"Wh.. why are you doi..doing this to me ?!", Qui Chin yelled as she looked up , tears flowing down her eyes.

"He gave you the drugs , didn't he ? To place it in my Sister-in-law's suite.", the girl said with a grin upon her lips ,"He had to die eventually. Military has its own ways to deal with drug smugglings , after all.

"But let's talk about you. How have you been taking care of your daughter ? Oh sorry ! She was kidnapped , right ?"

"You..", Qui Chin pointed her index finger at the TV screen as she gritted her teeth angrily.

"Yes. Me. Back in the business.", the girl smiled viciously while taking a sip from her glass ,"Any problem ?"

"Just kill me , for hell's sake !", Qui Chin barked again ,"Give me my daughter back and do whatever you want to do to me."

"Rule one.", Rong Xinghe shook her head ,"Never yell at me. That is a suicidal tendency. You are too trivial for me , Ms. Qui. Wouldn't take me long to feed you to some of my military dogs.

"Rule two. Everything. I repeat , everything goes my way. You will never have a say in what I do. So don't bother trying to negotiate with me.

"And Rule three. When you have Rong Xinghe against you , be ready for surprises like these round the the clock. I have very odd timings."

The girl then leaned back in her brother's comfortable chair before she winked at Qui Chin. Then , she diverted her gaze to Sun Cheng standing in the corner. The TV screen turned blank the next second and the phone in the man's hand rang up again.

"Walk out of the house , Mr. Sun. A private chat is preferred.", the girl said as soon as the call got through. Paying heed to the girl's words , Sun Cheng opened the door and stepped out of the hallway and then the four-floor building.

"What is it , Ms. Rong ?", the man spoke up only after he was far enough from the house ,"Tell me the amount and return my child to me please. She is the only reason I am alive for. The only one my heart is still beating for."

"Just consider that she is on some school vacation , Mr. Sun.", Rong Xinghe sighed.

"What ?", Sun Cheng furrowed his brows.

"Well... Do you remember Xi Yuan ?", the girl asked after sometime.

"More than anyone. He has been a close friend to me. My only friend , in fact. I know him since the University days. How do you..."

"I am his girlfriend , Mr. Sun.", Rong Xinghe laughed softly ,"So its true. You being least concerned about the social media , and the virtual media."

"W..what ?!", Sun Cheng's eyes flew wide open by the revelation ,"Yuan and you..."

"I know. Long story. But let's talk about it over dinner sometime.", the girl smiled ,"And as far as your daughter is concerned , Little Biyu is totally safe with us here. Trust me on this one , President Sun. I would never hurt a child.

"Not to mention , harming her is equal to tormenting you , which is no less than turturing Yuan. And I would never do that. Not with someone so young , so clueless.

"Its just that I planned to frighten her , which required your natural reaction. Your rage. The fury. Sorry for keeping you in dark , though. I have heard a lot about you from Yuan.

"And he said that you would understand."

The girl stopped talking after that. She wanted to listen to Sun Cheng's opinions. She wished to know if he was even trusting her.

"He really found the one for him , didn't he ?", Sun Cheng finally said after sometime , no trace of anger in his tone ,"Ruthless enough to rip off one's head, from their body. But compassionate enough to show mercy upon the innocent. Well , well. What can I say ? Welcome to the family, I guess.

"And yes. I would love to have that dinner with you sometime. I want to know how you pursued him."

Relief flooded across the girl's body as she sat up straight and spoke up again , more softly this time ,"I know about what Qui Chin did to you. How she drugged you and slept with you. And how she portrayed it to your wife. Making it look like you were having an affair with her , willingly. I can't imagine how distressed Elena must have been. Else , she would have never done that.

"She would've never attempted suicide. Yuan told me about it. I am sorry for your loss , Mr. Sun."

Sun Cheng remained silent for sometime as the memories of the past started floating in front of his eyes. How could he ever forget that ? How could he ever forget the only girl he ever loved ? Had it not been for Qui Chin getting pregnant after that night , he would've dealt with that woman years ago. But that child in her womb. He couldn't bring himself to hurt it. It was his only way to survive through the unending pain.

"Water.", the man muttered.

"Huh ?"

"Elena. She was found in water. She had slit her wrist and the blood had changed the color of the water to red. I had returned back home after I got my consciousness back in the hotel. But before I could explain anything to her , she...", the man sighed ,"Her body was floating in the pool behind my house."

"Ms. Rong , promise me. You will kill her. You will kill Qui Chin. I want to see her dead , just like how my Elena..."

Rong Xinghe shook her head ,"I will not kill her , Cheng. I won't.

"She will do it herself. I will torture her to the extent that death will be the easiest option for her. I will make her life worse than death , worse than hell. So much so , that in the end , she would want to embrace death instead. You have my word.

"It won't be a murder. It will be a suicide. A real one."

Sun Cheng smiled genuinely , for the first time in a while. So , that bastard had really found the one , huh ? Of all the women he had came across , Rong Xinghe's personality had been the most suitable to Xi Yuan so far. And something told him that they were going to hang in there. And that they were meant to be.

"Mr. Sun. I will text you a phone number later. It belongs to my Sister-in-law Songyan. She is taking care of Little Biyu these days. You are free to video call or voice call her , anytime you want. But just don't call today. Okay ?", the girl slipped in the main point of the conversation.

"Why not 'today' ?"

"Because Little Biyu has been taken to City A's biggest amusement park today. As I said earlier , consider that she is on a vacation. And relax. Alright ?", the girl smiled.

"Oh alright. Thanks for letting me know , Ms. Rong. I..."

"Call me Xinghe. Don't do the formalities , Cheng. You are supposed to tell me Yuan's dark secrets next time we meet. It can't go on like this, you know ?", the girl pointed.

Sun Cheng was surprised for a bit before he nodded in agreement ,"Sure. Sure. And apologies for the formalities , Xinghe. We must meet someday."

And with that being said , the call was disconnected.