Chapter 103 Arcade Showdown (6k)_6

Even if Li Yaqing was ignorant to the point of being unable to learn, she could recognize this symbol because, in a sense, the symbol represented the government."You are..." she finally realized the seriousness of the matter and began to speak somewhat hesitantly.

"Who I am is not important, but next, I hope to see the sincerity of your apology."

Emerald Sparrow took back the notebook, staring into Li Yaqing's eyes, "I could pretend I didn't see you guys today, but I could also pass some information to the police through the Abnormal Strategy Bureau's channels. You wouldn't want a visit from the Youth Guidance tomorrow, would you?"

Li Yaqing covered her face, nodding blankly.

"Then apologize to her properly."

Leaving those words behind, Emerald Sparrow turned and walked away without looking back.

By the time Li Yaqing returned with a somewhat swollen face and gradually regained her ability to think amidst the other girls' expressions of concern, as she looked at the delinquent girls still complaining, she lowered her eyes and said softly,

"Stop talking, let's apologize."

By this point, no matter how much they tried to argue, it was already meaningless. Sёarch* The nôᴠel Fire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

After everything had settled, outside the arcade, next to the claw machines, at the spot where the two parties first met, several delinquent girls bashfully hung their heads.

"Sorry."

"We're really sorry!"

"Sorry..."

The apologies from the delinquent girls echoed one after another.

Although their faces still held traces of reluctance, with no choice and under the pressure of their leader's demand, they eventually calmed down.

And the last to apologize was Li Yaqing herself.

"I'm sorry, Xia Liang."

Her apology may have been influenced by Emerald Sparrow's pressure, but it also contained sincerity, "I, in the end, betrayed my promise."

"I said I would become your friend, but I let my jealousy get the better of me and chose to hurt you, to tarnish you. I know that for whatever reason, this is not right."

"Perhaps from the beginning, I shouldn't have struck up a conversation with you. I wanted to be the savior, but in the end, I became the person who hurt you the most."

"I'm really very sorry."

After saying this, she turned her head to look at Emerald Sparrow, seeing only an expressionless face looking back at her, showing no signs of affirmation. She could only lower her head again:

"I'll find a way to pay back the money I borrowed from you. If you hold a grudge against me, it's okay to curse me. If needed, well... then hit me. Anyway, let it out however you want, I was wrong!"

"So, even though it might sound disgusting to say this, and I have no right to say it, still, I wish you the best, and hope you find what you're looking for!"

"Little Senior, did you say something to them?" When she heard Li Yaqing's words, Xia Liang turned her head, looking at Emerald Sparrow with some confusion.

Emerald Sparrow shook her head expressionlessly, "Nothing at all."

"Then I guess I don't have anything to say either."

After a moment's thought, Xia Liang tapped her foot lightly, "Since it's over, let's go."

"You don't want revenge?" asked Emerald Sparrow.

"Revenge? There was never such a thing."

Indifferently, Xia Liang said, "Anyway, from the moment I deleted their numbers from my phone's contacts, they've just been strangers to me."

She looked at Li Yaqing and smiled faintly, "So you don't have to apologize to me. Who you are and what you think are your own business, and I don't care one bit."

Having said that, she gently tugged at Emerald Sparrow's sleeve and turned to leave.

Emerald Sparrow, understanding Xia Liang's intentions, didn't say anything more, just picked up the other basket of Game Coins she was holding, placing the unused Game Coins in front of Li Yaqing.

"This is..." Li Yaqing looked down at it, somewhat puzzled.

"An encouragement and a reward."

"Huh?"

"The contents of the apology were barely passable; at least you could clearly articulate where you were wrong. So, these Game Coins are a reward for holding back from cheating in the end."

Pushing the basket forward, Emerald Sparrow withdrew her hand, placing one hand on her hip as she surveyed the other, "At that moment, you were about to intervene and hinder me, but you didn't follow through, right?"

Her words halted Li Yaqing.

"Is that kind of thing even worth rewarding?"

After a moment, she laughed at herself, "You... You really set the bar low for me, don't you?"

"So, this is a reward for competing honorably and facing failure. Take it," said Emerald Sparrow earnestly. "If it's possible, no matter how you spent your life before, I hope you remember the choice you made this time and remember the courage to face failure."

"You may have done many wrong things and missed many opportunities, but many things are not too late to start now."

"You're all still children, with a long life ahead and countless chances to 'restart the game.' Remember this courage; it might become the starting point of your new life."

"If I see you again, I hope to meet a girl who has turned over a new leaf, not a delinquent girl who is still willfully indulging in vice. Otherwise, I might have to meddle a bit more in your affairs."

With that, she also turned and followed Xia Liang into the crowd. Read exclusive adventures at empire

Li Yaqing stood still, holding a basket of Game Coins, looking dazedly in the direction where the two had disappeared.

Not until the figures of Emerald Sparrow and Xia Liang were lost in the crowd did she slowly sit down on the ground, looking at the basket in her hands with a complex expression.

"Is it really not too late to tell me these things now?"