Chapter 689 - The day I died. (IV) (1/2)

Zhao Ming was standing there weakly, while Lu shi held onto her arm to support her. Her body was still trembling as she recalled Zhao Ming's last painful memories and Xiao Li's psychotic actions.

Her crazy gaze and that laugh were still sending shivers to her spine. She is strong and bold enough to deal with her, but hearing that she can try again to kill her and strangling her, scared her out of her wits.

Xiao Li is not normal. She knew that she has a bitchy personality but that kind of dark side of her was something she has never imagined before.

However, before Xiao Li could do anything to her, someone came between them and parted Xiao Li away from her and gave her a tight slap, whose sound echoed in the room.

It was none other than the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Li was shocked when Wen Xu slapped her across her cheeks. She held her cheek and stared at her in disbelief.

She has never once scolded her but today she slapped her? That too, in front of Zhao Ming?

” Mo... ther..why? How...could you…” she stuttered as she was still not in her senses. She couldn't understand what's happening and why.

Wen Xu gritted her teeth and said, ” You ask why? Xiao Li, today you truly disappointed me. How can...how can you think of taking someone's life so easily? Huh?”

” I always supported you unconditionally. Because of you I always looked down on Zhao Ming but then why? How could you think of killing her? And what? Greedy? Stupid woman? I never thought that you have such great thoughts about me. ” Wen Xu looked at her in disbelief.

She was coming to meet Xiao Li when the maid came running out of the pavilion. When they explained that Zhao Ming had barged into the chamber and slapped Xiao Li, she got worried and came to protect her.

But she was shocked and speechless seeing the drama unfolding in front of her. Xiao Li, who stumbled onto the ground, suddenly stood up when she was about to walk to her.

Her expressions changed into a split second and she heard her hateful words and thoughts about her. Not only that, she even tried to strangle Zhao Ming, right at the palace.

She never thought that Xiao Li could stoop so low.

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” Mother, it's not what you're thinking. It's not me... it's this bitch who tried to force me to say all those things. Mother, you need to believe me, I didn't do anything. It's not me.” She pleaded when she remembered her life's biggest mistake.

She tried to hold onto Wen Xu's shoulders but the latter slapped her hand away.

” Remove your dirty hands off me. Xiao Li, you might have forgotten that I am still higher in position than you. You're not even a Head Consort now but I am still the Empress Dowager. How dare you touch me with your filthy hands?”

” I treated you as my daughter but you were thinking of me as a greedy stupid woman? To pamper you, I humiliated this girl who always took care of me. However, I kicked her away and embraced a snake-like you.” She said with eyes filled with sadness.

Zhao Ming, who started to calm down frowned upon hearing Wen Xu's words. Well, at least now she knows that Xiao Li, she was adoring, was thinking of her as a greedy bitch.

Xiao Li frowned seeing Wen Xu's attitude towards her. Her lips twitched, brows knitted as she said, ” Pamper me? Weren't you just pampering yourself with all the gifts and royalties from my father? You didn't even do anything when I was humiliated by this bitch and your son. You're just a double-faced old hag who doesn't care about her son at all.”

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