Chapter Fifty-Five Who Can Tell True Love and Fake Love
Willful?
Is she willful?
However……
"The so-called willfulness is just living for yourself."
Phantom was silent. He looked at Xue Xichen quietly, his eyes deep, as if he could hide a thousand words. After a long time, he finally said, "Xichen, do you still hate me?"
"No! Shadow, you are my friend, this has never changed!"
I have always regarded you as a friend. Even if you don't regard me as a friend, in my heart, you are still my close drinking buddy.
"Xichen, I don't want to just be your friend..."
You know, I like you, I like you sincerely! Can't you give me a chance...
Xue Xichen lowered her eyes, hiding her thoughts. She was silent for a long time. It was so long that the phantom was uneasy, afraid of hearing words of rejection from Xue Xichen's mouth. It was so long that the phantom was hesitant and almost wanted to turn around and run away. Finally, Xue Xichen
Xichen spoke quietly, but the answer was wrong: "Ying, I was ill in bed those days, why didn't you come to visit me?"
She always thought that she wouldn't mind, but when the light words were spoken inadvertently, she realized that she still cared, very, very much.
Phantom was stunned, speechless, and felt as if there was a fish bone stuck in his throat.
He knew, but he didn't go, that's because...
Xuemei Tong is sick...
And he resented Xue Xichen, because if Xue Xichen hadn't pushed Xue Meitong into the lake, Xue Meitong wouldn't be bedridden...
Phantom found himself trapped in a strange circle. He obviously liked Xue Xichen, but he couldn't help but care about Xue Meitong. Especially when he saw Xue Xichen pushing Xue Meitong into the lake, his anger overwhelmed his reason. He was so angry that
I just want to slap the woman in front of me hard.
Xue Xichen seemed to understand the inner contradiction of Phantom and said calmly, "Why don't you answer? Is it because you don't know how to answer? Or maybe you already have the answer in your heart, but you don't want to say it out..."
"I……"
"Phantom, you keep saying you like me, but you still miss Xue Meitong in your heart... You would rather believe her than me..."
"Xichen, I..."
"Phantom, if I told you that it wasn't me who pushed Xue Meitong into the lake, would you believe it?"
Phantom was stunned and said bluntly without regret, "It's impossible! This is what I saw with my own eyes..."
“Does seeing it with your own eyes mean it’s true?”
Xue Xichen felt it was ironic. She kept saying she liked her, but she didn't even have the most basic trust. Such liking was too cheap, even cheaper than a piece of bread worth a penny!
"Xichen, what do you mean...you didn't push the princess into the lake?"
Xue Xichen asked coolly, "Didn't you see it with your own eyes? Why do you ask me?"
"But……"
Phantom had never thought about other possibilities, so he couldn't accept it for a moment, "You and the princess were the only two people by the lake at that time. If it weren't for you, could it be that the princess jumped into the lake by herself?"
Xue Xichen didn't answer but asked: "Phantom, how much do you know about Xue Mei Tong?"
"I……"
He got acquainted with Xue Meitong because he was ordered by Feng Qingge to monitor Xue Meitong. He thought it was fun and teased her, and was attracted by her calm and proud attitude. Later, he discovered that they both liked drinking, which led to their friendship.
Confidant, until that battle...
Frankly speaking, since he was a gentleman with Xue Mei Tong, he really didn't know much about Xue Mei Tong.
Even Feng Qingge may not know much about Xue Mei Tong.
"So, do you know that Xue Meitong can't swim?"
"What?"
Phantom was stunned.
"You don't know." Xue Xichen laughed mockingly, "Then, how can you be sure that Xue Meitong can't swim?"
"The princess slipped and fell into the water, she..."
"Can't we just be acting?"
"Acting?" Phantom was puzzled, "Why does the princess do this?"
"Yes...why..." Xue Xichen responded lightly, "This is indeed a thought-provoking question..."
Phantom asked seriously: "Xichen, what do you mean, you didn't push the princess into the lake, the princess fell into the lake by herself. Then, the princess used her shouts to lure me over, making me mistakenly think that it was you who pushed her into the lake.
to frame you?"
Xue Xichen opened her mouth. The truth is almost the same, that is, fake Xue Meitong framed her behind her back, intending to slander her and split the relationship between them.
Phantom was puzzled, "But why did the princess do this? You and the princess have never known each other before. If you don't offend the river, the princess can't target you as soon as she comes back..."
If it were the real Xuemei Tong, of course she wouldn't! Unfortunately, that woman is fake, she is a complete fake from head to toe!
Xue Xichen didn't want to explain, so she said indifferently, "Phantom, I'm only going to say it once, please listen to me - I didn't push Xue Meitong into the lake. As for whether you believe it or not, it's up to you to think!"
Phantom saw that Xue Xichen's expression was calm and his eyes were clear. He didn't seem to be telling lies. He couldn't help but recall what happened that day. He recalled every detail point by point and looked for clues point by point. He said: "Xichen
, I believe you! But Princess... No! I can’t understand why she would frame you like this!"
Xue Xichen said calmly, "Didn't you always monitor Xue Mei Tong before? Now, you can continue to monitor Xue Mei Tong. Maybe you will be able to find the answer!"
"Xichen, why do you know?"
He had never told Xue Xichen what happened between him and Xue Meitong. Why did Xue Xichen know so well? Apart from Feng Qingge, only Leng Junyi and Mu Qingfei knew about his surveillance of Xue Meitong.
, of course, the other one is Xue Meitong herself. He didn't think Feng Qingge would tell Xue Xichen, let alone Leng Junyi and Mu Qingfei would mention it. So, how did Xue Xichen learn about it?
unless……
The suspicions from the past came back to mind. Phantom looked at Xue Xichen carefully, and suddenly discovered an important question. A flicker of doubt flashed across his black jade eyes, "Xichen, you seem to know the princess very well..."
"No! I have never met the princess, how can I possibly know her!"
Phantom had long suspected whether she was Xue Meitong, she could feel it. But Phantom didn't ask, so she pretended not to know. She was puzzled that even Phantom, her close drinking friend who drank with her, would be suspicious.
, why didn’t Feng Qingge, who had always been by her side, feel it? Could it be that the old saying really came true - the authorities are obsessed with it?
Once the seeds of doubt are planted in his heart, they will not be uprooted until the moment the ending is revealed. The Phantom stared deeply at Xue Xichen's seemingly calm face, and he could feel the secret hidden under that calm face.
The waves were turbulent. He was sure that even if Xue Xichen was not Xue Meitong, she must be someone very close to Xue Meitong, and at this moment, the Xue Meitong in the palace...