He Stood Her Up (2)

"When she went to school, she seemed alright. But when she got home, she would become very moody. Sometimes she would smash things at home. Later… we felt something was odd with her, so we took her to see the doctor. The doctor said that her condition was quite serious, and he suggested that we send her to America for treatment. On that night, Linlin almost mutilated herself. We were all shocked, so we quickly sent her to America."

"Self-harm…" Yin Shaojie sighed.

Papa Su's eyes were watery, and there was whimpering in his voice. "It was a really difficult time back in the States. We thought that it was a hopeless situation. But Linlin slowly got better. It's just that sometimes, she would still say some strange things and give a scary smile. But we held onto our hope that she would recover."

Seeing his smile, Yin Shaojie couldn't help but feel sad.

It wasn't easy being a parent.