Love Once Begun, Would Never End (7)

John looked at her while thinking. Lydia didn't know what he was thinking and felt a little jittery in heart. In fact, she had this idea when she saw him. Although she did not think that she had done anything wrong, she couldn't accept what had happened in the school. She had been protected and loved since she was born. When had she ever been criticized and scolded by so many people? She was even beaten. She was flustered and panicked, and she felt that she might be too impulsive. Just as she was about to say that she was joking, John said, "Okay! Just drop out if you don't want to study." "Ah?" She was shocked, thinking that she had misheard. John chuckled, "You don't want to go to school, do you? If you're not happy, you don't have to go to school. As long as you're delighted, it's up to you." At that moment, she was surprised and touched. She suddenly said so, and he might feel that she was unreasonable, but she did not expect him to say so. "How do you know that... I'm unhappy?" He