[Dad flew into a rage, hurling all sorts of vile and obscene insults at Mom, calling her a beast for abandoning her family! Grandma's expression was much more complex. Looking at Dad, she said it was good he was gone, but seeing him and her sister, she burst into tears, blaming Mom for being too heartless.]
You seemed to understand something, but thinking of your mother's swollen, dry eyes, unable to shed a tear, in that instant, you understood her. Perhaps, your mother leaving was the right thing to do. You didn't blame her.
Without your mother, life at home became even more difficult. The entire family was filled with extreme depression and heartache. From age 7 to 16, your childhood memories were all bleak.
[And studying became the only bright spot in your life. You were truly intelligent, always ranking first in every exam. By doing homework for classmates and participating in various school activities and competitions, you gradually earned some money.]
[You even achieved the highest score in the city's high school entrance exam, earning a large bonus from your school. The city's top high school not only waived your tuition and fees, admitting you for free, but also provides you with substantial scholarships every year.]
Your life started to improve, but fate had other plans. In the second semester of your first year of high school, your grandmother and younger sister were hit by a car and tragically passed away while they were at the market buying your favorite shrimp.
From that moment on, you lost your beloved family member and were left to rely on your alcoholic father for support.
Your life suddenly became bleak and colorless. Already withdrawn and friendless since childhood, you became even more isolated and cold, encasing yourself in a icy shell.
Isolated from the world, with nothing to do but study. Until that day, a transfer student joined the class.
She's become your new deskmate.
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