836 A Million Times for You 198 (1/2)

”Well, are you willing to prove your innocence by agreeing to be put through hypnosis? Do you have the guts to?” Gu Beicheng asked with raised brows.

Lin Mingyuan was at a loss for words.

”You don't dare to, do you? Since you said you didn't do it, you ought to be put through hypnosis. We've already found a hypnotist. Once you agree to it, we'll call him here immediately. You shall prove your innocence in front of your parents.”

Lin Mingyuan stood rooted to the ground in silence.

Seemingly having guessed the situation, Mrs. Lin cocked her head sideways and asked Lin Mingyuan, ”Mingyuan, did you really try and harm Mingxi? Did you really hypnotize me and your father to find out Mingxi's birth characters?”

The more she remained quiet, the more it seemed that she was admitting to it.

”Say something!”

”I'm going home now!”

Just as she was trying to leave, Gu Beicheng stopped her and said, ”Forget about leaving unless you make yourself clear today.”

”Gu Beicheng, get out of my way!”

”I'm not going to. What can you do? Do you need me to call the police for you?” Gu Beicheng taunted, squinting at her with anger in his eyes. He approached her slowly, step by step, while Lin Mingyuan retreated slightly.

Lin Mingyuan was no longer the domineering, alpha female she used to be and instead appeared to be much more cowardly, perhaps because she was guilty and knew that there was no way she could explain herself.

Gu Beicheng warned, ”Don't think of stepping out of this door unless you give me a clear explanation. You either come clean and own up or undergo hypnosis. We won't malign you in front of Father and Mother!”

Lin Mingxi still had a little hope in her, for she remembered that the hypnotist once said that people who have strong willpower won't be vulnerable to hypnosis.

She swallowed her saliva and said, ”I'll go through the hypnosis. Will that do?”

”Alright.”

Gu Beicheng immediately dialed An Xiaoning's number.

An Xiaoning had also suspected that Lin Mingxi's parents were hypnotized into revealing her birth characters. After all, An Xiaoning was skilled in hypnosis herself.

An Xiaoning had also brought another young man with her, a renowned hypnotist whom she had hired.

After all, An Xiaoning was only well versed in hypnotizing a subject when they're in the initial stages of sleep. Meanwhile, the hypnotist was able to carry out hypnosis even when the subject was lucid and awake.

Lin Mingyuan had no choice but to lie down on the sofa reluctantly, repeatedly telling herself that she must not respond to the prompts given by the hypnotist and that she must not tell the truth.

She prayed fervently in her heart.

However, she had lost the battle the moment she accepted the hypnosis.

Having had a guilty conscience to begin with, she was initially resistant to the hypnotist's prompts but soon slipped into a daze.

She admitted to everything and spilled the beans in front of everyone.

Mr. and Mrs. Lin felt cold shivers down their spines upon hearing the truth straight from the horse's mouth. To make matters worse, they even heard Lin Mingyuan say, ”I detest Father and Mother to the core. Why did they want to have a second child? Am I not enough for them? They're old and I can't take care of them. They even split their assets into half, but all of their assets should have belonged to me in the first place! If it weren't because I wanted to sound them out and find out about the birth characters and timing, I wouldn't have bothered making peace with them at all! In order to hide the truth, I obviously can't turn cold and aloof again immediately. It's so tiring having to keep up with the pretense.”

Gu Beicheng had filmed the entire process in a video.

It served as evidence of their crime.

Lin Mingyuan woke up to a tight slap across her face.