It was Xu Shuangrong's turn to read her letter.
Dressed in a white nightgown, she looked frail and delicate. Since the incident in the garden, she had rarely smiled, and a faint sadness always lingered in her eyes.
She clutched the paper tightly, staring at the words for a long time before suddenly crumpling the entire letter into a ball.
Then she looked up and gave the camera a seemingly relaxed smile.
"I don't have anything to say to everyone."
Her words caused an uproar.
The live chat filled with question marks as well, with no one understanding what Xu Shuangrong meant by this.
Xu Shuangrong took a deep breath, her smile growing brighter. "I've never felt as relieved as I do right now."
"It's been several years since that incident in high school."
"All these years, I've never had a single good night's sleep. Whenever I think of the suffering my cowardice caused someone else, the overwhelming guilt leaves me unable to breathe."
"I really wasn't brave enough. Countless times, I've woken from dreams in the middle of the night hating myself."
"Now, I've finally had the chance to tell the whole truth on this show and give Miss Lai the apology I never managed to say. For the first time, I felt those shackles fall away, giving me a brief chance to breathe."
"So I'm very happy right now."
"I've also seen everyone's comments about me online. Whether they're attacks, insults, or sincere advice, I'll read them all and take them to heart."
"I gladly accept all of it."
"But I don't want the controversy surrounding me to affect anyone else, so today, I have nothing I want to say to the other guests."
With that, Xu Shuangrong bowed deeply to the camera. When she straightened, a smile