Chapter 744: Chapter 693: The Zhan Family’s Son Comes of Age

Xia Luo hasn’t eaten for two days.

Being tied to a chair is not pleasant; the first day felt like a year.

However, on the second day, the body was too weak, and combined with exhaustion, though the discomfort of being tied up persisted, she soon fell asleep.

But it didn’t take long before a basin of cold water woke her up.

Xia Luo opened her eyes and saw You Mei standing in front of her.

"Actually, you didn’t have to wake me with water; if you called me, I would have woken up," Xia Luo said.

You Mei snorted coldly, "Waking you up like that is so boring. When water soaks your clothes, sticking to you, isn’t it uncomfortable? I want you to be uncomfortable, to suffer, that’s the only thing that makes me feel good."

"Why are you doing this to me? Is it because you think Fang Qingyang likes me?" Xia Luo asked.

She had been kept here by You Mei for two days.

During these two days, You Mei tortured her in every possible way.

It was apparent that You Mei truly hated her.

"Otherwise, why do you think I’m tormenting you like this?"

You Mei suddenly stepped forward, grabbed her collar, and slapped her again.

Xia Luo’s face was already swollen and red, with a crust forming at her lip.

But soon, the force struck again, and blood gushed out once more.

"You Mei, you don’t truly love Fang Qingyang," Xia Luo muttered.

"I love him. Of course, I love him. What makes you think I don’t?"

Upon hearing Xia Luo question her feelings for Fang Qingyang, You Mei immediately became hysterical.

Both hands grasped Xia Luo’s neck, looking viciously as if she wanted to strangle her.

"Of course, you don’t love him. If you loved him, how could you torture me like this? If he knows in heaven, sees you tormenting me like this, how heartbroken he would be?" Xia Luo said.

You Mei sneered, "After all this talk, you still want me to release you. Xia Luo, give up that hope. I finally got you in my grasp; it’s impossible to let you go easily. No matter what you say, I won’t believe it. Besides, Yang is already dead. No matter how I torment you, he won’t see it, and even if he could, if he gets angry, let him come for me. I’d welcome it."

"I know, no matter what I say, you won’t let me go. I also know it’s impossible to escape from your hands. Actually, I’ve always felt guilty towards Fang Qingyang, because I never really loved him, yet he died because of me," Xia Luo muttered.

"Good that you know, because it’s you who wronged Yang."

You Mei slapped her again.

"So, I want to make amends for the harm done to him, by agreeing to all of Mu Chen’s conditions, hoping to safely rescue Qingqing. But before achieving that, I’m going to die at your hands. When I arrive in the afterlife, I’ll certainly apologize to Yang. Just not sure if he’ll blame me for not rescuing his sister or blame you for hindering me from rescuing his sister."

"I’ve already said, I will rescue Qingqing myself; you don’t need to worry about that."

"But you haven’t, have you?" Xia Luo said.

You Mei glared at her fiercely.

Xia Luo smiled slightly, "I know you haven’t succeeded. If you had, you would have acted by now to kill me. But you haven’t killed me, only tortured me. So you haven’t succeeded yet, and you’re still thinking about whether to kill me or use me to lure out Mu Chen."

"You’re pretty clever, to have figured this out."

You Mei clenched her fist, her nails digging into her flesh, but she didn’t feel the pain.

Xia Luo lowered her eyes.

In fact, she didn’t know; these were all just guesses.

In the past two days of being tortured by You Mei, she thought of many things.

Although the time spent with You Mei wasn’t long, a person’s true nature will reveal itself inadvertently no matter how much they disguise it.

Based on You Mei’s personality, if she wanted to avenge Fang Qingyang, she would certainly want her dead.

Torturing her might bring her some comfort, but she wouldn’t torment her for too long to avoid unnecessary complications.

Yesterday, she assumed after a day of torment, it would be her end.

But You Mei didn’t act against her.

So she speculated that You Mei couldn’t kill her now.

What is the reason for not killing her?

Surely, it’s not out of sympathy for her.

Nor could it be for fear of Zhan Yunxiao.

The only possibility is that her claim of not letting Mu Chen go failed.

She wasn’t able to kill Mu Chen, nor rescue Qingqing.

Therefore, she temporally needs Xia Luo alive, perhaps to deal with Mu Chen.

Before figuring out how to use her, she naturally couldn’t easily kill her.