Xu Lai looked at him, "How do you intend to settle this?"
"Didn't you think I was dead? Then from now on, let's not see each other again."
Xu Lai, tears streaming down her face, said, "So you came here today to sever ties with me, right?"
"I gave you a chance, and now this is the path you chose."
Xu Lai closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with determination.
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and smiled, saying, "I lost my composure just now. I shouldn't have lingered on a wrong relationship, and I shouldn't have had any expectations of a stubborn liar."
“Very well.” He Songling stood up. “From now on, we are officially severing ties. I will no longer go to great lengths to save you. I will not care what Qiao Wanwan does to you, whether you live or die. You'd better take care of yourself.”
“You are the one who should learn from your mistakes,” Xu Lai said, enunciating each word clearly. “Since ancient times, evil has never triumphed over good. Since you are unwilling to take the initiative to repent, then I will wait and see the day you are punished.”
"Okay, we'll see."
After He Songling finished speaking, he turned and left.
Xu Lai tried hard to appear strong and indifferent, but tears still streamed down her face uncontrollably, and she couldn't stop them...
He Songling walked out of the room and soon saw Qiao Wanwan and Huo Shiqian walking towards him.
He spoke calmly, "You heard everything?"
Qiao Wanwan smiled. "So what if I heard you? Am I supposed to applaud you?"
"I don't need to repeat myself since I heard that. From now on, I won't help you find Cheng Zaozao."
"It doesn't matter, I don't think you'll be able to find her anyway."
He Songling: "..."
He wanted to say something, but swallowed his words and left.
"Wanwan, are you just going to let him go like this?" Huo Shiqian asked. "Keeping this kind of person around will only cause trouble. If he's useless, let Jingting deal with him as soon as possible."
"Jing Ting must have his own reasons. He didn't say he wanted to punish him, so I didn't ask any further questions."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Xu Lai burst into tears from inside the room.
Qiao Wanwan sighed, "She's still a young girl, and He Songling is her first love. She's probably hurt quite badly this time."
"Go in and try to persuade them. I'll wait for you outside."
"Um."
When Qiao Wanwan entered the room, Xu Lai was already lying on the bed, covering her face with the blanket and crying loudly.
"Madam, she almost fainted from crying, so I quickly helped her to bed," the female bodyguard reported.
"Okay." Qiao Wanwan stepped forward, picked up a bottle of water and handed it to her, "Have a sip of water to calm down, otherwise you'll feel unwell if you keep crying like this."
Xu Lai then slowly stopped crying, removed the blanket, and her eyes were already red from crying.
"Madam Zhan," she said, her voice choked with emotion, "I don't want to lie to you, but I still had some hope for him. The moment I saw him, I was incredibly excited. I was waiting for him to tell me that he had come to his senses, that he knew he was wrong, and that he was willing to listen to me. But I never expected it to turn out like this..."
Qiao Wanwan curled her lips slightly, "When I was looking for my sister in the Golden Triangle, I found a Chinese woman who had been turned into a human pig. She was sold to that bar famous for its freak shows by her husband. In other words, her husband knew very well that his wife would be turned into a human pig if she was sold there, but he did not go easy on her and repeatedly told the buyer to turn his wife into a human pig as soon as possible to prevent her from escaping."
Xu Lai stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
“Xu Lai, what I want to tell you is that a person who doesn’t love you doesn’t need a reason to hurt you, and has no bottom line. You are an independent modern woman, not a vine that lives off He Songling. You should live a better life without him, and that would be the best way to be true to yourself.”
"At first, you may not be used to it, and your heart may ache, but time will heal all wounds, and you will gradually discover that there are many beautiful things in this world waiting for you, and that the beauty in life is not just about love."
Xu Lai looked at her, "I don't know what else I can do, or how else I can achieve something beautiful..."
“The children at the orphanage are still waiting for you. If you want, you can do something else meaningful, such as helping more people and enriching your inner world,” Qiao Wanwan said. “Believe me, as long as you keep yourself busy, you won’t feel so sad.”
"Get busy?"
“Yes,” Qiao Wanwan suggested, “Do you want to help that poor woman?”
"How is she now?" Xu Lai asked anxiously. "She's so pitiful, is there anything I can do for her?"
“I have already rescued her from that place and found a lawyer to help her collect evidence so that she can go back to China to sue her husband. If you are willing, you can go and help her.”
“I’m willing!” Xu Lai said immediately. “She’s really pitiful. If I can, I’m willing to do my part to help her.”
“That’s great. I also think that if you stay by her side to comfort and encourage her, her days might not be too difficult,” Qiao Wanwan said. “You can leave here anytime. I will give you the lawyer’s contact number. You can go there when they return to China.”
Xu Lai frowned. "Now I pose no threat to He Yu... He Songling. You're going to let me go, right?"
“You are innocent. I kept you here only to threaten He Songling. I never intended to really hurt you.”
"Madam Zhan, you are truly a kind person who can distinguish right from wrong. If He Yu were half as good as you, he wouldn't have gone down the wrong path and would have had a normal life..."
"Don't worry, this is the saddest time for you. Every minute and every second from now on will be better than this."
"Yes, I believe you..."
......
After returning to Wutong Bay, Qiao Wanwan immediately told Zhan Jingting about it.
"...That's how it is, Jingting. Should we send someone to protect Xu Lai?"
Why send people to protect her?
"...Will the mastermind behind this come to harm her?"
"Didn't you say before that if he hurt Xu Lai, He Songling would completely turn against him and reveal his identity?"
Qiao Wanwan pondered for a moment and said, "But I still feel it would be better to send someone to protect her. I can't quite put my finger on what's wrong, but I just feel that if she leaves us, she will be in danger."
Zhan Jingting said, "She has nothing to do with us. There's no need to waste our manpower and resources. Apart from those who are protecting her at home, we've sent out everyone else to look for Zaozao. We're very nervous."
Qiao Wanwan nodded, "Okay, I'll listen to you. Besides, I think He Songling will protect her secretly."
Zhan Jingting smiled faintly, "I have no interest in their love affair."
Qiao Wanwan rested her chin on her hand and looked at him, "So what are you interested in?"
"Is that even a question?" The man turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow. "Of course it's...you."
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