My older sister is a villainous rich girl

He had a strong premonition that the situation was developing into something more complicated.

There was a moment of silence in the carriage; neither of them spoke.

After driving for a while, Tasia suddenly asked, "Wayne, what were you like when you first awakened your magic?"

Wayne glanced at her with some surprise.

Those past events can only be considered a very distant story to me.

I haven't thought about it for a long time.

"It's just that... one afternoon, I was bullied by my cousins, and then my magic went out of control."

He spoke vaguely.

By the way, wouldn't this kind of setup make me seem pathetic?

As he was thinking this, Tasia's clear eyes, looking at him, unsurprisingly revealed a sense of sympathy.

"Wayne...does she get bullied too?" she murmured softly.

It seems like they empathize with this situation.

Chapter 258 Don't trust someone like me.

"Uh……"

Wayne hesitated for a long time, unsure of the best way to put it.

He didn't want to play the victim.

In fact, he also felt that his life was not pitiful at all.

Handsome, talented, adopted by a duke of extremely noble status, and successfully won the favor of the duke's daughter, Miss Chris... No matter how you look at it, this is the script of a winner in life!

Thinking about it this way, I'm even starting to feel a little jealous of myself.

If one doesn't act recklessly, according to this setup, they should have been able to live a very happy life...

Although—

It's fun to do stupid things now.

“Well, that’s all in the past,” Wayne said, feigning nonchalance. “I’m doing very well now.”

However, Tasia did not let the matter drop by.

"...Wayne, do you hate those who bully you?"

Her voice was barely audible, making it impossible to discern her true emotions.

Wien paused.

"If I say I can't remember what they look like at all, wouldn't it seem like I'm lying?"

Tasia smiled slightly at his seemingly casual reply, without saying whether she believed him or not.

"Sometimes, I feel really unbalanced."

Perhaps because she had experienced something similar, Tasia unusually opened up and started talking.

"Why is it that some people can hurt others without any burden and without feeling any remorse?" she said with a sense of melancholy.

Wayne shifted his posture uncomfortably, straightening his back slightly.

A moment later, Tasia, who was sitting opposite him, seemed to have noticed something and winked at him.

"I hope my words didn't offend Wayne?"

"……No."

Stop talking, I already feel so guilty!

The thought that the person in front of him might also know his secret made Wayne feel incredibly guilty.

Was she implying something about herself and Ge Li?

To avoid getting himself into trouble, he had no choice but to join Tasia in offering words of comfort and advice.

"A person can only make a limited number of good friends in their lifetime," he said. "Two or three true confidants are enough."

It's perfectly normal to get along well with some people and not get along well with others.

For those people you don't get along with, it's best to part ways.

If you always try to get along with everyone, you'll only fall into endless self-doubt.

Life is already finite; it's not worth wasting it on these people.

“Tasia…don’t expect to be friends with those people, and don’t give them your true feelings.” Wayne looked into her eyes.

"They were all treated as insignificant passersby, the kind of relationship where no one would know anyone else after walking out of this door."

“Therefore, there’s no need to consider their feelings.” He felt that Tasia’s personality was a bit too soft.

"If you keep backing down, those who bully you will only become more demanding."

If I were the one subjected to such excessive treatment, I would definitely retaliate fiercely.

But can we say that Tasia truly deserves to be called an angelic heroine...?

She actually endured the bullying silently all along, never complaining to anyone, and never retaliating against those with ill intentions.

Tasia sighed softly.

"Actually, I no longer expect to be friends with them." Her voice was somewhat strained. "And... I clearly don't want to back down."

Wayne suddenly realized that what he said might sound like he was accusing her.

He quickly added, "I'm not blaming you. I just mean that if you did that, it might make you feel better."

Tasia didn't mind his somewhat clumsy explanation.

"It's alright, Wayne was just trying to help me..."

She laughed self-deprecatingly.

"Actually... I'm not really that kind," Tasia said wistfully.

"Sometimes, I really want to hate those people."

"After receiving a perfunctory apology, I also want to say... Is a simple 'sorry' enough? I don't want to forgive."

“But—” She paused for a moment after saying this.

"The final product is always different from what I had in mind."

Wayne sat to one side, listening quietly.

This isn't unkindness... it's just too kind; they can't even refuse someone's apology.

“Tasia and I are completely different kinds of people,” Wayne remarked.

"Eh?"

Tasia's expression was somewhat surprised.

"I am a very selfish person who only cares about my own happiness." He also spoke his mind without any reservations.

Knowing yourself is easier than you think.

However, admitting oneself is harder than one might imagine.

Tasia pouted, disagreeing, "In my eyes, Wayne is a very gentle friend, you know?"

That's just an illusion.

Wayne smiled at her too. "This is just the truth that I'm telling you tonight—don't trust someone like me."

"Of course, if you ask me at another time, I won't admit that I said it."

He has become accustomed to living behind a mask and feels quite at ease with it.

For someone like that, deception has become an instinct for survival.

Only in this way can you have what you want.

Tasia simply shook her head.

"So, Wayne awakened his magic because he was bullied?"

She said softly, "It seems like I awakened in the same way..."

Wayne was taken aback.

“I don’t know why… from childhood to adulthood, I’ve always been seen by some girls as a threat who will steal away their crushes,” Tasia said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Wayne's expression immediately became somewhat complicated.

Emmm... Chris gave that sentence a thumbs up.

She recounted her experiences in a reminiscent tone.

"That day, I made a promise with someone who I originally wanted to be friends with, to go out and play together after school."

"But when I went to the appointment, I realized that I had been deceived."

Tasia's voice did not contain any resentment or similar emotions; it was as if she were talking about people and things that had nothing to do with her.

"They took me in a horse-drawn carriage to a wasteland filled with withered trees..."

Even though he knew things would eventually turn out alright, Wayne's heart still couldn't help but race.

Even my breathing became much lighter without my noticing.

"The girl in the lead had a very pretty wavy hairstyle," she said. "I heard it's the latest trend in the capital."

From her account, it's clear that she has a very vivid memory of that day.

However, Tasia suddenly apologized.

"sorry."

"Huh?" Wayne looked puzzled.

"At first... when I met Chris, I thought she looked a bit like that girl."

Chapter 259 A Strange Feeling of Closeness

Good grief, so Chris's initial favorability rating in your heart was negative?

How should I put it...

Is this why villainous characters are destined to leave a very bad first impression?

“Chris never bullies the weak,” Wayne defended her. “Although there were some bad rumors about her when she was a child.”

For example, that ridiculous "Why not eat the cake?" story.

"However, once you spend time with her, you will naturally understand that it is not credible to judge a person based solely on rumors. Many people who were prejudiced against her later became her friends."

This can be considered part of Chris's personal charm.

"So... I'm really sorry, I developed a prejudice against her back then because of other people's influence." Tasia's tone was very sincere.

"If you have to apologize for something like this, wouldn't that be too tiring? If you don't say it, no one will know." Wayne chuckled.

Tasia was slightly taken aback.

Then, she murmured to herself in a very soft voice, "Even if others don't know, I will know myself."

But she didn't expect any answer from Wayne and continued talking.

"That day I... was alone, and those girls left me in the wasteland."

As she spoke, Tasia took a deep breath.

"At that time, I felt very powerless."

Wayne remained silent as she continued her story.

"But... I don't know why, when I looked up and saw those withered branches reaching towards the sky, a sudden thought popped into my head..."

"I feel like I can clearly sense their pain."