Stepdaughter of a wealthy family? The little darling of a Beijing tycoon

The ward door clicked shut, severing Bai Zhi's last kinship ties with the Bai family.

The light and shadow in the corridor isolated the rage inside the room, and also brought Bai Zhi's years of forbearance and grievances to a complete end.

Inside the ward, Bai Hongwen and his mother stood frozen in place, unable to recover for a long time.

They never imagined that their usually gentle, sensible, and tolerant daughter would be so resolute, showing no mercy whatsoever.

"You wicked daughter! She's an ungrateful wretch!" Mother Bai trembled with rage, her chest heaving. Pointing towards the door, her eyes bloodshot, she cried, "She watched her own brother suffer without lifting a finger! How could she be so heartless!"

Bai Hongwen's face was terribly gloomy, his eyes filled with panic and regret, yet he stubbornly refused to admit his mistake.

He walked to the bedside and looked at Bai Haochen, who was breathing weakly and remained unconscious. His heart tightened with each passing moment.

Since the formation was broken, all the grafted blessings, protection, and good fortune have been stripped away, and a backlash has surged forth.

Over the years, Bai Haochen relied on stealing his sister's luck to have a smooth and successful life, free from illness and disaster, with excellent academic performance and universal favor. But this good fortune never truly belonged to him. Now that his foundation has crumbled, his false success has completely vanished, and the karmic burdens and debts he accumulated are now turning against him.

"The doctors can't find the cause; it's the backlash from the formation." Bai Hongwen's throat was dry, and his voice trembled with barely concealed pain. "This is the cause and effect of the magic; modern instruments can't detect it at all..."

At this moment, he finally panicked completely.

A multi-million dollar contract fell through in the afternoon, a sudden crisis hit the company, the son inexplicably fell critically ill, the jade pendant disappeared into thin air... all the misfortunes came one after another, linked together, all of them were the chain retribution after the formation was broken.

The family business that once thrived and the family members were healthy, thanks to the good fortune of Bai Zhi, has now completely collapsed.

"What do we do now?!" Mother Bai completely broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. "Without the protective array, what if Hao Hao doesn't wake up?! Are we just going to stand by and watch him lie there like this?!"

Bai Hongwen clenched his fists, his eyes filled with dejection and despair.

He had lived most of his life in business, engaging in ruthless schemes and calculating maneuvers. He believed he could control people's hearts and destiny, and that he could defy fate and protect his descendants by using unorthodox and evil methods.

In the end, I realized that the cycle of karma and cause and effect are in order, and the stolen blessings must be repaid a hundredfold or a thousandfold.

"It's no use." Bai Hongwen's voice was hoarse, completely devoid of his usual domineering presence. "Since someone has intervened to break the formation, all escape routes have been cut off. The cause and effect are predetermined, and no one can reverse or change it."

"Bai Zhi's fortune has returned to its rightful place, and the vast amount of illusory luck has dissipated. From now on, there will be no shortcuts for him in his life. He will have to bear all the hardships and setbacks himself."

Bai's mother slumped into a chair, tears streaming down her face, her heart filled with resentment and regret.

She favored sons over daughters her whole life, giving everything to her sons and sacrificing her daughters' lives, believing that she could protect her sons' wealth, honor, and peace throughout their lives.

In the end, she drove away her obedient and sensible daughter and ruined her beloved son's smooth life.

A life of greed and scheming will ultimately lead to nothing.

the other side.

As Bai Zhi walked out of the hospital building, a gentle evening breeze blew, dispelling the oppressive and nauseating atmosphere in the ward.

Looking up, the night sky was clear and bright, with stars and the moon shining brightly.

The gloom, shackles, and bad luck that had accumulated over the years completely dissipated, leaving me feeling refreshed and light.

From this day forward, she will no longer be a tool used by the Bai family to pave the way for her younger brother, nor a victim whose fortune was plundered and whose destiny was sacrificed.

She is Bai Zhi, a unique Bai Zhi whose destiny has been restored and whose future is bright.

Her phone vibrated; it was a message from Shen Jingshu asking if she was alright.

Bai Zhi looked at the screen, a relieved and gentle smile curving her eyes. She replied softly with her fingertips: "I'm fine, thank you."

The road ahead is long, but from now on, we must sever all tainted kinship ties and only pristine paths remain.

Meanwhile, the Bai couple, far away in the hospital ward, were still suffering from endless anxiety, regret, and despair.

They didn't know that this was just the beginning.

The backlash from the formation never stopped for a moment. What awaited the Bai family next was continuous business losses, the collapse of their social network, and the decline of their family fortune. Bai Haochen would also completely shed all his false good fortune and live a mediocre and bumpy life, constantly suffering hardships, to permanently atone for his parents' greedy and evil deeds.

Since the evil fortune-changing array was completely broken, Bai Zhi's original, pure and abundant destiny and fortune have gradually flowed back and returned to her own.

The good fortune, opportunities, helpful people, and career destiny that had been forcibly suppressed, plundered, and stolen over the years have completely broken free of their shackles and are once again surrounding her.

Bai Zhixin had no lingering attachments and acted decisively. She issued a public statement that spread across social media and business circles, officially announcing that she had completely severed all kinship ties with the Bai family. From now on, there would be no more father-daughter, mother-daughter, or sibling bonds. She cut all ties and settled all grievances.

She was born with a blessed destiny, possessing exceptional luck in windfall gains and a promising career. However, in recent years, she has been forcibly suppressed by an evil formation, which has led to her struggling, encountering obstacles in everything she does, and achieving nothing despite her efforts.

Bai Zhi established her own studio on her own in her early years, but it had been lukewarm and restricted in many ways. Now, with her luck improving, it is soaring to new heights.

With a steady stream of customers and a constant stream of influential figures, her projects became wildly successful, leading to a surge in both reputation and scale. Her studio expanded rapidly, steadily upgrading to a formal company within just a few months. Her business empire grew larger and larger, enjoying great success and a promising future.

On the other hand, the Bai family, which suffered the consequences of its evil deeds, fell into an abyss and embarked on a path of rapid decline and annihilation.

Bai Haochen spent more than a month in the hospital.

Western medicine equipment could not find the cause of the disease, traditional Chinese medicine could not help, and all drugs and treatments were ineffective.

He was barely clinging to life with the help of medical equipment, remaining unconscious day after day, his body gradually deteriorating, his vitality being slowly eroded away by the accumulated karmic obstacles from the array over the years.

The success, health, fortune, and future he stole over the years were ultimately not his.

The cycle of karma is inescapable; even the smallest act will be repaid.

On a chilly, late night, the final backlash of the formation completely subsided, and Bai Haochen's internal organs failed, causing him to die silently in his hospital bed.

The only heir, whom the family had painstakingly favored and supported with all their resources, ultimately could not be kept.

The Bai couple, both elderly, were heartbroken and on the verge of collapse as they watched over their son's death at the cold hospital bed.

But fate's reckoning never stops there.

Before the pain of losing their son had subsided, the Bai family's company collapsed.

Long-standing partners with whom the company had maintained a stable and close working relationship withdrew their investments and terminated contracts without warning; all major projects that were underway were abandoned; the company's accounts experienced a series of broken cash flow; old customers terminated their contracts one after another; the company's reputation collapsed and rumors spread.

When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down; misfortunes pile up, leaving Bai Hongwen completely overwhelmed.

The foundation he had built with half his life's blood and sweat instantly became riddled with flaws and teetering on the brink of collapse after losing the secret support of Bai Zhi's fortune.

The once-glorious family, built on stolen good fortune, reveals its inner poverty, restlessness, and lack of virtue once the external support of good luck is lost.

In just six months.

The Bai family, which had been gaining momentum and was poised to join the ranks of the top elite families in Beijing, suddenly collapsed like a flash in the pan.

The company went bankrupt, its assets were liquidated, it was heavily indebted, and its reputation was ruined.

The once-glorious Bai Group has completely disappeared from the business circles of Beijing, and has since been forgotten, becoming nothing more than a thing of the past that others lament.

The Bai couple schemed and committed heinous acts, sacrificing their daughter's future in an attempt to exchange it for their son's lifelong wealth and the prosperity of their family.

finally--

Sons die, businesses fail, families are destroyed, and people are left alone.