This is the only possibility that Yu Yanyan can think of.
...
Ruan Nuan frowned and hesitated for a while, then said with some uncertainty, "Probably... you can say that."
"perhaps?"
Yu Yanyan repeated Ruan Nuan's words.
"Hmm~"
Ruan Nuan dug into the holes on the stone table with his fingers, "How should I say it?"
"Chen Xi's... mental condition is a bit-"
She tilted her head and thought for a while, and finally found a suitable and euphemistic word, "Weird."
"strangeness?"
Yu Yanyan blurted out and asked subconsciously.
Immediately, there was a hint of thoughtfulness on his face.
As for what's wrong with Chen Xi's mental state...
Anyone who knows what happened to her won’t find it incomprehensible, right?
There may even be a feeling of "ah, sure enough".
...
It goes without saying that being accidentally blinded as a child is a huge blow to a child who is just beginning to be curious about everything in the world.
When a blind child sees the light again, anyone can understand the joy and gratitude in his heart.
So, how happy and grateful the child was at that time, and how sad she would be when she lost her sight again...even hatred and despair...
She simply couldn't imagine it.
...
Yu Yanyan thought that if she was the one who experienced this, she might... collapse.
Since she is destined to lose her light, why give her hope?
...
This made her despair even deeper.
...
After experiencing such ups and downs of emotional changes, wouldn't it be strange if your spirit didn't change at all?
"Is it depression?"
Yu Yanyan guessed.
"It would be better if it was depression."
Ruan Nuan's words made Yu Yanyan's heart skip a beat. Her previous thoughts...may have gone wrong.
"What's the meaning?"
...
Ruan Nuan's facial features wrinkled together and his expression was troubled.
It seems a little hard to say.
"Don't force it if you can't say it."
Seeing this, although Yu Yanyan felt a little regretful, he said aloud.
"It's not that I can't say it."
Ruan Nuan shook his head slightly, "I just don't know what to say."
Yu Yanyan became more and more curious.
"Chen Xi..."
Ruan Nuan organized her words and said, "I'm hallucinating."
"Hallucination?"
Yu Yanyan exclaimed.
Xiao Xiao also slightly raised his eyebrows in surprise.
...
"Um."
Now that he mentioned the hallucination, Ruan Nuan's thoughts suddenly became smoother.
"Chen Xi..."
...
Ruan Nuan was a little hesitant at first about whether to take the tutoring job.
After all, the other party told her from the beginning that her student was blind.
However, the middle-aged couple's concern for their daughter moved her.
She knew that the reason why they came to her was because they did not want her daughter to be treated as a blind person.
...
If your daughter is looking for a tutor, it would be better to find a teacher who understands Braille.
Because my daughter cannot see.
Of course Chen Xi's parents knew.
However, teachers who understand Braille teach students with special needs, so their attitudes toward students are always somewhat different.
Just like kindergarten teachers and elementary school teachers, elementary school teachers and junior high school teachers, the feelings are different.
Even though it's just a subtle difference, my daughter doesn't like it.
They know it.
My daughter was not born blind.
My daughter was once visible.
Even though he seems to accept this fact on the surface, there is always some resistance in his heart.
For example, my daughter doesn’t like to read Braille and would rather listen to audio books.
Even after she lost her sight, there was not a single book of Braille in her room.
They are all ordinary books.
...
The first time Ruan Nuan saw Chen Xi, she realized something was wrong.
The sixteen-year-old girl is a little thin, but there is not much shadow between her eyebrows.
This surprised her, but she also breathed a sigh of relief.
Just when she was about to smile, her eyes froze.
The girl's posture is a little strange.
There was nothing in his arms, but he acted like he was holding something.
Looking at the girl's slightly raised corners of her mouth, she felt a little strange in her heart.
"Hello, Teacher Ruan."
The girl's voice was slightly hoarse.
Ruan Nuan's heart skipped a beat and she hurriedly pulled back her distracted thoughts. She subconsciously showed a polite smile on her face and said, "Hello."
"Chen Xi."
...
The girl looked slightly dazed, "Well, my name is Chen Xi."
"But I haven't seen the morning light for a long time."
The girl's voice was too soft, and Ruan Nuan didn't hear clearly what she said.
The only two identifiable words are...Chen Xi.
Ruan Nuan thought the girl introduced her name.
She looked into the girl's eyes, and there was light projected on them, reflecting a shallow halo, but ultimately it could not shine into her eyes.
When the girl spoke her name, the thin layer of light seemed so fragile that it seemed to disintegrate at the touch of a finger.
Ruan Nuan suddenly wondered, does the girl like her name? Or does she hate her name?
...
Chen Xi walked towards his room.
Looking at the girl's back, if she hadn't known about the girl's blindness from the beginning, she would have thought that the girl was just an ordinary girl.
Because the girl in front didn't hesitate at all, her steps were slow and her goal was clear.
...
Ruan Nuan did not follow immediately.
She looked at the middle-aged couple beside her, who were Chen Xi's parents.
"Uncle, auntie."
Ruan Nuan didn't know how to raise her doubts.
Father Chen and Mother Chen glanced at each other, but both had expressions of understanding.
"Teacher Ruan."
Mother Chen spoke.
Probably because of her daughter's condition, the mother's brows were always slightly frowned and she never relaxed for a moment.
"We know what you want to ask."
...
Ruan Nuan, who was struggling with the words and even thought about not asking, was stunned.
they know?
...
Mother Chen sighed deeply.
"Sorry, Teacher Ruan."
"We didn't hide it from you on purpose."
"only-"
Mother Chen was silent for a while before continuing, "We are worried that if we tell you the truth, you will not be willing to be Xiaoxi's tutor."
"We told the truth before, but no one was willing to be Xiaoxi's teacher."
"However, in fact, the result has not changed much."
The aura around Mother Chen's body was a little depressed, "After all, there is something wrong with Xiao Xi's appearance."
"How can I hide this?"
Father Chen patted Mother Chen's shoulder, then looked at Ruan Nuan, "I'm sorry, Teacher Ruan."
"We deliberately concealed some information about our daughter from you."
"But please, for the sake of our good intentions as parents, can you please stay?"
...
"Xiao Xi is looking forward to Teacher Ruan very much."
...
"She has always wanted to have the opportunity to go abroad with us again in the future, and then she will be our translator."
"Let's play together as a family."
...
"We have found a lot of tutors, but Xiaoxi's situation..."
In this regard, Chen's father didn't say much. He paused and said, "I also know that we are forcing others to make things difficult."
"However, we want to try our best to meet any request of Xiaoxi."