Chapter 715: My Left Eye Can See
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
In the movie, the main character’s parents did not put much weight behind the doctor’s words, and the disappointnt in their eyes could not be hidden.
“Trust , your daughter is really not ill. What happened to her eye was rely an accident. If possible, I wish to bring her to Xin Hai City with , where I can give her a more thorough examination.” The man did not appear like a con artist. He sounded very sincere, but unfortunately, the parents did not believe what he was peddling.
“If there’s a chance, I’ll bring her, but Wenyu still needs to go to school.” The mother rejected him in a roundabout way. The doctor sighed. He gave the mother his card and stood up to leave. Throughout the whole process, the doctor kept his back to the main character and thus kept his face hidden.
After the door closed and the doctor left, the mother softly complained, “I was wondering why he was willing to examine Wenyu for free. He’s a conman. After we arrive in Xin Hai, he will probably start charging us money on various pretenses.”
“I also doubt that the doctor is reliable. Perhaps he’s not even a doctor. But there has to be a reason behind this sickness. This has never happened to Wenyu before, so how did she fall ill so suddenly?”
“You’re right, the girl has been fine for the past few months, but since that night, no, since that afternoon when she ca back from school, she has been acting strangely.”
The frown was deep on the parents’ faces, and heartache laced their voices. The cara emotionlessly recorded everything, and it gave the feeling that the main character was observing everything without even a twitch of emotion. The eye slowly closed, and the strange music resud.
Different from watching a horror movie at ho, the sound system at a theater was surround sound. It could give the impression of footsteps coming from a distance or sothing moving around the audience. The producer poured great effort into this short flick, and that was observable from the sound effects alone.
The background music was mixed with a heartbeat and heavy breathing, like soone was struggling in a nightmare. Everything was dark, and one struggled for life, but one could not grab anything for support.
As the audience was drawn into the main character’s predicant and held their breath, a crisp ringing sound cut through the background music. The eyelids twitched. The main character seed to have been woken up, and she peeled open her blurry eyes.
A new scene appeared on screen. The cara was no longer inside the bedroom but a simple-looking tuition center. The glaring sunlight showered down on the main character through the window, and the cara captured the girl’s shadow, which was elongated on the ground. She was leaning on the table at the last row in the class, and her head was heavy with sleep.
The movie has gone through one third already, and I’ve only just seen the main character’s shadow. The director sure is a genius.
Chen Ge had seen many shadows in his life, and in his professional opinion, the shadow in the movie could not have been more normal.
The sunlight dulled the nerves in her mind, and the sound of a fan spinning buzzed in her ears. There was also the sound of pages being turned as well as the sound of distorted music coming out from a nearby student’s cheap earphones.
A long shot showed everything in the classroom. The cooperation between the director, caraman, and the actors was flawless.
BANG!
Just as the audience was lulled by the sense of peacefulness, the peace was suddenly shattered. The door was shoved open, and a girl with an exaggerated hairstyle burst into the room.
“He Qiui! Be quiet, don’t disturb the other students!” A man wearing glasses with his hair cropped short walked in behind the girl. He held his phone in one hand and a textbook in another. The man appeared to be the tuition teacher, and he seed to be familiar with the student who had just walked in.
“Fine, fine.” The girl with red hair chewed on the gum in her mouth, and she mumbled her response.
The male teacher knew the girl’s personality, so he scratched his head with so exasperation, wiped the sweat from his face, and clapped his hand softly. “Class, may I have your attention please? This is the new student who will be joining our class today, He Qiui. Due to her family condition, she deferred for a year, and she’s here to catch up on her study progress. I hope that all of you will help her.”
The teacher gave a simple introduction and had her sit at the back of the class. Coincidentally, she chose to sit next to the main character and thus beca her deskmate. The cara zood in on He Qiui. The girl had faded red hair. She leaned against the wall and tossed the bag casually on the table.
“What are you looking at?” The girl noticed that the main character had been staring at her. Her personality was like a fire; it was not that she was not a good person, but she had the tendency to accidentally scorch others. Being yelled at by the girl, the cara that represented the main character’s eyes turned away, but monts later, the cara turned back to He Qiui. Obviously, the main character was interested in her new deskmate.
The bell rang, and once the teacher left the classroom, the main character was about to stand up when Qiui suddenly jumped up. Angrily, she slamd the book on the table, spat the chewing gum in her mouth out, and turned to the main character. With her furious eyes and explosive temper, just as all the audience thought that she was a gangster and was about to bully the main character, the girl by the na of Qiui opened her lips to say, “Do you understand what Ol’ Cao said earlier? How co I don’t get it at all?”
The main character shook her head, and this was the first ti that the audience had heard her voice. “I... fell asleep...”
“How can a person who looks so studious be a bad student? That won’t work!” Qiui scanned around the room, and to her disappointnt, there was not one student in the class that looked barely reliable. “The exam is coming, and if I fail again, I’ll be held back another year, then when will I graduate?”
“You... wish to graduate that much?”
“No one wishes to grow old, but I don’t want to be treated as a child anymore. You won’t understand it anyway, but I have to graduate this year.” Qiui shoved all the books into her bag and picked up her notebook to study. This studiousness was completely against her get-up and personality, but it did not feel out-of-place being portrayed by the actor.
The students filed out of the classroom, and Qiui beca more and more annoyed. Finally, she slamd the notebook on the table again, as if with each slam, the knowledge would be shattered and thus more easily digested.
“Gah, guess I’ll start getting serious from tomorrow.” After Qiui packed up her stuff, she walked out of the classroom alone. The cara followed Qiui’s back before it also moved to follow Qiui out of the classroom.
“Mr. Cao, considering that we have been neighbors for so many years, can you please help ?”
An old lady’s voice ca from the corner of the stairs. The cara looked down, and it saw an old lady with graying hair holding onto Mr. Cao’s arm. She attempted to hand a basket covered with black cloth over to Mr. Cao.
“My physical condition is worsening by the day, and I have no idea when Qiui’s father will be released. If sothing happens to , what will she do? If this is allowed to continue, I’m afraid that she might end up like her father.”
“Auntie He, please keep your stuff. I will try my best to teach Qiui, but studying is not a one-directional effort. I won’t give you any guarantees, but I promise to help you look after as best as I can.” Mr. Cao did not accept the old lady’s basket.
“Thank you, Mr. Cao.” The old lady left after thanking Mr. Cao profusely. The latter frowned as he headed up the stairs. The main character wanted to act as normally as she could, but just as she straightened herself, she bumped into sothing behind her.
The cara panned around, and Qiui’s face filled up the screen!
This cut reminded the viewer of the scene that occurred at the start of the movie.
“Isn’t it fun to eavesdrop on others?” Qiui said coldly. “That was my grandmother, a stubborn old coot.”
“It... feels like she treats you well.”
“That’s just an appearance. You have no idea how hard it is to communicate with her. Let tell you, I can take care of myself just fine. Originally, the plan was to stop schooling and find a job to feed both of us, but she denied outright, insisting on graduating first. I was forced to agree because you saw how stubborn she can get, and here I am.” Qiui took out a small mirror to examine her face. She was quite a beautiful girl if a little resentful of the world.
The mont that Qiui took out the mirror, the cara moved backward instantly. It gave the feeling that the main character was afraid of looking at herself in the mirror.
“What are you doing?” Qiui noted the girl’s strange reaction. “You’re a weird one, but let tell you, do not tell anyone about my grandmother’s visit to the school.”
“Okay...” After a pause, the main character added, “You wish to graduate soon so that you can find a job to support your grandmother?”
Putting the mirror away, Qiui leaned close to the screen and pushed the main character lightly. “Who are you to care about my business? The only thing that you need to care about is your mouth.”
Qiui grabbed her bag and walked downstairs. When the two girls brushed past one another, the main character whispered softly, “You won’t be able to care for her. She is going to die soon.”
“What are you grumbling about?” Qiui could not hear her clearly nor was she trying to.
The cara stayed on Qiui as she walked away. Once more, the main character uttered more clearly, “You won’t be able to look after her; my left eye has seen everything.”
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