Living together {LK}

chapter 6

When Lisa was cooking dinner, she received a call from He Yingtong.

She turned off the stove and went to her room to answer the phone.

He Yingtong called to say that she was leaving.

Lisa was holding the phone, not knowing what to say.

Before hanging up, she asked where He Yingtong was, and then told her, "Wait for me."

She sent Jungkook a message, took her keys, and went out.

Wei Jiyuan's case was still ongoing. The entire process would take at least two or three months before reaching the sentencing. The lawyer had told He Yingtong the worst possible outcome.

He Yingtong didn't ask the lawyer to pass a message to Wei Jiyuan. She only sent him food and sat down to smoke on the steps in front of the police station.

She decided to leave this place after finishing the pack of cigarettes.

When Lisa arrived, He Yingtong was still sitting on the steps, with more than a dozen cigarette butts scattered on the ground.

"Hi." He Yingtong raised her head and greeted her unenthusiastically.

Lisa walked over. "I'll treat you to dinner."

"Sure." He Yingtong smiled, stood up, and patted the dust off her butt. "Let's go to the food stalls."

The food stalls were crowded at night. The two of them ordered more than 100 yuan's worth of barbecued food at one of the stalls. He Yingtong ordered two bottles of beer and asked Lisa, "Wanna drink?"

Lisa wasn't a good drinker, but she took the opened bottle of beer from her hand and said, "Okay."

He Yingtong clinked bottles with her. "He deserved it. No one else is to blame, and it's not your fault, so don't think too much."

Then, she took a big glug.

Lisa didn't say anything and took a sip after her.

He Yingtong picked up a meat skewer and took a bite. "I'm quite selfish."

She took another gulp of the beer. "After something like that happened, I still asked you not to tell anyone. When I reflected on it, I realized I had been too shameless."

Lisa took another swig as well.

She had a lot to say, but words kept rushing out of He Yingtong's mouth. Those words seemed to have been bottled up in her heart for far too long, and it was only now that she could let them all out.

"I'm actually quite ashamed to see you." He Yingtong smiled as she wiped her face. There were water stains on her fingertips. The corners of her lips raised into a smile, but tears rolled down her face. "I thought you wouldn't answer my call, but not only did you pick it up, you even bought me dinner."

As she laughed, her laughter gradually turned into cries. "How I wish I hadn't met you..."

Lisa silently drank the beer.

He Yingtong continued to cry, "Lisa, I have always regarded you as my good friend. I didn't want to lose Wei Jiyuan, nor did I want to lose you, but...how did things end up this way..."

Lisa looked up at the dark sky. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said in a very low voice, "I'm sorry."

Yeah, how did things end up this way?

She wanted to know as well.

He Yingtong was a good drinker. She had drunk three bottles of beer, but when she left, her steps were still steady.