Chapter 314: What a Cruel Heart You Have

Mou Lili said, "Auntie, you had best ask Ling Feng if I am his girlfriend. If he says yes, it won't be too late for you to say these things to me then."

Ling Mu said, "He told me you are."

Mou Lili: "..."

She was in a state of shock, unable to collect her thoughts for a long time.

Had Ling Feng lost his mind?

"You aren't trying to play some game of 'hard to get,' are you?" Ling Mu asked again.

Only now did Mou Lili regain her composure.

She said, "There is no 'hard to get.' He and I are truly not close. As for the conditions you mentioned, I need to think them over carefully."

"Don't beat around the bush with me. I'll just tell you one fact: you will absolutely never enter my Ling Family. As for the money and the house, take them or leave them."

Ling Mu left after saying this.

Mou Lili looked at the sunflowers in front of her and gave a self-deprecating smile.

She had long since grown accustomed to the feeling of being looked down upon.

When she was small, she was looked down upon by her parents, the curses directed at her always being "bastard." No matter how many books she read, it was useless. Later, when she got into university, her family wouldn't provide living expenses, so she worked and studied on her own, doing every dirty and tiring job. When she worked as a waitress at a restaurant, she always returned late, and her roommates, finding her noisy, would lock the door from the inside.

At the bar, she met many young masters who hoped she would "do them the honor." If she didn't comply, it was one "slut" or "thing that sings for money" after another.

Therefore, she didn't feel particularly hurt by these words from Ling Mu; instead, she felt this was the reality.

However, when she walked out of the sunflower garden and saw the glamorous guests outside, she couldn't help but ask herself: were these people born to be noble?

She was poor, but she lived by the effort of her own two hands; by what right was she considered base?

A thought suddenly occurred to Mou Lili: she wanted to live with more money and live a better life.

"Lili, where are you going?" Seeing Mou Lili carrying her bag and walking out, Ling Feng couldn't help but follow.

Mou Lili said, "I'm leaving first. You go ahead and have fun here."

"Stay and play a while longer. The dishes here are served one after another; they haven't all been served yet."

Mou Lili looked at the waves of dishes; the people in front hadn't even moved their chopsticks much before the next wave arrived, and the previous wave was cleared away.

What a waste of heaven's gifts.

She said indifferently, "Being full is enough. It's not good to eat too much, and besides, I don't have many acquaintances here; it's quite boring."

Ling Feng said, "Fine, then I'll have someone send you out."

"Thank you for the trouble," Mou Lili said.

Seeing Mou Lili's detached demeanor, Ling Feng couldn't help but grow suspicious again.

When he was sending her out, he asked, "Are you unhappy?"

"No, I'm not."

"Did someone say something to you?"

Mou Lili smiled: "Since you asked, I'll say it. Your mother found me and said that I could never marry into your family in this lifetime."

"Why did my mother say these things to you? She's like a gossiping old woman."

"Your mother is right, Ling Feng. We shouldn't be too close. In the future, you should return to your own world."

"What do you mean 'return to my own world'? I'll stay wherever I want; it's none of anyone else's business."

At this moment, the car arrived.

Just as Mou Lili was about to get in, Ling Feng tugged at her sleeve.

"Don't pay attention to my mother's words. She is her, and I am me."

"Your mother also said I am your girlfriend. Ling Feng, do you think I am?" Mou Lili asked.

Ling Feng said, "I think you are. We've slept together and are stuck together every day, so how could you not be?"

"But I don't think so. I am a casual person by nature; sleeping together doesn't mean anything. Ling Feng, you aren't my type, and you aren't the person I truly want to marry."

"..." Ling Feng froze, a flash of hurt crossing his eyes: "Are you saying these angry things because of what my mother said?"

"No, you were never my type to begin with. I can't forget my ex-boyfriend," Mou Lili said.

While Ling Feng was in shock, Mou Lili got into the car and waved at him.

Ling Feng stood alone on the spot, looking completely wilted.

It had been so hard to like someone again, yet he was rejected once more.

Was he destined to be lonely for his entire life?

Mou Lili returned to the house Ling Feng had lent her, thinking of Ling Mu's words: if she left Ling Feng, this place would be hers.

She gave a wistful smile; it seemed she would have to move again.

After Mou Lili returned to Beishi, she joined a music group. It just so happened that someone in the group was looking for a roommate for a two-bedroom apartment, and one of the rooms was to be rented out.

Mou Lili contacted the person and asked about the price. It was on the Third Ring Road, with a monthly rent of 2,500. She thought it was acceptable, so she said she would move her things over in the afternoon.

After moving several times, she had much less stuff, and calling a cargo van service would be enough to move it all at once.

Mou Lili quickly packed her things and called the company's property management to help move them down.

The property management of this residential complex provided this service.

The person she was rooming with was a girl of about 26 named Xiao Wei, who had been drifting in the capital for many years. She was in a dance troupe, usually dancing as a backup for celebrities, and would also participate in some large-scale performances; she lived quite well.

Xiao Wei was quite enthusiastic, helping Mou Lili move her things and telling her how the apartment was divided.

It was a two-bedroom, one-living-room, two-bathroom apartment. Xiao Wei's room had a bathroom that she used by herself, while Mou Lili would use the outside bathroom. The living room and kitchen were shared.

Xiao Wei often had to go out for performances and wasn't home much.

Mou Lili had no objections. She said she would play the guitar from time to time, and if it disturbed Xiao Wei, she hoped for her understanding.

In any case, the rental of this room was settled.

Mou Lili packed up her things and then lay down on the bed in the room.

This apartment was about 60 square meters; the room was very small, and a bed, a wardrobe, and a desk filled it up completely.

Although she had just moved here from a big house, Mou Lili did not feel particularly dejected.

In this life, it is enough to just go with the flow.

She sent a WeChat message to Ling Feng: I have moved out.

Ling Feng's call came immediately: "Why did you move out? That room belongs to a friend of mine; he agreed to let someone help him keep the place occupied, and now that you've left, he'll have to find another suitable person to move in."

Mou Lili said: "Ling Feng, I can no longer accept your kindness; being so entangled, anyone would think that we have that kind of relationship."

"Why can't we have that kind of relationship? Do you care that much about what my mother thinks?"

"I do care," Mou Lili said.

She did not have the courage to defy social conventions; from ancient times to the present, how many of those who defied social conventions have had a good ending?

Besides, she did not want to end up battered and bruised for the sake of a romance.

She wanted to be herself.

Ling Feng said helplessly over the phone: "Fine, fine, you really are heartless."

"Ling Feng, I'm going to sleep, good night."

Mou Lili hung up the phone and then stared blankly at the darkened phone screen.

Tears flowed out before she even realized it.

She wiped them away, then found Tan Jie again and sent Tan Jie a message: Tan Jie, are there any programs suitable for me to appear on recently?