Chapter 27

Zara walked beside me and muttered in a low voice about how Felix was heartless and blind and would definitely regret his decision down the road.

She said that Lilac was obviously not as innocent as she looked and was clearly just putting on an act for me. She also said that Lilac had all the vibes of a scheming bitch, and I was no match for her because I was such a blockhead.

She was annoyed, and I didn’t interrupt her until she’d finished her rant. Then I told her that Felix and I were history now and that she shouldn’t mention it again.

She gritted her teeth and lectured me about how useless I was. At that moment, she seemed like a mother worrying about my marriage prospects.

I knew she just wanted to defend me, but the facts were right there. I had already distanced myself from Felix, and there was nothing more to be said about it.

Besides, liking him was my own choice and had nothing to do with him.

His feelings for Lilac had nothing to do with me either.

Everyone should just mind their own business.

Zara was frustrated by my lack of drive. She said that in this age, men all liked women who appeared innocent and were just a little sly, and a saint like me would be sure to lose.

I just listened and gave her water from time to

moisten her throat.

was growing on a cliff.. There were peach trees everywhere, but it was rare to find one growing on a cliff face, so Zara and I rushed over

see.

discussing how the peach tree had managed to

and there were peaches of all sizes hanging from it, weighing the tree down heavily. Several of the peaches were already starting to ripen

clinging to its surface. Mist drifted in the valley, and we could see a little stream at

branches of the peach tree were very close to me, and it seemed as if I could reach out and touch it. The fruits bounced in the breeze as if they were talking to me and tempting me to

ralling and ignored my friends‘ shouts. I reached out and

was due to my character, or maybe the railing was old and could not take my weight. All I felt was a wave of dizziness, and

belatedly realized that I had fallen off the cliff. I immediately broke out in a cold

in a relationship yet, and I still had to repay my parents. I still had

trees in the past.

and death, I reached out just me

It stopped my fall, and I hung there

was at least 20 feet from the top, and below my feet was a long way to the ground. My heart thumped when I

gust of wind, and I swayed from side to side like duckweed on

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