Chapter 1231: Chapter 1135: Live Like the Sun

Gong Xue’er continued, “I know you look down on me, thinking I have no shame. What I did back then, and now I still have the audacity to want to be friends with you again. Yangyang, I was wrong in the past. I admit I was cruel and scheming. Back then, it was my jealousy that clouded my judgement, but things are different now. In the last few years, I’ve gone through a lot too, seen through the warmth and coldness of this world. I suddenly realized that in this lifetime, the only person who truly cared for me was you alone, Yangyang. I hope you can forgive my past ignorance and foolishness. I also hope you can give me a chance to make up for everything with my future actions. We’re both mothers now. Our children are good friends. If we avoid each other until death, it will surely affect them, won’t it?”

Gong Xue’er spoke each word with sincere earnestness.

Her eyes seemed filled with repentance and pain for all her past actions.

But the wounds in Xia Yangyang’s heart, which had all but healed, were suddenly torn open again.

Xia Yangyang slowly withdrew her finger from Gong Xue’er’s hand.

Xia Yangyang’s tone was very calm.

Xia Yangyang said, “Xue’er, if this were the first time you’ve said something like this to me, I would have believed you without hesitation. But do you know when was the last time you bared your soul to me?”

Gong Xue’er looked pitifully at Xia Yangyang, her eyes seemingly brimming with tears.

Xia Yangyang said, “It was in college when you tricked me into going to the school. Then, in front of Lu Haotian, you intentionally fell from a high platform, claiming I pushed you, staging a false miscarriage incident. You made Lu Haotian feel guilty, agree to marry you, and poured vicious slander on me, leaving me defenseless.”

Xia Yangyang closed her eyes, took a deep breath, then opened them.

At this moment, her eyes had cleared, “You know, at that time, as I lay in bed, I felt like the whole world had betrayed me, and the last bit of hope in my heart was extinguished. I was truly scared. So, whether what you’re saying is true or false, I don’t want to go through that again. Gong Xue’er, I’m happy for you if you’re doing well. If not, it has nothing to do with me. The friendship we had in this life was killed by your own hands. So you can talk to me about conditions, about anything else, but please don’t talk to me about emotions!”

Xia Yangyang was truly frightened.

The woman in front of her had eyes that looked harmless and innocent.

But they were like the most venomous snake that had bitten her, almost devouring all the beauty and hope in her life.

Xia Yangyang was not foolish; she wouldn’t be deceived again.

Gong Xue’er, noting Xia Yangyang’s indifferent demeanor, knew this tactic no longer worked on Xia Yangyang.

Xia Yangyang was kind, but such people have a flaw: they are indecisive.

In the past, no matter what it was, she would agree as long as Gong Xue’er acted this way. Even some black marks, she would nobly take upon herself.

Gong Xue’er wiped away the tears in her eyes.

With a smile, she said, “Yangyang, you’re not stupid now.”

Xia Yangyang truly admired the speed with which this person could change her face.

Perhaps not even the best actors and actresses in the entertainment industry could so freely control their emotions like that.

Xia Yangyang didn’t seem to care too much, “So, I was a fool in your eyes before?”

Gong Xue’er also candidly said, “Before you were a fool in my eyes, an enviable one. The reason you never succumbed to schemes and were unguarded by everyone is that you were always protected by many people. You couldn’t see the cold and cruelty of the world. But I have known since I was a child that people have to rely on themselves. Society is inherently full of risks. If you want to gain something, you have to resort to any means necessary. But Yangyang, I actually admire someone like you, loved by others, living a clean life, bright as the sun.”