Chapter 282

"No, Angel Xiao Ya came to the house specifically. Your mom was so happy that day, and even asked me to buy a bunch of groceries to keep Angel Xiao Ya for dinner. But later she had something to do and left early, so she didn't even eat."

"..."

Driving fast on the road, He Lele's face looked like it was covered with a layer of dark ice crystals, faintly revealing a cold aura.

"Lele?" Li Yiquan looked at her with great concern, regretting once again that he hadn't learned more about her sooner.

He Lele didn't answer.

"Happy! What exactly happened? Does your mother's discomfort have anything to do with that 'Angel Xiao Ya'?"

He Lele slammed on the brakes.

Gritting her teeth and enduring for a long while, "Don't talk to me for now, don't ask anything, don't say anything."

At the fastest speed, He Lele drove to the computer mall. The computer mall was already closed for the night, so she got the contact number for Nie Xiaoqian's mother from the management office.

"Auntie, this is He Huan, I want to find Xiaoqian."

"You, you... sigh... wait a moment."

Soon, Nie Xiaoqian's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"He Huan? Where are you now? I've been looking for you! I have something very important to tell you!"

Ten minutes later, in a small noodle shop.

Nie Xiaoqian, who had lost a lot of weight, looked at Li Yiquan beside He Lele, hesitating whether to speak.

"Xiaoqian, can you do me a favor?"

Nie Xiaoqian's eyes turned red immediately, "Of course! I'm willing to help with anything!"

"I want Cui Yaran's phone number, it's even better if I can find her in person." Many of their high school classmates were from the Second Middle School, but she had never been in contact with her classmates, and the only way she could think of was to find her through Nie Xiaoqian.

"You, why are you looking for her?" Nie Xiaoqian seemed very nervous about He Lele's answer.

"I have a few questions to ask her."

"... He Huan, do you, do you know that those rumors about you for so many years were deliberately spread by someone!" Nie Xiaoqian was even more surprised when she saw He Lele's calm reaction, "You know? Then do you know that the person who instigated the spreading of rumors is, is..."

"It's Cui Yaran, I know."

"You, when did you know?"

"The day before the college entrance exam, she called me herself to tell me."

He Lele spoke lightly, but Nie Xiaoqian burst into tears the moment she heard the answer, looking at He Lele in shock.

My God! What kind of life has He Huan been living all these years? All along, she thought she was the one betrayed by friends, she thought she was the one who was most hurt and pained, until now she realized... those pains she once felt were unbearable were not worth mentioning in some people's lives! Because the pain others endured was thousands of times that!

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I should have believed you! I..." Nie Xiaoqian sobbed with regret.

Seeing Nie Xiaoqian crying, the flame of anger in He Lele's heart because of Cui Yaran eased slightly. Taking a tissue from her cloth bag and pushing it to Nie Xiaoqian, He Lele tugged at the corners of her mouth, revealing a faint smile.

"You didn't do anything wrong, you just made a judgment that a normal person would make."

"You, have you never resented me or hated me?"

He Lele shook her head, her eyes indifferent.

"Then, are we still friends?"

He Lele was slightly stunned, then smiled sincerely, "Of course."

Watching her smile without blinking, Nie Xiaoqian's tears still fell, "Really, how can there be someone like you in this world!"

Uh... He Lele couldn't answer.

"He Huan! You are really too silly! So you must find a super smart man to protect you well! You must be very, very happy in the future, happier than anyone else! Otherwise... otherwise God is too unfair!"

Leaving behind a USB drive, a stack of A4 paper, and an empty tissue bag, Nie Xiaoqian took He Lele's phone number.

Clutching the USB drive, He Lele slowly opened the stack of A4 paper clipped into a book.

Li Yiquan accompanied her, watching without blinking. Every line he read felt like a knife cutting his heart. As soon as He Lele turned to the fourth page, he couldn't control himself and pressed his hand on it, covering the text.

Let him slow down, slow down.

Growing up watching records of cases from various countries and personally encountering various crimes, he didn't know if he had become numb from being exposed to it too early or if he was born heartless, he... lacked empathy. It was precisely because he didn't mix emotions that he was successful! At least today he realized—he didn't lack anything compared to others.

It's just that all his emotions were concentrated on one person.

"You... grew up like this?" Asking this with difficulty, Li Yiquan found that he couldn't even remember how to breathe or how to move his hands and feet.

Turning his head to look at Li Yiquan's eyes full of pity and heartache, He Lele looked for a long time before moving her gaze away.