Song Pingting laughed so hard that she began to gasp for air and that tears started to run down her face.
âMo Suqing, do you want to know why?â she asked after her laughters died down.
Mo Suqing still didnât open her eyes. Song Pingting sounded like a mad woman. Even if she didnât respond, she could keep talking.
âMo Suqing! You are no better than me even if you act aloof! Let me tell you something: You?are the more laughable and pitiable one, not me!â
Song Pingting sounded really hysterical now. Mo Suqing frowned. She had no intention to compare herself with a crazy woman.
Song Pingting seemed to find herself a bit carried away, too. She chuckled and her voice became gentle again when she asked, âMo Suqing, do you know why we abducted you?â
Mo Suqingâs eyes snapped open. They were clear and bright eyes, so much so that one could almost taste the sweetness of the water from a mountain spring.
âWhy?â
She had heard them talking about Ye Zhongjue earlier. It looked like he was the reason they had taken her. She had been wondering about it, and it wouldnât hurt to hear Song Pingting out.
Song Pingtingâs eyebrows arched in satisfaction. She looked at Mo Suqing with an evil smile, which made her very uncomfortable, as if a serpent was slithering all over her body.
âHave you ever heard of Sin Eliminators and The Dark Night, two of the biggest mafias in the world?â
Mo Suqingâd eyebrows drew together. What does that have to do with me? That is the stuff for fiction. Itâs too far from my reality.
Song Pingting smiled mockingly at Mo Suqing, as if to say, I knew you didnât know.
âHow about the Poisonous Prince? He caused quite a sensation three years ago, when Sin Eliminators first came into the city and brought shock to both the police and the underworld. They have quieted down a little these two years, but people still remember them. I believe you are aware of that?â
Mo Suqing looked baffled. Poisonous?Prince? She did hear of him three years ago. It is said he is a cold-blooded, cruel man who killed a lot of people in order to introduce his gang to A City.
She had always found it difficult to understand his motive. Sin Eliminators was a famous organization in the world. Why did he have to infiltrate A City?
âWhat does that have to do with anything?â Mo Suqing said coolly. Her composure instantly overshadowed Song Pingtingâs smugness. Mo Suqing didnât sound like a captive; on the contrary, she made one believe she was the one in control.
Song Pingting couldnât stand it. Her face contorted as she said, âMo Suqing, arenât you curious about why Sin Eliminators must station a part of their people here? A City is just one of the major cities in our country at most. Why would an internationally-renowned organization bother itself to come here?â
She looked up at Mo Suqing meaningfully.
âI bet you are dying to know the answer. Beg me and Iâll tell you!â
Mo Suqing had a really bad premonition of it. She watched Song Pingting in silence. The woman was crazy. She didnât want to comply with her.
Mo Suqing closed her eyes and said flatly, âI donât want to know.â
Her attitude was very indifferent. Even Tang Zeng couldnât help but cast a glance toward her.
Song Pingting flew into a rage. âMo Suqing! I must force you to hear the answer now that you said you donât want to know!â
Mo Suqing just kept her eyes closed in silence and said inwardly, Mental!
Song Pingting had a smug and mysterious look on her face, as if she was announcing something huge.
âThe answer is easy. Itâs because Poisonous Prince is from A City! Thatâs why he must introduce Sin Eliminators to the city. He wants to put his friends, his family, his?colleagues and everyone he loves and hates under his control. Mo Suqing, donât you think itâs sick of him?â
Song Pingting stared at Mo Suqingâs closed eyes expectantly and maliciously.
Then, she burst into another round of maniacal laughter.
âFine. You can close your eyes all you want! Thatâs fine by me. Iâm still going to tell you the thing that you have no idea of. I bet you never expected that Poisonous Prince is someone you know. He is in your lifeâ¦â
Then, Song Pingting said in a sugary voice, although her expression was that of someone insane,
âHe is your husband, Ye Zhongjue!â Song Pingting roared. âMo Suqing, what a surprise! Hahahaâ¦â
Her crazy laughter resonated throughout the spacious factory, sounding amplified and more terrible than it was.
Mo Suqing tensed. She snapped her eyes open and stared at Song Pingting, refusing to believe what she said.
No. Sheâs lying. Ye Zhongjue is just the president of a big company. He canât be the Poisonous Prince. Song Pingting is just trying to upset me because sheâs jealous.
However, no matter how hard she tried to persuade herself, logic spoke otherwise. Song Pingting had no reason to make up such a story.
Seeing that Mo Suqing had opened her eyes and her expression had changed significantly, Song Pingting laughed heartily.
Finally, after she had had a good laugh, she looked at Mo Suqing and said,
âWell? A big surprise, isnât it? Do you feel like a fool? Donât feel too bad about yourself. Ye Zhongjue has concealed his identity well. Even I, who had worked with him in close quarters for three years, never knew about it. However, you are even sadder than me, Mo Suqing. You are his wife and he finds it necessary to guard against you and not to tell you who he is! I wonder what you really mean to him?â
âDoes he see you as his wife? I donât think so,â Song Pingting shook her head. âIf he does, why would he hide his identity from you? Does he see you as his secret lover? Not likely. He has acknowledged your relationship in public. So, what are you to him? Mo Suqing, this is a question you can think about.â
Song Pingting paused a moment to enjoy the numb expression on Mo Suqingâs face before continuing, âYou probably have a feeling that, while other women can rely on their husbands, you have to constantly guess yours. Itâs like peeling an onion; every layer reveals a new identity. What else does he hide from you? Will you, upon reaching the innermost layer of this onion, find that it not only doesnât have a heart, but also makes you cry?â
âHahahaâ¦â Song Pingting laughed heartily, her face contorted.
Mo Suqing looked at the pathetic woman and said, âEven if he is Poisonous Prince, so what? You have spent so much time scheming, trying to get him to like you, but he just hates you more and more. Honestly, who is sadder here? I think you know very well.â
Mo Suqing slowly closed her eyes again.
However, her words had provoked Song Pingting a great deal. She stamped her foot in fury.
âMo Suqing, who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like that! You are just Ye Zhongjueâs toy. Donât you get so smug!â
Then, as if she hadnât said enough, she jumped to grab Mo Suqingâs leg.
Unfortunately for her, Mo Suqing was hanging at a height that she couldnât reach.
Song Pingting flipped out. Her unreasonable shrew nature came out as she barked out orders to the black-clad men nearby,
âLower her down! Iâm going to tear her mouth into pieces!â
An angry roar came from somewhere, âSong Pingting, enough! Look at yourself! You are just a vulgar shrew!â
Song Pingting went rigid, realizing she had completely forgotten her place in her fit of rage.
She quickly walked over and put her hand on Tang Zengâs arm affectionately. Tang Zeng averted her touch with a disgusted expression.
Song Pingting, as if not seeing his reactions, cooed, âTang, I was expressing my support for you, too! I want to avenge the insult you have?endured from?Ye Zhongjue. She is his woman, with his child. How about weâ¦â
âEnough!â Tang Zeng narrowed his eyes at Song Pingting, as if he had only known the real her now.
She had been his mistress for some time, but somehow he had never seen how disgusting the woman was!
Yes, he wanted to take revenge on Ye Zhongjue. People might think it was because he couldnât swallow the insult he had suffered three years ago, but it wasnât the full story.
The reason he took Mo Suqing captive was because he wanted to lure Ye Zhongjue here and to reach closure once and for all.
To be more precise, he wanted Ye Zhongjue to experience what he had experienced at that time.
He wanted him to feel the same sense of frustration when you watched a loved one suffer but couldnât do anything about it.
Tang Zeng sat back down on the sofa and closed his eyes, trying to rest before the show started.
Feeling ashamed, Song Pingting looked at him and did not try to placate him anymore. She had learned to know how changeable his temper was. Right now, he didnât look very pleased.
Song Pingting turned around and glowered at Mo Suqing, before sitting down on the other end of the sofa.
â¦â¦
At five oâclock, Lin Ran finally managed to fix the surveillance. He found out that Mo Suqing had been taken to an abandoned factory at the outskirts?of the city where International Dragon & Tiger Mafia frequented.
Lin Ran called Ye Zhongjue and told him all about it.
Ye Zhongjue ordered his people to act.
The last of Sin Eliminators began to evacuate from A City in a raucous way.
Meanwhile, Ye Zhongjue and Leng Haoyun each led a group of mercenaries to carry out their plan.