110: He must die.

When Li Mei saw the man who had died suddenly come back to life and stand before her, her eyes widened in fear.

"You... you... how are you still alive?"

"Didn't you die?"

Li Mei looked at the man in front of her, her face filled with terror.

If she hadn't seen his shadow, she would have thought he was a ghost.

"When did I die?"

"Don't I know whether I'm dead or not?"

"Li Mei, oh Li Mei, if you hadn't done anything wrong to me, why are you so afraid when you face me?"

The man's appearance, under the flickering lights, was unsettling.

Li Mei looked at the man with a horrified expression, her heart filled with fear and doubt.

She had clearly personally put the poison into his bowl and watched him drink it.

Finally, she had checked his breath and only left after confirming he had no pulse.

Why now... Li Mei's heart was in a panic; if he hadn't known too many things, she would never have committed such a murder to silence him.

None of this could be blamed on her; if anyone was to blame, it was him.

If he had been capable enough to protect her in the apocalypse, she wouldn't have resorted to such a desperate measure.

As Li Mei thought of this, much of the fear in her heart subsided.

"Wu Yao, this isn't my fault. Blame yourself. If you had any ability, why would I have had to humble myself by Su Lie's side for so long?"

"My harming you was out of necessity."

"But how did you survive and find me?"

Li Mei was genuinely puzzled by this, and she looked at Wu Yao with a bewildered expression, eager to hear his explanation.

Wu Yao saw Li Mei so readily admit to harming him, and he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

For such a self-centered woman, how blind must he have been back then to do so much for her?

Wu Yao looked at Li Mei with a sarcastic expression, wishing he could kill her.

"Li Mei, aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"To be frank, I came to find you today precisely to kill you and get my revenge."

Wu Yao didn't answer Li Mei's question about how he was alive; he directly told her his purpose.

Li Mei paused, clearly not expecting Wu Yao to say that.

Wu Yao, who had always deferred to her, actually saying such words made her heart involuntarily panic.

She felt as if something had slipped out of her control.

"Wu Yao, what are you saying?"

"What I did was just out of necessity, and you didn't even die, did you?"

"Why do you want to kill me for revenge?"

A hint of guilt flashed across Li Mei's face, but she didn't show it when she spoke these words.

She looked innocent, as if she didn't think what she had done earlier was excessive at all.

Li Mei felt that anyone in her position would have done the same, and she didn't believe she had done anything wrong.

Perhaps her only regret was not burning Wu Yao to ashes.

Li Mei felt that if she had had the time to burn Wu Yao back then, he wouldn't be standing in front of her threatening her today.

Her face was filled with regret. Seeing this, Wu Yao cursed in a low voice: "You are a heartless woman."

Li Mei wanted to retort, but a sound of footsteps approached.

Wu Yao hadn't intended to kill her today. Hearing the footsteps, he took advantage of Li Mei's inattention and slipped away.

When Li Mei turned her head to look again, Wu Yao was already gone.

"I need to find a way to kill Wu Yao."

Li Mei murmured to herself, looking at the spot where Wu Yao had just stood.

Su Jinxuan got everything he wanted and turned to leave.

When Su Mianmian learned that Su Jinxuan had recorded some of Li Mei's crimes, she instantly became happy.

After watching it, she frowned, not entirely satisfied.

"There's no particularly significant information here, it only says that Li Mei murdered Wu Yao."

"If we show this video to Su Lie, I feel like Li Mei could easily talk her way out of it again."

"Brother, give Wu Yao more opportunities to interact with Li Mei and extract more information."

"But you can start spreading the news from this video bit by bit."

"Just say that Li Mei had an affair with the former butler, releasing the truth as a rumor."

Su Mianmian pondered for a moment, then turned her head and looked at Su Jinxuan with a serious expression, instructing him.

Su Jinxuan nodded, indicating he understood.

His efficiency was very fast; in less than a day, the rumors were flying everywhere.

Su Lie naturally heard the news. He maintained a refined and steady demeanor outside, but when he returned home and saw Li Mei, he was so enraged that he slapped her directly.

Li Mei's face was distorted from the blow. She looked at Su Lie in disbelief, not understanding why he had hit her.

Ever since she encountered Wu Yao outside, she had not dared to go out alone, so she had no idea what rumors about her were circulating.

When Su Lie suddenly hit her, she was furious.

Li Mei raised her hand to touch her right cheek, which had just been hit. The moment she touched it, she gasped in pain.

"Su Lie, why are you hitting me?"

"I haven't done anything."

Li Mei looked at Su Lie angrily, wishing she could rush over and fight him.

Her face, which she had taken such pains to maintain, had been hit so hard by him. If it was disfigured, where would she go to fix it now?

Li Mei was truly furious.

"Still asking me why I hit you? Don't you know what you've done?"

"Are you having an affair with Wu Yao?"

Su Lie looked at Li Mei with a furious expression, his eyes filled with a desire to devour her, making Li Mei dare not look him directly in the eye.

She lowered her head, her eyes darting around.

This news absolutely wasn't told to Su Lie by Wu Yao; if he had told him, Su Lie wouldn't have rushed over to ask her angrily.

It was still just an interrogation, which meant Su Lie hadn't fully known the truth yet.

Once Li Mei understood this, she put on an expression of disbelief and looked at Su Lie, pretending to be sad: "Su Lie, don't you know what kind of person I am?

How could I possibly have an affair with Wu Yao?

Who told you that? I'll go confront him right now."

Li Mei said angrily.

Seeing her like this, Su Lie's anger subsided considerably.

He had also been angered by what those people said earlier. Li Mei wasn't stupid; how could she do such a thing?

What could Wu Yao give her? How could she possibly be interested in him?

Once Su Lie understood this, his expression immediately softened.

"Today, everyone outside is spreading this about you. After hearing it, I was also angered and believed it for a moment."

"Did I hurt you?"

Su Lie walked to Li Mei's side, his face full of apology.

He still loved Li Mei, his childhood sweetheart. If he didn't love her, he wouldn't have harmed Su Mianmian and her biological mother to marry her.

Seeing Su Lie's attitude soften, Li Mei lowered her head and revealed a triumphant expression where he couldn't see it.

This Su Lie was so easy to fool; she had tricked him back with just a few words.

However, this matter couldn't be left unresolved. Wu Yao was always a ticking time bomb.

A cold glint flashed in Li Mei's eyes; Wu Yao had to die.

After appeasing Su Lie, Li Mei went to find Su Ran.

When Su Ran heard Li Mei say she wanted to kill Wu Yao, she looked incredulous.

"Mom, why do you want to kill Uncle Wu?"

"He's such a good person?"

Su Ran didn't know what madness had possessed Li Mei to want to kill Wu Yao.

Wu Yao had been very good to her, and she really found it hard to go through with it.

Hearing Su Ran say this, Li Mei decided not to hide it anymore and told her the truth.

When Su Ran heard that Wu Yao was her biological father, she was completely stunned.

"If you don't kill him, and he goes to Su Lie and talks nonsense, you'll be finished."

"Su Lie knows people in the Southwest Base. If we go there, we must be led by him to receive preferential treatment at the base."

"Do you think we'll live well if we follow Wu Yao?"

Li Mei looked at Su Ran's shocked expression and scoffed.

She refused to believe that the daughter she raised had any good intentions.

Upon hearing this, Su Ran immediately said, "Wu Yao must die, and this secret must never be revealed by him."

She still wanted to go to the Southwest Base, and she absolutely couldn't let Wu Yao ruin her plans.