I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 269 I had already decided to disappear from your world

"What's going on? What happened?"

Yu Lingxue's grandparents were puzzled, wondering what was wrong with her all of a sudden.

"Grandpa and Grandma, when you go out later, if you see those people at the door looking for me, just say... you don't know me!"

"hold head high?"

Grandpa and Grandma were stunned for a moment, clearly not understanding what Yu Lingxue meant.

They peeked out and saw several people standing at their doorstep, all young children...

"Do you know those people? Are they your friends?"

"I...know him, but he's not...a friend."

Yu Lingxue hesitated for a moment, then silently shook her head.

Before, she could have said without hesitation that she was their friend, but now... never mind.

"Not friends? Then I'll kick them out!"

Grandpa grabbed the hoe and was about to rush out.

Yu Lingxue immediately reached out to stop her, but when she looked up again...

She discovered that the four men were already standing in front of her...

"Uh..."

Yu Lingxue slowly raised her head, her lips twitching, her face filled with embarrassment. She opened her mouth, her gaze fixed, and remained silent for a long time...

The four people were speechless with surprise. They looked at Yu Lingxue, who was now wearing dirty clothes and was covered in grime, and had no idea what had happened to her...

"Yu Lingxue... what... what's wrong with you?"

Yin Mengran blinked, looking Yu Lingxue up and down, completely puzzled. Just yesterday, she was a poised and elegant young lady from a wealthy family.

How come she's transformed into a hardworking and capable young woman from the countryside after just one day...?

"Who are you? What do you want with my Xiaoxue?"

Grandpa and Grandma immediately stood in front of Yu Lingxue, looking particularly imposing.

Zhou Heng immediately pulled Yin Mengran into his arms, took a step back, and looked somewhat frightened...

He's not afraid of thugs or robbers, but he's quite afraid of old men and women...

You can't scold them, you can't touch them, there's really no way to deal with this...

Yin Mengran wasn't afraid. She stepped out of Zhou Heng's arms, stood in front of Yu Lingxue's grandparents, and said earnestly:

"We are her friends!"

"Friends..."

Yu Lingxue was genuinely stunned, blinked, and looked on incredulously...

She hadn't expected that Yin Mengran would still consider her a friend...

Yin Mengran reached out and pointed to Yu Lingxue's pocket...

Yu Lingxue lowered her head and looked into her pocket. Her phone was inside, and a plush toy hung outside...it was the one Yin Mengran had given her...

"Ah...yes, Grandpa, Grandma, they are my friends."

Yu Lingxue nodded and whispered something.

"Ah... friend, you should have said so earlier! Why did you say that earlier..."

"Alright, alright, since we're all friends of Xiaoxue, come on, come on, let's go inside!"

Grandpa and Grandma put down their farm tools, smiled, and invited them into the house.

They were also carrying quite a few gift boxes; after all, they were guests and naturally had to bring something.

The group followed her into the house. Yu Lingxue first poured them water, then quickly went to tidy herself up...

After all, I was too dirty, so I needed to wash myself and change my clothes.

Just as Yu Lingxue was tidying up, her grandparents sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), looking at Zhou Heng and the others, and asked:

"You two seem to get along quite well with Xiaoxue?"

"Hmm...it's fine."

The others answered somewhat hesitantly, especially Bai Cang, who seemed to be gritting his teeth as he spoke...

"That's true. Our Xiaoxue is such a good child. She's been kind and soft-hearted since she was little."

Bai Cang muttered to himself, "Hitting someone really hurts..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Tang Zhi delivered an elbow strike to his ribs, causing his eyes to bulge out...

"puff!"

He forgot there was someone else nearby who could hit someone even harder...

After a while, Yu Lingxue returned, having changed into clean clothes. She seemed somewhat reserved as she entered the house...

While she was showering, she kept thinking about why Yin Mengran and the others had come, and how she should face them later...

I've already hidden here, and they still managed to find me...

After Yu Lingxue entered the door, her grandparents stood up and said:

"Alright, you guys have fun. We'll go make you some food; you'll all be eating here tonight..."

"Ahem! I'll go help!"

"I'll go as well."

Zhou Heng and Tang Zhi were the first to stand up, ready to follow them out.

Tang Zhi gave Bai Cang a look, and Bai Cang immediately understood and stood up:

"Ah! I...I'm going too!"

For a moment, only Yin Mengran and Yu Lingxue remained in the room...

Yu Lingxue lowered her head awkwardly, not daring to look Yin Mengran in the eye. She didn't know why she had left the two of them alone...

After a while, Yin Mengran slowly spoke:

"Uh... that... Yu Lingxue..."

"Ah, I'm here."

Yu Lingxue immediately raised her head and agreed.

Yin Mengran felt a pang of sadness; Yu Lingxue had practically turned her into an AI... she'd respond to her every command.

"Um... First of all, I want to thank you... Thank you for saving me. If it weren't for you, I would definitely be in big trouble by now. You are my savior."

Yu Lingxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised her hand, waved it, and said:

"Ah...ah! No, no, no, I...I didn't do anything! I just did what I was supposed to do. How can that be considered saving your life..."

“But you could have chosen not to see it, but you still told my mom right away, didn’t you?”

"That's...of course! How could I pretend I didn't see you...you're my...friend..."

Yu Lingxue lowered her head, ultimately not uttering the last word, because she felt she had no right to speak.

Who would drug their friend's boyfriend? I had bad intentions. Wrong is wrong, there's no way to explain it.

"Secondly... I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry..."

"Why...why are you apologizing! You didn't do anything wrong." Yu Lingxue stood up and said somewhat agitatedly.

Yin Mengran gently shook her head, then reached out and took Yu Lingxue's hand, helping her to slowly sit down.

“You think it’s your fault, but you were just doing what your father told you to do. You didn’t make any big mistakes afterward and you stopped in time. That’s enough. But I don’t believe you, I doubt you, and I question your character. I think I was wrong.”

Yu Lingxue's lips moved, her nose stung, and tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her face uncontrollably...

"I had already decided to disappear from your world, so how... how could you say these things..."