Lu Zhaokun looked at her and quickly realized what was going on.
"...Chen Ji went to see you?"
"Why did they kill Anne?"
Jiang Nian looked directly into the man's eyes. "Don't hide anything from me or lie to me anymore. I want to hear the truth."
Lu Zhaokun paused for a moment.
She turned her head away indifferently.
"That girl knew who you were, which is why she deliberately approached you and became your friend."
"This is the first time you've had a friend, so cherish this friendship and value her highly."
"But she came to me without your knowledge, saying that she was more ambitious and capable than you, and more suitable to be the successor of the Hidden God."
"She knew all along that she was the illegitimate daughter of the Mellon family, but she lived a completely different life from her half-sister."
"One was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and was pampered like a princess. The other was born in a slum and was as lowly as mud."
"So she was resentful and wanted to find an opportunity to prove herself to her father. People who grow up in the slums are cunning and resourceful, and they can climb up the social ladder by any means necessary."
“She thought I just needed an obedient and capable successor. So she thought she could replace you and use you as a stepping stone.”
"So I had her killed. Keeping someone like that around is a threat."
"And her father, Mellon, didn't care about the life or death of an illegitimate daughter at all."
"..."
Jiang Nian almost took a half step back.
In her mind, the pure and innocent look in Anne's eyes whenever she looked at her came to mind.
Can such a look be faked?
Anne said that she grew up in the slums with her mother, and that she was the first true friend she met. They should stay close forever.
Therefore, it was a deliberate approach from the very beginning.
Was everything a complete and utter exploitation?
She gasped for breath: "...If that's the truth, why didn't you tell me back then?"
"If I tell you, will you believe me?"
Lu Zhaokun looked at her and said, "I told you before not to trust others too easily."
"In this world, no relationship is unbreakable without being mixed with self-interest. If you give your heart, you will suffer the consequences."
“I haven’t made any friends since then,” Jiang Nian said, her breathing heavy.
Lu Zhaokun spoke calmly.
"At the time, I thought you didn't need friends or to trust anyone."
"You can't see into someone's heart. Anyone could hurt you, but I won't. So having me is enough for you."
Hearing this, Jiang Nian felt somewhat numb.
"...But now, the only one who hurts me is you."
"So I was wrong about this."
Jiang Nian looked up, somewhat incredulous.
For the first time, she heard this man, who had long held a high position, admit that he was wrong.
"I shouldn't have had someone bring you back directly and brainwash you."
Lu Zhaokun gave a self-deprecating laugh, "Maybe it's because I'm sick, but I thought that even if it's a lie, even if it's using such despicable means to keep you by my side, at least I can briefly return to the time when you don't hate me."
“If I don’t do this, I don’t know how to get you to stay.”
Jiang Nian looked at him: "Then why did you have to restore my memories?"
"Because the man you've got your eye on is right. Unless I brainwash you for the rest of my life, it's all in vain. The day you remember something or find out the truth, you'll only hate me more."
"This brief peace is meaningless. Besides, even if you haven't regained your memory, haven't you still been suspicious of me and moved out?"
Jiang Nian closed her eyes.
"You might as well just tell me the truth."
"I know perfectly well what kind of person you are."
She had known about his cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness for a long time.
He loved her, and she had known that all along.
"If you want me to forgive you, have the surgery soon and get your leg healed."
Lu Zhaokun paused for a few seconds.
I never expected the girl to say that.
“I thought you would kill me again,” he said, a rare smirk playing on his lips. “I’ve even prepared the gun for you.”
He was truly prepared.
Jiang Nian saw a revolver on the desk next to her.
Her nose suddenly felt a little sore.
She remembered when she was seven years old, she was forced to kill a rabbit with her own hands for the first time. Afterwards, Lu Zhaokun bought her an even cuter rabbit, but she refused to accept it.
She remembered the first time she was locked in a room full of corpses. The next morning, a man was waiting outside the door, pulled her into his arms, and told her that she had done well.
Every time she fell asleep with her injuries, he would come in the middle of the night and quietly apply medicine to her.
The man may seem cold-blooded and cruel, wanting her to become a strong person. But his greatest weakness and the softest spot in his heart are reserved for her.
"That's not how you love someone."
Jiang Nian squatted down in front of the wheelchair.
Someone taught her how to love, but no one ever taught the man in front of her.
Lu Zhaokun raised his hand and wiped away the moisture from the corner of the girl's eyes.
He leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.
She then sat up straight, regaining her usual composure, and looked away.
“…Let’s go back.”
Someone is waiting for you.
After the girl left, Lu Zhaokun spent half a day alone recovering.
He then raised his head, called Chen Ji, and asked him to bring the person in.
Immediately afterwards, two burly men in suits brought in a woman who was tightly bound, with disheveled hair and a terrified expression.
It's Ji Yuwei.
Ji Yuwei never dreamed that after arranging that car accident, she would flee to the United States. Knowing that people all over the world were looking for her, she was so scared that she didn't dare to leave her house.
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