After being kicked out of the wealthy family along with her yandere childhood friend

Bai Tao had one hand in her pocket, clenched into a fist, head down, and lips pressed tightly together.

He held the iron rod in his other hand, his gaze fixed on the ground beneath his feet.

Lightning began to flash in the sky, and then a light rain started to fall.

The rain fell on the surveillance camera, washing away the blood that Pei Che had just stuck to it.

No one knew that Bai Tao was also afraid.

The footsteps grew closer, and from inside the courtyard came Yang Man's frantic voice.

"Let's see who dares to cause trouble at the Pei family's doorstep."

The iron gate slowly opened, revealing Bai Tao's petite figure.

A light rain began to fall, and the brim of her hat obscured most of her face.

Yang Man squinted, scrutinizing the somewhat unexpected figure before her.

It wasn't until the door was fully open that she could see Pei Che lying on the ground in the rain like a dog.

A clap of thunder sounded, and Bai Tao slowly raised her head.

Pei Che's voice came through the rain, hoarse and broken.

"Mom! Help me! Help me!"

The sunlight in the courtyard shone on Bai Tao's face, and Yang Man finally recognized her.

She breathed a sigh of relief, her voice tinged with surprise.

"Bai Tao? You're the one who beat my son like this?"

She bent down to help Pei Che.

Bai Tao raised the iron rod, pointing it directly at Yang Man. The rod stopped between the two of them, its tip aimed directly at Yang Man's chest.

Yang Man froze, looking at the stick in front of her, and frowned. Where was this the pampered young lady Bai Tao she had met before?

"Are you crazy?"

Pei Che saw Bai Tao's stick pointing at his mother, and crawled towards Bai Tao with all his might, shouting as he crawled.

"Mom, run! Run! This woman has gone mad!"

She's going to kill me! She's going to kill me!

Pei Shengli also came out at this moment. He was a seasoned businessman and carried an air of authority.

"Stop! Men, seize this madwoman!"

Several bodyguards from the Pei family surrounded Bai Tao.

Bai Tao didn't back down, she just glanced at Pei Shengli indifferently, then swung her arm.

"what!"

Yang Man thought she was going to be hit, and in fright, she covered her head and squatted down.

As a result, the iron rod passed over Yang Man and landed on Pei Che's arm.

"ah--!"

Pei Che screamed and curled up on the ground.

"Dad, help me! Mom! Help me! It hurts so much!"

Pei Shengli was truly angry now. He wouldn't allow Bai Tao, who had no power or influence and was merely a fake heiress, to trample on him.

He glanced at the bodyguards around him.

"What are you all doing? Attack!"

The Pei family's bodyguards slowly surrounded them.

The next second, all of Shen's bodyguards stepped forward and stood behind Bai Tao.

Two men pulled out pistols from their pockets and pointed them directly at Pei Shengli's head.

The Pei family's bodyguards were suddenly stunned.

The Shen family has lived abroad for so many years, where the environment is much more chaotic than in China, and the quality of their bodyguards is unmatched by the Pei family.

Pei Shengli's face darkened completely, and he tried his best to keep his voice steady.

Miss Bai,

I don't know what grudge we have, or why we can't talk things out properly instead of making things so ugly.

The rain was getting heavier, and Pei Shengli steadied himself.

"It's raining, let's not talk outside, let's go inside and talk."

Then, Pei Shengli and Yang Man were held at gunpoint by bodyguards, while Pei Che was dragged into the hall of the Pei family villa.

All of the Pei family's servants and bodyguards were gathered in the hall.

Pei Shengli gave Bai Tao a fierce look.

"Ms. Bai, trespassing, armed assault, and intentional injury—are you planning to spend the rest of your life in jail?"

Yang Man straightened her back, and her voice regained some of its strength.

Do you know where this is?

This is the Pei family.

Even if you were still the eldest daughter of the Bai family, you wouldn't have the right to shout here, let alone now that you're nothing!

"The Pei family? Heh."

Bai Tao scoffed.

"If it weren't for the debt of gratitude you owed Pei Jin for adopting him back then, what would your Pei family be now?"

She looked coldly at Pei Shengli.

"They kick you when you're down after they've become rich?"

"There's no such thing as a free lunch."

She weighed the stick in her hand, her gaze falling on the pair of antique blue and white porcelain vases at the Pei family's door.

Pei Shengli bought it back at the auction for twelve million.

The next second, the stick was swung out, and the sound of porcelain shattering echoed crisply in the hall.

Bai Tao, holding a stick, walked around the first-floor hall of the Pei family.

Television, fireplace, jade ornaments—everything her gaze fell upon was smashed to pieces.

After doing all this, she walked to the center of the hall, stopped, and slowly exhaled.

"Heh, intentional assault?"

Her voice echoed in the empty hall.

"Why don't you ask your son about the good thing he did?"

The iron rod was pointed directly at Pei Che, who trembled in fright.

Yang Man rushed forward and grabbed his hand. The rain and blood mixed together, appearing as an eerie dark red under the crystal chandelier.

Pei Shengli glanced down at Pei Che on the ground, suppressing his anger.

"What did you do?"

Yang Man was also staring at him.

Remembering that Yang Man had warned him not to provoke Pei Jin, Pei Che looked away guiltily.

"N-nothing..."

Before he could finish speaking, Bai Tao struck the floor tile beside his leg with her stick, cracking it outwards like a spider web.

"what!"

Yang Man screamed in fright and shook his shoulders repeatedly.

"What did you do?! Tell me now!"

Pei Che nestled in Yang Man's arms, his voice broken and intermittent.

"I...I just wanted someone to run them over..."

He pointed to the white peach.

"But she's standing here perfectly fine now, acting like a madwoman, she's obviously alright!"

Yang Man's face darkened.

A bad feeling rose in Yang Man's heart. Pei Che held her in his arms.

"Mom, someone told me to do it, someone told me to do it, it was that person, that person!"

Yang Man remained silent, and Pei Che then looked at Pei Shengli, who had been standing to the side with a sullen face.

"dad!

Don't be afraid!

That person said that as long as Pei Jin dies, he will definitely be able to protect us!

Then our family's status will be even higher!

Pei Shengli clenched his hands behind his back for a moment.

If it really is that person, they can indeed protect them.

He thought for a moment, then raised his hand and slapped Pei Che several times across the face.

Yang Man held onto his wrist tightly.

What are you doing!

Xiao Che doesn't know anything!

Pei Shengli turned around and slapped Yang Man across the face.

"Look at all these years, what kind of person have you raised?"

Pei Shengli, panting, looked at Bai Tao, deliberately softening his tone.

"I've raised Pei Jin for twenty-four years, how could I bear to harm him?"

We were unaware of what happened today.

Pei Che was misled by others because we didn't teach him well.

How is Xiao Jin doing now?

I care about him a lot.

If anything happens to him, I will make Pei Che turn himself in and kneel down at his bedside to apologize.

He paused, lowering his voice slightly.

"But if Pei Jin is alright, Xiao Che has already been punished."

Shouldn't Miss Bai give him a chance to repent?

Bai Tao squatted down, planting the iron rod between Pei Che's legs.

"You should really be grateful that Pei Jin is so lucky, otherwise you would have died long ago."

She stood up, glanced at Pei Shengli, and her expression was indifferent.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you to apologize at the hospital."

She threw down the stick, held out her hand, and the bodyguard next to her handed her a lighter.

Bai Tao opened the lid, lit it, and casually tossed it onto the carpet in the center of the living room.

The carpet was instantly ignited, and the fire slowly spread along the edges of the golden nanmu coffee table.

Then she turned around and left with her people.

"Quick! Put out the fire! Put out the fire!"

After she left, the Pei family was in complete chaos.

Fortunately, the fire safety measures were in place, and it was drizzling outside, so the fire inside was quickly extinguished.

A large area of ​​the carpet edge was charred, and the air was filled with the smell of smoke. The walls and ceiling were also discolored from the smoke.

Yang Man collapsed to the ground, as if all her strength had been drained away, her voice trembling.

"She's gone mad, she's really gone mad."

Pei Che collapsed to the ground and began to scream in pain. Pei Shengli glanced at Yang Man impatiently.

"Why don't you take your son to the hospital right away?"

"Yes, yes!"

Yang Man quickly got up and told the bodyguards to carry Pei Che out.

Even as Pei Che was being lifted up, he didn't forget to curse.

"Damn it, be gentle! Are you blind?!"

Yang Man stood beside him, tenderly protecting his arm.

"Gently, gently, can't you see he's in pain!"

Pei Shengli watched their retreating figures with annoyance, and no one noticed what extra things had appeared in the house that night.

Shen Wanyin waited at the door of the ward and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Bai Tao return unharmed.

The next second, her gaze fell on a thin, long scratch on Bai Tao's cheek.

"What happened? How did you get a wound?"

Bai Tao shook her head.

"It's okay, Auntie, I did it myself."

Shen Wanyin looked at her with a pang of heartache.

"But we can't just let it go like that. It's not good to have a scar on such a beautiful face."

The lights in the ward were a warm yellow.

Shen Wanyin pulled her hand closer, and only then did she notice the dark red stains seeping onto the hem of her clothes.

"Blood? Where did this blood come from? Are you injured?"

Bai Tao glanced down, her tone calm.

"It's not mine, Auntie."

The cameras are already installed; they'll probably make a move today.

Shen Wanyin nodded.

"Alright. The rest is just a matter of grudges between me and them."

The nurse followed Old Li in, and very observantly lowered her head.

Not daring to look around, he left after treating Bai Tao's wounds.

Bai Tao went to the toilet to wash her hands and change her clothes, then returned to the bedside and sat down.

Pei Jin was still asleep, with a bandage wrapped around his forehead and a pale face.

Shen Wanyin stood by the window. Bai Tao sat for a while, then looked up.

"Aunt,

If the Xie family wanted Pei Jin dead, why didn't they just kill him from the start?

Instead, they want to find a well-off family to adopt him and even give them benefits?