Chapter 54.5 – A “Love Triangle” of Lust and Pain(You can choose to skip it)
Back inside the bedroom...
"Mmm..."
The newlywed young couple were making out, unaware their servant already condemned them to death.
Just when they were about to take it to bed...
Clack*
The door was suddenly opened, disturbing the pair.
"Young miss, someone brought a valuable gift, so I brought it here." - Zhu Li entered with a bouquet.
"Haha, that's so hysterical it will kill me.(ēh éh, kě xióu sǐ le)." - Liao Lan rolled her eyes.
"Zhu Li, do you have a sick heart?! Throw those with the rest of the congratulatory flowers." - Zeng Wei dismissively said.
"Oh... but these are not congratulatory flowers." - Zhu Li smiled.
Liao Lan frowned and looked at the bouquet.
"Not congratulatory flowers? What are you talk...ing... about..." - Liao Lan's eyes slowly widened.
It was because she noticed these were not wedding flowers... They are funeral flowers!
"Who is the asshole who brought us funeral flowers on our wedding night?! Are they sick?!" - Zeng Wei angrily said.
Liao Lan also turned furious.
"Zhu Li! Go and throw it inside the garbage disposal!" - Liao Lan ordered.
But to their astonishment, Liao Lan shook her head.
"I'm sorry, young miss. I can't do that." - Zhu Li shook her head.
There was a hint of ridicule on her lips.
That was noticed by Liao Lan, who got ticked off by it.
"Zhu! Li! Are you trying to rebel?!" - Liao Lan separated from Zeng Wei and menacingly approached her.
"I am not, young miss. It's because the one who gave the flowers is here." - Zhu Li's smile broadened.
"Hah? What are you talking about?!" - Liao Lan angrily retorted.
But then her expression froze.
That is because, at some unknown point, a young man stood beside her, and a woman walked from behind Zhu Li. They both smiled menacingly at them.
"Who are you?!" - Liao Lan paddled back in shock.
Zeng Wei didn't say anything. He determined the situation was wrong and immediately wanted to bolt to the emergency button.
But it was too late.
"[[Stop.]]" - The young man said.
At that moment, both Zeng Wei and Liao Lan froze in place.
All they could do was breathe air and move their eyes, their minds filled with horror.
Although cruel, they were not stupid. Far from it, they are socially smart and intelligent people.
They immediately knew the identity of those two people.
"Supers?! Why are they here?! Are they here to assassinate or kidnap us?! But why! We didn't do anything to warrant it! We were careful not to offend anyone in power!" - Liao Lan thought.
The gears in her mind turned.
"Is it a competitor? Are they after us for a violent takeover? Or did the party turn its eyes on us? Do they want to annex my father's wealth? But didn't my father align with the CCP?" - Liao Lan became confused.
Her father was a strong CCP supporter, and so was Zeng Wei's father. It wasn't because they liked the party, but because they were scared shitless for their lives.
Every wealthy person above a certain level was scared because after growing to a certain level, they get more and more exposed to the public eye, becoming more influential. And, if the party thinks they outshine them, they would become biased and possibly want to destroy the company for arguably reasonable reasons that were previously ignored.
Or, if they can't find any reason, they would kidnap them and force them to confess to things they never did.
As they say, tall trees draw more wind.
"You two must be wondering why we are here." - The young man smiled and softly spoke.
"Let me give you a hint~" - The young woman grinned and pointed at the bouquet.
The couple widened their eyes, fear coursing through their bodies.
"We're dead!" - They understood.
"So, you must be dying to know why, right?" - The young man asked.
The couple's eyes spoke the answer. Yes.
"Well, it is for a couple of reasons. First, my girlfriend and I need a new identity, so we'll go ahead and take yours~." - The man evilly smiled.
His eyes scanned Zeng Wei as if appraising a fat pig to butcher.
"Rejoice! A god took a fancy to your identity! You should feel honored." - The woman said, her gaze sizing Liao Lan's body.
It was like appraising a new dress.
"O-Oh, my god!" - The two of them shook.
"T-Their kidding... right? RIGHT?!" - Zeng Wei screamed in his mind.
Disregarding their inner emotions, the man continued speaking.
"And now, for the second reason. We selected you because of how horrible both of you are! Honestly, your wealth is just a convenient bonus!" - The man smiled broadly.
"And the two of you are so delectably corrupt and awful that we couldn't help ourselves~." - The woman followed in a sing-song voice.
Hearing their words, Zeng Wei and Liao Lan strained their eyes to look at each other.
"The heavens couldn't tolerate us, so they sent punishment! Oh, God!" - They both thought.
"And, finally, for the final nail in the coffin..." - The young man said and paused.
He then looked at Zhu Li and smiled.
"Hehe~. I gave your servant a chance to save you. If you didn't hurt and humiliated her so much, she would have rejected us at the door. However..." - His smile widened.
"She didn't hesitate for even a moment to kill you~. Someone who worked for you for years hates you so deeply! The hatred must be DEEP!" - The woman gave a pearly grin.
Hearing them, the newlywed couple stared daggers at the young maid.
"You sold us out to an outsider! You traitor!" - They both thought.
Zhu Li instinctively took a step back but was supported by the woman.
"You don't need to worry, sweety~. They can't do anything to you now. You are one of us now~. Nobody would hurt you again." - The woman comfortingly smiled.
Hearing her soft words, Zhu Li straightened her back.
"Right... I don't need to be afraid anymore." - She thought.
Her fear turned into determination as she stared at the both of them.
"You brought this upon yourself. Don't blame me." - She hatefully said, placing the flowers at their feet.
"Please step back, Zhu Li." - The man said.
"Yes... Young master." - Zhu Li turned and respectfully bowed.
Under the hateful gaze of Zeng Wei and Liao Lan, Zhu Li walked to the room's entrance.
The man then turned to the woman.
"Do it." - He said.
"With pleasure." - The woman smiled and walked to Liao Lan.
Liao Lan stared at her with fear and hate as a hand was placed on her scalp.
"Don't worry... This won't hurt... probably? You might become a vegetable, though." - The woman evilly smiled.
The next moment, Liao Lan felt something invade her mind. Memories flashed, from the mundane things, such as her behavior and antics, to the deepest secrets she kept.
She remembered her life. How she was pampered from a young age and got whatever she wanted. The frustration when she got engaged to Zeng Wei, that rude playboy. How she indirectly bullied that recluse and poor big-glasses pimpled girl as a form of release, causing her to commit suicide. She felt guilty about it, but her parents covered it up, making her more frustrated. She remembered those lives she ruined in the pharmaceutical company, demoting or removing staff by sweet-talking her father, all because they caught her in a bad mood.
She remembered her history with Zhu Li. Liao Lan was a rich and beautiful queen bee, fawned over and favored by many, and Zhu Li was that silent but intelligent beauty from a poor background, quietly acing every test and even having top grades in sports, a model student. Liao Lan was jealous but didn't dare touch her. It would backfire too much, and it wasn't worth it. And so, they lived in two separate worlds, despite being in adjacent classes.
And yet, one fateful day, the school board approached her parents. Zhu Li's father had cancer and couldn't afford the treatment fees. They hoped her parents would somehow help Zhu Li.
After seeing how excellent Zhu Li is, her father immediately gave a loan, and in exchange, she will be her Ayi and future assistant.
Not only that, but he even let her study at the same university, promising a bright future for her.
Zhu Li was noticeably happy about this outcome and was an eager and hardworking girl, so eventually, Liao Lan accepted her. They even became friends, however, forced or fake that relationship was.
However, everything changed when her fiance and Zhu Li met at the university. Her fiance lusted after her beauty, and Zhu Li naively became obsessed with him. She even overheard her once masturbating while calling young master. Naturally, Liao Lan became frustrated and furious. She thought that showing his true colors would change her views, but although she became disgusted, her sexual fantasies remained the same.
Her frustrations became so bad that she pleaded with her father to cancel her engagement to Zeng Wei, but her father said it was Just A Phase. Even her mother said she would grow to love him.
With the accumulating bad energies in her stomach and seeing her most trusted friend so infatuated, a twisted idea popped into her mind.
"If you want him so much, I'll let you have him!"
The next day, she offered a deal Zhu Li couldn't refuse. A 10,000RMB raise for allowing her cheating fiance to have sex with her while subtly threatening to fire her otherwise. And it didn't come as a surprise that the little bitch agreed! She could feel that hint of lust in those eyes, the horny slut.
She instructed her fiance that he could fuck Zhu Li but is not allowed to do it without her presence and must not do any foreplay. He can only do it raw and lube it with external lubricants. And he can do anything else to humiliate her as long as he doesn't externally hurt her.
Watching her fiance torment another woman at her command somehow brought her a sadistic sense of pleasure, and she gradually learned how to control him like a little puppy, deriving pleasure from it, intentionally showing it off to Zhu Li to show her how futile and naive her fantasies are.
And, of course, to prevent any accident from happening, she had blackmail material recorded.
That was how she treated her Ayi, her housekeeper and assistant. Of course, she regretted being such a bitch, cursing herself and becoming frustrated. It wasn't once that she cried herself to sleep. However, that frustration made her do even more misdeeds, bringing her into an endless loop she couldn't escape.
Of course, other things also flashed in her mind, including likes, hates, passwords, and secret codes with her father, mother, and friends. And more.
She honestly wanted to resist it, but whenever she did, her mind hurt, so she gave up midway.
And finally...
"Done..." - The woman let go of her head.
She stared in shock and fear at the woman, her everything exposed.
But, somehow, the playfulness in her eyes was replaced with sadness and pity.
"Stop... Stop looking at me like that... Please, stop..." - Liao Lan's eyes teared up.
"Tess? Everything alright?" - A voice sounded in the woman's head.
"I'm fine, Iver. I merely... find her sad." - Tess shook her head.
"Want to abort? It's still not too late." - Iver said.
"... No. She deserves to die, that is without a doubt." - Tess replied.
"Hm. Your call. Did you get everything?" - Iver asked.
"Yes. I have everything." - Tess replied.
"Good. Can you do another scan?" - Iver asked.
Tess looked at Iver.
"Yes. I can do a few more." - Tess nodded.
"Good. Do it." - Iver ordered.
"Yes, Iver." - Tess respectfully replied and walked to Zeng Wei.
Under his panicked eyes, his memories were also read.
However, his character was just messed up.
Like Liao Lan, Zeng Wei is a gold spoon princeling, enjoying all the luxuries in the world from a young age. However, unlike Liao Lan, Zeng Wei lacked parental attention due to work, and his friends were just a bunch of "Flatterers." sent by his father's subordinates.
In his entire life, he never had a true friend and was never allowed one.
Worst still, he got engaged to some girl he barely met a few times, and that just pissed him off, so he started rebelling.
First, he started hitting on girls and smoking cigarettes, losing his virginity at 13 to a beautiful 14-year-old senior. However, this wasn't out of love, but because he exploited her emotions and weak socio-economic situation. He learned that her father works in one of his father's chip factories, so it was easy to coerce her into giving what he wanted in exchange for a few good words to his father and mother and buying her a cheap handbag and a cosmetic set she wanted. For an entire two years, she was his toy.
So easy.
As the years passed, not only was he handsome, well-built, and wealthy, but he also had the charisma and social skills to back it up, becoming a chick magnet. Of course, this led to more women falling onto his lap, making him devalue them. And yet, no matter how many women he screwed, they were bitches, all of them. They all wanted something out of it.
Only Liao Lan remained unmoved by his charms, his most beautiful fiancee. Somehow, those disdainful and disgusted eyes attracted him.
She was the only one who didn't want him for any of his natural gifts.
An obsession formed in his heart.
"I want to make her love me."
So he tried to change his ways. He tried to become clean. He even became the ace of his class. But no matter what he did, that first impression remained. His fiancee hated him.
That made him frustrated. He started venting by going to bars and nightclubs, drowning in alcohol and sex. He even once beat that African man for no reason.
And then, there she was.
In university, he met Liao Lan walking with an equally beautiful girl.
Zhu Li, she was called.
Like all the rest, she was attracted to his charms. He saw the lust in her eyes from a hundred li away.
An idea suddenly came to his mind.
"Can't I make my fiancee jealous? Would that attract her attention?" - He thought.
So he pretended to lust after Zhu Li, who he saw as nothing but fap tissue.
And that somehow worked! However, the way it worked was weird.
She wanted him to fuck Zhu Li. He was shocked about it.
Even more, she wanted him to fuck Zhu Li without foreplay, which he never did before. Even when he was lazy, he at least let the girl masturbate before inserting. But this... This was just brutal.
However, his beloved fiancee wanted it, so he complied!
And, oh boy, he was rewarded for doing that.
For the first time, his fiancee looked at him with approving eyes. He felt intoxicated, so he wanted more.
He discovered that the more shaming and abusive he was to Zhu Li, the more his fiancee approved his actions and even turned into lust.
Eventually, his fiancee even started sexually serving him. And, to his princess, he would always be gentle.
Eventually, Zhu Li grew to hate him, and her eyes were filled with disgust.
"Yes! Those are the eyes I want to see!"
That was why he always sought Zhu Li. Not only was it to turn on his Lan Lan, but to satisfy his growingly twisted urges.
And thus, the love triangle was formed.
As Tess removed her hand, her body shook.
"You... You are both so messed up!" - Tess exclaimed.
"What?" - I asked.
"... I'll tell you later." - Tess shook her head.
"Anyways, did you get everything?" - I asked.
"Yes, I have everything." - Tess nodded.
"Hm." - I nodded back and looked at the newlyweds.
"[[Strip]]" - I ordered.
The pair could only comply, stripping away their already-meager clothes.
"Whew~ That guy is almost as hot as you, Iver." - Tess whistled in appreciation.
"And that woman is almost as hot as you." - I nodded.
Although less in her assets, the woman was still slim, curvy, and beautiful. And that face... She looked like a seductive doll.
As for the guy, he was slim, handsome, toned, and chiseled. Even his dick was around 8 inches.
They both won the genetic lottery.
Too bad they are both scum.
But soon, we will take over their identity.
Tess and I walked to the man and woman, scrutinizing every corner and inch of our targets. We didn't even miss the teeth and fingerprints. We even felt their bodies from head to toe.
When we were done memorizing everything, I took a knife and gave a small cut to Zeng Wei, taking the blood dripped out. And I then offered the said blood.
{DNA Registered.}
On the other hand, Tess's fingernail formed a claw as she cut into the hand of Liao Lan, tasting it.
And then, we used the DNA we got from our respective targets and memories to change our bodies.
I could see the fear and horror in those two's eyes.
Looking to the side, I saw Tess— Liao Lan wearing looser clothes.
Liao Lan is a more diminutive woman in all aspects, after all.
On the other hand, Zeng Wei is around my size, so there was no problem.
"T-Two young masters and Young misses..." - I heard Zhu Li mutter.
That did remind me of something.
Turning my head, I asked, "What do you want to do now?"
"Hah?" - Zhu Li uttered.
"Do you want to kill them slowly and painfully? Or do you want to end them fast? There are still over 9 hours until the flight." - I said.
Tess also looked at her, her eyes complicated.
The newlywed couple started quivering, their eyes pleading.
Zhu Li hesitated for a moment before she shook her head.
"They were my young master and miss. Although they humiliated and hurt me, they still took good care of me in other areas. Let them die painlessly." - She melancholically said.
"... Alright. Tess? Want to do it?" - I asked.
"... Yes." - Tess said and turned to the two.
Looking at the somewhat relieved couple, she sighed.
"I'll make this painless." - She said.
With that, she placed her hand on Liao Lan's head.
Psh*
There was a sound of blood splashing as Liao Lan's eyes reddened, blood flowing from her unfocused eyes.
{Gained 1 Basic Energy}
Tess let go as the woman slumped on the ground like a puppet without strings.
Splat*
Blood splashed on the ground as Liao Lan's head hit the ground.
Tess then turned to Zeng Wei, who had a saddened look. Tears flowed down his cheeks as he saw his now-dead wife.
She then did the same thing to him.
Psh*
Zeng Wei's eyes bled as he died.
{Gained 1 Basic Energy}
Splat*
Somehow, when Zeng Wei hit the ground, his hand coincidently touched Liao Lan's hand. Their blood slowly pooled together, staining the bouquet.
An inexplicable sorrow welled in me, and I saw Tess tearing up.
"Boohoo..."
I saw Zhu Li, who had all the right in the world to hate them, crying.
"... So much for killing scum." - I bitterly thought.
I felt like a piece of shit now.
After hesitating, I placed the two's bodies in my Storage in a separate subspace, slowing the time to the maximum.
"... In the next life, you will be better people." - I said.