ETERNAL LOVE : A LOVE STORY

Zhao Ming struggled to keep her sanity, " Xiao Li, what...what did you give it to me? Ah..I.. can't breathe. Don't...play such jokes. Give me some medicine." Her body started to weaken as she tried to gain her balance.

Xiao Li smirked seeing her looking all weak and vulnerable, " It's a slow poison My Majesty. It is one of a kind in this world. You won't be able to find it's the antidote. This poison will mix into your blood and no one will be able to find out that you have been poisoned. Because I don't want people to think good of you even after you die."

" In everyone's memory, you will remain as a slutty bitch who couldn't bear the guilt to cheat on his husband. Even though Ji Cheng killed that bodyguard, I won't let you get away with this. This time, I won't let my plan fail. You deserve to die, only then I can take over the position of Empress of the Ji Dynasty." She walked behind her and whispered near her ears before pushing her into the pond.

Zhao Ming who was dry heaving was suddenly pushed into the pond. She knows swimming but because of the poison, her body became paralyzed in the water.

After pushing, Zhao Ming into the pond, Xiao Li smirked and looked around before leaving the area.

Xie Mei who was hiding in the corner saw the scene when Xiao Li pushed Zhao Ming into the water. She couldn't hear their conversation since they were quite far from her, but she was frightened to see this kind of side of gentle and innocent Xiao Li.

After she left, Xie Mei walked towards the pond and saw the hairpin which fell on the corner of the pond. She picked up the hairpin and looked at Zhao Ming, who was struggling to come up. She had the urge to pull her over, but when she remembered about Xiao Li, she ran away.

She was too scared to get into these things. She doesn't want to have any kind of connection to this incident.

Zhao Ming's body slowly started to sink, her struggle became almost none and she slowly closed her eyes.

'Dying at the age of 19, what kind of sins have I committed in my past life to see this kind of ending?' This was the last thought that she had when she closed her eyes and lost her final consciousness.

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Back to the present, Zhao Ming stared at Xiao Li as she recalled those painful bitter memories of Zhao Ming. The breathlessness and the pain that she felt at those moments, started to haunt her again.

Xiao Li's eyes widened in shock when Zhao Ming said that she remembered everything. She looked at her in disbelief trying to read her thoughts. 

" You...you are lying, right?"

"Do you think I am lying? Xiao Li, you don't feel even a bit of guilt, right? You tried to kill someone and even after that, you did whatever you could do just to humiliate me. Do you think you could hide those things forever?" Zhao Ming glowered at her in rage.

Xiao Li shivered when she heard her words. She was quiet for a few moments but after that, she raised her head and smirked. She was smiling, even her eyes were wide open as she laughed sending creeps to Zhao Ming.

" Hahaha. So what? Even if you remember everything, so what?" She carefully stood up and smoothened her dress. She combed her messy hair with her fingers and walked near to her.

She walked up to her and circled around her, looking down at her, " Do you think anyone would believe your words? What proof do you have, huh? Zhao Ming, don't forget that I still have Empress Dowager."

" No matter how useless that woman is but her position is not. If you tried to say that I was the one who pushed you into the water, who will believe you? Ji Cheng? What can he do?"

" Nothing! Without proof, even he can't do anything to me. The ministers are not going to believe your words. Moreover, I have Wen Xu. That stupid woman will do anything to save me. Also, if Ji Cheng did anything to me without any proof, my father will not leave you guys and will do everything to destroy this Empire." Xiao Li said while staring at Zhao Ming.

" She loves gifts and money, you know. That bitch knows that without me, she is nothing. You will never allow her to waste money and live her life in luxury using the revenue budget like before. Your stubbornness has made her more dependent on me." She laughed thinking that even Empress Dowager does not have the same glory as before.

Zhao Ming frowned seeing Xiao Li laughing like a maniac. She was circling around her while saying those keen words. 

She was having sudden creeps. She looks scarier than her usual self. It was her first time seeing this kind of side of Xiao Li.

She tightened her grip on the hairpin and stepped back unconsciously.

" You...you think that you're great that no one can harm you? Just because you're sleeping with Ji Cheng, you think you have become an Empress? Zhao Ming, I have tried to kill you once, it won't be difficult to kill you twice. If I want, I can sell you off in the brothel and you will be eaten alive. You will become just a dirty cheap...Ah…" Xiao Li gritted her teeth and held Zhao Ming by her neck, trying to strangle her.

~Pak~

She was tightening her grip around her neck when someone came from behind and pulled her apart from Zhao Ming, and slapped her on the face.

Zhao Ming's face turned red and her legs went weak as everything happened so suddenly. She was shocked when Xiao Li was slapped across the face. 

Her eyes were widened as she couldn't believe that this person slapped her. Lu Shi who walked into the chamber was horrified seeing Zhao Ming's state. She immediately held onto her arms, to support her.

Zhao Ming's hair was slightly disheveled and her face had gone pale. There were the fingerprints and scratch marks on her pearl white neck making her look more miserable.

On the other hand, Xiao Li's eyes widened when she was slapped across the face. She was not expecting things to turn out like this. 

How come things became like this? How can this person slap her?

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