Qian Lingyu’s face brightened up! It had been a long while since he last received any compliments.
Gu Xijiu then altered her words, "Honestly, I had looked down on you, slightly…" Seeing the change in his expression, she continued calmly, "But it is not because you’re useless or stupid. It is because of your cowardice! Qian Lingyu, you’re running away from your problems!"
Qian Lingyu trembled. Gu Xijiu did not bother to entertain him with all kinds of motivational stories. All she wanted to tell him was that he had to be responsible for his own life. No matter what kind of difficulties he had encountered, he should face it directly and make the best out of whatever that he had left. Lastly, she asked, "Now that you've completely given up, do you still expect others to look up at you?"
