"Just now, my sister-in-law said that this matter was Pei Minghan's fault, so the two sides should even things out and neither of them owes the other anything, so let's just let it go, right?"

Old Master Pei initially thought it was better to avoid trouble.

Pei Minghan is, after all, her grandson; how could she not side with him?

Who knew that Ye Ningwan would actually...

Old Master Pei felt very uncomfortable, and he remained silent for a long time.

When Madam Pei saw that Old Master Pei did not speak up for her, she immediately became smug.

"Did I say that? I don't remember!"

"I remember saying that if you can call your master, the Immortal Physician, to cure Minghan's illness, then I will no longer hold what you did to Minghan before! Ye Ningwan, you think you can get away with just saying you don't know? It's not that simple!"

Ye Ningwan wasn't in a hurry. She smiled and looked up at Pei Fengzhi standing behind her.

"What does Ninth Master think? You don't also think this is my fault, do you?"

If he dares to do that, she'll immediately divorce him and run away!

Sure enough, Pei Fengzhi glanced at Old Master Pei sitting in front of the tea table with a cool look, and then spoke in a lukewarm tone.

"Since that's the case, before my sister-in-law lets Wanwan off the hook, I also need to settle accounts with her."

Madam Pei felt a chill in her heart, and a strange sense of foreboding suddenly welled up inside her.

"What...what do you want to do?!"

Pei Fengzhi's gaze was like a knife, his eyes sharp as if tempered with frost.

Bang!

Pei Fengzhi slammed a Type 92 Beretta onto the tea table in front of Madam Pei, the heavy sound like a heavy blow to Madam Pei's heart.

"Pei Minghan took advantage of my woman while I was away. Do you think I'll just let this go?"

Pei Fengzhi raised his sinister eyes, a cold smile curving his lips slightly.

"Tell me, how does Pei Minghan want to die?"

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Madam Pei clutched her wildly beating heart, feeling as if she were about to stop breathing.

This man is absolutely terrifying!

He seemed to be smiling, but his icy gaze felt like he wanted to chew you up and eat you whole.

Madam Pei subconsciously shifted her body back, but her body swayed and she fell off the chair, landing hard on her bottom on the ground.

Upon catching sight of the gun slapped in front of him, as if he had just remembered something, he suddenly screamed at the top of his lungs.

"Pei Fengzhi, what do you want to do! If you dare to kill Minghan, I will fight you to the death! Even if you end up in jail, I will take your life!"

Pei Fengzhi placed one hand on Ye Ningwan's shoulder, giving a cool and disdainful look to Madam Pei, who was sitting on the ground.

He chuckled softly.

"Give it a try."

Tears welled up in Madam Pei's eyes as she pulled out a dagger from somewhere.

She stood up unsteadily, her hand gripping the dagger trembling.

"Pei Fengzhi, Minghan has already become like this, yet you two still refuse to let him go! Rather than waiting for you to kill him, I'd rather kill you first!"

No one present moved.

Even the slightly agitated Madam Pei knew that although Madam Pei had pulled out a knife, it was probably just to threaten Pei Fengzhi; this woman wouldn't dare to do it at all.

But just when everyone thought that, Madam Pei, with bloodshot eyes, screamed and stabbed Pei Fengzhi hard in the abdomen.

Pei Fengzhi! I'll kill you!

Pei Fengzhi stood still, his eyes filled with mockery.

Ye Ningwan broke free from Pei Fengzhi's hand on her shoulder and stood in front of Pei Fengzhi.

Pei Fengzhi's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not stop her.

Because the next second...

A figure, as if by magic, pressed down on Madam Pei's shoulder and twisted the arm holding the dagger behind her back.

"ah--"

The excruciating pain caused Madam Pei to scream, and she unconsciously loosened her grip on the dagger.

Clang!

The dagger fell to the ground, its tip leaving a small dent in the wooden floor.

Madam Pei's legs went weak, and the man pressed down on her shoulder, causing her to kneel on one knee.

Madam Pei struggled desperately in pain.

"Ah! Let go! Let go of me!"

The man holding her down chuckled and said with a smile.

"That won't do. What if I let you go, and you still want to harm Ninth Master? Wouldn't that make me commit a grave sin?"

Hearing a somewhat familiar voice, Madam Pei turned around with difficulty and met Jiang Yinglin's handsome and wicked face.

"Jiang Yinglin? How dare you let me go here?! This is a family matter of the Pei family, how dare you, an outsider, treat me like this! This is outrageous! Get out of here!"

Jiang Yinglin shook his head, but instead of letting go, he pressed down on Madam Pei's hand even harder.

"Madam, didn't I already say I couldn't let you go? Please forgive me; I was merely doing my duty. As for whether it was offensive or not, that's for Old Master Pei to decide!"

As Jiang Yinglin spoke, he kicked the dagger that had fallen to the ground aside.

The dagger slammed heavily into the corner with a thud.

Wang, the steward standing to the side, bent down, picked up the dagger, and carefully placed it in front of Pei Fengzhi.

"Ninth Master".

Pei Fengzhi glanced coldly at the dagger on the tea table and questioned Old Master Pei in an unfriendly tone.

"This isn't the first or second time my sister-in-law has laid a hand on me. This time, she even used a knife right in front of you. What did the old man say? Are you going to keep pretending you didn't see it?"

Old Master Pei glanced at the dagger on the tea table, and his expression grew increasingly grim, as if he had thought of something.

He said to Madam Pei in an annoyed tone.

"That's settled then, eldest daughter-in-law. You're not allowed to cause any more trouble. If you do, I, this old man, will be the first to punish you!"

Madam Pei's eyes were filled with tears, and she collapsed to the ground like a lump of mud, as if she had lost all her strength.

She muttered weakly to herself.

"What about my Minghan? What about my Minghan?"

She kept repeating this phrase over and over, as if her brain had completely stopped thinking and she was no longer able to think about anything else.

Old Master Pei sighed softly and frowned as he spoke to Madam Pei.

"Didn't I already send someone to treat Minghan's illness?!"

As he spoke, he gave instructions to Steward Wang.

"Have someone take the First Madam back. She shouldn't go out unnecessarily for the time being; she should take good care of her health!"

Butler Wang called two servants over, and just as they helped Madam Pei up, they heard Madam Pei the Second suddenly speak.

"Dad, there's something I just heard about, but I think it's better to say it out loud for my sister-in-law's sake, so she can explain it clearly and avoid damaging the Pei family's reputation if it gets out in the future."

Madam Pei was no longer listening to anything at this point.

When Old Master Pei heard that it concerned Madam Pei's reputation, he remained silent and pondered.

Ye Ningwan, standing next to Pei Fengzhi, suddenly realized something.