After Marrying the Officer Chapter 1359 - 1358: Main Story Grand Finale 31

In mere days, Xia Lan had visibly thinned; her cheekbones stood out, she was clad in prison attire, and her hair was a mess.

The moment Xia Lan's gaze fell upon Xia Chuyi, her eyes nearly bulged from their sockets.

"Xia Chuyi, Xia Chuyi!" Xia Lan surged forward, only the bars of the cell separating them.

"Xia Lan, what are you doing? You'd best compose yourself!" Noticing Xia Lan's abrupt movement, the guard immediately stepped in to restrain her.

"Officer, officer, please listen to me, Xia Chuyi is a monster, she's truly a monster!" Xia Lan cried out as soon as she saw the officer.

At this, the officer appeared concerned, addressing Xia Chuyi and Huo Shiqian, "Huo Shizhang, Mrs. Huo, Xia Lan is currently mentally unstable and exhibits aggressive behavior. Does Young Madam Huo truly wish to converse with her?"

Xia Chuyi observed Xia Lan's bloodshot eyes, maintaining her composure, and offered no immediate reply.

Huo Shiqian gave a nod and stated, "Yes, please."

Upon hearing Huo Shiqian's affirmation, the officer could only acquiesce, "Very well, I shall step out. Huo Shizhang, Mrs. Huo, should you require anything, simply call for me."

"Huo Shiqian, Huo Shiqian, your wife is an absolute monster, really a monster!" Xia Lan's agitation intensified, "You've married a monster, you've married a monster!"

Huo Shiqian's brow furrowed, weary of Xia Lan's unhinged tirade, and she said to Xia Chuyi, "I shall also step out; I'll leave this to you."

"Understood." Xia Chuyi offered her husband a nod.

After Huo Shiqian departed, Xia Chuyi spoke, "Xia Lan, there's no need to keep up this act of madness. You and I are quite similar, wouldn't you agree?"

Xia Chuyi posed the question directly.

However, Xia Chuyi deliberately kept her inquiry somewhat ambiguous.

She aimed to elicit a true response from Xia Lan—was Xia Lan merely someone with prior knowledge, or was she, like herself, a soul reborn?

Upon hearing Xia Chuyi's words, Xia Lan erupted into laughter, retorting, "The same type of person? We are nothing alike!"

"Xia Chuyi, in your previous existence, you were merely a forgotten old woman, unwanted by all. Hahaha, how could I possibly be akin to you!"

With those pronouncements, Xia Chuyi gained clarity on Xia Lan's predicament—it became evident that Xia Lan was a reborn soul, just as she was.

"Hahaha, I am not like you, you loser, hahaha!" Xia Lan's face contorted in madness, "You, the loser, hahaha!"

Witnessing this, Xia Chuyi remained silent.

After a short interval, once Xia Lan's laughter subsided, Xia Chuyi calmly stated, "A loser? Xia Lan, if you weren't a loser, how could you possibly have returned to the present?"

To put it plainly, Xia Lan's ability to experience rebirth stemmed directly from her demise in her past life.

Hearing this, Xia Lan choked, then fixed a furious glare upon Xia Chuyi, "If it weren't for you!"

"It was all because of you, entirely because of you, that Huo Shiqian and Ou Jun killed me!" Provoked by Xia Chuyi, Xia Lan began to confess everything.

"I simply orchestrated for He Qing to trouble you, yet you became entangled with He Qing and were mistakenly killed by him. What does that have to do with me?"

"But they both falsely accused me!" Xia Lan's descent into madness worsened, "They threw me into prison, into a dreadful prison just like this one..."

"Just like the prison now..." As these words left her lips, Xia Lan shuddered, "They intentionally allowed the inmates to torment me, to torture me..."