"Am I very selfish?" Yan Ruoruo asked softly.
"Everyone who changes into a new person has a reason, and only they know that reason," Mu Anxiao said.
Yan Ruoruo pursed her lips and continued, "After that, I had no friends. Slowly, I got in touch with the internet and started making friends online. I began to pour out my heart to my online friends. Gradually, I met many like-minded people, but those people would delete me soon after talking. Recently, I met my boyfriend, but unexpectedly, he turned out to be that kind of person."
"They were all men, right?" Mu Anxiao guessed.
"How did you know?" Yan Ruoruo was surprised.
Mu Anxiao took a deep breath and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you prefer interacting with the opposite sex because you were hurt by girls at that age."
"I like older sisters."
"Tell me about it," Mu Anxiao said, lifting her chin.
"I was never a favorite at home since I was young. Only my sister was willing to treat me well. So, I liked listening to my sister speak. Although my sister was sometimes harsh with me, I knew she wouldn't abandon me," Yan Ruoruo spoke her true feelings.
"Don't you see that Feng Feng truly considers you a friend?"
"I do, but... she's too much like my elementary school classmates. I've had enough of that feeling of separation after experiencing it once," Yan Ruoruo lowered her head.
"The harm you've done to Feng Feng this time is not small," Mu Anxiao said, then turned and walked towards Feng Qishi.
Yan Ruoruo's eyes widened as she watched Mu Anxiao's retreating figure. Thinking about Feng Feng's state at school these past few days, and how she lowered her head without speaking when students mocked her, she instantly felt a pang of guilt.
"Wait." She called out and hurried to catch up with Mu Anxiao.
Mu Anxiao stopped and turned halfway to look at Yan Ruoruo approaching her, asking, "What are you doing?"
"Feng Feng has been very strange these past two days. Is it because of me?" Yan Ruoruo asked sheepishly.
Mu Anxiao sighed and turned back to look at Feng Qishi, who was watching them, saying, "I don't know her situation. Ask him." She pointed to Feng Qishi.
Yan Ruoruo glanced at Feng Qishi, hesitated for a moment, then walked up to him and asked, "How is Feng Feng?"
"Stop pretending to be kind. My sister went to school today. Wouldn't you know?" Feng Qishi said impolitely.
"I... I haven't dared to look at her for the past two days. Her eyes are very frightening now," Yan Ruoruo said weakly. "When others talk to her, she doesn't retort, just lowers her head or works on problems."
Hearing Yan Ruoruo's description, Mu Anxiao's eyes darkened, and she uttered two words: "Not good."
"What is it?" Feng Qishi looked at Mu Anxiao.
"Don't ask anymore. Let's go find your sister," Mu Anxiao said, turning and walking ahead with a worried expression.
"I'll go with you."
"If you go, you'll only stimulate my sister more. It's better if you don't show up," Feng Qishi said, quickly following Mu Anxiao.
Yan Ruoruo thought for a moment, then turned and caught up with Feng Qishi: "Although I don't know exactly what happened, I have responsibility in this matter. I want to apologize."
"Don't worry about it. Go home. Come back to apologize when my sister is better," Feng Qishi said hurriedly and quickened his pace.
Yan Ruoruo stopped.
At the same time, a young man suddenly appeared behind Yan Ruoruo: "Were you just pretending?"
Hearing this, Yan Ruoruo slowly turned to look at the young man and said coldly, "What does it matter to you whether I'm pretending or not? The moment you tampered with my phone, we were no longer related."
The young man said with ill intent, "That woman just now was brainwashing you. Can't you see it?"
"I can't see it," Yan Ruoruo pointed at the young man. "Scram."
"I won't," the young man said, stepping forward shamelessly. "No matter what happened just now, you are my girlfriend."
Immediately after, as Yan Ruoruo stepped back in fear, the sound of high heels clicking reached the young man's ears. Yan Ruoruo looked at Shi Momo behind the young man and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shi Momo stopped behind the young man and said, "Turn around."
The young man smelled the perfume coming from behind him, a smug smile forming on his lips. As he slowly turned to face Shi Momo, Shi Momo suddenly threw a punch, directly hitting his left eye with a heavy blow.
The young man cried out in pain, clutching his eye and hunching over.
Shi Momo took out her phone and looked down at the photos of the young man holding Yan Ruoruo's hand, as well as his front-facing photo, saying, "I didn't expect it. After so many years, you've started deceiving young girls."
Hearing this, the young man slowly straightened up, looking at Shi Momo's imposing makeup with horror, his mouth twitching a couple of times. "Senior sister, it's you?"
"You really have the guts of a bear and the heart of a leopard, to dare to lie to my sister," Shi Momo said, glancing at Yan Ruoruo.
The young man grinned foolishly, "No, I wouldn't dare." xxs壹贰
"You still owe the money of my friend, now return it," Shi Momo said, extending her hand.
The young man endured the pain in his eye, looked at Shi Momo's palm, and smiled. He took five hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it to Shi Momo, saying, "Senior sister, this is all I have."
"Just this much? You're truly generous."
"I... I don't have a job, you know. Having this much money is already quite a lot," the young man said timidly.
"Scram. If I ever find out you bother my sister again, you'll be in trouble," Shi Momo said, flexing her knuckles.
"No, no more," the young man said quickly, turning and running away.
Shi Momo glared at the young man, then walked up to Yan Ruoruo and asked, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Sis," Yan Ruoruo asked softly, "Why are you here?"
Shi Momo said, "I'm your sister. Before you fall into such dirty relationships, I have to save you. However," she smirked, "Mu Anxiao called at a rather timely moment."
"When did she call you?"
"An hour ago," Shi Momo said, looking down at the photos on her phone. "But who sent me these photos?"
Yan Ruoruo leaned in to look at the photos and asked, "Wasn't it her?"
"Definitely not," Shi Momo said, turning off her phone screen. "You were crying so loudly just now. What did that Mu Anxiao say to you?"
"Nothing," Yan Ruoruo shook her head.
"Heh, you still have secrets," Shi Momo said, patting Yan Ruoruo on the shoulder. "Alright, since you've made a mistake, come have coffee with me."
"Sis..."
"Stop talking nonsense. Let's go," Shi Momo said, walking ahead.
Yan Ruoruo pouted and helplessly followed her.
Outside the mall, Zhang Yan, who had returned to his youthful appearance, deleted the photos he had sent to Shi Momo.