Incurable Pain

IP Chapter 35.2

Incurable Pain | Chapter 35.2

Gu Yuan understood Yu Luoyin’s temper. She knew that continuing to argue would only lead to a quarrel. She reluctantly stood up, but when she reached the door, she couldn’t help but turn back.

“Yu Luoyin, do you think this unnecessary act of yours is cool? Or does it suit the free-spirited nature of you boys?”

“You’re rejecting the scholarship and insisting on taking the college entrance exams yourself? I admire your confidence, but you seem to have forgotten that unexpected events can happen during the exams!”

“Ideals and goals in life shouldn’t be treated recklessly. Some people may only have one chance in their lifetime to grasp their dreams and make them come true. Once missed, it’s over. You’ll understand that in the future.”

Gu Yuan finished her words in one go, then slammed the door shut decisively and left.

In the silent room, Yu Luoyin slowly opened his eyes.

“Some people may only have one chance in their lifetime to grasp their dreams.”

“Once missed, it’s over.”

So, should he seize it?

Bai Xunyin had missed her chance, and Yu Luoyin firmly believed in this.

But in the afternoon, the girl clearly told him that between herself and her ideals, she chose the ideals.

If he were to chase after her… wouldn’t that be too pathetic?

After almost a month, Yu Luoyin finally couldn’t resist lighting a cigarette, his clear brows furrowed tightly.

Otherwise… forget it. Anyway, Bai Xunyin is annoyed with him.

Yu Luoyin wandered aimlessly in his thoughts, feeling empty inside.

But as soon as he closed his eyes, the gentle smiles of the girl and the cruel past kept flashing back in his mind, like watching a movie.

Yu Luoyin’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and as the cigarette burned out, he made a decision contrary to what he had just thought — damn, isn’t this just being submissive?

He’s being pathetic.

Gu Yuan’s words were like a revelation, calming down Yu Luoyin’s restless and conflicted heart in the afternoon, while also making a decision that would be closely related to the future direction of his life.

Who knows if she would regret it to the point of wishing she could travel back in time and stop herself when she eventually finds out the truth.

For nearly a week thereafter, Bai Xunyin no longer faced Yu Luoyin’s entanglement.

Perhaps because he took her words to heart and realized they were destined for different paths, all interactions were unnecessary, so she let it go.

Bai Xunyin breathed a sigh of relief, but she wasn’t exactly happy because there were things at home that were causing her concern.

In recent days, for some reason, Ji Huiying seemed to be hiding something from her — leaving early and returning late, with an unmistakable sense of unrest.

Bai Xunyin even caught her checking the family’s savings passbook…

Counting money isn’t scary, but what’s frightening is that she had to count secretly, hiding it from someone like her who depends on her for everything.

That’s definitely not a simple matter.

When Bai Xunyin thought about this, her mind buzzed, and her first instinct was to silently and urgently write to Ji Huiying.

[Mom, is Dad’s condition not good lately?]

Bai Hongsheng had always been physically stable, but since the last accident, Bai Xunyin always felt on edge as if she was expecting bad news one day.

“No, no, no, what are you thinking?” Ji Huiying quickly denied, her eyes wandering.

“Your father’s condition is very stable.”

She unconsciously repeated her actions without realizing, clearly indicating that she was becoming quite agitated.

But their recent life continued as usual…

What was Ji Huiying so anxious about?

Bai Xunyin’s delicate eyebrows furrowed in worry. Unable to hold back, she continued writing on paper, her handwriting messy

[Mom, what’s really going on with you lately?]

“Stop asking, Yinyin, can’t you go back to studying?”

Ji Huiying rubbed her temples, sometimes unable to contain her agitation and other times forcing a smile.

She pushed Bai Xunyin back into her room, repeatedly saying, “The college entrance exams are in three months. Yinyin, you just need to focus on your exams, don’t worry about anything else.”

But the more Ji Huiying said this, the heavier Bai Xunyin’s heart felt.

It was as if she was burdened by the frustration of being kept in the dark by the person closest to her, with no outlet for her distress — she even thought about talking to Ah Mo about Ji Huiying’s recent unusual behavior, but every time she tried to speak, she found herself unable to.

She couldn’t even figure out what was going on herself, how could Ah Mo, that carefree girl, possibly understand?

Moreover, at this critical moment, burdening others with worries would only be troublesome. Bai Xunyin didn’t want Ah Mo to be troubled along with her.

She could only silently swallow all her doubts and continue to “act” peacefully with Ji Huiying.

But this appearance of “peacefulness” was shattered completely on the weekend.

High school seniors usually had half a day off on Sundays. Worried about Ji Huiying’s recent state, Bai Xunyin wanted to rest at home and spend time with her during this half-day break, so she declined Ah Mo’s invitation to study together.

However, when Bai Xunyin rode her bike into the narrow alleyways of Ajun Alley, she saw Ji Huiying being cornered by two tall figures against the wall!

Bai Xunyin’s mind buzzed, and without hesitation, she rang the ear-piercing bicycle bell and rushed over —

“Damn it! Where did this lunatic come from!?”

The sudden appearance of the white figure rushing over startled the two menacing men, who barely dodged the bicycle wheel and then erupted into curses.

“Are you blind? Didn’t you see someone here?”

“Yinyin! Why are you back? Weren’t you supposed to be in tutoring?” Ji Huiying’s heart raced, and she angrily and fearfully shielded Bai Xunyin behind her.

She looked at her daughter’s stubborn pale face and urged incessantly, “Don’t worry about this, go back and do your papers…”

“Oh, Ms. Ji, is this your daughter?”

The leader of the men glanced up and down at Bai Xunyin and suddenly smirked. “She’s quite a pretty little thing.”

“Yinyin!”

Ji Huiying’s body trembled slightly, and she sternly ordered, “Go home!”

However, Bai Xunyin stood still, her clear eyes staring blankly at the man before her.

That voice, the familiar tone…

She recognized it; it was the group of loan sharks from three years ago!

Just seeing them brought back the image of Bai Hongsheng leaping from the eighth floor back then. Bai Xunyin felt a familiar chill run up her spine, her teeth unintentionally grinding.

“Ms. Ji, telling your daughter to go home won’t work. We know where you live.”

The man chuckled indifferently, his narrow eyes looking sinister and fierce.

“If you don’t give us the money, we’ll come here every day. If it affects your daughter’s college entrance exams… who do you think will suffer more?”

Bai Xunyin snapped out of her daze, suddenly understanding.

So, Ji Huiying’s recent anxiety, sleepless nights, and even sneaking looks at the savings passbook were all because this group of debt collectors had come knocking again.

Clearly, they had decided to take advantage of this critical time to make Ji Huiying fearful of disturbing her before and after her daughter’s college entrance exams, forcing her to give them money.

Bai Xunyin’s hand clenched into a fist at her side, her fingernails digging into her palm.

“You… you can’t be so unreasonable.”

Ji Huiying, who had worked her entire life in academia, with her gentle disposition, even when agitated, only reasoned with a pale face.

“My husband was driven to suicide by you, and the court has cleared our debt with you…”

“Hah! What’s the court worth!”, The man rudely interrupted her, sneering coldly.

“Can the court stop me from ‘taking a walk’ in this shabby neighborhood every day? It can’t! Your man owed me so much money; did he think dying would settle it? Whether you pay or not, that’s your problem!”

With that, the man walked away with his entourage, indifferent.

The two returned home, burdened with heavy thoughts.

Putting her bag away, Ji Huiying turned to look at the pale-faced young girl, sighed softly, and reassured her in a gentle voice, “Yinyin, don’t be afraid. If they come again, we’ll call the police; there will be a way.”

But whether the police would intervene was uncertain.

Bai Xunyin understood this principle, but she didn’t want Ji Huiying to know that she knew everything, lest she worry. So, she could only nod.

A single mother and orphan were the easiest targets for bullying, especially when they were two seemingly weak and useless women in the eyes of the world.

Bai Xunyin could almost predict the thoughts of those debt collectors; she felt they would be unable to resist paying for peace of mind, and then it would be an endless cycle of extortion. But…

A cold gleam flashed in Bai Xunyin’s hazel eyes. She opened a drawer and took out a Swiss army knife that Bai Hongsheng had given her, putting it in her backpack.

This was the Swiss army knife Bai Hongsheng had given her. When necessary…

…it could save her life.

For the first time at seventeen, the young girl wanted to touch the blade, without telling anyone that she harbored a ‘fight to the death’ mentality.

Was life always this hard?

Or would it get better as she grew older?

Bai Xunyin asked herself this question again, then chuckled lightly.

Fate was a bitch, and life was just that hard.

The next day, after school, when she saw those two debt collectors at the alley entrance, Bai Xunyin was not surprised — since she had seen them yesterday afternoon at the entrance to her neighborhood, she knew they would come looking for her.

Vampires and parasites only like to prey on the weak, and she seemed even ‘weaker’ than her mother.

Bai Xunyin stood her ground in front of the towering men with her bicycle, her eyes icy.

“What’s with that expression, little girl?” The man couldn’t help but laugh at her fearless demeanor.

“We just wanted to have a chat with you. Heard you’re a good student, a top scholar?”

As he spoke, he reached out to touch the girl’s chin.

But the next moment, a pig-like scream pierced the silent alley like a death knell.

“Damn it!!!”

Clutching his bleeding hand, blood spreading and seeping into his eyes, the man glared at Bai Xunyin with bloodthirsty malice.

“You bitch! How dare you bring a knife!”

However, Bai Xunyin paid no attention, utterly focused on slashing the man’s hand with the Swiss army knife without hesitation. At the moment of his agonized cries, her first instinct was to run.

She had to run!

The faster the better! Out of this narrow alley!

Bai Xunyin’s heart and lungs were filled with the rush of running, the icy wind stinging, yet she still felt the urgent footsteps closing in behind her.

They were so close, it felt like they were about to grab her, plunging her into despair like falling into an endless abyss—

But someone grabbed her!

“Bai Xunyin!”

Yu Luoyin, who still quietly escorted her home every day, was buying a bottle of water at the alley entrance when he saw the girl sprinting out as if pursued by a flood or wild beast.

His pupils contracted sharply, and his first reaction was to drop the water and rush over to grab her.

“What’s wrong!?”

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