Arrival of the Devil (17)

Huo Yanyan slowly made her way up to Wei Ying and stared peacefully into the latter's eyes. The truth was, never once had she been afraid of Wei Ying. Rather, she pitied this woman even more than she pitied herself.

"Wei Ying, you're not a child anymore. It's funny, I really thought you would grow up after all this…"

"What do you mean by that?" Wei Ying didn't know what Huo Yanyan was hinting at with her abrupt comment.

"Back then, we both fell for Mingxi. But why were you the one who married him?"

"That's because... our family was richer than yours, and your family was on the brink of bankruptcy. The Shen Family would never let a poor woman into their family!" Wei Ying replied, matter-of-factly.