Don't think of rebirth.

Chapter 569 Chat

Duan Xishi didn't sleep the whole afternoon. She lay on the table with her eyes closed, trying hard to clear her mind of the chaotic thoughts, but it didn't have the desired effect. Instead, she thought more.

She remembered when she was little, because she was a twin, her mom and dad would buy two copies of everything. She and Duan Shaoguang dressed exactly the same, even buying the same balloons in the park.

Since when did it change? She didn't remember, and there was no need to think about it. Tracing the source would not bring any changes to the current situation.

Mom and Dad only look at her excellent and dazzling sister. In comparison, she always gets only criticism and belittlement.

However, the words on the notebook outlined another figure.

It was like climbing a mountain. She originally thought that Duan Shaoguang was walking in the front, and her mother and father were following behind Duan Shaoguang, occasionally turning back to scold her, telling her to climb faster and not waste time.

She was so tired and didn't want to crawl anymore. Her parents wouldn't be watching her anyway, and as long as she took a wrong step, she could move to another direction.

She didn't want to go to the illusory mountain top, she just wanted to rest in the small pavilion halfway up the mountain.

Although she didn't know whether what was waiting for her in the other direction was a small pavilion or a broken cliff.

Until now, she suddenly realized that she was not climbing a mountain, Duan Shaoguang was not walking in front, and her mother and father were not ahead of her.

Those two people were just planting trees. Mother and father planted Duan Shaoguang in the best position and gave her the best care, but they left her under the sun, did not water her, and even blamed her for growing slowly.

Only Duan Shaoguang tried hard to grow taller, wanting to use his branches to provide her with shade.

Duan Xishi was absent-minded in the afternoon class. She wondered for a moment if she was thinking too much. Duan Shaoguang was not so good, otherwise why didn't he protect her in front of his parents.

After a while she remembered that it seemed like a long time ago, Duan Shaoguang had also protected her, but afterwards her mother and father only praised Duan Shaoguang for being sensible and asked her to learn more from him, so she angrily pushed Duan Shaoguang away and locked herself in the room.

As time went by, Duan Shaoguang would become taciturn when dealing with her, and it would seem natural.

But how could she see through this? If it weren't for Yan Changming's messy contribution, if it weren't for the student who was a psychologist in the comment section, how could she overcome the years of grievances and unwillingness and face the hand that Duan Shaoguang stretched out to her?

Duan Xishi finally waited until school was over, and sitting in the car on the way home, she found Duan Shaoguang on WeChat, who had been set to do not disturb by messages. After much hesitation, she sent the template of relatives that she had summarized on the forum to Duan Shaoguang.

In an afternoon's time, the template had new changes, and this time even included common questions.

Duan Xishi felt embarrassed after posting it. While he was hesitating whether to withdraw it, Duan Shaoguang had already sent a reply: [What's wrong? ]

Duan Xishi adopted an aggressive attitude almost reflexively: [Don't worry about it, just fill it out! ]

She regretted it right after she sent it, and tried to withdraw it in a panic, but at the same time, Duan Shaoguang's reply also appeared on the screen: [OK.]

So the only ones left in the chat box were Duan Shaoguang's lonely "What's wrong" and "OK", which made Duan Xishi feel a little uncomfortable.

After struggling for a long time, she finally added: [Everyone is filling it out, so I just want to find you to fill it out. ]

Duan Shaoguang: [Okay, I’ll fill it out.]

Duan Shaoguang did not send any new messages. Instead, Duan Xishi breathed a sigh of relief and stared at his phone in a daze.

While she was in do not disturb mode, Duan Shaoguang kept sending her messages, reminding her of weather changes in the city and asking her to take precautions.

But she had never seen it before, and now that she saw it, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Why is Duan Shaoguang a good person? Realizing this only now makes her look particularly cruel and heartless.

Duan Xishi returned home with a heavy heart. The tutor would come over tonight, but his mother and father were not at home as they had their own activities.

It’s better this way. Now Duan Xishi only feels annoyed when he sees his mother and father.

Because her mother and father were not at home, the dinner prepared by the nanny consisted of dishes that Duan Xishi liked, and no one would comment on her dining etiquette or blame her for not eating onions and garlic.

Although she was wondering how Duan Shaoguang would fill out the form, Duan Xishi tried hard to concentrate her thoughts on the tutoring. When she was filling out the form at noon, she noticed that Duan Shaoguang kept reminding her that she could go to a university farther away.

She used to think that Duan Shaoguang said this to drive her away, but now it seems that Duan Shaoguang may just want to keep her away from this terrible family.

She doesn't have any particular major she wants to study, so it doesn't matter where she goes, but she has to keep up her grades.

After finally finishing today's tutoring, Duan Xishi felt dizzy and lay on the bed in a daze for a while.

However, when she saw the new message from Duan Shaoguang, she sat up abruptly and stared at the words on the screen.

Duan Shaoguang filled out the form very sincerely. He did not just praise her, but also pointed out some of her problems.

For example, when encountering something, I always think negatively, keep making bad plans, and cannot face other people's kindness normally.

But Duan Shaoguang did not say that it was Duan Xishi's fault. She was just thinking about what to do next time so that she could communicate better with Duan Xishi.

In fact, her sister is not smart at all, and she is not omnipotent at all, right? Duan Xishi thought so.

What's the point of just thinking about it alone? Always thinking about her, but not taking the first step and not daring to do anything, how can this be considered smart?

Duan Xishi also knew that this was all because she was too "stupid".

She could never understand Duan Shaoguang's good intentions, was obsessed with her mother and father's evaluations, and was trapped in words that only brought her pain.

She called Duan Shaoguang's voice number, and the other party picked up almost immediately, asking nervously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I filled in?"

Duan Shaoguang seemed to always be asking "what's wrong", Duan Xishi thought, this alone showed how much Duan Shaoguang cared about her opinion.

"No, there's nothing wrong," Duan Xishi said slowly, "I just want to chat with you, sister."

She had a lot to say, such as how Duan Shaoguang viewed his mother and father, and whether it was true that all Duan Shaoguang had received from his mother and father was praise and support.

Duan Xishi was a little skeptical. Would her mom and dad really treat two children with completely opposite attitudes?

Behind those words of praise, is there also an intention to control Duan Shaoguang?

Duan Shaoguang was silent for a long time before her soft voice came from the receiver: "Okay, I want to talk to you too."

"Let's start with mom and dad's attitude. Are you willing to listen to me?"

At this time, her sister was still asking for her opinion, and Duan Xishi wanted to sigh.

But at the same time, her nose felt a little sour.

"Okay, go ahead and talk. I'll listen. If I get angry and hang up the phone, you must call me again." Duan Xishi said.

She no longer wanted to hide in her room and cry alone.