Chapter 13

The part of her back not covered by the swimsuit was marked by a large, terrifying burn scar, uneven and rough.

It stood in stark contrast to the delicate, fair skin surrounding it.

I looked on, my voice hoarse.

Duan Yutang turned around.

She glanced at my reaction, unsurprised.

“Is it scary?”

She casually picked up a towel and draped it over her shoulders.

I watched her in silence.

She met my gaze and slowly walked closer.

“This is the mark I got nine years ago saving Chen Sui. I love it, if anything. Why do you think it’s scary? It’s proof that I love him.”

She spoke each word clearly: “I would die for him.”

Looking into her eyes, bottomless and dark, I vaguely saw something that could only be called pathological.

A madwoman.

I couldn’t help but take a step back.

The curve of her lips slowly widened.

But her smile was cold.

“So, what makes you think you deserve to call yourself Chen Sui’s girlfriend?”

A chill ran down my spine, and I suddenly wanted to escape.

The next second, Duan Yutang shoved me, unguarded, straight into the pool.

I flailed and struggled in the water.

I could faintly hear Duan Yutang’s voice by my ear.

“Can’t swim? What a coincidence, I had them turn off the surveillance too.”

“Now’s the perfect chance to prove to me you love Chen Sui more than I do. If you can, I’ll let you be with him. How about that?”

I hadn’t looked carefully before falling in.

The water washed over my head again and again, and only then did I realize this was the deep end.