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

As soon as Bai Tao returned to the basement, she ran to the bathroom to wash her face without even taking off her shoes.

She stood in front of the sink, took off her mask, and threw it into the trash can.

The mirror reflected a face that was a mess of sweat and tears, looking like a ghost.

She turned on the tap and washed her face with cold water. Water droplets dripped down her chin, taking away the sticky, dry feeling on her face.

She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, went back to the living room, took off her coat, and nestled into the sofa to start drawing.

She unlocked the tablet and opened a new canvas.

She suddenly had a craving for lemon chicken feet.

It's sour and spicy, and just thinking about eating this on such a hot day makes me feel so comfortable.

I wonder if Pei Jin can do it.

She picked up her phone, opened her chat with Pei Jin, and sent him a message.

I want to eat lemon chicken feet.

I still want to eat watermelon.

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The atmosphere in Bai Shen's office was very tense.

Several printed documents were spread out in front of him, black text on white paper, along with a blurry screenshot of a street scene and some other fragmented information.

Bai Tao now lives in a small, dilapidated basement apartment in the Third Ring Road area. She pays a deposit of one month's rent and three months' rent in advance, and she pays all the expenses herself.

The agent also sent over photos of the basement room; it was only a dozen square meters, with no separate kitchen and a toilet so small that it was difficult to even turn around.

Pei Jin lived with her, ate her food, and spent her money.

An unnamed anger rose in his heart.

He picked up the papers on the table, then put them down, picked them up again, and put them down again.

What is this man good for?

Isn't he pretty capable?

An MTI graduate with two degrees is considered a top-tier talent pool anywhere.

Why does he have to rely on his sister for everything?

Despite his anger, he still dialed an internal phone number.

The phone was answered after one ring, and the assistant's voice came from the other end, cautious and well-trained.

"Hey, boss?"

"Stop anyone from investigating where my sister lives now. Don't find out who she's living with."

There was a moment of silence on the other end; they didn't answer immediately.

Bai Shen is currently only the group president; the real decision-maker is still Chairman Bai Zhongjing.

However, Bai Zhongjing is now willing to relinquish power, making it difficult for them to act in the middle.

The assistant was silent for a few seconds before lowering his voice to speak.

"Boss, the chairman hasn't sent anyone to investigate recently. What if the madam sends someone to inquire..."

"Do as I say."

"Okay, boss."

Bai Shen hung up the phone.

He sat behind his desk, raised his hand, picked up the papers from the table, and tore them into pieces.

Paper scraps slipped from his fingers and drifted down onto the dark red carpet.

His eyes were dark and unfathomable as he sat amidst the scraps of paper, lost in thought.

On the other side, Bai Zhenzhen sat in the back seat of a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Sitting next to her was Lin Meng, who was resting with her eyes closed. She had become accustomed to taking short breaks during these intervals.

Bai Zhenzhen was silently scrolling through video apps in the car. The screen flickered, and she didn't dare disturb Lin Meng, so she swiped her fingers across the screen very gently.

She swiped past a blue and red artwork.

But her finger paused for a moment, then swiped back a little.

The blue and red image reappeared before her eyes.

Bai Zhenzhen stared at the screen for a few seconds, then slowly looked at the ID in the lower left corner.

I really want peaches.

She stared at those four words, her finger hovering over the edge of the screen.

After Bai Tao moved out, her art studio and dressing room were demolished and renovated. Now, those two rooms have been combined and turned into her dance studio. The walls have been repainted and the floor has been replaced with a new one.

Before those paintings were thrown out, she went in to take a look once. At that time, her paintings had not yet been taken away. Some were leaning against the wall, some were spread out on the table, and some were casually placed in a corner.

Those paintings also had that style, with bold color clashes, intense emotions, and a sense of power completely different from the hypocritical appearance on her face.

She suspected that this person was Bai Tao.

There was no concrete evidence, but she just felt that the person behind that ID was her.

She scrolled through the comments section a couple of times but didn't see anything particularly interesting. Most of the comments were praising the painting, and a few were asking about the price.

She clicked into the homepage, where the introduction was concise and clear, and a WeChat ID was left in the pinned comment, which was the contact method for accepting articles.

Bai Zhenzhen switched pages, opened WeChat, tapped the search bar, entered the WeChat ID, and found an account with the username "Little Peach Emoji".

She used a different account and submitted a verification request.

In the remarks section, I typed a line: "Teacher, do you accept orders?"

Lin Meng opened her eyes and glanced unhappily at the phone in Bai Zhenzhen's hand.

During the few minutes she had closed her eyes and pretended to sleep, Bai Zhenzhen's phone had been playing the same video silently, the screen's light flickering on her face.

Her voice remained gentle when she spoke.

"Honey, do you remember what those aunties we're meeting later look like? Don't call them the wrong people."

Bai Zhenzhen hurriedly flipped her phone over, looked up, and put on an obedient expression.

"Okay, Mom, I've got it all. I'll check it again."

Today is the first time she has attended a dinner party with Lin Meng, a so-called gathering of high society.

She heard that the wife who hosted the banquet was married to a man who ran a construction business overseas, and that he had orders worth a billion yuan from the Bai family every quarter.

When she heard that number, her heart skipped a beat. She had never dared to dream of such a large sum of money in her previous lives.

Thinking of this, she sat up slightly, straightening her back.

The dress she's wearing now is a brand-new, handcrafted, seasonal design from D, with every inch of soft fabric perfectly fitting her body. Even before the celebrity ambassador wore it, she was already wearing it.

Tonight is her first time attending such an important banquet as the eldest daughter of the Bai family.

Although the Bai family has not made it public that she is the real heiress, people in the elite circles already know the truth.

She's attending such an important banquet tonight, she absolutely has to post a video so that everyone who looked down on her before knows how well she's doing now!

Let those people who used to think they were so great know that they're nothing.

As soon as it was 18:00 PM, Pei Jin hurriedly took off his gloves.

He bit the fingertip of the glove with his teeth, pulled it down, took it off, and stuffed it into his pocket. He then walked out while taking off his clothes.

His work clothes were hanging on his arm, and he was only wearing a white undershirt that was slightly soaked with sweat.

Seeing his hurried steps, Old Zhou joked,

"I'm in a hurry to get home and be with my wife."

Pei Jin smiled, without slowing his pace, and turned his head to reply.

Not yet.

Old Zhou rolled his eyes at him, clearly looking down on him.

"You little rascal, still won't admit it. Old Zhang already said that the girl admitted today that she's your wife."

Pei Jin paused for a moment, his steps slowing slightly.

It must have been because he was in such a hurry that he didn't have time to explain.

But his ears still burned instantly. He didn't explain, just smiled, waved to Old Zhou, and turned to leave through the door.

Pei Jin went to the locker room to change his clothes, put his half-soaked shirt into a bag, changed into clean clothes, and then turned on his phone.

A message from White Peach popped up on the screen.

I want to eat lemon chicken feet.

I still want to eat watermelon.

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He searched for the ingredients needed for lemon chicken feet and wrote down the ones he didn't have.

He made sure he hadn't missed anything before putting away his phone and pushing the electric scooter out from under the awning.

On the way back, even though there was a breeze that felt cool on his face, his ears still felt hot.

While waiting at a red light, he inexplicably laughed, before he even had time to react.

She's so cute, how did he only realize that now?

He suddenly regretted refusing to play house with Bai Tao when he was a child.

An older woman riding an electric scooter next to him glanced at him suspiciously. He was quite handsome, but she seemed a little mentally unstable.

Pei Jin didn't realize that he now had almost two thousand yuan on him.

He had been saving his wages for the past few days and hadn't given them to Bai Tao.

He and Bai Tao had agreed that he would pay her back in one lump sum at the end, not wanting her to have too many small expenses.

He also plans to pay back the money that the older men who helped him pay his medical bills that day.

Actually, he should return the white peach first. Pei Jin suddenly hesitated. If...

What should I do if he doesn't want to leave now that he's paid off the money he owes Bai Tao?

While shopping at the supermarket, Pei Jin ran into He Yilong, who was picking out fruit.

The two people stood a distance apart, their eyes briefly meeting in the air. They recognized each other at the same time, but then pretended not to see each other.

Pei Jin had just finished shopping and came out of the supermarket. It was still light outside, but the wind suddenly picked up and made the leaves of the roadside trees rustle.

Before he could even ride his bike out of the parking lot, the rain started to fall.

The raindrops were large and heavy, hitting the ground and splashing up white sprays of water, soaking the entire road in less than half a minute.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He hadn't brought a raincoat with him and hadn't expected the rain to come so quickly.

The rain was getting heavier, so he took out his phone. The weather forecast said it wouldn't stop for another hour.

Pei Jin glanced at the bag in his hand. If he waited another hour, there wouldn't be enough time to make the chicken feet.

He Yilong rode past him in a raincoat, his hat pulled low, without even glancing at Pei Jin.

Pei Jin carefully tied the bag shut, making sure the contents wouldn't get wet, then shielded his forehead with one hand and rode his bike into the rain.

Bai Tao was startled by a loud clap of thunder.

With a loud bang, it felt like the entire basement shook slightly for a moment.

She suddenly looked up at the small window. The once bright sky had turned gray, and the rain was pattering against the window.

She glanced at her phone; it was 18:30.

Pei Jin should be on his way back already; I wonder if he got wet.

She remembered that she had bought a raincoat at the time, so she should be fine.

When she turned around, she saw the flat red bag containing raincoats still sitting on the cabinet by the door.

Shuan Q.

Pei Jin shouldn't be an idiot, right? In such heavy rain, he could find a place to take shelter.

The next second, a series of hurried footsteps came from the corridor.

Bai Tao's heart skipped a beat, and her hand moved faster than her brain, already opening the door.

She stood at the door and saw He Yilong taking off his raincoat, one hand on the wall and the other hand pulling the hood off his head.

The two people looked at each other across the corridor.

He Yilong's gaze swept across her face and then looked away.

Bai Tao paused before she could finish her sentence, then forced a polite but somewhat awkward smile.

"I thought it was my friend."

He Yilong neither responded nor nodded.

He glanced at her, then continued to take the raincoat off his body, draped it over his arm, and walked towards his room.

Bai Tao looked at him, gently closed the door, and punched the door twice with her fist.

What are you arrogant for? That's rude! Wait until He Fan gets back and tells on you!

Pei Jin hadn't returned yet, and she was getting a little anxious.

She walked around the room twice, the rain was still falling outside the window, then walked to the cabinet by the door, picked up the umbrella, hesitated for half a second, and pushed open the door.

As soon as they opened the door, they saw Pei Jin, soaking wet and wearing a helmet, riding his bicycle into the building. Both of them were stunned at the same time.

His clothes were completely clinging to his body.

Pei Jin saw her standing at the door, holding an umbrella, as if she was about to go out.

The next second, she stepped back.

Pei Jin took off his helmet and looked down at himself. His clothes clung to his body, outlining the contours of his shoulders and arms. Rain dripped down the hem of his clothes and gathered into a small puddle on the ground.

He did look rather disheveled; perhaps he was too ugly and scared her away.

He regretted it somewhat; he shouldn't have ridden his bike back in the rain.

The next second, Bai Tao came out with a large towel.

She stood on tiptoe, unfolded the towel, and covered him with it, gripping both ends of the towel tightly in her hands.

"Are you an idiot, Pei Jin?!"

Her voice carried a hint of urgency and reproach, but her movements were very gentle.

"It's raining so hard! Why didn't you take a taxi back?"

She took a step forward, pulling the sides of the towel behind him; rainwater soaked the small part of her exposed sleeve.

"It's just a used car, if it gets rained on, it's ruined."

"Your injury hasn't fully healed yet. If you get sick, the cost will be more than I could spend on a used car."

"Are you an idiot? You can't even do this simple math?"

As she spoke, her voice suddenly softened, as if she realized what she had said, and she loosened her grip on the towel.

Why isn't Pei Jin saying a word? Is he angry?

Bai Tao slowly steadied herself on the ground, raised her head, and secretly looked at Pei Jin's expression.

His hair was dripping wet, running down his forehead to his brow bone and then down the bridge of his nose.

He lowered his head, his eyes were dark and unfathomable, his gaze seemed to be on her face, or perhaps on her lips.

I don't know what she's thinking.

In the dim light of the corridor, Pei Jin looked dangerous.

Bai Tao suddenly remembered the feeling of Pei Jin's hand gripping her neck, and her breathing unconsciously quickened for a moment.

She forced a fawning smile, raised her hand, and gently smoothed out the wrinkles on the towel on his chest with her palm.

"I was just kidding, haha, I was just worried about you, don't get sick."

"I will take care of you even if you get sick."

"Let's go home, hehe, it's not good to stand in the hallway."

Pei Jin's gaze remained fixed on her lips from beginning to end.

It's pink, looks tender, and feels very cuddly, like a jelly.

He didn't hear what Bai Tao said clearly; he only saw her lips moving.

Pei Jin's Adam's apple bobbed. He saw Bai Tao take two steps back before finally hearing her say something like, "Something's not good."

He came to his senses, his voice a little hoarse.

"What did you say?"

Bai Tao's eyes widened in fright; she was indeed angry.

She crossed the line; how could she treat Pei Jin like that?

They've lost sight of their own place again.

She smiled again, a smile tinged with a hint of cautious ingratiation.

"It's nothing. I told you to go back and not catch a cold."

Pei Jin nodded, picked up the bag from the car, and followed her into the doorway.

She went in first, and he followed behind.

Bai Tao glanced back at him, then quickly turned her head back.

She's so cute.

Pei Jin smiled at Bai Tao's back, and when Bai Tao turned around again, she saw this bizarre scene.