But as soon as he relaxed, a shadow flashed quickly and connected to his chin. A burst of pain soon followed as Evgenia groaned in pain. He had never thought that Ran Xueyi would punch him. But thinking about it, he deserved it. So, instead of feeling insulted by being punched and caught off guard in front of his people, Evgenia wiped the blood that broke through the crack of his injured lower lip. He t Ran Xueyi's fierce gaze and heard her say, "No matter what reason you have for doing all these things. I won't listen. I'm just telling this to you beforehand. I won't forgive you for harming Alina." If it had been the start, Ran Xueyi might still be reminiscing about their monts on that isolated island and rekindling their lost friendship. However, the mont she saw Alina's waist wrapped in a bandage, all concepts of a peaceful conversation with Evgenia disappeared. To be honest, if Ran Xueyi had been aware that Alina was hurt by him, despite knowing she was her friend, she would have not only punched him in the chin but also taken out her gun and pulled the trigger on him.
However, for the sake of the old tis, she wanted to give him at least so ti to explain himself. "Now, tell why did you do this?" her eyes gazed up at him. Ran Xueyi wanted to believe that there was a good reason behind Evgenia's actions.
However,
"Because of you…" His answers, unfortunately, didn't satisfy her. Rather, it made her even more confused. "?" she asked him. "What did I do to drive you to act this way?" Suddenly, before Ran Xueyi could finish her words, Evgenia stepped forward and placed both his hands on her shoulders, almost trapping her and towering over her. His face closes in against her own as his eyes blazed over. Then, she heard him say, "Why did it take you so long to co to ?"
Ran Xueyi frowned. She was about to open her mouth and ask him what he ant when the grip around her shoulders beca tighter. "You promised 12 years ago… you told you would co to . I waited… I waited for you. But you went on with your own life, recontinued your life as an actress, and got engaged to that bastard of a man who easily replaced you with his secretary." Evgenia's eyes turned crazier the more he spoke. "Then, you got married. Married! Wasn't it you who promised you'd be by my side? Yet, you didn't only abandon once. You did it twice by forgetting ." Ran Xueyi winced at his every word. She couldn't rember exactly what happened after they worked together on that island to survive. She was only a teenager at the ti. A traumatized girl abandoned by her parents and almost eaten alive by n who've brought her and other children to that island. At so point, Ran Xueyi knew she had to protect herself. Maybe she did so irrevocable things. But for so reason, she couldn't rember. Just like how she barely rembered about that island. She might never have rembered him if it had not been Evgenia's voice and words. Evgenia let her go and stepped back. He returned to his usual composed self. But the craziness in his eyes was still lying sowhere deep in his eyes. Sothing that he had grown to develop after what happened to him on that island. Yes, it broke him. But what drove him to insanity was Ran Xueyi's betrayal and abandonnt. And seeing her live so happily without a worry and continuing with her life as if nothing had happened in the past…made him want to ruin everything she cared for. But…he never wanted to hurt her. No. That was the first and last thing he would never do to her. And that is also why he had to turn to the people around her. Alina was her best friend. Soone she knew even before that scumbag Yang Baihua. And even before her husband. Ran Xueyi couldn't utter a word to defend herself from his accusations. She stamred, "I…I didn't know… I wish I could rember you sooner. But I…"
"It's fine," Evgenia interjected. "It's alright if you don't rember what happened. Just fulfill the promise you gave to . Stay by my side forever." At his words, Ran Xueyi quickly refused with a shake of her head. "No. I can't," she told him. "I am happily married to my husband and have a son. I already have a family. I can't stay with you."
Evgenia raised his eyebrows. His eyes glinted with danger as he said, "It doesn't matter. It's not as if I'm asking you to marry or start a family with . I'm only asking you to stay with ." "No." "No? Why?" Ran Xueyi glanced up at him and replied, "I just can't."
"You can't? Or you won't." Evgenia stepped closer, his tall figure almost looming over her. Ran Xueyi bit her lips. "I'm unwilling." Evgenia smiled cruelly. "I'm not going to force you, Ran Xueyi." Ran Xueyi almost sighed in relief at his words. Almost. "But you must find a replacent. Hm… I think your friend will gladly do it. After all, she even went as far as to escape under my n's noses and got herself shot just to send you a ssage to run."
"Zhenya!"
Ran Xueyi couldn't contain her anger. She wanted to be understanding of him for she was unsure of what kind of thing she had done to him for him to co after her. But hearing him say all these did hurt her. "My friend isn't a replacent or a substitute for anyone."
"Of course, she isn't. She can never be you…and you can never be her." Evgenia tapped her forehead with his ice-cold finger. "You two are different. You abandon people for the interest of others. Alina never left you."
It was another stab in her heart. It made Ran Xueyi rember how she abandoned and left Alina alone when Yang Baihua and her sister manipulated her to block her and never befriend her again. She was a fool. An idiot. A parrot that follows the example of others. But she tried to change. Ran Xueyi didn't want to repeat the sa mistake and abandon the people around her again. That's why she did all kinds of things that were beyond and far from her forr self.
"I will let you leave this place." Suddenly, Evgenia's words woke her up. However, her foreboding feelings quickly ca true. "However, you and your friend shall decide who will stay and who will leave. I will give you 24 hours to decide."
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Poisonlily has sothing to say:
A little theatre: Ran Xueyi: "Honey, what should I do? I can't seem to go ho."
Song Yu Han wiped his bloodied gun: "Let take care of the problem."
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Ran Xueyi: "But honey, you can't hurt him. He's soone special to ."
Song Yu Han darkly stared at her: "Special? Even more special than ?"
Ran Xueyi: "..."
Later that day, Ran Xueyi learned she could never call soone else special again without getting special treatnt in bed from her husband.
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