PAID

“Ayu~” Even her tone was pitiful and full of grievance.

Wu Gu’s pupils constricted, and in the next instant, she rushed forward, grabbing Lu Yunqing’s hair at the back of her head and delivering a series of loud slaps across her face. The sound of the blows rang out as Lu Yunqing screamed in pain.

Zhao Jianghe roared in fury and tried to get up to intervene. Despite his surprising strength, he managed to break through Qin Yi and Qin Chao’s restraint, but before he could act, Qin Xian swiftly stepped forward and delivered a powerful kick, knocking him back to the ground.

“This is between my aunt and her so-called ‘best friend.’ You’d better stay out of it,” Qin Xian said coldly, towering over Zhao Jianghe. “After all, anyone who betrays others like you did is bound to face retribution.”

The room was filled with the sound of slaps, Lu Yunqing’s wretched cries, and Wu Gu’s enraged questioning.

“I treated you so well, even like a sister—how could you do something so heartless and despicable?”

“You claim you’ve suffered, that you’ve been wronged—but what about me? What am I to you? What did I ever do to deserve this?”

“Did you plan to team up and deceive me forever? To mock me behind my back, thinking I’d never find out? Did you feel happy, proud, seeing me share my worries with you while you played innocent?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om