In the dim living room, Lin Xiu looked at the woman he had placed under deep hypnosis and spoke slowly.
“Turn around.”
Hearing this, Ning Xin turned mechanically. Her pupils were devoid of any light.
Lin Xiu thought for a moment and asked, “What is your name? How old are you?”
“My name is Poison Rose. I am twenty-nine years old…”
Lin Xiu frowned upon hearing this. He proceeded to ask many more questions, all of which Ning Xin answered one by one.
It was only then that Lin Xiu began to dig deeper based on the name Poison Rose.
“You call yourself Poison Rose, but isn’t your name Ning Xin?”
“Ning Xin is just a fake identity. I have many fake identities.”
“Are you an Esper? What is your ability?”
“Yes. My ability is to corrode everything…”
Lin Xiu raised an eyebrow and continued his questioning. “What was your purpose in marrying Liu Yun?”
“The higher-ups need her ability, so they sent me to get close to her. Once the time is right, I am to strip her of her ability, and then destroy the body to eliminate any evidence…”
Lin Xiu’s expression turned cold. Liu Yun and this woman had been married for over four months. This meant that the woman had been targeted since at least four months ago.
Although Lin Xiu knew many people were eyeing Liu Yun, he hadn’t expected them to go as far as marriage just to get close to her.
With that thought, Lin Xiu continued, “Who are your superiors? What is the name of your organization?”
Ning Xin’s expression remained dull as she revealed everything she knew.
The more Lin Xiu heard, the more a chill settled in his heart. Finally, after contemplating for a long while, he spoke.
“Poison Rose, you will subconsciously remember the commands I am about to give. You will execute them perfectly and without a shred of doubt.”
“You hate Liu Yun intensely. Because of this, you hope she will be severely bullied by your neighbor. You will create opportunities for the two of them, and even if things go too far, you won’t see any problem with it.”
“In fact, this kind of revenge will make you feel refreshed. Other than this, you will not seek any other way to harm her.”
“You will remember my name as Old Wang. We met by chance in the elevator, and I even helped you with a small favor back then. You will view me as a harmless neighbor and will no longer harbor any killing intent toward me.”
“When I snap my fingers, you will return to your home next door. Only then will you gradually regain your senses.”
“Now, repeat the commands I just gave you.”
Ning Xin nodded and began to repeat them.
“I will execute your commands perfectly without doubt. I hope Liu Yun is severely bullied by you, and I will create opportunities for the two of you…”
Hearing Ning Xin repeat his orders perfectly, Lin Xiu snapped his fingers in satisfaction.
In the next moment, Ning Xin moved. She began to walk blankly toward the door.
Lin Xiu was in a fairly good mood. As for why he told her his name was Old Wang, it was just a bit of his wicked sense of humor.
However, his face darkened when he saw the damaged front door.
‘So violent. Whatever, I’ll just collect the debt from Sister Yun later,’ he thought.
***
Meanwhile, Ning Xin didn’t regain her senses until she returned to her bedroom. She shook her head, gradually coming to.
“What happened to me?”
A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, but she remembered everything quickly.
“Oh, right. I wanted to give that bitch Liu Yun a piece of my mind. Isn’t there that Old Wang guy living next door? I’ll just let them…”
At the thought, a strange sense of satisfaction flared in Ning Xin’s heart. She became increasingly determined to see the idea through, never once feeling that there was anything wrong with such a thought.
Two days later, in the early morning, Liu Yun opened her eyes. She felt dazed for a while, still not fully adjusted to the fact that Ning Xin had returned.
She shook her head, got up to wash her face, and prepared to make breakfast.
Guilt still weighed heavily on Liu Yun’s heart. Over the past two days, she had been trying to confess everything, but Xiao Xin never gave her the chance. It had reached a point where it felt deliberate, which started to scare her.
‘Does she already know something?’
While Liu Yun’s thoughts were spiraling, Ning Xin appeared outside the kitchen. She watched the woman working inside, a thoughtful look crossing her face.
‘How can I get this bitch bullied by Old Wang? I guess I should start by leading the wolf into the house and letting them interact first.’
With that, Ning Xin came up with a plan. She went next door and looked at the new door Lin Xiu had installed. She didn’t find it strange at all and simply knocked.
Lin Xiu opened the door, looking a bit bleary-eyed from sleep. Seeing the woman, he couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow.
“Is there something you need?”
Ning Xin gave a faint smile and spoke. “Old Wang, do you remember that small favor you did for me? I said I wanted to thank you, but I haven’t had the chance.”
“It just so happens that my partner made too much breakfast. I’m sure you haven’t eaten yet, so why don’t you come over and join us?”
Hearing Ning Xin’s words, Lin Xiu struggled to suppress a laugh.
Although he had been looking forward to seeing how this woman would behave over the last two days, he hadn’t expected her to be so direct.
Previously, he had no enmity toward this woman, so he had been cautious in his actions. But ever since he learned her true identity, he felt no guilt whatsoever.
Lin Xiu played along, acting hesitant. “Wouldn’t that be too much trouble?”
Ning Xin hurriedly replied, “How could it be? We’re neighbors! Shouldn’t neighbors help each other out?”
‘Exactly. As long as I use the neighbor excuse, this guy won’t be able to refuse. That way, he’ll have the chance to get up to no good with that bitch Liu Yun…’
Ning Xin grew more excited at the thought.
Lin Xiu nodded reluctantly and sighed. “Since you put it that way, I’ll intrude then.”
The two of them walked over to Liu Yun’s place. When Liu Yun saw them enter together, she was completely stunned, and her heart began to race with anxiety.
“Xiao Xin, what is this…”
Ning Xin explained, “Yunyun, this is Old Wang. I don’t need to introduce him, right? You two should have known each other for a long time.”
“Old Wang?”
Liu Yun was confused and quickly looked at the young man.
When she saw Lin Xiu’s wicked grin, her eyelid twitched violently. She had a very bad feeling about this.
Lin Xiu took over the conversation, clearing his throat. “Ahem. Well, Miss Ning and I happened to meet in the elevator yesterday, so we got to know each other.”
Ning Xin chimed in, “And Old Wang even helped me out back then. So, I figured you definitely made too much breakfast, Yunyun. To keep the food from going to waste, I invited him over to eat with us.”
Despite saying this, Ning Xin didn’t mention what kind of help he had provided because she didn’t actually know. She simply felt a subconscious sense of gratitude.
As Liu Yun listened to Ning Xin, she felt more and more that something was wrong.
Besides, Lin Xiu was actually lying to Xiao Xin. Who would actually be named Old Wang? It sounded suspicious…
Of course, that wasn’t the most important part. The most important part was that this guy clearly knew what he had done to her, yet he still dared to come over for a free meal. What a bastard!