Chapter 858 - Being A Nice Person (2/2)

He ponders over and over on what to do. However, in a split second, his eyes lit up with an idea, and he reached for his phone.

A mischievous grin curls on his lip as he unlocks the screen and searches through his contact list.

”Hehe. I may be the Chief of Police, but I am still a grandfather to her.”

He dials a number, and as the line is connected, he clears his throat. He didn't leave any room for the person on the other line to speak and speak first.

”Old man, it's me. Something interesting happened. Do you want to hear it?”

Inside Lu Tian's car, Xu Long was anger with disbelief while steering the wheel. No matter how many times he replayed the scene that happened, nothing made any sense.

”What happened back there? Is that woman crazy? Was she begging for a death wish?”

He punches the steering wheel, and his breathing turns heavy.

”That woman is too evil. You saved her daughter, and yet she did this to you.”

When he and Lin Hui left the Chief's office, he waited for Lin Hui to finish writing his statement before asking for details. When he (Lin Hui) was done, it was then that he learned about what happened between Lin Hui, Qin Xue, and Chen Xincheng.

He furiously punches the steering wheel again, but his fist lands on the horn, and a loud honk resonates from the car.

”Oh shit.”

”Can you drive better? I don't want to die, and I don't want to face your boss's wrath.”

Xu Long cursed in surprise but gently patted the steering wheel. He was so livid that he forgot whose car he was driving.

However, he quickly gives Lin Hui a side glance when he hears the man.

Seeing that the man was calm and no ounce of anger could be seen on his face, he exhales a long sigh.

”How are you not angry? Even I'm angry for you just thinking about what that woman did. She doesn't even know you, and yet, she dared to judge you.”

He clenched tightly onto the steering wheel like he was clenching his fists.

”You are not a bad person. How dare she judge you and accuse you of humiliating her daughter? It wasn't like you were the one pressuring her daughter! You were just being a nice person and wanted to help!”

Lin Hui stares at the road ahead. He knows why Xu Long is angry. Anyone who knew the situation would be furious.

He turns his head to the passenger side window and stares out at the passing buildings. As he did this, his left thumb gently caressed the back of his right hand.

It was as if he was trying to soothe the pain where Madam Qin poured the hot water.

”I was angry at first.”

After a long moment of silence, he finally spoke, but one could hear the cracking pain in his voice.

”I was angry that I did something good but got treated like an incompetent person.”

He could vividly remember the way Madam Qin looked at him.

The hatred in her eyes was there. It was enough to tell him that no matter how much he strives to be a good person, people will see him as wholly inadequate.

He closes his eyes to get rid of the mixed emotions swimming inside of him. Once he was sure he was composed, he opened his eyes, and his words continued.

”I was angry that I was judged by someone who didn't even try to stop and see me as a person.”

His head tilts down, and he stares at the slightly red burn on the back of his right hand. A very faint smile appears on his face, but one could see the sadness behind it if one were to look closely.

”When she poured the hot water on me, it was then that I realized reality could be extremely harsh on people like me. No matter how much good I do, I will always be looked down on by others.”

Just like how he helped save Liu Ye and his siblings. He thought that by doing a good deed, he would be seen differently by others. He believed he was being a nice person.

However, in the end, there was someone out there like Madam Qin, who would belittle him and see him as nothing but a criminal.

Hearing his piteous words, Xu Long didn't know how to react or respond. He may be Lin Hui's friend now, but he didn't know the Lin Hui before they met.

What was Lin Hui like in the past? How was he raised? What kind of hardship did he go through? What did he encounter that made him think so low of himself?

He (Xu Long) does not know these things, nor does he want to ask as he doesn't know if it'll bring bad memories for his friend.

As he thought these things, he suddenly wanted to punch himself.

His heart sank, not to his stomach, but down to his feet. Even without asking, he could sense Lin Hui was reliving some deep thoughts about the past.

And it was all because of him.