"Ya Li?"
When she heard the woman across from her call out her name, Leng Yaozhu's heart gave a violent tremor, and her entire body seemed to freeze in place. A flicker of hesitation crossed her eyes, and she asked tentatively.
Although Ya Li had put on some simple makeup, making her appearance completely different from before, as the saying went, the ones who understood you best were often your rivals.
Back when Shrek Academy still existed, the person in charge of exchanges and negotiations between Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy had been Leng Yaozhu. The reason was simple: she had only wanted more chances to see Yun Ming.
But whether it had been intentional or not, every single time, the person Shrek Academy sent to negotiate with Leng Yaozhu had been Ya Li. It had seemed like a coincidence, yet there had clearly been some hidden meaning behind the arrangement.
Ya Li's strength could not compare to Leng Yaozhu's, but every time they met, she could anger Leng Yaozhu until smoke practically poured from her ears.
The reason was that Ya Li always loved to act as if she were "casually" recounting every little detail of her life with Yun Ming in front of her. Those ordinary yet deeply affectionate daily moments were like sharp blades stabbing straight into Leng Yaozhu's heart.
Naturally, Leng Yaozhu could see through the malicious intent behind Ya Li's so-called "casual" remarks at a glance. But no matter how furious she felt, there was nothing she could do. After all, what Ya Li talked about were only trivial matters between husband and wife. She had no way to refute them and could only swallow that suffocating resentment in silence.
Over time, Leng Yaozhu had committed Ya Li's voice to memory. Even though Ya Li's