121 I'll take you with me!

Song Lili leaned against it, her back against the ice-cold, hard stone, which jabbed into her lower back.

Lin Xinglan's wronged and suppressed sobs quietly poked at the softest part of Song Lili's heart.

She had originally thought of the girl as the heartless and foolish daughter of the mayor, but had not considered that, despite her silliness, she wasn't devoid of a sense of right and wrong or unaware of the ways of the world.

"Stop crying..."

Song Lili stretched out her hand and gently patted Lin Xinglan's shoulder, offering the only comfort she could provide at that moment.

Lin Xinglan wiped her nose, hugged her knees, curled up her petite body, and slightly turned her head to look at Song Lili with tear-filled eyes. She pleaded pitifully,

"You can continue without me, a dead weight, but you... you have to believe me. I didn't mean to harm you... really, I didn't..."

Song Lili also tilted her head, gazing directly into Lin Xinglan's eyes...