Chapter 125

After spending so long with Qin Ke, Rong Xi had picked up a measure of imposing bearing as well.

His features were cold and indifferent, making Lady Xin even more uneasy.

"Young Master Rong, I truly do not know these two young masters." She quickly asked, "I have answered two questions already. I wonder, you..."

"Was what you just said true or false?" Rong Xi casually tossed out a third question.

Lady Xin froze for several breaths, then suddenly rose as if to turn and leave, only to be stopped.

"Lady Xin, if you tell the truth, I can ensure your life remains unharmed," Rong Xi said blandly.

The guards restrained Lady Xin as Qin Ke stepped into the courtyard.

"You knew all along and deliberately tricked me?" Lady Xin asked with a frown.

Rong Xi smiled. "Do you think Golden Lucky is very foolish?"

"Golden Lucky!" Lady Xin stared in astonishment, then gave a cold laugh. "Rong Residence truly has crouching tigers and hidden dragons."

"Someone previously broke into Rong Residence with ill intent. Did you think I would allow people of unknown background to enter as they pleased?" Rong Xi rose and walked before her.

"Do you know what your companion looks like now?"

Lady Xin pressed her lips together without speaking.

Rong Xi smiled with exceptional gentleness. "Every day, needles are driven into his body. After several months, there are already more than a hundred needles inside him. At the slightest movement, the pain makes him wish he were dead, yet he cannot die. You are so beautiful—could it be that you wish to become like him as well?"

The eyelids of the two guards twitched several times, yet they discovered that Lady Xin was trembling even more violently than they were.

Qin Ke raised his eyes