An Rou shivered uncontrollably as the freezing water cascaded down her hair and body.
Casually tossing aside the pail, Jinli smiled sarcastically at An Rou, "Are you sober yet?"
Upon hearing that, An Rou's eyes widened as raw fury surged through her. After two deep breaths, she shouted at Jinli, her eyes burning. "You!"
"What about me?" In that instant, Jinli's face darkened to be pitch black. Stepping forward, she grabbed An Rou by the collar of her sleeping robe, staring at her with ice-cold eyes. "An Rou, do you really think no one knows of the vile actions you took beneath the radar?"
"Were you truly trying to shoot me to fame by bringing me to the investor? Or were you just using my appearance, using me as a chip to get yourself more resources?"
An Rou's eyes grew three sizes bigger as disbelief crossed her face.
Bai Jinli, how… how had she found out?
Jinli continued, "Using me as your bargaining chip. Did you think that after you left, I would drink the drugged wine, allowing the President to have his way with me?"
"I, I did not!" An Rou screeched her denial in a loud, tight voice.
"Oh.. So you didn't…" Out of the blue, Jinli released her. With light, gentle pats, she even straightened the collar of her sleeping robe.
Facing the sudden deviation, An Rou was unable to relax a single bit. On the contrary, anxiety pumped even harder within her.
How? How did Bai Jinli change so drastically within just 2 hours?
The current Bai Jinli was completely unknown but thoroughly frightening.
"I too, hope that you did not do so, An Rou," Jinli said calmly. "Due to my allergies, that was the only drink I had last night."
Her discerning eyes were fixated on An Rou. "You know, it almost cost me my life."
In reality, it did cost a life, just not hers.
When Bai Jinli felt the discomfort, she found an excuse to leave President Wang's side. She was prepared to call for emergency help. Yet due to unknown reasons, she had ended up in the unknown man's room.
It was then that Jinli had appeared.
However, when she awoke, her body had already lost all signs of life. Bai Jinli was long dead.
What was mysterious was that Jinli could not sense a single strand of Bai Jinli's soul left over. It almost seemed like… a soul had never inhabited this body since the beginning.
Jinli's brows furrowed. This situation was truly puzzling.
Looking at the current Jinli, An Rou found her tight frown highly intimidating. Having decided to wiggle her way out of any crimes, she immediately began throwing out excuses. "I did not drug you, and I never intended to sell you out. You must believe me Jinli! You must trust your best friend, your soul mate!"
At this moment, any thoughts of stirring up trouble for Jinli had been completely vanquished. She only wished to escape without delay.
An Rou felt Jinli's shrewd eyes inspect her entirely. At that moment, she could feel how transparent she was under those eyes.
Doubtfully, Jinli asked, "You truly never attempted it?"
Spontaneously, An Rou returned a jaunty nod.
Seeing the overly enthusiastic response, Jinli sniggered disdainfully, "Empty promises are unbelievable. How about swearing on it?"
For a moment, An Rou was stunned.
In this day and age, are there still believers in swears and oaths?
A deep sigh left her.
I must have been thrown off by Bai Jinli's facade. Here I am worrying about the demands she might make. Turns out, all she wanted was an archaic vow. Such an easy task! Truly an idiot till the end.
"Alright! I will do it!" She replied unhesitantly.
Jinli's lips curled into a small, scornful smile. Looking at the woman in front of her, she threw in a word of caution in a raised voice, "An Rou, vows are not to be made so thoughtlessly. Especially not to me."
After all, being the celestial realm's one and only Koi Goddess, she possessed celestial powers.
Any vows made in front of her were bound to come true.