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Tong Le reached out and touched Lan Qingqing's forehead, which felt slightly warm. She turned to Mo Kai Liang and said, "She must have a fever. Go tell the secretary to bring in some fever-reducing medicine."
Mo Kai Liang hurried out of the lounge. Tong Le sat directly across from Lan Qingqing. After a moment of silence, it was Lan Qingqing who spoke first.
"You must feel great inside right now. I’ve become this way because I stole your man, and my life is ruined, while you have someone better." Lan Qingqing scoffed, her self-mockery evident. "I suddenly can't tell if this is my punishment or if I was shielding you from disaster."
She looked at Tong Le with a mix of resentment and doubt. Although Tong Le had helped her, she couldn't help but think that if she hadn’t seduced Ke Jie back then, perhaps it would be Tong Le who was targeted by Ying Rong Xiao instead of her.
Tong Le showed no sign of displeasure; it was hardly surprising to hear such words from Lan Qingqing. Following her line of thought, Tong Le asked, "So, if you hadn’t seduced Ke Jie, what do you think your life would be like now?"
A glimmer appeared in Lan Qingqing's left eye as she confidently replied, "I would be happy. I would marry a real wealthy heir, someone like Hou Yi or Winston! I definitely wouldn’t have to go through all of this today!"
Tong Le continued, "You're right. If you hadn’t seduced Ke Jie and had instead remained my best friend, you would have progressed steadily. You would have become a senior manager under a Grand Master and met a good man for a beautiful marriage. You wouldn’t harbor any hostility towards me; you would genuinely care about my well-being. Perhaps you would even discover Ke Jie’s infidelity and his schemes against my parents, and as my best friend, you would help me deal with him and support me in getting a divorce, leading me out of this mess. At that time, all the bad people and events would vanish, and we would still be the best of friends."
After sharing these hypothetical scenarios, Tong Le smiled slightly as if this alternate version of reality had briefly flashed before her eyes—though it never happened, it felt like an experience nonetheless.
Lan Qingqing fell silent. Her thoughts followed Tong Le’s vision from start to finish—a beautiful life filled with sisterly bonds and happy endings seemed to have been altered by her initial jealousy and the harm she inflicted on Tong Le. If she hadn’t seduced Ke Jie or viewed Tong Le as an enemy, they could have truly become the best sisters in the world.
"Do you regret it?" Tong Le finally asked.
The lounge was quiet enough to hear their own heartbeats. Lan Qingqing felt a sting in her eyes; she couldn’t tell if it was due to the inflammation in her blind right eye or if she was genuinely saddened.
At that moment, Mo Kai Liang rushed back into the room with the fever-reducing medicine and handed it to Lan Qingqing urgently. "Quickly, take this! After you drink it, we’ll go eat. The cafeteria at Zong Shi Yan Tuan is safe. Even if you don’t trust Zong Zeyu, you should trust Tong Le—she’s the one who saved you."
Lan Qingqing swallowed the medicine. Although her emotions had softened due to Tong Le's words earlier, she quickly regained her composure.
With Mo Kai Liang’s support, she stood up and bluntly addressed Tong Le, "What saving? It’s all nonsense! Didn’t I admit to Wu Youyou’s case in front of the police? And on the way here, I realized she just wanted to use me to deal with Ke Jie—I know that."
At that moment, Tong Le stepped out of the lounge and heard Lan Qingqing’s defiant response. She turned back to look at Lan Qingqing's stubborn expression.
Tong Le remained calm and straightforward in her reply. "You should be grateful that you're still of value to me; otherwise, tomorrow's headlines would be about how you, Lan Qingqing, were convicted of murdering Wan Zhang. And let me remind you—I’m not using anyone's hand to deal with anyone else; I just think that everything happening to you today is more deserved by Ke Jie than by you. You are guilty but not deserving of death; however, Ke Jie should be punished severely."
Lan Qingqing felt persuaded; her spirit immediately deflated.
Mo Kai Liang pushed Lan Qingqing from behind, awkwardly urging her to move. "Come on, let's go eat."
Tong Le kindly reminded him, "Mo Kai Liang, don't forget what you promised me on the phone."
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