In the girl's bathroom, Bai Lianhua resolved to cooperate with Yue Linlan for a while to catch people. There was no guarantee that Yue Linlan would let Wu Chenren go since she was so obsessed with him. But as people say, there is a fine line between love and hate. She loves him now, but maybe it won't take long to hate him later.
Yue Linlan finished crying and used toilet paper to pat her eyes and wipe away mucus.
"Actually, l recently received this information from someone warning me about your fiancé. You should take a look."
"I don't want to see it!" Yue Linlan replied snarkily but still peered at Bai Lianhua's phone. She played the video of Wu Chenren's confession and then looked at Yue Linlan's face to see what she was feeling. She was learning how to use microexpressions in her acting class, so she was able to understand Yue Linlan at a glance. While she was watching, Yue Linlan's eyes widened, her lips trembled slightly, and she looked like she was about to cry.
"What do you think?"
Yue Linlan pointed at the video and said that it was fabricated! Bai Lianhua was dumbfounded, and she felt that her reaction was inexplicable. "It looks like surveillance footage! How can it be fabricated? Also, why are you defending him when you know that he will deal with you?"
Yue Linlan signed and rubbed her eyes tiredly. She was tired. Tired of keeping up a facade every day! Tired of having no friends, of shouldering the weight of the 'Yue' family surname. She looked on enviously at Hu Lianhua's life - she had friends, good grades and loving parents. All of which she didn't have. In a rare moment of weakness, she blurted out her true thoughts.
"Do you think l have a choice?" Bai Lianhua thought about it and shook her head.
Yue Linlan sat down on the toilet seat and held her head in her hands. "You must think l'm extremely lucky right? That l have a rich backing! But you don't know anything. This backing comes at a high price - the loss of myself. Everything l eat, wear, smell and touch are all not chosen by myself - l have no say in the matter. Engagement with Wu Chenren? I also have no say in that matter. You see me acting infatuated every day - it's just me acting for the Yue family okay! They told me l needed to be loving and considerate and win Wu Chenren's heart. People in high society don't accept my poor origins so l have 0 friends in that circle. Arrogance has become my mask. Now, you dare to ask me why l still defend him?"
Bai Lianhua felt that this task subverted all her views daily. First, Wu Chenren was a schemer and both Yue Linlan and Hu Lianhua were victims. Not only that, but Yue Linlan didn't seem to be enjoying her rich lifestyle!!
Yue Linlan continued on: "Let me tell you a story. There was a noble in a certain kingdom who was of low status. Her family sold her to the prince and she became his wife. And they lived happily ever after. But let me ask you. Do you know what happened after the story? No! All you are told is that they lived happily. But who are they? Are they connected to the prince and his wife?"
Because of too low of an IQ, Bai Lianhua didn't understand what was going on but her EQ told her to just say no.
"All l can hope for is that l am not abandoned. That is why l act the way l do. So in summary, l cannot do anything to Wu Chenren - whether it be covertly or openly. And let me warn you, rich people in high places have ways of knowing things so you better be careful."
Yue Linlan didn't even know why she said so much just now. She thought it was probably because she didn't want her marriage to be ruined by Bai Lianhua. At the end of the day, money and status mattered to her more than a sister who shared the same womb.
The bell rang and Yue Linlan left the bathroom stall with Bai Lianhua behind her. Before she entered her classroom, she reminded Bai Lianhua not to do things hastily.
Bai Lianhua walked back to her class and spent the rest of the day in a daze. She kept asking herself - did she need to retaliate against Yue Linlan? She was also a victim and she is suffering at the moment.
But the system appeared to interrupt those thoughts.
"She still contributed towards the original owner's death. Nothing can be confirmed about who was acting as 'Yue Linlan' but she is still invariably connected to all the tragedies. She must be punished. As for 'Yue Linlan', you can only find out yourself."
Bai Lianhua was grateful for that reminder and she stopped stressing herself out.
Back at home, she thought about what she had already done so far. Thinking about it now, the only thing that had been achieved was avoiding the rape incident. Everything else has stayed the same - she is still with Wu Chenren and even though Yue Linlan has revealed what she knows, Bai Lianhua couldn't count on her for cooperation.
She gleaned an idea from what her sister said though. 'If such rich families constrain their offspring's lives, l wonder what Madam Wu would think about Wu Chenren's derailment.' You must know that they are only in middle school and parents oppose indulging in love all the way to university.
She quickly forwarded the video of Wu Chenren's confession to his mother.
Actually, Bai Lianhua did some research on Wu Chenren and found out some interesting things. He is actually an adopted son - he was the son of a mistress but that mistress died when giving birth so Madam Wu adopted him to consolidate her position as the main wife of the family. There are also countless illegitimate children outside and the competition for the company is intense.
Bai Lianhua guessed that Madam Wu would definitely restrain Wu Chenren from doing such scheming things. His father Wu Ling was also in a precarious position - his position resembled emperors who were old and now their sons started fighting for the throne. If anyone acts vicious or too badly during this time, they might lose all qualifications together to inherit.
Her message set off an undercurrent in the Wu family that no one had foreseen.
A progress bar suddenly appeared in her vision, and she saw 20% which shows she still had a long way to go. There were many mysteries and plots to be uncovered.