943 Perplexed and Smitten 3 (1/2)
She no longer had a say in anything.
Shi Xiaoyu attempted to grab Shi Qingzhou's hair as hard as she could, like she did in the past. She wished she could rip her scalp off, skin her alive, and butcher her. However, her efforts were futile, for she was held back by the chains that she was shackled to. She could not harm an inch of Shi Qingzhou at all.
”Ahhhh! I must kill you, I'm going to kill you!”
Remaining unfazed, Shi Qingzhou smiled and said, ”Come here, come and kill me. I'm standing right in front of you.”
Glowering at her with rage surging through her veins, Shi Xiaoyu exclaimed in pique, ”Don't you get too arrogant. If you've got the guts, kill me right now!”
Shi Qingzhou chuckled and sneered, ”Why are you in such a hurry to die? Hasn't death always been your greatest fear? Be obedient and stay here. I'll come and visit you often.”
”Shi Qingzhou!!!”
She stopped in her tracks and turned around to say to Shi Xiaoyu while smiling, ”Xiaoyu, this is only the beginning.”
By the time Shi Qingzhou and Tuoba Shuo vanished out of sight, Shi Xiaoyu felt as if she had lost all hope in life. She collapsed onto the ground while the chains made a loud, piercing sound with her vigorous movement, which rang in her ears continuously.
Shi Xiaoyu wished that this was all a dream and that once she wakes up, Shi Qingzhou would be the one in her position instead. She would then kill Shi Qingzhou without hesitation and rip her into shreds!
Yet, this was reality.
She had lost her marriage, her freedom, and was now on the verge of losing her life too.
The thought of her current predicament sent tears flowing out of her eyes.
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When Gu Beicheng arrived back at the Gu family mansion, he caught sight of Lin Mingxi leaning against the living room door from afar. He walked toward her with an umbrella in hand and folded it when he reached the door. ”Why are you standing here?” he asked out of concern.
”I was waiting for you.”
”Let's go in,” he said, putting an arm around her shoulder and walking toward the couch, where they then took a seat.
”Beicheng, look at this,” said Lin Mingxi, handing him a laptop that displayed the content of a certain discussion forum.
He took it from her and scrutinized each and every line of the note. He then looked at her and said, ”This note is claiming to be an exposé of Xiaoning and Jin Qingyan colluding to encroach on the Autumn Palace. However, in reality, it's merely trying to bring this issue to the netizens' attention and get them to start discussing it. From what I know, Jin Qingyan was not involved in this at all. He has nothing to do with it.”
”I'm clear about the way Xiaoning usually handles matters, and I also know that she definitely has her ways to deal with those who make life difficult for her. However, if the rest of the content except the bit about Jin Qingyan is true, it really is rather terrifying.”
Knowing what she was thinking, Gu Beicheng said, ”Are you starting to find her intimidating?”
”Yes…”
He chuckled and said, ”Seems like you don't know her that well yet and you only understand her from what you see on the surface. For me, I won't be surprised by whatever she does, because I know that her life would be in danger if she doesn't do some things her way.”