Chapter 98 - Broken Minds (2)

"Tell me honestly. What are you planning this time?" 

Li Chunhua did not flinch under Li Caiyi's suspicious gaze. She shrugged her shoulders while playing with her hair. "I don't know what you're talking about. I was just making a new friend."

"The last time you said that, it ended with disaster."

Li Chunhua chuckled darkly, "You seem to be especially concerned about that guy. You did not react like this when I messed with your friends last time. As expected, do you feel threatened if I stick to his side? Are you afraid he would eventually forget about you and be interested in me instead?"

Li Caiyi's brows twitched, looking at her sister's twisted smile. No matter how many times she had seen it, she was still surprised. To think such a sweet and innocent girl like her had this side of her, Li Caiyi did not know what was more terrifying, her stupidity for not noticing it all these times, or Li Chunhua's ability to hide it.

Li Chunhua laughed, seeing her sister's stiffened face. "Why are you so surprised? I don't think there is any point in trying to hide it anymore, now that we have come this far."

"Xiaohua, do you still feel insecure? I had told you so many times I would never leave you behind. If I were going to leave this place, I would take you with me."

"Hmm, who knows? I don't think you are lying now, but we don't know what will happen in the future. Perhaps you will even change your mind after I make a move on Shenqiang."

"What are you trying to do to him?!" Li Caiyi's anxiety took the best of her, and she yelled that out before she knew it.

"Oh my dear sister, you are still as honest as ever. I guess that part of you will never change no matter how you were influenced by this Shenqiang guy."

"What are you even talking about?"

"Don't play dumb. I know he is the one who caused your change," Li Chunhua said with a smile that did not look like a smile. "I'm so curious about this Shenqiang guy you kept calling out in your sleep. What kind of a person he is, for you to be so attached to him like he is the most important person in your life?"

That was the first time Li Caiyi ever heard about it. So, Li Chunhua became obsessed with finding out about Shen Qiang after hearing Li Caiyi mumbling his name in her sleep? 

"Say, Xiaoyi. Who do you think Shenqiang will like more, you or me?" Li Chunhua asked with a provocative smile. "All men are the same. No matter how well you treat them, once they see a better woman, they will not be able to resist the temptation. Didn't you also notice how Shenqiang could not take his eyes off of me earlier? He also immediately took my side when I acted pitiful in front of him. 

She sneered before she continued, "Of course, he will. The better version of you was standing in front of him; how could he spare any thought for you? He is just the same as any other guy out there. He is not a good person for you."

Li Caiyi stared at her sister incredulously, eyes bulging out in disbelief. "Xiaohua, are you trying to deceive him?"

"Deceive? No, silly. I was trying to protect you. If there was anyone who had a potential to be deceived, it was you."

"How could sowing discord between my friend and me be considered as protecting me? Xiaohua, snap out of it. You would not gain anything by doing this." Li Caiyi said firmly while frowning in disapproval.

"Of course, I will gain something! When I get rid of the eyesores, then you will finally realize that I'm the only one who truly understands you the best in the end. That way, you will come back to me, no matter how many times you try to leave. You can't do anything without me. You need me, Xiaoyi."

Li Caiyi felt a chill run down her spine when she saw Li Chunhua smile so brightly despite saying something outrageous. She could even see a hint of madness swirling in her eyes, which screamed danger to Li Caiyi's every being. She unconsciously took a step back with a pale face. 

"Hm? What's wrong? Are you scared of me? Haha, you are so cute, Xiaoyi. There's no way I will hurt you. I love you too much for that."

"Xiaohua, you…"

"I will show you the true color of that guy. Don't worry, I won't let him hurt you," Li Chunhua smiled sweetly and clung to Li Caiyi's side, totally ignoring how Li Caiyi almost got a heart shock because of her.

Her sister's duality was too much for Li Caiyi to handle. She vaguely noticed that her sister was mentally unstable after arguing last time, but not to this extent. If Li Chunhua had already been degraded to this condition since her high school days, what about Li Chunhua from her previous life? 

As much as Li Chunhua did not know anything about her, she also did not know anything about Li Chunhua. She realized that once again. 

Li Caiyi looked at her sister's cheerful face grimly before asking, "Are you seriously doing this just because you think I like Shenqiang? Xiaohua, don't you know what you are going to do is wrong? Not only for Shenqiang but also for me? I might seriously hate you if you keep doing this."

Li Chunhua smiled bitterly. "If you hate me, then so be it. I believe love comes in various ways, and I don't mind being hated by you, as long as you come back to me."

Li Caiyi gritted her teeth. She forcefully retracted her arms from her sister's grip and clasped them on her shoulders tightly. Her eyes stared straight at Li Chunhua's calm one. "Don't joke around! Do you think I will stupidly come back to you after knowing about all these? Are you taking me for a fool?!"

"You will, Xiaoyi. I know you will. You always do." Li Chunhua replied without any hesitation. 

"Don't test me. I'm not the same girl you used to know."

"No, you are the one who should not test my patience. If you don't come back to me… I might go crazy, and even I don't know what I will do, then." Li Chunhua's gaze was devoid of any kind of emotion as if she was speaking her death will. 

Li Caiyi was so shocked her grip loosened, and her hands fell limply to her side. She could not take Li Chunhua's words lightly at all. Unlike her, Li Chunhua always had a way to make things go her way. If she had said that much, it meant she was determined to put her all to realize it. 

"Are you threatening me?" Li Caiyi's voice trembled ever so slightly. 

Li Chunhua: "....."

"Why are you so obsessed with me?" Li Caiyi asked again. 

".....I don't know. I just don't want you to leave." Li Chunhua replied hesitantly.

"You said you love me, but you are slowly rendering me vulnerable with all your lies and manipulation. Is this what you call 'love'?"

Li Chunhua tilted her head. "Isn't that what love is? To love is to control someone. They will never leave you if you know how to control them." Then, she smiled innocently, "I love you, Xiaoyi, so never leave me for another person, okay?"

Li Caiyi was speechless.. Whether it was Li Junjie or Li Chunhua, her sibling's innermost thought once again blew her mind. Her sister's mind had broken to this extent; who could be blamed for it?