Chapter 216 You Merely Love Yourself (2/2)
Xiao Bing grinned, “I suppose, that, compared with killing me and my friends, the information about Liu Sheng, should interest you more. Why don’t you listen to what I’m going to tell you, patiently?”
Femme Fatale stopped talking.
“Your poison grew stronger and stronger. One day, even you could not control it. The villagers and even your family estranged themselves from you. They regarded you as a monster and had you exiled. From then on you led a vagrant life and you didn’t even dare to get close to anyone, until you could control the poison inside you. Since then, you lived like any normal person in the city, and later you encountered this Liu Sheng…”
“Your relationship with him developed rapidly. You two even talked about marriage. However, one day, he had a conflict with a bunch of rascals, and was beaten up severely. You were so infuriated that you could not control the poison anymore. Several men went down, one died, some were crippled and some were permanently disabled. And later, you were arrested.”
“You had to face trial, but still, you did not regret what you did, because it was all for the man you loved most. But when you were in the prison, you heard that Liu Sheng would not be visiting you anymore, because he was with another girl, who would soon be married to him.”
“You hated him as much as you loved him. The love you had for him, turned into hatred overnight. You killed the guards with your poison, and escaped from the prison. You found Liu Sheng. He admitted to the affair, and tried to convince you to turn yourself in. Hence, you slaughtered Li Sheng and his family with your poison, as well as his new lover and her family. Liu Mei died that night and Femme Fatale was born.”
Xiao Bing stared at this woman and asked, “Am I right?”
Femme Fatale’s face was etched with hatred as she shivered. Obviously it was a painful memory for her in retrospect, and the bane of her darkness.
“Liu Mei…” Xiao Bing called out the name, which was now so unfamiliar to this woman. “Haven’t you ever wondered why he wanted to marry that woman?”
This poisonous woman laughed. Her laughter was strident and horrifying. Then she eyed Xiao Bing as if Xiao Bing was the one who had caused her pain. She smiled in a ghastly manner, “Was it not because you men are all prone to abandon the old for the new?”
“It’s not that simple.” Xiao Bing sighed, “You still believe that this man, who spent so many years with you and even wanted to marry you without the blessing of his family, would betray you only several days after you went to jail?”
“So tell me why!” She bellowed.
“Because he wanted to save you!”
“What…did you say?” Femme Fatale suddenly stood up. She gasped at first, then she shook her head in disbelief. Then she guffawed, “You want to use this ridiculous lie to convince me to shun evil and be a good person? What are you up to?”
“Take a look at this and you’ll know I’m not lying.”
Xiao Bing then threw a notebook on the floor, beside her feet. She trembled and bent down slowly. Her fingers were shaking, as well as her heart. On one hand she hoped that Xiao Bing was telling the truth, even though there was still disbelief from the bottom of her heart. She even thought it was a ridiculous lie. But she still picked up the notebook.
“That woman’s uncle was the Chief of the Police Bureau… Turn to the second page and you’ll find the official seal.”
The poisonous woman turned to the second page, and was shocked by what she saw. The book dropped to the floor with an audible thud, as her face turned pale.
Xiao Bing grinned, “I found this with my resources. It was recorded ten years ago and it’s lucky for you that I found it. That woman’s uncle changed your sentence from death to ten years’ imprisonment, by using his resources. Didn’t you know that? Why did he do it for you, in your opinion?”
“Because your man, in order to free you from prison as soon as possible, agreed to marry his niece, who had been in love with him, for many years already.”
“Why?” Femme Fatale slumped on the chair, and tears began trickling down her cheeks. It was the first time she had cried in ten years. “Why didn’t he tell me?”
“He did not expect that you could do something this horrible. I suppose that he just wanted you to be completely disappointed in him. Only by doing so, could you be saved and find your own happiness. However, he didn’t see you for who you really are.”
Xiao Bing’s sharp eyes pierced through this woman’s gloomy heart. “You didn’t love him at all. You just love yourself. You did not have any trust in him, which is why all of this did not occur to you!