38: save4 Lu Yanyan's Oppressive Aura
After the police left, the homeroom teacher comforted Lu Lele with a few more words, then told her not to overthink it and to return to class.
So, for the entire day, Lu Lele openly slacked off, appearing absent minded and distracted. The homeroom teacher couldn't bring herself to say anything and even notified the other subject teachers. Lu Lele wasn't called on to answer a single question the whole day.
Before school ended, Lu Lele went to see the homeroom teacher again.
Lu Lele expressed that Liu Lili's disappearance made her feel very sad, generating many negative emotions. She felt she couldn't sleep well at school and wanted to commute from home for a while.
As expected, Lu Lele's request was approved by the homeroom teacher. However, the teacher said that although she agreed, according to procedure, she still needed to inform Lu Yanyan and ask the guardian's opinion.
The homeroom teacher then called Lu Yanyan.
At this moment, Lu Lele was extremely nervous because she didn't know if her cheap older sister would agree. If she didn't, then Liu Lili in the basement would be in trouble.
The call ended quickly.
Lu Lele's heart pounded. She took a deep breath, trying hard not to show any extra emotion, and asked:
"What did my sister say?"
The homeroom teacher replied:
"Lele, your sister said it's fine. She also said she would pick you up after school today to take you home."
Hearing this, Lu Lele couldn't help but sigh in relief. But then, as if realizing something, she asked in return:
"What? Pick me up?"
The homeroom teacher nodded and said:
"Yes. She wants you to wait for her at school for a while. She'll be here soon."
Lu Lele had no choice but to nod.
After school.
Lu Yanyan waited for Lu Lele at the school gate quite punctually.
Seeing Lu Lele, Lu Yanyan said expressionlessly:
"Lele, come with me."
Lu Yanyan's voice was rather cold. In fact, the impression Lu Yanyan gave Lu Lele had always been that of a hard block of ice in winter, devoid of emotion and expression, never melting.
"Yes."
Even though Lu Lele was a genuine yandere, facing the pressure from her biological older sister, she had to lower her head, act obedient, and silently follow behind Lu Yanyan.
You must understand, all of Lu Lele's pocket money came from Lu Yanyan. If she made her sister unhappy, it would be disastrous.
Lu Yanyan was Lu Lele's guardian at this time. They say an older sister is like a mother. With both parents deceased, Lu Yanyan indeed bore the responsibility of raising Lu Lele. It wouldn't be wrong to call her Lu Lele's de facto mother at this point.
Lu Lele rarely got to ride in her biological older sister Lu Yanyan's luxury business car. Converted by price, it was roughly around 2 million RMB in Blue Star's China, and this was just one of the cars in Lu Yanyan's garage.
This made Lu Lele couldn't help but grumble in her heart.
This damn rich woman.
Ah, turns out it's my own biological older sister, and she's also supporting me. Well, that's fine then.
Inside the car, Lu Lele cautiously observed Lu Yanyan, not knowing why her biological sister wanted to pick her up. She felt very uneasy.
Although Lu Yanyan was Lu Lele's biological older sister, she was considerably older, already twenty four this year, exactly ten years older than Lu Lele.
Walking on the street together, they looked more like mother and daughter than sisters.
Lu Yanyan was tall and slender. With high heels, she could reach about one meter seventy five. She had curves in all the right places, an excellent figure.
Lu Yanyan and Lu Lele looked very similar, both with oval faces, high nose bridges, and large eyes. However, compared to Lu Lele's youthful appearance, she had a bit more maturity and poise.
Almost identical facial features, but on Lu Yanyan's face, they carried an indescribable cold arrogance, like plum blossoms growing in snowy mountains, detached from the mortal world.
If described impressionistically, Lu Yanyan perfectly fit the title of an ice queen beauty, both in appearance and temperament.
Since childhood, Lu Lele didn't have many memories with Lu Yanyan because Lu Yanyan always lived outside. The time they spent together was very short.
Lu Lele only knew that Lu Yanyan was a top student, a genius in scientific research. She entered the best university in Tangerine City at eighteen. Six years later, at only twenty four, she was already pursuing a doctoral degree. Moreover, she had inherited shares in their parents' company, becoming a shareholder. She was truly a young achiever and also part of society's upper echelons.
In a novel, she would be the quintessential genius girl, domineering female CEO type character.
Perhaps noticing Lu Lele's furtive gaze, Lu Yanyan asked:
"What? Lele, is there something dirty on my face?"
Lu Lele quickly averted her eyes and said:
"Ah, of course not. It's just been too long since I've seen you, sister. I just, I just missed you a little, that's all."
Lu Yanyan looked at her younger sister beside her, a barely noticeable strange glint flashing in her eyes:
"That's good."
Lu Lele was hesitating whether to ask her sister why she was picking her up. She could have taken the bus home herself. But Lu Yanyan spoke first, suddenly asking:
"Little sister, regarding Lili's disappearance, and what the two of you did at home, do you know anything else?"
Lu Lele was taken aback and said:
"Everything I know, I already told the officer."
Lu Yanyan replied coldly:
"In front of me, you must not lie."
Lu Lele swallowed her saliva and said through gritted teeth:
"...Sister, I really don't know anything else."
"..."
Lu Yanyan's expression remained icy. Her tone carried a hint of disappointment:
"Lele, I am your only family. If you don't trust me, who can you trust?"
This point Lu Lele actually believed. After all, in the previous kitchen knife ending, Lu Yanyan had truly expended tremendous effort to keep her out of jail, spending large sums of money, and ultimately succeeded.
"Lele, I went home and found some things you bought."
Lu Yanyan spoke slowly, in a tone like pronouncing a death sentence:
"I put them in the car compartment in front of you. Open it and take a look."
With trembling hands, Lu Lele opened the car compartment in front of her. What met her eyes were those familiar things she had hidden at home.
Exactly the props she had bought for Liu Lili.
When Lu Lele saw these things, her heart almost stopped. For a moment, her face lost all color. She didn't know how to explain this to her sister.
She had hidden these things in very, very secret corners of the house. It was almost impossible to find them without careful searching.
Lu Lele remained silent for quite a while. In the end, she had no choice but to say:
"Sister, these... these are for my own use..."
"Then, what about this?"
Lu Yanyan tossed a small slip of paper to Lu Lele. It was the delivery receipt for the indescribable items Lu Lele had ordered online from an indescribable shop.
"Look at the item on the third line. Pink handcuffs. Lele, what did you buy handcuffs for?"
Lu Lele remembered she had clearly thrown this thing away along with the delivery box, right into the large trash bin outside the villa.
Lu Yanyan actually went through the large trash bin outside the villa. This truly caught Lu Lele off guard, completely unimaginable.
In the end, Lu Lele could only say helplessly:
"...Novelty handcuffs, they're just for fun, right?"