"You're the older sister, how should you take care of your younger sister?" A stern voice pierced into Shen Yan's ears, and she could only remain silent.
In the living room, the gentle voices of her parents comforting her constantly crying sister filled the air.
Shen Yan pressed her lips tightly together and walked away.
It was only after her parents left in the evening that she came out of her room.
She had always been cautious not to appear too unusual, for fear of being pointed at and called a monster again.
From the very beginning, she felt abnormal, having seen people like her sent to mental institutions.
Therefore, she had always masked her unusual self.
Shen Yan didn't realize that it was her restraint that had allowed her to safely pass through these many years.
Otherwise, she would have fallen into that abyss much sooner.
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Shen Yan had to attend school every day, and also look after her younger brother and sister when she got home.