Chapter 68: Studying Abroad

\"As your parents, we support your education, but after you graduate, you will return home immediately, get married, and take over the family business.\"

“作为你的父母，我们很支持你的学业，但是你毕业后就马上回国完婚，然后继承家业。”

\"I\''ve said I won\''t marry someone I don\''t love. I won\''t accept a loveless marriage. Give up on that idea!\"

“我说过我不会嫁给一个我不爱的人，没有感情的婚姻我绝不接受，你就死了这条心吧！”

\"Fine, you have your ambitions. First, repay all the money I\''ve given you. It\''s only fair to pay off your debts.\"

“那好，你有志气，先把我的钱全部还我，欠债还钱，天经地义。”

She hung up the phone fiercely, and poverty struck once again.

她狠狠地把电话挂了，贫穷再一次降临。

Although she understood their motives, she liked this university, and her parents knew her personality too well. They knew that no matter what, she would never drop out of school.

虽然前因后果她看得明明白白，可是她喜欢这所大学，她父母也太清楚她的个性了，知道无论如何她绝不会退学。

Moreover, she saw no possibility of a future with Yuan Suqing, so her parents were overthinking things.

更何况，她和袁素清不太有可能，所以这件事是她父母想多了。

Being a single girl in a foreign country, Gu Xiang faced the reality of supporting herself through her education.

一个单身姑娘，一个人在异国他乡，自己养活自己的求学故事是顾湘的现实生活写照。

\"Gu Xiang, it\''s alright. It\''s not your first time experiencing poverty. Life has tortured me a thousand times. But I regard life as my first love.\"

“顾湘，没有关系的，你又不是第一次穷，生活虐我千百遍，我把生活当初恋。”

She once told others, \"High expectations often lead to more disappointments. However, your current state of mind is likely temporary and won\''t last long. People\''s true natures can\''t be easily changed, and external factors can only temporarily suppress it.\" This statement was a reflection of her own life and inner voice.

她曾经对别人说过：“起点高，必然期望高，期望高，很有可能就失望多。你现在的心境一定是暂时的，必然不能长久。人皆难逃本性，外界因素只能暂时压抑住本性。”这句话其实也是她自己的人生写照，也是她自己的心声。

\"you are in a league of your own, experiencing a sense of solitude even in a bustling crowd - a loneliness of the soul. \"That