It was Yuan Su's handwriting, bold and forceful, with a streak of defiance. Now, though, it felt like a knife slowly slicing through her heart.
Pu Yu opened the envelope with trembling hands.
[Pu Yu:
By the time you read this letter, the college entrance exams should be over.
Don't cry.
But I know you will.
I'm sorry. I broke my promise.
I didn't go to the exam hall, and I didn't wait for you under the camphor tree.
That "lying little dog" probably won't ever live that down.
You don't need to look for me. You won't find me, anyway.
I've already thrown away my SIM card and cut off every way of contacting me.
Every penny of Grandma's surgery money was earned honestly and cleanly. Use it without worrying. You don't owe me anything, and you don't need to think about paying it back.
To me, this shop was an old dream, but it was also a shackle.
Those people dared to come knocking without a care, dared to threaten you, because I was still there. I couldn't get away.
Only by selling it, only by disappearing completely,
could I keep the mess of debts my father left behind from falling on you and Grandma.
Trading it now for peace and security for you both, for a future where you have nothing hanging over you, was worth it.
It really was.
This is also the last thing I can do for you.
That day in the alley, you said we should both get into college and leave, go somewhere with light.
I've fulfilled the first half of that promise on my own-watching you get out.
You'll have to finish the second half for me.
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