It was early morning in the dimly lit basement.
Qiao Xi was tied to a chair, her face completely pale, with large and small bloody holes on her body constantly seeping blood, a shocking sight.
Suddenly, icy cold water was poured over her head, forcing her to regain some of her confused consciousness.
"You bitch, I haven't had enough fun yet, you can't die so soon!" Qiao Yuan grabbed her hair hard and forced her to look at her.
In her despair, all Qiao Xi could feel was anger!
She gritted her teeth and spat blood-tinged saliva onto her face, saying, "You'll get your comeuppance!"
Qiao Yuan was furious and slapped her twice hard. Then she smiled and said, "It's a pity you won't see this. Soon, the property under your name will be inherited by us."
"Dream on!" Qiao Xi's eyes were bloodshot, her weak voice carrying no threat whatsoever. "Even if I die, you won't be my heirs!"
Qiao Yuan wasn't angry at all; instead, she laughed out loud. "Hehehe, are you referring to Qi Jincheng?"
"Don't worry, he won't have that chance."
Qiao Xi had a bad feeling. Her pupils widened, and her voice trembled slightly as she asked, "What do you mean?"
“He’s dead.” Qiao Yuan said slowly, with a somewhat innocent tone, “A few hours ago, Fuyuan caught fire. He didn’t escape. You can see for yourself.”
As she spoke, she kindly took out her phone and showed Qiao Xi the news report. The announcer clearly stated, "At one o'clock this morning, Qi Jincheng, president of Dihua Group, was pronounced dead after all resuscitation efforts failed..."
"No, impossible, he won't die so easily, he won't die!" Qiao Xi shook her head desperately in denial. She struggled to grab the phone from Qiao Yuan's hand, but she couldn't break free from the ropes binding her.
He won't die, he promised her. He would only die at her hands in this lifetime. He wouldn't die so easily, but she didn't believe him!
"He was killed by you!" Qiao Yuan suddenly grabbed her collar with a ferocious expression, tearing at it violently as if in a fit of rage. "Think about how you've treated him all these years? How you've hurt him!"
"What do I lack compared to you? Why won't he even look at me? How dare a slut like you get his love? You don't deserve it!"
In a fit of rage, Qiao Yuan overturned the chair to the ground, and Qiao Xi fell down as well, her elbow hitting the ground with a crisp cracking sound.
This was followed by Qiao Xi's scream, "Ah!"
Qiao Yuan didn't let her off the hook, stepping on her bleeding wound with deep hatred and jealousy, saying, "He made a will a long time ago, and if anything happens to him, all his property will be transferred to your name."
Qiao Xi's body was enduring immense pain, but it was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
She had just seen what Qi Jincheng was holding in the video—a wooden bookmark, the only thing she had ever given him since they met, and he had clutched it tightly in his hand… until his death…
Seeing that Qiao Xi didn't react at all, Qiao Yuan became even angrier and kicked her violently in the stomach, "He was so good to you, he was thinking of you even in death!"
"So what?" Qiao Yuan retorted sarcastically, regaining her composure. "If you die, and he dies, all the property under your names will be ours."
Joey instantly understood, and anger made her tremble violently. She stared at Qiao Yuan with bloodshot eyes, "Did you do this?"
“That’s right, I had someone set that fire.” Qiao Yuan answered readily. She also told her frankly, “Now that things have come to this, I’m not afraid to tell you that I also arranged the car accidents involving your uncle and two older brothers. I also switched your grandfather’s medicine.”
"Qiao Yuan, you'll die a horrible death!" Qiao Xi attacked Qiao Yuan like a raging beast, "I'm going to kill you!"
Unfortunately, fate didn't give her any chance; she couldn't even take someone down with her.
"You're the one who deserves to die!" Qiao Yuan kicked Qiao Xi in the head.
Qiao Xi instantly lost consciousness, only vaguely hearing her last words, "Mom and Dad, and your brother Mingxuan are still waiting at home to celebrate with me. I'm not going to waste my time here with you. Go to hell."
"Ah!!!" Qiao Xi screamed out with her last bit of strength.
She hated it so much. It was her stupidity and ignorance that led to the deaths of her maternal grandfather, uncles, and brothers, and even the man who loved her most!
Qi Jincheng, I'm sorry, I owe you, I will repay you in the next life.
...
The sound of rushing water gradually became clearer to Qiao Xi's ears. Her tightly closed eyes trembled uncomfortably a few times, and then she suddenly opened them.
She gasped for breath and, with her head still spinning, forced herself to sit up.
The surroundings felt strangely familiar to her!
Suddenly, with a hiss, the bathroom door opened, and a naked man emerged, his upper body soaking wet, his impeccably handsome face bearing a mask of suppressed anger.
Joey stared at him, her eyes wide with surprise, joy, and disbelief. "Qi Jincheng?"
"You didn't..." I almost blurted out the word "death."
Just then, the screen of her phone on the bedside table lit up with a vibration. Qiao Xi subconsciously looked at it and saw a text message notification.
But what she noticed wasn't the text message content, but the time displayed on her phone: August 15, 2012!
Eight years ago?!
What's going on?
Qiao Xi's thoughts instantly became a jumbled mess. She was about to reach for her phone when Qi Jincheng grabbed her wrist and then forcefully pinned her to the bed.
Before Qiao Xi could react, Qi Jincheng leaned in, his eyes fixed on her with a sinister gaze, and warned in a deep voice, "You'd better give up the idea of eloping with another man."
"elopement?"
Qiao Xi suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. The date was August 15th, and then there was the elopement...
That's right, that was the day she registered her marriage with Qi Jincheng, and it was also on that night that she decided to elope with Lu Mingxuan.
To help them get together, her good sister Qiao Yuan took the initiative to distract Qi Jincheng. Unexpectedly, just as Qiao Xi was packing her things to leave, Qi Jincheng rushed back.
He knew about the affair between Qiao Xi and Lu Mingxuan. When they registered their marriage, Qi Jincheng warned her that he would not hold the past against her, but from this moment on, she was his woman, and if she dared to run away, he would not let her off easily.
But Qiao Xi didn't take his words to heart, and that very night she disobeyed him.
After returning, Qi Jincheng forced himself on her. She resisted fiercely, but accidentally hit her head on the table and passed out. And then... this happened!
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