Three Women in the Cage

While Yang Yu was stunned, Yang Ming had already walked behind her and called her again!

Yang Yu had no choice but to turn around and said with a bitter smile, "Why did you chase me?"

Yang Ming took out a few bills from his purse and stuffed them into Yang Yu's hand while saying with mixed emotions, "I promised to give you the money, why didn't you wait for me and left?"

Yang Yu looked at the obviously extra money in his hand, hesitated for a moment, took out two bills, stuffed the rest back and said, "If you're in a hurry to pay, don't give me so much! I'll only take what we agreed on before, you can take the rest back! I can't take it..."

Looking at the money that was stuffed back, Yang Ming felt lost. This was like drawing a line between them and him. He sighed, not knowing when they had become so estranged!

"Take it! I was the one who asked you to come here. Now it has become like this, I feel bad about it. Let this be your compensation for the loss of your wasted trip!" Yang Ming said earnestly!

In the past, Yang Yu would have thanked him and accepted it, but now, she no longer wanted his charity! She hated the feeling of being a beggar, as if everyone thought she was a poor creature, waiting for their charity!

It's like if my younger sister gives me a job, I will invisibly belittle myself and feel that I depend on her for a living, so I should bow down to her!

As for my third brother, he always watched them being indifferent and distant to him, and then gave himself some money nonchalantly, as if this could erase the invisible harm they caused him. In the end, he would be grateful to them for the sake of some money!

Who has some pure and true feelings? Are you pitying yourself? You can't bear it, so just give me two bills casually. Can you forget the past grudges and the neglect and indifference?

She couldn't do it, and she didn't want to put herself in a difficult position! To make her position clear, she resolutely refused his charity, looked at Yang Ming coldly and said, "I only take what I deserve, forget about the extra! You don't have to feel sorry for me, I won't starve to death with a few hundred yuan! Okay, thank you for coming to give me the money, I'm going to buy a ticket now, I won't tell you anymore..."

Looking at Yang Ming's hurt eyes, Yang Yu turned around proudly and walked towards the platform where tickets could be purchased!

She knew that her third brother would definitely feel bad after being rejected like this today! But why should she put herself in a difficult position to make him feel better? If she accepted his kindness, she would lose all her pride, while he would not feel guilty at all, thinking that a few hundred yuan would be enough to compensate her and that he had done nothing inconsiderate, thus letting go of the blame and not having to feel guilty!

She was the only one who lost from the beginning to the end. She bought out her self-esteem with just a few hundred yuan. Why couldn't she make them feel better? Otherwise, she would be the only one struggling in the vortex. Since she was going to suffer, let everyone suffer together!

Sure enough, seeing Yang Yu resolutely turn and leave, Yang Ming's heart sank, as if he had lost his grip on something! Those feelings he once had were finally slipping away in his hands, until there was no trace of them left!

Is that so? He didn't know if he was using a few hundred yuan to alleviate his guilt, or, as his elder sister said, out of pity, or charity! Maybe, maybe, maybe it was all of the above!

It’s just that the elder sister who once gave her charity didn’t refuse it, and she didn’t delve into it too deeply. Perhaps she was afraid to delve into it, afraid that the unbearable, indifferent, and contemptuous thoughts hidden deep in her heart would tear apart the hypocritical truth that was disguised on the surface!

But now, he had to face his true feelings. Perhaps his elder sister also felt it! That's why she rejected him like this...

But how many people can truly control their sincerity without any distractions? Human hearts are just like that. Even the closest relationships can never be as peaceful and calm as they were at the beginning!

He stood there in a daze until he could no longer see his elder sister. He knew that this time, his elder sister had returned with resentment towards them! This feeling was ultimately unforgivable...

Turning around, he returned to the car in a daze, sitting in the driver's seat in a daze, and for the first time felt deeply powerless!

Yang Yu bought the ticket and entered the station without looking back at him. She thought to herself, "Let it be! Why bother to dwell on it? Some things have changed and they are changed. If we continue to dwell on them, it will only torture each other. It would be better to just part ways and go our separate ways. No one owes anyone anything, no one hates anyone, and the heart is as calm as still water..."

Xinxin at school didn't know her mother was coming back today. Since her mother went out to work, she never called or wrote to her. She didn't know how to contact her mother.

Her daily routine of going between the classroom, cafeteria and dormitory made her feel fulfilled, and she gradually made some friends!

But the weekend was what she was most worried about, because it meant she had to go home and could no longer live in the dormitory!

But when she returned home, the house was empty, without any smell of human habitation, and filled with eerie silence. She was afraid of this quiet and suffocating feeling!

Ever since her mother left to work and she was forced to live on campus, she's been terrified of going home! She dreads the weekend every day, hoping to stay in school forever, perhaps even forever!

However, it was not as she wished. When the first weekend of her boarding school came, everyone was immersed in the joy of going home. Those who went to school on day trips would carry their schoolbags as soon as school was over and go home happily together.

Those who live on campus rush to the dormitory as soon as school is over, pack their things happily, and go home in groups of three or four. They are so anxious because they haven't been home for a long time, and they are full of impatience!

Only Xinxin sat in the classroom in confusion. She had neither the joy of a day student nor the eagerness of a boarding student. She had no idea where her direction was and where her home would be!

It was not until the monitor was about to lock the door that she slowly walked towards the dormitory with her textbook in her hand. When she passed the door of the dormitory manager, she was stopped.

"Which dormitory are you from? Why haven't you left yet? I'm going to lock the door." The dormitory manager said impatiently.

It’s no wonder that she doesn’t recognize Xinxin. After all, Xinxin has only been here for a week, and there are too many boarding students, so she can’t remember everyone!

She was just curious. At this time of day, the dormitory would have been cleared out long ago, and those classmates would run faster than rabbits when the holidays came. Now, when she met Xinxin, a classmate who was neither hurried nor slow, she felt strange.

Hearing what the dorm auntie said, Xinxin blushed and said awkwardly, "Auntie, I'm in dormitory 301. I don't want to go home. Can I stay in the dormitory on weekends?"

She knew that the school had a rule that no one could stay overnight on weekends, but she still wanted to fight for it. Even though she was timid, she asked with a blushing face!

Upon hearing this, the dorm auntie's face immediately darkened and she forcefully scolded her, "Who told you you could live in school during the holidays? Didn't you read the school regulations? No student can stay in school after the holidays. It's not my rule, it's the school's clear rule. Pack your things and leave! Don't break the rules, or I'll be punished too. Besides, if you don't go back, I have to go back too. You expect me to stay by your side!"

The dorm manager mercilessly scolded Xinxin. Occasionally, a few slacking students would pass by, looking at her strangely and muttering, "Some people don't want to go back and still want to live in this cage-like dormitory! I don't understand. Anyway, I can't wait to go back!"

Another voice echoed, "That's right, I want to go back soon too. I want to eat the food my mom cooks. Let's go!"

As the two voices became farther and farther away, Xinxin ran upstairs with red eyes under the urging gaze of the dormitory manager!