Volume 1 Rebirth - The Eve of High School Chapter 2 Fate Entwined

  The door of the room was pushed open again, accompanied by the sound of high heels hitting the ground, and a woman in her 30s walked in.

  The woman has an ordinary appearance, a normal figure and is of average height.

  A pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on the low nasal bridge, and his attire was also meticulous, making him look slightly mean.

  This is Ai Zi Qing's form teacher in junior high school.

  When Wang Min walked in, he saw Ai Zi Qing standing on the ground. The anger that had been suppressed due to some worry suddenly flared up again. He secretly hated it, fortunately nothing happened, otherwise the year-end bonus would be deducted! Whether or not he could continue working was a big deal!

  Who will take on such a great responsibility?

  Continued to stare at Ai Zi Qing with an expressionless face, high heels clacking steadily as she walked. If it were a normal student, this should have already caused enough mental pressure, but unfortunately for the person in front of her, who was nearly 30 years old and becoming more and more lively, Ai Zi Qing would probably be disappointed...

  "How can you stand on the ground! Your body has just recovered and you want to be serious again? Are you not worried enough about your teacher?" Wang Min said with a expressionless face, narrowing her eyes slightly from behind her glasses.

  "I'm sorry, Teacher Wang. I'm really sorry to have worried you. It was my fault and I promise it won't happen again." Ai Zi Qing bowed her head slightly, apologizing sincerely.

  "You must be more careful in the future, otherwise your teacher and parents will worry a lot. This time you were lucky to have fallen from such a high place without anything happening, but if something had happened, how would your parents, who have raised you with so much hardship, live?"

  Seeing Ai Zi Qing's sincere attitude, Wang Min's tone was slightly delayed, and it wasn't good to be too severe after all, she was her own student, and her body hadn't fully recovered yet, so she slowed down her tone and lectured a few more sentences.

  Then Wang Min asked, "What's going on? Isn't there a railing? How could he fall into the water?"

  "How did you fall into the water?" Aizi Qing's heart moved, and she immediately said, "I'll be careful, sorry to worry you, it was just when I was playing with my classmates, I accidentally tripped and fell in."

  As he spoke, his head seemed to bow even lower in shame, but his eyes gleamed with an unusual light.

  "Next time, be sure to pay attention. You don't have to go to class in the afternoon. Why not call your parents to come and pick you up?" Wang Min saw that Ai Zi Qing's attitude was very good, so she didn't say anything else and gave Ai Zi Qing half a day off.

  "Teacher Wang, this matter... I think it's better not to tell my parents about it. Since I'm fine physically, let's just spare them the worry. I'll go back and lie down for a bit, and that's it." Ai Zi Qing said with a smile.

  "Uh, you need to take care of your body, go home and rest well, come to class tomorrow. Also, don't fall behind on your homework, the mid-term exam is coming up soon." Wang Min thought to herself, this kid is really considerate, usually in class he's introverted and doesn't like to speak, his grades are average, didn't expect him to be so thoughtful.

  "Thank you, Teacher Wang. I understand now." Ai Zi Qing smiled and saw Wang Min out the door, watching as she walked away with a clickety-clack of her high heels.

  Turning around, Ai Zi Qing sighed inwardly, a long and sinister face doesn't necessarily mean they're all big villains!

  If Wang Min knew what Ai Zi Qing was thinking in her heart, she would probably regret not having taken good care of her earlier...

  Back on the bed, leaning against the headboard, Aizi Qing's eyes narrowed slightly, "Did it rain?"

  Looking back on that era of fluttering white clothes, pure love was called taboo early love, holding hands would make one's face red and heart skip a beat with shyness... That boy named Bai Hao...

  In the first semester of junior high school, Ai Ziqing from Class 2 met Bai Hao, a boy known as the basketball prince of Class 1. He was tall, handsome and gentle, and seemed to only smile at Ai Ziqing with his eyes crinkled at the corners.

  He bought her water and rice, and in winter he pulled up his collar tightly for her, like sunshine, making Aizi Qing's whole body warm.

  Under this gentle offensive, Ai Zi Qing fell, like all women who fall in love early, deeply trapped in an irretrievable situation.

  Although everyone looked down on this couple, although everyone thought she was not worthy of Bai Hao...

  But at that time, the innocent Ai Zi Qing always thought that in front of love, both parties are equal, fantasizing that after graduating from university together, they will work hard and live a very happy life, and she never cared about others' cold eyes, all she cared about was the one person in her eyes.

  As Jane Eyre once said:

  Do you think I have no feelings just because I'm poor and plain? I swear to you, if God had given me wealth and beauty, I would make it impossible for you to leave me, just as I am now unable to leave you. But God has not arranged things that way, yet our spirits are equal, just as we stand equally before the grave and before God.

  Yes, wouldn't it be better if the two people's spirits were equal? Maybe Aizi Qing has been introverted since childhood, but actually she is a cold and indifferent person. So she never pays attention to those... things that shouldn't be paid attention to.

  But in the second semester of their third year of junior high school, this ill-fated romance ultimately came to an end.

  Bai Hao took the hand of his classmate and school beauty Xu Qian, but let go of that girl who used to be shy and would blush and smile at just one word from him.

  Xu Qian, however, is Ai Zi Qing's good friend...

  Xu Qian and Bai Hao's parents had business dealings with each other from the start, and they also hoped that these two excellent youngsters would be together in the future.

  Bai Hao initially had feelings for Ai Zi Qing, let's just call it love? Or maybe infatuation? In any case, he couldn't let go.

  He likes Aizi's smile, sweet and beautiful, likes her blushing face, her shyness, likes the look of her pursing her lips without speaking when he holds her hand.

  But he felt a lot of pressure, and he didn't like hearing his friends say, "Hey, Bai Hao, how did you end up with this country bumpkin? She's so unsophisticated, her grades are just average, she's not good enough for you!"

  "Hey, Bai Hao, when did you start liking Cinderella? Want to be a prince?"

  This made him feel annoyed and confused. He didn't know when he started comparing and picking on Zi Qing in his heart, thinking that she had no personality, no bright spots, hoping she would change a bit, and then change some more.

  I don't know when it started, but he hoped that she would stand beside him with a dazzling smile, making others jealous. Perhaps the vanity of men was at play?

  Ai Zi Qing can't, but Xu Qian can.

  Xu Qian is outstanding, she looks great, studies even better, and is widely recognized for her beauty and intelligence. She is the vague but lovely image in the hearts of all the boys in school.

  She is proud, she is beautiful and elegant...

  Xu Qian had expressed her good feelings to him, and the elders of both families also expected this. The two could take the same key high school and university entrance exams, shouldn't they be very happy? Like this, Bai Hao let go of Ai Zi Qing's hand.

  Thinking of this, Ai Zi Qing let out a soft sigh and shook her head with a smile. Separated for 14 years, this familiar yet strange name had even become somewhat fuzzy in outline.

  Maybe I've already let go?

  First love is everyone's most unforgettable memory, whether it's good or bad, it's the purest emotion in that innocent era, without any impurities.

  Years later, perhaps in a midnight dream recall, or perhaps being mentioned by others, should all be towards her with a slight sigh, and then shake head and smile.

  Is it the silly and confused love affair? Or is it just my silly self? Who knows.

  "Even if he pushed himself down in front of Xu Qian and fell into the water, what's the big deal?" Ai Zi Qing said quietly.

  Long gone is the heart-wrenching pain, regret and confusion of those years. Indeed, it doesn't matter anymore... The sadness, anger and frustration, all these arose from caring, but now I don't care about them, why bother?

  What's the point of arguing, and what's more contemptible than ignoring someone? Why punish yourself with his mistakes?

  Get up, tidy your hair and clothes, go out.

  It's time to go home, take advantage of no one at home, sort out thoughts, at least the middle school exam should be dealt with.

  The cause is gone, the flower falls and opens, everything in the past has passed, we should strive for the future, shouldn't we?