Chapter 5: That Humiliating Night

Humiliation? Sang Yuwan said he sent men to humiliate Li Mo, causing her to miscarry and break down mentally? How was that possible? He had never…

“What are you saying? What are you saying?! I never sent anyone to humiliate her!” Tears unexpectedly welled up in Lu Cichuan’s bloodshot eyes. Gripping Sang Yuwan’s shoulders tightly, he warned, “You know the consequences of lying to me, don’t you, Sang Yuwan?”

“Ha! Like I’d ever care about deceiving you!” Sang Yuwan suddenly laughed bitterly. “Hahaha… Lu Cichuan, you’re lying to yourself. Didn’t Xu He work for you? I couldn’t even enter the gates of those wealthy families, so I had to stand outside, listening… listening to her helpless cries…”

“Xu He refused to open the door no matter how much I begged. I even knelt and knocked my head against the ground, but he wouldn’t budge. He said it was all your orders…” Sang Yuwan’s eyes were swollen and red from crying.

Her beloved Li Mo was gone forever. Everyone pitied Li Mo, but only he thought she deserved to die!

Half an hour had passed since he left Sang Yuwan’s place. Yi Han had sent him the video on his computer, but he hadn’t dared to open it…

He took a sip of red wine—her favorite—and, with trembling hands, finally clicked play.

The dark room suddenly lit up, revealing Li Mo’s hands bound. Her face turned pale as she saw the six men standing before her.

“Who are you… how did you get in here…” Li Mo’s voice trembled, already on the verge of tears. She backed away slowly, and the slight swell of her belly caught their attention.

“Well, well! She’s carrying some bastard’s child, no wonder we were called to take care of her! Hahaha!”

“You’re right, pregnant women have their own charm, don’t they?”

“I’ve never tried it before, can’t wait!”

“Please, sirs, I beg you… I can give you money, just please let me go…” Li Mo had backed herself into a corner, her pale face streaked with tears. But none of the brutes cared.

Smack! A heavy slap landed on her face. “Ah!” Li Mo cried out in pain, clutching her reddened cheek as tears streamed down uncontrollably.

“Let me tell you, the one paying us is none other than Lu Cichuan, CEO of the Lu Corporation! Your little money means nothing to us!”

“No… that’s impossible! He wouldn’t… he couldn’t…” Li Mo’s face was filled with disbelief.

“Here, take a look.” The leader pulled out his phone and showed her a video.

Lu Cichuan couldn’t see who was on the phone screen, but from Li Mo’s expression and some familiar sounds in the video—sounds exactly like his voice—he knew.

“Take care of her, and the six million is yours.”

Li Mo’s face was now full of despair. “So… ‘I’ll treat you well for the rest of my life,’ that was a lie.” When Lu Cichuan heard these words, it felt like a knife had stabbed into his heart and twisted.

Then, they violently tore her clothes. Her gut-wrenching screams of terror made Lu Cichuan tremble. He watched as she was brutally violated, one after another, blood staining the floor…

The most beautiful rose Li Mo, withered that night.

“Ah Ci! Je t’aime (I love you!)”

That was Li Mo’s first confession, at Erhai Lake, the place where they had first met. The romantic lake and her romantic spirit… He had truly loved her.

The video was three hours long. Skipping to the end, he saw Li Mo lying in a pool of blood. For the first time, he saw her eyes devoid of light. Sang Yuwan came in afterward, followed by the doctor…

The video ended there.

When he stood up, he staggered, rushing into the bathroom. He furiously drenched himself with cold water, trying to cleanse the torment inside him. After a moment, he stopped, staring at the reflection of his battered self in the mirror.

With a single punch, he shattered his own reflection.

Blood oozed from his hand, glass shards embedded deep in his flesh.