An hour remained until Lin Muci's mission deadline.
Lin Muci lay on the basement floor.
When Ling Qianhe burst in, he looked at Lin Muci, his eyes filled with rage!
This is what my sister called liking me?
He furiously slammed a piece of paper down in front of Lin Muci!
Lin Muci's eyes widened!
She looked up at Ling Qianhe. Ling Qianhe looked at her, a cold sneer playing on his lips.
He stared icily into Lin Muci's eyes!
He leaned down and said.
You were the one who said you liked me.
But you were the one who sold me out to my stepmother.
You were the one who watched me get beaten at the orphanage, then waited to save me to gain my trust.
From beginning to end, it was all fake, all lies!
All this talk of liking me, of finding me beautiful, it was all a lie!
Lin Muci, you're a big liar!
Lin Muci felt a chill run through her.
Her heart began to ache.
She struggled to lift her head, her voice a drip, drip, drip, as if squeezed from between her teeth.
Wh-what?
Across from her, a hint of arrogance flickered deep in Ling Qianhe's eyes.
Ling Qianhe stared coldly into Lin Muci's eyes.
Wasn't it?
You're a big liar!
You knew from the very beginning that I was the illegitimate son of the Ling family!
Otherwise, you wouldn't have signed this agreement with my stepmother. You stayed by my side for three years...
in exchange for her support of your studies. You were responsible for guarding me, keeping me trapped in the orphanage forever...
making me fall hopelessly in love with your tenderness!
What, are you flustered now that I've discovered the truth, Lin Muci?
Lin Muci shook her head with difficulty.
No— No...
Xiao He, let me explain!
It's not what you think!
That was just a temporary measure. I did that back then for your own good—
The young man opposite her had eyes that were bloodshot.
He took the paper in his hand and slammed it hard, violently, onto Lin Muci's cheek.
The edge of the paper cut her cheek, and bright red blood began to flow.
Then Lin Muci heard the young man's voice, as if squeezed from between his teeth, sharp and biting.
Bullshit!
Bullshit that it was for my own good!
The young man's breathing was ragged. He looked up, a look of mocking amusement in his eyes.
Lin Muci, do you think I can still trust you?
Every word you speak is a lie to me!
You like me?
You want what's best for me?
Someone who truly liked me and wanted what's best for me wouldn't have left me for five whole years!
I was a fool to have risked everything for you, Lin Muci!
I wanted to give you the best life!
I was a fool to believe all the lies from you, damn woman!
He stared at Lin Muci, his eyes blood red. Lin Muci felt like she could barely breathe.
No...
It's not what you think!
She had signed the contract with Madam Ling to save Ling Qianhe's life!
Did Ling Qianhe know how dangerous his situation was back then?
If she hadn't negotiated with Madam Ling, he would have been sent to prison for fighting with thugs, disfigured, and his life would have been ruined.
Lin Muci looked into the young man's eyes. She gritted her teeth, her words coming out one by one, as if forcibly squeezed from between them.
I haven't done anything to be sorry for.
But the young man stared into her eyes and leaned close to her ear.
Word by word.
His tone was bone-chillingly cold.
His perfectly sculpted face showed no superfluous expression.
He said.
Is that so?
Unfortunately. I can no longer believe you.
This time.
The brat was exceptionally brutal.
Lin Muci was thrown onto the bed like a rag doll.
She felt as if her entire body was about to be crushed.
She gritted her teeth and looked up at the young man. Lin Muci's breathing grew heavy, and she spoke.
Do you remember the warehouse behind the orphanage?
Ling Qianhe...
There's the guitar I gave you there...
I worked, not to meet the wealthy, not for a boyfriend, but for you.
She paused, tilting her neck back. Every word was as if forced out between her teeth.
Ling Qianhe...
It was for you!
But the young man opposite her could no longer hear a single word!
He leaned down, sweat glistening on his face, a look of mockery. He gazed into Lin Muci's eyes, and after a moment, the young man spoke.
Oh?
Liar!
I told you, no matter what you say. I won't believe a single word!
Ling Qianhe left.
Only one hour remained on her mission countdown.
Lin Muci was in despair.
She lay there, clinging to life.
The system made a sympathetic clicking sound in her mind.
Host, why did you have to challenge the most difficult villain, Ling Qianhe.
This brat is utterly paranoid. He won't listen to your explanations.
By the way, all this information was given to him by Feng Yuting. That man is no pushover either. He's determined to make Ling Qianhe misunderstand you.
He's quite attentive to you.
If you hadn't raised the difficulty of this world's mission to deal with the yandere Ling Qianhe from the start, Feng Yuting's favorability would have reached one hundred percent long ago. Now, with the two of them causing trouble to fight over you, it's you who suffers!
Lin Muci's heart turned to ash.
Stop talking, just stop.
The system glanced at Lin Muci and said.
Host, you might really be finished this time.
Lin Muci:
It truly was a lapse in judgment. If only she hadn't gone after that little brat Ling Qianhe back then...
Ahhh, it's truly too late to regret it!
The clock began to count down.
Lin Muci fell into a coma.
In her mind, Ling Qianhe's eyes vaguely flashed.
If she had another chance, she definitely wouldn't save that ungrateful wretch Ling Qianhe!