"Mrs Song, weren't you supposed to leave for Beijing? How are you still here? " Zhou Sheng asked her following her to her office.
"Turns out my trial will be held before the new year festival. It's better anyways, I don't want any bad omens this new year to come. Who are you celebrating this new year with? " Song Mimi asked her as she looked for some papers.
"I'm celebrating it with my assistant. I always celebrate it with her since my parents disowned me because I refuse to marry. " she said to her and Song Mimi looked at her.
"You can come have dinner at my house then. My sister wants to have a lot of food this year and I don't think we can finish it all even if we were to store some in the fridge. Enough of that by the way, look at this. " she said handing over some papers to her.
"Do you realize what you missed that almost sent your company to ruins? " she asked her and Zhou Sheng looked through them carefully before looking back at Song Mimi.
"I had this for a while but I wanted you to learn how we do things around here before giving it to you. That little mistake would have ruined the perfume fragrance of Black Cosmetics and you think firing the production manager was the best solution? " she asked her and Zhou Sheng looked down.
"Come with me. There's a last lesson that I must teach you before I hand over Black Cosmetics back to you. " she said as she picked her car keys and left and Zhou Sheng followed her right away.
They got in her car as she drove away fast. She had her foot on the accelerator the whole time not taking it off.
"Mrs Song... can... can you please slow down... you're way above the speed limit. " she said as she fastened her seatbelt right away holding on.
"Are you scared? " she asked her turning to look at her.
"Mrs Song you should keep your eyes on the road! " Zhou Sheng yelled as her car crossed a truck right away and Zhou Sheng closed her eyes.
"Why have you closed your eyes? I asked you a question and you haven't answered yet. " she said to her as she observed the tears on her cheeks.
"Are you crying? Make sure not to pee in my car by the way. As a female boss, you must be fierce and cold and strong hearted. Because we're always looked down upon. You must always strike fear into your opponent hearts and always, remember, always have a strong aura that everyone fears even if they don't know you. We're going out of town. I want to take you to a place. " Song Mimi said to her as she stepped on the gas more.
"You can open your eyes now. I didn't think you'd cower that much. " she said as she stepped out and Zhou Sheng opened her eyes to see an old burnt warehouse in the middle of nowhere and she also got out.
"I hope you remember what I thought you today cause this is the last lesson I'll be teaching you. Come with me. " she said about to walk away when she heard the loud cries of people and she smiled. She turned and saw Zhou Sheng standing rooted at her place.
"Are you coming or what? " she asked her and got an awkward smile in return.
"No, it's just that... I think I wanna pee." she said to her.
"Well then you'll just have to hold it in. Come on and quit messing around. " she said to her as she went inside and Zhou Sheng just followed her as she could feel her legs trembling at every step she took.
They walked further into the burnt warehouse and the screams were now loud enough for her to hear and make out that not just one person was being tortured. They went into a room which was more organized and didn't seem burnt at all. It had pictures of people pinned on a board and some crossed out.
"Want some wine? You should have it otherwise you might vomit due to the stench of blood. Don't worry, it's sweet and not too much alcohol is inside. But the fragrance is very strong. " she said handing her the glass of wine.
"Mrs Song... where is this place? What... what are those screams? " she asked her and she smiled.
"This is a very memorable place to me. This is used to be the warehouse that my father owned. Song Food Industries... this place used to be very busy and lively until it was burnt down. We lost everything all in one day, the factory, the company... then the next day, my parents. " she said as she removed the cover from a huge picture on the wall.
"These people you see on the board, are all accomplices of their murder. Over all the years, it's been declared that it was an accident. But we all know that the rich and powerful have the power to change the minds of everyone. But then they forgot to wipe out all the family members. If you leave a trace of something you destroy, it will still grow and cause even more trouble than the previous. " she said as she threw a knife and it pierced right through the head of the Prime Minister's head.
"He had my parent killed because he wanted the most profiting company in China. Since my father was too adamant to convince his friend to give up his company, he destroyed everything leaving his daughter. And that daughter was raised by a bunch of fools who disowned her. Zhou Sheng, me approaching you from the start, was all planned, but then I saw the potential you had, the same ambition your father had back then. Zhou Sheng, you and I, where destined to meet from the start. " she said to her as Zhou Sheng looked at her stunned.
"What are talking about? You can't slander my parent just like that... fine, I agree they never treated me like their own child but... "
"But what?! Open your eyes Zhou Sheng! You've been treated way worse than a dog all your life until you decided to live your own life. Isn't that more than enough proof for you?! Listen to me... your father wanted to give you the best he had so don't let that effort go in vain. You should pay respect to your parents and honour them by seeking revenge for them. " Song Mimi said to her.
"I don't want this okay! I want my peaceful life were nothing like this ever happened. " she said to her.
"Well you can't have that life anymore! This is the path made for you and if you ignore it, you'll die in vain just like our parents did! " Song Mimi said to her as she took deep breaths.
"Come with me. There's someone I want you to meet. " she said as she opened a door to a room with lit up candles and four memorial tablets. She burned some incense sticks as she bowed down to her parents three times before looking at Zhou Sheng who looked at the tablets as tears fell from her eyes.
"From this day, you'll not cry, but only seek vengeance and what's rightfully yours. Pay respects to your parents before you leave. " she said giving her some incense sticks. She cleaned her tears as she burned the sticks and then bowed to her parent's memorial tablets.
"Father, mother, sorry it took me soo long to come see you. I promise to set things right from here onwards. " she said looking at their tablets.
"Uncle, don't worry. Now that I've brought her to you, I'll make sure to take care of her. Father, mother, don't worry either, Luoluo is doing alright. " she said as she walked out and then Zhou Sheng also followed her.
"Remember, from today onwards, you have only one path, and that's the path that you'll walk on with me. " Song Mimi said to her before leaving and Zhou Sheng looked at the people on the board before also leaving.
"Tomorrow, you'll go back to Black Cosmetics. Be vigilant and show no mercy. " Song Mimi said to her before driving away.