He had been rubbing his palms together, wanting to seek revenge on Maritian Tautou when he grew up. However, Maritian Tautou had died. Therefore, Xiao Yuan turned his hatred toward Maritian Tautou's son … Zhou Yuchen.
Before Maritian Tautou passed away, she had made appropriate arrangements for Zhou Yuchen. She was worried that her son wouldn't be able to keep the inheritance she had left behind and would be unable to rest in peace before she died. Therefore, she decided to set up a trust for her inheritance …
Every month, other than getting his living expenses, Zhou Yuchen could also get a sum of money to buy things he liked on his birthday every year.
Moreover, there would be a special fund for every festival to ensure Zhou Yuchen's livelihood.
Maritian Tautou had originally planned to bring Zhou Yuchen back to France to live. However, Maritian Tautou's parents had passed away one after another, and her relationship with her younger sister was like fire and water. She was afraid that if she were to hand Zhou Yuchen over to her younger sister, her younger sister would think of ways to obtain the inheritance and mistreat her child. Therefore, she entrusted Zhou Yuchen to the … kind-hearted nanny who had been taking care of the mother and son.
The nanny lost her husband when she was young and then her son when she was middle-aged. She was all alone in this world.
Therefore, when Maritian Tautou entrusted Zhou Yuchen to the nanny, the nanny was both excited and felt pity for Zhou Yuchen. She agreed without even thinking about it. She told Maritian Tautou that if Zhou Yuchen was around … the two of them would have someone to rely on in this world.
Maritian Tautou only had one request for the nanny — to do her best to take care of Zhou Yuchen. She would be responsible for all their living expenses.
Maritian Tautou was a famous person. The moment news of her death spread, Xiao Qinghai looked for Zhou Yuchen, wanting to bring his son back to the Xiao family. However, he was shocked when he saw Zhou Yuchen's eyes.
Zhou Yuchen had always been hidden by Maritian Tautou, so he was rather timid. He was unwilling to leave his only trusted nanny and return to the Xiao family with Xiao Qinghai.
Xiao Qinghai felt that if he were to bring Zhou Yuchen back, the Xiao family's Old Madam probably wouldn't be able to accept Zhou Yuchen's eyes. In the end, he let this matter go.
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Yun Liuli dragged Zhou Yuchen downstairs, let go of Zhou Yuchen's hand, and said, "Everyone bullies the weak and fears the strong. The more you endure it without saying a word, the more you'll get beaten up! One has to learn to save themselves! "
Yun Liuli told Zhou Yuchen exactly what Gu Qingcheng had told her in the past.
She stood in front of Zhou Yuchen, holding the book in one hand and the thermos flask under her arm in the other. "Just like you, I'm not good at socializing. I was also beaten and isolated in middle and high school! Someone told me that if I didn't stand up for myself, I would be bullied even more! He told me … if you can't beat everyone, you can catch one and beat him to death. That's how people are … if you're fierce, they'll be terrified! Don't get bullied again! "
Zhou Yuchen pursed his lips and said nothing.
The reason he was bullied was not only because he never fought back, but also because he felt inferior. It was because of his eyes.
Yun Liuli couldn't see Zhou Yuchen's eyes, nor could she see his expression. She could only see the coldness and alienation in his exquisite jaw.
Yun Liuli was very familiar with this expression. It was exactly the same as the one she had in the past.
Since she had brought trouble to Zhou Yuchen, Yun Liuli didn't plan on sitting next to him anymore. From tomorrow onwards, she would sit somewhere else. She also hoped that Zhou Yuchen would listen to her.
Zhou Yuchen's eyes, which were hidden under his bangs, stared at Yun Liuli's slender back view as she left. His tightly clenched fingers showed signs of relaxing.
Zhou Yuchen was different from the others in school. He didn't like Yun Liuli …
Perhaps … it was because Zhou Yuchen sensed that Yun Liuli was the same as him.
This feeling was especially obvious when Yun Liuli told him that she had also been beaten and isolated in the past.
They weren't good at socializing with others, so it was easy for them to be isolated and become the target of bullying.
Zhou Yuchen had never cared about being isolated by others.
In the past, Yun Liuli had never cared about it either.
Now, Yun Liuli had only started to care about it because of Gu Qingcheng's birthday wish.
And Zhou Yuchen had also started to care about it because of the appearance of one person. He was concerned if she would despise him for always being bullied and thus look down on him.
That person was Yun Liuli's dormitory mate, Du Yingzi.
It was the first week of school. Zhou Yuchen had bought a pile of books from the bookstore opposite the school. When he came out, he was knocked down by a junior high school student who was riding a bicycle, causing the books to fall to the ground.
Du Yingzi and the other two girls from her dormitory came out from the milk tea shop together and helped him pick up the books. The moment he raised his head, under his bangs, which had been blown away by the wind, a pair of emerald green eyes and an amber eye appeared before Du Yingzi.
Du Yingzi's delicate and pretty face appeared slightly stunned.
Zhou Yuchen hurriedly lowered his head and tidied his bangs, then put on his hoodie to cover his hair. He frantically snatched his books from Du Yingzi's hands and was about to leave when he heard Du Yingzi say, "Your eyes are very beautiful!"
This was the first time in so many years that someone had told him that his eyes were very beautiful …
Later on, Zhou Yuchen started to pay attention to Du Yingzi, so he naturally noticed Yun Liuli, who was in the same dormitory as Du Yingzi.
The moment he saw Yun Liuli, Zhou Yuchen realized that they were the same kind, so he didn't like her. It was because Zhou Yuchen subconsciously hated himself.
Zhou Yuchen silently paid attention to Du Yingzi. He knew that Du Yingzi was lively and cheerful, and many people liked her. Even though Du Yingzi wasn't that eye-catching when she stood beside a stunning beauty like Yun Liuli, everyone liked her because of her easygoing personality.
In the beginning, Du Yingzi would still greet Zhou Yuchen when she saw him. Later on … everyone started to distance themselves from Zhou Yuchen, and Du Yingzi also started to distance herself from him.
Later on, Zhou Yuchen heard Du Yingzi say that his eyes were scary to others behind his back. Zhou Yuchen was really upset, feeling that he was probably a monster like others said. Otherwise, why would his eyes have a different color?
After going through Du Yingzi's experience, it was even harder for Zhou Yuchen to open up to others. This was despite the fact that Du Yingzi hadn't done anything, not even having the thought of being friends with Zhou Yuchen.
Zhou Yuchen stood at the foot of the stairs for a very long time, his mind filled with Yun Liuli's words.
Zhou Yuchen closed his eyes and told himself … never to feel touched by someone's words again. Others were just saying it casually, so he shouldn't take it too seriously.
He hugged his books to his chest and walked toward the school's entrance.
During class the next day, Zhou Yuchen sat in the third row from the back. His surroundings were still empty.
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