Chapter 4 — On the day of the university entrance exam, my parents forced me to take the blame for my sister

The phone suddenly vibrated. It was my father calling. I picked up the phone. His voice seemed to be forced from between his teeth.

“Lin Chieu, are you satisfied now?”

“You brought family matters online, now everyone is scolding us!”

I looked at the flow of people passing by on campus. The tone was strangely calm.

“Dad, you're wrong.”

“It's not me that makes you two lose face.”

“But what you two did was inherently embarrassing.”

He roared:

"Your sister is still at the police station! Do you still have a conscience?"

I smiled softly.

“My conscience is not responsible for sending a thief to jail.”

On the other end of the line came my mother's cries.

“Chieu Chieu, please withdraw your application.”

“If Dao Dao really has a criminal record, her entire life will be destroyed.”

I was silent for two seconds. Then ask:

“So what about you?”

“If I follow you two today.”

“What should I do for my college entrance exam?”

“What should I do with my profile?”

“What should I do with my whole life?”

The other end of the line suddenly went silent. A long time later, my mother choked up and said:

“I'm not like him.”

“You are strong.”

I laughed. But tears almost fell. It turns out they all know I also know pain. Just because I don't cry, I don't make a mess. So of course I had to be the one sacrificed.

“I'm not strong.”

“It's because you two forced me to the point where I had nowhere to cry anymore.”

Having finished speaking, I hung up the phone. Tran Niem stood next to him with red eyes.

“Chieu Chieu, don't be sad.”

I shook my head.

“Not sad.”

Really not sad. I just suddenly felt that in my previous life, that person who always wanted to be loved... was very pitiful. Return home in the evening. The door was locked. I stood outside the door knocking for three minutes. No one opened. I called my dad. He didn't pick up the phone. My mother sent a message. 【If you're that good, don't come back to this house anymore.】 I looked at that text and burst out laughing. In my previous life, they locked me in the house and didn't let me go out. In this life, they actively chased me away. That's good too. I pulled the suitcase I had prepared in advance and turned to go downstairs. Just arriving at the gate of the residential area, a black car was parked on the side of the road. The car window rolled down. Luc Tram sat inside. I looked at him warily.

“Why are you here?”

He gently shook the phone in his hand.

“Hot search.”

“I guess you can't go home.”

I still didn't move. He looked at me, his tone still bland as usual.

“Don't misunderstand.”

“My mother was your grandmother's student.”

“She told me to come take you home.”

I was stunned. Grandma's student? In my previous life, I never knew this. Luc Tram gave me the phone. On the screen was a message from a gentle woman. 【Chieu Chieu, come to my aunt's house. Your grandmother used to help me, now it's my turn to take care of you.】 At that moment, my eye sockets finally warmed up. This world is not just the Lam family. It turns out that the good things my grandmother left behind will one day become a hand reaching out to help me. I got in the car. When the car left the residential area, I turned around to look at that house one last time. The light is still on. Inside were my parents. There is also Lam Dao, the child they love the most. But from today. That place is no longer my home. Luc Tram's mother's name is Hua An Ninh. Be a lawyer. As soon as she saw me, she hugged me heart.

“Chieu Chieu, your grandmother used to always brag to me that you were the most talented grandchild.”

I stood frozen in place. After a long time, he quietly asked:

“Auntie... do you know my grandmother?”

Hua An Ninh's eye sockets were slightly red.

“Familiar.”

"When I was a child, my family was very poor. My grandmother used to secretly bring me rice."

“Later, aunt passed the university entrance exam, and she even gave her 50 yuan.”

“At that time, 50 yuan was a lot of money.”

"She said, it's not easy for girls to want to go to school, any help would be great."

The bridge of my nose is stinging. Grandma is that kind of person. I live a miserable life. But always want to give others a little sweetness. Hua An Ninh made me a living room. The room is not big but very clean. On the table is a study lamp and a brand new set of toiletries.

“You can rest assured here.”

"After taking the university entrance exam, we'll move on."

“Let aunt handle other things.”

I bowed my head.

“Thank you, aunt.”

She patted my head.

“No need to thank me.”

“That year my grandmother helped me without needing my thanks.”

That night I slept very fitfully. Dreams are images of past lives. Police station. Iron gate. Grandma's photo. Lam Dao's smile. When I woke up, it was just dawn. The phone had dozens more messages. All belong to my mother. 【Lin Chieu, are you really not coming back?】 【Your father is very angry.】 【Go back and admit your mistake, let's pretend nothing ever happened.】 【Your sister cried all night, how can you be so cruel?】 The last message was: 【From today onwards, we will no longer provide living expenses for you.】 I Looking at the screen, I almost burst out laughing. Have they forgotten?