With a gaze full of sinister hatred, Dong Ru zhu was overwhelmed by fear, and her fingertips were tightly pinched into her palms.
Looking down at her from above, Shen Xingkong's lips curled up, and her cold eyes were cruelly frightening.
The coldness mixed with fear spread rapidly from her fingertips to her whole body, and Dong Ru zhu couldn't believe that Shen Xingkong would show such a look to her.
It was a terrifying look, both unfamiliar and familiar.
This kind of look... she had seen it before, ten years ago, just before Liang Xinying died.
Dong Ru zhu gritted her teeth and endured the discomfort in her body, asking, "What are you doing here?"
Before Shen Xingkong could answer, something flashed through her mind, and her eyes widened suddenly. "It was you... you did it, Shen Xingkong. You made someone turn off and turn on the air conditioner."
Shen Xingkong did not deny it. "Seeing you in such a pitiful and helpless state, I am really happy."
"What did I do to make you unhappy, Shen Xingkong? I raised you for so many years, is this how you repay me?"
"I've heard this so many times, it's getting boring. You didn't make me unhappy, you just made me hate you to the bone." Shen Xingkong's eyes showed a hint of satisfaction as she wrapped the shawl borrowed from Vivian when she came down.
Dong Ru zhu's lips trembled with cold, and she hugged her arms tightly, trying to warm herself up.
But the strong cold wind was like a Siberian cold wave, unstoppable, blowing on her body.
"Are you trying to turn the world upside down?"
"I've never seen someone as shameless as you, who claims to right."
"You...you..." Dong Ru zhu felt her body becoming stiffer and her legs almost numb, but she was still angry. She stretched her arm towards Xingkong, trying to grab her.
But her wrist was suddenly grabbed, and then she was pulled out by a force. She instinctively wanted to resist, but her stiff body couldn't follow the instructions from her brain. With a thump, she knelt on the cold and hard marble floor.
The pain was only a fraction of what she could bear, but she felt inexplicably relieved. The bang sound dissipated most of the hatred in Xingkong's heart.
Dong Ru zhu lay on the ground in a mess, trying to get up but couldn't muster the strength. She hammered her legs in anger, but found that she couldn't even move her arms.
A panic of being paralyzed by the cold filled her heart. She didn't care about the etiquette of a noble lady, and tried to stand up with her legs and arms together, but fell heavily on the ground again and again.
After repeating this five or six times, she finally realized that she couldn't stand up with her current condition.
She would never beg Xingkong, even if it meant death.
Xingkong sat where Dong Ru zhu had just sat, with her hair draped over her shoulders. She crossed her legs and looked at Dong Ru zhu struggling with a casual expression.
"Do you need my help?"
There was no intention to help in her tone. Dong Ru zhu gritted her teeth and repeated her struggling movements, but she still couldn't stand up.
Star changed her posture and continued, "There are only ten minutes left until the end of work. By then, I'm afraid many people will see Mrs. Shen in such a miserable state. I wonder if the people at Junsheng Group are as gossipy as the outsiders?"
As she spoke, there was even a hint of regret in her tone.
Even in Dong Ru zhu's ears, she could hear the sarcasm and the raging anger in her chest could not be vented.
She couldn't accept such humiliation.
For so many years, since her sister became Mrs. Huo and she became Mrs. Shen, no one dared to humiliate her like this.
What she couldn't accept even more was that the one who humiliated her today was Liang Xinyu's own daughter!
"Aren't you going to get up yet? Do you really want to perform a comedy show in front of Junsheng's employees? Well, it's true that although Junsheng's employees are all elite graduates from prestigious schools, they probably haven't seen the scene of Madam's public performance of an ugly show, right?"
The daughter of her defeated subordinate sat in front of her, using the most casual smile to mock her.
She tried to hold back the old blood in her throat several times, but still spurted it out.
The scattered blood stains splattered on the top of Star's foot.
Star glanced at the sky, her eyes gradually becoming cold. Was her mother also so desperate and helpless before she died?
The raging fire slowly consumed Liang Xinying, the former number one beauty.
Many times, Star couldn't understand why Liang Xinying, who had a good background, high education, and beauty, fell in love with Shen Zhizhou.
There were clearly more people who were better than him.
As for the others, Star remembered Uncle Zhuang, whom she often saw when she was young. He had been in love with her mother since childhood.
Even when her mother got married and gave birth to her, he remained faithful and unmarried.
"If it's not meant to be, then it's not meant to be," Star calmly wiped the blood off the soles of her feet. "As for Shen Xinai..."
"What do you want? I warn you, don't touch her, otherwise...otherwise..."
"Don't worry, I won't touch her." Star stood up, looked at Dong Ruzhu coldly, with a gloomy look in her eyes, and said, "I will only let her taste what it feels like to be consumed by the flames."
"How dare you!"
"If you dare, why can't I?"
Dong Ruzhu's eyes met Star's unwavering gaze, and her heart was in a panic. She must have known something, she must have!
If she knew the truth about what happened back then, then...
So what!
Liang Xinying was dead, and there was no complete body.
Everyone knew that her death was an accident, even the police said so.
Who would believe Shen Xingkong's words?
No one will believe it!
"I don't understand what you're saying, but if you dare touch a hair on Xinyi, I won't let you go."
"At this point, do you still think I'm afraid of your threats? Dong Ruzhu, are you really stupid or just too arrogant?"
Dong Ruzhu clenched her fists, her expression fierce.
"Don't forget the humiliation you suffered today, because you will soon realize that today's humiliation is the lightest."
Another mouthful of old blood surged up his throat, and he coughed it up.
Looking at Dong Ruzhu's miserable appearance, Xingkong felt even more refreshed.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xingkong didn't say anything anymore, and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, her ankle was grabbed by Dong Ruzhu.
She stopped and looked down at Dong Ruzhu.
"You... despicable... person..."
Xingkong couldn't be bothered to argue with her anymore, and kicked her hard.
It was already time to get off work. Except for those who had to work overtime, others gradually came down in the elevator.
Their brains froze for a second as they were suddenly hit by the cold wind.
"Why is it so cold? Is winter coming early?"
"Hey, why is there a person lying there?"
"Oh, that seems to be Madam Shen, the third wife's sister."
When someone recognized her, Dong Ruzhu wished she could find a hole to crawl into.