Chapter 887 - She Was Wrong (1/2)
”Manipulation?” Xiu seemed to be tasting that word as it rolled around her tongue. ”Xin Suyin's love for Liu Nuan was also a manipulation. She believed that if she gave her everything, then that daughter of hers would worship her. If she was giving love, she expected it in return as well. Perhaps that's why Chen Xiu's hatred managed to tear her so deeply.”
Liu Mingfan chuckled, ”It's interesting seeing her getting played like this. She loved to play with people's lives and now that someone is playing with her, it's a novel feeling. But I like it.”
”You seem to be enjoying yourself,” Xiu pointed out.
Liu Mingfan didn't try to hide it, ”I am enjoying myself. For the first time in years, I feel free. And it's a good show, why won't I enjoy it. However, I wonder how will she react once she learns that Chen Xiu also wasn't her daughter.”
”But I don't want her to know that,” replied Xiu. ”I want her to live with this reminder that she killed her daughter. She didn't feel guilty when she ordered to kill other people's families, now it's time for her to learn how it feels.”
Liu Mingfan took a sip of the tea but his eyes were focused on Xiu. He was wondering how such an innocent-looking girl actually had such wicked ideas. But it was also a good thing. At least, she won't be taken advantage of in this twisted world.
”I have a question for you.”
”Please...”
”What kind of grudge do you have with Suyin?”
Xiu leaned over to place the teacup on the table before fixing the cushion behind her back to lean back comfortably. ”Do you know who I am, Mr. Liu?”
Liu Mingfan nodded his head, ”Currently, there isn't a single person in our circle who doesn't know Bai Xiu, Xin Zemin's daughter. It's been weeks and yet, you're still a hot topic.”
”Well, that's a given. Until now people gloated over how Xin Zemin doesn't have a child of his own and now, that he has me... I've become a gossip over tea time.” She took a pause to look outside the window, ”I believe you don't know that your wife knew about my identity for a long time now. Why do you think it's only now that I found my family?”
Liu Mingfan straightened up as he gazed at her, ”She... What did she do to you?”
Xiu scoffed, ”What she is best at. She manipulated me into killing my own mother.” Liu Mingfan's eyes widened in shock and anger. He had to hold the armrest of the sofa to control himself. ”Then she continued to threaten me to stay away from my own father. She even kidnapped me to scare me off. All in all, she played me well. And I was young and hot blooded, I got played easily.”
Although all of that wasn't something she had gone through, however, since the moment she regained Destiny's memories, all of this became something she experiences herself. She could perfectly describe the emotions that Destiny went through at that time. Betrayal, disgust for herself, helplessness, vulnerability, and the pain in her chest that took her life. She could feel it all. All of those memories and experiences were embedded in this body. And all of it was now a part of her.
It took a while for Liu Mingfan to grit out, ”She is really impossible!”
”Did you have any doubt?” inquired Xiu. ”She believed after getting rid of me, she'll be able to smoothly pressure Xin Zemin into giving up his rightful position to inherit the whole Xin family and business. Her goal had always been to snatch the Xin family. After all, her parents were killed for that power. How could she not want that power back?”
”You're right. She always wanted that so-called power.”
”Now, Mr. Liu, why don't you tell me why you really wanted to see me?” She glanced at him, ”It can't possibly be just for some idle talk.”
Liu Mingfan pulled out a folder from the bag he was carrying and placed it on the table between them. However, he didn't push it towards her. With his hand on the folder, he said, ”There is something inside this folder that can be a great help to you.”
”And you want to make a deal here,” Xiu completed his sentence for him.
Seeing how she easily managed to guess his intention, he smiled a little, ”It's always a pleasure talking to smart people.” He nodded his head, ”I do want to make a deal.”
”But is there something I can give you? Why can't I think of anything?”
He shook his head, ”No, there is really something you can give me.”
”Then let's hear about what you can give me,” Xiu straightened up and gave her full attention to him. ”Let's see if it's enticing enough.”
”I believe you're looking for the real mastermind behind everything,” said Liu Mingfan. ”The information I have can help you find that mastermind. Is it enticing enough?”
Xiu tapped her chin, ”What do you want in return?”