Chapter 41

Chapter 41

After saying this, Huang Yuanrui got up and returned to her seat.

She leaned against the back of her chair, staring coldly at Zhang Qiong. The giggling expression from before was gone, replaced by a chilling intensity, as if she had suddenly become a different person.

Zhang Qiong didn’t believe her nonsensical words. She had her own judgment of things.

Zhang Qiong asked, “So?”

Huang Yuanrui tilted her head and looked at Zhang Qiong. “The sugar daddy thing was just something I made up. There is no Liang He in this world. I told you such an interesting story, but you didn’t seem to believe it.”

Zhang Qiong said flatly, “He’s not a woman, you’re not a man, and I’m not blind.”

However, Huang Yuanrui’s next words left Zhang Qiong completely stunned.

She said, “You like drinking Tianrun yogurt and say Junlebao is too sweet. When you go to the supermarket, you never head straight for what you need; you always push the cart slowly, browsing while you pick things out. Your bra size is 85C, you like wearing Manifen, and you once sent four pictures for me to compare-I was the one who helped you settle on the light pink set. You have a pear-shaped body, thin on top and heavy on the bottom, so I always recommended tight, hip-hugging dresses because they suit you. You love watching Unknown Death and cry every time. Your husband-or rather, your ex-husband-didn’t have a good relationship with you. You two could live together for half a year without having sex once, so you like playing with little toys, which you keep in the second drawer of your nightstand. You’re a Cancer, you love the sea, you love eating tomatoes, and you’re afraid of the phone ringing or someone knocking at the door… Haha, I know you better than the big data on your phone.”

Zhang Qiong took a sip of her coffee, set the cup down, and said, “I don’t know what means you used to see my chat records with Liang He, but you’ve violated my right to privacy. I can sue you.”

Huang Yuanrui seemed thirsty too. She took a sip of hot chocolate and smiled. “Who taught you to keep words like ‘sue’ and ‘infringement’ on the tip of your tongue? Wasn’t it me!”

Zhang Qiong countered, “You’re talking in circles just to get me to stay away from Liang He, aren’t you? You didn’t need to go to all this trouble. If I had known he was connected to you, I wouldn’t have chatted with him. He didn’t show up today, so his attitude is already clear. You can rest assured-after today, I won’t contact him again.”

Huang Yuanrui laughed. “How graceful of you, sister. I’m really starting to fall in love with you. But don’t you want to know… who was knocking on your door in the middle of the night?”

Zhang Qiong’s body froze.

Huang Yuanrui seemed excited by her reaction. She glanced left and right, then leaned in closer to Zhang Qiong.

“It was me.”

Zhang Qiong felt a surge of humiliated rage. “Why would you do that?”

Huang Yuanrui replied, “I think the process is more interesting than the reason. I’ve been secretly following you for a long, long time. That day your son forgot to close the door when he ran out, I slipped inside. At first, I hid under your son’s bed. You worked at home all afternoon and never noticed me; I almost fell asleep! Later, when I saw you were asleep, I snuck into the bathroom. I knocked on the door from inside the bathroom while you sent me WeChat messages from outside. I was so busy… knocking on the door while chatting with you… It was hilarious. To be able to multitask to that extent, isn’t that love? Later, when you went to sleep, I didn’t stay idle. Like a cat, I snuck under your bed…”

Zhang Qiong’s hands were shaking slightly. She forced herself to remain calm and said, “You’re lying. If it was really you, why would you suggest I call the police twice? Isn’t that just the thief crying ‘stop thief’?”

Huang Yuanrui asked, “And did you call the police in the end?”

Zhang Qiong was stunned.

Huang Yuanrui sneered. “I told you, I know you better than big data. You’re as timid as a mouse and naturally afraid of trouble. And your husband is an even bigger idiot who can’t see things clearly! As long as I stopped the knocking, you’d immediately give up on the idea of calling the police. As for your husband, the moment he realized the neighborhood had no surveillance, he was too lazy to bother… You two are easier to control than dolls.”

Zhang Qiong argued, “That’s not right! When I said I was scared before, Liang He said he would buy me a Tibetan Mastiff to protect me!”

Huang Yuanrui asked, “And did he buy it in the end?”

Zhang Qiong was speechless again.

Huang Yuanrui continued, “Would your husband have agreed to it? He can barely afford to support his wife and child, and he’s going to raise a Tibetan Mastiff? It seems you don’t know your husband as well as I do.”

She took another sip of her drink and looked at Zhang Qiong with a puzzled expression. “After being with Qin Song all this time, how have you not improved at all? Is it that you really haven’t spent any of his money, or are you spending a man’s money while stubbornly maintaining your girlish innocence? I said I’d buy you a Tibetan Mastiff-did I? I said to call the police-did I help you do it? I said I’d take you to Sanya-did I? I said my son was preparing for the college entrance exam-have you ever even seen my son? Have I ever picked up a single voice or video call from you? Did the man you bumped into at the bank ever personally tell you his name was Liang He? When you ran into him later, he told you himself that his name was Li Shihao-did you believe him? I just typed some words with my fingers, and a few sweet nothings left you completely disoriented. Without spending a cent or even shaking my purse, I made you fall deeply in love with a man who doesn’t even exist in reality. Aren’t you a bit too easy to fool?”

Zhang Qiong’s legs began to tremble. She said hatefully, “…You’re too vicious. How can someone so young be so vicious!”

Huang Yuanrui laughed again. “Do you feel like the world is one giant novel and you’re the beautiful, strong, yet tragic ‘white lotus’ protagonist?”

Zhang Qiong asked, “Did you do all these shameless things just to steal Qin Song back?”

Huang Yuanrui opened her eyes and mouth wide, letting out an exaggerated laugh. “This is shameless? I’ve already been very considerate of you! You should feel lucky. It’s a good thing you’re a coward; to deal with you, I only needed to mess with some dead rats or knock on your door at night. If you were a bold, eagle-like woman, I would have had to choose much harsher methods.”

Zhang Qiong asked, “What else have you done?”

Huang Yuanrui rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment. As if something had suddenly occurred to her, she said with a face full of pleasant surprise:

“I actually have done something else!”