Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1468: Chapter 859:

"Me, warm him up?" Xia Yingru retorted, frowning as she stared at Luo Ye for a while, then solemnly said, "I want to ask you something, and I need you to answer truthfully, can you do that?"

Seeing Xia Yingru’s expression, Luo Ye knew what she was thinking and raised an eyebrow, smiling: "Do you want to ask me if I like Liu Xing?"

"Yes." Xia Yingru nodded, "The fact that you even ask that means there must have been something between you and him, otherwise, how could you immediately pinpoint what I wanted to know?"

"He and I are just childhood friends, we grew up like siblings." Luo Ye looked seriously at Xia Yingru, "I can swear that there’s really no romantic feelings between me and him, and if I’m lying, feel free to curse me, okay?" She was speaking the truth; maybe Liu Xing had romantic feelings for her, but she always felt brotherly gratitude towards him, and that never changed.

"Then you..." Xia Yingru hesitated as she looked at her, "If it’s really as you say, I think..." She frowned for a moment, then continued, "Let me put it this way, typically, when one family in a long-standing friendship faces trouble, the other family’s response usually falls into two categories.

One is to offer help, and the other is to gradually distance themselves. If it were the first case, Liu Xing should have mentioned your family to me. If it were the latter, you shouldn’t be so concerned about him.

So, I can only suspect that after his family fell into hardship, your two families broke off contact, and you and Liu Xing had to separate because your families opposed it. My guess makes sense, right?"

"Sometimes, there is a third situation. Our family and the Liu family are from the same place, so, the two are both colleagues and hometown friends. In the past, our families did often meet up, but those gatherings weren’t for the purpose of pairing children in marriage; it was work-related.

After Uncle Liu had his incident, Aunt Nie took Liu Xing and hid away; she did that to avoid owing anyone, and naturally, she didn’t want anyone to pity them. Thus, my parents, after learning where they settled, did not rush to find them.

It wasn’t until Aunt Nie’s work had improved that my mom started visiting increasingly often, albeit casually. Over the years, my parents have been in Ludong, Aunt Nie in Island City; contact between the two families hasn’t been frequent.

Aunt Nie is particularly capable; my parents hope that, one day, when the families are close again, it will be a normal, equal relationship. Do you understand?"

Xia Yingru scratched her head: "I understand a bit, but it’s still hard to explain. At the time, it wouldn’t have been easy for Liu Xing to get into GF."

So, I suspect whether you pleaded with your dad or your grandpa to make it happen. If you were willing to do so, it would mean your relationship is definitely not just sibling-like."

Hearing her questioning like that made Luo Ye even more worried. A girl’s heart is only like that when she deeply loves someone; she thinks the man she loves is good in every way, and surely other women would see him as good too, not letting go of any suspicion.

But the problem is, what Liu Xing really thinks, Luo Ye cannot figure out. If, as suspected, he is merely using Xia Yingru, then the consequences...

"Does Vice Chairman Qian know about you and Liu Xing?" Luo Ye asked.

"No." Xia Yingru shook her head, "My dad disagrees, and my mom told me not to bother Aunt with it first; she doesn’t want everything to rely on Aunt for help." Suddenly slapping her forehead, she said, "Stop changing the subject, answer my earlier question; you can’t expect me to answer everything while you evade mine, right?"

Hearing that Xia Yingru hadn’t told Vice Chairman Qian, Luo Ye relaxed a bit and cooperatively answered her question: "Liu Xing getting into GF had nothing to do with me or my family; it was Uncle Liu who arranged it for him."

"How could that be?" Xia Yingru shook her head in disbelief, "His dad was already in trouble at that time; how could he arrange anything?"

"A fence needs three stakes, just like a hero needs three helpers; even if he had troubles, surely, there would be one or two reliable friends willing to help, right?"

"Really?" Xia Yingru’s face finally lit up with a smile, "Okay, I believe you, I believe you don’t like Liu Xing, but I also believe he definitely likes you. However, I’ll slowly drive you out of his heart."

Luo Ye was at a loss for words: "Think whatever you want."

"It’s not me overthinking." Xia Yingru looked Luo Ye up and down, "I’m telling you, a woman’s sixth sense is very accurate."

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