At that time, I secretly went to Baijingyu with my fiancé Teng Yu, his hometown to the south, for a trip.

That night, it suddenly started to rain heavily, with continuous thunder.

The bus back couldn't get to the corner of the mountain for a while.

We had no choice but to stay at a not-so-great homestay at the foot of the mountain.

The female owner of the homestay was surprisingly young, about the same age as us, with above-average looks, well-defined features, and an attractive figure, wearing revealing clothes.

In the middle of the night, I got up to go to the public toilet outside and discovered that Teng Yu was not beside me.

I thought he too had gone to the toilet.

I didn’t think much of it, and after finishing in the toilet, I ran back into the house under the rain.

As I passed by the female owner's room, I noticed the door was not locked, leaving a slit, and I heard some ambiguous sounds.

My face turned red, and I turned around to leave.

Suddenly, I heard a man's voice that sounded somewhat familiar, and I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

I took a deep breath, forced myself to calm down, quietly opened the door, and saw Teng Yu on the bed with a woman.

The woman was naked, sitting on Teng Yu, her long hair reaching her waist, blocking Teng Yu's view.

I couldn't see Teng Yu's face, but from his body shape and voice, I was filled with fury.

I forced myself to calm down, holding back the anger, and returned to the room.

The next day, we went as usual to an obscure scenic spot in Baijingyu.

A mountain cave.

There, I saw on the altar a strange bronze statue.

The statue had a nine-headed human face and a snake body, looking fierce and terrifying.

In his free time, Teng Yu, who liked to read fantasy novels, laughed and said: "That's Xiangliu, a legendary mythical beast."

When I left the cave with Teng Yu, a venomous snake sprang out of nowhere and bit my calf.

I was poisoned by the snake, and without good medical conditions in the mountain area, we hurriedly found a mountain doctor who only did a simple detoxification.

From then on, my nerves started having problems.

After leaving Baijingyu, I didn’t immediately disclose Teng Yu's affair.

To be honest, I can only blame my damn love-brained self.

Although I felt disgusted and wronged, I just didn’t want to say anything and break our years of sweet relationship.

I kept convincing myself that I had just seen it wrong that night, and I didn't see Teng Yu's face clearly.

But the jealousy, betrayal, and unwillingness in my heart were driving me crazy.

I used to trust Teng Yu too much to ever check his phone secretly.

That evening, while Teng Yu was showering at home, I saw his phone vibrating.

I took his phone.

On Teng Yu's WeiXin, a woman sent him multiple nude photos covering her face and some nauseatingly flirtatious messages.

I checked his WeiXin collections and photo album.

I realized that the two had known each other since Teng Yu and I started dating in college and had secretly met multiple times to stay in hotels.

I opened the woman's Moments and found out that she was the owner of the homestay.

She might be a second-generation rich, as she posted luxury cars, mansions, scenic spots, gourmet food, and branded bags in her Moments.

Teng Yu only replied with a text: "I'm getting married, don't contact me again."

Previous chat records were in voice messages.

I laid on the bed, my mind a mess.

Every time I thought about how the man I loved for years had been deceiving me all along,

the hatred in my heart fermented, and I could no longer hide it when I saw those disgusting chat records.

Filled with malice, I started adding sleeping pills to his water cup, increasing the dosage day by day.

Finally, one day, Teng Yu could not resist the drug's effect and died of respiratory failure.

I leaned on my mother's shoulder, my eyes wet with tears.