Chapter 2

I picked up another phone and pressed the record button.

Seeing the red light indicating the recording was running, I absentmindedly nodded, "Mmm, I'm listening."

I spoke earnestly, "Maybe he spent too much money on you, and his family found out. Maybe it's a test from them, and weren't you guys in love? Spending some money on him shouldn't be a big deal, right? Or are you short on money again recently?"

Li Xiaoxiao didn't notice the trap in my words at all, only complaining with dissatisfaction.

"So annoying, isn't he supposed to spend money on me? I'm not love-obsessed like you."

"Of course, I'm short on money, aren't you aware? I still have to pay two or three loans this month, and I haven't figured out how. Ah Wu, help me pay some, will you?"

The disgust in my eyes almost materialized.

It was the same in my past life.

I had long known that Li Xiaoxiao was in debt with a loan shark and unable to repay, so she kept asking me for help because I made a living writing novels independently. She thought making money was easy for me and wanted me to teach her, but she just didn't have the talent for it.

After much effort, I found her a ghostwriting job, but she always claimed she couldn't finish it, leaving the manuscript for me to write while she collected the payment.

In the end, every time I transferred money to her to pay the loan, it became evidence that I owed her money and was paying her back.

Even my WeChat mentions of "paying loans" were taken out of context, edited by her as evidence that I was forcing her to borrow money, while she had already prepared to delete all our chat records completely.

I forcibly suppressed my malice and nodded.

"Alright, alright, I'll help you pay this month, but don't overspend in advance. If it comes to it, shouldn't you ask your husband for some help?"

Li Xiaoxiao acted dramatically, sighing, "Forget it. Even though he's a rich second generation, we split the expenses equally each month."

"I don't want to owe him."

"And I don't want him to know about my loan shark debt. We're friends, right? You'll keep this a secret for me? His family is quite wealthy. Once I marry into his family, you can come along with me, and we'll stay together as good sisters."

Ha ha.

In my past life, Li Xiaoxiao loved to present herself as a strong independent woman, claiming everything was split equally, but behind the scenes, she relied on men to support her, mocking me as useless, saying I'd make a perfect parasite.

And talking about going with her after marriage, what was I supposed to be, a dowry maid?

I mocked internally, but my tone remained unchanged, "Right, Zhou Tao is really something. He's a rich second generation, yet he makes you share expenses. That's just insane."

I was satisfied to hear Li Xiaoxiao's change in breathing on the other end of the phone.

Hehe.

Not happy, huh?

Li Xiaoxiao could totally be the lead in a female-oriented world, being in love, while also liking other attractive people.

She could complain herself, but the moment anyone else criticized her boyfriend, she wouldn't be pleased.

But she started the complaints with me, no matter how much I criticized, she could only hold her breath.

Maybe she was angry; after a few more sentences, Li Xiaoxiao hung up, leaving just a sentence: "Don't forget to transfer money to me, and also, come with me in a few days. That handsome guy I hooked up with wants to meet~"

Call ended.

I stopped the recording, smiling with satisfaction.

One piece of evidence wasn't enough to make Li Xiaoxiao despair, there's more to play next!

The most urgent task now is to change the lock at my place and the meeting in two days.

It was during that meeting Zhou Tao discovered the smell of alcohol and kiss marks on Li Xiaoxiao.

But in Li Xiaoxiao's version, it turned into accompanying me for my birthday, where I supposedly insisted on hiring male models, said she couldn't handle it alone, and had to stay there under duress.

That also became the foreshadowing of my death.

The more I thought about it, the more I hated, so I decisively ordered an invisible camera and a voice recorder.