Xue Ming continued, "I’ve made many mistakes 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 for your sins, then stay away from me."
With that, I turned and left the classroom.
Lin Shuqin also moved into the dormitory and was assigned to our room. She often tried to get close to me and Ma Yuan, but each time she was ignored.
Ma Yuan quietly asked me, "Shan Shan, don’t you think we’re being a bit too harsh?"
I smiled. "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 scared and grabbed my arm. "Shan Shan..."
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-rimmed eyes.
I sighed and recounted what happened that day on the stairs.
After hearing it, Lin Shuqin stared at me in shock. "What did you say? I fell down the stairs that day..."
I nodded. "Yes, I passed by the staircase and saw you deliberately stick out your leg to trip yourself."
Lin Shuqin collapsed onto the floor, murmuring to herself, "So it was really me who fell..."
I furrowed my brow and remained silent.
Lin Shuqin's eyes appeared somewhat hollow as she unsteadily stood up and walked out of the dormitory.
Ma Yuan looked worried and asked, "Shan Shan, is she okay?"
I shook my head. "Who knows?"
After that, Lin Shuqin seemed like a different person. She became relentless, constantly clinging to me and Ma Yuan, often asking the teacher to change her seat to sit behind us, pretending that we were good friends.
During class, she frequently raised her hand to ask questions, insisting that the teacher write the answers on the blackboard. After class, she would come up to me with a pitiful expression and ask, "Shan Shan, I can't solve this problem. Can you help me?"
Every time I saw her face, I felt a moment of disorientation. In my past life, Lin Shuqin was my best friend. She often pestered me to help her with her studies. I patiently explained the problems to her, and she was quite clever, learning quickly.
She would often smile sweetly at me and say, "Shan Shan, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have improved my grades at all." Hearing her say that always moved me deeply. I considered her my closest sister, yet she stole Xue Ming from me and caused the death of my child...
Ma Yuan asked me, "Shan Shan, 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 ended, the Xue family couple became friendlier towards me. They organized a grand birthday party for my eighteenth birthday. Lin Shuqin also took the initiative to volunteer for the preparations.
Xue Ming chuckled and said, "Aren't you two on bad terms?"
Lin Shuqin blushed slightly and replied, "It's all my fault. Shan Shan has already forgiven me; we have a great relationship now."
Xue Ming glanced at me and smiled, "Is that so?"
I chuckled softly, remaining silent.
On my birthday, the Xue Family was bustling with guests, many of whom were prominent figures.
Several classmates from my class also attended.
Ma Yuan seemed a bit shy, "Shan Shan, this is the first time I've seen so many important people..."
I nodded, "Yeah, me too."
Ma Yuan quietly asked, "Shan Shan, do you have any plans for the summer vacation?"
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