Chapter 140 - 137 Christmas Gift
Li Si gently caressed the arms wrapped around her front, as though immersed in her memories, and said, "Do you know, Mochen? Ever since I was young, whenever I felt really happy, something bad would always happen afterward! That’s why I’m so scared—scared of having too much!"
He leaned close to her ear and softly asked, "Why do you think that way?" He had an inkling, certain that something must have happened in the past to make her think this way. A person’s childhood experiences can affect them for the rest of their life!
Her face carried a gentle smile as she recounted her story to him: "When I was a child, my dad was very busy with work and didn’t have much time to take care of me. I always had a set of house keys strung around my neck, going to school and coming home. The neighbors near our house knew about my family’s situation, so the kids around didn’t really want to play with me.
Later, in class, I was assigned a great desk mate—a cheerful and pretty girl—and we spent every day together. I felt so happy. I even went to her house to eat, do homework... I envied her so much at the time; she had such a kind and beautiful mom who was great at cooking. But it didn’t last. Shortly after, she transferred schools, and her whole family moved away. I ended up alone again!"
What she didn’t say was that afterward, someone gave her a puppy named Guai Guai, and when she thought she had something wonderful to accompany her, it unexpectedly died. In college, she thought, despite not having a mom, being with her dad was still such a blissful thing—until her dad passed away unexpectedly. After her dad’s death, she thought she’d find happiness staying with her second uncle’s family, but their property was sold, and she had to live under someone else’s roof. Later, when someone pursued her and she got a boyfriend, feeling truly happy, the boyfriend was snatched away from her.
It was from that time onward that she became so timid, afraid to possess anything, which explained why she tolerated the second uncle’s family’s oppression so submissively. She even attended the humiliating engagement banquet. Then, when she thought she’d finally be free of her uncle’s family and felt relieved—she encountered the elevator accident! If she were to write a book, she could title it *A Pathetic Woman’s Miscellaneous Woes*!
"That was in your childhood. Now that you’ve grown up, you have me by your side. Don’t worry—I will never leave you!" He felt a pang of sorrow for her lonely childhood, as if he could see, in his mind’s eye, a little girl with a set of house keys hanging from her neck, all alone.
"Alright!" She turned and nestled into his warm embrace, staying there for a long time without lifting her head. In her heart, she thought—yes! She had been reborn, given another chance. Since the moment she woke up, everything was different!