The Truth

"Do you know my mother?" Xu Jia Li shuddered. She didn't know why, but a sudden gush of pain and anger rushed through her upon hearing her mother's name.

"Give him the antidote. I know you have it. Then, I'll speak."

"You're not the one who makes the call here," Xu Jia Li replied calmly, "He will die and you will, too."

"You should've died back then. Guess it's my karma for not doing Jiayin's order."

Hearing Zhou Jiayin's name, Xu Jia Li's body shivered involuntarily. She stared blankly at the old man without saying anything.

"Isn't that what you want to know? All these happened because I didn't kill you back then and chose to spare your life. I told Jiayin that you're dead but Lingling knew that Yi Fei's child is alive."

"What are you saying?" Xu Jia Li straightened up on her seat. She felt Si Weimin's warm hand on top of her hand.

"You're smart. I know you already know by now."

"Answer what the young madam asks!" Wang Guo slapped the old man's face.

"My organization defends on his money and firearms. It was his order to kill you since you're in your mother's womb. I told him you're dead and his help poured out from all the different directions. It was only later when Lingling found out you're alive that she asked to kill Yi Fei."

Xu Jia Li's eyes began to water before they were replaced by an insurmountable pain and hatred. She glared at the old man and asked, "So why let me live after killing my mother? Wouldn't it be easier to kill me right after killing her?"

"I thought Lingling would be sufficed once she knew that Yi Fei was dead. All these times, I'm only doing what I'm told to do. It's nothing personal."

Xu Jia Li stood from her seat and walked towards the old man. Once she was only a foot away, she sneered before she enunciated through gritted teeth, "It's also nothing personal."

After speaking, she injected the red liquid on the old man's arm. The old man's eyes bulged as he shouted, "What do you think you're doing?"

"I'm letting you experience a slow death. Feel it. It's the last thing you'll feel before you die."

"Stupid bitch!!!"

"It's my way of thanking you… for keeping me alive…"

Then, a loud ear- piercing scream filled the room. The old man trembled when he saw what was happening to the younger man beside him. The younger man began to scream when one by one, his veins burst like water balloons. The veins in his eyes also popped which caused an even agonizing pain. It was a bloody sight.

Seeing what was happening to the younger man, the old man began to curse Xu Jia Li, "Bastard bitch! I told you everything, you wench!"

"I thought you're not afraid to die?" Xu Jia Li grinned as she went back to Si Weimin's side. Si Weimin only nodded as he let her do what she wanted to do.

"Bitch! I'll kill you! Wait until my men have your head!"

"Your men? They're gone," Xu Jia Li showed footage from her phone that displayed an attack to another warehouse, "See? There's no one left. Even that woman. What's her name again?"

Xu Jia Li gazed at the old man. Seeing him shuddered with disbelief, she said, "Ah yeah. Snow isn't it? Learned she's your daughter."

"H-how d-did that happen?"

Xu Jia Li pointed at the earpods on her ears, "I've been wearing them since earlier. I've been receiving call from one of Weimin's men."

"I-it c-can't be!! H-how?! It's n-not the plan!!" the old man wept as he blabbered incoherent words.

"Don't worry. You'll get to join your daughter soon," Si Weimin spoke with authority, "Speak. It won't help you keep the truth."

The old man looked at Si Weimin, then at Xu Jia Li. He quivered when Xu Jia Li spoke.

"Enjoy the sensation and die, or…"

"Or what?!"

"Spill everything and I'll give you the antidote." Xu Jia Li raised the pouch on her hand and placed it on the table.

"What do you want to know?"

"Everything."

The old man clenched his jaw as he looked at the barely breathing man beside him. His body had become purplish red. He moved his gaze at Xu Jia Li, clenched his jaw and inhaled deeply. Minutes passed before he spoke with a trembling voice,

"Zhou Jiayin didn't want you to live so in exchange to his support to our organization, he ordered me to kill you. Just like what we did to Yi Fei's parents."

"What did you do to my grandparents?"

"My men tampered with their car," the old man looked down before he smirked, "It's because of Zhou Jiayin's support that we flourish and grow. His underground army deals with all the illegal things you can imagine. I didn't kill you back then, and told Yi Fei to never return to Beijing."

Xu Jia Li nodded at the old man to continue.

"After a long while, it was Lingling who saw Yi Fei in Yudong Village where she was filming her movie so she ordered some of the underground army to put an end to your mother's life."

"Then, why are you after me?"

"Lingling and Jiayin both don't know that you're Yi Fei's daughter. But Lingling knows that Jiayin and Yi Fei's daughter is alive. The money to kill you is beyond you can imagine. It's because of me that Jiayin and Lingling never know it's you."

"Why did you hide who I am? Wouldn't it be better to just let them know who I really am?"

"Because I made a promise to Yi Fei that I will never disclose who you are, what you look, where you are, no matter what."

"You're making me laugh," Xu Jia Li laughed mockingly before she asked, "You're not letting them know me but you want to kill me?"

"Yes and no," the old man gnashed his teeth as he felt the veins on his hands started to bulge, "I will always keep my promise to Yi Fei that no one will know that you're Jiayin's daughter. The only one who knows is my daughter and me."

A loud cry echoed around the room when the old man remembered that his daughter was dead, "Ahhhhhh! My poor daughter! You should've killed Beryl and not my poor daughter!"

"Who's Beryl?"

"She's the one causing all these! Not my daughter!"

"You're right. We found out that this Beryl wanted to get the money that Ye Lingling will give once I'm dead. Still… you caused all these because of greed. And greedy people deserve nothing but death."

Xu Jia Li stood out before he threw the antidote to Wang Guo, "Inject that to him."