1022 Perplexed and Smitten 82 (1/2)
The air was hot and humid. Just as she was about to drive away after switching on the air conditioner inside her car, someone began knocking on her window.
An Xiaoning took a look and saw that it was Tuoba Danxue.
She rolled down the window and asked, \”What's the matter?\”
\”May I speak to you alone in your car?\”
\”Hop in.\”
Tuoba Danxue walked over to the passenger's seat.
Once she got inside the car, she cut straight to the chase and asked, \”Were you the culprit behind my brother's death?\”
\”Your brother killed himself. At that point, there was no need for me to kill him,\” said An Xiaoning, staring at her.
\”Are my mother and grandfather dead?\” she asked with tears in her eyes.
\”Are you going to try and save them if I told you that they are still alive? If you really miss them, I can take you to see them,\” said An Xiaoning, staring at her solemnly.
\”No.\”
Noticing how afraid she was, An Xiaoning said, \”One should make plans to deal with the worst case scenario before trying to harm others.\”
Tuoba Danxue fidgeted constantly, and An Xiaoning could tell that she was extremely ill at ease.
\”Will you plan to kill me?\” she asked after much hesitation.
An Xiaoning answered, \”Why would I kill you? Live your life properly.\”
Surprised to hear the words of reassurance from An Xiaoning, she said, \”Are you still going to say that to me even though I hate you?\”
\”Does it matter whether or not you hate me? I don't care about you anyway. What you think and how you feel about me doesn't affect me at all. There are plenty of people who detest me. You don't make a difference.\”
Tuoba Danxue was taken aback by how calm she sounded, as if they were talking about someone else.
Tuoba Danxue looked away and said, \”In that case, I won't impose on you any further.\”
Watching as she alighted from the car, An Xiaoning added, \”Tuoba Danxue.\”
Tuoba Danxue paused her actions and asked, \”Yes?\”
\”No one is born with a desire to kill.\”
A look of dejection formed in Tuoba Danxue's eyes as she expressed assent and closed the door.
An Xiaoning watched Tuoba Danxue leave, recalling the days when she was disguised as the latter's bodyguard in the Autumn Palace.
Back then, Tuoba Danxue was still Her Highness while Tuoba Gucheng was His Highness; the maid, Zhi Yin, had also yet to die in the fire. My mother was also still being tortured in the secret chamber…
Everything felt like a passing cloud.
However, she would never want to go through the past again.
Upon returning to Wei Ni Estate, An Xiaoning parked her car at the entrance and rolled down the window. Staring at Long Tianze, who was standing at the entrance, she asked, \”The sun is blazing right now. What are you doing standing right below it?\”
\”Sis-in-law, please discipline your sister. She's getting out of hand,\” Long Tianze said with a look of dismay.
\”What happened to Yangyang?\”
Long Tianze lamented, \”I was just enjoying myself while watching some television. All of a sudden, she switched off the television and chased me out of the house.\”
\”What were you watching?\”
\”Oh, I was watching the beauty pageant that was airing on XX channel.\”
\”You deserved it.\”
An Xiaoning rolled the windows back up and drove in slowly.
\”Hey, hey, Sis-in-law…\”