Chapter 478: 478
“Tang Xiaoyu, you a*shole, who values a lover more than a friend!” she choked out . “Do you have any idea how worried I was about you these few days…”
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“Ge Ge, sorry . I’m so sorry… I’m an a*shole; it’s all my fault . Don’t cry . ”
Her best friend sounded contrite as she incessantly asked for her forgiveness over the phone .
“Who’s crying?! Who’s crying?!” She sniffed angrily . “I’m certainly not . ”
“Yes, yes, yes; you’re not crying . I’m the one in tears,” her best friend quickly agreed .
Pei Ge was usually easygoing, but as her best friend, Tang Xiaoyu naturally knew what the other was really like deep down .
Oftentimes, she was a tolerant girl, but at heart, she was a princess .
This princess was sensitive and was especially hard to please .
Her princess-like personality did not usually appear, unless she was feeling very upset or another party was at fault .
Right now, she was in her full-blown princess version .
Hence, she could only agree to whatever this princess say without a complaint . If she did not do that, this princess would probably… torture her until she went crazy .
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Under her patient coaxing and cajoling, the princess finally calmed down .
“You jerk who values a lover over a friend! Although something happened to your boyfriend, you should at least give me a call . Do you know how worried I was when I couldn’t contact you?” Pei Ge hugged her phone while sitting on a wooden bench in her neighborhood’s park .
“Sigh… The moment I got off the plane, I received news of Zhengrong being in a coma at a hospital after a car crash . Shocked, I panicked and…” Her best friend trailed off .
“And you forgot about your phone, as well as my existence, right?” Pei Ge rolled her eyes unhappily .
“… I’m sorry, Ge Ge . I was really panicking then . You don’t know; Zhengrong’s condition was pretty bad at that time . In fact, he just woke up—”
“Stop! Are you honestly saying that you only remembered me because he woke up?!”
She cut off her best friend’s words and angrily asked that . What happened to being friends forever?! Now that she’s in a relationship, I’m no longer her top priority?!
“Ugh…” Perceiving her anger over the phone, her best friend softly denied her allegation . “It’s not like that . ”
In fact, this lady who was in New York felt a little sheepish the moment these words left her mouth .
This was because she had actually only remembered her best friend when that pretty woman at the elevator had mentioned a certain ‘Brother Ziming’ .
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“Hmph!” she coldly harrumphed, clearly not buying her lie .
“Ge Ge, don’t be angry anymore . Next time… There won’t be a next time for this because I will spend my every waking moment thinking of you!” she declared with much conviction .
The soft-hearted Pei Ge had actually long forgiven Tang Xiaoyu’s act of prioritizing a lover over a friend .
In fact, she was even heaving a sigh of relief inwardly .
Her best friend was okay, after all . Truthfully speaking, she just wanted to vent some of her anger, or it would be a waste of her insomnia these past few days!
“Right, Ge Ge . I saw your messages and asked auntie about that incident earlier on the phone . Seriously though, which incompetent hospital is that?! Let’s sue them! How aggravating!”
She nudged her mouth at that .
“How much time has passed since that incident?! Sue, sue, sue! I want to sue you the most, all right?!” She pouted .
“He he… Luckily, auntie is fine . ” Her best friend tried appeasing her with that .
“Of course!” She snorted .
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“Then… Ge Ge, who lent you the money at that time?” her best friend asked curiously .
“You have the nerve to ask?! If you weren’t out of reach, would I be borrowing money from Ji Ziming, that annoying fellow?!” Just recalling that event agitated her .
If her best friend had been available at that time, she would not have borrowed money from that annoying fellow .
“What?! You borrowed from your superior?!” Tang Xiaoyu cried out in shock . From what she knew of her friend, it was totally unlike her to borrow money from her superior .
“That’s right . Who else can I borrow from if not him?!” she mumbled gloomily .
“Ge Ge, I say that your boss must like you . ” Tang Xiaoyu grinned .
Pei Ge jumped up from her seat when she heard that .
“Pui! Xiaoyu, I won’t ever answer your call if you speak such nonsense again . ”
“Yes, yes, yes . It’s fine if he doesn’t like you . Why the big reaction? I was just joking with you . ” Her best friend felt exasperated . “Ge Ge, you have suffered a lot recently . ”
“It’s okay now . Everything is over, anyway . ” Pei Ge stretched her back and contentedly looked up at the night sky, which was dotted with the occasional stars . She suddenly missed Old He’s Eastern Fence Abode .
“Actually, this farce isn’t so bad . After all, you and auntie now know the true colors of your relatives . ”
“Mhm…”
As she was feeling very calm, she easily agreed to her friend’s assessment, only to process what the latter had said .
“Isn’t so bad, my foot!” she swore – something she rarely did .
“Huh?” Tang Xiaoyu was taken aback by her cursing . Clearly, she was clueless on which of her spoken word had angered the princess . “What’s wrong, Ge Ge?”
She sucked in a deep breath at her friend’s careful probing .
“Sigh… Xiaoyu, you don’t know what I lost because of that incident . ” Just thinking of that contract made her feel very depressed .
“Huh? What did you lose? Don’t tell me you lost your 20-odd-year virginity?” Tang Xiaoyu was amused when she heard her sigh .
“… Scram! The thing I lost is my most precious freedom, all right?! Freedom!”