Emma hadn't been gone long before my mother couldn't wait to force me to quit school and work.I refused. I knew, with absolute clarity, that knowledge could change my destiny.So I played along, soothing my mother, convincing her I would work when I grew up, all the while studying harder than ever.My homeroom teacher told me about a guaranteed admission spot—if I earned it, I could attend university tuition-free.I knew this was my one shot, so I threw myself into my studies even more fiercely. Every night, I waited until my mother fell asleep, then secretly lit a candle to read.Life was hard, yes, but compared to my past life, it was paradise.Perhaps fate finally smiled on me: I earned the guaranteed admission. My teacher wanted to tell my family, but I shook my head, asking her to keep it a secret.My mother, of course, tried to stop me from taking the exam. Thinking back, in my previous life, she had spent a fortune sending Emma to an expensive vocational college. Yet now
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