Overwhelmed by the emotions stirred by distant memories, Li Zhenzhen tearfully uttered her last words to Chen Jiaojiao: "In the next life, I want to find a mother who will love you."
With a resolute gesture, Li Zhenzhen drew the dagger, bringing Chen Jiaojiao's life to a close. Chen Jiaojiao stopped breathing, her body leaning quietly against the wall, tears streaming down her face—a pitiful and tragic sight.
Their clothes were extremely thick and waterproof. Even though one of them had died from a fatal wound and the other was on the verge of death, there was no blood seeping through their clothes. On the surface, they looked like two people who were quite presentable.
Feeling her life slipping away, Li Zhenzhen looked at Li Ke: "You won't save me, will you?"
He Ru suddenly put her hand on Li Ke's arm and advised, "Ke Ke, please save her. After all, she is your birth mother. Besides, she wasn't a bad person before. Maybe she just suffered too much."
Having experienced the dramatic changes before her eyes, He Ru's hatred for Li Zhenzhen suddenly faded considerably, and she felt sorry for the woman, recalling all the things that had happened in the past.
Li Ke pushed He Ru's hand away and said coldly to her, "I won't save her. If you're so kind, you can help her yourself."
Li Ke was somewhat annoyed with He Ru. Li Zhenzhen's current predicament was entirely of her own making and had nothing to do with her. She had never saved her, and naturally she wouldn't save her now. The two of them had long since settled their scores.
In her previous life, when Li Ke was filled with hatred for them, she thought that if she could start over, she would make them suffer terribly.
But once she truly started over and gained more and more power, she no longer cared about them at all, and rarely even thought about them anymore.
But not caring doesn't mean she's forgotten everything from the past. If someone else wanted to save Li Zhenzhen, she wouldn't stop them, but she wouldn't, and wouldn't.
He Ru looked a little embarrassed upon hearing this, and did not make any move because of Li Ke's words. She really didn't know how to save her. She had only spoken up because she thought that she still had some connection with Li Ke.
Seeing He Ru only talking and not moving, leaning against Chen Jiaojiao's corpse, Li Zhenzhen mocked He Ru for being as hypocritical as ever.
She sneered, "I don't need your pity! He Ru, do you remember the dowry my brother gave you, and the house you lived in? I paid for all of that. Just because I got pregnant out of wedlock and had no savings, you looked down on me and wanted to marry me off to anyone to get another dowry."
I'll never forget the way you looked at me during that time. If I hadn't still had my senses, I wouldn't have just taken that one sum of money. You should be glad I didn't set a fire and burn you all to death!
He Ru frowned: "You're really crazy. Those were all things you gave to your brother willingly, not to me. We asked for your opinion about the engagement, and you agreed to it yourself. You even wanted to burn us alive, your parents were in there!"
Li Zhenzhen sneered: "Didn't you enjoy what I gave you? When you have money, you're a good sister, but when you don't, you're a burden. Your parents will still look down on you. I only took the money, which is already very lenient with you."
Even if I die, I won't let you continue to slander me, He Ru. Even if you dare say I owe you anything, I'll come back to see you often after I'm gone.
He Ru remained silent. It happened so long ago, how could she remember it so clearly? Although she felt a little guilty, she thought, "Never mind, a living person shouldn't argue with a dying person."
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