Chapter 340

"You... you know each other?" Watching Rong Qingya was extremely surprised.

Pushing Watching Rong Qingya's suitcase to the side of the seat, Lilith sat down gracefully, her peach-petal-like pink lips curving into a soft smile. "Christine, we don't just know each other; we were each other's best friends in childhood, but..."

Seeing Lilith stop mid-sentence and smile faintly, while Sister Lele opposite her had an indifferent expression, Watching Rong Qingya hesitated for a moment and asked softly, "But what?"

"But later, some misunderstandings arose..." Lilith continued to smile.

He Lele curled her lips slightly upon hearing this, her eyes full of mockery.

"Misunderstandings? Since you know it's a misunderstanding, why not resolve it?" Watching Rong Qingya was puzzled.

"... He Huan," Lilith slowly withdrew her smile, her charming voice hiding a bit of pain and grievance, her tone sincere. "Please believe me, those things really weren't done by me. When we were little, I always treated you as my best friend; how could I possibly do anything to hurt you? Especially since I was so young then..."

He Lele looked straight at the beautiful face in front of her, her expression without a ripple.

"You, you still don't want to believe me..." The soft, beautiful face was full of helplessness and sourness, making everyone around, men and women alike, frown as they looked at He Lele.

"..." Watching Rong Qingya never expected "meeting an old friend in a foreign land" to turn into this kind of situation, but not knowing the ins and outs, she didn't know what to say.

"Are you done acting?" Enduring the burning sensation in her body, He Lele asked coldly.

Lilith sighed with a bitter smile, and Watching Rong Qingya almost couldn't help but speak up to persuade He Lele upon seeing this.

After looking at He Lele inquisitively for a while, Lilith asked with apparent concern, "Is Auntie's health okay lately? Ah! I shouldn't have asked you; I should call and ask myself. Don't be angry, okay? I'll call in a bit—"

"Shut up!" He Lele stood up abruptly, the expression on her face instantly changing into that of a trapped beast. "Cui Yaran!"

A flash of interest crossed Cui Yaran's eyes, but the expression on her face remained so helpless. "Qingya, I think I'd better leave first. I've brought you the study tasks and related materials for these two weeks. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to call me anytime."

"Lilith... alright then, sorry about that!" Watching Rong Qingya said awkwardly.

Cui Yaran smiled soothingly at Watching Rong Qingya, glanced at He Lele, and stood up to leave.

"Sister Lele, you and Lilith... what exactly is going on?"

"... I'm sorry, Qingya." As He Lele said this, she took out her phone to dial. No one answered the home phone, so she immediately switched to her mother's mobile—it was busy!

Is Auntie's health okay lately? Ah! I shouldn't have asked you; I should call and ask myself. Don't be angry, okay? I'll call in a bit—

Mom!

Dialing the number over and over, past events and memories flooded her mind one after another. The anger, confusion, and pain that she had tried so hard to dispel, suppress, and forget for years suddenly erupted like a pile of dead ashes, turning into a raging flame that scorched her heart!

"The number you have dialed is busy, please try again later..."

Her heart hung in the darkness along with the system voice on the phone—since learning the truth, she had used every excuse to convince herself not to resent, not to think about revenge, to be restrained, calm, and not impulsive. But just as she had finally managed to temporarily forget the past and start a new life, the nightmare arrived quietly, eroding her spinal cord silently like a maggot attached to a bone. Once it revealed its form, it made one want to burn oneself to ashes along with it!

He Lele stared in the direction Cui Yaran had left, her blood heating up and churning along with her hot skin.

"Hello? Nier, not at work today?"

Hearing her mother's tone was normal, He Lele's heart settled slightly, and she steadied her tone. "Mom, who were you just talking to on the phone?"

"Discussing something with Uncle Duan, why?"

"Mom... I have something to tell you, please don't get angry first."

"What? Are you pregnant out of wedlock?"

"..." He Lele had black lines on her head, and the hateful and anxious mood caused by Cui Yaran instantly petrified. "Mom, I just saw Xiao Ya. She, she said she would call you. You must not listen to anything she says."

"I listen to her? I'll curse her to death! That thing born without a mother's upbringing! If she dares to harm you again, see if I don't slap her face to pieces!"

He Lele spent a long time soothing her. After confirming that her mother was mentally prepared, she immediately called her father.

"I know, don't worry, take good care of yourself. If... if you're tired, come home, Dad will make you something delicious."

"Dad..." Her vision blurred instantly. He Lele suppressed her tears, smiled, and said goodbye.

Dad... Mom...

Twelve years, twelve years! She was still just as incompetent! Still just as helpless, only able to watch as she and her family lived in the shadows! Not knowing the reason, having no power to fight back! Holding onto some empty theories of philosophy and psychology as a straw to save her life, building a self-deceiving turtle shell for herself! Finding one excuse after another for her own cowardice and avoidance!

She had been trapped in a shameless, ignorant, cruel, and evil cage for twelve years! Pretending she was free, deceiving herself that she was happy, hypnotizing herself to forget the hatred and the hurt—

Bullshit!

Shameless people are still shameless, cruel people are still cruel, and ignorant, evil people are still living carefree lives! When the enemy has no remorse at all, why should she forget! What reason is there to forgive!

Cui, Ya, Ran!

You look like... you're living very well!