I interrupted her, "Aunt Xue wanted me to learn the piano, but I don't want to. She tried to persuade me for a long time, but I never agreed."
Lin Shuqin's expression softened a bit. "Hmph, that's only natural. Someone like you, a commoner, how could you possibly..."
I smiled and said, "Aunt Xue also said she would buy me dresses, take me to the amusement park, and teach me how to swim..."
Lin Shuqin's face twisted more and more. "Shut up! Shut up!"
I raised an eyebrow. "You know what it's like to live under someone else's roof, right?"
Lin Shuqin glared at me through gritted teeth. "Just wait! I'll make you understand the consequences of angering me!"
I shrugged. "Oh, I'm so scared~"
Fuming, Lin Shuqin turned and left.
When I returned to the classroom, Ma Yuan looked at me with concern. "Shan Shan, you've offended her; she won't let this go..."
I patted her shoulder. "Don't worry; she doesn't have that capability."
Before I could finish my sentence, Lin Shuqin stormed back into the classroom. Talk about a jinx.
Xue Ming and a few boys happened to be passing by the classroom door when they saw Lin Shuqin fall; he rushed in immediately.
Lin Shuqin clutched her stomach, her face pale with pain. "Ah... A Ming..."
Xue Ming frowned and instructed the boys to take her to the infirmary.
Ma Yuan quickly stood up and pointed at me. "It was Shan Shan who pushed her!"
Xue Ming shot his gaze up at me sharply.
Lin Shuqin's tears streamed down her face in an instant. "A Ming... Did I do something wrong? Why does Shan Shan hate me so much..."
Xue Ming stepped closer to me, his voice laced with anger. "Cui Shan, why did you push Shuqin?"
I shot him a glare. "Which of your eyes saw me push her?"
Xue Ming pointed at Ma Yuan. "She saw it."
Ma Yuan stood up, trembling as she looked at me. "Shan Shan, I know you hate Sister Qin, but..."
I scoffed lightly. "I just transferred here; I have no grievances with Lin Shuqin. Why would I hate her?"
Lin Shuqin's eyes were red, her voice choked with tears. "Shan Shan, I know you must hate me..."
I interrupted her, "What have you done to make me hate you?"
Lin Shuqin was instantly at a loss for words.
I turned my gaze to Xue Ming. "You, like me, have been reborn, right?"
Xue Ming froze for a moment, a flicker of panic crossing his eyes.
I continued, "You know how Lin Shuqin treated me in the last life, which is why you've been stopping me from getting close to her."
The more I spoke, the more certain I became. "You also know how she hurt me in the last life, so you've assumed that I hate her."
Xue Ming's voice trembled slightly. "What are you talking about... I don't understand..."
I locked eyes with him and said each word clearly, "Xue Ming, stop pretending."
Lin Shuqin timidly tugged at Xue Ming's sleeve. "A Ming..."
I scoffed. "Stop pretending, Lin Shuqin."
She looked at me in confusion. "Wh-what do you mean?"
I raised an eyebrow. "The literal meaning."
Xue Ming stepped in front of Lin Shuqin. "Cui Shan, that's enough!"
I coldly stared at him. "Move aside."
Xue Ming pressed his lips together. "Don't make a scene."
I laughed out loud. "What scene am I making?"
Xue Ming sighed. "Let's go to the hospital and check on Shuqin."
I raised an eyebrow. "Sure, but just to clarify, I didn't push her."
By the time Xue Ming and I arrived at the hospital, Lin Shuqin had already had her cast put on.
As soon as she saw Xue Ming, tears streamed down her face. "A Ming, why did it take you so long to come?"
I crossed my arms and looked at her coolly. "Go on, who pushed you?"
Lin Shuqin's expression stiffened for a moment before she cried even harder. "Who else could it be but you? It was just the two of us there..."
I raised an eyebrow. "Are you so sure that I pushed you?"
Lin Shuqin looked at Xue Ming with red-rimmed eyes, her face full of grievance. "A Ming, do you really think I'm lying?"
Xue Ming furrowed his brow and said softly, "Shuqin, apologize."
I chuckled lightly. "Xue Ming, are you asking Lin Shuqin to apologize, or are you asking me to apologize?"
Xue Ming pressed his lips together. "Cui Shan, don't be unreasonable."
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