To Defeat Scum, You Must Start Early, My Lady - Chapter 683

Chapter 683: Sidestory 096 Negotiations, Crazy Lei Qian (Second Update)

“Even if I have to die, I’ll make sure you suffer a fate worse than death!” Lei Qian shrieked manically.

She had no intention of continuing her life peacefully.

She was fed up.

If it hadn’t been for Mu Cidian’s sudden approach, she wouldn’t have had such great expectations of this world, and if it hadn’t been for Mu Cidian’s sudden departure, she wouldn’t have been so overwhelmed by despair.

She held onto the idea of dying with Mu Cidian, committing all those cruel deeds.

Her decision to get plastic surgery was also for the same reason—it was to take revenge on Mu Cidian.

She wanted him to understand how deeply she loved him.

She could do anything for him, but what about Xin Zaozao? Other than pushing him away, what else could Xin Zaozao do?!

Lei Qian’s depiction of utter insanity played out right before Mu Cidian’s eyes.

Mu Cidian suddenly became much calmer and asked, “Lei Qian, am I worth all this? Is it worth sacrificing yourself and doing all this for me?”

Lei Qian just looked at him.

“I’m not as grand as you think, I’m not as invincible, I’m not as high and mighty. I’m just a rotten man.” Mu Cidian said. “Why would you ruin your entire life for a man like me?”

“No! In my heart, you are the best man. Since I first laid eyes on you, I fell for you. You are the only man in my life, I only love you!” Lei Qian denied Mu Cidian’s characterizations.

“That’s because you don’t know me. If you did, you would realize how disgusting I am.” Mu Cidian said, and began to take off his casual jacket.

Lei Qian watched him, unsure of what he was doing.

Mu Cidian said, “Sleeping with me would only harm you.”

Lei Qian clenched her teeth.

“I’ve been intimate with so many women, why can’t I do the same with others?” Mu Cidian had already taken off his upper clothes.

The early summer was still a bit chilly.

The sea breeze was strong, whipping his clothes and stirring his slightly long hair.

“Why would you, such a pure woman, want to taint yourself with me?” Mu Cidian questioned her.

He looked down as he unbuckled his belt.

Lei Qian bit her lip.

She watched as Mu Cidian continually stripped off his clothes.

“Lei Qian, the reason I haven’t touched you is to keep you pure. The cruel words I say are only to make you protect yourself.” Mu Cidian said coldly, “But if you can’t feel it, if you insist on being defiled by my filthy body, then I’m more than willing!”

Lei Qian was frightened by Mu Cidian’s state.

She couldn’t believe what Mu Cidian was saying.

She watched him strip down to his boxers and walk towards her.

Suddenly, she screamed, “Don’t come any closer!”

Mu Cidian stopped not too far from her.

“Don’t come any closer!” Lei Qian demanded, her voice hardened, “If you come any closer, I’ll throw the baby overboard.”

Mu Cidian struggled to keep his emotions in check.

He just looked at Lei Qian.

He watched her becoming somewhat disoriented, as if his previous words had unsettled her.

She probably didn’t expect that his refusal to touch her was for her protection.

Even if he was lying to her.

At this moment, Xin Zaozao was standing nearby on a yacht.

She watched them, as she saw Mu Cidian suddenly take off his clothes.

She didn’t know what they were saying because the wind was too loud and the sea waves were too high for her to hear clearly.

But at that moment, she seemed to have an inkling.

She bit her lip, preventing herself from making any noise.

“Are you telling the truth?” Lei Qian asked him.

She asked Mu Cidian, who seemed much calmer at that moment.

“What do you think?” Mu Cidian countered.

“Why didn’t you tell me?” Lei Qian asked.

“If I told you, would it make you completely give up on me?” Mu Cidian looked at her. “If it can’t make you completely give up, wouldn’t it be continuously hurting you?”

At that moment, looking at Mu Cidian, Lei Qian seemed somewhat hesitant and upset.

Mu Cidian watched her closely, observing her every move, assessing if he could seize a moment of carelessness from her…

“Then why don’t you like me?” Lei Qian asked.

Mu Cidian paused.

“Why can’t you like me? Why must you be with Xin Zaozao? What’s so good about Xin Zaozao? Does Xin Zaozao love you more than I do?” Lei Qian asked him, her voice adamant.

“No, she doesn’t.” Mu Cidian responded while still observing her closely.

“So why do you want to be with her?”

In such a situation, Mu Cidian too found himself at a loss for words. He couldn’t come up with a better response, and he was even afraid of provoking Lei Qian further.

He was acutely aware that Lei Qian was in a very extreme state. She would act and think in the most extreme ways.

“Is it because of the baby?” Lei Qian suddenly suggested, speaking sharply.

“Calm down!” Mu Cidian saw her extend her arm, cradling the baby a little further out.

“Is it?” Lei Qian screamed.

“No! Even without the baby, I would ultimately pursue Xin Zaozao. Because I love her. I’m just a despicable man who, regardless of how Xin Zaozao treats me, is helplessly in love with her!”

“Why!” Lei Qian couldn’t accept it, “Why do you love her so much!”

“I also want to know. I don’t know why despite Xin Zaozao treating me this way, I’m still helplessly in love with her. If I knew, I wouldn’t be in love with her!” Mu Cidian also revealed his distress!

Lei Qian saw the pain on Mu Cidian’s face.

“I’m not as happy as you think. Xin Zaozao and I are not as perfect as you imagine.” Mu Cidian admitted, “We’ve been together for so long again, yet we haven’t slept together once.”

Lei Qian stared at him in disbelief.

“I have no reason to lie to you at this point.” Mu Cidian spoke slowly and clearly.

“If it’s so unbearable, then why do you want to be with her, why not be with me instead? I love you so much, so very much…” Lei Qian’s eyes welled up with tears.

What she could not understand was, she loved Mu Cidian so much, she would even die for him. Why couldn’t he just be with her? Why did he have to be with Xin Zaozao who didn’t love him at all!

“Lei Qian.” Mu Cidian voiced her name, “I’m not worth it. I’m not worth the sacrifices you’ve made for me, the pain you’ve endured for me, the crazy actions you’ve taken for me.”

Lei Qian stared at Mu Cidian.

“Give me the child now and we will forget this ever happened. Don’t waste your time on a man like me anymore. Or be envious of how good I seem to be doing. I’m really not doing well, not at all.” Mu Cidian clarified.

Lei Qian bit her lip.

She seemed somewhat willing to compromise at that moment.

Mu Cidian escalated his tactic steadily, step by step, very slowly.

Lei Qian just watched him closely as he approached…

“Stay away!” Lei Qian suddenly shouted.

Her voice was filled with agitation.

Immediately, Mu Cidian tensed up.

Only two steps left, two more steps and he would reach his daughter.

“Look at what I’ve done so far, Mu Cidian! Do you think you would forgive me just like that? You think you can forget all this happened? Don’t fool me!” Lei Qian roared.

She seemed to suddenly sober up at that moment.

Mu Cidian gritted his teeth inwardly and said, “I understand your actions stem from a place of deep love for me. You haven’t caused serious harm, why would I hold it against you? Lei Qian, the heart is made of flesh. I appreciate all the good you’ve done for me. Then why do you think I gave you so much money when we divorced? Why do you think I still helped your father avoid prison after the divorce?”

“That’s because you never discovered anything I had done that could harm you! Your mother has warned me before: never cross your line. But I’m not like her! There’s no blood relation between you and me. Once I’ve crossed your line, you will kill me!” Lei Qian reproached ferociously.

Mu Cidian’s face contorted in anger.

He had never despised his mother this much.

He always thought her death would have buried all her wrongdoings in the past, never had he anticipated that her death would still chain him down with so many troubles.

“So, I will never trust you, never trust that you will let me go! Besides, I never intended to live after what I have done, I am not afraid of anything.” Lei Qian seemed nonchalant, determined on her suicidal resolve, she was afraid of nothing.

“What do you want from me?” Mu Cidian tried his best to suppress his anger, “Tell me, what do you want me to do? Go to bed with you? I can!”

“I don’t want to sleep with you anymore, I suddenly don’t want to.” Lei Qian smirked coldly, “You were right. Why should I let you defile my pure body, it would not be punishment for you, but for me. I suddenly realize that the best revenge against you would be… through Xin Zaozao!”

Mu Cidian glared at Lei Qian fiercely.

Looking at her vicious and ugly countenance, looking at her deranged attitude stemmed from her distorted mind.

“Didn’t you once say Xin Zaozao only has you as her man?” Lei Qian pointed.

Mu Cidian clenched his fists.

“Call Song Lifei here.” Lei Qian spoke bluntly, “Demand Song Lifei to come here and sleep with Xin Zaozao!”

“Lei Qian!”

“You refuse? If you refuse, I will throw her off the edge!” Lei Qian threatened fiercely.

“Lei Qian, people pushed to the extreme will do cruel things.” Mu Cidian clenched his fists harder, the knuckles cracking.

“I know.” Lei Qian didn’t care. She didn’t care about Mu Cidian’s menace. “I’m this desperate, that’s why I’m doing this. I give you three seconds to consider, if you don’t call Song Lifei, I will drop her! One, two …”

Mu Cidian vehemently dialed the number.

Lei Qian smirked triumphantly.

“Song Lifei, come to Gangnan Harbor right now…”

“What happened? Your voice sounds strange.” The voice on the other end seemed taken aback.

“Get here now!” Mu Cidian roared.

“What the hell is happening?” Song Lifei began losing his temper too.

“If you don’t come, Xin Zaozao and I will both die here!”

He wasn’t threatening Song Lifei.

If something happened to Wanwan, whole of their family would perish here!

He hung up the phone abruptly.

Song Lifei stared at his phone, grinding his teeth.

If he wasn’t aware that Mu Cidian never joked around, he would have completely ignored him!

He put down his mobile phone hastily and quickly drove off towards the specified location.

After Mu Cidian hung up, Lei Qian demanded, “Call Xin Zaozao here.”

Mu Cidian just looked at her.

“Call her here!” Lei Qian repeated.

Mu Cidian turned around, and beckoned to Xin Zaozao on the side who had been observing them from her liner.

Xin Zaozao immediately jumped over from her liner.

She quickly approached them. Finally, she saw Wanwan in Lei Qian’s arms.

She wasn’t sure how Mu Cidian persuaded Lei Qian.

All she knew was that Mu Cidian wasn’t successful, or else Lei Qian wouldn’t still be holding Wanwan.

“Want her?” Lei Qian taunted Xin Zaozao who was approaching, giving a little shrug to the baby Wanwan she held in her arms.

Such a casual gesture shocked Xin Zaozao into momentary weakness in her legs.

Mu Cidian reached out and held her up.

Lei Qian was just watching their interaction.

Her eyes turned cold, “Xin Zaozao, do as I say and I’ll return her to you.”

“What do you want to do? I’ll do anything you want!” At that moment, Xin Zaozao would even risk her life!

“You’ll know soon.” Lei Qian purposely acted mysterious.

Xin Zaozao turned to Mu Cidian.

Mu Cidian stood tense, silent, waiting.

The tense atmosphere dragged on.

Who knew how much time had passed.

Just when Xin Zaozao felt that she never had any idea about what they intended to do, Mu Cidian’s phone rang out loud again.

The phone rang for a long time, as if Mu Cidian had no intention to answer it.