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

Bai Zhenzhen pointed the camera at He Fan with a mischievous grin.

She turned her phone around in her hand, and He Fan's face appeared on the screen.

Are you her friend?

Bai Zhenzhen's voice had a teasing, exaggeratedly sweet quality.

"My sister is doing really well even after being kicked out; she has so many friends."

He Yilong was sitting there, but the moment he saw Bai Zhenzhen patting He Fan, he stood up and stood right in front of He Fan.

His gaze, captured on the phone, fell on Bai Zhenzhen's face, but he remained expressionless.

"Delete it."

Just as Bai Zhenzhen was about to turn and leave, a hand reached out from her side, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back.

Pei Jin stood next to her, then he let go of her hand and began wiping his fingers as if he had touched something dirty.

"Deleted."

Bai Zhenzhen had never been treated like this since she returned to the Bai family.

The feeling of Pei Jin's touch still lingered on her wrist, that uncomfortable, controlling feeling.

Her face flushed red, and her voice became a little shrill.

"Fine, fine, you're all bullying me, aren't you? Remember this!"

Her gaze swept across the four people's faces, finally settling on Pei Jin and fixing on him.

"Especially you."

Bai Zhenzhen stared at Pei Jin, her eyes narrowing slightly. "You two fakes are even hugging each other and showing mutual affection. It's disgusting."

Bai Tao raised Pei Jin's cup.

She hadn't even drunk a drop of the plum juice when she held the glass up to Bai Zhenzhen and flipped her wrist.

The deep red liquid spilled out, leaving a messy dark stain on Bai Zhenzhen's white silk top, with water droplets sliding down the fabric.

Bai Tao snatched Bai Zhenzhen's phone from her hand so quickly that no one around could react, and then neatly tossed it into the hot pot in front of them.

A small splash of oil splattered from the boiling red oil in the pot, causing the phone to sink and disappear from sight.

"Bai Zhenzhen, our feud is not a reason for you to hurt my friend."

This was the first time Bai Tao had ever been this angry when she faced this complicated relationship again.

The hot pot restaurant fell silent for a moment.

The guests at the surrounding tables all turned to look, some put down their chopsticks, and some picked up their cups but didn't drink, curiously covering their faces to secretly watch the commotion.

The spicy aroma in the air mixed with the sweet and sour scent of plum juice and the expensive perfume on Bai Zhenzhen's body, creating a strange smell that left people unsure how to react.

Bai Zhenzhen was so anxious that she tried to scoop it up with her hands, but the hot pot had already started to boil.

Her hand hovered above the pot, but she pulled it back because of the hot steam.

People around them started whispering, and Bai Zhenzhen felt those gazes pricking her back like needles.

Her white silk blouse had turned a plum juice-black color, becoming soaked and clinging to her body, making her look utterly disheveled.

She glanced at the stains on her chest, then at the broken phone in the boiling hot pot, and her eyes reddened.

Why!

Why is it that even though she's become so wealthy, she still has to be humiliated by this kind of person?

"you are done!"

Bai Zhenzhen pointed at Bai Tao's nose, her finger trembling slightly with anger.

"I'm going back to tell Mom, Dad, and my brother right now. You're not going to get away with this. I'm calling the police and having you arrested!"

After saying that, Bai Zhenzhen covered her face and ran away.

The high heels clicked on the tiled floor, making a soft, rapid sound.

Sun Xiaoxiao stood there alone, somewhat dazed.

She had never seen Bai Zhenzhen like this before.

In her memory, Bai Zhenzhen was the girl in her hometown who was always smiling and polite to everyone.

A person who bows and apologizes when a customer insults them while working at a restaurant.

She was silent for a few seconds, then chased after Bai Zhenzhen and ran out.

The annoying person left, but Bai Tao had just thrown Bai Zhenzhen's phone in in a fit of anger, so the dumplings and other things inside were no longer edible.

Experiencing something like this in front of a friend she had just met made Bai Tao sit down feeling somewhat down.

She looked at the hotpot, which was no longer edible, and smiled somewhat embarrassedly at He Fan.

"How about I order another one?"

He Fan wanted to pat her head comfortingly, but his hand was stopped halfway by two glares.

He waved awkwardly in the air.

"It's okay, we can eat something else now."

I'd also like to buy a cake. There's a shop nearby that I've passed by several times before but never gone in.

Bai Tao forced a smile. "Then this meal is on me."

He Fan wanted to say no, but seeing her drooping eyelashes and the way her fingers were clenched tightly around the phone, he swallowed his words.

Just now at the door, he and Bai Tao agreed to split the bill.

He nodded. "Okay, I'll treat you next time."

Bai Tao paid the bill at the front desk, and the four of them parted ways at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, each walking in a different direction.

On the other hand, Bai Zhenzhen did not immediately change out of the clothes that were soaked with plum juice.

She could have easily bought a new outfit at the mall and changed into it right away.

But she didn't.

She endured the sticky and sour smell, stubbornly wearing that tattered dress, and ignoring the strange looks from a crowd of people, before taking a car home.

The driver glanced at her several times in the rearview mirror, but she didn't say anything. She just looked down at the deep red stain on her chest.

As soon as they arrived at the villa's entrance, Bai Zhenzhen burst into tears.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah, Mommy, Daddy, I don't want to live anymore! You have to do what's right for Zhenzhen!"