Ye Qingqing was startled, and her face changed color.
Even the sharpest toothbrush handle isn't as sharp as a dagger; it takes immense courage to pierce a carotid artery!
Dong Siyue scoffed, "Don't you also understand? My mother had the courage to kill herself, so why didn't she have the courage to live? How could she bear to leave me alone in this world to suffer..."
Ye Qingqing didn't know what to say to comfort her, so she remained silent.
Dong Siyue didn't need comforting; she just wanted to vent, and she felt better once she got it off her chest.
“Li Hongming helped me collect my mother’s body, took me away from our hometown, settled me in a city in the south, and even paid for my schooling. He was so good to me. Honestly, the years I spent with him were the most peaceful time of my life…”
Dong Siyue laughed self-deprecatingly, finished the wine in her glass, her face was so red it looked like it could bleed, but her eyes shone like diamonds. She poured herself another glass of wine, a half-full bottle of liquor.
"Who is that man who started school?" Ye Qingqing asked.
"Li Hongming's secretary. He's been arranging my life for the past few years, keeping an eye on me, and reporting my whereabouts to Li Hongming at any time," Dong Siyue said with a mocking laugh.
"He's spying on you?" Ye Qingqing frowned.
Dong Siyue shook her head. "It's not exactly surveillance, but I just feel unsafe. Li Hongming is worried that I will leave him all the time, so he sent people to keep an eye on me. But he also feels sorry for me, so he is in a dilemma every day."
"It seems Li Hongming has fallen for you," Ye Qingqing affirmed.
Only love can leave a successful man feeling utterly incomplete, lost, and anxious.
Dong Siyue smiled and said, "Maybe so, but there's no future for us. We might break up anytime."
“But I heard… Madam Li seems to know about your existence, and she’s tacitly approved of it,” Ye Qingqing said.
She's actually quite conflicted right now. Being a mistress is definitely not good, without a doubt.
However, Dong Siyue's situation was indeed very special. Under the circumstances at the time, Dong Siyue had no choice but to follow Li Hongming. It was better to live a miserable life than to die. Moreover, Dong Siyue was still a beautiful young girl at the time, and she certainly did not want to die.
Just like Miao Tianxiang back then, she had no other choice but to become the gambling king's mistress, otherwise she would only be waiting to die in a filthy brothel.
If she were in Dong Siyue's situation, she might make the same choice as Dong Siyue.
No matter what, staying alive is the most important thing.
Dong Siyue scoffed, her face full of mockery. "Madam Li does know of my existence, but she didn't agree at first and argued with Li Hongming for a long time. However, Li Hongming's daughter persuaded her to accept reality. Rather than letting Li Hongming find someone unruly, it's better for him to find someone like me!"
"Given Madam Li's status, it's understandable that she'd make a scene. After all, your presence does threaten her position," Ye Qingqing said matter-of-factly.
Dong Siyue nodded. "I know I'm in the wrong, both morally and logically, but I really don't intend to argue with Madam Li. I've already agreed with Li Hongming that I will leave him as soon as Madam Li recovers."
"Mr. Li has agreed?"
"He didn't agree, but I've already made up my mind." Dong Siyue's expression was firm; she wouldn't let herself be a mistress for the rest of her life.
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