This was clearly not a long-awaited reunion between close girlfriends; Lin Yixin was well aware of this.

So, with only a slight change in expression, she said with a charming smile, "Ziqing, you can drink as much coffee as you like, but you can't just say anything you want."

Lin Yixin's voice was delicate and even more affected.

"If you have to say someone killed them, then you're the one who killed them!"

"Think about it, you had been kicked out of the Imperial City for over a year at the time, but you still wanted to control us, using us to do things for you. Of course, we were grateful to you, so we did it."

"But you insisted on making us do such dangerous things. With just one slip, we could have lost our lives..."

"The Five Great Families are your enemies, not ours!"

Li Ziqing sneered, "So that's why you betrayed them? If you didn't want to work for me, you could have just left. I told you all when I left the Imperial City, everyone, including you, stayed voluntarily."

"If you felt like I was using you, you could have left. I wouldn't have said a word. But you betrayed the other sisters. You used our trust to exchange for your own wealth and glory!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao understood what was going on.

The matter was not complicated at all. It was simply that after Li Ziqing left the Imperial City, she left a dozen or so younger sisters behind to continue working for her as her hidden pawns.

In that case, they would inevitably have to come into contact with people from the Five Great Families.

So, as Lin Yixin said, this matter was indeed somewhat dangerous.

As a result, Lin Yixin betrayed Li Ziqing, sold out those dozen or so sisters, and caused their deaths.

Given Lin Yixin's affected demeanor, it wasn't surprising that she would do something like this.

And with Li Ziqing's vengeful personality, she naturally wouldn't let her off easily.

Lin Yixin did not deny Li Ziqing's accusations.

She even took pride in it, saying smugly, "Everyone for themselves, or the heavens will punish them... Li Ziqing, you're the one who taught me this. I'm just putting it into practice. You should praise me for surpassing you!"

"Sigh..."

Li Ziqing sighed, "Lin Yixin, I never thought that even now, you still wouldn't repent. I really don't know what benefits you gained from this that made you do such a thing."

"Don't forget, if it weren't for me, you might still be stuck at home, a worn-out housewife with several children!"

"Of course, I won't forget."

Lin Yixin smiled sweetly, "Almost all of my achievements today are thanks to you, but precisely because of this, surpassing you and stepping on you is my lifelong ambition!"

Most of the girls in Li Ziqing's organization had miserable lives. Li Ziqing brought them out, and although they were working for her, from another perspective, she also completely changed their impoverished lives, equivalent to defying fate.

Especially Lin Yixin, who grew up in a remote village.

Before the age of sixteen, the farthest place she had ever been was the town where her village was located.

When Li Ziqing first met her, she was still called Lin Erya. At that time, her family had already arranged a marriage for her.

The man was an old bachelor in his forties, and in order to marry Lin Erya, he gave Lin's father fifty thousand yuan.

So, when Li Ziqing said she wanted to take her away, she agreed without hesitation.

Li Ziqing was only less than half a year older than Lin Yixin.

But Li Ziqing had grown up under the control of revenge, and she was more mature than most people, with far more experience than her peers.

Li Ziqing thought that she was both a teacher and a friend to Lin Yixin.

But she didn't know that Lin Yixin had always regarded her as a rival, someone she had to surpass in this lifetime.

Hearing Lin Yixin's words, Li Ziqing couldn't help but chuckle, "So you think you've already surpassed me and stepped on me?"

"Don't you think so?"

Lin Yixin shrugged, "Isn't that the case?"

"I've already gained a firm foothold in the Imperial City, but what about you? You're just a rat everyone wants to beat."

"I really don't know where you got the courage to come to my store to cause trouble. Aren't you afraid of death?"

When she said the last sentence, Lin Yixin's true colors were somewhat revealed.

"Heh, what a coincidence, that's exactly what I wanted to ask you. You betrayed me and still dared to come and see me. Aren't you afraid of death?"

Li Ziqing asked with a sneer.

"Li Ziqing, you're not the same as you used to be, and neither am I. I dare to come and see you, naturally I have my reasons!"

"You want to know what benefits I got from betraying you? Don't worry, I'll let you know right now!"

The smile on Lin Yixin's face also turned cold. As she spoke, she took out her phone and dialed a number.

"You can bring people over now. It's confirmed, it's really Li Ziqing."

"She came alone... Oh, she also brought a man."

Lin Yixin reported the information to the other party in a grand manner in front of Li Ziqing.

The 'man' she was talking about was naturally Chen Xiao.

And from her tone, it could be heard that she didn't take Chen Xiao seriously at all.

Before Lin Yixin hung up, a group of people rushed into the cafe aggressively.

The leader was a young man with a small mustache above his lips, his hair slicked back, wearing a sophisticated handmade three-piece suit, with a dashing demeanor and an extraordinary temperament.

"Heh, Li Ziqing, I really didn't expect that we would meet again in our lifetime. I never thought that you would have the guts to return to the Imperial City alone!"

The young man walked quickly, with a gust of wind.

As soon as he came in, his eyes were fixed on Li Ziqing, his expression extremely complicated.

Anger mixed with regret, regret mixed with unwillingness, and unwillingness mixed with a hint of nostalgia.

Chen Xiao instantly thought of something. This man must have had an emotional entanglement with Li Ziqing, one of the Five Great Families.

Of course, to be precise, it was Su Su who had an emotional entanglement with him.

"Brother Ming~"

Before the man could approach, Lin Yixin greeted him, her voice so delicate it was almost dripping with water.

However, the man acted as if she didn't exist, completely ignoring her, his eyes only on Li Ziqing, as if she wasn't there.

Lin Yixin frowned, her expression slightly changed. She deliberately approached the man, leaning against him like a bird clinging to a person.

The man moved slightly to the side, keeping a distance from her.

Seeing this scene, Li Ziqing's eyes were cold, and she sneered disdainfully, "Lin Yixin, is this what you're relying on?"