Hearing Xia Qingtian’s words, Yu Linwan’s face immediately changed, becoming frighteningly pale.
“What did he say to you?” Yu Linwan didn’t even realize her voice was trembling.
“Oh, so much,” Xia Qingtian smiled. “Which part do you want to hear?”
“Are you threatening me?” Yu Linwan raised an eyebrow.
“How could I?” Xia Qingtian chuckled. “Threatening is your specialty, Ms. Yu. Others can’t handle it as skillfully.”
Xia Qingtian had lost count of how many times Yu Linwan had threatened her using Gu Yaoyang’s background.
“I’m just keeping you company and alleviating your boredom since you’re stuck in the hospital,” Xia Qingtian said. “It’s not easy to sneak into the inpatient department at this hour. It would be a waste of time to just sit here and do nothing, wouldn’t it?”
Yu Linwan clenched her fists by her side, wishing she could tear apart Xia Qingtian’s eloquent and glib tongue. After taking a deep breath, she revealed a gentle smile. “Everything that happened before was a misunderstanding.”
Seeing Yu Linwan change her expression faster than flipping through a book, Yu Yinyin, who had been silent, was a little shocked. Could such people truly exist in this world?
“I was also deceived by Mo Jianing, which is why I did some impulsive things,” Yu Linwan unceremoniously shifted all the blame onto Mo Jianing.
“What’s the point of you saying that now, Ms. Yu?” Xia Qingtian saw through Yu Linwan’s ulterior motives. “What I want is an apology from you.”
“Fine.” Yu Linwan’s molars ground together with a click. The words, “I’m sorry!” were delivered with an aura that screamed, “I’ll kill you sooner or later!”
“I accept your apology,” Xia Qingtian said, knowing she had pushed Yu Linwan to her limit. She then cheerfully placed her hand on Yu Yinyin’s shoulder. “Now, you need to apologize to Yinyin.”
“Xia Qingtian, don’t push it too far!” Hearing that Xia Qingtian wanted her to apologize to Yu Yinyin, Yu Linwan’s patience reached its breaking point. “Who does she think she is? Is she worthy of my apology!”
“She’s a victim, and she deserves an apology from you, the perpetrator. Is that too much to ask?” Xia Qingtian looked at Yu Linwan. “Do I need to list out everything you did to her?”
“I said, it was because I was deceived by Mo Jianing, that’s why…” Yu Linwan’s eyes darted away.
“That’s why what?” Xia Qingtian interrupted. “That’s why you kicked Yu Yinyin out of Wanyue Entertainment? That’s why you trampled on her and slandered her? That’s why you leaked her past cosmetic surgeries to climb higher? Yu Linwan, dare you say these were all Mo Jianing’s ideas and you had no part in it?”
Yu Linwan choked. It was true that she was partially responsible. However, after receiving the Young Master’s call back then, she had intended to bring Yu Yinyin back.
It was Yu Yinyin herself who was ungrateful and thought she was a big star.
She couldn’t be blamed for that.
Later, it was Yu Yinyin’s own downfall, choosing Xia Qingtian as her backing.
How could she let Xia Qingtian off easy?
So, it was all Yu Yinyin’s fault. She deserved it.
“Yu Linwan, do you know why Yu Yinyin had plastic surgery?” Xia Qingtian felt a surge of anger seeing Yu Linwan stubbornly refusing to admit any fault.
“What does that have to do with me?” Yu Linwan retorted coldly.
“What does that have to do with you?” Xia Qingtian was amused by Yu Linwan’s audacity. She stood up, looking down at Yu Linwan, and questioned her coldly. “Yu Yinyin had to undergo plastic surgery because her face was disfigured in a fire. That fire was set by you, Yu Linwan! Tell me, what does it have to do with you?”
Upon hearing Xia Qingtian’s words, a flicker of panic crossed Yu Linwan’s eyes. Her gaze shifted abruptly from Xia Qingtian’s face to Yu Yinyin’s. Meeting Yu Yinyin’s eyes, Yu Linwan suddenly felt a pang of guilt.
She quickly averted her gaze, her lips pressed tightly together. “I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”
“Whether you understand or not, you know in your heart,” Xia Qingtian said, crossing her arms. “You just need to apologize to Yinyin.”
“Why! I’ve done nothing wrong!” Yu Linwan’s attitude hardened. She couldn’t apologize. If she apologized, it would be tantamount to admitting she set the fire.
At this point, how could she admit such a thing!
“How could you…” Xia Qingtian frowned, about to say something, but was interrupted by Yu Yinyin.
“Forget it,” Yu Yinyin stood up. “Qingtian, don’t waste your breath on her. She won’t apologize to me.”
“Yinyin…” Xia Qingtian looked at Yu Yinyin, a hint of heartache appearing in her eyes.
“She’s never thought highly of me. Asking her to apologize to me is probably more painful than stabbing her,” Yu Yinyin gave Xia Qingtian a wry smile, then turned to Yu Linwan. “I originally thought that if you were willing to apologize to me, I would be willing to forgive you for the sake of your biological parents. But I’ve realized I can’t do that.
Even if you truly apologized, I still couldn’t forgive you.
How can the pain and suffering I’ve endured be nullified by your casual apology?
I hate you. I resent you. I wish you could experience all the suffering I’ve been through. I would applaud, I would cheer, but what then?
It’s meaningless. The scars I’ve sustained, the pain I’ve endured, the cost in money and effort to maintain this face, ruined because of you, every year from now on.
Why should your careless apology make me forgive you?
You’re unwilling to apologize, and I can’t forgive.
So, let it be.
From now on, we’ll stay out of each other’s way.”
Yu Yinyin looked at Yu Linwan, her gaze calm.
After all, she intended to stay in the country to develop her music career, and Yu Linwan would likely be taken to Europe by Yu Changhong and his wife.
Just as her father said, as long as she was unwilling to forgive, her father could ensure they never saw each other again.
So, let it be.
For the parents who had raised her for so many years, she was willing to say, for her hatred and unwillingness: Forget it.
Xia Qingtian felt even more heartache for Yu Yinyin. She had stood on the peak of glory and plummeted into the abyss. After washing away the dust of the past, she remained that kind, gentle, and adorable girl to the core.
“Hahahaha!” Yu Linwan suddenly burst into laughter. “Yu Yinyin, what do you think you are? Forgiving me for my biological parents’ sake? Look in the mirror, who do you think you are!
Why did the fire ruin your face but not others’? Why don’t you look for reasons within yourself?
If anything, it’s just your bad luck! You deserve it!
And you think you can guilt-trip me with something so trivial?
You’re lecturing me on your magnanimity. Are you worthy of that?”
Yu Linwan’s gaze swept over Xia Qingtian and Yu Yinyin, taking in their shocked expressions. Yu Linwan felt a rush of satisfaction. “I’m not afraid to tell you, the first thing I’ll do after I’ve established myself with my biological parents is seek revenge on you all. None of you will escape. You’ll never have a good life!
I want you to live the rest of your lives in regret and pain!
A warning to others, and then who will dare oppose me!”
Xia Qingtian and Yu Yinyin were both stunned by Yu Linwan’s words. How could someone be so wicked!
Also shocked were Yu Changhong and his wife, standing outside the hospital room.
They couldn’t believe their ears. This… could this be the speech of a human being?