Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

"Ah!" Karen was startled by Mo Yan's smile.

Listening to Mo Yan talk about his past, I felt nothing but sympathy and a sense of strangeness.

"Then...what happened next?" Karen asked tremblingly.

"Later? My mother and the other parent were called to the school. As expected, she didn't understand the whole story but only saw the results. She began to criticize my behavior for no reason, saying that I was unworthy of her upbringing and had caused a terrible disaster. She even slapped me hard in front of the teacher." Mo Yan said dissatisfiedly.

Hearing this, Kailin stomped her feet in anger.

"Why is this happening? You are obviously the victim!"

Mo Yan smiled bitterly and said, "Who says it's not? The world is so unfair, yet so fair. The police intervened, and I told her the whole story in front of everyone. I angrily told her all the grievances I'd suffered over the years. Anyway, things have come to this, and I don't care about myself or what others think of me. Killing someone means paying with your life. The worst that can happen is death, and I feel incredibly happy to see their expressions before I die!"

At this point, Mo Yan calmed down and said, "Fortunately, the police conducted a detailed investigation into the incident. The judge ruled it excessive self-defense and ultimately exempted me from all punishment due to my minor status. However, due to the repercussions of this incident, I was expelled from school. To avoid being targeted by my enemies, my mother took me away from the city where we had lived. Since then, she has taken care of me meticulously, as if to make amends."

"Hmph, that's easy to say, but how can I make up for the injuries I suffered in the past?" Mo Yan said with a snort.

At this time, Kailin said sadly: "So your past was also so unbearable. I thought my parents' attitude towards me when I was a child was already very unfortunate, but I didn't expect..."

Kailin was silent for a moment, then said, "Do you want to know my story? Actually, I was picked up by my father on the street. My original parents, like your mother, valued my academic performance more than me. Even my daily desires and interests were based on their thinking. In their eyes, I was like a mindless machine. I had to do whatever they said. I had no freedom at all."

"Finally, I couldn't stand this kind of family anymore, so I chose to run away from home!"

Go? Leave this house and don't come back! This was the last thing Kailin's mother said when she left home in tears, so she made up her mind.

She wandered the streets for seven days. When she was hungry, she rummaged through trash cans or scoured the food thrown out by roadside restaurants. When she was thirsty, she stole a bottle from a hotel bathroom and drank some tap water. When she felt sleepy, she lay down on a chair at a roadside bus stop. If she saw the police, she would take a detour, and if she saw passersby trying to call for help, she would avoid them.

That very night, she met Master Zhao who had just gotten off work and was about to go home.

At that time, Kailin was lying on a bench by the roadside. Master Zhao walked towards her and greeted her carefully.

Child, where is your family?

Me? I don't have a family... I don't want a selfish family like that...

"And so, Dad brought me back to the auto repair shop, and we've been dependent on each other ever since. He treated me like his own daughter. Not only did he raise money and use his connections to send me to junior high school, but he also taught me many lessons while washing cars," Kailin said with a gratified smile. "Well, since graduating from middle school, I've been working for Dad in the auto repair shop, hoping to help him expand and prosper. But now... well, it's been so many days, and I wonder if Dad will be worried."

After saying that, Kailin waved her hands and lamented.

Mo Yan stood aside and sighed after listening to Kailin's narration.

"Alas, every parent longs for their children to succeed, to achieve the goals they themselves couldn't reach when they were young. But who knows that their expectations will instead become pressure, burdening their children with burdens they shouldn't have to bear at their age?" He sighed angrily and then said, "Alright, we've talked and said what we needed to say. Let's go back and don't keep Zixuan, Zhao Heng, and the others waiting too long."

"Yeah." Kailin nodded and agreed.

……

In the hotel, Zixuan tossed and turned in bed. She sighed angrily and then sat up from the bed.

"Still not asleep?"

"Hmm. Hmm?" Zi Xuan suddenly realized that Zhao Heng was standing at the door of the room.

"Wait, how did you get in?" Zi Xuan asked.

Zhao Heng looked at the wide-open door calmly and said, "Because your door is open and you're still waiting for Kailin and the others?"

"Yeah." Zixuan nodded and then asked, "Where's Tianlang?"

"He's sleeping soundly in his room, and I couldn't sleep because I was waiting for Mo Yan," Zhao Heng said calmly. "Well, we're both waiting for someone anyway, do you want to chat?"

"Well, come in and sit down." Zixuan agreed after taking a breath.

Zhao Heng nodded and followed Zixuan's direction to sit next to her.

"What do you want to talk about?" Zi Xuan asked.

Zhao Heng was silent for a moment, then spoke up, "I heard you were a science student, and you seem quite knowledgeable about medical science. Could it be that you graduated with a medical degree?"

"This shouldn't be your business, right?" Zi Xuan replied after hearing Zhao Heng's question.

Zhao Heng nodded and said, "Yeah, I'm just curious. It's okay if you don't want to talk about it."

At this time, Zixuan sighed angrily.

"You're right. I did graduate with a medical degree. Actually, I was adopted by my grandmother-in-law from an orphanage. She has two pairs of children. My uncle and aunt are busy with work, so we rarely see each other except for dinner and after get off work."

Zixuan then continued, "You know, the elderly are frail and often sick, and my mother-in-law has no one to take care of her at home. Even if something happens to her, no one would care. Plus, her children have careers outside and never pay alimony, so she can't afford the exorbitant medical expenses. That's why I decided to become a medical student."

"So that's how it is. But in my impression, medical students should be very busy after they start working, right?" Zhao Heng asked.

"That's true," Zixuan said, hugging her knees. "Since graduating from my program, I quickly started working as an intern at a city hospital. Sometimes I also participate in surgeries, and I'm busy until very late every day, but it's not as hard as most people think."

"Everyone has their work handed over, and after the diagnosis is over, everyone has a small period of time to rest, even if it is very short."

“That’s really hard work.”

"Who said it wasn't, huh?" At this moment, Zi Xuan was suddenly stunned. She turned her head and looked behind her. At this moment, Tianlang passed through the wall next door and lay beside the wall.

"Tianlang? Didn't Zhao Heng say you were asleep?" Zi Xuan asked in confusion.

Tianlang's upper body was exposed from the wall, and his lower body was still on the other side of the wall. He just lay on the ground and listened with relish. If Kailin knew that he used his ability to do this, she would probably be furious.

Tianlang nodded and said, "Yes, that's true, but the soundproofing in this room is too poor. It's hard not to wake you guys up after you've been chatting for so long, right?"

"Then go ahead and leave!" Zi Xuan said angrily with her hands on her hips.

"Hehe, I just don't want to disturb you." Tianlang scratched his head and said with a smile, then stood up and walked over from the other side of the wall.