Mental Illness
"You..."
Leilei swallowed.
"Do you really want to hurt me?"
Chen Jing's expression tightened slightly.
"I really do have ulterior motives."
Leilei froze.
She had imagined many possible answers from Chen Jing.
But she had never imagined...
that Chen Jing would admit it so frankly.
Leilei's mouth fell open.
After a long while, Leilei finally spoke again.
"You..."
"What did you say?"
After speaking, Chen Jing picked up her cup and took a sip of her drink.
She gently licked her lips.
"I said..."
Chen Jing smiled. "I really do have ulterior motives concerning you."
This time, Leilei heard her loud and clear.
"...What?"
Leilei's voice was very soft.
Gradually, her voice grew louder. "You approached me..."
"What for?"
"You had ulterior motives from the very beginning!?"
Leilei's voice was taut as a plucked string.
It made the listener's heart ache.
"No."
Chen Jing shook her head.
"At first, you were just a tenant."
"I had no ulterior motives toward you."
"Nor did I after we became friends."
Huh?
Leilei froze.
No.
What did that mean?
She began to feel confused.
"Then..."
What did Chen Jing mean by saying... she had ulterior motives concerning Leilei?
"Leilei."
Chen Jing's gaze was focused.
"Do you know?"
"I believe another side exists in this world."
"Another side that only a small number of people can see."
Huh?
What?
Leilei froze.
What...
was Chen Jing talking about?
A bright light lit up in Chen Jing's eyes.
It was so bright that Leilei even found it somewhat dazzling.
Leilei narrowed her eyes slightly.
"I've met someone like that..."
Chen Jing's expression grew distant.
It had happened when she was very young.
She had loved fairy tales dearly.
But unlike other children,