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

This is the real Li Beichen.

To outsiders, he is the aloof, refined, and unsmiling president of the Li Group; only his own family knows that he has a sharp tongue and is merciless in his insults.

The disguise he had been using to control Bai Shanshan completely crumbled, and his gaze towards her was now filled with nothing but cold disgust and impatience.

Bai Shanshan was so shocked by Li Beichen's appearance that her heart sank, followed by a sharp burning pain in her chest, as if she were being scorched by fire.

She clutched her chest in pain, a metallic taste rising in her throat, and then with a "whoosh," she coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, Li Beichen almost instinctively shrank closer to Shen Jingshu, his brows furrowed tightly, his tone full of disgust and complaint, devoid of any of his usual warmth: "Tsk, what's wrong with you? You have no sense of public decency at all! If you want to vomit, find a trash can, or go outside! How are others supposed to eat if you just vomit here like this?"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar venomous tongue, Bai Shanshan was both anxious and angry. Her vision went black, and she spat out another mouthful of blood. She swayed and was about to faint.

With her last ounce of strength, she stared intently at Shen Jingshu, her voice weak yet venomous: "It was you...it was you who broke my spell!"

"That's right, it's me." Shen Jingshu said calmly, looking directly at her. "It's just a mere Peach Blossom Curse, nothing special, just something to break. However, I told you before that once this curse is broken, the backlash will be doubled on the caster."

She approached slowly, her voice cold as ice, each word piercing Bai Shanshan's heart like a knife: "Didn't the person who taught you this spell warn you? This Peach Blossom Spell is a harmful and selfish evil art. Once broken, the caster will not only suffer severe damage to their vital energy but also have their lifespan drastically shortened. You're trading your life for love."

Bai Shanshan trembled, her face turning deathly pale. She shook her head in disbelief, "No...no way...the old woman didn't tell me that, she only said..."

She was unable to speak.

It turns out that this seemingly evil spell that could bring true love was actually a deadly curse.

The excruciating pain of the backlash struck, and her life was rapidly slipping away. All of this was the bitter fruit she had sown herself because of her obsession.

Only then did Li Beichen belatedly realize what had happened. He looked at Shen Jingshu with shock, his tone filled with lingering fear and admiration: "Little sister, so it was you who broke this evil spell? You're amazing! I knew I must have been under this damn peach blossom curse, otherwise how could I have fallen for such an ordinary face? Just thinking about it makes me feel physically nauseous, for a whole month!"

The more he thought about it, the more disgusted he became. He shifted uncomfortably, speaking rapidly, "No, no, I have to go back right now and get someone to thoroughly clean my apartment, inside and out, and disinfect every corner! The thought of that woman touching me and staying in my place makes me feel awful. I have to go back immediately, wash up properly, and clean everything thoroughly! Brother, Jing Shu, I'm leaving now, I really can't stay here any longer!"

After saying that, Li Beichen didn't linger for a moment. He turned around and left in a hurry, completely forgetting about Bai Shanshan, who was lying on the ground barely alive.

Bai Shanshan listened to his increasingly hurtful and disdainful words, and coupled with the excruciating pain from the backlash of the curse, her blood surged, her vision went black, and she completely fainted.

The private room was instantly left with only Li Hanting and Shen Jingshu. Looking at Bai Shanshan who had fainted on the ground, Li Hanting sighed helplessly and said to Shen Jingshu, "Jingshu, leave this to me."

Shen Jingshu nodded.

Li Hanting couldn't help but ask, "Jing Shu, is your second brother alright now? Will the breaking of the curse have any negative effects on his health?"

"Physically, he's fine; the curse has been completely lifted." Shen Jingshu paused, her tone tinged with helplessness. "It's just that psychologically... He was never interested in women to begin with, and after this, he'll probably avoid them even more like the plague. But it doesn't matter; the Li family has more than just him."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jingshu said no more. Li Hanting immediately took out his phone and dialed 120. After the ambulance took Bai Shanshan away, he drove Shen Jingshu back to school. Shen Jingshu had classes from Monday to Friday and lived at school during the week, only returning to the Li family home on Saturdays and Sundays. Coincidentally, she had classes tomorrow, Friday, so she could go back to school to stay at school.

Li Hanting parked the car steadily at the school gate, watched Shen Jingshu enter the school, and then drove away.

Meanwhile, Li Beichen felt nauseous at the thought of Bai Shanshan's traces in the apartment. On the way, he called his assistant and sternly ordered him to immediately clean up all items related to Bai Shanshan in the apartment and arrange for professional cleaning to thoroughly clean the entire apartment and disinfect every corner.

After hanging up the phone, he had no intention of returning to his apartment. He turned his car around and drove straight back to the Li family's old residence.

The housekeeper was surprised to see Li Beichen suddenly return. The second young master never liked to go back to the old house and almost never came unless there was something wrong.

"Second Young Master, why have you suddenly returned?"

"Don't ask so many questions, just hurry up and make arrangements. I'm coming back to stay for a few days." Li Beichen said impatiently as he walked quickly upstairs, patting his clothes with a look of disgust, as if he had something dirty on him.

The butler, observing his unusual behavior, muttered to himself: "The second young master already has a severe case of mysophobia, but today his condition is a hundred times more extreme than usual..."

After getting off the bus at the school gate, Shen Jingshu thought for a moment, then turned into the milk tea shop next door and bought a few cups of milk tea for her roommates to take back.

As soon as she pushed open the dormitory door, her three roommates were still awake. The one who got the most excited when she saw the milk tea in her hand was Xu Zhixia.

"Ah! Jing Shu, you actually bought milk tea! I love you so much!"

She excitedly ran forward to take the cup, and Shen Jingshu then distributed the other two cups to Song Ran and Lin Miaomiao. The two girls accepted the milk tea and thanked her with smiles.

Four girls, each holding a cup of warm milk tea, sat together, chatting leisurely about recent gossip and interesting events at school, filling the dormitory with a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere.

Just then, Song Ran suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, are you all free this weekend? If you're free, how about we go shopping together?"

Xu Zhixia was the first to excitedly raise her hand, her eyes crinkling with joy: "I'm fine! I'm free all weekend, we have to go together!"

Lin Miaomiao nodded gently, indicating that she had no arrangements.

Immediately, all three of them turned their gazes to Shen Jingshu, knowing that she usually returned to the Li family on weekends, and waited for her reply.

Shen Jingshu replied with a smile, "I'm fine too, we can go together."

"Great!" Song Ran clapped her hands happily. "It's the change of seasons, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Perfect timing to buy some new summer clothes!"

After finalizing their weekend shopping plans, the girls finished their milk tea, took their toiletries, and lined up one by one to wash up. Once they were all ready, they went to bed and rested, and the dormitory quickly became quiet.

Shen Jingshu was lying in bed, just about to close her eyes and go to sleep, when her phone suddenly vibrated. She received a new message from Lu Jingxing.

The message was brief, just one sentence: "Do you have time this weekend? Go see Grandpa."

Shen Jingshu pondered for a moment and replied truthfully: I've already made plans with my roommate to go shopping this weekend.

She thought the other party would reply after a while, but to her surprise, the reply came almost instantly, as if Lu Jingxing had been waiting for her message by his phone.

"What about Saturday?"