Chapter 315: Possession (2/2)
”The domineering gege!” she blurted.
When he spoke the name, his cheeks flushed like a red apple, as if he were a shy girl. Seeing his reaction gave me goosebumps, though I feigned composure. ”What's his real name?”
”I don't know. CEO Xu forced me to be his lover but the domineering gege is handsome and dominating and rich, so I fell in love with him. He said he loved me too and he wanted to marry me. He promised he would take care of me for a lifetime. But then he found out I was a spy and killed me. I died a horrible death that night!”
Ding Xu buried his face in his hands again, sobbing uncontrollably.
I tried not to laugh. Her story was so dramatic she might as well have written a Mary Sue novel. ”What year was this?” I asked.
”The year the renminbi joined the SDR,” he replied without hesitation. “The domineering gege was very happy that day and opened a bottle of Lafite to celebrate. We got so drunk we made love in the office.” His cheeks suffused with color, his hands slowly stretched downwards, as if reminiscing their intimate encounter.
I remember it happened in 2015. Joining SDR meant that the RMB could be circulated in the world, which was of great significance to businessmen. But for ordinary people, it probably wasn’t as significant as the news of the successful bid for the Winter Olympics that year.
”That was 2015,” I interrupted. “What clothes were you wearing on the day you died?”
”A Chanel pink sweater, white Levi's jeans, a pair of white Gucci sneakers, the Givenchy bag he gave me, and a hair bow on my head.”
He said it all in one breath, his facial expression so natural and at ease he didn't seem to be lying at all. But still, I caught a contradiction, ”This outfit is a spring outfit, right?”
”Yes!” he exclaimed.
”The renminbi joined the SDR in December,” I sneered. “You two had sex that day, but you died in spring. Was he raping your corpse then?”
I assumed the incongruity was enough to shake his conviction but he calmly replied, ”Yes, you’re right. I didn’t need to wear a coat indoors because his office had heating.”
I had to admit that his answer and expression was flawless. ”Which company?” I continued.
”Hmph, I won't tell you!” he smiled haughtily.
I couldn’t help but curse on the inside. How vigilant!
”Can you describe how you died?” I said.
Ding Xu fell into a panic, covering his chest with the quilt, body quaking like a leaf. ”He found out my true identity that day. He called me a liar and kicked me to the ground, kicking and kicking for a long time. Then, he poured red wine down my nose. I still remember the smell of blood mixed with wine filling my nose. All I saw was red. He cut my stomach open with a pair of scissors and stuffed a litter of hamsters into my uterus. But he was afraid I would die so he gave me an injection. At that point, I didn’t feel any more pain, but I could feel the litter of hamsters burrowing through my uterus. In a daze, I was taken to a remote location. I lay in the car like a puppet, watching him dig a hole in the ground. Then, he pulled me by the hair and called me a slut as he dragged me out of the car and threw me into the pit. Finally, I was buried alive... ”
Her description was so vivid I felt a chill crawl up my spine. ”Why did the murderer stuff hamsters into you? Is there some sort of meaning behind that?”
”Because he knew that he was infertile and the child I was carrying wasn’t his,” he replied. “That was his way of torturing me.”
”Whose child was it then?”
”CEO Xu’s, but I don't love him!” Ding Xu placed his hand over his stomach. “He was just using me as a sex tool and a plaything!”
”Who is CEO Xu?”
”I only know his surname. He was the one who arranged me to spy on the domineering gege.”