Watching Lin Yue double over with laughter and hearing her merciless mockery, Chen Xi's face slowly flushed.
There had indeed been plenty of things that didn't add up. Lin Yue had been far too fixated on the idea. Though her rebuttals had been sound, they were nowhere near enough to establish a motive for murder.
Lin Yue had been deliberately leading her on, playing with her emotions.
On top of that, her memories of Lin Yue stabbing her and the oppressive feeling she'd felt had thrown her reason into disarray.
If not for that, she should have seen through Lin Yue's trick.
But now, there was no point in second-guessing what had already happened.
"Do you think this is funny?" Chen Xi asked, her expression dark and her voice low.
Lin Yue was unfazed. "Come on, pretending to be angry now won't work. Don't tell me you're going to try such a tired old trick, Chen Xi."
She shook her head. "Act all annoyed, wait for me to comfort you, then mock me in return or something."
Her plan had been seen through in an instant. Furious and flustered, Chen Xi strode over to the car, opened the door, and plopped into the driver's seat.
Lin Yue, still standing by the trees, called after her, "What about me? You're just leaving me here?"
"Whoever wants to deal with you can!" Chen Xi rolled down the window, shot her a glare, then floored it and drove off.
"Fine, then."
Lin Yue used her shadows to envelop Ye Zhi's body, then activated Shadow Puppet.
The shadows eroded Ye Zhi's mind, and she abruptly opened her eyes.
"Do you remember what happened today?" Lin Yue asked casually.
Ye Zhi's pupils were unfocused. "I don't remember."
Once she was sure, Lin Yue waved a