After Eleven had left, Jiujiu asked Ye Fei, "Whereâs Eleven going?"
"To take care of some things."
"Is she okay by herself?"
"Sheâs fine! Trust her, she needs to grow up! You need to give her the space to fly!"
"...Okay."
"..."
Wait, arenât the roles reversed here??
...
They had called for a Taxi, on their way to AC Bar.
Elevenâs mind was still stuck on the words Bai Xiaoxiao had said half an hour ago when she called. She was crying on the phone, saying that what happened at school had already reached her family, and now everyone had abandoned her. She only had Eleven as a friend left.
Eleven arrived early, found a spot, and sat down. Bai Xiaoxiao arrived shortly after.
"Eleven, I really had no choice... My dadâs business is failing and heâs in debt of millions, if I didnât help him, no one would." Bai Xiaoxiao spoke while trying to hold back tears.
But now, all this seemed so hypocritical to Eleven.
She no longer believed in her words.
Eleven was drinking and after listening to Bai Xiaoxiaoâs words, she poured herself another full cup, forgetting about her promise with Gu Liancheng.
"So you sold yourself out to be Manager Zhaoâs secret mistress?"
"Did I have any other choice?" Bai Xiaoxiaoâs eyes were red, "I couldnât just watch my dad die, could I? Eleven, if there were another way, I wouldnât do this."
"You shouldâve told me, weâre friends, arenât we?" as Eleven said this, she couldnât help but wonder, when had... when exactly had... Bai Xiaoxiao changed? It couldnât have been all because of her family situation.
In her memory, the Bai family had good financial resources and loved charities, they frequently provided food and clothing for orphans in welfare homes, they were not heartless.
Even if they were broke, why did Bai Xiaoxiao have to harm her?
"Millions...how could I say that to you? How would Gu Liancheng give you that much money?"
"Iâm going to the restroom." Eleven smiled lightly, getting up to leave.
Bai Xiaoxiaoâs expression quickly changed once Eleven had left. She looked around to make sure no one was watching, then with a smirk on her face, she dropped a pill into the glass of liquor on the table, shaking it so it would dissolve quickly.
Eleven, letâs end it all tonight.
Unbeknownst to her, Eleven had seen everything.
Her obvious and glaring smile, her every move, she saw it all.
What a great actress, if she hadnât been such a great actress she wouldnât have deceived her for so long.
When Eleven returned, Bai Xiaoxiao was still fake crying, trying to win her sympathy. When she arrived, Eleven might still have had 10% trust, and a bit of sympathy for her.
But now, that number had dropped to zero.
Seeing her tears now only caused disgust and nausea.
While rummaging through her bag, Eleven "accidentally" dropped her phone at Bai Xiaoxiaoâs feet. As Bai Xiaoxiao bent down to pick it up, Eleven switched the two glasses on the table.
Before Bai Xiaoxiao stood up, she was adding more liquor to the glasses, making them appear equally full to avoid any suspicion.
"Thank you."
Bai Xiaoxiao saw her screensaver and said, "So youâre the one who leaked Gu Lianchengâs photo, is he mad?"
Eleven picked up the drink in front of her, took a sip, and smiled, "I donât know."
Bai Xiaoxiao finally relaxed.
"Xiaoxiao, we may have had some misunderstandings in the past, but starting from today, I wonât ever doubt our friendship again, cheers."
Eleven watches as Bai Xiaoxiao drinks the spiked alcohol and doesnât stop her.
Yes, she wonât "misunderstand" that they are great friends anymore, and wonât question their "friendship" anymore becauseâ
They are no longer friends.