That summer of my sophomore year, my family wanted to buy a new house, so my parents took me to look at various properties.

On a pedestrian street in the suburbs, I saw Zhao Juan holding a child in her arms, picking fruits at a fruit stall.

Because she was dissatisfied with a few bad grapes in a bunch, Zhao Juan started arguing with the stall owner.

The child in her arms started crying loudly, looking very pitiful.

My mom saw me standing still and asked me what was wrong.

I pointed to Zhao Juan and said, "That's Zhao Juan and her child."

My mom was shocked, "She already has a child? No way..."

Due to my lack of communication, my parents had never paid attention to Zhao Juan's subsequent situation, so they were very surprised to know that she had already married and had a child.

After all, in their minds, this was the age for studying and going to school.

I also didn't know if the child Zhao Juan was holding was Chen Rui's.

Based on their ages, it should be.

But from the way they were dressed, it didn't seem like they had entered Chen Rui's family.

Perhaps I had been looking for too long, Zhao Juan seemed to have noticed and turned to look at me.

At that moment, a strong sense of hatred flashed in her eyes when she saw me.

Me: "..."

But soon, the child in her arms started crying loudly.

She frowned, patted the child a few times, then turned and walked away.

At that moment, I knew.

She probably wouldn't come looking for me again in this lifetime.

Having her own child and responsibilities, she wouldn't go crazy and do extreme things anymore.

Our lives had once intersected in a subtle way.

But after that, we had completely different endings.

My mom looked at her back and sighed, "This child, why did she get married so early? She should focus on her studies."

My parents are kind-hearted, they didn't know about what happened in the past life, so it's normal for them to sympathize with Zhao Juan.

But I wouldn't.

If given another chance, I would still make the same choice as today.

Some people have hearts like black holes, you can't touch them at all. Once you touch them, you'll be pulled in, and you won't be able to escape for the rest of your life.

Even with close relatives like sisters, you have to keep your distance from such people.

"What are you and your daughter staring at over there? Let's go, they're rushing us at the sales office."

My dad shouted from a distance, full of energy.

I took my mom's hand and said, "Mom, let's go."

The warm light of the sunset fell on our family of three, feeling warm.

The darkness of the past had been erased.

May the rest of our lives be bright and without any more twists and turns.

【End of the chapter】