Jiang Baili was furious: "What's it to you? A servant like you is meddling too much! Where's my mother? Go and find her!"

The servant was even more perplexed: "Madam Qiu already came..."

Jiang Baili was delighted, and the servant continued, "...They're still kneeling outside!"

Jiang Baili was completely stunned. "My mom was also forced to kneel? Why? How could Grandpa be so cruel?"

His chest immediately filled with rage. "I won't kneel! Why should I? My surname is Jiang, not Xie! Why should I kneel?!"

He angrily tried to get up and walk out, startling the servants who were unable to stop him.

"Bai Li!" Xie Yunqiu heard the commotion and forced Jiang Bai Li to kneel back down. "What nonsense are you spouting? Get down on your knees and copy the family rules properly!"

Seeing the servants watching, Xie Yunqiu said to them, "You can go out now. I'll talk to Baili."

The servant was feeling awkward. Jiang Baili's distorted face was quite frightening, and he was even more troubled because he couldn't control her. So he simply ran out and stood guard at the door.

Xie Yunqiu then turned to stare at Jiang Baili, and suddenly, without warning, raised his hand and slapped Jiang Baili hard, leaving her completely stunned.

"Mom!" Jiang Baili covered her face and cried even harder, "Even you are bullying me?"

"Look at yourself now, where is the slightest bit of a young lady left?" Xie Yunqiu's expression was icy. "How can I expect you to compete for the Xie family's heir? Fool!"

"Why didn't you discuss dealing with Xie Li with me?"

"That's not all, you were stupid enough to leave so much evidence against you! Do you think you were wronged by going to the police station today?"

Jiang Baili looked somewhat embarrassed. "Mom, I was wrong."

The mistake was that he was dishonest, which gave others leverage over him, and the fire burned him.

Xie Yunqiu: "You're not entirely stupid. You didn't personally show up, and the people you found kept their mouths shut and didn't expose you."

She pressed her temples, her eyes cold. "If it weren't for your grandfather's intervention, you might not have been involved at all..."

This is what she hates most: Old Master Xie has been far too cold-hearted towards her and Jiang Baili.

If everyone were treated the same, that would be understandable; but Old Master Xie's attitude clearly favored Xie Li, and coupled with Xie Li's appearance...

Xie Yunqiu became increasingly anxious. It was true that Old Master Xie was old and nearing death, but what if he insisted on paving the way for Xie Li to rise to power?

How are you going to deal with Jiang Baili?

Xie Yunqiu dismissed the thought and glanced at Jiang Baili. Because she had just cried, Jiang Baili's makeup was smudged. She didn't look like a delicate and beautiful young lady at all.

She helped Jiang Baili up, tidied Jiang Baili's hair, and then, unexpectedly, slapped her again.

"You're wrong to make yourself look like this over such a trivial matter!" Xie Yunqiu slowly wiped his fingers.

"That's how I taught you. You have to be good enough and stand tall enough so you don't have to worry about being pulled down by others." This is what angered Xie Yunqiu the most.

"You actually lost your composure because of dealing with Xie Li, and you couldn't even pass the Encyclopedia King challenge. How can you compete for the position of Xie family heir like this?"

Speaking of this, Jiang Baili also felt very wronged, as she had not anticipated all the unexpected events that had occurred.

"Mom, I didn't expect the difficulty to increase..." It was all Xie Li's crazy actions that ruined her life.