My mother cared too much about appearances and was always willing to lend things to other people. The night before my teacher certification exam, she took advantage of my inattention and lent out every single one of my pens. At the exam center, I was at a loss, and the exam went terribly. Furious, I asked why she had sabotaged me. But my father and older sister said I was being petty, insisting that my mother was just kindhearted and didn’t mean any harm. Later, I found a job nearby, but my mother lent out my electric scooter. That night, the borrower got into an accident. As the scooter’s owner, I was on the hook for a massive 530,000 yuan in damages. My mother went around playing the victim again, saying my thoughtlessness had saddled her with debt too. The pressure of the debt, along with everyone around me pointing fingers, drove me into depression, and I jumped into a river and died. When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day before my teacher certification exam.
