Yu Songsong sincerely wished this period of her life could continue forever.
A warm little home, fulfilling work, the lingering glow of sunset, the evening kitchen, and... the person she liked.
So, I can be this happy too, just like a normal person.
But it wasn't until her own mother appeared before her, stomping that sun hat underfoot.
That Yu Songsong realized.
Ah, so it turns out, my happiness can be destroyed so easily.
As long as I don't sever my connection with my mother, then all this happiness is fake.
She doesn't need to do anything, just appear before me and shout: "I am your mother!", and then, everything about me will revert to the starting point.
I won't allow it,
I won't allow anyone to come and destroy my happiness again!
For this, I can abandon everything!
Happiness isn't something others bestow upon you; it's something you seize for yourself!
Thinking this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Ah, Yu Songsong, you are so much like your mother after all!
Yu Songsong finally raised her head, looking at her mother standing before her, her face full of contempt.
She gritted her teeth, angry, resolute, and swung her fist at her own mother.
When her fist struck her mother's panicked face, Yu Songsong felt an indescribable sense of relief.
So, you can make this kind of expression too?
So, rebelling is such a simple thing!?
Yu Songsong's mother was knocked to the ground by the punch, somewhat dazed. She instinctively touched her face, feeling a burning pain.
"Ah! Ah!"
She covered her face, hopping on her feet and screaming:
"Ah! You! You! What are you doing? You hit me?!"
"Yes!"
Yu Songsong grabbed her by the collar, her eyes staring intently at her:
"Mom, I am hitting you, and this won't be the last time!"
Hearing these words, Yu Songsong's mother felt, for the first time, that she was so unfamiliar. Her face couldn't stop trembling:
"I am your mother! You are my daughter! I... ah!"
Another punch.
Yu Songsong withdrew her hand, the corners of her eyes reddening. She looked at her and shouted loudly:
"I am just myself! Yu Songsong, not anyone's daughter, and I certainly don't need a mother like you!"
After taking two punches, Yu Songsong's mother began wailing loudly:
"I see, you've found your own happiness, so you don't need your mother anymore, is that it?"
"You just cast aside the debt of my raising you? You are so selfish! You are so selfish!"
If it were the past, Yu Songsong would have been crushed under the weight of such heavy words, unable to breathe. But at this moment, she just looked quietly at her mother and said:
"I learned all this from you, Mom."
"You are someone who would suppress your own daughter for your own happiness, and I am someone who can abandon my mother for my own happiness."
The more Yu Songsong spoke, the more resolute she became, devoid of any emotion:
"If you insist on talking about the debt of giving birth to me, then I will pay you the corresponding support money."
"And you, you can no longer appear before me, otherwise..."
She raised her fist and smiled:
"Just like today."
Yu Songsong's mother trembled with anger. She didn't know how Yu Songsong had become like this, and she was also afraid of getting hit again. She could only scream at the top of her lungs:
"Someone's hitting people! A daughter hitting her mother! Is there no justice left?!"
Someone poked their head out, looking on curiously.
"Pfft."
A very contemptuous laugh rang out. Yu Songsong looked in the direction of the sound.
It was a short-haired girl dressed very exquisitely. She had a smile on her face, but her tone was filled with uncontrollable disdain:
"Auntie, if you got hit, you got hit. Don't scream and shout, it's very noisy. If this continues, I'll have the property management kick you out."
Yu Songsong's mother was already furious. Hearing this, she turned her head to look at the girl and roared:
"And who are you..."
Slap!
A crisp and clean slap.
The short-haired girl withdrew her hand, smiling as she looked at Yu Songsong, sizing her up and down, and said:
"I slapped her, is that okay?"
Yu Songsong didn't know her and reminded her:
"Be careful she causes trouble for you."
Hearing this, the girl covered her mouth and laughed:
"I hope she does cause trouble for me."
After saying that, she looked at Yu Songsong's mother, who was both shocked and angry, and said with a smile:
"Country folks should go back to the countryside early. The big city has too many temptations. You might be old enough to resist them, but some people might not be."
As she spoke, she waved her hand again.
Yu Songsong's mother was about to say something when she noticed her phone ringing. She answered the call.
Just hearing the other person say a few words, she immediately became distraught, her face pale. She didn't even bother saying more to Yu Songsong and ran off.
Watching Yu Songsong's mother's fleeing figure, the girl smiled disdainfully and commented:
"A stupid and useless woman."
Then, she looked back at Yu Songsong, the mockery on her face even thicker:
"A lower-spec version of me? So that's what he meant by insulting me?"
Hearing this, Yu Songsong was somewhat puzzled and said:
"Do you know me?"
"Heh heh."
The girl smiled and said:
"I should say I was forced to know you."
After saying this, she turned and walked away without looking back, giving Yu Songsong no chance to engage in conversation.
Yu Songsong didn't chase after her. She picked up the sun hat from the ground, took out her phone, and realized she had already missed the movie's start time.
She pursed her lips and sent a message to Jiang Linyuan:
"Senior, are you angry?"
"Angry about what?"
"I... I'm late."
"Oh, it's fine, I haven't left yet."
Yu Songsong was stunned.
What do you mean you haven't left yet?!
She was just about to call and ask when someone suddenly patted her shoulder. Turning her head, she saw it was Jiang Linyuan.
The girl's eyes immediately lit up.
"Senior, why are you here?"
"Hmm, came to take a look."
Seeing Yu Songsong's spirited appearance, Jiang Linyuan probably felt reassured.
Thief Saint, congratulations on your growth.
"Take a look? Look at what?"
Yu Songsong asked curiously.
"I was the one who told your mom the location of this apartment."
Jiang Linyuan said calmly.
Yu Songsong was first stunned, then pouted, somewhat annoyed, and poked Jiang Linyuan from behind:
"Senior, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"If I told you, it wouldn't have had the same effect."
Jiang Linyuan said very naturally.
"I'm really angry, you know!"
Yu Songsong suddenly wrapped her arms around Jiang Linyuan's neck, pressing very close.
"What are you doing?"
"Punishment for Senior."
Jiang Linyuan could feel the soft sensation pressing against his back.
Yu Songsong's arms tightened even more, pressing her body closer, her lips approaching Jiang Linyuan's ear:
"Does it feel good?"
Jiang Linyuan pushed her away and said:
"Let's go watch the movie."
At that moment.
Her back was poked again.
Very lightly, neither painful nor itchy.
Jiang Linyuan wanted to turn around, but Yu Songsong hugged him from behind, with more force than the first time, as if afraid of something.
Her flushed face pressed against Jiang Linyuan's back as she said:
"Senior, can you ask me that question from last time again?"
Feeling the softness against his back, Jiang Linyuan pushed her away, didn't answer, and said:
"It's getting cold, let's go watch the movie early."
After steadying herself, the blush on Yu Songsong's face gradually faded. She shrank her neck, followed behind Jiang Linyuan, nodded, and said with a smile:
"Mhm, the evening showing will probably be even colder."
"Still planning to rent a place outside?"
Jiang Linyuan asked.
"No, I'm going back to school."
Yu Songsong said with a smile.
Tears, they're almost hard to hold back.
My lips can't stop trembling, my face seems to be contorting, I must look really ugly right now.
The sky was already growing dark. The originally beautiful clouds under the sunset now looked more like dark clouds.
The evening wind blew past.
She took two steps, then suddenly said again:
"I'll go back to get some clothes, it's too cold."
"Mhm."
"Senior, the sun hat you gave me got dirty."
"Mhm."
Yu Songsong felt her nose sting. Choking up, she said:
"I like you, Jiang Linyuan."
"...Mhm."