Chapter 37 Roll Downstairs

Upon seeing the person at the door, Pei Jiuyan's expression changed drastically, his usually composed face now filled with panic.

"Zhaozhao!"

He stood up instinctively. He didn't know how much Zhao Zhao had heard, but the look in her eyes gave him the illusion that he could never go back.

"Pei Jiuyan, what did she mean? What do you mean by annexing the Yun family? And what is revenge?"

Yun Zhaozhao appeared calm, but her tightly clenched hands betrayed the turmoil in her heart.

I initially thought the worst thing would be being taken advantage of, but it turns out they had ulterior motives.

"It's not what you think, Zhao Zhao..."

Pei Jiuyan wanted to explain, but his mother interrupted him, saying, "Jiuyan, there's nothing to hide now."

As she spoke, Pei's mother looked at Yun Zhaozhao: "Do you know why I hate you so much? Because you are Yun Aonan's daughter. If it weren't for your father, Jiu Yan's father wouldn't have died..."

"Mom! Stop talking."

Pei Jiuyan roared.

"Let her speak."

Yun Zhaozhao stared intently at Pei's mother: "You said my father killed your husband, how did he kill him?"

Pei's mother glared at Yun Zhaozhao with resentment: "Back then, it was your father who told Jiu Yan's father that the government intended to develop the island and reclaim land from the sea. Jiu Yan's father invested all his available funds, but it all went down the drain. The government had no intention of reclaiming land from the sea at all. All the money he invested went down the drain, the company's cash flow dried up, and creditors came knocking on the door. In the end, he jumped off the rooftop. It was all your father's fault."

"We've already been more than merciful by not harming you, and you still want a share of the inheritance? Have you no shame?"

"Is there any evidence?"

Yun Zhaozhao cracked her knuckles to calm herself down: "Do you have any evidence for what you're saying?"

Her father and mother were dead, and she had no way to verify it. However, she did not believe that her father would do such a thing. If he really had, he would not have helped Pei Jiuyan in the first place, nor would he have agreed to let her marry Pei Jiuyan.

Seeing that Yun Zhaozhao did not believe her, Pei's mother became somewhat agitated, "These are all things that Jiu Yan's father told me personally."

"But he's dead, so he can't be a witness."

"I will investigate and find out what happened back then."

"You can't frame my father."

Yun Zhaozhao said coldly.

Pei's mother wanted to say something, but Pei Jiuyan stopped her. He subconsciously reached out and took Yun Zhaozhao's hand: "Zhaozhao, let's go back and talk about it."

Yun Zhaozhao shook off his hand and looked at him coldly: "So, you approached me not just to use the Yun family's power, but to take revenge on my father and the Yun family."

"...No."

Pei Jiuyan panicked. He had never been so afraid before. Even when Yun Zhaozhao ignored him, he had never felt this panicked.

He felt he was truly losing control of Yun Zhaozhao. He desperately tried to explain, but Yun Zhaozhao wouldn't listen at all; she stared at him coldly.

Did you cause my parents' car accident?

No, that's not it!

Pei Jiuyan frowned deeply: "They are your family, how could I do this?"

Yun Zhaozhao stared at him for a while, then slowly said:

"Pei Jiuyan, you're amazing."

He was so skilled that she couldn't tell whether he was telling the truth or not.

The thought that her family had died because of her made her unsteady. She took a few steps back, grabbed the door frame to steady herself, and although her heart was already in turmoil, she did not show it on her face.

"Pei Jiuyan, you'd better not have done it."

Otherwise, I'll fight you to the death.

The resolute look in her eyes frightened Pei Jiuyan. Watching her leave, he didn't dare to chase after her for the first time.

The secret he had been hiding was finally exposed. He never wanted Yun Zhaozhao to know these things; all he wanted was for his little princess to be happy. But now, he realized that he was the one bringing pain to Yun Zhaozhao.

"Jiuyan, Mom has something to tell you..."

"Shut up."

Pei Jiuyan coldly interrupted his mother. Pei's mother looked at her son in shock. Since her husband's death, her son had become her only support. He was usually very filial and never disobeyed her. But now her son was looking at her with the eyes of someone looking at an enemy.

Are you satisfied now?

"Are you satisfied now that you've forced her to leave, making her never forgive me for the rest of her life?"

Pei Jiuyan's eyes were somewhat frightening. Pei's mother trembled involuntarily and said subconsciously, "Jiuyan, are you crazy? She's the daughter of my enemy, and you're actually talking to me like this because of her?"

"no!"

Pei Jiuyan said painfully, "I have never regarded her as the daughter of my enemy."

He fell in love with Yun Zhaozhao the moment he first saw her. At that time, he was a college student giving a speech at the school as an outstanding senior. He spotted the smiling girl at a glance, but there were too many people around her, and she didn't notice him at all.

"Mom, it's never been that she can't live without me, but that I can't live without her."

Pei's mother was taken aback by her son's words. After a moment of stunned silence, she abandoned her usual elegance and became sharp and sarcastic.

"Pei Jiuyan, do you know what you're saying?"

“I know exactly what I’m saying, more clearly than ever.”

"Mom, please don't interfere in my and Zhaozhao's affairs anymore."

Pei Jiuyan's words carried a warning. Pei's mother still couldn't believe that her son would treat her like this. She was about to speak when the housekeeper rushed over.

"Madam, young master, something terrible has happened! The young mistress has fallen down the stairs and is bleeding a lot."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pei Jiuyan ran off like a gust of wind.

He ran downstairs in a few steps and saw Yun Zhaozhao lying unconscious on the ground with a pool of blood. Wenshu was standing next to her. His pupils contracted sharply, and he pushed Wenshu aside, picked up Yun Zhaozhao, and ran outside.

Suddenly, Pei Jiuyan pushed the clerk, causing him to fall to the ground. He felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen and cried out, "My stomach hurts so much!"

Pei's mother, who followed later, noticed that Wenshu's expression was not right and was about to help her up when she saw the bloodstains on Wenshu's pants. Her expression changed, and she shouted, "Quick, quick, prepare the car and take her to the hospital."

"Baby, baby..."

The driver sped along the way, and Pei Jiuyan's hands trembled as he held Yun Zhaozhao.

Yun Zhaozhao's head was broken and bleeding profusely. Looking at her pale face, Pei Jiuyan kept calling Yun Zhaozhao's name.

Yun Zhaozhao was rushed to the Zhou family's hospital. When Old Master Zhou saw Pei Jiuyan carrying Yun Zhaozhao, who was covered in blood, his pupils shrank sharply, and he went to the emergency room himself.

When Zhou Xiao arrived after hearing the news, she saw Pei Jiuyan, looking disheveled, standing expressionlessly at the entrance of the emergency room.

Forgetting her fear of Pei Jiuyan, she rushed to him and questioned him:

"How did Zhao Zhao fall down the stairs? Did you bully her?"