Jun Jiuge remembered that Qiao Xi had told her about her mother's car accident before, and she suspected that her father was responsible.

“It was his arrangement,” Jun Jiuge replied immediately after her.

"Hmm." Qiao Xi was direct this time, whereas she had been more subtle before. "Unfortunately, I have no evidence."

"What evidence do you need?" Jun Jiuge asked.

Qiao Xi said through gritted teeth, "Of course, it's evidence that he killed my mother."

"Why don't we just let him say it himself?" Jun Jiuge suggested to her.

Qiao Xi felt her suggestion was somewhat unrealistic, "How could he possibly admit it?"

Jun Jiuge said confidently, "Why not?"

"As long as you can accept the final result, I can make him reveal the truth."

"You mean..." Qiao Xi roughly guessed what she wanted to do.

Jun Jiuge only wanted to know her attitude. "Do you want to know?"

Qiao Xi made up her mind and said, "If he really is the murderer who killed my mother, then no matter if he is my father or not, I will never let him go."

“Let’s take action tonight,” Jun Jiuge said decisively.

Qiao Xi felt it was a bit rushed. "Shouldn't we plan it out?"

"What are your plans?" Jun Jiuge asked her.

Qiao Xi opened her mouth, but said nothing.

It's time to make a decision.

After the last class in the afternoon, Qiao Xi and Jun Jiuge returned to the Qiao family home together.

Qiao Xi was familiar with her way back to her own home, and the old security guard in the community was very friendly to her.

Everyone knows that her father married a stepmother for her, and she has no good life in this family.

Before going in, Qiao Xi specifically told the security guard, "Uncle Fu, my dad and I have something to discuss in a bit, so it might be a bit noisy. Please bear with us."

Uncle Fu immediately understood Qiao Xi's meaning and nodded, saying, "Okay, Uncle Fu understands."

"Thank you," Qiao Xi said with a smile, expressing her gratitude.

Jun Jiuge exchanged a knowing glance with Qiao Xi, and from Qiao Xi's expression, it seemed that they were indeed prepared.

After parking the car, Jun Jiuge went inside first.

Qiao Xi originally didn't want Jun Jiuge's help and wanted to go in by herself, but Jun Jiuge told her to prepare some more and that she would go in first to intimidate them.

Hearing her say that, Qiao Xi didn't stop her anymore.

Jun Jiuge knocked down the person blocking her way as soon as she entered, and walked straight to the restaurant.

The family of three was about to have dinner when they saw this person suddenly barge in. Qiao Guangyuan was startled, and then asked, "Who are you?"

"Who let you in?" he said, standing up and walking aggressively toward Jun Jiuge.

Qiao Yuan recognized her at a glance. "Dad, I know who she is. She's Qiao Xi's classmate."

Upon hearing this, He Huilan scoffed and said, "Hmph, birds of a feather flock together. She's just like that little bitch, equally ill-mannered."

Before she could finish speaking, Jun Jiuge grabbed a vase from beside her and threw it at her.

However, she had calculated the angle perfectly, so it didn't hit her, but grazed her ear instead.

He Huilan was still so frightened that she screamed, "Ah!"

"What are you doing?" Qiao Guangyuan was also startled, not because he was worried about He Huilan getting hurt, but because his authority had been challenged.

Jun Jiuge swept a cold glance at him, and Qiao Guangyuan was so frightened that he could only scream, "Rebellion! Rebellion!"

"Aunt Yang, Aunt Yang!"

Yang Ma has been brought under control; the only ones in this house who can make a ruckus are the three of them.

If Qiao Xi hadn't objected, Jun Jiuge could have killed them without anyone noticing.

"Didn't they run away with your money? Why are they still here?" A cold, mocking voice suddenly rang out in the room.

Qiao Xi had overheard their conversation. Just as she suspected, there was no such thing as absconding with the money; it was clearly a lie to swindle her out of her money.

They were still happily sitting together, enjoying their dinner.

Qiao Guangyuan looked at Qiao Xi as if he had seen a ghost, but quickly put on a kind and amiable demeanor, "Daughter, what brings you here?"

"Come see your family of three, huh?" Qiao Xi said sarcastically.

Qiao Guangyuan knew exactly what she meant. Since she had already seen through him, he decided to play along and said with a forced smile, "Hehe, Dad was just joking with you."

Qiao Xi couldn't laugh at all, and said to him with a cold face, "This joke is not funny at all."

As she spoke, Qiao Xi pulled out a rope from somewhere and handed it directly to Qiao Guangyuan, "Dad, money or them, which do you choose?"

"Daughter, what do you mean by this?" Qiao Guangyuan looked at the rope in her hand but did not take it, thinking that she was joking with him.

Qiao Xi shoved the rope into his hand again. "What I mean is, if you want money, tie them up."

“Here’s the five million you wanted.” She came prepared.

After her maternal grandfather learned that she and Qi Jincheng had revealed their identities, he gave her a lot of financial support. Five million was nothing to her. Now, like Qi Jincheng, she had no shortage of money.

Qiao Guangyuan glanced at the check and was clearly tempted.

Qiao Xi put the check back in her pocket and gestured to him again, "Tie them up, and I'll give it to you."

Just as Qiao Guangyuan was about to lose control and take the rope, He Huilan quickly called out to him, "Husband, don't listen to her!"

Qiao Xi impatiently reminded Qiao Guangyuan one last time, "Dad, the decision is in your hands."

Finally, without hesitation, Qiao Guangyuan took the rope and walked towards He Huilan and Qiao Yuan.

"Dad, you can't do this." Qiao Yuan backed away as soon as she saw this.

He Huilan also cried out, "Husband, how could you believe her?"

"Shut up," Qiao Guangyuan said rudely to them. "For the sake of money, you'll just have to put up with this."

Hearing this, Qiao Xi realized that he was truly beyond saving.

He Huilan and Qiao Yuan did not try to dodge; they were tied to chairs by Qiao Guangyuan, so it could be said that they had no choice.

Although the mother and son have lived a life of luxury in the Qiao family all these years, they do not have any real control over the finances; all their money comes from Qiao Guangyuan.

As for the house that He Huilan bought, it was probably Qiao Guangyuan's savings that he had entrusted to her, but she ended up spending it.

Now that they are still with Qiao Guangyuan, it seems the housing issue has been resolved, but one thing is certain: they will never be as well-off as before.

Now they can only live at Qiao Guangyuan's mercy, but unfortunately, Qiao Guangyuan will soon squander all of this.

After tying them up, Qiao Guangyuan immediately went to Qiao Xi to collect his reward, saying, "Daughter, look, I've tied them up."

Qiao Xi nodded in satisfaction, but did not hand him the check.