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Translated by Eve

Song Xuanhe gave Song Jiani a sign with his eyes as he dodged Zhou Rong. However, Song Jiani was put into a state of shock after hearing Song Xuanhe’s words. For a moment, she was in no frame of mind to pay any attention to his gaze. It wasn’t just her, either. Even Song Jiabao, who had her bound, had a look of incredulity on his face.

“You’re angry, but not the least bit surprised. It’s because you already knew, right?” Song Xuanhe continued to provoke Zhou Rong as he evaded the other’s attacks that were blinded by rage. “You knew who the people behind Lu Chao’s death were but you were unwilling to accept the truth. That’s why you came to me and tried to use me as a scapegoat. You tricked yourself into thinking that you would be able to get your revenge and vent your hatred onto me.”

Song Xuanhe dodged to the side, avoiding a punch Zhou Rong had thrown at him. His eyes were curved into a smile and his voice was mellow. “Do you think Lu Chao, who’s down in the underworld, would want you to take revenge for him? Another question— is what you feel for him even love?”

“Shut up!” Zhou Rong threw the syringe out of his hand. He then grabbed a bottle of wine and swung it towards Song Xuanhe.

Song Xuanhe subconsciously moved backwards upon seeing this. However, although Zhou Rong was furious, his anger had not clouded his thoughts. Soon after, he realized what Song Xuanhe was trying to do. As soon as he realized it, he went to pick up the syringe. As expected, Song Xuanhe’s expression changed slightly.

Zhou Rong spoke in a tone that dripped with hatred, “It doesn’t matter who was involved in facilitating Lu Chao’s death. You are the real perpetrator behind this. If it wasn’t because you had embarrassed him publicly, if it wasn’t because you had asked for Lu Yue to be brought back, Chao zi would never have died. Therefore, as long as you die, I know that Chao zi will thank me.”

Song Xuanhe stood before him, face-to-face. There was a bit of a distance between them. They were both looking for an opportunity to put an end to the deadlock they were in.

Zhou Rong watched every flicker of emotion on Song Xuanhe’s face. The hatred in his eyes nearly spilled out of his eye sockets. Then, he suddenly smiled. He said, “I almost forgot. You’re not the only one I can take revenge on. It’s the same if I were to take revenge on Song Jiani. If we really think about it, Song Jiani is the one to blame.”

“If it wasn’t because Chao zi liked her, none of this would have ever happened. If she didn’t like you, none of this would have ever happened. I used to think that you didn’t care about her. But now it looks like she’s somewhat useful. It does make sense. When you were young, you didn’t pay attention to anyone but Song Jiani. Why did I think she wasn’t important to you?

“Tell me, Song Xuanhe. If Song Jiani were to end up with a life-long addiction because of you, would you blame yourself and regret your actions? How long would you feel this regret? Would you regret it for the rest of your life?”

Zhou Rong’s smile grew as he said this. He walked over to Song Jiani. He ignored her flailing arms, eyes glowing as he looked at Song Xuanhe. “Time will tell.”

“You’re a man. What’s the point of doing this to a girl?” Song Xuanhe took a step forward but stopped when he saw Zhou Rong bring the needle closer to Song Jiani’s arm. “I was the person who caused Lu Chao’s death. If you want revenge, come at me. Why take it out on outsiders?”

“Song Jiani isn’t an outsider.” Zhou Rong remained unmoved. He even patted Song Jiani’s arm. He carefully looked for her vein as he said in a casual tone, “A femme fatale. I get it now. Hey, Song Xuanhe, maybe you’ll thank me for not injecting this into you when you’re enjoying life with the eldest young master of the Xiao Family in the future.”