It took Xu Jianmin a long time to calm down before he continued.
"Thirteen years ago, there was a heavy rain just like last time. The rain washed away the mountain behind the primary school. The entire mountain collapsed and buried several simple classrooms... Fortunately, all the children in the classrooms were eventually rescued, but only one person never came out of there."
“That person is the school’s only teacher, my sister-in-law, Xiangyang’s mother.”
Li Xiyue's heart clenched. It turned out that Xu Xiangyang's mother was a primary school teacher who sacrificed her life to save someone.
She had heard Xu Guoqing say that Xu Xiangyang's mother died when he was very young, but she never expected her to die in this way.
"Xiangyang no longer has a mother because of saving us children."
"Xiangyang was only seven years old that year."
Li Xiyue understood. No wonder the villagers were so tolerant of Xu Xiangyang. It turned out that his mother had saved the village children. If it weren't for his mother, who knows how many families would have been torn apart and destroyed.
But while his mother saved other people's homes, his own home...
Xu Jianmin paused, then continued, "Not long after, his father, who was serving in the army, also died in the line of duty..."
Li Xiyue felt heavy-hearted. Her family was destroyed, her parents were gone, and few people in the world could bear it, let alone Xu Xiangyang, who was just a child at that time.
Xu Xiangyang's eccentric personality must be related to his tragic childhood.
“From then on, my uncle and I depended on each other and supported each other as we grew up. Xiangyang wanted to be a soldier who would protect our country like his father since he was a child. Of course I supported him, and I stayed in the village and took on the position of deputy captain.”
"We thought our lives would go smoothly, but we never expected them to be so shattered."
Li Xiyue felt sorry for the uncle and nephew.
Xu Jianmin ruined himself because he tried to save a rabbit out of kindness. Although Xu Xiangyang is usually cold and aloof, you can see from his act of saving the rabbit that he is a kind person at heart.
It's truly regrettable that good people don't get rewarded.
After saying this, Xu Jianmin looked at Li Xiyue and said, "I did a good deed and got struck by lightning. I deserve my bad luck. I accept it. But Xiangyang shouldn't follow in my footsteps."
Li Xiyue understood that Xu Jianmin thought she was the same kind of person as Lin Rou, and that she would make Xu Xiangyang repeat his mistakes, so he specially called her over for a talk.
“Li Zhiqing, I know it’s wrong of me to call you here today to talk to you about this, but I really can’t watch Xiangyang become another me. If something happens to him again, how can I face my deceased elder brother and sister-in-law?”
“You’re beautiful and capable; this little place can’t hold you back.” Xu Jianmin glanced out the window. “I can tell you and Xiangyang aren’t on the same wavelength. Could I ask you to stay away from Xiangyang? If you agree, I can do everything I can to meet your request.”
Isn't this the kind of scenario where a domineering CEO's mother takes out five million to make her son's girlfriend leave him?
Li Xiyue never expected to encounter something like this after transmigrating to this era.
Unfortunately, she didn't earn that money.
Li Xiyue took a deep breath and finally spoke, "Comrade Jianmin, I think you've misunderstood. There's really no romantic relationship between Comrade Xiangyang and me. Of course, I can't control what he thinks, but at least I don't have any feelings for him."
"I don't know what he'll do with other people, but rest assured, he will never have that chance with me."
Xu Jianmin was shocked and surprised.
"Also, if you really care about him and worry about him that much, you should live well and not threaten suicide at the drop of a hat. Have you thought about what would have happened to him if you had really died last time?"
Li Xiyue continued with a serious expression, "He will feel that he killed you, and he will live with guilt and self-blame for the rest of his life. Do you think he can be okay? His life will only be a hundred or a thousand times worse than it is now."
“No, Xiangyang has always been strong. He’ll be free once I die, and then he can live a good life.” Xu Jianmin denied her point of view.
Upon learning that his nephew might have fallen for a female educated youth, he felt as if the sky were falling, fearing that his nephew would follow in his footsteps.
He thought that as long as he died, his nephew would come to his senses and stop associating with the harmful female educated youth. He also thought that his death would no longer implicate his nephew, and his nephew could finally live his own life.
And with Xiulan, her life won't be delayed any longer.
So he smashed the medicine bowl and cut his wrists.
But unexpectedly, he didn't die.
Even if I wanted to die, I couldn't, and could only live a miserable, miserable life.
“He appears very strong, but you don’t know that he is actually vulnerable inside. No matter how strong he is, he is still a human being and he will feel pain. Losing his only relative is such a huge blow to him. Do you really think he can handle it?” Li Xiyue asked rhetorically.
Xu Jianmin felt a pang of pain as he thought of his nephew's broken state when he had the accident. He had to admit that she was right. His nephew just didn't easily show his vulnerable side in front of him. His nephew was just like any other person; he would be afraid, sad, and cry.
When he collapsed, his nephew was only seventeen, still a child, yet he single-handedly supported the family. To help him recover, his nephew went to Uncle Xu's house to learn medicine, to recognize herbs, and to learn how to care for him...
His nephew gave up his dream of joining the army for him and gave everything for him, but what did he do in return?
He became self-destructive, blamed others and complained about everything, frequently lost his temper with his nephew and Xiulan, often threw things around, refused to take his medicine, and wasted a lot of medicine and supplies.
Sometimes, he even hated himself, feeling that he was living worse than a rat in a sewer!
Li Xiyue continued, "If you really care about him and are concerned about him, then you should cooperate with the treatment. Once you get better, you can stay with him every day and not let anyone have a chance to hurt him in the slightest. Instead of being like this now, imprisoning yourself in the past, cowering in this bed, not daring to leave this room for even a moment."
"If I were you, I would never give up on myself and let my loved ones suffer while my enemies rejoice. No matter how difficult it is, I will stand up and show those who have hurt me that I can live a good life!"
Xu Jianmin's tightly clenched hands revealed the stark white bones beneath. His heart was struck by an unprecedented shock. For a moment, it seemed as if all the past events flashed through his mind, and his hatred and anger reached their peak.
His emotions rose and fell, and in the next moment, he suddenly felt that the past seemed unimportant.
Li Xiyue is right. It is foolish to torment yourself for someone who hurts you and doesn't care about you, and to make your loved ones suffer along with you.
He can't go on like this!
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