"What do you mean it's not what I think? It is!"
Once Zhang Shikou started talking, she had a bit of an emotional breakdown and accused him angrily:
"Do you know how I've lived all these years? Do you know that the couple who adopted me were farmers in the mountains? My adoptive father has been paralyzed in bed for a long time, and my adoptive mother only adopted me so I could help with the farm work to lighten her burden. From childhood to adulthood, I never woke up later than six o'clock. I had to herd cattle and raise pigs every day. Did you ever think about my feelings!"
Alex's heart sank. He never thought that Freya's small bit of selfishness would lead to Zhang Shikou having such a miserable childhood. No wonder she hated him so much. He had promised to protect her forever, yet he hadn't fulfilled any responsibility at all.
Even if he wasn't the person involved, Alex, who had inherited those memories, felt a pang of heartache at this moment.
Alex was silent for a long time before squeezing out a few words: "I'm sorry."
Because he couldn't tell her that he wasn't that boy from back then.
"If saying sorry worked, what would we need the police for!" Zhang Shikou said through tears. "You clearly promised to take care of me, but what happened? Three years after three years, and another three years after that! I waited for so many years and you never showed up! From then on, I understood and stopped holding out hope for you. You're just a liar!"
Zhang Shikou glared at Alex with eyes full of hatred, making Alex's heart ache slightly.
"From then on, I swore I would get back at you!"
Zhang Shikou said in a low voice:
"To get revenge on you, do you know how hard I worked? I studied hard since I was a child. When there wasn't enough electricity in the mountains, I would go to other people's houses to borrow light to read. To get an education, I desperately grabbed every opportunity. My grades were always first place; only that way could I apply for financial aid. I wanted to work hard to improve my life, work hard to make myself more outstanding, so that when I saw you again, I could show you I was living better than you. Finally..."
Alex looked at her with relief. "You did it."
Zhang Shikou sneered incessantly, her voice full of satisfaction. "Finally, I won fifty million by buying a lottery ticket! I changed my own destiny!"
Alex:???
She quickly continued, "I immediately persuaded my parents to leave the mountains and move to a new home in the city. I also hired several excellent teachers to teach me academics and etiquette. I even self-taught myself the piano. Well? Do you see? I'm outstanding now, not inferior to you! Abandoning me will be the mistake of your life!"
She triumphantly raised her delicate chin, as if she could look down on Alex this way.
What on earth are you talking about?
Alex was dumbfounded.
Chapter 94
Alex never expected Zhang Shikou's life to be so dramatic. Winning tens of millions in the lottery in her teens—was the lottery station run by her family?
However, upon learning this, Alex felt a sense of relief, thinking it was a form of compensation from heaven for Zhang Shikou.
"I'm relieved to know you're doing well," Alex said with gratification.
"What do you mean by that? I won't allow you to make that face! You have no right!"
Zhang Shikou flew into a rage. She had clearly said it to strike a blow at Alex, but his reaction was unexpected. While it made her plan fall through, it even gave her a feeling of being insulted.
Alex knew she hated him and didn't take it to heart. He said, "Delete the video you just took. From now on, we'll go our separate ways."
Although nothing substantial was filmed, it wouldn't be good if it got out.
Alex was also worried that Zhang Shikou would use the video to spread rumors. The video showed him coming out of the locker; as long as Zhang Shikou took it back and added some voice-over, it would be easy to frame him for hiding in the locker to peep.
As the saying goes, rumors are easy to start but hard to dispel. Alex wanted to nip the problem in the bud.
Zhang Shikou was shivering with anger. "I won't. If you have the guts, come and take it!"
"Are you really not giving it to me?" Alex asked ominously.
"Hmph!" Zhang Shikou didn't bother to speak.
Giving her a deep look, Alex sighed. "Then there's no other way. I didn't intend to treat you like that."
Her heart trembling slightly, Zhang Shikou looked at him fearfully. "What do you want to do?"
She only just realized that the two of them, a man and a woman, were alone in a room. Because it was a rainy day, there was hardly anyone in the building. If Alex wanted to act like a beast, her voice probably wouldn't even carry outside.
Zhang Shikou was terrified, but she wouldn't allow herself to bow her head before Alex. She stubbornly raised her head and said defiantly, "My phone is still recording. Just try touching me!"
Alex said with a half-smile, "You're so silly. Even if it's recording, so what? I'll just take your phone and delete the recording along with the video."
Zhang Shikou was furious, but she suddenly calmed down and looked at Alex with a mocking gaze, sneering incessantly.
Alex was very confused and asked her, "Hey, you didn't specifically learn how to fight, did you?"
"Why, are you scared? For the sake of revenge, I naturally needed to make full preparations, including the use of violence."
Zhang Shikou said casually. Her body was tensed, and one hand reached behind her back as if she were making some kind of preparation. Her small body gave off an aura of remaining calm even if Mount Tai were to collapse before her.
Alex actually looked at her in a new light. It seemed that aside from her extremely good luck, she had also put in effort. For a girl to go and practice physical fitness and fighting, one could imagine how much effort was required.
However, to Alex, whose body had been enhanced, this wasn't worth mentioning. It was just that he didn't want to use violence against a girl, so... he took out the comfort whip.
Zhang Shikou's eyes widened, and then her cheeks turned bright red. She glared at him fiercely. "Pervert!"
"Say what you want. Either way, if you don't delete the video, don't blame me for being impolite."
Alex smiled.
Zhang Shikou's expression shifted unpredictably. She gritted her teeth and said, "Bring it on! Let's fight to the death!"
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