Ever since Shi Mei awoke, the police had been coming to the hospital very frequently.
But because Shi Mei’s mental state was unstable and her body weak, there wasn’t much time for her to be investigated by the police.
Today was the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Ye Tiao had finally escaped from her home’s cage once again, and incidentally, she had dragged Tang Jingming along with her.
Tang Jingming had long heard that the little cutie had become a big cutie, but when he personally witnessed the change in Shi Mei, he was still profoundly shocked.
He felt genuinely happy for her, but at the same time, he couldn’t help but feel regretful that the adorably innocent little cutie who used to buzz around him was gone.
Tang Jingming peeled an apple for her, and Shi Mei wiped her hands before taking it, saying, "Thank you." Get full chapters from novel·fıre·net
He adjusted her pillow for her, and she looked over, also saying a "Thank you."
Polite, yet extremely distant.
Tang Jingming was close to tears and, after leaving Ye Tiao behind, walked straight out.
Ye Tiao chuckled to herself, poured Shi Mei a cup of hot water, and quietly asked, "You’re still you, aren’t you?"
"No," Shi Mei rolled her eyes at her.
"Psht," Ye Tiao had anticipated this reaction, "I knew it, you’re still the same old you. But I think Tang really seems upset. Maybe stop teasing him."
"If I revert back to my old self now, wouldn’t that be too suspicious?" Shi Mei said while eating the apple Tang Jingming had just peeled, "How will he accept a different me in the future if I don’t train him now? I’m planning to subtly make him face reality."
Ye Tiao glanced at her, then quietly took a look around, and whispered, "Did you really kill those two people?"
"Yes," Shi Mei was terse and kept her voice low, "In that situation, it was either them or me."
Ye Tiao began to see Shi Mei in a different light, felt the hair on her neck stand up, and twisted her neck unconsciously. "How come I never knew you even had the guts to kill..."
"Potential is forced out by circumstances." Shi Mei finished the last bite of her apple, her eyes growing somewhat dimmer, "How did your parents agree to let you out?"
Ye Tiao clicked her tongue, "Don’t even mention it. They keep forcing me to go on blind dates, but everyone runs off when they see me, insisting I’m a lesbian, or a T. And my mom insists on making me wear skirts. Please, who would want to wear those effeminate things? Besides, I think I look damn cool now. Screw men, I don’t need them!"
Shi Mei smiled, "But with this attitude, don’t you seem like a T to them? Most guys aren’t as tough as you."
"My sexual orientation is normal, alright? I just haven’t found someone who makes my heart race. Why the rush?" Ye Tiao peeled an orange, "But you..."
While speaking, Ye Tiao’s voice lowered, "Didn’t you and Mr. Shi sign the divorce papers a long time ago? Do Elder Shi and the old lady know?"
Shi Mei shook her head slightly, "Not for now."
"Bai Yuejie seems to have gotten wind of your divorce and asked me to find out what your plans are."
Shi Mei glanced over, "Since when were you two so close?"
Ye Tiao hastily gestured, "I’m not close with her at all. I just bumped into her in the corridor. She thought we would know each other better, so she sent me to snoop around."
"What could I say? I left without saying anything and didn’t even glance at her."
Shi Mei scoffed lightly, her gaze suddenly catching two figures out of the corner of her eye. The playful expression on her face swiftly faded, and she returned to her gloomy demeanor.