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Join the ServerFrom Silver Moon’s hurried apologies, which sounded like gasps for breath, Ye Qing couldn’t discern whether there was more regret or fear in her words.
It was a tricky task to differentiate. No matter how she asked, Silver Moon would only insist that her words were sincere.
“Are you very afraid?”
Silver Moon was taken aback, not expecting Ye Qing to ask such a question.
“Um…”
Listening to the girl’s fragile voice, Ye Qing’s expression remained unchanged as she calmly replied:
“I didn’t even hit you, so why are you afraid of me?”
Silver Moon was silent, her face, marked with magical patterns, showing a hint of struggle. She knew she had done something terribly wrong and deserved to be hated. Besides, whether Ye Qing had hit her or not was debatable.
“Forget it, just answer my questions. I’ll tell Xiao Nuo to go easy on you.”
Hearing this suggestion, which was hard to be happy about, Silver Moon pulled a wry smile, her mind inexplicably calming down.
“I know what you want to ask. It’s about Gu Xuanyu, right?”
“Yes.”
Silver Moon slowly lifted her gaze, lost in thought. Seeing this, Tang Nuo put down the cane, not interrupting their conversation.
She had no interest in Silver Moon, preferring the magical girls. Silver Moon’s compliance seemed cheap, and her willpower was weak. Just like now, with a bit of intimidation, she cried uncontrollably, losing all interest…
Does she look like some kind of demon?
Tang Nuo didn’t know that Silver Moon had been tortured by An Yueying with potions the night before, causing her to break down both mentally and physically.
She only saw Silver Moon as weak. Ironically, Silver Moon had once looked down on Ye Qing in the same way. Now, her indifference toward the magical girls was being repaid in kind.
“Ye Qing, do you remember what happened after Gu Xuanyu became a magical girl?”
“I’m easy-going, but don’t push me to curse you!” Ye Qing’s eyes narrowed as she threatened, “I don’t remember anything. It’s all your fault, isn’t it?”
Hearing this, Silver Moon pressed her lips together.
“It’s not entirely my fault…”
“Whose fault is it then, you…”
Ye Qing started cursing, leaving Silver Moon speechless for a while before she weakly added:
“You did beat me up then…”
“Don’t confuse me! Just because I can’t remember doesn’t mean you can lie!”
Ye Qing gave Silver Moon no chance to explain, silencing her again.
She, being so refined, would never hit anyone. At the very least, someone who could make her hit them must be a real villain!
“I guess I deserved it… but I have no reason to lie to you. Tang Nuo is right here. If I lied, I would have been beaten by now.”
Ye Qing raised an eyebrow, deciding to believe Silver Moon for now.
“So, why did you hit me?”
“How should I know… Ah, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Her voice suggested that Silver Moon had been grabbed by Tang Nuo, with a hint of sobbing.
It seemed that lying had consequences.
“Well, you were torturing me then.”
Ye Qing pursed her lips.
That seemed fair.
Silver Moon was the first magical girl bonded to Gu Xuanyu.
In a way, Silver Moon was still a newcomer then. Generally, the bonding process for any magical girl should avoid being witnessed, but Silver Moon didn’t follow this rule.
The result was that Gu Xuanyu’s identity as a magical girl was known to Ye Qing, an ordinary person. Although Gu Xuanyu and Ye Qing were friends, this was a troublesome situation for both of them.
A magical girl’s identity must be an absolute secret, not to be revealed even to the closest person. Before establishing a contract, this rule already existed, and it wasn’t without reason.
She would modify Ye Qing’s memory, making her forget the incident. It wasn’t an unreasonable request, and Silver Moon had convincing reasons, so Ye Qing agreed without hesitation.
However, as Silver Moon was about to modify Ye Qing’s memory alone, Ye Qing unexpectedly covered her mouth and beat her up.
Silver Moon was stunned, feeling only pain all over her body, but Ye Qing didn’t give her a chance to speak, only hitting her repeatedly.
When Silver Moon was beaten to the point of losing consciousness, Ye Qing dragged her into a room and interrogated her.
Although Silver Moon’s offer was tempting, becoming a magical girl was an irresistible dream for any girl, Ye Qing remained surprisingly calm.
Perhaps it was intuition, or perhaps she didn’t want this non-human being to take Gu Xuanyu away from her. Ye Qing refused to believe Silver Moon (as her intuition proved correct later).
The reason she agreed to Silver Moon’s proposal was to find an opportunity to attack her alone. Because of this, Silver Moon held a grudge against Ye Qing.
“But I am the magical girl manager, and some things can’t be told to ordinary people. You only stopped when the police arrived.”
Silver Moon’s identity card had a built-in emergency call feature. With just a thought, she could contact the nearest police station.
Although the police didn’t come upstairs, the sirens blared loudly outside, almost getting Ye Qing arrested.
Hearing Silver Moon’s account, Ye Qing clenched her small fists in anger. …. You white-haired weasel, do you have any human rights? You just call the police.
Remembering her first encounter with An Yueying, Ye Qing felt a bit depressed.
Why do I always end up in trouble with the police? Damn, I wish I could wear a police hat.
After this incident, Ye Qing clearly understood Silver Moon’s official status, and Silver Moon also realized the danger Ye Qing posed.
This silent boy was far from simple and had to be treated as a dangerous individual.
Although Silver Moon didn’t know why Ye Qing attacked her, she still tried to calm Ye Qing down, talking about responsibility and consequences.
But these words didn’t move Ye Qing until Silver Moon said: “This is her choice. Your opposition will become her burden, constantly restricting her. But sometimes, the tighter you hold on, the more you lose. You should understand this.”
Listening to Silver Moon, Ye Qing slowly opened her hands, wanting to argue but feeling a deep sense of powerlessness. Vague memories suddenly became clear, causing her a sharp headache.
Ye Qing remembered… she actually… didn’t want Gu Xuanyu to become a magical girl. This sounded a bit selfish, but selfishness wasn’t something to be ashamed of.
In fact, true selflessness didn’t exist in this world. All love came with a price, and loving someone meant wanting a response. Without that, love would become twisted or fade away.
The silver-haired girl who seemed to depend on Ye Qing was also the one Ye Qing depended on. Ye Qing was also afraid of losing her, afraid that perfect Gu Xuanyu wouldn’t need her anymore.
Her love was just as heavy, but after Gu Xuanyu made her wish, everything began to change subtly…
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