[Speechless... What's going on with the male and female leads? One's on a mission, and the other's gone back to her parents' house in a huff. When are they going to make any real progress in their relationship?!]

Miss Lin is already several months pregnant, and they're still having problems. It's so hard for me.

As the saying goes, every family has its own troubles, and Lin Zhaoyue is no exception, having been tricked by Bai Jie.

Bai Jie was already jealous of Lin Zhaoyue, and now that she finally had a chance to make her move, she naturally wanted to seize it.

[Won't Lin Zhaoyue's baby be lost? Tsk tsk, what a pity. They're both so good-looking, their baby will either be a handsome man or a beautiful woman in the future~]

[We've gone off-topic. Let's continue discussing when the male and female leads will achieve happiness...]

[...]

The comments section was buzzing with discussion, but Lin Zhaoyue was most concerned about Bai Jie's scheme against her this time.

Just as I was wondering who did it, the comments section immediately "spoiled" the plot.

Lin Zhaoyue didn't feel any discomfort, probably because she left quickly.

but,

Now that she knew who did it, Lin Zhaoyue's eyes darkened. Next, she should take revenge for those she had wronged and complain about those she had grievances against.

"Would you like some soup?"

Jiang Jingzhou brought in the corn and pork rib soup that his mother had just stewed. The fresh aroma of corn was very tempting to the taste buds. Lin Zhaoyue hadn't eaten much today, so she didn't feel hungry.

"Um."

Lin Zhaoyue sipped her soup slowly, glanced up at the unusual emotion in the man's eyes, and pursed her lips. "What's wrong?"

He seemed to have something on his mind.

"Were you frightened today?"

Even Jiang Jingzhou was startled when he heard it, let alone her.

I've never been this worried before, no matter how dangerous the mission was.

"It's alright," Lin Zhaoyue said with a smile. "I now know who did it. Don't forget to tell Mom and Dad that I'll handle this myself, they don't need to worry about it."

"who?"

Jiang Jingzhou's face tightened as he carefully questioned Lin Zhaoyue about who had done it.

Lin Zhaoyue hesitated for a moment before saying "Bai Jie".

Jiang Jingzhou repeated to himself that he didn't recognize this Bai Jie.

Is your surname Bai?

This surname is not common in Beijing.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Jiang Jingzhou recalled the two people he had met at the department store last time, one of whom seemed to be named Bai Jie.

"We've never gotten along since we were kids,"

Lin Zhaoyue pushed the leftover soup to Jiang Jingzhou; she couldn't drink any more.

The man naturally finished the remaining ribs and corn.

Finally, she said coldly, "What do you plan to do? You're pregnant now. I'll help you with anything that's inconvenient for you."

“You don’t understand her as well as I do, you don’t know how to hit her sore spots.” Revenge is something you do yourself for the most satisfying results, Lin Zhaoyue said with a faint smile. “Let’s go to bed early tonight~” There are important things to do tomorrow!

Jiang Jingzhou took the bowls out to wash them, and told his parents what Zhaoyue had just said, before going back to his room to sleep.

...The next morning, Hua Xiuyun went out early to buy steamed buns and tofu pudding, which were Lin Zhaoyue's favorite foods.

"Zhaoyue, I've already found out about Bai Jie. She did go yesterday," Hua Xiuyun said irritably. "Is this how the Bai family raises their daughters? It's outrageous!"

"Mom, shall we go to the Bai family's house later?"

Lin Zhaoyue said softly, "I'm full."

"Go!" Hua Xiuyun obeyed her daughter-in-law.

"Okay, I'll go back to my room to change my clothes first, and we'll go right away."

When Lin Zhaoyue and her mother-in-law Hua Xiuyun arrived at the Bai family, Bai's mother was quite surprised, because her family had no connection with the Jiang family at all; to be precise, the Bai family was not even close to the Jiang family.

Lin Zhaoyue deliberately chose to come in the morning, when the Bai family was all there.

"Mrs. Jiang, please have a seat," Mrs. Bai greeted warmly with a smile. "What brings you two here? Have you had breakfast yet? We're just about to eat, why don't we join you?"

"No need, I dare not eat at your house, I'm afraid you'll poison me!"

Hua Xiuyun spoke sarcastically, giving the Bai family no friendly look.

The smile on Bai Mu's lips immediately froze. What did that mean?

The two women, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, looked like they were there to cause trouble! I don't remember offending the Jiang family recently.

Mr. Bai cleared his throat. “Mrs. Jiang, you can speak frankly. There’s no need for us to beat around the bush.”

"I'm too lazy to beat around the bush with you." Hua Xiuyun didn't let Lin Zhaoyue speak; she went straight to the point herself.

Explain yesterday's events to the Bai family clearly: "Let's be frank, what exactly did my daughter-in-law do to offend your daughter? How could your daughter do something so heinous that she wanted to kill them! I'm telling you, if you don't give us a satisfactory explanation for what happened yesterday, this matter is not over!"

"Impossible, Xiaojie is usually the most timid child, how could she do such a thing? There must be a mistake..."

Bai's mother naturally denied it; she couldn't admit to such a thing!

"..." Bai Jie heard some noise downstairs early in the morning. She went out to take a look and saw Lin Zhaoyue and Hua Xiuyun sitting in the living room downstairs. Her face immediately turned pale. Why were they here?!

"Xiao Jie! Come here right now."

Mr. Bai looked up and saw his daughter. He beckoned her downstairs, his face serious. "Explain yourself clearly! Did Mrs. Jiang say you did it?"

Bai Jie didn't actually need to answer at this moment; her reaction was enough to prove everything.

She has something to hide.

The whole family turned to look at her, and Bai Jie panicked terribly.

She kept swallowing.

"Me, me"

"say!"

The mother emphasized the words.

Bai Jie bit her lower lip, "I,"

"Alright, isn't the answer already very clear? If you scare someone silly later, who will we hold accountable?" Hua Xiuyun waved her hand, not wanting to see her own family members say another word.

"Bai Jie, whatever grudges we have, we can settle them now. There's no need for you to resort to underhanded tactics."

Lin Zhaoyue said calmly, "Heaven is watching what people do. Did you really think no one saw you doing bad things?"

Bai Jie's eyes were red; Lin Zhaoyue was doing it on purpose!

Her grand visit was tantamount to telling her parents that Bai Jie had offended the Jiang family!

Rather than that, Bai Jie would rather Lin Zhaoyue scheme against her behind her back.

With a "slap," Bai's mother slapped Bai Jie across the face, causing her to stagger. She barely managed to steady herself, tears streaming down her face.

"Lin Zhaoyue, I apologize to you. Please don't hold it against me."

"You apologized last time, but it's obvious that apologies don't work. You didn't succeed this time, but there will definitely be a third and a fourth time..."

Lin Zhaoyue interrupted Bai Jie, raising an eyebrow. "I'm pregnant now and need to rest. I can't afford to live in fear like this every day, right, Aunt Bai?"