《My Life or Your Memory》Chapter 5: Psychology
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Jiang Yingyue bergegas pulang. Seluruh tubuhnya sakit, dan meskipun dia tahu tidak ada yang rusak, dia masih sangat kesakitan. Benar-benar hari kelulusan ini.
Dia tidak bisa tidak menggerutu tentang bagaimana tuan muda dari masyarakat atas dimanjakan dan egois, bahkan tidak peduli tentang kehidupan rakyat jelata, membuat suasana hatinya berubah menjadi busuk.
Sebelum tiba di rumah, dia telah melampiaskan semua frustrasinya dengan mengutuk Tuan Muda Shan itu dalam benaknya, berulang kali.
Ketika dia tiba di rumah, dia tahu bahwa orang tuanya masih bekerja. Jadi dia pergi ke pasar untuk membeli bahan makanan sehingga dia bisa mulai memasak makan malam, menyiapkan semuanya ketika orangtuanya pulang dari pekerjaan mereka.
Begitulah kehidupan telah berjalan sejak mereka pindah. Orang tua Jiang Yingyue bekerja berjam-jam untuk memenuhi kebutuhan mereka, sementara dia akan membantu mengurus semua tugas di rumah sebelum belajar. Hidupnya sederhana, tetapi dia merasa itu agak memuaskan.
Setelah dia kembali ke rumah dari pasar dan mulai menyiapkan makanan, Jiang Yingyue bernyanyi dengan gembira di dapur, memasak makan malam mereka: daging babi asam dan manis dengan sisi sayuran dan nasi berdaun.
"Sayangku, baunya seperti surga!" suara ayahnya terdengar dari pintu masuk bersamaan dengan suara pintu yang terbuka dan dia memasuki rumah. Ayahnya bekerja sebagai penjaga di mal, sementara ibunya bekerja di sebuah toko serba ada. Pekerjaan itu kurang menguntungkan daripada apa yang mereka kerjakan sebelumnya, tetapi tidak satu pun dari mereka yang pernah mengeluh.
Tidak lama setelah ayahnya pulang, melewati pintu datang ibunya. Senyum lembut menggantung di wajahnya yang cantik tetapi kuyu ketika dia mencium bau makanan.
"Bayiku adalah yang terbaik," dia tersenyum penuh terima kasih, dan setelah mencuci tangan, keluarga duduk dan mulai makan.
"Sayang, apa rencanamu sekarang setelah kamu lulus dari Riluo High?" ayahnya hanya bisa bertanya. Jiang Yingyue tersenyum, matanya berbinar.
"Aku akan mendaftar ke The Imperial University dan belajar psikologi." Ini sudah menjadi pilihan utamanya sejak lama, dan dia masih yakin akan hal itu. Dia berdebat antara belajar psikologi dan kedokteran, tetapi pada akhirnya, psikologi menang.
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Ibu dan Ayah Jiang senang mendengar bahwa ia telah mengambil keputusan. Mereka sebelumnya memiliki percakapan yang persis sama dengannya dan telah mendengar keinginannya sebelumnya, tetapi mereka masih tidak yakin apakah dia benar-benar akan melakukannya.
"Aku akan melakukan yang terbaik di ujian masuk," Jiang Yingyue berjanji. "Aku akan melamar beasiswa juga sehingga kita tidak perlu membayar terlalu banyak uang kuliah, dan kemudian aku akan mencari pekerjaan paruh waktu untuk dilakukan saat belajar."
"Jangan khawatir, kita juga bisa bekerja lebih lama," janji kedua orangtuanya. Mereka memandangi putri mereka dengan mata lembut dan ekspresi penuh emosi.
Jiang Yingyue mengangguk bahagia dan terus makan sebelum dia membersihkan meja dan mencuci mangkuk dan piring. Dia tahu bahwa orangtuanya menyetujui belajar psikologi karena mereka ingin dia kembali ke hidupnya sendiri, tetapi dia masih tidak mampu melakukannya.
Dia telah hidup sebagai Jiang Fengmian selama dia juga hidup sebagai Jiang Yingyue. Bukan hanya ini, dia takut jika dia melepaskan hidupnya, dia akan kehilangan dia selamanya; perasaan ini selalu mengganggu hatinya, mencekiknya setiap kali dia melihat gadis-gadis manis dan ingin menjadi seperti mereka.
Sementara Jiang Yingyue mulai belajar dan mempersiapkan langkah selanjutnya dalam hidupnya, Han Qingshan tidak bisa mengeluarkan sosok pemuda itu dari benaknya. Dia terus-menerus mengutak-atik teleponnya di padang kuda sambil menunggu pria dingin itu membalas telepon dengan informasi yang dimintanya.
"Tuan Muda Shan, ikutlah dengan kami," kata salah satu sosialita dengan genit dan mengibaskan bulu matanya dengan cara yang menggoda.
"Tuan Muda Shan adalah naga di antara laki-laki," kata seorang sosialita lain sambil menutup mulutnya dengan tangannya dan tertawa ringan. "Dia akan menjadi tokoh terkemuka di negara itu nanti — tidak, di seluruh dunia. Dia pasti sangat sibuk; kita harus membiarkannya."
Para wanita semua bergegas ke padang kuda ketika mereka mendengar bahwa Tuan Muda Shan akan hadir, bahkan kekasih sementara dari tuan muda lainnya menatapnya dengan mata berbintang dan keserakahan.
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Han Corporation adalah perusahaan terbesar di seluruh negeri, dan keluarga terkaya adalah keluarga Han, yang memiliki andil dalam mengendalikan ekonomi asing dan pedalaman.
Semua orang tahu bahwa Tuan Muda Shan tidak ingin bertemu dengan wanita muda atau sosialita, tetapi mereka semua tetap ingin menjadi nyonya muda Korporasi Han sehingga mereka mengikutinya kemana pun dia pergi.
Tuan Muda Shan memiliki kepribadian yang ramah dan dia tampak santai. Selama tidak ada yang menyentuh garis bawahnya, ia akan mempertahankan tingkat persahabatan tertentu dengan semua orang; tetapi jika intinya tersentuh, tidak ada yang tahu apa yang akan terjadi.
Namun, beberapa wanita sebelumnya telah mencoba untuk memberi obat pada Tuan Muda Shan untuk naik ke ranjangnya dengan cara itu, hanya untuk membuat seluruh keluarga mereka jatuh karena tindakan mereka.
Meskipun semua orang tahu bahwa Tuan Muda Shan sulit dihadapi, itu tidak menghentikan sosialita dan wanita muda untuk berfantasi tentang dia, mereka semua ingin menjadi satu-satunya cinta sejatinya, menyia-nyiakan setiap kesempatan yang mereka bisa untuk dekat dengannya. .
Tepat saat Han Qingshan akan menjawab kedua gadis itu, telepon di tangannya mulai berdering, dan sebuah cahaya bersinar di matanya ketika dia pergi ke daerah terpencil dan menjawab panggilan telepon.
"Itu cepat," katanya bersemangat, tetapi suara di ujung telepon hanya mendengus.
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