On the way, Xie Yunqiu finally figured out what had happened. In a fit of rage, she slapped Jiang Baili twice across the face: "Useless!"

Isn't she just a piece of trash? We've warned her repeatedly about what happened last time, to be careful and not to attack Xie Li lightly, but she just won't listen.

Jiang Baili was practically sobbing uncontrollably: "Mom, please save me! I don't want to be expelled from school, no school will want me then!"

Little did she know that Xie Li, a mere village girl, had other powerful backers even though the Ding family and Ding Huizhu no longer supported her.

This time, she took a risky move in order to completely crush Xie Li and ensure he could never recover.

Moreover, she has always been prejudiced against Xie Li, does not believe in Xie Li's achievements, and even suspects that Old Master Xie is biased in helping Xie Li. Without the help of public opinion, how can she force Xie Li to reveal his true colors?

Unexpectedly, she messed up. It's all Xie Li's fault for being too cunning, pretending to be innocent until now!

"Xie Li did it on purpose, deliberately making me misunderstand her and target her! She could have explained it clearly in one sentence, so why didn't she say it?"

Even now, Jiang Baili doesn't think she did anything wrong; instead, she makes excuses for others.

Xie Yunqiu was also very angry and bitter. She also felt that she had misjudged Xie Li and had not realized that Xie Li was so cunning and harbored evil intentions!

But now is not the time to dwell on these things. She whispered, "You should plead with your grandfather properly later..."

Rushing over, as soon as I entered, Old Master Xie said directly, "I plan to send Baili back to the Jiang family in the capital..."

"No!" Xie Yunqiu firmly rejected the idea, her tone urgent.

"So what do you plan to do? After what she did today, do you think she can continue to stay in Linjiang City?" Old Master Xie didn't bother to avoid Jiang Baili and asked her directly, "Do you think you can still stay in Linjiang City?"

Jiang Baili's cheeks were swollen and red, her lips were cut and bleeding, and two clumps of her hair had been pulled out. She looked utterly miserable.

Even though Grandpa Xie was cold-hearted, he couldn't help but feel sorry for her when he saw her like this.

His anger gradually subsided, and he sighed softly.

"If we can't go back to the capital, then let's send Belle abroad to avoid the storm."

Going abroad may be tough, but it's better than staying in the country and ruining your future.

Xie Yunqiu pursed her lips, clearly not agreeing with this approach, but unable to find any other reason to persuade Old Master Xie.

Instead, Jiang Baili suddenly raised her head, her eyes changing: "Grandpa, what do you mean by this? Are you planning to give up on me completely?"

Sending her abroad at this time would naturally disqualify her from competing for the Xie family's heir.

Grandpa Xie felt a lump in his throat, completely unexpected that Jiang Baili would actually question her. "What did you say?"

Jiang Baili simply gave up, "Isn't that right? You've been biased towards Xie Li from the very beginning, and you probably wanted to send me away a long time ago, didn't you?"

"But do you really think Xie Li is completely devoted to the Xie family? She joined the Young Genius Program, but she didn't tell you, did she?"

"Don't you think about it? She's just a village girl who's been farming in the mountains for years. How could she possibly have the chance to meet Min Luoyang? Who knows who's behind her, or what kind of schemes she's plotting when she returns to the Xie family!"

Jiang Baili became more and more agitated as she spoke, openly stating that Xie Li had problems, in an attempt to sow discord between the grandmother and grandson.

"There must be quite a few people who covet 'Xie's Herbal Compendium,' right?" She looked at Old Master Xie with a strange smile.