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Chapter 14 Changes in Him
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Chapter 14 ?Changes in Him
Translated by Twelve_Months_of_May

Gu Mingxi, why do I always have to accommodate you in everything I do?

In the quiet room, Pang Qian returned Gu Mingxi’s gaze. She suddenly wondered what had happened during these years that made it so hard for them to separate.

At the start, they went to school together. Pang Shuisheng instructed Pang Qian, “Qian Qian, you’re Mingxi’s little sister. Mingxi doesn’t have any arms. If anyone bullies him, you have to tell the teacher. And when you come home, you have to tell me. Most importantly, if there’s something that Mingxi can’t do, you have to help him.”

Pang Qian carried this mission as she started school with Gu Mingxi. At the time, Gu Mingxi had just lost his arms one year ago. There really was so much that he couldn’t do. He had a hard time flipping the pages of books and writing things. The boxes for writing characters was so small, but when he used his feet to write, his characters were very big. He could only use a lot more time than other kids to practice each stroke after stroke.

The first week of school, Li Han had gone along. She would help Gu Mingxi, as she showed Pang Qian how to help him. And then Li Han stopped going to school with them. Pang Qian, who had just turned 6 years old, had become Gu Mingxi’s little caretaker.

When they started and finished school, Pang Qian needed to help him put on and take off his backpack. When he used his feet to put his things away, she would give him a hand, because he still wasn’t very adept at using his feet. He would often drop his books and wouldn’t be able to pick them up. When they drank milk, she had to help him insert the straw and place it by his feet. When it was time to eat, she had to help him pick up his meal. At that time, Gu Mingxi wasn’t very good at eating his food. He would always drop the food onto his clothes or his desk. Pang Qian had to help him clean up. When it was winter time, because they wore more clothes, it wasn’t easy for Gu Mingxi to move around. So then, Pang Qian had to help him eat as well.

Actually, there were so many of these kinds of things, you couldn’t count them. At school or when they had other activities, little Pang Qian was just like Gu Mingxi’s shadow. Except for when he went to the washroom, she would help him with all types of things. Help him put on his hat, help him get things, help him take off his raincoat, help him tie his shoelaces, help him buy his bus ticket, help wipe away his sweat…

This lifestyle had continued for many years, and Pang Qian had already grown accustomed to it. Gu Mingxi as well. Even though later on, Gu Mingxi had learned how to do many things on his own and didn’t need Pang Qian’s help as much, the two of them had grown used to having the other by their side.

But this kind of balance would one day be broken. They would grow up, and find their individual personalities. They’d want to have their own lives. Just like all the young boys and girls in the world, they would hate their parents sneaking looks at their diaries. They wouldn’t tell their parents all about their concerns anymore. There would be some student in their class of the opposite sex who gave them good feelings and would leave them smiling all day long. They would want to make new friends and have their own social activities, just like a grown up. They’d be interested in new and fresh things. With curiosity, they’d explore the world. They’d start chasing stars. They’d read books they didn’t use to understand. They’d start reflecting about things, and they’d become more mature.

They wouldn’t want to be constrained to the life they’ve lived so far, spending dull days one after another.

In this moment, Pang Qian suddenly thought of Xie Yi. The cool Xie Yi. The cute Xie Yi. The eccentric, unreasonable, but charming Xie Yi. Without a doubt, for Pang Qian who wasn’t yet 13 years old, the obedient, gentle, reserved Gu Mingxi wasn’t nearly as attractive as Xie Yi.