Chapter 158

Xie Shiqing was completely exhilarated now. The photo wasn’t fabricated, and even if it was bait thrown out by Zhong Lin, it didn’t matter.

Since Zhong Lin wanted to shift the pressure, the information she provided would naturally be real.

A faint flush slowly bloomed on Xie Shiqing’s cheeks, and the corners of her lips curled up into a smile more alluring than a blooming rose, exuding a deadly charm like poisonous vines.

“Before calling the police, I want to have a little chat with them. Go, go bring the two of them here.”

The secretary outside the office, having received instructions from the newly appointed Chairwoman, contacted the two of them in Zhong Lin’s name.

An hour later, the two of them arrived together at the Zhong Corporation building. When they pushed open the door to the chairwoman’s office, what they saw was Xie Shiqing.

Two bodyguards closed the door and stood guard at the front.

Enemies meeting face to face were especially furious. Zhong Zinuan completely disregarded her image—among those present, there was no one who needed her to maintain her goddess persona.

“Why are you here!”

Le Xi, looking at the main culprit who had devoured half of Eden Entertainment, was equally filled with hatred. Her own company had also been implicated, their funding chain had been severed, and they had lost a huge investment.

But Xie Shiqing smiled. “I called you here to show you something.”

Assistant Fang held up the printed photos in front of them. The two of them took a glance and their expressions drastically changed.

No one could fail to recognize themselves—even if heavily blurred, their facial features and contours were still identifiable.

Xie Shiqing made no attempt to conceal her pride. “The evidence is irrefutable. Do you have anything else to say? What I have in hand isn’t the only clue.”

What once seemed like searching for a needle in a haystack was now surfacing one after another in a short span of time. This was no coincidence, but it was exactly what she needed.

Whether it was shedding the tail to survive or sacrificing pawns to protect the king, these two were clearly the ones being thrown out as scapegoats.

Le Xi said coldly, “You’ve got evidence, but instead of calling the police, you want to settle this privately?”

Xie Shiqing tilted her head in surprise. “Why would you think that? Of course I’m here to hear the wailing of losers.”

The smile on her lips turned cold as she shouted, “Two murderers, filth worse than animals—do you still think you have any dignity left? You’ve roamed free for so long, feeling proud of yourselves, haven’t you?”

“How laughable. You even dare to put on an act in front of me? I called you here just to curse you out, to vent my rage!”

The series of blows had completely broken Zhong Zinuan. She hysterically tugged at her hair, unable to believe that the secret she had hidden for so many years had been exposed just like that.

In the days right after the car accident, she had been on edge, terrified that the truth would come out. But the police had quickly identified the driver and closed the case. On the day it was officially concluded, she couldn’t hide her excitement.

When she heard that Xie Shiqing had gone blind, she felt no remorse. On the contrary, she thought Le Xi should have accelerated even more at the time—why hadn’t they just killed her outright?

A blind woman, a cripple—Xie Shiqing was not going to remain in her memory as such a pathetic figure.

“I hit you, so what? Didn’t you deserve to die?”

Shrill, broken laughter spilled from Zhong Zinuan’s lips.

“How arrogant you were, that look of yours, so condescending and high and mighty—it made people want to tear you apart, to drag you down from your pedestal and watch you fall to your death!”

Her eyes were wild, consumed with hatred and jealousy, as if dark, foul poison was coursing through her veins.

“You even rejected me. Someone who turns me down—what right do they have to live!”

Of course, death was the best outcome. To die at the height of pride—if she couldn’t have her, then no one could. Death was the cleanest solution.

Even when Xie Shiqing became blind, Zhong Zinuan still felt regret. But Xie Shiqing was still Xie Shiqing—even blind, she possessed talents that others couldn’t even hope to match.

“What’s there for you to be proud of? So what if you’ve caught me? You’ll be a blind woman for the rest of your life!”

How could someone like her exist? Wherever she went, she became the center of attention, the focus of the world. Everyone’s eyes would be drawn to her, marveling at her, cheering for her.

That was the person Zhong Zinuan wanted to be.

Envy and hatred, obsession and disgust—twisted into something that resembled love. But was it really love? Or was it a toxic wine brewed from jealousy and unwillingness, one that poisoned the mind and warped the spirit?

Xie Shiqing’s expression turned completely cold. After a moment, the corners of her lips curved again.

“Saying something like that in front of your fiancée—don’t you think that’s a bit inappropriate?”

Le Xi casually sat down on the sofa, even crossing her legs, as if she wasn’t about to be arrested.

“It’s fine. I don’t mind.”

She shrugged.

“I was only with her for the Zhong Corporation anyway.”

Zhong Zinuan’s collapsing expression froze. Her mind seemed to seize up, turning inch by inch toward Le Xi, murmuring like in a trance,

“You don’t love me? You really don’t love me? You lied to me??”

Le Xi responded coldly,

“You’re nothing but a complete idiot.”

Zhong Zinuan let out a crazed scream and pounced, slapping her hard across the face—twice.

This was exactly the kind of scene Xie Shiqing wanted to witness. She stood by, listening with a certain enjoyment as the two of them turned on each other like dogs fighting, tearing into each other’s faults and laying bare all their grievances.

After a while, though, she grew bored. Zhong Zinuan’s shrieking pitch was just too much, truly painful on the ears.

Xie Shiqing got up lazily and told her assistant to call the police. She had no patience to listen any longer—there were still plenty of things to handle today.

Her departing figure still caught Zhong Zinuan’s attention. The latter lunged like a madwoman but was immediately blocked by the bodyguards, unable to get even a step closer.

Zhong Zinuan broke into deranged laughter, her hair a tangled bird’s nest.

“Don’t be so smug just yet. Zhong Ning already knows about how you tricked her out of her shares! Hahahahaha! If I can’t have peace, don’t think you will either!”

The weary expression on Xie Shiqing’s face shattered instantly.

“What did you just say!”

She snapped,

“What did you do!”

Seeing her emotional breakdown, Zhong Zinuan laughed so hard she bent over.

“Instead of asking what I did, why don’t you ask yourself what wonderful things you’ve done?”

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