Chapter 4: Buried

Coming back to see his daughter in a coma, perhaps the feeling wasn’t that deep yet.

Especially after hearing that his daughter had been causing trouble, and Wang Meili had scolded her a bit, and then she had threatened to jump into the river, Gu Chunhai would be lying if he said he wasn’t disappointed in this daughter.

Now, Gu Lingling fainting in his arms like this, especially with her saying "I no longer have a mother," deeply touched Gu Chunhai’s heart.

Yao Ruanqian’s death was a devastating blow to him, but wasn’t it the same for his daughter?

At such a young age without a mother’s company, it’s no wonder she ended up this way today.

"This child must have been possessed to say such nonsense, don’t take it to heart." Gu Chunhai sighed, looking at his sleeping daughter, he said to Wang Meili.

"Over the years, everything you’ve done for this family, I’ve seen it all." Gu Chunhai patted Wang Meili’s hand, "I appreciate all you’ve endured."

"I’m content with just hearing you say that." Wang Meili smiled as she glanced at Gu Lingling snuggled under the covers.

She’d wait until Gu Chunhai left to properly scold this dead girl; the words she said earlier nearly made Gu Chunhai doubt her.

But Gu Lingling, under the covers, wasn’t surprised at all to hear Gu Chunhai’s words. She hadn’t expected today’s actions would immediately reveal Wang Meili’s hypocritical nature to Gu Chunhai.

It’s said that a freeze of three feet does not happen overnight; today, she would plant a seed of doubt in Gu Chunhai’s heart.

If she remembered correctly, after this illness, Wang Meili would use her being inattentive in studies as an excuse to make her quit school.

Although now besides attending classes she had to participate in labor, Gu Lingling didn’t want to give up, because in a few years, college entrance exams would be reinstated.

"It’s all my fault. I thought that since Lingling dressed like a boy all the time, I didn’t worry too much about her." At that moment Wang Meili sighed and said to Gu Chunhai, "Who would’ve thought that she...Girls do, after all, grow up and have their own thoughts."

In her hand was a love letter Gu Lingling had written to her class crush, Wang Qingfeng.

Actually, it wasn’t that Gu Lingling had a crush on Wang Qingfeng; it was Gu Juan who liked Wang Qingfeng and begged her to write a love letter for her that day.

But later, Wang Meili discovered it, and because it was in Gu Lingling’s handwriting, she conveniently pinned it on her, using it as an opportunity to keep her from going to school.

In Wang Meili’s eyes, although the family’s money was earned by Gu Chunhai driving long-distance and the monthly allowance from Gu Shaohua in the army, spending it on Gu Lingling was simply a waste.

And Gu Lingling’s fate began to change from that moment on.

Unable to attend school, she became more self-abased, and with her always dressing like a tomboy, it led to later when Lv Guodong’s slight kindness made this girl feel very warm.

It turned out not everyone liked Gu Juan; someone actually noticed her, and it was Lv Guodong.

At that time, to Gu Lingling, Lv Guodong was practically the epitome of style.

Wearing a long coat, bell-bottom pants, sunglasses, and an afro, most importantly, he had a tape recorder that could talk and sing beautifully.

Every time Lv Guodong came to their Nanshui Village, he was like a bright, shining landscape.

Such a dazzling person, and he actually liked her.

Gu Lingling’s girlish heart was completely stirred by such a Lv Guodong, and she was filled with thoughts of Lv Guodong. Of course, in the eyes of regular elders, someone like Lv Guodong was just a hooligan drifter.

However, Gu Lingling was stubbornly set on Lv Guodong, and no matter what anyone said, it didn’t matter.

This was also why later Gu Chunhai was so disappointed, even unwilling to bother with Gu Lingling.

In a previous life she paid the price for her lack of education; even though her cooking skills were excellent in the hotel kitchen, she couldn’t be promoted without a diploma.

Therefore, in this life, no matter what, she would continue her studies.