Chapter 67: Yu Li vs. Fu Qingyue (2)
A Painful Revelation
“Lan Yi… Senior?” Fu Qingyue’s voice trembled, filled with disbelief.
“Hmm… I knew Lan Yi Senior a bit earlier than I knew you, Little Qingyue~” Yu Li explained with a smile.
“Earlier…?”
“Oh? Little Qingyue, you don’t still believe the things I said when we first met, do you?”
Seeing Fu Qingyue’s incredulous expression, Yu Li shook her head helplessly.
“Really, didn’t I already give you a hint?” Yu Li said, gesturing with her hand.
“…” Fu Qingyue fell silent. She knew what Yu Li meant but had refused to dwell on it.
If Yu Li was telling the truth, how could she act so close with that golden-haired girl?
In just one day, Fu Qingyue had deceived herself with countless excuses. But now, those lies crumbled as Yu Li herself shattered them.
Seeing Fu Qingyue’s gloomy expression, Yu Li spoke softly, “You really don’t have an eye for people, Little Qingyue.”
“Whether it’s your Brother Ye or… me, the people you care about are just using you.” Yu Li’s lips curled into a smirk, as if recalling something amusing. “Look at you, like a loyal little dog, blindly trusting an unworthy master.”
Approaching Storm
Yu Li stepped closer to Fu Qingyue as she spoke.
“My Little Qingyue, you’re just… too naive.” Yu Li’s voice was soft as she swung her dagger again.
This time, Fu Qingyue caught it, her hand wrapped in a gentle breeze to avoid being cut.
She looked up, her eyes filled with unconcealed sadness and pain, staring blankly at Yu Li.
“Not bad, Little Qingyue… but don’t look at me so pitifully~”
Yu Li released the dagger, stepping back. The dagger exploded into a burst of black flames.
“Because I hate that look on your face.”
The flames dissipated, leaving Fu Qingyue standing in place, panting heavily. Her wind shield had protected her from the explosion.
“Sigh… You won’t fight back, yet you insist on holding on. Why not just surrender, Little Qingyue?”
“Li… Bao…” Fu Qingyue’s body was wrapped in swirling winds. She looked at Yu Li, who had attacked her repeatedly, clinging to one last shred of hope.
“Really… I just hate this side of you, Little Qingyue.” Yu Li pursed her lips helplessly but continued softly, “Fine, since you want to know, I’ll tell you~”
A Cruel Truth
“I first heard your name from Lin Mu. Want to know what I thought when I heard about you?”
“A loyal dog who never gives up on her master.” Yu Li’s voice turned cold, laced with disdain.
“Someone who’d rather be a dog than see he’ll never look back at you. You just wait for him so pitifully. Little Qingyue, you’re truly foolish and pathetic.”
Seeing the unmasked disdain in Yu Li’s eyes, Fu Qingyue stumbled back, teetering on the edge of collapse. “Stop… don’t say any more…”
But Yu Li continued, as if oblivious. “When you smiled and said Ye Sheng came back to you, I really wanted to laugh.”
“You didn’t actually think Ye Sheng had feelings for you, did you? That he had a change of heart? He just doesn’t care who he’s with anymore.”
“Stop it!”
“Angry already? You think someone saved you, gave everything for them, only to be a backup option. My poor Little Qingyue… you’re just too naive.”
Yu Li didn’t stop, as if determined to pour out all her thoughts, heedless of Fu Qingyue’s crumbling state.
“Your feelings are so cheap.”
Breaking Point
“Yu Li!!” Unable to bear Yu Li’s mockery, Fu Qingyue’s emotions finally collapsed. Tears streamed down her face as raging winds gathered around her.
“That’s why I say you’re naive…”
Yu Li flashed into the storm, enduring the violent winds. With a flame-covered fist, she struck Fu Qingyue’s abdomen with full force.
“Getting so easily angered and losing your senses.”
The punch, unhindered by any wind shield, pierced Fu Qingyue’s defenses.
The storm slowly dissipated. Fu Qingyue, defeated, knelt on the ground, clutching her stomach. She struggled to look up, wanting to see Yu Li one more time, to confirm if this was all an illusion.
But she was disappointed again. The girl before her showed no mercy, only cold indifference.
It hurts… This time… it really hurts…
Fu Qingyue clutched her chest, wishing her heart would stop beating to end the pain.
She raised her head slowly, her vision blurred by tears, unable to see Yu Li’s face clearly.
Why…?
You were my only friend… Why are you doing this? Why are you saying these strange things?
I don’t understand, I don’t understand, I don’t understand, I don’t understand!
Don’t treat me like this… Li Bao…
No matter what Yu Li said, Fu Qingyue couldn’t comprehend it. She felt like a helpless child again, overwhelmed by despair.
She saw Yu Li approaching but couldn’t make out her expression.
Is she crying… or smiling?
The End of Friendship
The next moment, Yu Li lifted her leg, using the tip of her shoe to tilt Fu Qingyue’s chin, forcing her to meet her gaze.
Don’t say it…
“Fu Qingyue.”
Please… don’t.
“The game of friendship ends here.”
Crack—
The silver halo above Fu Qingyue’s head fractured further, cracks spreading until golden light seeped from within, as if it would shatter completely.
Hearing Yu Li’s words, the silver-haired girl knelt like a condemned prisoner, motionless, like a puppet with its strings cut. Tears fell uncontrollably, and she said nothing.
Yu Li, ignoring Fu Qingyue’s collapse, lowered her foot. She raised her hand, preparing to dispel the wall of flames blocking the audience’s view.
An Unseen Shift
Meanwhile, Ye Sheng waited leisurely outside. He knew Fu Qingyue well—she could easily defeat Lan Yi, let alone a strange first-year girl.
But he didn’t notice that his golden finger, his system, was frantically operating on its own.
[Fu… anomaly detected… calculating…]
[Calculation complete… Result: Fu Qingyue is not the female lead… Correcting data…]
[Correction… Correction… Correction failed.]
[Result: Fu Qingyue is the female lead… All normal… Ceasing correction.]
The wall of flames slowly fell, revealing Yu Li standing tall and Fu Qingyue kneeling on the ground.