Xue Shaoyang sat quietly on a spacious four-poster bed, lying on top-quality silk bedding embroidered with exquisite patterns.

She never showed her emotions in front of outsiders, but at this moment her face was full of pain.

She sat there for a long time, and as if she could not suppress the pain, she bit her lips hard. Bright red blood slowly flowed out from the corners of her lips, staining her beautiful lips red.

She smiled nonchalantly, stepped barefoot on the soft imported cashmere carpet, poured herself a glass of wine, and drank it down with her head tilted back.

The strong liquor flowed through the wound in her mouth, causing a burning pain, but she seemed not to feel it. She drank it desperately as if a long drought had finally brought her some good luck, as if she wanted to drown herself.

The wine that he didn't have time to swallow, mixed with the bright red blood in his mouth, flowed down the corners of his mouth, slid across his fair neck, and spread a chill.

"Dong dong!"

There was a gentle knock on the door.

Xue Shaoyang paused for a moment, then ignored him and continued drinking.

Butler Jiang waited for a moment and then pushed the door open.

What caught my eye was the scene of Xue Shaoyang gulping down wine.

He sighed inwardly.

"Miss, Bai Xiaowei will walk out of the studio at 11:30 this morning and arrive at Dongdaemun in seven minutes. Young Master Gu will personally drive to pick her up at the gate."

Xue Shaoyang seemed to be listening, but also seemed not to be listening.

After finishing her drink, she put the glass down and filled it again.

She treated the expensive and rare red wine as plain water.

"What time is it now?"

She swirled the liquid in the cup, looked at the ripples, and spoke lazily.

"Five minutes to ten."

Butler Jiang looked at his watch and saw Xue Shaoyang was drinking again, so he asked for conversation: "Are you interested in the debate?"

"This Bai Xiaowei is not just beautiful. I watched her performance in the semi-finals and it was very remarkable..."

Xue Shaoyang turned a deaf ear and showed no interest at all.

Butler Jiang changed the subject at the right time: "Which young master would you like to serve you tonight?"

Xue Shaoyang's silent eyes remained motionless.

After drinking another cup, he said lazily: "Let's have Qingzhu."

Qingzhu was the name Xue Shaoyang gave to the boy.

As for what his real name was, Xue Shaoyang didn't bother to care.

She just felt that the boy gave her a feeling as refreshing and pleasant as the green bamboo in the mountains.

Just like the person in my memory, always as tall and straight as a pine tree, with an imposing bearing.

Butler Jiang was about to leave when he suddenly heard Xue Shaoyang's voice.

"Ade, I'm bored."

It was as if someone had grabbed the most vulnerable part of his heart, and the pain came sharply and unexpectedly.

No one knew better than him what Xue Shaoyang was talking about.

No one knew better than him that the medicine that could relieve his eldest daughter's pain was hard to find in this world.

"Okay, then I'll turn on the TV for you so you can listen to it and relieve your boredom."

Butler Jiang deliberately misinterpreted Xue Shaoyang's meaning, walked quickly to the TV and turned it on.

Perhaps she had wanted to use the excitement of the debate to divert Xue Shaoyang's attention, or perhaps he was too impressed by Bai Xiaowei's performance in the debate.

For some unknown reason, he switched to the ongoing debate.

"First, the prosecution will make its opening statement. The time is 3 minutes. Start the clock!"

As the host finished speaking, the camera switched to Bai Xiaowei.

Her pleasant voice was unhurried:

“Thank you host, hello everyone!

Another couple in love, another absurd farce that only cares about the self and ignores society. Criminal law will not accept the logic of emotions, and only seeks to punish the crime according to the crime.

We believe that: Zhiming and Chunjiao in this case constitute a joint crime of arson, in which Zhiming is an accomplice who carried out the arson act indirectly and by omission...”

Xue Shaoyang paused in his action of drinking, unconsciously attracted by the voice, and subconsciously turned his gaze to look over there.

At just one glance, she actually felt that the person in the camera was inexplicably familiar.

Over the years, she has been collecting men who are somewhat similar to that man in terms of facial features, temperament and figure, just like collecting stamps.

However, this was the first time that she truly saw the shadow of that man in a woman.

Especially their temperament, they are 80% similar!

The stubbornness and tenacity that comes from the bones, the character like a pine tree standing proudly in the snow, cannot be imitated by anyone.

In the empty and quiet room, only Bai Xiaowei's voice echoed:

"First, Chun Jiao committed the crime of arson. Because of emotional trivia, she set fire to flammable items in the shared apartment three times in a row, which eventually caused a fire and resulted in the serious consequence of two deaths.

Second, Zhiming joined the crime during Chunjiao's arson and became a successor accomplice.

Chun Jiao set fire three times, and Zhi Ming put it out once and again. However, after that, due to the intensified quarrel with his girlfriend, Zhi Ming lost control of his emotions and no longer opposed Chun Jiao to set fire. Instead, he encouraged and stimulated Chun Jiao with words - if you want to burn, burn it all! Then, Chun Jiao set fire for the third time.

Both parties formed a common criminal intent in Chunjiao's crime..."

Xue Shaoyang's vision gradually blurred, and the man seemed to look at her with determination and disgust in front of him. It seemed that he had returned to that day when he picked up their one-month-old baby and threw him into the dry well without hesitation...

Butler Jiang's feet were nailed to the ground. Looking at Xue Shaoyang with tearful eyes, he felt heartbroken.

He took the tissue and handed it to Xue Shaoyang: "Miss, it's all over..."

Xue Shaoyang threw away the tissue and screamed like he had lost his mind: "Why? Why did he do this to me? It's ok that he doesn't love me, but why did he take away my child and my only hope? Why -"

"Why do you treat me like this? That's his child too!!"

"That's just a one-month-old baby!!!"

The past came back to him, and Xue Shaoyang could no longer bear it. He beat his head like crazy and bit the flesh between his wrists hard, bleeding profusely...

Housekeeper Jiang got anxious and immediately turned off the TV and rushed over to stop Xue Shaoyang from hurting himself.

Unexpectedly, Xue Shaoyang raised his voice and yelled, "Turn it on, turn on the TV, who told you to turn it off, turn it on!!"

Butler Jiang hurriedly turned around and looked for the remote control on the ground and turned on the TV.

With this delay, Bai Xiaowei's speech was almost over:

"…Sixth, Zhiming was negligent in the consequences of the damage.

Zhiming knew clearly that the shared house he lived in was located in a high-rise residential building with many flammable materials in the house. Once a fire broke out, the consequences would be disastrous and would inevitably endanger public safety and the lives and property of the surrounding people.

However, he was only concerned with arguing and quarreling with his girlfriend, losing control of his emotions and his reason, and allowing his girlfriend to set the fire again without considering the consequences. He also did nothing without considering the consequences and waited for the fire to grow. This is a typical case of indirect intent.

As for the fire-fighting behavior of Zhiming and Chunjiao after the fire grew, it was an afterthought after the crime was completed, and it cannot be used as a basis to deny their subjective intent at the time of committing the crime.

In summary, Zhiming is guilty of arson. Thank you! "

The applause rang out warmly and the spotlight followed Bai Xiaowei. In the halo, her eyes were clear and sparkling.

The camera zoomed in on her face for a close-up.

"she--"

Butler Jiang grabbed Xue Shaoyang's arm tightly to prevent her from biting him again.

Xue Shaoyang couldn't break free and could only look at the overly familiar yet unfamiliar face in the close-up shot with tearful eyes.

Housekeeper Jiang followed her line of sight and explained in a gentle voice, "She is Bai Xiaowei."

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