"Linjiang City is so boring. I finally found something interesting..."
"Do you know that you just..."
Xu Lan suddenly buried her head in her knees, her voice trembling, as if with a hint of fear and uneasiness, and a hint of... crying.
"Scared, scared me to death..."
“…”
Just now, Lin Jiangnian's ferocious aura really scared her silly.
As the eldest daughter of the Xu family, Xu Lan has lived a life of luxury since childhood and has hardly suffered any setbacks.
The Xu family is considered a big family in Linjiang City. In addition to the relationship between the Xu family and the Lin family, the eldest daughter of the Xu family is naturally very much loved. Because of this, she is like a flower in a greenhouse, and has not experienced any wind and rain.
She had never thought that one day her life would be in danger... It was never a problem she needed to think about.
But just now, all of this was broken!
The feeling of terror and suffocation was still vivid in her mind. Even though she tried hard to suppress it, her delicate body still couldn't help but tremble.
Fear, panic, helplessness, grievance...
Also, there are complex thoughts that are difficult to express in words.
At this moment, her expression was complicated and confused. She felt a little overwhelmed, and also felt a sense of emptiness after the panic.
…
Lin Jiangnian's eyes remained cold as he stared at the girl beside him whose mood suddenly changed.
She sat weakly on the ground, her head buried in her knees, her messy hair covering her profile, her messy clothes not tidied up, and one could vaguely sense her trembling emotions.
She was very scared.
What Lin Jiangnian was thinking about was... whether what she said was true or not!
There was another long silence.
Finally, after an unknown amount of time, Xu Lan seemed to calm down.
She slowly raised her head, revealing a slightly pale face with red eyes beneath her black hair. She bit her lower lip and met Lin Jiangnian's gaze.
All she could see was still a pair of cold eyes.
Without any emotion or feeling.
It's hard to put into words.
She seemed to have noticed something, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes drooped: "You, don't believe it?"
Lin Jiangnian had a blank expression on his face: "Do you think I should believe it?"
Xu Lan was stunned for a moment, then gradually fell silent.
yes!
How could he believe it?
How could he, such a cautious person, believe her one-sided story?
"But……"
Xu Lan quietly defended herself: "I, I really didn't mean to expose your identity..."
"Whether you are the real Prince Lin or not is not important to me..."
Her eyes were blank and hesitant, as if she wanted to say something.
He hesitated to speak.
In the end, nothing was said.
She took a deep breath, and when she looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes again, she had regained her composure.
Apart from the slightly red eyes, there was not much of the panic left on his face.
She looked away and stared blankly ahead: "Whether you believe it or not, I really didn't mean to betray you..."
"I'm just curious about who you are? Why are you impersonating him? Where are you from? What's your purpose..."
She muttered to herself.
These were things she was very curious about.
Linjiang City is so boring!
Under the protection of the Xu family, she lived a carefree life as the eldest daughter for more than ten years. This peaceful and uneventful life made her extremely bored.
And at that moment just now...Xu Lan's heart trembled slightly again.
This was the first time in her life that she had experienced such a thrilling experience that her mind was still trembling.
As if she had thought of something, she turned her head and looked at Lin Jiangnian again: "So, you really don't plan to kill me?"
Lin Jiangnian's eyes turned cold: "Do you really want me to kill you?"
Xu Lan shook her head.
"I just want to know...why did you suddenly decide not to kill me? Did you feel guilty? Or was there another reason?"
She stared at Lin Jiangnian, hoping to find the answer from his face. But Lin Jiangnian's calm expression, that familiar yet strange face, made her feel a sense of indescribable emotion.
Naturally, she could not guess the concerns in Lin Jiangnian's heart, and was somewhat surprised and puzzled that Lin Jiangnian suddenly did not kill her.
She took a deep breath, and her thoughts seemed to come to mind. Her eyes gradually dimmed. She glanced at Lin Jiangnian and suddenly said, "Actually..."
"I was the one who killed Chen Yingying."
Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian was stunned and looked up at her.
Xu Lan still hugged her legs, a look of guilt and confusion on her face. "Don't you want to know why I can tell at a glance that you're a fake Prince Lin?"
Xu Lan's delicate face was filled with a heavy expression as she spoke calmly, "Because the person who truly killed Prince Lin...was actually me!"
Lin Jiangnian was extremely shocked and stared at Xu Lan in front of him in disbelief.
She was the one who killed Prince Lin?!
What's going on?!
"The person who actually tricked him out of the city was actually me... Chen Yingying was just a scapegoat who happened to show up."
"She's just a prostitute, how could she possibly coax the Prince of Lin? I was the one who secretly fanned the flames and used her to trick the Prince of Lin out..."
Xu Lan smiled bitterly. "Although he and I didn't have a good relationship, we had known each other for over ten years. He wouldn't have thought I would lie to him, so... the person who killed him was actually me!"
"And the only people who know about this are him and me, so..."
"When you came back alive after the attack and didn't come to settle the score with me, I knew..."
"You're fake."
"Right?"
“…”
The look of astonishment on Lin Jiangnian's face did not dissipate for a long time.
Is it her?!
Is she the traitor hiding in Prince Lin's Mansion?
The real murderer who killed Prince Lin? !
I'm afraid no one in the entire Linwang Mansion could have expected this, right?
The Lin and Xu families were close friends for generations, and their relationship was so good, but the eldest daughter of the Xu family would actually...
"Why?"
Lin Jiangnian said in a low voice: "Why did you want to harm him?"
Xu Lan still hugged her legs, her pretty face seemed a little confused. After a while, she shook her head, a trace of uneasiness flashing in her lowered eyes: "I don't want to talk about it."
She didn't explain why.
Why do you want to harm Prince Lin?
Which force was responsible for the murder of Prince Lin?
She didn't explain.
But Lin Jiangnian realized from her expression that things were not that simple. After hearing the news, he couldn't calm down for a long time.
Is she lying?
The look in Lin Jiangnian's eyes as he stared at Xu Lan didn't seem like it.
After these few days of getting to know each other, I don’t think Xu Lan is the kind of person who is meticulous, unless... all this is her disguise.
If that's the case, then she's hiding it too deeply!
She used a scapegoat to deceive everyone and cleared herself of the suspicion of murdering Prince Lin.
Conceal the truth!
I'm afraid no one could have imagined that the person who actually killed Prince Lin would be Miss Xu, who had known Prince Lin for more than ten years and whose two families were even old friends.
Things in this world are really unpredictable!
"so……"
After another moment of silence, Xu Lan slowly raised his head, looked at Lin Jiangnian, and forced a smile on his slightly pale face.
"Now you know my biggest secret..."
"So we're...even?"
“…”