NOVEL WEB Chapter 219: Relief?
Trusting her heart, Ling Xue said to her with a little shakiness in her voice.
"I-I am okay with calling you big sister for the rest of my life if that's what you want, considering you are going to forget everything that has happened between us because of my mistake, which is why I asked for forgiveness one more time, hoping that you could forget everything so that we can start anew." Her eyes were filled with hope as she looked at Chloe's light pink eyes in front of her.
Ling Xue was very embarrassed and, at the same time, scared to say these things to Chloe, which she would have never imagined doing in her life before. However, the circumstances had led her to do this, which was quite a big hit to her ego. Right now, what mattered to her the most was getting out of this shitty situation she had gotten into.
She even hoped to have a better relationship with Chloe, whom she saw as someone destined to become a great person in this world from everything she had witnessed until now. While she regretted her actions and prayed in her heart that Chloe was not trolling her, she couldn't read what Chloe was thinking after everything that had happened.
Chloe, right after hearing how Ling Xue had finally accepted what she wanted, had a cheerful expression on her face. Previously, Ling Xue had been skeptical, thinking Chloe was out of her mind, considering how she had traumatized her. Now, Chloe was forgiving with just this.
But it only looked like this to Ling Xue. As for Chloe, everything that had transpired today was Mark's mistake, and Ling Xue was only a victim of it. Chloe was only going to take all the cores and be done with it when things went the wrong way. But in the end, she got the opportunity to let Ling Xue call her "big sister," which sounded too good to be true for her too, just like Ling Xue.
This was the reason Chloe wanted to be done with it as soon as possible. To her, it looked like she was taking quite a big advantage of Ling Xue and her coincidental circumstances, but the opportunity was too big for her to let go of like this.
She was not going to force Ling Xue if she rejected it. The most she was going to do was act tough to make her promise. However, the thrill inside her little body after getting her honest apology, which was 1000 times more sincere than her previous one when she had offered her some extra cores to resolve the situation, made Chloe feel very good.
She even jumped a little in excitement as little giggles escaped in between. However, realizing what she had done, she quickly composed herself and stood straight in front of Ling Xue, trying not to show any expression on her face. But the smile on her face was a proper giveaway of how she was feeling right now.
She acted as if nothing had happened, cleared her throat a few times, and said with overflowing enthusiasm in her voice, which clearly showed how excited she was currently because of what Ling Xue had said:
"Do you promise?"
Ling Xue witnessed everything that was happening in front of her and how big sis Chloe was behaving, which made it look like she was the one being taken advantage of here when it was clearly the opposite for her.
Looking at Chloe's genuine reactions, both her heart and mind were on the same page this time. It looked to her that big sis Chloe was really excited and thrilled after what had happened. While her reasonable thinking told her she was clearly getting off very easily, as if it were her, she would likely make her work for her all her life.
Which should be considered a good deal in her book. She didn't know if Chloe was too good at deceiving others or if she was an idiot, as everything felt too genuine to her.
She really prayed there was no plot twist waiting for her after a few minutes, as she would pass out because of how nerve-racking her day had been. Today, she really wanted to have a nice meal and sleep while listening to her favorite music afterward without thinking about anything else, like her planning for tomorrow or any other stuff, such as preparing for when her father would come to get her.
She didn't think it would be anytime soon, as according to her, her father would likely be busy making a stronghold for himself and becoming powerful in new ways. She could clearly imagine him not coming for her and her brother for months.
She could even tell what the first line would be if he met them, as he would definitely say, "Glad you survived, my daughter. If you didn't, I would be disappointed in you." She was already used to his nature, which was why his words wouldn't affect her much. However, it still felt disappointing whenever she thought about how hard and greedy her father was.
She would have loved to have a less influential but loving father. However, after living with him all these years, she had gotten used to it. She had adapted to living with him and knew he would be coming for her sooner or later.
And if she had a low-ranked talent, he would have probably taken her and given her some low job under him. However, knowing she had good talent, considering everything she had seen up until now, she knew he would likely try to use her with everything he had. Read exclusive chapters at empire
And even if she were a stranger, he wouldn't have let her go. That would be the same case for Chloe in front of her. She didn't know which family Chloe had come from or whether they were powerful enough to support her. But she knew her father would likely try to use Chloe if he learned about her talent.
She realized how her thoughts had strayed away, so clearing her throat, she answered the question Chloe had asked her earlier. Chloe was currently looking at her strangely with weird stars in her eyes and a smile on her face.
"I promise, big sister Chloe."
Chloe's little body shook while standing in her place after hearing what Ling Xue had referred to her just now.
'Ling Xue is going to call me big sister for the rest of her life!'
'Hehehehe.'
Chloe's excitement shot through the roof after hearing her promise. Knowing what type of person Ling Xue was, Chloe knew she would always keep her promise, so getting to be called a big sister her for all her life felt very heartwarming to her.
At first, she had thought of it as amusement. However, as it actually happened, she now felt very warm inside.
'Hehehe, I have a little sister now.'
The way she now looked at Ling Xue was even different than before. Chloe never had someone to call her big sister, and she was taking this way too seriously now.
She looked at Ling Xue with a wide smile on her cute face while her small hands couldn't help but move to pat Ling Xue's head like before and said in a cute yet genuine voice:
"Good. Now I am your big sister, so everything is good between us. You should forget everything about earlier, you trying to trick me into getting my share of cores."
Ling Xue kept her face low right after hearing her mention the root cause of what had made her fall into such a condition today. She was feeling ashamed and stupid at the same time, which was why she was unable to meet Chloe's eyes now.
After everything she had witnessed and the strange feeling of death going away, Ling Xue had come to the conclusion that Chloe was really going to forgive her for everything just by getting to be called her big sister.
She didn't know how to feel about this. She felt more ashamed now. She had thought the best-case scenario would be her working under Chloe from now on, but after everything that had happened up until now, it looked to her like Chloe was a sweet and innocent girl, just like she had thought.
However, she was still very confused by what she had felt earlier. It felt to her as if Chloe was two different people at the same time. She felt very confused—never in her life was she this puzzled by something. She didn't know what to think about her now, but one thing was sure: she had really survived that disaster, which she didn't even know was a disaster for now, as things were too confusing for her.
But at least she was glad she had not died today, which made her let loose of all the emotional turmoil she was holding back all this time. Tears of genuine happiness started releasing from her blue eyes as she started sobbing once again.