"I've decided not to go back to school when it starts next year. It's almost the New Year, so I won't call them now and spoil their mood. I feel fortunate to have met you. If it weren't for you, I don't know what will happen to my brother and me now."
If it were not for Jiang Yao, perhaps Zhou Xiaoguang would still be in the police station, or perhaps Zhou Xiaocheng's would not have ended before the New Year.
Zhou Xiaoxia had been very happy to read the newspaper for the past few daysif her sister could see it, she would be delighted too.
Yuan City would welcome a new dawn, and previous sins would be suppressed. It was too bad that the dead would never be able to experience that.
Zhou Xiaocheng had lived in the city's darkest moments, and she had left with despair and pain.
"Thank you so much, Jiang Yao," Zhou Xiaoxia said. "We haven't spent much time together, yet you spent so much effort on my problems. You even put in more effort than my parents in Xiaocheng's matter. This may sound very sentimental, but I think that you are the kindest person I've ever met in my life, even though you don't talk about the things that you have done. I hope that you'll visit me if you're ever in Yuan City again, and I hope that we can stay friends."
Jiang Yao did not expect Zhou Xiaoxia to decide not to go back to school after the matter was over. She wanted to persuade her, but she could not find the words.
When she looked at the lonely grave in her, Jiang Yao finally saw the emotions in Zhou Xiaoxia's eyes. She knew that her friend was afraid that Zhou Xiaocheng would be lonely when she was back in Nanjiang City.
Zhou Xiaoxia could not let go of Zhou Xiaocheng, who had just passed away, nor could she let go of Zhou Xiaoguang, who had yet to grow up.
"You can take a leave of absence," Jiang Yao said. "Sort out your emotions and think about it before making a decision."
She patted Zhou Xiaoxia's shoulder and left the mountains with Chu Sheng.
Che Sheng turned around to look out the rear window as the car headed back to the city. She only wrote a note to Jiang Yao when they reached the bustling city.
She asked, "Do you know why I insist on going abroad to study criminal psychology?"
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