Chapter 26: Chapter 3: Hope You Won’t Regret It
Actually, ng Yao’s ho is not far from Li Hao’s apartnt.
Or rather, students who choose to study in this special senior third-year class, even if their hos are far away, will find temporary accommodation locally.
Accompanying study, accompanying exams, accompanying living...
This seems to be a perfectly normal choice for the parents of a senior high school student.
On the contrary, Li Hao, who lives alone in an apartnt, is the unusual one among them.
Of course, speaking of unusual, ng Yao’s situation is not much different.
As ntioned earlier, ng Yao is a top student.
However, due to being a girl, she isn’t valued by her parents.
It was ng Yao’s grandmother who insisted on letting her continue her studies, which led to who she is now.
Even with her grandmother’s firm support, ng Yao still dropped out and was held back several tis, barely making it to high school.
Otherwise, given ng Yao’s demonstrated top student attributes, she should have been admitted to a top university at the age of fourteen or fifteen.
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"So, is this the reason you live here?"
Standing at the entrance of the street, Li Hao looked at the gloomy low-rise buildings, feeling like he had stepped into another side of the city.
Here, there were no tall buildings or exquisite streets, just boundless darkness and dampness.
Vaguely, Li Hao could even sll the bursts of stench emanating from the sewers.
To be honest, Li Hao initially thought the apartnt he rented was already quite shabby.
But it wasn’t until he saw this alley composed entirely of low houses that he realized he was still sowhat "aloof."
Even in the twenty-first century...
Even in this top-tier second-tier city in the province...
This dark side that he had never seen before still existed, a city’s backside that should have disappeared with the tide of tis.
"It’s quite surprising, isn’t it?"
With a faint smile on her face, not exactly sorrowful, ng Yao spoke in a calm tone.
"When I first ca here, I was quite surprised too."
"Who would have thought that in the big cities of everyone’s impression, there are such dark corners where the sun doesn’t shine!"
Her voice paused briefly, and ng Yao’s feigned surprised attitude made it impossible to read her true thoughts.
"However, for us foreigners who can’t assimilate into this city..."
"This is the most suitable place for us to live and settle."
"Cheap rent, convenient als, with no extra interactions among neighbors..."
Before ng Yao could continue, Li Hao interrupted her.
"In front of , there’s no need for such unnecessary disguises."
"Because if you really thought this place was good, you wouldn’t have co to find
last night."
Seeing ng Yao sowhat in a daze, Li Hao sighed in a slightly deep tone.
"Having little interaction among neighbors, is that really a good thing?"
"If your grandmother had been found in ti yesterday, perhaps she wouldn’t have died at ho, right?"
Slowly shifting his gaze, Li Hao’s eyes finally rested on a slightly chaotic residential building not far away.
"That should be your family, right!"
Although phrased as a question, Li Hao spoke with a tone of affirmation.
Because in this alley where everyone almost goes out to work or study during the day, that group of grieving, crying people stood out so vividly.
"..."
Following Li Hao’s gaze, ng Yao fell into a speechless silence.
"Go ahead! Go back to your family!"
"Your grandmother just passed away, and you suddenly disappeared for a night. I think your family must be very worried about you."
Li Hao could understand ng Yao’s resentnt towards her parents, but he also knew that ng Yao currently lacked the ability to live independently.
Regardless of her willingness, she had to return to her family now.
This isn’t just a matter of living, but a matter of survival.
"Your parents may indeed favor sons over daughters, but your brother cares about you."
As he said this, Li Hao kept his eyes on a little boy across the street.
Judging by age, that must be ng Yao’s brother.
Unlike the adults who were crying and arguing, the bewildered little boy seed completely unaware of what had happened.
Perhaps because of this, the little boy was the first to notice ng Yao and Li Hao.
As soon as he saw ng Yao, the boy imdiately grinned and happily waved his arms at her.
"Next ti, when you feel like you have nowhere to go, think of your brother."
"Besides your grandmother, he might be the only one who cares about you in this world."
Slowly turning away, Li Hao had no intention of getting involved in ng Yao’s family matters, and he planned to leave the area.
"Thank you!"
At that mont, ng Yao, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.
"Thanks?"
Li Hao’s footsteps involuntarily paused, and he smiled out of ng Yao’s sight.
"Thank
for what?"
"Thank
for taking you in?"
"Or thank
for skipping class with you today?"
After another brief pause, Li Hao spoke again.
"Moreover, don’t misunderstand, I helped you for a ’price.’"
"Maybe today you don’t think so."
"But trust , one day you will realize just how heavy that ’price’ is."
Raising his right hand with his back to ng Yao,
A card shimring with golden light had appeared in Li Hao’s hand at so point.
"I just hope that when that day cos, you won’t regret seeking my help."
Due to the angle, ng Yao couldn’t clearly see the true form of the golden card.
But the mont she saw the golden card, ng Yao suddenly felt as if a piece of her heart was missing, feeling as if she had lost sothing important.
Her intuition told her that she had lost sothing more precious than her life at this mont.
"Regret?"
Staring blankly at the golden card, ng Yao took a long ti to co to her senses.
"Haha, is there anything in this world worth regretting for ?"
"No matter why you chose to help , and no matter what you took from ."
"I, ng Yao, will never regret what happened yesterday, nor will I regret seeking your help."
"Because... besides my grandmother, you’re the only one willing to listen to my heart!"
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