Xue Ming continued, "I’ve done many wrong things in the past. I know it’s too late to make amends now, but I really want to start over with you..."
I tilted my head and looked at him seriously. "Xue Ming, why do you hate me?"
Xue Ming paused for a moment. "I... hate you?"
I nodded. "Yes. Isn’t that right?"
Xue Ming opened his mouth but didn’t say anything.
I smirked slightly. "Xue Ming, if you really want to atone, then stay away from me."
With that, I turned and left the classroom.
Lin Shuqin also stayed on campus and was assigned to our dormitory. She often tried to get close to me and Ma Yuan, but each time she was ignored.
Ma Yuan whispered to me, " Shanshan, are we being a bit too harsh?"
I smiled lightly. "She brought this on herself; who can she blame?"
Ma Yuan didn’t say anything further.
The day before the final exam, Lin Shuqin broke down in tears in the dormitory. She screamed hysterically at me and Ma Yuan, "Why do you both hate me so much?"
Ma Yuan looked a bit frightened and grabbed my arm. " Shanshan..."
I patted her hand reassuringly.
I walked up to Lin Shuqin and looked at her calmly. "Lin Shuqin, do you really want to know why we dislike you?"
Lin Shuqin nodded with red eyes.
I sighed and recounted what happened that day on the stairs.
After I finished, Lin Shuqin stared at me in shock. "What did you say? That day I fell down the stairs..."
I nodded. "Yes, that day I passed by the stairway and saw you deliberately stick out your leg to trip yourself."
Lin Shuqin fell to the ground, murmuring to herself, "So, it really was me who fell..."
I frowned but said nothing.
Lin Shuqin's eyes seemed vacant as she swayed and stood up, walking out of the dormitory.
Ma Yuan looked worried. " Shanshan, is she okay?"
I shook my head. "Who knows?"
Since then, Lin Shuqin seemed like a different person. She became ruthless, clinging to me and Ma Yuan all day long, frequently asking the teacher to change her seat to one behind us, pretending we were good friends.
During class, she often raised her hand to ask questions, requesting the teacher to write the answers on the blackboard. After class, she would run up to me with a pitiful expression and ask, " Shanshan, I can't solve this problem. Can you teach me?"
Every time I saw her face, I would momentarily lose my focus.
In my past life, Lin Shuqin was my best friend. She often begged me to help her with her studies. I patiently explained the problems to her; she was smart and learned quickly.
She would often smile sweetly at me and say, " Shanshan, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have improved my grades at all."
Every time I heard her say that, I felt deeply touched. I considered her my closest sister, yet she stole Xue Ming from me and caused the death of my child...
Ma Yuan asked me, " Shanshan, has she really changed for the better?"
I snapped back to reality and smiled faintly. "People can't suddenly become good or suddenly become bad."
Ma Yuan looked puzzled. "Then why is she..."
I shook my head. "I don't know either."
After the college entrance examination, the Xue couple became a bit friendlier towards me. They organized a grand birthday party for my eighteenth birthday. Lin Shuqin also took the initiative to volunteer, saying she wanted to prepare for the event.
Xue Ming chuckled and said, "Aren't you two on bad terms?"
Lin Shuqin replied somewhat shyly, "It's all my fault. Shanshan has already forgiven me, and our relationship is great now."
Xue Ming glanced at me and smiled, "Is that so?"
I smiled back but didn't say anything.
On my birthday, the the Xue Family was bustling with guests, including many prominent figures. A lot of classmates from my class also attended.
Ma Yuan seemed a bit nervous and said, " Shanshan, this is the first time I've seen so many important people..."
I nodded, "Yeah, me too."
Ma Yuan quietly asked, " Shanshan, do you have any plans for the summer vacation?"
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