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

Bai Tao shook her head on the sofa. She didn't remember Pei Jin being with the girl who saved him in his past life.

Later, Pei Jin gave her some money and sent her away.

Perhaps Pei Jin is only nice to her now because he is currently living under someone else's roof.

During the meal, Pei Jin clearly noticed that Bai Tao was distracted.

She picked up a chicken wing, took a bite, chewed it a couple of times, and then her gaze drifted away.

Pei Jin tasted the food in his bowl; it tasted perfectly normal.

"Is it not tasty?"

Bai Tao snapped out of her reverie, realizing she hadn't even been daydreaming.

"It's delicious, very delicious!"

After saying that, as if to prove something, she picked up several more pieces of food with her chopsticks and stuffed them into her mouth.

While Pei Jin was clearing away the dishes, Bai Tao sat on the sofa playing on her phone.

Pei Jin rinsed the bowl twice, put it back on the shelf, and suddenly called out to her.

"White peach."

"what?"

Bai Tao looked up, wondering why they were suddenly calling her by her full name. She was terrified!

My heart, which was already in my throat, was now in my throat.

Are you taking a nap later?

Pei Jin dried his hands, hung up the rag, and turned to look at her.

Bai Tao shook her head.

"I don't necessarily need to sleep. What's wrong? Do you want to go out and play?"

As soon as the topic of going out to play came up, she perked up, sat up, and looked at Pei Jin with bright eyes.

Pei Jin shook his head.

"I might have to make a video call this afternoon. I received a paper advisory request, and I'll help explain the details this afternoon."

"oh."

Bai Tao nodded, a slight disappointment flashing across her eyes.

"Okay, I won't make a sound."

Pei Jin placed the washed grapes in front of her.

"It's okay, you can take a nap. I'll talk to her around 3 PM."

Wow! You bought grapes!

I bought it on a whim.

Actually, it's not grape season now, and this bunch of grapes costs 160 yuan.

But Bai Tao specifically said he wanted grape flavor today. Fruit tea is no match for the health benefits of fruit, so he went to great lengths to buy a bunch of grapes.

If Bai Tao is happy, he will think none of this matters.

She picked up a grape, remembering what Pei Jin had just said: three o'clock in the afternoon?

She calculated the time difference, "It doesn't open until 3 PM? Isn't that midnight on the other side?"

"The main concern was my schedule, and she had to study at the library and didn't get back to her dorm until the early hours of the morning."

They even know people are studying in the library!

Bai Tao rolled her eyes as Pei Jin turned around. It wasn't until 3:30 p.m. that Pei Jin began preparing for the video call.

He placed the computer on the coffee table, adjusted the camera angle, and ignored the slightly cluttered background.

Bai Tao, out of sight of herself in the video, secretly watched Pei Jin's screen from close to the wall.

The moment the call connected, the face of a beautiful woman with dyed blonde hair, wearing a bright red tank top, and with skin that looked healthy and tanned under the light appeared on the screen.

Bai Tao was surprised for a moment. She looked so confident and healthy, as if she had just stepped out of the sun.

As soon as the call connected, the person on the other end saw Pei Jin's impeccably handsome face, even in the video, and paused for a moment, as if gently struck by something unexpected, before confidently speaking.

"Hello, Leon, I didn't expect you to be so handsome."

Pei Jin smiled and, speaking fluent American English, began to explain the contents of her thesis to the person opposite her.

His pronunciation was very standard, and he spoke very quickly, occasionally gesturing with his hands to indicate something, which Bai Tao could only hear intermittently.

He occasionally uttered a few words in Chinese. Bai Tao stood and watched for a while, thinking that Pei Jin was so outstanding in that moment.

They truly deserve the title of "the chosen ones of heaven".

Bai Tao couldn't understand the technical terms.

She walked back along the wall and sat on the sofa, pretending to continue drawing, her fingers holding the pen, occasionally drawing a couple of lines on the screen.

When they got excited, the person on the other end said something that made Pei Jin lower his head and smile shyly.

When Bai Tao looked up and saw that scene, the tip of her pen paused on the screen for a moment.

She pouted, a little unhappy. She had never even met any of the other girls before, yet she could smile so shyly.

When we met, I grabbed her by the neck.

If the tablet were made of paper, she would have poked countless holes in it by now.

She made two strokes, then stopped, feeling as if she were struggling against an unseen person.

She sighed almost imperceptibly, her voice very soft. Perhaps only a girl as outstanding as her could be liked by Pei Jin.

She couldn't understand a word of their conversation. If it weren't for her pursuit of art and the Bai family's willingness to spend money, she wouldn't have been able to obtain such a prestigious degree from the top art academy.

She always felt inferior in front of Pei Jin.

How could I be so bold in my dreams?

Bai Tao listened intently for a while, and finally understood one sentence: "The person on the other end asked..."

"Teacher Pei, do you have a girlfriend?"

Pei Jin paused for a moment, then replied, "Not yet."

Bai Tao felt uneasy upon hearing this, though she couldn't quite explain why.

This feeling made her subconsciously feel apprehensive.

Is she jealous?

But she and Pei Jin really have no relationship!

Could it be that during the month she lived with Pei Jin, she had developed a possessive desire for him?

She turned over, facing the back of the sofa, and buried her face in the cushions.

Pei Jin kept the video chat running until 6 PM before it ended.

He stretched his neck, glanced at Bai Tao, who was lying on the sofa like a wilted flower.

The bunch of grapes remained untouched.

Pei Jin frowned. Was she unhappy because he hadn't peeled the skin properly?

His phone vibrated twice on the table; the girl had sent him a message.

Thank you, senior, that was very helpful.

Send me your bank card number, and I'll have my dad's secretary transfer the money to you.

Pei Jin was silent for a moment; he hadn't gone to open a bank account yet.

He didn't reply.

He didn't want to use Bai Tao's bank card. This $2500 was about 17,000 RMB, and he could pay back the debt to Bai Tao quickly. He didn't want to settle things amicably.

I'll go get a bank card when I have some free time tomorrow noon and then go back.

He put the computer away; it was a very powerful computer.

Once this money arrives, we'll first pay back the workers, then ask Chi Shibao if he's willing to sell the computer. We estimate we still need a little more money to buy it.

Pei Jin stood up, walked to the sofa, glanced down at the untouched plate of grapes, and lowered his voice slightly.

"Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?"

Bai Tao rolled over listlessly, looking unhappy. Her head drooped, and her voice was lower than usual.

"I ordered takeout. Don't cook tonight; you've been busy all afternoon."

Pei Jin nodded.

"it is good."

During the meal, Bai Tao seemed listless.

She rummaged through the rice in her bowl, picking up a grain of rice with her chopsticks and then putting it down again.

Pei Jin ate very carefully, picking up food very gently, afraid of making any noise that might upset her.

He picked up his phone and searched for places nearby that were suitable for relaxing, planning to take Bai Tao out for a walk tonight.

She said she was happy when she went out to play in the afternoon, but she became unhappy after he said he had to be busy.

Bai Tao noticed Pei Jin's cautiousness and felt even more annoyed.

She also hated this version of herself.

I hate myself for being inexplicably depressed, inexplicably sensitive, and inexplicably taking my anger out on him.

Until, a warm current appeared deep in her lower abdomen, as if something had loosened, and then slowly and precisely spread downwards.

Bai Tao's expression changed.

Wait, is she menstruating?

No wonder she's been so sentimental lately!

It turns out my period is about to start!

She immediately put down her chopsticks and ran into the toilet.

Pei Jin thought she had eaten something dirty, so he got up almost at the same time as her and followed her. The next second, he was almost hit in the face by the closed toilet door.

He stood in the doorway, raised his hand, and knocked. "What's wrong?"

Bai Tao squatted in the toilet and looked down at her underwear.

It seems there are no sanitary napkins in the basement.

She tried on the clean underwear she had hung on the rope; it was already dry.

She put some toilet paper on herself, then washed the bloodstained underwear, hung it up, and planned to go out and buy some herself.

Bai Tao stayed in the toilet for a rather long time.

Pei Jin leaned against the wall by the bathroom door, waiting for her. He was relaxed, with his arms crossed in front of his chest and his gaze fixed on the doorway.

When she opened the door, she was so startled by the figure standing there that she took a half-step back.

"Ah! You scared me to death, Pei Jin."

She patted her chest, but her voice was lighter than before.

She became happy again.

Pei Jin breathed a sigh of relief, his gaze falling on her face.

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Oh, by the way, I need to go out for a bit."

Bai Tao dried her hands, walked to the sofa, picked up her clothes, and prepared to go to the bathroom to change.

Pei Jin followed closely behind her. "Where are we going?"

Where are you going? Why didn't you say you were going with him? Why are you going alone?

So you're not going to spend time with him because he's busy this afternoon?

Has she made new friends, making it inconvenient for her to bring him along? Or is she in a relationship?

Pei Jin grew angrier the more he thought about it, his face became increasingly sour, his jawline tightened, and he looked as cold as if he had just stepped out of a refrigerator.

Bai Tao didn't want Pei Jin to come with her. She changed her clothes in the bathroom, opened the door, and found Pei Jin already standing at the door with his shoes on.

The two looked at each other. She looked at the shoes he had changed into, and then at his expressionless face.

"Are you going out too?"

Pei Jin nodded, his hands in his pockets, looking cold and unapproachable.

"Okay, then I'll take the keys."

For some reason, after Bai Tao said those words, Pei Jin's expression turned even uglier.

From the moment he was kicked out, the two of them never separated, except when he went to work.

Today, Bai Tao insisted on taking her own keys to go out. It's obvious that she didn't want to go with him.

He stopped talking and simply followed Bai Tao out the door.

Bai Tao and Pei Jin left the building together. As they passed the electric scooter, Bai Tao turned back to look at Pei Jin.

"Aren't you riding a bike?"

Pei Jin shook his head and didn't speak, but his eyes were fixed on her.

Pei Jin followed Bai Tao not far behind, at a distance of two or three meters.

The two walked one after the other in the alley. Bai Tao would occasionally turn around and glance at him. Every time, he would look at her, his gaze fixed on her back, as if he wanted to stare a hole through it.

The feeling was strange, like being followed by a murderer, and Pei Jin kept staring at her back.

Bai Tao's walking posture was also a bit strange. She walked slower than usual today, with smaller steps and her legs slightly together. She took each step very carefully.

Moreover, based on Pei Jin's understanding of her, she would probably ask him to take her by bike after she found out he was also going out.

But she didn't.

Will the person she's meeting tonight be waiting for her at the entrance of the residential area?

Whether the person she meets is male or female, she walks so gracefully.

As he left the residential compound, Pei Jin looked around, his gaze sweeping over the cars parked on the roadside.

I didn't see any car that looked like it was waiting for someone.

He looked away and saw Bai Tao clumsily walking towards the zebra crossing. She walked very slowly, her legs slightly together, like a penguin.

Why not choose someone with better judgment, someone who wouldn't keep her waiting?

When the green light came on, Bai Tao crossed the road.

Pei Jin followed behind her, quickening his pace to catch up.

Bai Tao turned around and saw that Pei Jin was still there.

"Are you here to buy something too?"

Pei Jin looked up and met her gaze, and for a moment thought he had misheard.

So you were just buying things?

Why can't we call him?

He still had that cold expression, but he nodded, took a long stride to her side, and walked alongside her.

After taking a couple of steps, she realized that Bai Tao had fallen behind. She continued to walk very carefully, afraid of taking too big a step.

Pei Jin slowed his pace, waiting for her to catch up.

When the two were side by side again, Pei Jin finally couldn't help but ask.

"Bai Tao, does your leg hurt?"

Bai Tao looked up and stared at him with the look of someone who was an idiot.

"It doesn't hurt."

"Then why do you walk like that?"

"Walking like this will make you live to be a hundred!"

Bai Tao stopped, turned around, and pointed towards the basement.

"What do you want to buy? I'll buy it for you, but you need to go back right now!"

Does he want her to say she came out to buy sanitary napkins, didn't have any at home, and used two tissues to pad herself, afraid that the tissues would fall out of her pants if she moved too much, which is why she walks so strangely? Only then will he be satisfied.

Pei Jin tilted his head slightly, afraid of upsetting her, and dared not say anything more.

But he doesn't go back.

Who will help Bai Tao carry her things when he goes back?

When they reached the entrance of RT-Mart, Pei Jin reached out and helped Bai Tao lift the curtain.

Bai Tao glanced at him, turned her head away, and snorted, "Don't follow me, okay?"

"We'll each buy our own."

Pei Jin nodded. He didn't need to buy anything. He looked around the supermarket and finally decided to take a watermelon home.

He saw Bai Tao sneak into the toilet paper shelf, glancing back at him as she went.

It's just buying toilet paper, isn't it?

It's such a big strip, will she be able to carry it in a little while?

He quickly picked out a watermelon, weighed it in his hand, and then followed the direction Bai Tao had just gone.

Then I saw Bai Tao squatting in front of the sanitary napkin shelf, with a row of colorful packaging in front of her.

As if sensing something, she turned her head and saw Pei Jin standing next to her, holding a watermelon in his left hand.

So it turns out she's having her period, that's why she's being so secretive.

Bai Tao met his gaze for a moment, but didn't stand up. She just looked up at him and then looked down again to continue looking at the packaging on the shelf.

Bai Tao initially felt embarrassed, but when she actually faced Pei Jin face to face, she realized that none of that mattered anymore.

While she was watching, Pei Jin was also watching intently.

Bai Tao glanced at him with some disdain. How strange, why was he looking at her so intently?

She quickly picked out two to hug, then stood up and patted Pei Jin's arm.

"Let's go, Pei Jin!"

Clingy.