"So, in fact, the woman we encountered can no longer be considered Lu Siqi. She's just an empty shell filled with negative emotions."
In the notebook, the handwriting before the IOU for the gambling debt was found had been fairly neat and legible. Its owner had clearly still been in her right mind.
However, after learning the truth, all that remained of Wu Xin's handwriting was a chaotic scrawl.
Lin Yue finished telling the story, and the rooftop fell silent with a heavy air.
"I never thought it would turn out to be a story like this." Chen Xi, inexplicably feeling down, tapped the iron railing at random with her fingers.
She'd expected Wu Xin's story to be tragic, but she'd never imagined it would be like this.
"Even hateful people can have their pitiful side..." she sighed.
"Oh?" Hearing her judgment, Lin Yue looked at her with interest. "Does that mean you've forgiven her?"
"Of course I've chosen to forgive her. The dead owe no more debts." Chen Xi shrugged casually. "I'm just that softhearted and kind."
As she spoke, she changed her tune. "Of course... if Wu Xin came back to life, that'd be a different matter."
Being softhearted didn't mean she had to hold back.
She couldn't betray the person she'd once been—the one who'd been hurt—just because the other person was pitiful.
If time regressed to when Wu Xin was still alive, she'd still eliminate her without hesitation.
Lin Yue nodded in agreement. "That does sound like you."
At just the right moment, a panel notification sounded in Chen Xi's mind, and a thought stirred within her.
[Achievement: Exchanged Notebooks] [Affection +10] [Current Affection: 80]
"Let's not talk about her anymore. What a downer." Seeing that she'd gotten her reward, Chen Xi waved a