Chapter 903 - 946: Inner Demon
After a long while, she trembled and asked again, "What about before? Did you ever love me?"
Mu Beiting replied decisively, "No!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Zhitong felt a whirlwind, stepping back several steps before stabilizing herself!
Ruan Zhitong shook her head emotionally, retreating continuously while murmuring, "No... It’s impossible... How could it be... You clearly loved me back then? If you didn’t love me, why would you leave the Mu Family for me? Do you remember? Back then, I couldn’t cook, and I was clumsy, so you put on an apron and cooked for me! Although what you made wasn’t a gourmet dish, just a few simple dishes, I felt it was the most delicious thing in the world! You were so good to me, how could you not love me? How could it be?"
She loved for so long, persisted for so long! To be with him, she even turned herself into someone she despised the most!
But what she got in return was his words: he didn’t love her!
If he didn’t love her, why was he so good to her back then? Why did he promise her a lifetime? Why?
She couldn’t accept this fact, couldn’t accept it.
Seeing her so emotional, Ye Anxin couldn’t help but say, "Ruan Zhitong, I know you’re kind at heart! If you weren’t, Uncle wouldn’t have been with you back then. I trust Uncle’s judgement, he would never misjudge someone! Please stop, don’t continue making mistakes! Even if you can’t have the man you love, you still have loving parents! As long as you turn over a new leaf, you still have a chance to find your happiness!"
She believed that Ruan Zhitong became this way because jealousy clouded her mind!
She didn’t trust Ruan Zhitong, but she trusted Uncle’s judgement! Uncle had keen insight; he would never be fond of a malicious woman!
Ruan Zhitong must have been a very gentle and kind woman initially! It was only later that she changed!
Ruan Zhitong looked at Ye Anxin with dazed eyes, "Is there still a chance? Do I still have a chance? I’ve done so many bad things, can I still return?"
Ye Anxin glanced at the bottle of mineral water in Ruan Zhitong’s hand, then at the lighter in her other hand, saying cautiously, "You can! I believe you can! As long as you repent, I’ll plead with Uncle to forgive you!"
At this moment, she feared that Ruan Zhitong might do something irreversible from the shock!
Earlier, she had poured a can of gasoline from the roof, covering not only herself but also the entire rooftop with gasoline! If she can’t bear the shock now, becomes emotional, and ignites the gasoline in her hand, then throws it onto the ground! Everyone present will be affected! Maybe it won’t be fatal, but it will certainly cause some harm!
She didn’t want everyone to be harmed because of her! So the immediate priority was to calm Ruan Zhitong down! She must not do anything foolish.
After listening to Ye Anxin’s words, Ruan Zhitong became somewhat dazed, suddenly, a gentle voice sounded, "Stop! Don’t make more mistakes, stop!"
Soon after, another voice emerged from Ruan Zhitong’s mouth, "No, I won’t stop, if I can’t have it, I won’t let anyone else have it!"
As the words fell, Ruan Zhitong’s expression changed again, and the gentle voice once more came from her mouth, "You’ve already done so much, it’s enough, it’s really enough! Don’t torment yourself for a man who doesn’t belong to you!"
Then, Ruan Zhitong’s expression changed again, her eyes bloodshot, shouting shrilly: "No, no, I want to destroy them, I want to destroy them!"
Watching her talking to herself, Ye Anxin looked puzzledly at Mu Beiting.
She didn’t understand what happened to Ruan Zhitong? She was fine just now, how did she suddenly become abnormal?
Seeing the question in her eyes, Mu Beiting replied expressionlessly, "Schizophrenia!"
"What? No way!" Upon hearing this, Ye Anxin widened her eyes in disbelief, unable to imagine that Ruan Zhitong had schizophrenia! Didn’t she seem normal before? Could it be that she developed schizophrenia just because of Uncle’s words of not love?
Mu Beiting pressed his lips together, not answering her question, just frowning at Ruan Zhitong.
"Since you can’t let go of all this hatred, then I’ll help you!" As a gentle voice came from Ruan Zhitong’s mouth, she lifted her hand and poured the gasoline over herself from head to toe.
Realizing what she was doing, Ruan Zhitong hurriedly used her hand holding the water bottle to press down the hand with the lighter, "What are you doing? What are you doing? I won’t allow you to do this, I won’t allow you!"
"I can’t let you continue to make mistakes, I want to help you find release! You’ve suppressed me in your body for four years for revenge! It’s time I helped you release!" Saying this, the hand holding the lighter forcefully broke free from the hand holding it down, igniting the lighter, about to set the gasoline on herself alight.
"No...!" The gasoline was not ignited, stopped by that evil part within her body.
"Yes...!"
"No...!"
"Yes...!"
"No...!" Just like this, the evil side and the good side within Ruan Zhitong’s body started to fight!
The good side in Ruan Zhitong’s body said, "Stop! You’ve harmed so many people, you can’t continue to hurt innocent people! Beiting truly loves Anxin, just let them go and let them live happily! I am helping you find release, rather than live in pain, it’s better to die once and for all! Have you forgotten the purpose of your coming here? You wanted to perish together with Ye Anxin! Since you’ve already wanted to end it for release, then let yourself and others go! Beiting doesn’t love you; he never loved you! He forgot all about you in just six years, but Ye Anxin was gone for five years and he was unwavering, guarding their child, guarding their past every day! Since it’s already like this, what are you still holding on to?"
Upon hearing this, the evil side that was struggling to avoid death suddenly stopped moving! Unknowingly loosening the grip on the hand holding the lighter.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the kind side within Ruan Zhitong decisively lit the lighter, throwing it onto herself!
The gasoline met the fire and burned uncontrollably!
"Beiting, goodbye! I hope you and Ye Anxin can live happily from now on! I hope you can forgive my past actions! I’m sorry...!" Engulfed in the raging flames, Ruan Zhitong did not scream in pain, just quietly looked at Mu Beiting, offering sincere blessings and apologies from the bottom of her heart.