Having been given a second chance at life, who would still want to pursue her?

Rumble!

A white flash of lightning streaked across the window.

The nightlight on the table flickered for a moment, and when it turned back on, the incandescent light was much dimmer.

Chen Jianji did not move at all.

He looked at the book in front of him; in the dim light, the torn pages had been restored to their original condition.

A brand new blank page was reflected in his pupils.

Chen Jianji's hand, hidden under the blankets, clenched tightly.

turn out to be...

He had worked tirelessly all night for it and given everything for it.

She had already prepared an escape route, but she was keeping it a secret from me.

She was also wondering if accepting her help would be unfair to Li Wenyan.

Oh...

Chen Jianji couldn't help but laugh silently.

Lin Qingxue, you've really had a hard time.

It's kind of you to reluctantly accept my help.

A cold wind blew in through the half-open window.

The diary in Chen Jianji's eyes has changed once again.

All that could be seen were the pages of the book that had been restored to blank.

Mottled water stains reappeared.

But the emotion in Chan Kin-kei's eyes remained as calm as ever, even tinged with a hint of coldness.

On the blank page, no words appeared for a long time.

Although the water stains weren't as numerous as before, they kept reappearing after drying, going back and forth.

This made Chen Jianji frown, showing some impatience.

Suddenly.

ding ding ding...

The cell phone next to the bed rang.

Chen Jianji slowly shifted his gaze and glanced at it.

The screen displayed the words "Liu Yun".

He picked up his phone expressionlessly and swiped to answer.

"Hey? Tomorrow's Sunday, are you at school?"

Liu Yun's voice came through, speaking very softly, as if she were making the call from some hidden corner.

"What's up?"

Chen Jianji's voice is deep.

Liu Yun paused for a moment before continuing in a low voice.

"Qingxue came back today with red eyes. I didn't go to study all night and stayed in the dormitory with her. She's still hiding under her bed and won't say anything."

"She seems to still be crying, you..."

"Should we call her and ask?"

Chen Jianji's eyes darkened, and his voice turned icy.

"What does this have to do with me?"

......

Girls' dormitory building, 307

Liu Yun huddled in the corner of the bed, wrapping herself tightly in the blankets.

In the darkness of the bed.

She stared blankly at the faint light emanating from the phone for a moment.

Until "dududu".

The sound of the phone being hung up came through.

Liu Yun's eyes widened in disbelief.

Chen Jianji hung up the phone?!

Oh dear, Qingxue even cried.

In the past, she wouldn't have reported such important news without at least ten packs of nonsense!

What a great opportunity!

Take advantage of someone's sadness to offer comfort and concern.

Liu Yun looked sullen.

What are these two doing?

Could it be that we've really become enemies?

Suddenly.

The bed frame vibrated very slightly.

A faint sob could be heard if one wasn't listening carefully.

Liu Yun peeked out from under the covers and looked at the bed next to her.

A faint light could be seen emanating from the dark bed curtains.

That was the light from the nightlight.

Liu Yun looked around.

It seemed everyone was tired from the journey and went to bed early.

She tiptoed over to the next bed and gently unzipped the jacket.

Within the bedside.

Lin Qingxue was sitting at the desk on the bed.

An open diary sat on the table.

She held the pen, pausing on the densely filled ledger on one side.

Suddenly.

She heard a noise.

There was only time to close the diary; the account book hadn't been put away yet.

The zipper at the foot of the bed was unzipped.

Liu Yun poked her head in.

"Qingxue..."

She had barely spoken in a low voice when she saw Lin Qingxue holding a pen with reddened eyes, her account book in front of her.

"Huh? Qingxue, what...what are you doing?"

Liu Yun asked subconsciously, somewhat stunned.

Are you still calculating how much you owe him?

Lin Qingxue lowered her head, letting her long hair cover her reddened eyes.

A hoarse voice rang out after crying.

"No, I've already settled the accounts with him, so this ledger is no longer valid."

"oh..."

Liu Yun responded softly, then asked with some doubt and worry.

"Qingxue, why do you look like you're crying?"

Lin Qingxue almost instinctively retorted, "You've misunderstood."

"oh..."

Liu Yun didn't expose her further, but tentatively asked, "Did something happen?"

Lin Qingxue's body stiffened slightly.

Her lips were tightly pursed, hidden behind her long hair.

After a long while, he spoke softly.

"Something happened at home, and I'm thinking..."

I'd like to borrow some money from someone.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yun asked.

"How much do you need? I have some..."

But before she could finish speaking...

Lin Qingxue spoke softly again, as if asking Liu Yun, but also as if asking herself.

"I just don't know if he'll still talk to me now."

Liu Yun paused.

I caught sight of that ledger again out of the corner of my eye.

Her head, which had been fixed for so long, suddenly turned for a moment.

Liu Yun suddenly looked enlightened.

Could it be that borrowing money is just an excuse, and her real intention is...?

"Oh, him? He has a lot of savings. He's been wanting you to ask him for help for a while now."

"Don't let his current state fool you. If you actually reached out to him, he'd be overjoyed, wouldn't he? Of course he'd talk to you."

Liu Yun subconsciously tried to comfort her, but she wasn't particularly confident.

Because of what happened before, she realized that Chen Jianji seemed to be paying less and less attention to Lin Qingxue.

But even if we just treat them as ordinary classmates or friends.

Given Chan Kin-kei's personality, he wouldn't stand idly by.

Hmm...no, it won't.

After Liu Yun finished speaking, she secretly comforted herself with these words.

But unexpectedly...

Lin Qingxue, who had been keeping her head down, suddenly looked up at her.

"Does he really...think that way?"

Listen to her counter-question.

The first thing that came to Liu Yun's mind was the phone call she had just made to Chen Jianji.

That last, chilling question, "What does it have to do with me?"

But she looked into Lin Qingxue's red and swollen eyes.

Under the light, two bright tear tracks were visible on her almost bloodless cheeks.

Liu Yun opened her mouth, but in the end she just smiled stiffly and nodded.

"Yes... I definitely will."

"Well... don't worry too much. Get some sleep and be refreshed for tomorrow."

"Don't worry, just focus on resolving things at home and doing well on the college entrance exam."

As Liu Yun spoke, she had already pulled her head back in.

Tear...

She zipped up her pants abruptly, as if afraid the other person would ask her more questions.

She has no way of answering that now.

How long has it been since that bastard asked her for any information?

It is common knowledge that intelligence is shared among individuals.

She can't keep up with the pace either!

Lin Qingxue had no idea what Liu Yun was thinking.

She stared blankly at the bed railing that had been resealed.

The pen in his hand kept tapping lightly on the ledger.

Until the very end.

Lin Qingxue withdrew her gaze.

She reached out and closed the ledger, as if this debt was simply impossible to calculate on the scales in her heart.

After doing all this.

She took out her diary again, unlocked it, and turned to a new page.

The pen tip landed on the first line, and the wrist moved slightly.

......