"This whole situation has been deeply distressing. I went out of my way to explain things to those people, but they all just told me that since I was about to fly up to the branches and become a phoenix, I shouldn't be showing off like that."
"I was at my wit's end, so I thought I’d find the factory director's son and get it all cleared up. He arranged to meet me at a karaoke bar..."
Huang Liuer's voice choked up, her expression turning increasingly somber. "I was so young back then; I didn't even know what kind of place that was. He coaxed and tricked me, telling me it was just a place for singing. He said that if we were going to discuss serious matters, we needed to be somewhere without any outsiders around, and that this place was perfect for it."
Chapter 355