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That night was too dark. Cold wind was blowing. The howling street dogs were giving off a terrific feeling. It was a very long and a very scary night.
A woman, carelessly wrapped in a thick coat, was running madly on a deserted road . As if, she was trying to escape from this world . She had no care about the cuts on her body, from which blood was seeping out continuously.
"Lin'er, don't end up in their hands, save yourself."It was Her father, who had commanded her to escape the party hall!
"B*tch, stop right there!"..
She, Ye Xiulin, had no other choice, but to ran faster and faster. Slowly she was running out of her energy. She had to somehow trick these assassins.
"Ye Xiulin, quickly get in!" A black Mercedes benz stopped in front of her, and she heard a familiar voice . It was her father's car, 'Did everything get solved?!' She'd no time to spare, thinking this.
She quickly opened the back door, and she got in. The driver was Ye Weiran, her half sister. The car rushed towards the opposite direction, again towards their old villa!
"Ranran, is everything okay ?.... Is daddy alright ?" Ye Xiulin was gasping for air, while she questioned.
"Ah..No!"
"What?! Hadn't father said to seek some outer help? Why are we in the way back to the old house, again? Quickly change the root, the police station is not far.... Ah!", From the start, Ye Xiulin hadn't noticed the extra gigantic person,who was sitting next to her..
" Oh!you really are so heartless! " With a cruel smile at the corner of her mouth, Ye Weiran continued," As expected, you really are so unfilial. Tsk. Tsk. Poor Ye Chong! "
Ye Xiulin's pupils constricted. A very bad premonition aroused in her heart. Her whole body shivered.
In the rear view mirror, Ye Xiulin's eyes bumped into the eyes of her sister, which were unfamiliar to her!
'What's going on?', she asked. In response, she got a cruel smirk from the mirror.
'No, it can't be! Had I got tricked?' Currently, Ye Xiulin's mind was in a mess. Many unacceptable things were surfacing her mind. No, it couldn't be!
Today, she turned twenty. 'Is it a prank to surprise her?!', She consoled herself thinking many possibilities. She repeatedly reminded herself, not to let her mind guess wildly.
But there was nobody to pity her. The reality was so cruel, that it made her tears gush out of her eyes like a broken dam, when She was forcefully dragged into the hall by the man and, what she saw! ...
The smell of blood was so intense in that room. A blind person would be mistaken it as a slaughterhouse.
Oh my God! How a person could be so cruel, to this extent?! The scene in front of her, made her heart to tremble uncontrollably.. Her legs went numb. With a 'thump' sound she landed on the ground..
"Daddy....!" Ye Xiulin rushed forward to her father, who was drenched in red liquids, laying motionlessly.
Ye Chong ,who was already half dead, opened his eyes to look at his daughter. Deep Disappointment could be seen in his deep bloody eyes.
"Why are you back, Lin'er? Save yourself..... Escape, Lin'er. Don't let them harm you. " Ye Chong's voice was very weak. But, still he pronounced every word with great emphasis. As if fearing, his daughter wouldn't listen to him.
Ye Xiulin could feel her daddy's deep concern for her. She couldn't help, but cried harder.
" I'm sorry daddy... I was unfilial.. Forgive me.. "sob sob!"
"Please someone help me!" Ye Xiulin begged to those heartless creatures, expecting a little humanity from them . But, nobody paid attention to her.
"Aunty, please help me, send daddy to the hospital. I'm willing to do anything, as you say. Please!" Ye Xiulin called out to the woman, who was sitting at the centre of the hall, Bai Wan Rou, her stepmother. Tears came out of Ye Xiulin's eyes, uncontrollably.
"Lin'er... Listen..promise me...! No matter what... Save yourself...don't get trapped .. Daddy loves you! ..Go.." The person in Ye Xiulin's lap murmured, using his last bit of energy before he turned into a completely silent person.
"No!.. Impossible! Don't play with Lin'er, dad! I'll be very angry... Sob... Talk to me... Daddy.." "Wuuu.. wu..!"
"What a troublesome father daughter duo!", "Ye Xiulin, sign these papers. " Bai Wan Rou ordered Ye Xiulin, with an extremely irritated voice.
If Ye Xiulin hadn't seen with her own eyes , the person who said these heartless words was her mother, then she would never had believed that fact.
That sought from Bai Wan Rou, made Ye Xiulin to be clear headed. A bitter smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
'Heh! How naive was I? !' Ye Xiulin mocked herself in her heart. She released her father from her embrace to let him lay down peacefully. And stood up, facing to the center of the hall.
"I never thought that, a person's acting skills can be good to this extent." Ye Xiulin's voice wasn't angry but, rather helpless.
" Ye Xiulin, probably it's the last chance for you to save yourself, sign your name and you can leave! " The warning from her stepmother, made Ye Xiulin laugh self mockingly.
" Is it the reason, that didn't let you hesitate before killing your husband? " There was an indescribable bitterness in Ye Xiulin's voice.
" Hehe! we never had any husband-wife relationship,at firstly ,.. I had just made him believe that, Ranran was his child. After onwards when he found out, it was you, who was reluctant to part with your beloved aunty.. . And I don't have to explain you all these. You know these things, right? And, Quickly sign these."
Bai Wan Rou's words made Ye Xiulin frown. Ye Xiulin's heartache doubled for her father. Her feelings could not be described in a single sentence,'What a disappointment was I , as a daughter, to my father? !' She could only blame herself for her father's miserable life.
Ye Xiulin closed her eyes. Tears continued to flow out of her eyes. Her petite body shivered, however no sound could be heard. Her heart was bleeding, she felt like someone was stabbing her heart with a needle, with some intervals . Her physical pain was nothing in front of her heartache.
"Ye Xiulin, don't waste our time. Don't show us your puppy face. I'm sick of it ?" It was Ye Weiran's roaring, " Hey! Have you turned into a deaf? Are you dumb? " Still seeing that Ye Xiulin hadn't moved, Ye Weiran picked up the teapot from the table, and angrily threw that towards Ye Xiulin.
Clank! The tea pot hit Ye Xiulin's head, heavily leaving a purple mark behind, and the boiling hot liquids spilled, all over her face and chest. Instantly, the affected skins turned deep red. Making her look like a zombie.
Ye Xiulin stood there still. Cold sweat beads formed on her forehead. Other than self blaming and mocking there was no feeling in her heart. She felt suffocated , as if someone was squeezing her lungs with his both hands, leaving no air for her to utilise.
'What a waste of my life?' She thought.
"Don't say, you don't want to save this person, also!" Ye Xiulin's body stiffened. She heard that familiar voice, "Lin'er, please save me. I'm in so much pain!" Ahh! "
Ye Xiulin hurriedly opened her eyes, Which had the colour of blood." He Lee, how are you here? "
" Xiao Lin, Qin Haotian asked me to send your birthday gift to you! " The girl, named He Lee, replied to Ye Xiulin timidly.
" Ye Xiulin, sign these official documents, if you don't want this girl to be dead like your father. You know that I'm not joking! " Bai Wan Rou's voice was damn serious.
" Let go of He Lee! " Ye Xiulin yelled angrily.
After Ye Xiulin's marriage with Qin Haotian, Ye Xiulin met He Lee. He Lee was Qin Haotian's childhood friend. Though this girl, He Lee, was a bit arrogant, but still Ye Xiulin considered her as a good friend. At least she did have nothing to do with this mess. He Lee was innocent.
"Until you sign these papers ! Ye Xiulin, don't be stubborn, it's not going to help you! " With saying this, Bai Wan Rou ordered the man next to her to slap He Lee. With in seconds, a heavy slap sounded in the hall with a miserable cry.
" Stop! You are too despicable! Not even humans! " Ye Xiulin stepped forward. With her little movements, her scalded skins felt like tearing. Again cold sweat started to drip from her head.
She glanced at the property switch documents. With no emotion she signed her name on it.
" Fine! Let her go. "
" Who will let me go! I came here of my own!" It was the same He Lee.
Ye Xiulin turned back with rounded eyes. She saw, He Lee was walking towards her with a smile. No fear anymore, and nobody was holding her!
Was she in a dream now? Step after step heavy blows were falling on her.
" Thanks for your kind intentions, to let me live, but sorry I can't let you live anymore!" With that He Lee stabbed Ye Xiulin in the chest, with a sharp knife.
"Why?..." It was Ye Xiulin's painful voice. She grabbed He Lee's hand, which was grinding against her chest mercilessly.
"Aiyo.. Don't be rude on me Xiao Lin, it was clearly Qin Haotian's order. How dare I, disobey him?" He Lee smirked. With this, He Lee pushed Ye Xiulin on the ground with disgust.
"Lie..." He can't do this to me! "It wasn't a complain. Moreover, Ye Xiulin was trying to assure her crying heart.
" Ye Xiulin, don't die in confusion. Qin Haotian had never loved you. You should know it better than me. I was his first and forever love, and We love each other very much. "-" You know? last night, he said me that, he can not stand you anymore next to him, and also at any corner of this world. You are too annoying! " with a pouting face He Lee explained.
" No it can not be! " Ye Xiulin cried. It was too much for her.
He Lee's cell phone rang, it was Qin Haotian. He Lee answered the call and turned on the speaker.
"Hello!" A deep voice sounded.
"Helo,! Haotian" He Lee said coquettishly.
"How's things going?"
He Lee's expression stiffened. Quickly she covered her nervousness with a smile. Of course, Ye Xiulin did not sensed He Lee's awkward changes. Her whole attention was focused on the person,who was at the other end of the call.
"Very well, who would dare to disobey you, Mr. Qin,?" He Lee replied with a chuckle.
"Good!"
Beep! With this the call ended, shattering all hopes and expectations of Ye Xiulin. Ye Xiulin could no longer heard the humiliations and poisonous words, they were saying. Many thoughts appeared in her mind, as she was taking her last breath.
"...."
Right after graduating from her secondary school, she, Ye Xiulin, had got married to Qin Haotian. Qin Haotian, the most prominent, eligible bachelor in the 'A city'. He was famous for his warm heartedness for beauties, and at the same time he was also a very cruel and merciless figure in the business world.
She had thought that, she would be able to gradually bound him with her love and care.
Heh! How dare she, Ye Xiulin, thought to tie the play boy?! And ended up dead with his scheme! 'If she will ever get any little chance to punish these ba*tards, in the future, she will definitely gonna make them pay every cent, she won't let them off the hook easily.', this was the promise that Ye Xiulin made to herself.
The surrounding atmosphere was becoming hot with each passing time. The fire set by those creatures, was burning every witness of their cruelty in to ashes. Ye Xiulin's half dead body was also of no exception.
Ye Xiulin sealed her mouth with both of her hands, not letting her miserable cries to be heard by others. She didn't want to show her weakness anymore. Tears rolled down her eyes. She glanced at her dead father, and smiled sadly.
The fire spread, to each corner of the hall. At a corner dustbin, there was laying a bouquet of fresh red roses and a message card was on it.
The message :
"Little witch,
Your husband is really so busy! And he is planning to compensate you tomorrow night, when he returns! Hw about it? 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU'"
Slowly fire approached the corner and everything turned into black.