Jun saw Sun Bai standing at the door and said, "Come in, Miss. Sun."
Sun Bai carefully stepped in under the tight scrutiny of the reporters. She took a glance at Jun and Ai, who was calmly accompanying him. Ai stared at Sun Bai and gave her a nod.
Xing Bi stood beside Hou Lin and nervously whispered, "I hope everything turns out to be alright."
Hou Lin nodded back. "Sir will handle it, rest assured."
"Good."
Jun smiled. "Good to see you, Miss. Sun. You came at the right time. It's at the last moment, but I kept this press conference to clarify some things, including the recent news going viral about you."
Sun Bai could feel her knees trembling, yet she stood with a straight back and faced him. "I understand that there has been some disturbing news spreading about me. That's why I came to clarify my stand."
Truthfully, she wanted to talk to Jun alone, but this press conference suited her too. In the end, she thought that everything would be revealed anyway and she would go to jail. The exposure was inevitable.
Jun raised his brow. "What do you want to say?"
She remained silent for a few moments and organized her thoughts and breaths. She looked into Ai's eyes and was surprised to see that they imitated Xing Bi's gaze. There wasn't any hint of anger or accusation in them.
She said, "It is indeed true that Lu Long died because of me."
She expected the reporters to burst into a flurry of urgent whispers and immediate questions to grill her but shockingly, they were very quiet. She peeked at them and found it to be very odd.
She continued. "Lu Long and I were indeed in a relationship for some time. But things turned sour between us slowly and we drifted apart. But one day, the argument went too far and I killed him in a fit of anger."
Sun Bai could sense discomfort and some shuffling noises coming from the reporters' side.
"I begged his younger brother, Lu Bohai, to help me and stay silent about this-"
"Begged?" Jun narrowed his eyes. "Lu Bohai says that you threatened him."
Sun Bai stiffened. "A-Ah yes. I mean yes, I threatened him…"
"Threatened him how?" It was Ai who asked her this time.
"Huh?"
"How did you threaten him?"
"I…" Sun Bai couldn't exactly remember what Lu Bohai's exact statement was. She only read that she was accused of being a murderer and just had a cursory glance over the article. She didn't bother to read more because she knew Lu Bohai would have added his own twist, which she didn't care about at a stage when she was soon going to jail anyway.
She looked left and right and quickly said, "K-kill him…I threatened to kill him if he didn't help me out…"
Silence.
Jun asked, "Have you completely read the article?"
Sun Bai felt that something was off. "I did…"
"So what do you have to say about the fact that Lu Bohai said that you threatened to expose his affair to his girlfriend?"
She couldn't control the frown from appearing on her forehead as if questioning the legitimacy of that claim.
Jun gave a signal to Yunru at his side and he nodded. Yunru went out and came back a moment later with Lu Bohai.
Sun Bai and Lu Bohai exchanged gazes and stiffened.
But he quickly took charge and lashed out. "I am sorry but I cannot help you anymore, you bitch! You threatened me long enough, but I cannot go on like this! I won't hide anymore that you…you killed my brother! I feel so guilty for being under your thumb for so long but this ends now!"
Jun tapped his finger on the desk, bringing his attention to a cold and murderous presence. "Did I ask you to speak?"
"I was just-"
"Did I ask you to speak or not?"
"No..."
"Then zip your mouth shut, or the only way you could talk next time would be through pen and paper," his threat quietly resonated in the office.
Sun Bai stared at the reporters with uneasiness clearly apparent in their expressions.
Is that why they are so quiet and obedient?
Lu Bohai looked like a tamed puppy in front of Jun's demanding pressure.
Jun then leaned back on his seat and tilted his head. "Sun Bai has something interesting to say that she threatened you with your life, not with your relationship."
Lu Bohai widened his eyes.
"I am puzzled here. A threat to life is more dire than a threat to a relationship usually. So what exactly did she threaten you with?"
His movements became jittery. "N-No I mean, yes! She did say that she would kill me!"
Jun chuckled. "So it's hard to believe that you, who actually suffered by her hands, would actually tone down the threat instead of magnifying it."
"T-that…"
"On that note, let me ask you about your girlfriend. Who is she?"
Lu Bohai fidgeted the collar of his shirt. "A-A woman…I met in my company…"
"Oh? How long have you been together?"
"Four years!" He quickly replied.
"Four years is a good time. And you cheated on her."
Lu Bohai lowered his head. "I am very ashamed of myself…"
Jun said, "Call your girlfriend. I want to talk to her."
"W-what?"
"Call your girlfriend."
"Right n-now?"
"Did my question mean some other time?"
Lu Bohai swallowed hard.
Jun tilted his head. "You look uncomfortable. Is there a problem?"
"N-no that's…"
"We don't have time to waste. If you are not doing it then I will find her myself."
He froze. "No!" He exclaimed. "The t-truth is that we broke up! So…so we are not in contact anymore…"
Ai squinted her eyes. "You say you broke up with her?"
"Yeah…I-I was quite depressed, so I didn't tell anyone."
"Oh. But if you already broke up with her, then it means that you didn't have to worry about the threat anymore. So, why didn't you come forward before and expose Sun Bai?"
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