The next day, I opened my eyes after everyone had left.

Not long after, Li Wei came over.

"Sister, are you okay?"

I heard crying.

I pretended not to remember: "Why am I here? Wasn't I drinking?"

Li Wei's eyes turned red.

She hugged me excitedly, "Sister, I'm sorry, I didn't protect you!"

I was completely confused, not understanding what she was saying.

"What do you mean?"

Li Wei couldn't control her grievances anymore and burst into tears in my arms.

Doubt, disappointment, all dissipated in an instant.

She was still the girl who once put aside her lofty aspirations and wanted to climb out of hell to reac

The next day, I opened my eyes after everyone had left.

It didn't take long for Li Wei to come over.

"Sister, are you okay?"

I heard her crying.

I pretended not to remember and said, "Why am I here? Wasn't I drinking?"

Li Wei's eyes turned red.

She hugged me excitedly and said, "Sister, I'm sorry. I didn't protect you!"

I was puzzled and didn't understand what she was talking about.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Unable to control her grievances any longer, Li Wei threw herself into my arms and burst into tears.

Doubts and disappointments dissipated in an instant.

She was still the girl who had once set aside her lofty ambitions and wanted to climb out of hell and reach the summit.

I misunderstood her.

"What happened? Tell me, I'll take care of it for you," I said.

Li Wei cried uncontrollably, clinging tightly to my arm.

I smiled helplessly.

The girl finally cried enough and looked at me with her red eyes.

She recounted all the grievances she had endured during this period.

It turned out that, in the places I couldn't see, the girl I admired didn't indulge in wine and lust but struggled painfully in the quagmire.

The once tenacious sapling had grown into a tall tree, shielding me from all the winds and sands in a place unknown to me.

"Sister, you didn't know that you had suffered so much. Chen Huan stole your meal money and bullied you. Why didn't you tell me?"

Li Wei raised her big eyes.

"I was afraid, afraid that they would harm you. Chen Huan and Chen Ming joined forces, wanting to take away your inheritance. They tried several times to use me to deceive you and then send you to the red-light district. I didn't want to, so they..."

I looked at her with heartache and asked, "So you went?"

"Sister, it's not what you think! Although I went, I only took a photo once. After that, I swore not to obey them, and they didn't do anything to me. Please don't misunderstand, sister."

"That's good. I was just afraid that you would go astray and be deceived by others, making a decision you would regret for a lifetime."