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Translator: Lonelytree
Late that night, Lu Yan came to visit me.
I took a bottle of drink, and we sat on the rattan chair on the balcony. The hospital was quite busy, even at night. The process of life and death never cared about the passage of time.
However, the VIP wards were relatively quiet. This was the power of capitalism.
Lu Yan looked at the lit corridors not far away from where the normal patients were. They were haggard-looking, lying on the ground and sitting on the benches. âOnce upon a time, I was one of those people.â
I took a sip of my drink. âBut youâre not anymore.â
She nodded. âBut I shouldnât even have to suffer in the first place.â
I glanced at her and smiled. âSo does that you mean youâre going to fight to gain back what youâre owed?â
She looked at me. âNanxing, wouldnât you?â
I didnât look at her. I only shook my head. âI canât answer that for you. Youâre the only one who can make that decision.â
She looked at me and sighed. âNanxing, I like this about you the most. You have compassion and respect for others.â
I smiled. âLu Yan, that is the highest praise Iâve gotten. Compassion? How am I compassionate? I merely donât care because it doesnât involve me.â I stopped smiling and said seriously, âLu Yan, Iâm not you. I donât know how much pain and suffering youâve endured when you were outside on your own. Therefore, I canât give you opinions because I am an observer.â
Lu Yan nodded. âThatâs why I said that youâre compassionate. I know you left the Nan family, but you didnât take revenge on them.â
I turned my head to look at her. âYou investigated me?â
She smiled and didnât deny it. âBefore I do anything, I need to find out everything about the characters I have to deal with.â
I nodded. âIn any case, youâre right. I didnât take revenge on the Nan Family because I didnât need to. Lu Yan, I believe in karma. Therefore, I only took back the things my father deserved. I didnât touch or demand anything more because I know the remaining members of the Nan Family. I donât need to do anything because eventually, they will get what they deserve.â
âNanxing, you have great wisdom,â Lu Yan said sincerely.
I smiled. âLu Yan, youâre the one with great wisdom. I saw that today.â
Lu Yan smiled.
We clinked our drinks cans.
Lu Yan let out a long sigh. âI knew my tactics wouldnât fool you and Ye Qian, and I didnât intend to. Even if Ye Qian saw through it, she wouldnât dare to expose me because she couldnât even protect herself.
âAs for you, I knew you wouldnât drag yourself into the mess because it had nothing to do with you. So I had nothing to worry about.â Lu Yan was very relaxed.
I glanced at her from the corner of my eyes. âWhat if I chose to help Ye Qian?â
Lu Yan shook her head, she smiled. âYe Qian has already chosen the wrong side from the beginning. Youâll never befriend her because she has sided with Jing Ning and Gu Yan. Both Ye Qian and I want to be your friends, but Ye Qian has already lost her chance. As for me, I donât dare to ask for more. Like what Jing Ni said, I am already satisfied being your dorm mate. Nanxing, I know that as long as I donât do anything to harm you or violate the general morality, weâll be able to coexist peacefully, right?â
I thought for a moment and nodded. âLu Yan, why is it that you and Ye Qian are so cautious around me? Am I that scary?â
I looked at her. She didnât avoid my gaze. Instead, she smiled and nodded. âWe donât want to be your enemies.. We do not wish to fight you.â