Chapter 244: All a Conspiracy

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The visit was not long and it was not easy for Nan Xuan to visit her again.

Hence, Nan Zhi racked her brains to think of a way to make Nan Xuan try to get her out.

“How’s it going at home, Big Brother? I’ve been dreaming about my life at home recently…” Nan Zhi’s tone was filled with nostalgia.

The words ‘smart’ and ‘obedient’ no longer can be used to describe her. Nan Zhi’s change was shocking.

Looking at Nan Zhi, who was now suffering in prison, complaining bitterly about her misfortune, Nan Xuan still found it hard to pity her.

The things she had done in the past seemed to linger in his mind. They kept appearing in front of him these few days, playing every scene with Nan Zhi’s every word, making Nan Xuan realize more clearly how strange what he had done in the past was.

He felt guilty and blamed himself. His already bad mood was made worse when he heard Nan Zhi’s voice.

However, he deserved all of this. Nan Xuan only felt that he deserved it. When he thought of how Nan Qiao had once died so hopelessly and helplessly under the hands of hooligans, he felt that his current pain was not even one in a million.

Nan Zhi said a lot and then realized that Nan Xuan did not move. “Big Brother?”

She called out to Nan Xuan tentatively, but she realized that there was no warmth in his eyes when he opened them and stared at her.

Nan Zhi’s heart skipped a beat as she met Nan Xuan’s deep eyes. For some reason, she panicked and stopped what she was saying.

“Nan Zhi, I have something to ask you.” Nan Xuan finally spoke, his voice extremely hoa.r.s.e.

He could naturally tell that Nan Zhi wanted him to get her out, but Nan Xuan was no longer the same person who only listened to Nan Zhi’s one-sided words.

Nan Zhi forced a smile and nodded, pretending to be obedient. “Of course, I’ll tell Big Brother anything you ask.”

For some reason, Nan Zhi felt an indescribable sense of panic when she heard Nan Xuan say that he had a question for her, as if something bad was about to happen.

“You deliberately arranged for the flower pot to fall, right?” Nan Xuan asked her.

The smile on Nan Zhi’s lips froze. She resisted the urge to avoid Nan Xuan’s gaze and shook her head in surprise.

She tried to keep her voice as steady as possible. “Why would I?”

Nan Zhi’s tone was surprised and a little stunned. After Nan Xuan asked the question, he watched her act, but his heart was getting colder and colder.

In her previous life, Nan Zhi had used this appearance to deceive everyone and finally pushed Nan Qiao into the abyss.

“It’s the same for accusing Nan Qiao of stealing money,” Nan Xuan continued. “She clearly worked to earn that money. It has nothing to do with you, but you slandered her and said that she stole it.”

His tone was so confident that Nan Zhi felt like she had been seen through. It was as if he knew her actions like the back of his hand.

However, Nan Zhi was certain that she had done all these things secretly. How could she let Nan Xuan know?

Her face was pale, and then she shook her head, looking fragile and pitiful. “Although Nan Qao is always against me, I’ve never done these things.” “Who said something to you, Big Brother?” She looked at Nan Xuan with a puzzled expression.

Nan Zhi’s hands, which were hidden under the table, were tightly clenched together. Her fingertips were almost white and bloodless.

She didn’t understand why Nan Xuan would mention such a thing, but she still tried to defend herself. “Could it be that Nan Qiao still won’t let me off even when I’m in prison?”

“Those things weren’t done by me at all, Big Brother. I also tried very hard to make Nan Qiao like me, but she always…” Before she could finish speaking, two streams of tears suddenly fell from Nan Zhi’s eyes as if she was sad.

Nan Zhi looked at him aggrievedly. “When the flower pot fell, I didn’t think too much and just rushed over.”

Nan Xuan looked at Nan Zhi’s natural expression and there was no sign of lying. For a moment, he really wanted to believe that what Nan Zhi said was true and that she did not do those things at all.

However, it was precisely because of this that Nan Zhi’s scarier side appeared. Now that Nan Xuan knew the truth, he no longer had that filter. Hence, Nan Zhi’s so-called excuses sounded more like sarcasm in his ears.

“Even the bone soup and our grandparents’ dislike for Nan Qiao were your works.” Nan Xuan continued to talk about Nan Zhi’s evil deeds. “Even I was deceived by you back then.”

When he said the last sentence, his voice suddenly became low and bitter.

Not only had he been deceived, but he had also been deceived by Nan Zhi twice, almost causing Nan Qiao to die again.

Fortunately, the outcome had changed. Qiaoqiao was still alive and even in university.

Thinking of this, Nan Xuan felt an indescribable sense of relief.

He seemed to be stating a fact. “You knew that our grandparents didn’t like Nan Qiao, and then you deliberately set them up to deepen their dislike for her.”

Her grandparents’ generation had the concept of favoring boys over girls, so they hated Nan Qiao.

If Nan Zhi had not acted smart and likable, she might not have been able to escape from gender inequality.

However, she had cleverly used this concept to make Nan Qiao lose her last remaining position in her grandparents’ hearts.

No matter how meticulous Nan Xuan was, he could not help but be secretly shocked when he recalled what Nan Zhi had done at that time. Thinking of Nan Zhi’s age, he felt that she was even more scheming, vicious and scary.

“Big Brother, what are you talking about?” Nan Zhi’s sobbing voice was filled with confusion.

She even moved closer to the gla.s.s, as if she was excited, but Nan Xuan could see the tears on her face.

However, Nan Zhi did not seem to realize that she was not as beautiful and fresh as before.

Now that her face had been tortured by prison life, it was terrifying. When he cried, the rough lines on her face were wrinkled together. Now that she was so close to Nan Xuan, it was difficult to sympathize with her.

“Grandpa and Grandma didn’t like Nan Qiao to begin with…” She sobbed. “I didn’t expect her to steal the money.”

Nan Zhi’s originally calm heart was shattered by the many things Nan Xuan had thrown out at once.

She hurriedly explained and couldn’t help but cry silently. The policewoman beside her wanted to go forward and hand her a tissue.

The prerequisite was that she must be able to overlook Nan Zhi’s current face.

However, Nan Xuan was unmoved. He just watched her perform expressionlessly.

“It’s worth it to exchange my wheelchair for her health.”

Nan Zhi cried pitifully, but she was also secretly observing Nan Xuan’s expression. She said these words on purpose to make her sacrifice look so touching.

However, Nan Xuan noticed her exaggerated tone. “You clearly knew that you were going to be in a wheelchair.”

His sudden words interrupted what Nan Zhi had wanted to say.

“You don’t sound like you have any complaints. But even if you were the one who pushed her away in the beginning, when you found out that you would be sitting in a wheelchair in the future, panic and fear…” Nan Xuan stared at her face. “1 didn’t see that from you at all.”

“What you’re saying makes it sound more like a deal. Or perhaps you already knew that you would recover, so you’re not worried at all and didn’t feel any psychological pressure then.”

Nan Zhi’s image might be very good. It could even be said that everyone wanted to have such a Little Sister.

However, the good thing about her was that she was too kind. She was so kind that she seemed to have no boundaries, causing her to lose the reaction that a normal person should have.

Moreover, Nan Zhi’s tone even made Nan Xuan feel that not only did she know that she would be in a wheelchair, but she also seemed to have expected herself to recover after that..