My Dragon Baby and Billionaire Husband

Chapter 377: So, I, Si Mingjing, Am Bai Jiusi! 2

Afterward, Xia Man arranged a prison visit for Si Mingjing.

Si Mingjing saw Fang Jing in the prison.

The two sat in the visitor’s room.

"What do you want to see me for? You’ve avenged your mother; now you’re here to gloat about your victory?"

Si Mingjing scoffed, a bitter smile on her lips. "Even if you’re all brought to justice, my mother won’t come back to life. What do I have to be proud of? Instead of flattering me, you should be thinking about your daughter and how she will live in the future."

Fang Jing’s head buzzed; she was terrified and furious. "If you dare touch my daughter, just try it!"

Si Mingjing sneered elegantly. "And if I did? What could you possibly do to me? Legally, I am her elder sister. With your entire family sentenced to life imprisonment, I am her sole guardian. Her life and death depend on my whim."

Si Mingjing was intentionally frightening Fang Jing.

Initially, Si Mingjing had wanted to leave Song Tiantian’s father to care for Song Tiantian, but she hadn’t expected Fang Jing to drag him down as well. She could understand Fang Jing’s actions. Fang Jing had caused Song Pianlan’s death and feared that Song Tiantian’s father would transfer his hatred onto their daughter; it was a mother protecting her child. But the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. Fang Jing should have realized by now that her daughter would ultimately fall into Si Mingjing’s hands.

Fang Jing trembled. What should I do? What about my daughter? I still have my godmother! Yes, my godmother! She likes girls; she dotes on Tiantian!

Just then, Si Mingjing’s cold laugh reached her ears again. "Are you thinking that besides me, you still have your godmother? But you killed your own parents. Do you think Mrs. Huo will believe that a murderer’s daughter isn’t also heartless? Do you think she would still raise your daughter for you? When I returned to the country, I was innocent of any crime. Yet, those netizens relentlessly mocked me, saying a murderer’s daughter must have inherited her parent’s genes and would never amount to anything good. Do you think your daughter will have a good life ahead of her?"

These words struck Fang Jing’s vulnerable maternal heart.

She broke down, wailing. Her daughter would never escape the stigma of being a murderer’s child! In the future, no decent family would want such a daughter-in-law. What can I do? What will happen to my daughter? Fang Jing could see that she had ruined her daughter’s life.

"I can help you." Si Mingjing’s bright eyes narrowed slightly as she spoke softly, "No matter what, she is my blood sister. I can treat your daughter well. I am now Mo Yinhe’s fiancée, destined for boundless glory. If she is with me, no one will dare to mock her. However, I have one condition."

Fang Jing didn’t believe her. "You’d be that kind? I should be burning incense and thanking the heavens if you don’t kill my daughter."

"That’s why you need to beg me."

Si Mingjing sat on the chair with a commanding presence, her beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed as she stared quietly at Fang Jing. Her dark eyes were filled with haughtiness. Her gaze sent a chill down Fang Jing’s spine.

Fang Jing didn’t know what to do. Legally, her daughter was bound to end up in Si Mingjing’s hands.

Suddenly, Fang Jing dropped to her knees before Si Mingjing with a thud.

"I beg you, Mingjing! For the sake of her being your blood sister, please treat her kindly. The child is innocent; she has always affectionately called you ’Elder Sister.’ She is pure. As long as you treat her well, I’ll do anything you ask."

Fang Jing was ruthless, but she loved her child deeply and would do anything for her. She had schemed against Si Yao back then precisely because she was already pregnant! She couldn’t let her daughter be born illegitimate! Nor could she allow her child to be born into poverty! She needed the Si Family’s fortune to ensure her daughter would be born a wealthy heiress!

"Since you’re begging me, I’ll give you one chance. Tell me, who else was involved in murdering my mother?" Si Mingjing rose, looking down at Fang Jing.

Fang Jing froze, terror washing over her like a tsunami. After a few seconds, she shook her head vehemently.

"No one else! They’ve all been brought to justice!"

"Is that so?" Si Mingjing didn’t believe her. "I’ll give you two more chances to confess. If you still lack sincerity, your daughter will live in hell!"

"Really, there’s no one else, absolutely no one! Who else could there be? Who else do you want there to be?" Fang Jing argued, even clutching Si Mingjing’s leg. "You can’t harm Tiantian! She’s your own sister; she shares your father’s blood, just like you!"

Si Mingjing narrowed her dark eyes, unmoved. "You have one last chance. Tell me, who was the mastermind? You’d better think carefully before you speak. I sent my own father to prison; I can just as easily send my half-sister to hell!"

She was deliberately goading Fang Jing. She knew that despite Fang Jing’s many flaws, her maternal love was her one redeeming quality.

To strike a snake, one must hit its vital spot—its "seven inches." She had to leverage this to force Fang Jing to reveal the mastermind.

"You can deny it and grit your teeth, but don’t think you can fool me! I know very well that you all were just the henchmen. There are people behind you, masterminding everything. They might not have been targeting Si Yao initially, but someone else. However, to get to that other person, they had to go through Si Yao. I’ll count to three. If you still don’t confess, then don’t blame me for being ruthless to your daughter. Three, two..."

"No! I’ll talk! I’ll talk!" Fang Jing was terrified that Si Mingjing would harm her daughter. "It’s Bai Jiusi! They were targeting Bai Jiusi!"

Si Mingjing’s gaze darkened abruptly, her expression tensing as she waited for Fang Jing to continue.

"I don’t know why, I really don’t. Huo Hailou introduced me to someone. That person said they could help me win over Song Tengfei, obtain the Si Family’s vast fortune, and even suggested that Mrs. Huo could adopt me as her goddaughter, as long as I could arrange for Si Yao to die. So, I orchestrated this murder and frame-up. That person was furious that Si Yao was sent to Prison Star; they wanted her sentenced to death. But for some reason, although Si Yao was indeed sentenced to death, the sentence wasn’t carried out. Instead, she was sent to Prison Star."

Si Mingjing’s face was icy. "Then how is Bai Jiusi involved?"

Fang Jing said, "I don’t know, I really don’t. But once, I accidentally overheard the Huo Family talking, saying Bai Jiusi had disappeared. They said they might have made a huge mistake, that they had indirectly caused Bai Jiusi’s death. The Huo Family has always been terrified of this getting out. So, when I told Huo Hailou that Song Pianlan was going to reveal what happened back then, he unhesitatingly agreed to my suggestion to silence Song Pianlan by killing her."

So... was she, Si Mingjing, actually Bai Jiusi? Did they target Si Yao to prevent Bai Jiusi’s phoenix-like rebirth? Someone wanted Si Yao sentenced to death, but she had narrowly escaped, only to be sent to Prison Star?