Chapter 186 Resentment
Jiang Liyue was still a little dazed when she exited the instance.
The main problem was that the previous dungeon was just too... unbearable.
Xie Shiyuan seemed to realize that she was about to leave, and he intensified his exploration of her in various ways.
Especially on one occasion when he even summoned those tentacles behind him...
Forget it, I can't think about it anymore, or my back will start to ache.
Before leaving the instance, he indeed stared at her with that terrifying look again and repeated, "I will find you."
Jiang Liyue shook her head, no longer wanting to think about it.
The system popped up a bunch of rewards, but she just glanced at them casually and didn't pay much attention.
She completed both tasks, and since the rewards were always the same, the points were no longer of much use to her.
She first went to the store and casually bought some items before clicking into the game forum for the eerie arrival.
I never expected that the first post I saw would be about the male protagonist.
Shocking! It's rumored that a well-known big shot surnamed Huo became a cripple after emerging from an A-level dungeon.
Jiang Liyue recalled Xie Shiyuan saying that although Huo Heng had escaped, he had left him some gifts. Could this be the sequel?
Out of curiosity, she clicked on the post, only to find that it wasn't very clear.
The poster himself heard it from others.
I only vaguely know that something must have happened to the big shot surnamed Huo in the A-level dungeon. After he came out of the dungeon, the Huo family blocked the news, so it is highly likely that something bad happened.
Jiang Liyue, having missed out on the gossip, suddenly remembered someone else and immediately sent them a private message.
A reply came in less than a minute later.
Huang Linye: Sister Yue, you actually pay attention to this kind of thing?
Jiang Liyue was speechless: What do you mean I'll pay attention to that too...?
Huang Linye: It just feels like you don't really care about anything.
Huang Linye: But Sister Yue, you've come to the right person. Let's video chat; typing is inconvenient.
Jiang Liyue connected to Huang Linye's video call, and a grinning face immediately appeared on her phone: "Sister Yue, long time no see!"
Jiang Liyue: "Let's get down to business."
"Oh, right, it's important, it's important." Huang Linye scratched his head, a hint of smugness in his eyes. "Sister Yue, you've come to the right person. Our Huang family and the Huo family have some connections."
“Those Huos are so arrogant, calling themselves noble families and looking down on us nouveau riche. That Huo Heng is so successful, it makes my dad always compare me to him. I’m so annoyed by him, you have no idea…”
It's clear that he harbors a great deal of resentment towards Huo Heng.
After all, one is a gifted young master from a wealthy family, and the other is a foolish son from a nouveau riche landlord family.
Being compared to others inevitably leaves one with some psychological trauma.
Seeing that his topic was getting further and further off track, Jiang Liyue's brow twitched, and she interrupted him expressionlessly: "Seriously."
Huang Linye immediately stopped talking and then brought up Huo Heng: "I don't know what he encountered in the A-level dungeon. His face was disfigured after he came out, and there was no way to cure it. It seems that his skills also had some problems."
"The Huo family is on very tight defenses. We don't know exactly where the skill went wrong, but his face is definitely ruined."
"Hmph, good riddance! Before the strange occurrences, we went to the same school. Every girl I liked liked him back. What did I lack compared to him?"
Jiang Liyue looked at Huang Linye's dazzling yellow hair and his silly appearance in the lens, and then recalled Huo Heng's cold and domineering CEO demeanor in the dungeon.
“I think you’re no worse than him,” Jiang Liyue affirmed.
At least it looks much better now.
Huang Linye's face turned red instantly upon hearing this: "Sister Yue, you, you... although you are very beautiful and capable, you are not my type, I think..."
"Get lost." Jiang Liyue rolled her eyes.
"Alright!" Huang Linye instantly beamed with joy and ended the video call.
Jiang Liyue is certainly not unattractive; objectively speaking, she is an extremely beautiful girl, even more so than the school beauty Huang Linye liked during his school days.
But Huang Linye couldn't help but recall the images of her tearing apart the monster with her bare hands, grabbing its hair and swinging it around, and kicking him away.
...I simply can't muster any other thoughts!
Huang Linye remembered something and sent Jiang Liyue a message: But speaking of which, Sister Yue, why did you suddenly start paying attention to this kind of thing?
Jiang Liyue: We were in the same instance, and he offended me.
Huang Linye: So, Huo Heng's current state isn't because of you, Sister Yue...
Regardless of Jiang Liyue's answer, Huang Linye now unilaterally believes—
Sister Yue, his only sister!
After learning about Huo Heng's situation, Jiang Liyue put the matter out of her mind.
Since it was Xie Shiyuan who did this, Huo Heng will definitely not get away with it.
Jiang Liyue pestered Xie Shiyuan to show her his methods in the interrogation room over the next few days, so she wasn't worried at all.
But in contrast to Jiang Liyue's leisurely pace, the Jiang family was in complete chaos.
"You mean, as soon as you came out, Xiao Zhou mysteriously captured you?" Jiang's mother grabbed Jiang Lingxue's arm in disbelief and questioned her, collapsing instantly after Jiang Lingxue nodded.
"Why didn't you save him? He's your own brother! How come you got out but Xiaozhou didn't?! How could you do this to him?!"
Jiang Lingxue was stunned by her yelling and could only explain with red eyes: "Mom, the scene was very chaotic at the time. When I saw my second brother, he had already been grabbed by the monster."
After returning to the Jiang family, Jiang's mother was the first person to accept her, and Jiang Lingxue still had some admiration for her mother.
But Jiang's mother wouldn't listen to Jiang Lingxue's explanation at all: "Then go save him! He's your brother! Are you just going to stand by and watch him get arrested?! How can you be so heartless? You're the one who killed him!"
Jiang Lingxue only heard her last sentence clearly, and her face turned pale instantly.
She quickly tried to comfort herself.
No, it wasn't her fault that her second brother died. If it weren't for her second brother forbidding her from saving Brother Huo, they would have been fine with Brother Huo by their side.
Besides, she was really scared at the time, and she didn't push him on purpose.
My second brother said he treats her as his best sister, so he should be willing to protect her, right?
"Mom, I really didn't," Jiang Lingxue explained, her eyes red and her tears making her look especially pitiful.
But Jiang's mother wouldn't listen to any explanations and just kept venting her emotions.
"I shouldn't have brought you back! If it were Li Yue, she definitely wouldn't have abandoned her brother! You jinx!"
Finally, Jiang's father couldn't bear to watch any longer and comforted Jiang's mother.
Once Jiang's mother finally calmed down, Jiang's father said to Jiang Lingxue, who looked somewhat at a loss, "Alright, Lingxue, you must be tired after coming out of the dungeon. Go and rest."
"Your mother is just emotionally distraught about your second brother's matter and can't accept it right now, so don't take it seriously."
As he spoke, he helped Jiang's mother upstairs.
Jiang Lingxue was left standing alone in the empty living room, helplessly watching their retreating figures.
She wept, her eyes filled with resentment.
They say she's their biological daughter, but in reality, they don't treat her like one at all.
Is my second brother's life precious, but hers isn't?
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