Nie Zhen stood still at the door, staring in disbelief at the couple locked in tight embrace in front of her. She felt sadness and anger bubbling from the bottom of her heart. The majority was anger.
This house was supposed to be their matrimonial house for when they tied the knot in two months time. Alas, look at him now! It seemed that her fiancé couldn't wait to make full use of the house. What's more, the person next to him was her own step-sister!
'Crash!'
Her handbag dropped to the floor, startling the couple. They turned their head in the direction of the noise.
"Sis- sister..." Nie Weiqin took a step back from Chen Xu.
Fear could be seen from her eyes. Her delicate face looked even more delicate, stirring anyone who's watching to want to protect her from every harm in the world.
"Chen Xu! What is the meaning of this!?"
Without sparing a glance at her step sister, Nie Zhen snapped at her fiancé.
Chen Xu moved forward, shielding Nie Weiqin behind him, as if afraid Nie Zhen would pounce at her in a fit of anger.
"Xiao Zhen, this is not Xiao Qin's fault. Don't blame her. I'm the one who falls in love with her first. I'm the one who chases after her. She has been rejecting me all this time out of respect and love for you."
Nie Zhen bit her lower lip, trying to curb her anger.
"If you love her, then why do you agree to be engaged to me back then?" Nie Zhen retorted.
They were engaged for almost two years now. So she really could not understand why Chen Xu took this long when their wedding was only two months away.
"You know I have no choice. It was a decision made by our family. I thought I would just go with the flow. But I couldn't lie to myself anymore. The one I truly love is Xiao Qin. I'm sorry but I don't love you."
Was he insinuating that she was the third person in their relationship? Did it mean she was the one interfering with their happiness?
"Sister Zhen, I'm sorry..." Nie Weiqin's voice came out in whisper traced with guilt.
Nie Zhen threw a ferocious glare towards her step sister. She could see Nie Weiqin was tightly gripping a fistful of Chen Xu's shirt.
"You are sorry now? Why don't you feel sorry when you seduce my fiance?" Nie Zhen spat.
"Xiao Zhen!" Chen Xu reproached. Then he pat Nie Weiqin's hand in comfort. "Xiao Qin, you don't have to feel guilty. After all, this woman is the one at fault. Years ago, she pretended to be the one who saved me from drowning when in fact, the one who saved me all along is you."
Nie Zhen's face turned pale. So he knew... He knew...
"When... when did you know the truth?" Nie Zhen stuttered.
Chen Xu looked at her with hate and disgust. "Last month," he answered coldly. "If not because of your lies, Xiao Qin and I would have ended up together earlier. You should have known I only agreed to our engagement back then because I was feeling grateful to you. That's why I tried to forget Xiao Qin and accept you.
But now I know you lie to me. It's Xiao Qin who saved me. And she's the one I truly love. That's why I won't go through with this engagement anymore!" Determination could be heard from Chen Xu's tone.
It was true that Nie Weiqin who saved Chen Xu when he drown five years ago. But Nie Family covered up the incident and told everyone that it was Nie Zhen who saved the young master. After all, Nie Zhen was the legal heir of Nie Family. Nie Weiqin's mother married into the Nie Family with a young daughter after Nie Zhen's mother passed away. After that, Nie Weiqin adopted the Nie surname.
"Chen Xu, you! Good! Very good! So now you would break our engagement and get together with my step sister? How are you going to explain this to the elders?"
Chen Xu furrowed his brows. "There won't be any problem. You must already knew Nie family is in precarious situation right now. I would agree to lend a helping hand to your family if, and only if you agree to our mutual break-up. If not, you can just wait and see your family falls into ruins because of your selfishness. At that time, I would only take and save Xiao Qin."
Nie Zhen was rendered speechless hearing his words laced with threats.
She just got to know about the huge trouble related to her father's company. That's the whole reason she came looking for Chen Xu. To ask him for help. Never in her wildest imagination she would be presented with this truth.
"You!" She almost threw up blood in anger.
"Your choice. Agree to the mutual break-up or watch your family go bankrupt. Either way, Xiao Qin and I would still end up together."
Nie Zhen's eyes were red as she glared at her step sister and her soon-to-be ex-fiancé. If she agreed to the break-up, she would be seen as the problematic woman.
In this society, men were never the one to be blamed in this situation. And if she didn't agree, she would lead her family to ruins. In the end, no matter what her choice was, she would still be seen as the villainess.
Very well then. She would live up to their expectation and be the villainess instead. The best villainess ever!