"You just said I could see Lin Xirou soon. What's going on? Is she also joining Aik for the victory tour?"

Kenneth nodded and said, "That's right, the first stop of this year's Highway Hero Team victory tour will be in Huaxia."

"Xirou will be there too?" Ye Qiu asked.

Kenneth replied, "Of course, Lin Xirou is now a 9-star Bronze Car King and a main force of the Highway Hero Team, so she's definitely coming back."

"That's great."

Thinking about seeing Lin Xirou soon, Ye Qiu felt a strong sense of anticipation and joy in his heart, almost feeling impatient.

He asked, "Do you know when it is?"

After thinking for a moment, Kenneth said, "It should be July 3rd, and the location should be Shangjing. This information should be on the racing driver forums."

"July 3rd, in Shangjing?"

Ye Qiu thought to himself, "Right after the college entrance exam, it looks like I need to make a trip to Shangjing."

Thinking of this, Ye Qiu suddenly thought of what Kenneth had just mentioned about the racing driver forums and was startled.

"Damn."

Ye Qiu said.

"What happened?"

Ye Qiu quickly started the car.

After seeing the news of Lin Xirou's marriage that day, he left a message for her. If Lin Xirou saw it, she must be very sad.

"I really hope she doesn't see it."

After starting the car, Ye Qiu increased the speed to the extreme, which immediately shocked Kenneth beside him, who shouted, "Ye Qiu, your skills have actually reached…"

...

Ye Qiu was rushing home at full speed, intending to delete his message, while Lin Xirou in the United States had just ended a day of training and returned home exhausted.

Originally, this phase was supposed to be her break, but Lin Xirou trained hard, trying to earn enough money as soon as possible to repay the debt her parents owed to Aik's family.

At the same time, Lin Xirou wanted to exhaust her body with intense training because whenever she had free time, she would think of Ye Qiu.

Once she thought of Ye Qiu, Lin Xirou would deeply miss him, wanting to leave and find him.

After parking the car, the tall Lin Xirou returned home.

Lin Xirou, tall and slender, not only looked tired due to fatigue but also appeared fragile. Her delicate face was drawn, and her starry eyes reflected deep exhaustion.

When she opened the door and entered the room, after changing her shoes and seeing her parents sitting in the living room, a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes.

Sighing, Lin Xirou knew her parents would start nagging her again.

"You're back!"

Lin Xirou's mother, Huang Juan, said.

Huang Juan, around forty, fashionably dressed with a head of red curly waves, was then comfortably reclining, wearing black patterned stockings that didn't suit her age, with slippers dangling from her feet.

A cigarette dangled from her red-painted fingernails, puffing smoke. She glanced at Lin Xirou and coldly remarked.

Seeing Huang Juan's demeanor, Lin Xirou slightly furrowed her brows and said, "Mom, how many times have I told you not to smoke? It's bad for your health."

"Hmph, you still care about us?"

At this moment, Lin Xirou's father, Lin Jingye, spoke.

Lin Jingye, around fifty, was very overweight, with puffy eyes, suggesting frequent drinking, which had worn him out.

Lin Xirou glanced at Lin Jingye and said, "Dad, of course I care about you. I…"

Bam.

Before Lin Xirou could finish her sentence, Lin Jingye slammed the table and scolded, "You care about us? If you cared, you wouldn't make me suffer. Do you know how people ridicule us because of you?"

Lin Xirou remained silent, clenching her fists tightly.

Lin Jingye said, "Look at you, how long has it been since that Ye Qiu left, and you're still thinking about him? What's wrong with Aik? He has money and looks good, and most importantly, he likes you. He's so much better than that Ye Qiu. Why are you so stubborn and not agreeing to him?"

"Dad, don't mention Ye Qiu."

"Why can't I mention him? He's not as good as Aik in any way." Lin Jingye said.

Lin Xirou shouted, "Ye Qiu is better than Aik in every way. I won't allow you to say that about him."

Smack.

Before Lin Xirou's words were finished, Lin Jingye slapped her on her fair, tender face.

Lin Xirou clutched her face, looking incredulously at Lin Jingye, who also stood there in a daze after hitting her.

Huang Juan quickly stood up, pressed Lin Jingye onto the sofa, and then, seeing the tear-filled eyes of Lin Xirou, comforted, "Xirou, don't blame your dad. He's right in what he said. We…"

Before Huang Juan could finish, Lin Xirou already ran to her room, wiping her tears.

Huang Juan shouted, "Xirou, you're not a child anymore. You should be sensible. Are you trying to make us mad?"

Bam.

The door to Lin Xirou's room closed, and Huang Juan sat on the sofa, seething. Lin Jingye looked at his hand and said, "Did I go too far just now?"

Huang Juan sighed and said, "You did go too far, but Xirou really isn't sensible."

"I shouldn't have hit her." Lin Jingye's eyes flashed with deep remorse and guilt.

Huang Juan comforted, "You're just under too much pressure. After all, our debt to Aik's family is enormous."

Lin Jingye sighed, glanced at the tightly closed door of Lin Xirou's room, and said to Huang Juan, "Go check on her. I've never said a word to Xirou all these years. Go see that she's okay."

Huang Juan shook her head: "Don't worry, Xirou will be fine."

...

After entering the room, Lin Xirou leaned against the door, hugging her knees, and began crying bitterly.

Indeed, Lin Jingye had never scolded her, let alone hit her, from childhood to adulthood.

This slap today would undoubtedly cause her immense pain.

The crying grew louder as Lin Xirou seemed to want to shed all the grievances and pressure she had endured recently.

"Why? Why do I have to bear so much?"

Lin Xirou muttered, her eyes red from crying.

Although she was famous and highly regarded outside, at the end of the day, she was still a young girl bearing not only her parents' debt issues but also other responsibilities; the pressure on her was overwhelming, and it seemed she would have crumbled long ago if she weren't strong enough.

At this moment, after Lin Jingye's slap, any remaining strength in Lin Xirou evaporated, and the wall inside her crumbled instantaneously.

Her eyes became dull, and as tears dried up, Lin Xirou felt for the first time that life seemed meaningless.

She had had enough. She didn't want to live so oppressed anymore.

Slowly raising her head, the tear-streaked face displayed a hint of resolution. Her swollen eyes scanned all around, suddenly spotting a fruit knife on the table in front of her, eyes lighting up with a glint.

Then, suddenly getting up, she walked to the table, picked up the fruit knife, biting her lower lip hard, shut her eyes tightly, and brought the knife closer to her delicate wrist.

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