Chapter 94: The Girl Easily Fooled and Lost
“What happened to your hand? Is it injured?”
The girl’s caring words echoed in her ears. The cold wind blew on the small wound, which she could no longer feel. Long Qinxin was somewhat dazed as she looked at Lu Zhiyin’s beautiful red eyes.
Those eyes held no superfluous emotion, only a pure concern for her.
She shouldn’t have doubted Lu Zhiyin.
Feeling increasingly guilty, Long Qinxin withdrew her hand.
“It’s nothing, I just accidentally cut it. It doesn’t hurt.”
Touching her index finger, Long Qinxin prepared to swallow her words back.
How could such a kind girl deceive her?
In Long Qinxin’s heart, Lu Zhiyin’s image was once again elevated.
“…”
Seeing Long Qinxin’s hesitant face, Lu Zhiyin felt a twinge of guilt.
Had she deceived this innocent girl again?
Using false tenderness to gain trust and favor… it was terrible…
Sighing inwardly again, Lu Zhiyin leaned back against her wheelchair and looked at the sky outside the teaching building. The sky was already bright and cloudless, promising a good day. But her mood was destined to be anything but good.
“So, what did you want to ask, classmate Qinxin?”
She withdrew her gaze and looked back at the pigtail-haired girl in front of her.
For some reason, she felt that the girl in front of her was like a lonely cat.
Reaching out, Lu Zhiyin gently stroked the cat’s head. The top of the girl’s hair was a little fluffy and felt surprisingly good.
Lu Zhiyin’s action startled Long Qinxin, but fortunately, she didn’t show any signs of displeasure.
Lu Zhiyin narrowed her eyes.
This made Lu Zhiyin feel even more like she resembled a cat.
“…It’s alright, just say what you want to ask. Aren’t we friends? Friends should be completely open with each other.”
Lu Zhiyin didn’t believe these words herself.
Completely open? How was that possible… She was the one hiding the most.
Her heart began to beat faster, fueled by guilt and self-reproach, emotions that attacked her conscience.
She felt she was still too naive. When would she be able to lie without any burden?
“Is that so…”
Listening to Lu Zhiyin’s seemingly sincere words, Long Qinxin was a little lost.
Friends should be completely open with each other?
“Mhm.”
Lu Zhiyin nodded and gave a soft hum.
After much hesitation, Long Qinxin finally spoke.
“When Leng Qingqiu took you away, I was worried, so I followed you. Then, I heard you say that our relationship wasn’t very good, and it made me feel bad, so I wanted to ask you if what you said was true… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to doubt you.”
Clenching her hands, Long Qinxin felt nervous. She awaited Lu Zhiyin’s reply. Although she had a general idea that it was a lie told under duress, she still wanted to hear Lu Zhiyin’s answer firsthand.
“Mhm…? You don’t need to apologize. Rather, it’s my good fortune that you still care about me.”
Looking at Long Qinxin, Lu Zhiyin gently hugged her.
Another fleeting embrace, a warmth that flashed and disappeared.
Long Qinxin stood up straight, looking at the girl in the wheelchair, quietly listening to her words.
“…As you can see, I encountered something unpleasant.”
Touching the finger marks on her neck, Lu Zhiyin didn’t explicitly mention Leng Qingqiu’s attempt to suffocate her, still trying to save some face for that person.
“So, were those words said out of necessity? Including when you said she could do anything to you?”
Looking at the girl in front of her, Long Qinxin remembered Leng Qingqiu’s action this morning of reaching into the girl’s clothes.
She inexplicably thought of something inappropriate.
Could such things be done? Long Qinxin didn’t know.
She couldn’t be blamed for her vivid imagination, as this was a world of eroge, almost inseparable from the word “sex.”
Of course, Long Qinxin herself didn’t know she was a game character. She only felt indecent, believing she shouldn’t think of her friend in such a questionable way.
Although she quickly rebuked herself mentally, her face still began to flush.
“Mhm.”
Lu Zhiyin hummed softly, not denying Long Qinxin’s words.
That was the truth, wasn’t it?
Due to her guilt, she didn’t notice Long Qinxin’s unusual state.
“…I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Repeating “I’m sorry” multiple times, Long Qinxin spontaneously hugged Lu Zhiyin.
Lu Zhiyin didn’t resist much. She simply gently patted Long Qinxin’s back with her hand, her movements as soft as a mother comforting her young daughter.
Of course, Lu Zhiyin wasn’t a mother, and Long Qinxin wasn’t Lu Zhiyin’s daughter.
All of this was merely a facade of gentleness that Lu Zhiyin created to deceive the girl in front of her.
“It’s okay, it’s okay.”
Comforting the self-reproaching girl, Lu Zhiyin quietly watched the sky outside the teaching building.
More and more people were appearing in the corridor, and the two girls embracing were too conspicuous.
After being held for about a minute, Lu Zhiyin gently pushed Long Qinxin away.
The girl’s anxieties were easily resolved, coming and going quickly.
“It’s almost time for class, can you push me back?”
Lu Zhiyin gently patted Long Qinxin’s shoulder.
Lu Zhiyin actually didn’t know how much time was left before class. She was a simple person and couldn’t keep track of time without a clock.
She just didn’t want more people to see her awkward situation.
“Yes, I’ll push you back right away, Zhiyin.”
Smiling at Lu Zhiyin, Long Qinxin pushed Lu Zhiyin towards the classroom.
As they walked, she pondered a few things.
Should she take her classmate Zhiyin away from Leng Qingqiu? If things continued like this, it was predictable that her only friend’s future days wouldn’t be easy.
At the same time, a somewhat dark thought began to take root in Long Qinxin’s heart.
If Leng Qingqiu could force Lu Zhiyin to submit through threats, then perhaps she herself…
Her thoughts abruptly stopped. Long Qinxin couldn’t tolerate having such thoughts about Lu Zhiyin.
Leng Qingqiu could be a scoundrel, but she wasn’t.
“Zhiyin, do you want to move somewhere else with me? I can help you rent a new place.”
While pushing the wheelchair, Long Qinxin asked with concern. Anyone could hear the sincerity in Long Qinxin’s words, and Lu Zhiyin was no exception.
However, she didn’t agree to this girl who always thought of her and instead shook her head.
“No, thank you. I can’t trouble you anymore.”
Refusing Long Qinxin’s kind offer, Lu Zhiyin understood that Leng Qingqiu wouldn’t allow her to move out.
If she dared to leave, Leng Qingqiu would likely dare to kill her.
After all, she knew many things Leng Qingqiu had done.
Moreover, it might even implicate Long Qinxin?
Lu Zhiyin had many concerns. She wouldn’t leave without considering the consequences just because Leng Qingqiu treated her poorly.
When would she be able to leave Leng Qingqiu’s side? Probably when the conquest was almost complete, and she had been sent to prison.
Closing her eyes, when Lu Zhiyin opened them again, Long Qinxin had already pushed her back to her desk.
