chapter 11
When I arrived in the classroom, as usual, I took out breakfast from my bag and handed it to Lu Xiuqi.
He had gone from resisting at first to now accepting it with ease. After taking it, he even looked at me seriously and said:
“I owe you one for this. If anyone bullies you in the future, just mention my name.”
“No need. No one can bully me.”
I spread out my books and focused all my attention on my studies.
Liu Qingqing always tells me that all roads lead to Rome, but I was born in Rome.
She says she envies me, envies me so much she could die.
She says I can play the piano, dance ballet, and my English sounds just like a native speaker.
I wear beautiful clothes, live in a luxurious villa, and lead a dreamlike life like a princess.
But what she doesn’t know is that every morning, the princess gets up at five to start studying. On weekends and during winter and summer breaks, when everyone else is playing, I’m either practicing dance or practicing piano.
From the age of five or six until now, I haven’t had a single day to play.
My life is nothing but study, and more study.
My parents believe in elite education. They believe in talent, but even more in hard work.
When I was little, only when I worked desperately hard and won all kinds of trophies would my parents smile at me and reward me with a family meal.
In our circle, I am the model praised by all the parents, and the nightmare in the eyes of other children.
Liu Qingqing thinks excellence comes from family background, but she doesn’t know that excellence is a habit.
A hardworking soul cannot be confined by any body.