Chapter 406: Killing with a Heart-Piercing Blow
"He Qingyan and Sun Xinghai actually both come from Yunlong Town," Zhong Xiaonan said.
"Were they childhood friends?" Shen Siyuan was somewhat surprised.
"Not exactly, He Qingyan only settled in Yunlong Town with her parents when she was in high school."
"At that time, Sun Xinghai had two very good friends, one named Yu Sumei and the other Luo Peng. The three of them grew up together."
"Among them, Sun Xinghai had the best grades and was the bookworm type from an early age, whereas Luo Peng was a playboy, smoking, drinking, fighting—he did it all during school, and his files had lots of records..."
Zhong Xiaonan hadn’t finished speaking, but Shen Siyuan already had a faint hunch in his heart, guessing it was likely a melodramatic love polygon.
However, he didn’t interject and waited for Zhong Xiaonan to continue.
"Though the three of them grew up together, the families of Sun Xinghai and Yu Sumei had connections dating back to the previous generation, so those two were truly childhood sweethearts."
"Their families even joked about arranging a childhood engagement, but no specific arrangement was made. Therefore, Sun Xinghai always had special feelings for Yu Sumei, but Yu Sumei didn’t like him, thinking Sun Xinghai’s personality was too weak, instead preferring Luo Peng from the same town..."
"However, Luo Peng didn’t like Yu Sumei, but since Yu Sumei was pretty, Luo Peng didn’t refuse either, so the two started dating in middle school. Although Sun Xinghai also liked Yu Sumei, he chose to silently withdraw until they were in high school and Luo Peng met He Qingyan..."
"Luo Peng fell head over heels for He Qingyan and pursued her wildly. In her bid to salvage the relationship, Yu Sumei gave herself to Luo Peng. Teenagers are like wild beasts, especially since Yu Sumei was quite beautiful..."