Gu En’s tone changed incredibly quickly, much like her emotions. One second, she could smile with the glee of a victor, and the next, she howled and cursed like a demon, as if she wanted to tear He Zhilan to shreds.
"He Zhilan, let me tell you, in this world, I, Gu En, am the only winner! No one can snatch what’s in my hands! Not even you! Don’t even think about it!"
"What did I take from you? Lin Deng? Or Lan Li?" He Zhilan was frightened by Gu En’s appearance, "You thought Lan Li asked you to look after me because he cared about me? You thought Lin Deng was nice to me because he liked me? Gu En, just because of this, you’ve treated me ? You’re a madwoman! A madwoman!"
He Zhilan pushed Gu En away, "Lin Chan was right, you’re a freak! A madwoman! At such a young age, you’re so ruthless! This time, I’ve fallen into your hands, I, He Zhilan, was the fool. I was stupid to think that your cat-killing was just youthful ignorance! You Gu En, you’re simply a ruthless madwoman! I will never trust you again, nor give you the opportunity to hurt me! Get lost, from now on, there’s not the slightest friendship between you and me!"
"Friendship? When did I ever have friendship with you, He Zhilan?" Gu En laughed, "From the moment my Brother Lan Li asked me to look after you, I’ve wanted to kill you! You’re a fool, He Zhilan. With your intelligence, how are you going to compete with me, Gu En? Be sensible, go back to your little village right away, or else, I, Gu En, will kill you whenever I get the chance!" Gu En was pushed several steps back, but surprisingly, she didn’t seem angry at all, "Opportunities have always been given to me by you, not created by myself."
Gu En shrugged her shoulders, "He Zhilan, if you obediently leave the capital, I, Gu En, might even magnanimously give you some money. But if you insist on staying, I’m in this till the end. I want to see how you will beg for me to spare you when you’d rather be dead than alive!"
"I won’t leave, Gu En, I’m not afraid of you!" He Zhilan straightened up, pointing at the door, "Now, get lost!"
"I’ll see how long you can remain arrogant." Gu En’s face hardened. She looked down at He Zhilan and walked out of the room - there was no doubt, her visit was to gloat over the loser as the victor.
When He Teng returned with porridge, he saw He Zhilan staring blankly at a spot in the room, her eyes red. The room exuded not only the smell of disinfectant but a faint, almost imperceptible scent of perfume.
"Did Gu En come by?" He Teng had smelled this perfume on Gu En the last time he saw her.
Coming back to her senses, He Zhilan looked at He Teng and nodded silently after a moment.
"What did she want?" Whenever He Teng mentioned Gu En, he would frown - her ruthlessness was beyond his tolerance.
"She came here to gloat in her victory and threatened me to leave the capital if I know what’s best for me." He Zhilan sneered, "Gu En, she’s a conscienceless madwoman, no, a devil."
"Eat something, you need to take your medication soon." He Teng put the porridge on the bedside table without responding to her comments. He then sat silently on the side.