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Chen did not want to condemn Guan Yueli's behavior on behalf of the Li Group - after all, that incident really had nothing to do with Guan Yueli, and even... if it weren't for him, they wouldn't even be able to see Guan Yueli, and Guan Yueli didn't even know that such a thing had happened.

She just... wanted to figure something out.

"Guan Yueli..." The fierceness that Chen Wei had forced himself to maintain gradually dissipated under Guan Yueli's smile. He lowered his head and asked softly.

"Which one is you?"

"The one who carried out a massacre at that base, the one who slept with a Guards officer without hesitation, the one who could decide life and death like deciding what to eat, and the one who... told stories to the children."

"Which one is you?"

The woman, sitting lazily but elegantly, took a sip of tea and asked, "Is it important?"

"Which one is the real Guan Yueli and which one is the fake Guan Yueli? Does it matter to you...?"

Chen was silent for a long time.

Then she raised her head and looked directly at Guan Yueli.

"Yes."

Her voice was so calm and firm. It was the first time that she spoke to Guan Yueli calmly and answered her questions without being humble or arrogant.

"Very good." Guan Yueli's lips curled up gradually. "Then, in what capacity do you think this is so important to you?"

Chen was stunned.

She hesitated for a moment and said:

"Guards Bureau...member of the Special Inspection Team."

Guan Yueli raised her eyebrows slightly:

"Is it enough?"

"……what?"

“Do you think…” Guan Yueli tapped the armrest lightly with her knuckles, “is this identity enough?”

Chen was startled for a moment, and his expression gradually became serious.

There was another silence, but this time, Chen did not hesitate:

"Future head of the Special Inspectorate... for five years at most."

Guan Yueli laughed and said, "That's a position that others might not be able to reach even after 15 or 20 years of climbing."

"I can." Chen's gaze never left Guan Yueli's eyes.

"Hmm..." Guan Yueli nodded in approval, "But for me, it's not enough."

"...So there's nothing to talk about?"

"Of course not."

Guan Yueli said slowly, "It's not enough. It's just that it hasn't reached the extreme, not that there is no progress."

"I can answer your questions, Inspector Chen."

Guan Yueli looked at Chen with a smile.

At that moment, Chen seemed to see thousands of faces.

Thousands of faces, truly.

Anger, desire, majesty, mercy, cruelty, kindness, ruthlessness, loneliness, the masses...

"Everything you see is me."

A soft whisper sounded in Chen's ears.

"Just like this city."

Then it exploded in this sentence.

She had seen disgusting viciousness and darkness today.

I also saw the happiness and beauty that made people intoxicated both physically and mentally.

This is a very simple truth, a very simple thing. In all things, in all phenomena, although good and evil are repeated, they are clearly distinguished.

Where there is good, there is evil; where there is evil, there is good. We should not forget the evil just because we are used to beauty, and we should not forget the sunshine just because we walk in the dark. This is a very straightforward and simple truth that even mediocre people can understand.

Therefore, Chen must be able to figure it out. She doesn't need external things or other people. People like her are destined not to be deviated by such setbacks, and it is even more impossible for her to be trapped here. As long as time passes, she will naturally be able to free herself.

——But this doesn't mean she doesn't need help.

The sooner she escaped from that cold and gloomy state of mind, the sooner she pulled out the thorn embedded in her flesh, the shallower the wound would be, and the harder it would be for the gray seed to germinate.

And now, how quickly did she remove it?

Maybe... it's almost like that seed, but it hasn't really taken root yet.

The reason why he was able to complete the transformation so quickly was not only because of Chen's extraordinary personality and state of mind, but more importantly...

The one who guides.

"It's a very simple truth..." Chen came back to his senses and saw the woman looking at him with a smile.

"Isn't it?"

"……Yes."

Chen responded subconsciously, like a junior.

Then, as if to hide his obedience, Chen turned his head away stiffly and said:

"That wasn't what you were doing just now."

"Just now?"

"When you were at the fishing spot, you—"

Chen didn't say anything else.

"What's wrong with me?" Guan Yueli looked puzzled.

"...Didn't you...laugh at me?"

Chen lowered his head, speaking shamefully and gritting his teeth.

"But it doesn't matter. At that time, I was indeed... as innocent as a child."

Then, her chin tilted up.

The slender, white and tender fingers, as delicate as jade and porcelain, yet one could clearly feel the freshness of flesh and blood, hooked his chin.

In Chen's perspective, the woman asked her seriously:

"Why do you think I'm laughing at you?"

"Aren't you... a child?"

She asked Chen so seriously.

It's like saying -

At your age, you're so reckless, foolish, and hot-blooded, unable to see the situation clearly and even not knowing what you're doing or thinking...

Isn't this a very normal thing?

Why should we hold ourselves to the standards of dead adults?

Eyes can speak, Chen can be sure of that.

Because of those words, Guanyue Liming did not say them out loud, but Chen heard them.

"Ah, I see."

But at this time, Guan Yueli spoke again.

"Are you... aggrieved?"

Feeling wronged?

"Like all little kids who are called little kids."

Guan Yueli's smile became brighter:

"Something like 'I've tried so hard, why are you calling me a child!'...right?"

"……I don't."

"Oh, the tip of your nose is red."

"I don't!!!"

"Hahahaha-"

Chen stood up from his seat, turned around and rubbed his nose.

Then she felt something soft and warm placed on her head.

"It's not easy."

It was that soft and gentle sound again, as if it made people float up, and it was very unfair.

Chen didn't look back, nor did he slap the hand away.

"Did the big rabbit succeed?"

Chen asked softly.

"If you want to know, just come back next time."

"...No."

She shook her head. "Only this time, only this ending, I won't listen."

Guan Yueli raised the corner of her mouth.

"I guess you definitely want to show off to Wei Yanwu right now."

The voice changed.

Chen slapped Guan Yueli's hand away and said, "That's called asking for an explanation."

"Yes, yes, I need an explanation. I have to ask him for an explanation too. After all, I was just a tool for nothing."

"you……"

"Why?" Guan Yueli bent down to look at her: "Is it not possible?"

"...Hmph. Whatever you say."

Chen shook his hair and left on his own.

"You won't listen...?"

Guan Yueli looked at Chen's departing back, her eyes curved softly.

It’s not that I don’t want to, it’s that I won’t.

It's not an escape, it's a choice.

Choose to reject the stereotypes of the story, choose to jump out of that story, and choose...your own path.

The path that belongs to you, the path that rekindles the sun.

Chapter 22 - Guan Yueli: No one knows how to raise children better than me

When Chen pushed open the door of Wei Yanwu's office, the man who was overlooking the entire Longmen from a high place turned around as usual, as if he knew everything, and faced Chen with a calm smile.

Then, he froze for a moment.

"What's wrong, Xiao Wei?"

Guan Yueli found a sofa and sat down leisurely: "Don't you welcome me?"