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

Pei Jin woke up feeling unwell on the sofa around 5 a.m.

He opened his eyes and found the sofa even more uncomfortable to sleep on than the wooden bed he had just been on.

Not only do I have to bend over and can't stretch my legs, but I also feel uncomfortable all over and have no support at all.

The sofa cushion had sagged in one spot, right where he had been lying down.

His back was stuck in the gap between the sofa and the cushions, and his waist was suspended in the air.

But Bai Tao slept like that for more than a month.

Pei Jin propped himself up and sat up, stretching his back. His back ached as if he had been working for a week straight.

He took out his phone and sent a message to his supervisor.

[Boss, something came up at home, I can't go today.]

Last night before bed, he searched online and found that the first day of a girl's period is the most uncomfortable time, and she should be taken good care of.

He flipped through his phone's notes, which contained a few lines: brown sugar water, hot water bottle, hand warmers, ibuprofen, and a note saying not to eat anything cold.

He looked at it twice and then locked his phone.

I went to the stove and boiled a kettle of water. If I boiled it now, it would be lukewarm by the time Bai Tao woke up.

He glanced at the time. He wasn't working today, so he could schedule a video call with Chi Shibo at nine in the morning to discuss the key points of his thesis.

Nine o'clock in the morning.

It's 8 PM in Country A.

He placed the computer on the coffee table, adjusted the camera angle, and folded the blankets on the sofa and put them aside.

Then he glanced at the direction of the bed; Bai Tao was still asleep.

He opened the paper he had written for Chi Shibao and read it through from beginning to end, also checking the supplementary and expanded documents.

On the winding mountain road in Country A, deafening horns and noise filled the air. Several modified sports cars were parked on the side of the road, their engines roaring and echoing through the mountains.

Chi Shibao was surrounded by a crowd. Several thugs had their arms around his neck, someone handed him a bottle of water, and someone patted his shoulder.

His phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and saw it was a message from Pei Jin.

8 PM

He stood in the center of the crowd, looking at the message. The sounds around him continued, but they were no longer so clear.

"Damn it!"

He put his phone back in his pocket, and several people gathered around him, putting their arms around his neck.

"What's wrong, Brother Chi?"

Chi Shibao slapped his hand away, turned to the side, and took out his car keys from his pocket.

"You guys have fun, I'm going back."

"This is just the beginning!"

Someone nearby raised their wrist and glanced at the green Submariner in their hand.

"It's only six o'clock, and there's a game tonight. Aren't you going to participate?"

Chi Shibao waved his hand and got into the car without looking back.

He could distinguish between temporary wealth and permanent wealth. If he failed to graduate this time, he would have no place to stand when he returned home.

Even if he is the eldest son and grandson, so what? Those illegitimate children could tear him to pieces and eat him alive.

Chi Shibao slammed on the gas pedal, the engine roared, and the car shot forward from its spot.

The people standing behind him inhaled a mouthful of car exhaust fumes as they watched his car disappear around the bend of the mountain road.

Pei Jin looked at it for a while, and after confirming that there was no major problem, he gently lifted the curtain.

Bai Tao lay on her side on the bed, her arms and legs stretched out, forming a starfish shape that almost took up the entire bed.

He smiled, squatted down beside the bed, and looked at her.

This baby sleeps in such a wild posture, yet I'm willing to stay on that tiny sofa just for him...

Bai Tao, how can I ever repay your love?

At 8:50, Chi Shibao made a video call.

Pei Jin answered the call, turned off the sound, and didn't turn on the camera.

Chi Shibao didn't pay attention and leaned back in his gaming chair playing on his phone.

Pei Jin went to check on Bai Tao again, but she still hadn't woken up.

He walked up gently and covered Bai Tao's legs, which were sticking out of the blanket.

Sensing someone moving her, Bai Tao opened her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering twice.

"Pei Jin..."

His fingertips hovered above the blanket beside her legs, and he spoke very softly.

"Okay, I'm going to turn on a video call in a bit, and I'll be able to talk."

"it is good."

Bai Tao nodded, then closed her eyes again.

Bai Tao had assumed that Pei Jin was tutoring a girl today, but when a pleasant male voice came from the computer, she groggily sat up and rubbed her eyes.

Pei Jin looked up at her, his gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then returned to the screen and continued communicating with the person on the other end.

Bai Tao sat on the bed in a daze.

She was half asleep last night, but she kept feeling that Pei Jin kissed her...

But then she felt it shouldn't be like that; she was in so much pain that she couldn't tell if she was dreaming or hallucinating.

While Pei Jin was explaining his thesis to Chi Shibao, Bai Tao's phone started vibrating.

She picked it up, and her mother's image appeared on the screen.

Bai Tao stared at the caller ID for several seconds, looking at the two words.

Mother……

She instinctively wanted to refuse, but her finger hovered over the answer button.

The deep-seated awe and fear of that title made her afraid to hang up, and she didn't even have the courage to pretend she hadn't heard it.

She glanced at Pei Jin; he was still talking to the screen.

Bai Tao held the phone, gently opened the door, and walked into the hallway.

Pei Jin paused for a moment, instinctively wanting to follow.

When Bai Tao saw him about to get up, she quickly pointed to her phone, indicating that she was just going out to make a call.

Chi Shibao watched as a beautiful woman walked past Pei Jin on the screen. She was wearing a nightgown, her hair was loose, and she had a slender figure. She moved very lightly, as if she didn't want to disturb them.

This is the person who took in Pei Jin after he was kicked out of his home.

Is it a woman?

He leaned back in his chair and didn't say anything.

Being handsome definitely has its advantages.

Teacher Pei is awesome!

Bai Tao stood in the aisle.

Her feelings for Lin Meng are complicated right now. When they are good to her, Lin Meng and Bai Zhongjing are willing to pluck the stars from the sky for her.

When he didn't want her, he was very decisive.

They just need a daughter, but not just her.

A gentleman judges by actions, not by intentions.

She didn't understand before, but now she seems to be slowly understanding.

Bai Tao took a deep breath, her heartbeat gradually calming down before answering the phone, and then she obediently picked up the phone.

"Hello, Mom..."

Her voice was very soft, and the last syllable was very low.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then Lin Meng's voice came through, as gentle as ever, yet with an undeniable, assertive strength.

"Tao Tao, what have you been up to lately? Do you miss Mommy?"