CHAPTER 68: CHAPTER 68: SHATTERING THE LAST BELIEF

Ningwan looked at Ke Yingying, who suddenly changed color, and questioned her name. She couldn’t help but wonder if Ke Yingying knew her.

"Miss Ke, my name is Ningwan Ye — Ye of the leaves, Ning of gazing, and Wan of scattered clouds," Ye Ningwan introduced herself again.

Ke Yingying turned pale, her breathing became heavy, and she gasped for a while before calming down.

"Don’t follow me. I won’t take you. Never let me see you again," Ke Yingying said through gritted teeth.

Ningwan frowned, "Why? Miss Ke, is there something wrong with my name?"

"Yes, there is a problem. I don’t like you. I don’t like your name, I don’t like you, I don’t like anything about you," Ke Yingying gradually raised her voice and shouted hysterically.

Her emotions were too intense, her whole face turned red with excitement, and her eyeballs seemed to bulge out.

After shouting those words, she collapsed, foaming at the mouth.

Ye Ningwan quickly took out silver needles, sealing her acupuncture points.

She took a handkerchief from her and placed it in her mouth to prevent her from biting her tongue.

She pressed forcefully on a particular acupuncture point on her hand, pressing so hard that it almost bruised.

Finally, Ke Yingying gradually calmed down, her body stopped seizing, and she no longer foamed at the mouth.

Ye Ningwan hadn’t expected Ke Yingying to have epilepsy.

Once Ke Yingying calmed down, Ye Ningwan helped her up from the ground. She struggled to get her to a chair and poured a cup of warm water to feed her.

"How are you?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Ke Yingying’s eyes gradually regained focus, and her consciousness seemed to be slowly returning.

However, she seemed too weak even to nod, only able to close her eyes in response.

Ye Ningwan sighed with relief, "It’s important not to get excited with your condition. Just now, you shouldn’t have gotten so worked up."

Ke Yingying glared at her again, full of resentment.

Ye Ningwan said, "I know why you’re upset because I’m the daughter of Ye Zhuoliang and Tang Xiaowan, right? Did you know my parents?"

"I knew your mother," Ke Yingying finally found the strength to speak.

Her eyes were red, and tears involuntarily shimmered within them.

"But I’ve never seen you before, and my mother never mentioned you. Did you only find out about her after she died?" Ye Ningwan speculated.

Ke Yingying’s eyes were flustered, her gaze flickering.

Ye Ningwan let out a mocking laugh, "It seems that Mrs. Lin mentioned her to you."

Ke Yingying’s face changed, asking in surprise and fear, "How do you know?"

Ye Ningwan said gravely, "Since you know who I am, I won’t hide it. I intentionally became your student to get close to you. My parents’ car accident involved Mrs. Lin, and I want to avenge them. I know you have a deep relationship with Lin Furui. If you can present evidence proving your connection to Lin Furui, it will ruin Mrs. Lin."

"Ha, no wonder you insisted on having me as your teacher. I’m now a marginalized figure at school, no students like me, and they’re all afraid of me. I wondered why someone would suddenly ask for me to be their teacher." Ke Yingying gave a bitter smile.

Ye Ningwan said, "I investigated your situation. You have great art talent and strong professional skills as a teacher. But in these past years, you have changed, like a different person, no longer teaching well, isolating yourself, never vying for honor. Those who were your peers kept climbing higher, only you’re still just an ordinary professor. But it’s not because your professional skills have declined or because you’ve lost faith in pursuing life after being shocked. No, it’s because she doesn’t allow you to, right? Mrs. Lin doesn’t allow you to shine, making you live a quiet, solitary life like a nun, tormented for a lifetime."

"Stop, just stop," Ke Yingying shouted loudly, covering her face and crying bitterly.

Each of Ye Ningwan’s words was like a knife, mercilessly peeling away the sealed heart, exposing the bleeding heart to the sunlight.

"I know you’re in pain, controlled by someone for years, living like a puppet, even death being a luxury. That feeling must be excruciatingly painful."

Ye Ningwan reached out, draped her arm over her shoulder, gently patting to comfort her.

Ke Yingying felt an overdue warmth, and her tears fell even more freely.

But quickly, she realized who was comforting her, angrily pushing her away, "Stop pretending to comfort me. If not for your mother, I wouldn’t have ended up in this state. I should have had a beautiful life, a successful career, a happy marriage, not become like this."

"Do you believe what Fu Wenfang said?" Ye Ningwan asked.

Ke Yingying gritted her teeth, "Why wouldn’t I believe her? I’ve reached this point. Why would she need to lie to me?"

"Of course, she does," Ye Ningwan said. "She lied to you. Lin Furui approached you because he admired my mother. And you just happened to resemble my mother in some way, that’s why Lin Furui noticed you. Lin Furui didn’t like you; he just used you as a substitute. Did she say that to you, making you feel pain, despair? That was her purpose in deceiving you, to break down all your beliefs. Although Lin Furui is dead, he didn’t fulfill his promise to take care of you forever, but at least you felt he loved you. But Fu Wenfang doesn’t want you to think that way, making you lose even that little bit of faith, living without joy."

"If you still don’t believe it, you can see me, then compare yourself carefully. I look a lot like my mother; do you think there’s any resemblance between you and me?" Ye Ningwan said again.

Ke Yingying said, "But Fu Wenfang showed me your mother’s photo."

"Is it this one?" Ye Ningwan took a pendant from her clothes, opened it, and inside was a family photo.

Ke Yingying looked closely, and when she saw Tang Xiaowan, her eyes widened in shock.

"This... is Tang Xiaowan?"

"Yes, this is my mother, so the so-called photo you saw..."

"There’s a resemblance, but it’s definitely not this," Ke Yingying assured.

Ye Ningwan said, "It seems my analysis is correct. She deliberately tormented you, using this absurd surrogate excuse to deceive you."

"That woman... truly has a heart of scorpions and snakes," Ke Yingying shivered with anger, saying through clenched teeth.

Ye Ningwan said, "She knows how to use people’s hearts and can endure a lot. Back then, to take revenge on my parents and cause that car accident, she must have planned it for a long time. After my parents were tragically killed, she viciously schemed against me. This feud is one I can’t leave unavenged. Miss Ke, we are both victims. I hope we can join forces. I can seek vengeance, and you can completely rid yourself of Fu Wenfang."

Ke Yingying’s eyes flashed, and after a long silence, she whispered, "You’re right, but I’m sorry, I can’t help you."