Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gu Qiwu's cold stare at Doris only grew colder along with the words he just said.
"It might be a threat to Mu Yuchen, but that's nothing to me. Maybe you can try negotiating with Mu Yuchen. Who knows if he might hand Glory World over to you?"
He grabbed a teacup and started making some tea. He handed a cup over to her casually. "Give it a try. It's good tea. I just got these Longjing tea. I remember that you're quite fond of it."
Doris became more vigilant when he suddenly acted like this around her.
After being married to him for so many years, she understood him to a certain extent. He was calculative and cunning, and Doris had never truly seen through him after so many years, she was not sure what exactly he had in mind.
This was also part of the reason why she regarded Gu Qiwu as dangerous and had to be careful!
She did not trust Gu Qiwu, and Gu Qiwu did not trust her either. They had just been acting as the perfect couple all along!
That was the truth of their marriage. Everyone else could only see the surface.
Doris looked at Gu Qiwu quietly. Although they had been together for decades, she suddenly felt his face had become that of a stranger.
She remained on guard as she glanced at him. Then, she took a sip from the tea before replying, "I doubt anyone could be as cold and cruel as you. Even I have a lot to learn from you."
Doris put on a cold smile, not doubting Gu Qiwu's words at all, especially after she saw the indifferent attitude he had. She just knew Gu Qiwu too well at this point. She might have been doubtful if Mu Yuchen were the one who said it, but it was convincing when uttered by Gu Qiwu.
"Me? Cold-blooded?" Gu Qiwu looked at Doris. "Do whatever you wish, Mu Yuchen has probably figured it out who's behind this mess. I just hope you're ready to face the consequences."
"Gu Qiwu, Mu Lingmo is your son-in-law and the father of the baby inside Mu Lingshi's womb right now! How could you!?" Doris's expression looked terrible.
"Why not? I can easily afford to raise a little child. Mu Lingmo has nothing. Put yourself in my shoes. Would you let Lingshi marry someone who has nothing? Any man in City B is better than Mu Lingmo! I've been trying to make Mu Lingmo leave my daughter, but now I actually have to thank you for solving this issue for me!" Gu Qiwu's voice was cold, and even Doris could feel the chill in his tone.
Gu Qiwu!
Doris suddenly remembered that someone told her that Mu Lingmo had once met Gu Qiwu privately in City B. Was that the reason?
She glanced at Gu Qiwu as she drank the tea while he was casually helping himself to another serving of tea as well.
The room turned quiet when the two of them stopped talking. The atmosphere was becoming suffocating as the sound of the storm and the rain continued outside, highlighting the pin-drop hush inside the room.
After some time, as Doris was about to say something, Gu Qiwu was just a second quicker than her.
"Speak if you have something to say. If that's all you want to say, I'd suggest you give up. It's useless against me. Please leave if there's nothing else." Gu Qiwu looked at Doris and tried to chase her away coldly.
Doris put on a bitter smile. "You've given me no choice, Gu Qiwu. I thought we could end on a good note even though our relationship didn't work out. I wouldn't just sit around and let you take advantage of me. Are you sure you don't want to reconsider my terms?" she confirmed with him.
Gu Qiwu stood up and put a coat over his shoulders. "What do you think? Doris, it's not your style to not know your place. You've regressed."
Doris put on a cold smile before throwing a folder in front of Gu Qiwu. "I'll stop trying to be nice then. Take a look at these! I know you're related to Wang Qin's incident. How many years do you think you'll need to spend in prison?"
Thud!
A folder appeared before Gu Qiwu.
Wang Qin?
Gu Qiwu's eyes turned quiet when he heard the name. He had never forgotten about Wang Qin, a woman who was killed by mistake, a pitiful woman!
He stared at her coldly without saying anything.
Doris seemed to be satisfied with his reaction. "It seems like you only put on such an expression when it concerns you personally. What's wrong? Don't you want to see what's inside? Or do you not dare to see it at all? I'm sure you have a clear memory of what happened to Wang Qin!"
Gu Qiwu's expression turned sour as he squinted and glanced at Doris for a moment before sitting back down and grabbing the folder.
He opened the folder and took out its contents. There were also several photos attached. The photos showed when he had contacted the killer along with the relevant information.
Under such unclear circumstances, Gu Qiwu would be branded as the mastermind behind Wang Qin's murder!
How did she get her hands on these?
Gu Qiwu's expression darkened and his eyes turned cold as he stared at Doris. "How did you get these?" he questioned her coldly with anger mixed into his tone.
Satisfied by Gu Qiwu's reaction, Doris grinned. "Why do you care? However, you appear to be nervous. Are you? Once I deliver these to the police, what were you thinking when you were planning this? Killing Wang Qin and framing Xi Xiaye?"
"Wang Qin's death has nothing to do with me. Don't spout nonsense! You wicked woman, don't even think about dragging me into this mess!" Gu Qiwu clenched his teeth and said.
Doris smiled and sipped her tea. "Really now? You were in contact with the killer. He kept all his records with you, and if he provides evidence of you wiring money into his account, do you really think you can get away with this? In fact, you actually hired him. You were trying to teach Mu Yuchen and Xi Xiaye a lesson, weren't you?" Doris said nonchalantly.
"How did you find out about these?" Gu Qiwu did not think that she was already aware when he set the plan in motion back then, and there was hardly anyone who knew, except...
Qi Feng!
It was him!
His name instantly popped into Gu Qiwu's mind!
Only Qi Feng knew what sort of happened. Furthermore, he heard that Doris had been having frequent meetings with Qi Feng lately. Wait...
Qi Lei!
Qi Lei had also been kidnapped along with Ah Mo!
It was not news that Qi Feng wanted to get rid of Qi Lei. Especially when Qi Qiming started to have a change of attitude towards Qi Lei, Qi Feng felt threatened. Doris must have promised some kind of deal with Qi Feng if he gave her this information. She might just get rid of Qi Lei!
Gu Qiwu's expression turned horrible as he glared at Doris coldly. "Are you working with Qi Feng now? Ganging up on me?"
"Don't put it that way! I'm just returning the favor of what you did to me. You lied to me and chased me away, stripping me off my pride, so how can I forgive you?"
"We could've ended this on a good note. Things wouldn't have come to this stage if you had fulfilled your promise, but since you're not going to let me be at peace, I'll make sure you suffer!"
Doris smashed her teacup onto the floor as she stood up and looked down at Gu Qiwu. "I'm not giving you a chance anymore. I'll disable Mu Lingmo's hands first if you still don't want to comply with my terms. I'll send his chopped off hands to Mu Lingshi and let her know you're the reason why his husband lost his hands. If that's not enough, you'll see his legs chopped off!"
"Of course, I'll make sure that this information is sent to the police as soon as possible, so think it through!" she yelled with a ferocious expression on her face!
"How dare you threaten me, Doris?!" Gu Qiwu snapped, throwing the documents onto the table and standing up as well to glare at her. "Do you want to end up like Wang Qin too?"
"You want to kill me now, hmm?" Not only was Doris not scared, but she also started laughing. "This is how it should be! I thought you really didn't care about anything in this world. You're afraid of being jailed and dead too, aren't you?"
"Who do you think you are to provoke me?"
"Provoke? Do you think all of this is mere provocation? Gu Qiwu, no one has ever embarrassed me as much as you did. You're going to pay for what you did! I want an immediate answer from you, or else, Mu Lingmo's hands will be chopped off right this instant!" Doris's pitch went up another notch, and her arrogant attitude made Gu Qiwu frown!
"I dare you!" Gu Qiwu smashed his teacup into tiny little pieces!
Ah Yong and Glenn, along with the other bodyguards quickly rushed in following the sound of the broken teacups.
"Boss! Are you alright?"
"Miss, are you okay?"
They barged in at the same time. Seeing the former couple standing against each other gave them a chill down their spines.
"Get out!" Gu Qiwu said coldly, "Don't come in without my orders!"
"Glenn, leave us alone for now!" Doris was determined to get an answer from Gu Qiwu today!
They could no longer delay this matter. She would have confronted Gu Qiwu much earlier if it were not for Qi Feng's lack of preparedness.
Naturally, Doris knew that Qi Feng was just trying to delay as long as possible.
If Gu Qiwu chose to decline her offer, she would definitely harm Mu Lingmo. Since Qi Lei was kidnapped along with him, if Mu Lingmo was killed, Qi Lei would probably end up the same way too!
That was killing two birds with one stone!
Doris knew what he was planning, but she would not just wait for him. She had to end this quickly!
When the two of them shouted at the concerned group, the latter had no choice but to retreat!
Upon hearing the sound of the door close, Gu Qiwu picked the document on the table up and tossed it at Doris before saying harshly, "You should know that even if you have these evidence, it's not enough to convict me! Besides, I've said this before: Wang Qin's death has got nothing to do with me!"
"Whether or not it has anything to do with you will require you to explain yourself to the judge or to the police! I'm just asking you right now: shouldn't you agree to my conditions?" Doris's tone was menacing at this point, not a moment's ease.
"What if I don't agree to it?" Gu Qiwu fixed his sharp gaze on Doris.
"Do you think that you can choose not to agree to it? Do you even have a choice?" she sneered as she took her phone out from her bag, "I won't give you a chance to catch your breath. You must give me a reply by today. Otherwise, you know the kind of things I'd do."
"Huh, Doris, you're probably afraid of returning to England now, are you? Since you could do such a humiliating thing, I'm sure your family won't tolerate that and let you go back. I do feel quite sorry for you."
After they got divorced, Gu Qiwu had secretly sent for someone to investigate on Doris's situation. Once the news of the scandal reached there, Doris did not have an easy time. Even if she was powerful with tricks up her sleeves, not everyone could tolerate her. Honestly, she was worried about that, which was why she let Gu Lingsha go over. She planned on letting her father do his best to protect her daughter, at least.
"Those are just your speculations, Gu Qiwu. I'm asking you if you agree to it or not. If you sign this document as promised, then I'll agree to stop everything I'm doing. Otherwise, I'll get them to cripple Mu Lingmo's hands right away, and give them to your daughter as a meeting gift!" Doris said as she started dialing a number. "Do you agree to it or not?"
Gu Qiwu started to look worse now. His sharp and sinister gaze was about to strike through her. When he saw that she already made the call, he finally could not help but shout harshly, "I dare you!"
"Why would I be afraid to do it? I'm being forced into a corner right now, so what else do I have to lose? I hate those who lie and fool me the most, Gu Qiwu. I never lose. Otherwise, I'll make that person pay the price!" Doris said gloomily.
She had seen her own father mess with too many women all these years. Even her own mother was not excluded, so Doris used tough and malicious ways to get rid of every woman by her father's side. She strengthened her mother's position. In the end, none of her father's mistresses or lovers could bear him any children, and some of them even had their reputation completely ruined or suffered disfigurement.
Doris had always had a hooting madness in her bones, which even her own father admired. If Doris had not married Gu Qiwu, she would have held a very high status in their family clan, especially now since her father was in old age. He was gradually not as strong as he wished anymore, thus he wanted her to go home and take over the family business, but this was no simple feat. If it were not for the fact that the initial successor had been harmed, this chance would not have fallen into Doris's lap.
Nevertheless, Doris had always been ambitious, so she would not let go of such a great opportunity. She needed to return to the family clan, which that she had to divorce Gu Qiwu and return in glory so that she could dominate her position.
Otherwise, she would not have needed to take the risk.
At this point, she could not care much anymore. Once her issue with Gu Qiwu got out, she would be...
"I'm counting to three. If you still won't agree, Mu Lingmo will lose a pair of hands. Even if you won't consider it for yourself, you should think of your daughter. Do you want her to be the next Mu Zixi, dying of depression? You've already killed Mu Zixi and your son. Do you want to be ruthless to your own daughter and son-in-law too?" Doris's sharp shouts were heard while a cold light flickered in her blue eyes, showing off her exquisite appearance, yet making her seem sinister now.
"I didn't kill them, you witch. How dare you say that!? You don't know anything!"
When this was brought up, Gu Qiwu was finally broken. He picked up the teacup before him and tossed it at her. "If you dare do anything to them, I'll guarantee that you'll end up worse than them!"
"Alright, it looks like you aren't planning on compromising now!" Doris said fiercely, "One!"
"Two!"
Before Doris could finish, Gu Qiwu already called out, "Someone! Come here and catch this witch!"
Bam!
Once Ah Yong heard the orders from outside, he immediately rushed in with his people. In the blink of an eye, five to six black-clothed bodyguards rushed in and instantly surrounded Doris.
"We'll see who dares to touch our Miss!" Doris's capable assistant instantly rushed in with people too. They whipped out their guns and pointed it right at Gu Qiwu.
"Boss! Whoever dares to touch him will be shot dead!" Ah Yong was quite quick to react too. When he saw Glenn take his gun out, his strong body whizzed by in a heartbeat and he stood by Doris. The cold muzzle of a gun was aimed right at Doris's head.
"Back off! No one touches him!" Ah Yong shouted coldly while the muzzle in his left hand was pointed at Glenn.
Glenn's expression tensed up. He held on tighter to his gun and stared at Ah Yong, then looked at Gu Qiwu again.
Nonetheless, Gu Qiwu's reaction was calm as he smiled coldly at this sight before him. He did not seem to be surprised at all. In fact, there seemed to be a sneer of disdain on his face as he put his hands behind his back and walked over to Doris.
Doris had seen plenty in her life too. Her expression remained unchanged despite being under the threat of Ah Yong's gun. Only her blue eyes shifted coldly as she fixed her gaze on Gu Qiwu who was walking towards her.
He walked over in a few large strides, and his long slender fingertips lifted Doris's chin like that of someone in a superior position. He peered down at Doris and smiled coldly. "You're very reckless. I've always respected you very much, but you keep trying to step on me! Who made you this bold?!"
"Let go of Miss. Otherwise, we won't be courteous either!" When Glenn saw that, concern flashed in his eyes, and he held onto the gun tightly and aimed it at Gu Qiwu.
Gu Qiwu ignored him while he stared coldly at Doris. "Do you know that I, Gu Qiwu, am not afraid of death? Are you not afraid too, huh?"
The voice spoke gloomily through gritted teeth. Even Ah Yong could not help but tremble.
Ding!
At this opening, a strong light flashed past their eyes. Ah Yong and Gu Qiwu could not help but lift a hand to shield their eyes.
Bam!
Ah Yong felt a pain on his arm, and in the next instant, he noticed that his gun had been taken away. His other wrist was in excruciating pain too, then he subconsciously pushed forward.
There were only the chaotic sounds of movement.
"Don't move!"
"I dare you! Shoot then!"
Two voices spoke up at about the same time. It was all so quick that Ah Yong did not have the time to react when both his guns were snatched away. He only quickly moved and used this moment when everyone was distracted to move to Glenn's side and catch his wrist.
However, at this moment, Gu Qiwu and Doris were both aiming a gun at each other's chest.
"Shoot then! Gu Qiwu, do you dare? You sanctimonious, despicable man!"
Doris's blue eyes flickered with madness as the gun in her hand was aimed right at Gu Qiwu's chest. "You're not getting away if you won't agree to my conditions today! You forced me, you lowly man! You claim you love me, but what have you given me? It's all fake! Everything's fake! You never loved me! I really want to bloody kill you with this gun! Kill you!"
That fierce expression of hers did not hide the hatred she felt.
"Miss Doris, Boss! Please calm down!" Their darkened expressions frightened Ah Yong, and he tried to calm them down.
"Come at me then. I'd like to see if you're going to die first, or if Ah Mo's hands will be crippled first! Doris, you want to gamble on your life with me? You've overestimated yourself! A woman like you is the true lowly fool! Are you allowed to talk to me about love? Fool! That's right. I was just messing with you. Forget about Zixi. You're nothing compared to a single strand of hair from those prostitutes by the streets!" Gu Qiwu sneered as he took a step forward until Doris's gun was right on his chest. He said coldly, "Come on, shoot me! Do you dare? If I die, everything under my name will be transferred to Lingshi, my lawyer will personally handle everything, you dare to kill me?"
"You wicked man, I want to kill you! I want to kill you!"
Pa—
Bam! Bam!
With the loud and clear ring of a slap, two intense sounds of something being struck echoed. The bullet in Doris's hand had mercilessly struck the tea set in front of her. In the blink of an eye, the exquisitely beautiful tea set was instantly shattered.
"Miss!"
"Boss!"
Glenn and Ah Yong dared not say much. Instead, they quickly rushed forward and blocked their masters.
"Let go of me! I want to kill him! I want to kill him! Wicked man!" Doris could not care less about the pain on her face. She struggled hard and shouted her intention to kill Gu Qiwu.
"Let go of her! Let her come over. I'd like to see how capable she is!" Gu Qiwu stared slightly madly with his reddened eyes at Doris.
"Boss, calm down. This woman seems to have gone into insanity mode!" Ah Yong endured the pain on his wrist as he reminded.
Gu Qiwu laughed coldly and walked up without a care. Glenn, who was consoling Doris, suddenly responded and his long arm stretched to lock around Gu Qiwu's neck at the speed of light. The cruel gun in his hand was aimed at Gu Qiwu's head once again. He pushed the gun in Gu Qiwu's hand away, and it clattered to the ground.
"Don't come over!"
Dong! Dong!
"Mmmph!" Doris did not let go of this chance. She watched as Glenn locked onto Gu Qiwu, then she quickly went over and viciously punched Gu Qiwu a few times, not holding back at all!
"Retreat! Retreat!"
"If you dare hurt Boss, I'll make sure you can't get out of here!" Ah Yong's expression tensed up as he looked at them gloomily and quickly picked up the gun that Gu Qiwu had kicked over to point at Doris.
"You two, protect the Miss and get her out!" Glenn's hand that gripped the gun aimed at Gu Qiwu's brains tightened a bit more.
"Yes!"
"I'm not leaving! Gu Qiwu, we must come to a conclusion today. If you don't agree, I'll send your daughter a gift right away," Doris just said when her phone buzzed!
The few of them subconsciously looked at the phone in Doris's hand while she quickly picked it up.
"Mmm, it's me!" she spoke very quickly.
They did not know what the person on the other end said, but Doris's expression only turned worse. Towards the end, that exquisite face of hers was beyond gloomy.
Before Glenn could react, Doris had already hung up and her fists were clenched!
"Miss, what's wrong?" Glenn keenly noticed that something was not right with Doris, so he quickly asked softly with concern.
She fell silent for a moment and looked sharply at Gu Qiwu as she gritted her teeth. "Get them to do as the plan says! Gu Qiwu, if I can't do well, you can't either! Let's go!" she said, and then walked out first.
"Stop them! What do you think my Gu residence is that you can come and go as you wish?" Gu Qiwu struggled for a bit, then ordered Ah Yong boldly.
"You want to trap us here?" Doris could immediately see through Gu Qiwu's motives, so she smiled nonchalantly. "I'd advise you not to waste your time. As long as I don't return to the hotel room by 4 a.m. today, these things will be automatically sent to the police station! In fact, Mu Lingmo might lose more than just his pair of hands..."
"Stop them!"
"Who dares to come?! I'll kill you with one shot!" Glenn unlocked the trigger and said coldly, "Mr. Gu, your life is in my hands. Don't you want to live?"
"Boss!" The rest could not help but exclaim worriedly.
"Let's go!"
"Scram!"
With Glenn aiming a gun at his head, Gu Qiwu was pushed out of the study room as well.
"They won't dare to shoot. Stop them!"
Bam!
"Watch to see if I dare to or not!"
As soon as Gu Qiwu said that, Doris fired at his flank, and he could even feel clearly when the bullet passed through the hem of his shirt...
Shocked, Ah Yong quickly moved asides, forced to make way...