“Have you never suspected me? Huh, Gu Qiwu, stop pretending now. I know that you’ve looked into me. All these years, you always privately found out more about Mu Lingtian’s death. Didn’t you also hate Mu Yuchen to the bones before this? Because your relationship with Mu Zi couldn’t be revealed, you could only use Shasha as an excuse,” Doris sneered with disdain though she now seemed extremely calm.
Gu Qiwu appeared sour and his voice was gloomy, “I’d say that I’ve never treated you unfairly all these years. Zixi could never compare to your status, so what else are you unsatisfied with? Zixi and I were a thing of the past. Why do you have to be so vicious to the point that you wouldn’t let go of the children? You even used your own daughter. Doris, I’ve never seen a woman eviler than you!”
“You can say anything you like! I don’t want to explain anything when it comes to Shasha’s matter, but no matter how desperate I am, I won’t get my children to settle it for me, and I won’t be like that lowly woman, Mu Zi, who let her kin suffer for her own mistakes!”
“You let go of Lingshi. Everything happened because of me. If you want to hurt someone, then come for me. There’s no need to hurt them. I’ve long had enough of you!” Gu Qiwu’s expression was exceptionally gloomy, and in Doris’s eyes, it was filled with loathing and anger.
Doris immediately laughed in resentment. “You’re distressed now? Back then when Shasha got detained at the police station, I didn’t see you this worried, and you dare say you care about us mother and daughter? If you cared, would you have done this to me? Why should I let you trample all over me?”
“Let go of Lingshi. We can talk it out. It’s got nothing to do with them.” Gu Qiwu’s expression turned into one that seemed like he was enduring a lot of suffering and his heart clenched. “You just want Hui Gu, don’t you? We can discuss it, but you have to let her go first.”
“Don’t lie to me, Gu Qiwu! Given today’s circumstances, and all of the things I’ve done, I probably won’t be able to escape out from here. I’m not someone that’s easily fooled. Since I dare to do this today, then I dare say I’ve never thought of getting out here alive. I know you really hate me right now, and I hate you just as much too, Gu Qiwu. Six years ago, Mu Lingtian died. If another Mu Lingshi dies today, do you think you’d be able to handle it?”
Doris’s cold sharp gaze looked straight into Gu Qiwu’s darkened eyes while her finger was trained on the trigger, making Ah Mo’s heart pound in fear.
“Doris, don’t be rash. Don’t hurt her. Please don’t hurt her!”
Ah Mo’s hands were tied, and he turned pale now. The police on the side moved forward slightly, yet with a single gaze from Doris, they retreated again.
“Doris! Let go of Lingshi. What do you want? Name the conditions. I’ll agree to it!” Gu Qiwu’s cold voice sounded slightly furious, and you could see the veins on the hands by his side bulging.
“Doris, just kill me if you dare. If I frown even just a little, then my surname isn’t Mu!” Mu Lingshi said coldly.
“Shut up!”
Before Mu Lingshi finished, Doris pressed the gun in her hand harder against her. Mu Lingshi could only felt her head hurt.
“Gu Qiwu, don’t you dare lead a good life in this lifetime. I want you to know, Mu Zi, and your two children died because of you, a cold-hearted man like you. I must make you regret everything that you’ve done to me,” Doris said as an odd smile flashed across her lips and her finger moved slightly.
“No, please don’t shoot!”
“Doris, you’re insane!”
“Lingshi!”
“Ah Shi!”
Bam!
Bam bam!
The sounds of two gunshots were heard almost at the same time.
Mu Lingshi had already closed her eyes while her expression was calm. She did not feel the fear of impending death at all. She only felt warmth on her face, and the smell of blood assailed her nostrils. The piercing coppery smell almost made her want to just faint, but she did not feel hurt anywhere. Instead, she knew that Doris was behind her.
She felt that Doris’s arm seemed to have paused, then she fell limp…
Pa!
The sound of a piece of metal falling to the ground was heard before Mu Lingshi could react. Doris had already fallen.
“Lingshi!” Ah Mo quickly rushed up and held Mu Lingshi whose legs had given way. In the next instant, Gu Qiwu went up to hold Doris who had collapsed too.
“Doris…”
Doris had been shot right in the middle on that beautiful forehead of hers, and the blood flowed from her wound over her exquisite face. No matter how you looked at it, one still found her features enchanting and captivating.
As Doris shuddered, she could not focus on Gu Qiwu who held her. Her hands held tightly onto Gu Qiwu’s shirt, yet she could not say a word. In her flickering eyes, you could see faint hints of tears…
“Doris…why did you cheat on me? Did I not treat you well enough?”
The anger and hatred on Gu Qiwu’s face had faded, and it was replaced with lots of sadness and bitterness. He thought that he had actually loved her before, but no matter how much he did, no one had gotten each other’s hearts.
Well, they were both equally paranoid people.
“We could have spent the rest of our lives together,” Gu Qiwu hugged her tightly and said softly.
Doris was losing consciousness, gradually losing all her energy. She understood that after this hint of consciousness left her, she would be silenced forever.
“I… I don’t regret it…I hate you…” She struggled as she managed to muster, then she fell limp and stopped moving.
“Doris! Don’t die!” Gu Qiwu held her wrist, his eyes red. “You haven’t explained to me! I haven’t gotten back at you. Why did you have to hurt Lingtian? Wake up! Wake up now!”
When the police saw, they quickly went up to pull Gu Qiwu away, yet he only looked morose as he shuddered at the sight of Doris on the ground. The fresh red blood stained the tombstone, making a stark contrast.
…
“Master…”
On the stairs not too far away, Li Si took a deep breath as well, and then turned to look at Mu Yuchen who stood underneath the umbrella.
Mu Yuchen’s handsome face was stony as he did not reveal any expression. He just closed his eyes, eased himself, and when he opened them up again, he had returned to his usual calmness.
