently touch the smooth scales on Alfred's paw. Her eyes lit up: "It's really a dragon! So cute! But why are you here?"
Alfred: "Because I'm your cram school teacher."
Xu Xiaoxiao was puzzled: "I didn't sign up for a cram school."
Alfred flapped his wings and moved closer, pulling her up, "Don't worry about my things, you will get used to it slowly. You should have important things to do, right? Come on, I'll go with you."
While Xu Xiaoxiao put on her schoolbag again, she remembered that she had left her pencil case at school and had to go back to get it.
The school was empty after school, and the guard room was open with no one.
One person and one dragon entered the school smoothly, went to the classroom of Grade 4, Class 1 to get back the pencil case, and left by taking the other side of the stairs.
Just as she turned the corner, she heard a girl crying mixed with unclear sobs from the bathroom.
Xu Xiaoxiao stopped, turned her head and looked over, without moving her feet.
Alfred was flying on the other side and asked, "It seems like someone is crying, do you want to go and see?"
Xu Xiaoxiao was hesitant, and shook her head after a moment, "You heard wrong, there is no one in the school. Let's go back quickly, I'm hungry."
Xu Xiaoxiao grabbed Alfred's short and thick paws, hugged him in her arms, and ran downstairs quickly, as if something was chasing her from behind.
Alfred was not surprised that the consciousness of the adult Xu Xiaoxiao was guiding her childhood self.
If a different choice is made at this time, life will definitely be different.
The adult Xu Xiaoxiao is so convinced.
When they got home, Alfred and Xu Xiaoxiao separated.
During dinner, Xu Xiaoxiao was unusually silent and did not tell her parents about the interesting things that happened at school as usual.
After dinner, Xu Xiaoxiao sat in the living room for a while and said she wanted to sleep.
Her parents just thought she was tired from playing at school and did not suspect anything.
After washing up and lying on the bed, the night light on the bedside was on. Xu Xiaoxiao stared at the dim ceiling with wide eyes, not wanting to sleep at all.
"Knock, knock."
There was a knock on the window, followed by a familiar voice: "Xiaoxiao, it's me. Alfred."
Xu Xiaoxiao sat up suddenly, jumped out of bed and opened the curtains. Sure enough, the black dragon was outside.
"Teacher Alfred, where have you been just now?" Xu Xiaoxiao let Alfred in.
Alfred: "I have to go home to finish my meal, too. Can't you sleep?"
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded, "I don't know why, but I can't help but think about the sound I heard at school this afternoon."
Alfred was carried to the bed by Xu Xiaoxiao, and they lay side by side in the quilt, looking at the ceiling.
Alfred: "Didn't you say I heard it wrong?"
Xu Xiaoxiao lowered her eyelids, was silent for a while, and whispered: "I'm sorry, I lied."
Alfred turned over, snuggled into Xu Xiaoxiao's arm, arched his back to find a comfortable position, closed his eyes, and whispered: "There is no regret medicine in life. Since the decision has been made, don't think about it anymore. Because no matter how much we care afterwards, we can't go back to the moment we made the decision. Go to bed first, and we'll go to school early tomorrow."
At this time, Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't fully understand the meaning of the teacher's words, but felt that Teacher Alfred's tone was obviously very soft and gentle, but there was an indescribable severity.
However, teacher Alfred in her arms was small, soft, and warm. As sleepiness gradually came over her, Xu Xiaoxiao slowly closed her eyes.
The next morning, Xu Xiaoxiao woke up and teacher Alfred had already left.
There was a note next to the pillow: I'll wait for you downstairs.
Xu Xiaoxiao got up immediately, packed her things, quickly finished her breakfast, and ran downstairs.
She looked around and found Alfred in the bushes of the flowerbed.
Xu Xiaoxiao put teacher Alfred in her schoolbag and carried him to school.
The first thing Xu Xiaoxiao did when she arrived at school was to carry her schoolbag to the ladies' room next to the classroom.
There was nothing unusual in the bathroom, and she slowly felt relieved.
Time passed day by day, and nothing noticeable happened around.
But one day when Xu Xiaoxiao went to the office to deliver homework books, she heard the head teacher chatting with the teacher of Class 3, saying that a girl in Class 3 had asked for leave and had not come to school for a week.
Xu Xiaoxiao returned to the classroom, and this matter was always on her mind.
After school, she went home and counted back on the calendar, and found that the girl in Class 3 had asked for leave the next afternoon.
A few days later, Xu Xiaoxiao heard something at school.
The girl in Class 3 who asked for leave suddenly fell ill and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, but she could not be saved.
That day, Xu Xiaoxiao returned home and went to bed without eating.
In the evening, Alfred came to see her.
Xu Xiaoxiao sat on the bed with a gloomy look on her face: "Teacher Alfred, was she the girl who cried in the toilet that afternoon?"
Alfred shook his head: "I don't know either."
Xu Xiaoxiao's thin shoulders slumped, and she looked listless.
Alfred continued, "Do you regret it?"
He didn't go to see her that day.
Xu Xiaoxiao nodded, "Yeah."
Alfred stood up and gently touched Xu Xiaoxiao with his short forelimbs, "Second cram school student Xu Xiaoxiao, the first cram school is over."
Xu Xiaoxiao was stunned and suddenly became drowsy. When they
woke up again, they had returned to the Childhood Cram School in Sanhua City.
Xu Xiaoxiao held onto the table with her hands, panting heavily, with fear and regret still in her eyes.
After a while, Xu Xiaoxiao calmed down and looked up at Lu Yao: "If I had chosen to ignore it back then, would the future really turn out like that?"
Lu Yao: "The future has many possibilities. The past you experienced this time is the future that your mind key automatically generated based on your choices. But this is only one of the possibilities, because after that day, you actually have many more opportunities to choose and lead the future in different directions."
Xu Xiaoxiao raised her hands to hug her head, her voice full of self-loathing: "Do you think I shouldn't have turned a blind eye to her cry for help?"
This experience not only brought Xu Xiaoxiao back to her shadowy childhood, but also made her have an even darker and more terrifying dream.
Lu Yao shook his head: "You were only ten years old at the time. Even if you had superpowers, it would be difficult for you to surpass adults mentally. What's more, the other party was also very likely to be a superpower. Listening to your description of your childhood experience, I was actually worried for you. Fortunately, the other party was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. I have no right to blame you for the decision you made this time, nor will I blame you. The appearance of such an adult in such a place is the failure of the education system and the failure of society. It is far from the turn of a child like you to take responsibility. Even if you did not choose to save her, no one would blame you."
Xu Xiaoxiao lay on the table and cried bitterly. She couldn't sort out her feelings, she just felt so wronged.
Tears that hadn't been cried for more than ten years seemed to burst out in an instant.
Lu Yao patted Xu Xiaoxiao's back gently without saying a word.
Xu Xiaoxiao cried for a long time. When she stopped, her eyes were swollen and only a slit remained. "Shopkeeper, did I fail in tutoring this time?"
Lu Yao shook his head: "At least you know that even if you chose to turn a blind eye, you would still regret it. This is also a kind of progress, isn't it?"
Humans have rational thinking and the power to determine their own words and deeds.
If you take the wrong road, you will keep regretting that you should have chosen another road.
And when you really choose another road, you will find that this is not a good road either.
The best road is never in front of you.
Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't help crying again, "Lu Yao, when will the second tutoring start?"
Lu Yao wrapped ice cubes in a mesh bag, then wrapped it in a towel and handed it to her: "You can't cry anymore, your eyes are almost gone. The next tutoring time is in three days."
Xu Xiaoxiao cried enough and fell asleep again.
When she woke up, her eyes were so swollen that she couldn't see anything at all.
Lu Yao sent her back to her residence and met Xiao Ze who was throwing away garbage in the corridor of the apartment.
Xiao Ze was a little surprised and went downstairs with Lu Yao: "Xu Xiaoxiao is also tutoring?"
Lu Yao nodded: "She is the number two tutor."
Xiao Ze didn't know what he was thinking, nodded, and then said: "It's too late, I'll take you home."
Lu Yao said no.
Xiao Ze knew that Lu Yao was a very powerful superpower, but her ability was not for fighting.
There were many unsafe factors on a night like this, and Xiao Ze insisted on sending her.
Lu Yao refused twice but it was useless, so she stopped refusing.
Walking on the narrow sidewalk, Lu Yao felt relaxed: "Tomorrow is the third tutoring session, you may have to consider one thing in advance."
Xiao Ze had never heard the owner say this before, and asked in confusion: "What?" Lu
Yao put his hands behind his back and walked slowly: "I think your tutoring is effective, and you should not need a fourth tutoring session. So tomorrow's tutoring session will be the last one. If you have something to say or something to tell that little self that you will not see for a long time, it is best to think about it in advance, or Write it down."
Xiao Ze was even more confused: "Isn't he me?"
Lu Yao nodded: "He is indeed you, but not completely you now. Don't you want to see if he will make different choices in the future? Live a completely different life?"
Xiao Ze's expression was shocked: "Can I see it?"
Lu Yao did not confirm or deny, but just said: "What kind of advice can you, a 22-year-old, give to your younger self? Please consider it carefully."
The next day, Xiao Ze arrived at the Childhood Tutoring Center on time.
This time, the time and space coordinates they went to were the third day after Xiao Ze's sister's superpowers awakened for the second time when he was in the second grade. His mother packed Xiao Ze's clothes and luggage and sent him to the school to handle the boarding procedures.
When Alfred appeared, Xiao Ze's mother had already left. He was sitting alone on the small bed in the dormitory, holding a dragon doll that looked a bit like Alfred.
"Little Bean, long time no see." Alfred said.
Xiao Ze raised his head suddenly and exclaimed: "Teacher Alfred, where have you been for so long?"
Little Bean's eyes were filled with tears, and he hugged Alfred: "Mom doesn't want me anymore. No matter how hard I try, it's useless."
Alfred stretched out his short forelimbs with great effort, but he couldn't even reach Xiao Ze's squeaky nest.
He sighed and said in a condescending manner: "Little Bean, you have grown up a lot."
Xiao Ze complained: "I have celebrated three birthdays, and you have never come."
Alfred spread his dark and shining wings and slowly hugged Xiao Ze: "Little Bean, I am here to say goodbye to you."
Ignoring Xiao Ze's panic and helplessness, Alfred took out a bulging envelope from under his wings: "I told you before, there is someone who loves you very much and has been looking forward to your growing up. This is the letter he asked me to bring to you."
Xiao Ze hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take the envelope.
Alfred flew up and touched Xiao Ze's soft hair: "See you when you are 22 years old."
Xiao Ze woke up and had returned to his childhood cram school again.
He looked at Lu Yao in surprise: "Alfred gave the letter I wrote to me when I was a child. Could the person who loved me the most be..."
So that's the case. Xiao Ze's heart suddenly felt empty.
He had been waiting for so long, but in the end, there was no one in the world who loved him.
It was all lies from the shopkeeper.
His disappointment was so obvious.
Lu Yao looked at him for a while and said, "Don't be so disappointed. Wait until you see him next time and then make a judgment."
There was confusion, doubt, and expectation of struggle in Xiao Ze's eyes.
Lu Yao packed up his documents and locked them in the drawer. "I have to go out tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is for Xiaoxiao's tutoring. Come back in two days."
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