Chapter 15 - Chapter 15: Chapter 015 Blind Date (1/2)

Chapter 15: Chapter 015 Blind Date

The next morning was a Saturday, and Qi Yue had intended to sleep in, but was instead woken up by a phone call.

Seeing “Mom” flashed on the caller ID, Qi Yue’s expression immediately sank.

Song Qiuqiu, groggy from sleep, poked her head out from under the covers and, seeing the look on Qi Yue’s face, hazily guessed who was calling, “Is it your mom again? She hasn’t given up! You haven’t even graduated yet, and she’s already pushing you to go on blind dates, isn’t that a bit too anxious?”

Qi Yue stared at the phone, a cold indifference that was beyond her years creeping onto her usually lively face.

No matter how happy her current life was, the mere thought of those things could tear apart and destroy all that was beautiful…

…

She had been frail as a child and grew up in the countryside with her grandparents and Second Uncle.

Even though the countryside conditions couldn’t compare to the city, she lived a very happy life.

Her Second Uncle was said to be an athlete, but he practiced a mix of everything: shooting, fencing, boxing, and free fighting—he knew a bit of each.

In the end, he seemed to have found the ultimate purpose of existence in planting potatoes, and suddenly ran back to the countryside to farm potatoes, finding it more interesting than anything else.

As a child, Qi Yue followed her Second Uncle and learned a lot from him; after shooting, she learned fencing, followed by free fighting. She couldn’t keep up with the pace of learning new things as fast as Second Uncle switched them.

In the end, she admitted, “Sorry, Second Uncle, I’m tired. I want to plant potatoes too…”

With the meticulous care from her grandparents and the energetic training with Second Uncle, her health improved steadily, and she started to make a name for herself in sports, earning numerous medals in shooting and fencing.

Even her shooting skills surpassed those of her younger sister Qi Zhen, who had grown up always by their parents’ side.

Her father, Qi Qianli, was once a member of the national shooting team and was very strong; unlike Second Uncle, who was always distracted by different interests, he devoted his life to shooting. But his greatest regret was never winning that championship medal, the symbol of the highest honour.

Therefore, he placed all his hopes for victory on his daughters.

Because Qi Yue was often sickly, he sent her to the countryside to recuperate and focused on training her younger sister Qi Zhen.

It wasn’t until Qi Yue’s health improved and she displayed her talent in shooting that Qi Qianli brought her back to live with them.

Initially uncomfortable with the city upon her return, Qi Yue buried herself into her studies and training, and her progress was rapid.

However, Qi Zhen felt that Qi Yue stole the attention and glory in shooting that should have been hers, and several times she threatened to run away from home and even told her parents that she was suffering from depression.