Chapter 133 - Aggrieved Tale (2/2)

”Find what?” Lei Xing asked.

”Your bracelet. I thought...you had lost it when you fell into the pond that time, we searched everywhere for it too but couldn't find it...I promised to find it but you told me to let it go so I did. I guess I worried for nothing.”

Lei Xing knit her brows, she remembered Xiao Ting coming to cry by her sickbed about some stupid jewelry she misplaced, disturbing her recovery following the drowning incident. At first, Lei Xing didn't want to bother with it and was trying to play it cool but after four days of her constant crying visits, Lei Xing got irritated and told her to choose between forgetting the stupid bracelet or never coming to see her again...and that ended that, ”This bracelet? Are you sure?”

”En. I can't forget it, you used to wear all the time.” Xiao Ting informed.

Lei Xing turned back to Tung Mei, ”Explain.”

Tung Mei stopped glaring at the oblivious Xiao Ting and smiled at Lei Xing and swiftly responded, ”Oh, we got it during our adventures, as a token for-”

”Ah? That can't be right...”

”Oh my mistake, it-” Tung Mei tried to cut in, but Lei Xing glared at her and said, ”Be quiet.” Then she turned to Xiao Ting, ”Continue.”

To Lei Xing, Xiao Ting seemed like a more trustworthy source than the ”muddleheaded” Tung Mei.

Tung Mei pouted and went back to glaring at Xiao Ting as she spoke, ”Oh, Jiejie you've had yours since you were little. There was even one time where you caused a big fuss because of it and almost beat up You jie, or did you beat her?... Either way, it was a huge deal. Her parents even came over to apologize.”

”Beat Chen You?” Lei Xing asked with raised eyebrows.

”En, if I remember correctly it was right after older brother left for war. You were in a very bad mood during that period, you either ignored me completely or shouted at me all the time.” Xiao Ting said with a pout.

”...Anyway, You jie came over to cheer you up and after a while of us sitting together, you suddenly took off the bracelet and threw it then stormed out. I, of course, immediately followed you. Anyway, later that evening you started looking for it. You turned your room upside down and even my room too. You thought I took it...” Xiao Ting pouted again, remembering her grievances.

”I never touched the bracelet, you let me play with everything else but always yelled at me if I touched it so I would never take it...After searching my room, you thought of Tung jie and stormed out of the manor. I wasn't allowed to follow you but I heard that the servants found you on top of her.” Xiao Ting chuckled but seeing Lei Xing's unamused expression, she immediately stopped.

”Anyway, You jie claimed the bracelet was hers and that she had bought it and showed it to you...When I came over with mother and father, she was crying to her parents that you were trying to force her to give it to you and she didn't want to...After hearing everything, to avoid trouble father told you to leave it since you were the older one and promised to buy you a better one. But you just ignored him and walked up to You jie, ripped the bracelet off her wrist and stormed out again. You looked so great doing that! Jiejie is really the best!” Xiao Ting happily said.

”...I followed you home so I am not sure what happened after, but You jie and her parents came over to apologize the next day. You jie looked very miserable...”

Lei Xing sighed.

{...Well, that would somewhat explain what her problem with me is -_-)...}

”Tch, she deserved it. Should have clawed out her eyes too, that wasn't the first time either.” Tung Mei mumbled. Lei Xing glanced at her, and she quickly explained, ”You told me about it before...”

”Ying jie's memory isn't too good sometimes...She must have seen jiejie's and liked it, so she got a copy made. Ah, you haven't been wearing yours either, Ying jie, did you lose it?” Xiao Ting asked, then flinched when she saw Tung Mei glaring at her.

Tung Mei put on a strained smile, ”Yes, I lost it...And yes, I copied Xing jie's...You have quite a great memory.” Tung Mei finished and Xiao Ting happily smiled thinking it a compliment, completely missing Tung Mei's sarcastic tone.