Bai Yan said, "Mom, those two also want you dead."

Selling a woman to a pleasure boat is no different from taking her life. Besides, in their previous life, Lady Yuan died at their hands.

Having seen many dead bodies while delivering meals at the hospital, Yuan was only surprised for a moment before nodding and saying, "A person who repays kindness with enmity, killing him is just that—killing him."

The Yuan family wasn't stupid. This wasn't a peaceful and prosperous era; people were dying every day.

Besides, with my daughter's current abilities and status, even without Xiao Xu, who would make her pay for that shameless couple's lives?

She looked up at Bai Yan again: "I just don't understand, why did you agree to go to the Zhong family with Bai Jingye? Didn't we agree to break off this engagement?"

Bai Yan said, "Mom, it was Father who saved Zhong Rentao on the battlefield back then. If it weren't for that, Father wouldn't have died, and my mother and I wouldn't have been bullied by our clansmen."

"But if the Zhong family remembered Father's life-saving grace, how could they have ignored us, mother and daughter, for so many years?"

"Did you see what the newspaper said?" Bai Yan sneered, "It says that the young lady from the Mu family and Zhong Yunsheng are true love in this mortal world, while my marriage to Mu Yunsheng was forced upon me by my father with his life!"

"The Zhong family is ungrateful, yet they use the marriage to elevate themselves." Bai Yan sneered, "If Zhong Rentao remembered even a fraction of my father's kindness, he wouldn't have allowed these reporters to slander my father."

“The engagement must be called off,” Bai Yan said. “But we have to go to the Zhong family too. They’ve repaid kindness with enmity, so why shouldn’t we get our revenge?”

Madam Yuan hesitated for a moment: "You are your father's daughter, and of course I won't stop you from standing up for him. But Yan'er, you did tell Xiao Xu about your engagement, and I'm afraid he'll misunderstand if you go to the Zhong family."

The coldness in Bai Yan's eyes melted at the mention of Xu Shengtian: "Mom, don't worry, he won't."

Seeing that her daughter and son-in-law had such a good relationship, Madam Yuan didn't say anything. In the end, she also felt sorry for her husband.

The next day, Bai Jingye drove a black car to pick up the mother and daughter.

Bai Yan carried a wicker trunk and got into the carriage with Madam Yuan. Bai Jingye sized her up and frowned when he saw that she was wearing an old-fashioned dress: "Young Master Zhong has returned from studying abroad. The other young ladies and wives in the Zhong family all have a modern style. Miss Mu, whom Young Master Zhong likes, even wears Western-style clothes and has curly hair. What, didn't you read the newspaper I showed you yesterday?"

Bai Yan said, "So what if I see it? I've never studied abroad. Do you think he'll like me just because I'm imitating him?"

Bai Jingye thought it made sense and, not wanting to waste time, drove directly to the Zhong family's house.

Meanwhile, Zhong Yunsheng and Mu Jinzhi returned to the Zhong family home amidst their bickering.

"I've already said I don't agree to that marriage! It was my dad who insisted on making it public, Jinzhi, what do you want me to do? Do you have to tear my heart out for you to know I love you?!"