The Heartthrob Became My Boyfriend

Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Gains and Losses Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Gains and Losses Qi Yue remembered the time when she had just returned to the city; back then, although her relationship with Qi Zhen was somewhat tense, it was not as incompatible as it was now.

She noticed that Qi Zhen seemed to really enjoy photography. At that time, she often saw Qi Zhen secretly taking photos with a smartphone and, after being spotted, would ask her to keep it a secret and not tell their parents.

For Qi Zhen’s birthday, Qi Yue had used her saved-up bonus to buy Qi Zhen a camera. Although Qi Zhen had looked disdainful at the time, she later saw that Qi Zhen kept the camera well-preserved, rarely daring to take it out to take photos, but often secretly polishing it.

Later, during one summer vacation, Qi Zhen went traveling with a few classmates and took many photos that she turned into a beautiful photo album.

Not long after, Qi Zhen made a major mistake in a competition and had a big fight with her father.

At that time, she seemed to hear from outside how her father was scolding her for not focusing on the right things and blaming her mother for spoiling her too much.

Later, she found the shredded photo album in the trash can.

After that, she never saw Qi Zhen taking photos again…
“Qi Yue, do you know… how much I envy you…” Qi Zhen looked at Qi Yue, her face full of jealousy, “You do whatever you want, shoot if you want to… stop shooting and then go farming… without caring what they say… or worrying about what anyone thinks…”
Qi Yue looked at Qi Zhen seriously and said, “I might be freer than you, but from the time I can remember, the place of our parents was always vacant. You might not know, but as a child, I was mocked for being a wild child without parents and fought countless times because of it.

Even after I was brought back to the city, in that home, I was still treated like a visitor. They always favored you more, no matter what, and even on the sports field, their focus was always on you. I believe you won’t deny this…”
Qi Zhen pursed her lips and said nothing, while Qi Wanli and Yu Shuhua also fell silent.

Qi Yue: “In this world, no one gains without losing. You’ve received all their love but also have been bound by it. Being bound is just one form of love.”

Qi Yue paused, her gaze slightly cold, and continued, “As for the shackles they imposed on you that you mentioned, they are the most precious things I had to give up. If you hated shooting so much, why didn’t you say so from the start?”

Upon hearing this, Qi Wanli and Yu Shuhua also looked towards Qi Zhen.

Yu Shuhua: “Yes, Zhenzhen, why didn’t you talk to your mom and dad? If you had said something… if you really hated shooting that much, mom and dad wouldn’t have forced you…”
Qi Zhen laughed sarcastically, her voice also a bit excited, “Say… how could I say it? Haven’t I said it countless times? I’ve said I don’t like it, but what happened? Dad, every time, you scold me for being lazy, afraid of hard work, lacking perseverance, saying I don’t appreciate my blessings, saying Qi Yue, because of her poor health, wants to train but can’t, yet I, being healthy, don’t value it…
Mom, you scrimped and saved to buy me one expensive piece of equipment after another, sent me to the best training grounds, kept telling me every day that our family isn’t wealthy, but you would break the pot to sell the iron just to support me in joining the National Team, always bragging to others that your daughter will win the world championship one day. You made me feel like if I didn’t train hard and live up to your expectations, I would be committing a grave sin!”