I interrupted her, "Aunt Xue wants me to learn piano, but I don't want to. She has been trying to persuade me for a long time, but I haven't 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 further. "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! You'll find out what happens when you anger 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. " Shanshan, you've offended her; she won't let it 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.
What a jinx I was.
Xue Ming and a few boys happened to walk by the classroom door when they saw Lin Shuqin fall; he rushed in immediately.
Lin Shuqin clutched her stomach, her face turning pale with pain. "Ah... Amin..."
Xue Ming frowned and instructed the boys to take her to the infirmary.
Ma Yuan quickly stood up and pointed at me. "It was Shanshan who pushed her!"
Xue Ming shot his gaze at me sharply.
Lin Shuqin's tears streamed down her face suddenly. "Amin... Did I do something wrong? Why does Shanshan hate me so much..."
Xue Ming stepped in front of me, his voice laced with anger. "Cui Shan, why did you push Shu Qin?"
I rolled my eyes at him. "Which eye of yours saw me push her?"
Xue Ming pointed at Ma Yuan. "She saw it."
Ma Yuan stood up, trembling as she looked at me. " Shanshan, I know you hate Sister Qin, but..."
I scoffed. "I just transferred here; I have no grievances with Lin Shuqin. Why would I hate her?"
Lin Shuqin's eyes were red, her voice trembling with a hint of tears. " Shanshan, I know you must hate me..."
I interrupted her, "What did you do to make me hate you?"
Lin Shuqin was suddenly at a loss for words.
I fixed my gaze on 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 contacting her."
The more I spoke, the more certain I became. "You also know how she hurt me in the last life, so you assumed I hate her."
Xue Ming's voice trembled slightly. "What are you talking about... I don't understand..."
I stared into his eyes and said each word clearly, "Xue Ming, stop pretending."
Lin Shuqin timidly tugged at Xue Ming's sleeve. "Amin..."
I scoffed. "Stop pretending, Lin Shuqin."
Lin Shuqin 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 replied, "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 Shu Qin."
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 applied.
As soon as she saw Xue Ming, tears streamed down her face. "Amin, why did it take you so long to come?"
I crossed my arms and looked at her indifferently. "Go on, who pushed you this time?"
Lin Shuqin's expression stiffened for a moment before she cried even harder. "Who else could it be? 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 expression full of grievance. "Amin, do you also think I'm lying?"
Xue Ming furrowed his brow and said gently, "Shu Qin, apologize."
I chuckled softly. "Xue Ming, are you asking Lin Shuqin to apologize, or me?"
Xue Ming pressed his lips together. "Cui Shan, stop being unreasonable."
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