Red Mansion Teahouse, private room on the second floor.

Xia Xi, relying on the advantage of being the owner, reserved her own shop and directly cleared out the guests inside.

Moreover, she arranged for a few trustworthy staff to prepare the tea, fully displaying the demeanor of a wealthy lady.

Gu Tong watched her fussing about until the steaming Bi Luo Chun was set on the wooden tea tray and all the staff had left.

Only then did Gu Tong say, "Speak up!"

Perhaps due to her understanding, Gu Tong was certain that Xia Xi had something on her mind this time.

Xia Xi, unhurried, rinsed the teacup with hot water and asked, "Do you go home on time every day now?"

Changing the subject?

Gu Tong raised an eyebrow and said, "Yesterday, Gong Qingwan hired someone to kill me. It didn’t work out. I hid in the Academy overnight. Today, no matter what, I have to go home and ’rise from the dead’ to scare her." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

Xia Xi chuckled, "No matter how sinister Gong Qingwan is, she can’t match your unpredictability."

Xue Tong’s greatest skill is not playing by the rules, making her unpredictable, acting beyond conventions, and catching her pattern is almost impossible, which makes her very hard to counter.

Gong Qingwan specializes in vicious and ruthless tactics in the upper class, lacking novelty and flair.

Xue Tong handles it with ease, and with the addition of Devil King Li Yan, the couple’s powerful alliance is indeed enough to give Gong Qingwan a headache for a while.

Gu Tong didn’t follow that topic further. She rested her chin on one hand and said calmly, "Did you really come to chat idly with me?"

Xia Xi had begun with a diversion tactic, turning the conversation into idle chatter.

However, Xia Xi’s demeanor didn’t appear as if there was nothing amiss.

Gu Tong keenly sensed something was wrong with Xia Xi, so she decided not to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

The topic was forcibly redirected back.

Xia Xi couldn’t help but sigh and said, "I don’t know if I came to you for something or not, maybe I still can’t accept it..."

Xia Xi looked somewhat somber, she raised her hand and took out an envelope from the drawer, opening it. There were a few photos, which she threw on the table and said, "I’ve mentioned that I’ve had problems with my memory, so many things are in two versions for me."

Gu Tong raised an eyebrow slightly, waiting for her to continue.

Regarding Xia Xi’s memory issues, she had mentioned it more than once! Gu Tong had also looked up related information and found signs of memory loss in Xia Xi.

Xia Xi said calmly, "On the first day of rebirth, I despised Gong Chenli. I loathed him, abhorred him, and wished him dead! I can’t forget how he ruined my face and then threw me into an underground auction, causing me to be bought by the Sicuro Mafia! Leading a life with no future..."

Xia Xi’s face? Was it destroyed by Gong Chenli?

Gu Tong widened her eyes, a bit shocked, "I remember, you didn’t say it like this before."

Previously, when Xia Xi talked about her history with the Mafia, she always skirted around the issue.

Sometimes she said she was harmed by a traitor, sometimes she claimed she entered voluntarily, her stories were inconsistent, and Gu Tong couldn’t ascertain the truth.

"I can’t remember how I put it, and I don’t know which version is correct," Xia Xi supported her chin and said in a calm voice, "In my previous life, before I died, I closed my eyes and could see a scene—Gong Chenli was dead, truly dead, I set the house on fire, and everything exploded into pieces. In my mind, all our past replayed, it felt so unreal."