942 Perplexed and Smitten 2 (2/2)

She proceeded to meet her parents after leaving the graveyard.

They had also tagged along with An Xiaoning because Shi Qingzhou wanted to see Shi Xiaoyu.

She would obviously be thrilled now that she could finally get back at Shi Xiaoyu.

An Xiaoning did not follow her and Tuoba Shuo to see Shi Xiaoyu.

What Shi Xiaoyu had been dreading finally arrived.

She was well aware that Shi Qingzhou would definitely not let her off for imprisoning her and putting her through so much pain and torment for three whole decades.

Pleading would only make her lose her pride and dignity.

Hence, she decided not to plead with Shi Qingzhou and instead continued to put on a strong and arrogant front.

”It's up to you to decide how you want me to die.”

Shi Qingzhou closed the door and smiled at her sarcastically. ”Why are you in such a hurry to die? Dying is too easy of a way out for you. I'm not planning to do much, other than return you everything you had once done to me. I've stayed in the basement of your bedroom for several decades. What do you say I throw you there?”

Shi Xiaoyu could not imagine how long she had been trapped inside the room for. She was so oppressed and bored that she felt like she was almost going to suffocate. Life would only become much more arduous and grueling if she were to be trapped in that basement and never see the light of day again.

Hence, she decided to kill herself.

However, what Shi Qingzhou said next ruined her plan. ”I remember how you once used my daughter to threaten me. I shall use your children to threaten you as well now. If you kill yourself, shall I let your children follow suit?”

”Rui already said that he'll keep the children alive.”

Glaring at her menacingly, Shi Qingzhou said, ”The results of the election are not out yet. We still don't know if he or Shuo will become the next president. Ever since the ancient times, history has always been written by the victors. Should my daughter and I have fallen into your trap, who knows what nonsense you'll have spouted to the media? That's not that big of a deal. You'd have probably rewritten how you got your hands on the book and why you executed us, wouldn't you?”

Shi Xiaoyu could not deny that that was indeed the case. However, it was a pity that she had lost the battle.

”Shi Qingzhou, you've really got a brilliant daughter.”

”All thanks to you for sparing her life back then.”

Her words struck a sour note within Shi Xiaoyu, for sparing An Xiaoning's life was her greatest regret.

There were only two things she regretted in this life: one was not killing An Xiaoning when she was an infant while the other was not getting rid of Shi Qingzhou when she could.

She took a deep breath and closed her eyes before opening them again. ”I admit, you've defeated me.”

Shi Xiaoyu was then brought to the secret basement.

There were several guards standing outside the other exit of the chamber. Hence, it was entirely impossible for her to escape.

The moment her hands were cuffed to chains and she was put into the position that Shi Qingzhou was once in, Shi Xiaoyu wanted to cry but there were no tears.

She would be better off dead than living in such a pathetic manner.

However, she could not bite her tongue to kill herself for the sake of her children.

Besides, there was a voice in her head that was constantly telling her that she still had three children who could save her, just like how An Xiaoning had rescued Shi Qingzhou.

Hence, she still saw a glimmer of hope.

Yet, her hopes were instantly dashed by what Shi Qingzhou said next.

”Don't think I'll be as foolish as you and give you the chance to be rescued.”

Shi Qingzhou reached out to pry her jaw open and poured a vial of chemical into her mouth. Not knowing what it was, Shi Xiaoyu tried her best not to swallow it. However, her natural reflexes could not be controlled and she still ended up ingesting the chemical.

”You… what did you make me drink!?!”

”It's just a type of medicine that you would have to take once every week. You'll die if you go longer than a week without it.”

Shi Xiaoyu was paralyzed by fear and began quivering uncontrollably from head to toe. It was indeed a cruel torture to be put in a living hell and yet be compelled to stay alive since dying was not an option.