Di Mingjue, like a beast, lowered his head and bit Ye Ziyu's shoulder.
A searing pain shot through her body, and Ye Ziyu gasped in agony.
"You are mine and mine alone in this life. No other man will ever have you," Di Mingjue said, his eyes red, forcefully pinning Ye Ziyu against him. Unbeknownst to him, his considerable weight was making it difficult for Ye Ziyu to breathe.
Was his reaction a bit too much? When had she ever said she wanted to leave him?
Ye Ziyu slipped her hand between their bodies, finding a little more ease in her breathing.
"Get up, my chest hurts," Ye Ziyu pushed against Di Mingjue's heavy form.
The fleeting satisfaction of her impulsive words had only led to her own suffering.
Di Mingjue shifted his body slightly to the side. While not entirely on top of Ye Ziyu, he did not fully release her either.
"If I hadn't discovered your identity, were you planning to marry Mu Liangchen with Xiao Ran and Yu Ze?" Di Mingjue's lips brushed against Ye Ziyu's neck, his hot breath falling entirely upon her skin.
Ye Ziyu fidgeted uncomfortably, but her wrist was caught by Di Mingjue.
"Answer me!"
Marry Mu Liangchen?
Such a thought had never crossed her mind. Mu Liangchen was like an elder brother, a benefactor. Ye Ziyu had always felt that with her need for revenge and her quest to find a suitable kidney for Yu Ze, burdened by so many worries, she was not worthy of Mu Liangchen.
Ye Ziyu's hesitation displeased Di Mingjue greatly. He opened his mouth and bit her nose.
His cool lips pressed against her burning nose, and Ye Ziyu lowered her head, trying to evade him.
The bed was only so large; how far could she possibly escape?
No matter how far Ye Ziyu moved, Di Mingjue followed, keeping her within his embrace.
It seemed she had no choice but to answer!
"No," Ye Ziyu said. "He deserves someone better, not someone like me, who has experienced hardship and hatred."
Di Mingjue did not want an answer that involved Ye Ziyu belittling herself. In his eyes, Ye Ziyu was the most beautiful and intelligent woman in the world. Being able to marry her and have children with her was the greatest fortune of his life.
The fact that she considered herself unworthy only angered him further. If she was not good enough, why would so many men pursue and admire her?
The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He pushed himself up and possessively captured Ye Ziyu's pouting lips.
The kiss, initially met with resistance, soon evolved into a mutual surrender. Gradually, clothes littered the floor, and an air of love filled the room.
...
A villa in the suburbs.
Jiang Feifei alighted from the car and walked to the rear, opening the trunk. She retrieved a black plastic bag and slammed the car door shut with a bang.
Opening the dilapidated gate, she carried a plastic bag in each hand and walked towards the house.
"I've brought what you wanted," Jiang Feifei called out towards the basement.
Though the basement was sealed, it was equipped with a sound transmission system connected to the outside. Unfamiliar visitors would not discover its existence, but those familiar with the villa would know the location of every small mechanism within the house.
Within seconds, the basement door creaked open.
Gu Xiuyu made a beeline for the plastic bags. After checking their contents, he silently took them into the basement and then re-secured the door.
During this period, he had been living in the same villa as Jiang Feifei. Apart from dealing with his physical limitations, Gu Xiuyu had practically taken up residence in the basement. To hasten the development of the poison, he had even cut back on his sleep.
Watching his self-absorbed demeanor, Jiang Feifei's dissatisfaction shifted to hatred towards Ye Ziyu.
Once the poison was developed, her days of carefree enjoyment would end. She would no longer have to live like a rat, unseen and unheard, in the gutters.
With this thought, Jiang Feifei no longer cared about Gu Xiuyu's indifference. After all, for all her plans to succeed, she needed the poison he was developing.