Chapter 231 Extra 2 Ordinary friendship between men and women

Meng Lan woke up, and everything seemed more complete. However, she was stabbed twice and was suffocated by Yao Qingyan until she fainted. So even after waking up, she didn't have much energy. Guan Xia ran to the hospital for several days, and Meng Lan finally told her about the nightmare she had for several days in a fragmented way.

Meng Lan's voice had improved somewhat, but it was still a little hoarse. Supported by Guan Xia and Pang Le, she leaned against the headboard and spoke slowly, "In that dream... we didn't become friends. Before I even had a chance to get to know you, you were adopted."

Guan Xia listened attentively in silence. Pang Le asked curiously, "As a child from an orphanage, isn't it normal to be adopted? How can it be a nightmare?"

Meng Lan shook her head subconsciously, but it pulled at her wound, causing her to gasp in pain. She whispered, "In my dream, Guan Xia's personality was completely different. She was cute, lively, cheerful, and lovable. She was adopted by a middle-aged couple at the age of four. But in the real world, Guan Xia's calm personality made her seem a bit dull. Although she was highly recommended by the orphanage staff for her well-behaved behavior, she was never chosen because of the other lively and cheerful children."

Meng Lan was narrating calmly, and Guan Xia didn't feel anything either, after all, the incident had already passed. However, Pang Le felt a little distressed when he heard it. He instinctively patted Guan Xia's hand and then asked, "And then?"

Meng Lan said: "Then in the dream, because I didn't have Guan Xia's positive influence, I became even more hysterical and stubborn in my desire to find my relatives. Influenced by other children, I always felt that the world was unfair. So after I found my relatives, my relationship with my sister was not good at all. I envied her and was jealous of her. At the same time, I was humbled and twistedly obsessed with whether my biological parents loved me."

Meng Lan paused here. Guan Xia and Pang Le also guessed something and remained silent.

The atmosphere fell silent for a few seconds before Meng Lan continued, "In my dream, I once again became the abandoned child my parents used and then abandoned. I was desperate and wanted to commit suicide. I also encountered Wang Huiqin, but unlike in the real world, I opened the website on the note."

After hearing the last sentence, Guan Xia realized something, subconsciously sat up straight, and looked at Meng Lan seriously.

Pang Le also became serious immediately, but he did not take away the hand that he placed on Guan Xia's hand and patted it gently to comfort her from time to time.

Amid Guan Xia and Pang Le's rapt attention, Meng Lan said, "The website in my dream opens up a forum. There's also a private message function for the administrator in my personal backend. I've seen a lot of complaints and denunciations of unfairness there. I can't see the exact number of registered users on that forum, but judging by the number of posts and replies, it must be quite a lot, and very lively. There's also a special "Featured" section in the forum. I clicked on it in my dream and saw that every post denouncing unfairness would be pushed up after a while. The person who pushed the post up was the poster, and she joyfully shared how the unfairness had been resolved."

Meng Lan swallowed with a terrified expression and continued, "In my dream, I was so excited after seeing those posts that I tried to send a private message to the administrator through the backstage to tell them what happened to me. Then my biological parents died, my brother died, and my sister died, and I got the entire Chang family's property. I was very happy in my dream, but it didn't last long. I received an order to kill someone at around 2:00 a.m. one night. I didn't dare to do it in my dream and was very timid. I hid in a house owned by my sister, but within two days, someone came to my door one night and killed me in my dream."

When Meng Lan said this, she looked at Guan Xia in a daze. "After I died in the dream, the scene suddenly changed, and I returned to my childhood. This time, I brought my original memories with me. I compared the differences between the nightmare and the real world, and found that Guan Xia was missing. So I realized that the dream was repeating the previous nightmare, so I tried desperately to find Guan Xia, but I couldn't find her. After that, I tried to stop looking for relatives and stay away from that family, but it was as if someone pushed me back to that home, and I was sold again, and I met Wang Huiqin again. I didn't want to take the note and tried to throw it away, but it was as if I was controlled by someone in the dream, and I ended up going through the same ending again. After I was killed in the dream this time, I suddenly woke up, and then I saw Guan Xia standing by my bed. You don't know how lucky I was at that time. Fortunately, Guan Xia was there."

Pang Le was a little surprised when he heard it, but obviously didn't take it seriously. He just discussed it with Meng Lan quite seriously.

Guan Xia suddenly thought of something and asked the system in her mind: Is Meng Lan’s nightmare her original plot?

The system interface quickly appeared, and two words popped up: Yes.

Guan Xia guessed in his heart that perhaps Meng Lan was on the verge of death, and it was an important node that changed her original fate, so she dreamed of the original plot in her coma. Although it was a little beyond Guan Xia's expectations, but when she thought about it carefully, it was not a bad thing. Perhaps with the nightmare as a comparison, Meng Lan would cherish her current peaceful and beautiful life more.

Guan Xia took some time to comfort Meng Lan, and watched her fall asleep again after the drip. Then she got up and said goodbye to Chang Jing, and then walked out of the hospital with Pang Le.

While waiting for the elevator, Guan Xia suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Pang Le. "Come to think of it, I almost forgot to ask you. When you were in Linchang City, didn't you vow to train hard for a while to avoid your skills declining and getting caught by your mother? How come you've suddenly become so close to Lu Tingfeng recently?"

Guan Xia looked at Pang Le suspiciously. Pang Le put his arm around Guan Xia's shoulders and chuckled, "Don't you think Lu Tingfeng has a melancholic beauty with his long hair? I wanted to reject him, but looking at his wet eyes filled with expectation, I couldn't bring myself to say no."

Pang Le sighed pretentiously as he spoke, "It's all about beauty that leads people astray. Don't worry, I've never collected this type of thing before, so it's a bit of a novelty. After Lu Tingfeng cuts his hair in a few days, I won't be so interested anymore. I will definitely train hard and never let my mother catch me back."

Guan Xia knew it was her old habit coming back, so she wasn't surprised at all. Thinking of the original plot's destined relationship between the two, she hesitated for a few seconds before tentatively saying, "I'm just asking casually. I don't mean anything else, and I certainly don't object. I'm just curious. Lu Tingfeng always has that same face. You didn't seem to have much feeling for him before, so why did you..."

Pang Le said again with deep sorrow, "Beauty really can lead to misleading people. I never thought that just because his hair is a little longer and he's a little thinner than before, he actually looks much more beautiful than before. I can't figure it out. My mind tells me it's the same person, but my eyes tell me no, he's just more beautiful than before. What can I do?"

Guan Xia was both amused and confused when she heard this. She was a little worried before that she might have accidentally broken up the lovers in the original plot, but now it seems that she was overthinking it. Guan Xia believed that she didn't need to do anything, and the couple might be together quietly someday.

Guan Xia lost interest after asking a few questions. Just then the elevator arrived, so she walked in and pressed the button for the first floor.

Perhaps Pang Le was thinking of Lu Tingfeng's beauty again, but he kept smiling mysteriously and didn't say anything. But after the two of them got in the car, Pang Le suddenly came alive. While starting the car, he curiously asked Guan Xia, "Aren't you always not interested in love? Why are you so sensitive this time? Could it be..."

Before Pang Le finished speaking, Guan Xia skillfully rolled her eyes at her. Pang Le immediately died down, but it only lasted for a few minutes. After driving out of the hospital parking lot, she couldn't help but said, "Don't talk about me, talk about you. Now that the case is solved, you are very rich. It's a new house bought in full. With all those savings and your current fame, even if you don't want to paint and live a life of idleness, you can still lie down. People say that when material needs are met, you will want to explore spiritual needs. You see me being sweet with others all day long, and don't you have any thoughts? Forget it before, you were busy making money, and there were no outstanding men around you, but you are many years old now. I don't believe you can't see that he is actually quite special to you. You..."

Pang Le spoke very seriously, but Guan Xia remained unmoved and even calmly refuted her, "One of the three greatest illusions in life is that he likes me."

Pang Le was immediately choked and wanted to refute, but looking at Guan Xia's calm expression, he thought for a moment and changed his angle before continuing, "What if he really likes you? If he really confesses to you, what are you going to do?"

Guan Xia subconsciously wanted to say it was impossible, but before she could open her mouth, Pang Le stopped her, "I mean, if, if, just try to imagine it, it's not against the law. Anyway, I'm telling you, you can't fool me, I'm really curious."

Guan Xia didn't want to analyze something that hadn't happened yet or was even unlikely to happen. She looked at Pang Le helplessly, "Why do you always try to match me up? I'm fine living alone."

Pang Le said, "I know. I've always believed that feelings are just a spice of life. But I think that to enjoy life, you have to feel things you've never felt before. Just like me, I never thought about investigating a case before, but when you mentioned it, I really wanted to try. Life requires the courage to try. Who knows if we will gain something from it? For example, this time, we not only made a lot of new friends, but also discovered the threat lurking around you in advance. Do you think it's a big gain?"

Although Guan Xia was too lazy to listen to Pang Le's old tune, she had to admit that what she said in the last few sentences was right, and nodded subconsciously.

Pang Le seemed to be encouraged and continued, "So, when encountering certain things, don't be too absolute. Just like Xu Nian, how do you know and be sure that what I said is wrong?"

Guan Xia had never been as eloquent as Pang Le, and she was once again left speechless. However, she was a pragmatic person and rarely thought about things that hadn't happened yet. So after thinking about it, she shook her head and said, "Let's wait until it really happens. Anyway, I'm particularly enjoying my life of wealth and leisure. Maybe one day when I'm bored, I'll seriously consider your proposal."

Pang Le was delighted by Guan Xia's perfunctory words, "That's right. Life is about enjoying things you haven't enjoyed before. But let me make it clear that I'm not trying to force you, and I'm not doing this under the guise of doing good for you. I sincerely feel that you've worked too hard for so long, and you deserve to reward yourself."

Pang Le's words were sincere and Guan Xia had to respond, so she just hummed and ahed to get by, but she was thinking in her heart that Pang Le might have really seen it wrong. At least she didn't realize that Xu Nian had any feelings for her at all.

Although she had little experience, she had read countless TV dramas and novels. The male characters in those dramas, whether they were the main characters or the supporting characters, would blush in front of their loved ones or try their best to show off. But what about Xu Nian? Blushing? Not once. Trying to show off? It seemed like not, but it was true that he respected her very much.

Guan Xia analyzed it over and over again, and finally concluded that Xu Nian only had ordinary friendship for her like an ordinary man and a woman.