There was no sound from the other end of the phone, not even breathing.
Xia Bing Qing couldn't help but hold her breath.
The living room became so quiet that even the slight sound of the air moving became extremely clear.
Time passed second by second.
Her nerves were pounding harder and harder.
A premonition arose in her heart, a premonition beyond common sense. As she thought of a name, she said it like a devil, "Mia —"
This was the name that Mu Yuesheng had repeatedly mentioned when she called her friends in the United States.
From the other end of the phone came the sound of long breathing and a pleasant female voice: "How did you know it was me?"
She sounded like an old friend she hadn't seen in years.
Xia Bing's heart skipped a beat even faster. She tried every possible way to dig out this woman, but before she could do anything, she took the initiative to contact her.
It was like asking an immortal, both expectant and fearful.
Her heart was in disarray from the start as she calmly opened her mouth, "You still dare to appear, I really admire your courage!"
"Why do you say that?"
"You killed someone, but you have to pay for it with your life!"
A giggle came from the other side of the phone, "Killed people? "Tell me, who did I kill?"
"You know very well in your heart who you are going to kill. It is useless even if you don't admit to it." You know very well in your heart that you are going to kill whom you are going to kill. Xia Bing Qing said with a tough tone.
"The joke is pretty good, but I'm not here to listen to your joke. "Sometimes, let's meet up!"
Xia Bing's overbearing attitude couldn't break her formation.
"Meet me?" Xia Bing Qing sneered: "You want to make a move on me at close range?"
"You won't die, believe me! I'm looking for you to share a story. It's a very sad and beautiful story, and you won't regret hearing it. "
"What if I don't want to hear it?"
"If you don't listen, you won't be able to hear it again. When you want to hear this story again, you won't have a chance. "You're pregnant now, but you don't know the story of the man next to you. Don't you feel very sorry?"
Xia Bing Qing angrily shook the receiver: "No need to purposely mystify with me, I don't believe a word you say."
"I'm not telling you to believe me. I just want you to know! If you want to hear it, I'll be waiting for you at the coffee shop on the second floor of the downtown square at 9 a.m. tomorrow. If you are afraid that I will harm you, just bring a few more people with you. In broad daylight, in front of all these people, I will not make a move.
After saying goodbye with a smile, he hung up.
Xia Bing Qing stood dumbly in the living room with the phone in her hand for more than half an hour.
She sat down on the edge of the sofa until her legs felt sore from the numbness.
As soon as she sat down, she covered her face.
Whether it was a trap or a lie, she found herself wanting to hear the story. If she didn't listen, it would be like having a fish bone stuck in her throat for the rest of her life.
She put down her hands, braced herself, and called Xiao Yin, telling her to come to the apartment as soon as possible.
After a while, Xiao Yin arrived.
Ji Xiu followed along.
"Professor Ji, why are you also …" Xia Bing Qing didn't expect him to come.
"Xiao Yin told me everything about you. Don't worry, I won't leak it out." Ji Xiu seemed to know what she was thinking and directly said it.
Xia Bing Qing forced a smile: "Of course! I believe in Professor Ji's character. "
As she spoke, she glared at Xiao Yin. How could she tell this to Professor Ji?
Xiao Yin explained guiltily, "It's good to let Xiuxiu know. He's smarter and calmer than us. Maybe he'll have a way to help you find that woman."
"There's no need to check, that woman called me!" Xia Bing Qing said gloomily.
She got out of the couch and sat down.
Xiao Yin was shocked, "What!? That woman was too savage. She had killed someone, yet she still dared to take the initiative to reveal herself. Just what did she want? What was her relationship with Mu Yuesheng? Could it be that she wants to force the palace? "
"She promised to meet me tomorrow!" Xia Bingqing had a bitter face.
Right now, her heart felt like it had just eaten a bitter gourd mixed with yellow wine. She was scared and fearful. Her heart was stifled, yet also scared.
Xiao Yin was once again shocked. "This woman is ruthless. She's already like this. She's not afraid of getting caught. Tomorrow, we'll get the police to ambush her. Fuck, kill this woman —"
Ji Xiu lightly patted the back of her head. "Girl, don't talk like a delinquent!"
"Hehe …" Xiao Yin laughed dryly. "I'm sorry, I'm too excited. This really isn't my nature!"
"Enough, I understand your nature thoroughly enough, you don't need to argue anymore!" "There's always a way to solve everything. Right now, you're carrying a child with too much emotional turmoil, which is bad for your body."
Xia Bing Qing turned her head to look at Ji Xiu: "I understand, but I can't help it, I'm stuck in the middle of a mirror, I don't know which direction is the real one."
"Then don't think about it. Time will give you the real answer!"
"But —, I'm suffering too much. These past few days, when I saw Mu Yuesheng's face and heard that he had woken up at night, I started to let my imagination run wild. I wanted to ask but didn't dare to, I —" Xia Bing Qing withdrew her fist, her eyes red.
Ji Xiu pressed his hand on her shoulder and patted his gently in consolation.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yin hurriedly squeezed between them, separating them.
Then, he grabbed Xia Bing Qing's shoulders and comforted her: "It's okay, don't be sad. Men, there are a few who have never been touched before, you can't have such high expectations of Third Young Master, even if it's Tang Xian, he's still attracted to the queen of a female kingdom. It's normal for Third Young Master to have one or two women, at most, one for each of them to come and kill each other."
"The problem is, the one being hunted is me …" Xiao Yin's words made Xia Bing Qing even more upset.
She was too useless!
"It's fine, it's fine. Didn't she come looking for death herself? Tomorrow we'll go meet up with her and see how I take care of that stinking woman. If she dares to bully my good sister, I'll let her go and beat her up like a ghost!"
When Ji Xiu heard this, he couldn't help but laugh. "I'm afraid it'll be you who won't return in the future."
Xiao Yin's face fell. "To have the ambition of so many people to extinguish one's own prestige, I'm very powerful!"
"You're amazing, but do you dare to kill?" Ji Xiu asked her.
"This —" Xiao Yin pouted, unable to speak.
Ji Xiu looked at her calmly and solemnly. "All these years, I have seen all kinds of murders. This woman's thoughts are so meticulous that it surpasses everyone's imagination. To this day, the police have no strong evidence that the maid was killed. In other words, even if you let the police go tomorrow, even if someone could prove that she bribed the maid to harm Bing Qing, there was still no proof that she killed someone. "This woman really knows how to use poison. You don't even know how he died when the time comes!"