Chapter 180 Fear
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Xie Yuanyuan was asked out by Pei Yao early in the morning.
In the car, she tried to explain herself several times, but Pei Yao just said, "Shut up."
Xie Yuanyuan's heart skipped a beat.
Pei Yao's reaction was much worse than expected. His impatient look was like two different people compared to the way he defended her before.
It was the first time that Xie Yuanyuan was treated coldly, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.
Pei Yao glanced at him. The habit of so many years prompted him to subconsciously want to say a few words of comfort and reflect on where he had done wrong.
However, he suddenly thought of something and his grip on the steering wheel tightened. The bulging blood vessels on his arms and his chest rising and falling all showed that he was extremely emotionally unstable.
"Ayao, can you please slow down? Don't drive so fast. I'm scared." Xie Yuanyuan said in a low voice with a weak tone.
Pei Yao gritted his teeth and drove faster. The sports car sped along the road and almost hit pedestrians several times.
Xie Yuanyuan covered her mouth and screamed softly, "Ayao!"
She didn't know where Pei Yao was going, but she could tell something was wrong with him.
"Because I hurt you, are you going to hurt me too?" Xie Yuanyuan said, "I've been trying to contact you and explain to you, but you didn't listen to me and blocked me, just like when we were kids. If something didn't go your way, you would block us and delete us."
"Ayao, we have known each other for so many years. Don't you know what kind of person I am? Are you going to change your opinion of me because of Xie Shiyuan? Haven't you noticed that since you came into contact with Xie Shiyuan, you have been getting further and further away from me."
Pei Yao said nothing until he stopped the car and arrived at a forest in the suburbs.
In the dim sunlight, the forest was filled with the scent of morning mist. The light fell on the mottled and swaying branches, casting large areas of dark reflections. A gust of wind blew, making it look a little gloomy.
Xie Yuanyuan didn't want to get out of the car, so Pei Yao opened the door and pulled her out.
He finally spoke the first sentence, "Yes, it is precisely because we have known each other for so many years and I know what kind of person you are, so I have always believed in you, defended you, and protected you. Even though I know you have a fiancé, as long as you say the word, I can still do a lot for you, things that you can't do."
"Do you know why I protect you and believe in you? Of all the people out there, why is it you who has to be protected? Do you really think I'm your backup?"
"Don't you think this place looks familiar?"
Shivering from the cold wind, Xie Yuanyuan silently hugged her arms.
I can’t say that this place looks familiar, I can only say that it is similar, especially like the tourist area in Qinghe Town, the forest where entry is prohibited.
What does Ayao mean, he found out? Impossible, there is no evidence, how could he find out?
"I recently heard a story that seemed like something I had experienced myself. As the story was told, my brain flashed through many scenes, like piecing together the images of a movie. If the storyteller had not experienced these things herself, she would not have been able to retell them so clearly and in such detail."
"It's a pity that the story doesn't have a good ending. The children who supported each other and escaped from the devil's cave did not become the best friends of childhood. Instead, they became enemies after growing up. This should not be their ending. If it had not been tampered with and replaced by someone else, this would not be the ending of the story."
"Ah, Ayao, what did you say?" Xie Yuanyuan took a deep breath and tried to act normal.
"Ayao, please don't talk to me in that tone. I'll be scared. This is not the you I know. Please don't say such weird things, okay? Why did you bring me to this place? Are you still angry? Angry that I hurt you? How many times do you want me to explain it to you before you believe that I didn't mean it? How could I bear to hurt you? We have known each other for so many years. How could I abandon you? I just want to get out alive first, ask the police for help, and then come back to find you."
"This is how we played games when we were kids. You had an impatient temper, and everyone laughed at you for being a soldier, and I was a military advisor. When we encountered the most dangerous situations, I was the one who saved you every time. You couldn't escape with your brain, but I could. I only hurt you because I wanted to save you. Why are you mad at me?"
"Isn't Xie Shiyuan the culprit for all this? Why don't you go find her? Why are you taking your anger out on me? How can you bear to do this to me? You said you would never hurt me and would always protect me. How could you abandon me and ignore me?"
Xie Yuanyuan felt really uncomfortable. Pei Yao had never said a harsh word to her, let alone looked at her with that half-smile.
Her explanation seemed ridiculous to him.
He said: "I went to find Xie Shiyuan. Xie Shiyuan is the storyteller."
Xie Yuanyuan was stunned: "..." The rest of the explanation was pale and powerless.
Pei Yao, "I believe you, Yuanyuan. Until this moment, I also want to believe you. Otherwise, I can't accept the truth. I would rather believe the false fact and deny the truth."
"But I remembered everything. I couldn't believe in falsehood. Every scene in my brain was telling me and reminding me that I had people and promises that I couldn't forget."
"My heart is filled with guilt and remorse. I had countless opportunities to make up for that mistake, but I pushed that person further and further away."
"You're still lying to me until this moment?"
"What are you afraid of? When you were little, you were afraid of being bullied because you were an illegitimate child, so I helped you beat up those girls who gossiped about you. You were afraid of being surpassed by others for your excellent grades, so I helped you threaten those special students. If they dared to overshadow you, I told them to get out of school."
"You were afraid of the contemptuous looks from the noble ladies who laughed at your mother. I made a scene and threatened my parents with suicide to drive them out of the party. From then on, anyone who dared to talk about you would be an enemy of the Pei family. You hated that your birthday party wasn't grand enough, that you didn't have enough friends around you, that you didn't have enough pocket money to spend, and that the gifts you received weren't unique enough. You hated using the same things as others."
"You told me that you are unique, and I will help you realize your uniqueness. We are best friends, and I can solve all your problems for you."
"After Xie Shiyuan showed up, all this stopped working. I defended you once, and I took a step closer to her, and then I got closer and closer to her."
Pei Yao suddenly found it ridiculous. "It turns out that all this was done intentionally by her. Everything she did was to make me discover the truth."
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