2 It Wasn't Me

Fan Lingxin opened her eyes.

A door appeared in her sight. It was a familiar door. In fact, it was the entrance to Li Xia's room.

However, she felt disoriented. The height in which she saw the door was not what she was used to. The door looked a little... smaller than before.

"What...?"

She shook her head, and massaged her temples.

As soon as she did that, a shattering sound startled her. She turned her head and saw the remains of a glass bottle, along with the liquid inside it tricking down the stairs.

"This bottle... is the famous love potion?" She recognized it - a famous aphrodisiac about six years ago.

This was engraved in her memory as the first instance of her being accused of something she did not do. In fact, she now had the knowledge that it was actually Tang Xinyue who did it.

Thinking about that treacherous bitch, her mood worsened.

Eventually, she shook her head to snap out of it.

"It seems that they saved me from the pond... but left me dazed outside Li Xia's room. Forget it, I must explain myself!"

She walked towards the door and spoke. "Li Xia!"

When her own voice reached her ears, her eyes widened in shock.

"Tang... Xinyue?"

She looked around, but saw that no one was around her.

"That's weird, I thought I heard her voice..." Fan Lingxin was stunned.

In her confusion, she uttered, "Li... Xia?"

"What is wrong with my voice?!" She was distraught, her voice sounded exactly the same as that scheming vixen's!

She never knew that drowning had this effect on voices.

After solving the problem, she planted her ears on the door. She heard whimpering, as well as an arrogant man's voice, "You dare drug me, Fan Lingxin?"

Hearing this, she felt like her heart broke into a thousand pieces. It was not me, it was Tang Xinyue! It was not me, I swear!

Amidst her denial, she barged in the unlocked door. Her eyes were closed, not wanting to see Li Xia at all.

She thought that through her shout earlier, he was aware of her presence outside the door. That was why she was wrongfully accused again.

"It wasn't me, it was Tang Xinyue!" Gathering all of her courage, she declared desperately.

Suddenly, she felt two hands on her shoulder, pushing her out of the room. Her eyes opened involuntarily, triggered by Li Xia's actions.

A well-built man in his late twenties. In addition to his fit body, he had a handsome face as well.

His eyes were as cold as ice, staring at her face. She could've sworn that she felt a million shards poking her.

Seeing his face, she was quite scared, but she recovered quickly. She composed herself and declared, "Li Xia, it wasn't me, but Tang Xinyue!"

She peeked through the door, and saw the back of a woman. She had blue marks all over her body, and she was curled up in a fetal position.

Her sobbing was quiet, but it was loud as well. There was something extremely familiar about this girl.

Before she got to thinking about it, Li Xia closed the door behind him. The two were now outside, she was startled by their sudden isolation.

Soon enough, Li Xia spoke. "...What are you playing at?"

Hearing his chilly voice, Fan Lingxin mustered up her remaining courage and put aside her cowardice. "It wasn't me that drugged you, it was Tang Xinyue. It wasn't me that poisoned grandma, it was Tang Xinyue as well. It wasn't me that suffocated Su Jiahao, nor was it me that set the fire in the mansion. That was all Tang Xinyue!"

She dared not look into his face, much too afraid of his cold expression. She was afraid that Li Xia would, once again, kick her out.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.

They were about the same height, so Fan Lingxin was a bit stupefied again. She always remembered Li Xia to be a bit taller than her.

Nonetheless, with them being as tall as each other, her face was right in front of his, making her nervous. His features, which were elegant and arrogant at the same time, would make any other lady swoon for him.

However, as this face made her remember certain memories, she did not want to be associated with this man anymore. At the very least, she needed to explain herself before she left.

Getting a good look into his face, Fan Lingxin felt that Li Xia was somewhat younger the last time she saw him.

They stared into each other's eyes for a long time, before Li Xia broke out into a laugh.

"Tang Xinyue, have you lost your mind?"