Chapter 224 Swollen Like a Steamed Bun
The Pei family's old residence.
When Pei Yun Shen learned that Luo Anya had been unconscious and on a hunger strike, Pei's mother was so worried about her son that she secretly released him despite Pei's father's repeated orders.
Overwhelmed with emotion, Pei Yun Shen collapsed onto the sofa. His mother, heartbroken, burst into tears and urged her son to eat before leaving. Pei Yun Shen, however, only drank a little glucose to replenish his strength. Pale-faced, he rushed out.
He hadn't seen Luo Anya for three days and was already eager to go home.
As a result, he bumped headfirst into someone, forehead to forehead, and a big bump instantly appeared on his forehead.
"Who is this blind fool?"
Upon seeing that it was his father, his voice abruptly stopped. Pei's mother, who followed behind, saw her husband's face, as black as the bottom of a pot, and shrank behind her son, her eyes unsure where to look.
"A doting mother spoils her son. Do you really want to ruin our son before you're satisfied?"
“Pei Yunshen, you should know what happened to Huo Qianfan. If you are still stubborn, his fate will be your future.”
Pei Yun Shen didn't take it seriously. "I'm not that spoiled brat Huo Qian Fan. I have some friendship with Feng Jue. Is our brotherhood less important than a woman? Even if I killed Su Xi, he wouldn't dare to do anything to me."
Pei's father looked at his son as if he were a fool. "You really are blindly confident. Did Liang Jingru give you the courage? Since your brotherhood is more important than women, why don't you ask Feng Jue for Luo Anya? Now you're sneaking around like a rat in a gutter. Isn't that a contradiction?"
Pei Yun Shen felt a little embarrassed and said stubbornly, "Dad, you don't understand young people's affairs. An Ya doesn't like me yet, and I don't like to force things."
If Anya is ever moved by my sincerity, I will definitely ask Feng Jue for her immediately. And Feng Jue will surely agree.
Huo Qianfan is an idiot. Stealing a woman doesn't necessarily require fighting; it's just a matter of saying a few words, isn't it?
Mr. Huo was utterly stunned by these outrageous remarks. Without saying a word, he immediately ordered his bodyguards to grab his son and lock him in his bedroom. The guards were even tighter than before; not even a fly could get in.
Pei's mother shrank back, trying to sneak away, but her wrist was grabbed. "I'm warning you, I won't care what you do. I can even stop you from keeping a gigolo, but if you use the excuse of spoiling my son again to harm him, I will never let you off the hook."
"The example of Huo Qianfan is right in front of you. Do you really want to ruin your son like that before you're satisfied?"
Pei's mother nodded hesitantly, but muttered resentfully, "How could it be that serious?"
Pei's father wanted to slap her, but he raised his hand halfway and then lowered it, feeling utterly exhausted. "Someone, take Madam away and keep a close watch on her."
Aunt Pei stared wide-eyed in disbelief, "You want to lock me up too? Are you crazy?"
The maid came over and pulled Pei Ma away. The woman's commotion faded into the distance until it disappeared.
Mr. Pei rubbed his temples in frustration. Neither of them was easy to deal with; he was truly at his wits' end.
If they remain obstinate, he can only protect himself. He has plenty of women and sons; he doesn't care anymore.
That evening, Tianjue snatched away 30% of the Bai family's business, making it much worse than before.
Bai Luwei never expected that Feng Jue would not only disrespect her and not give up on dealing with the Huo family, but now he was also targeting the Bai family.
After Su Xi died, everything should have gone in a positive direction. How did it turn out like this?
"Weiwei, what time is it? We're in a crisis. Tell me the truth, what exactly did you do to offend Feng Jue?"
Bai Luwei rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Dad, Mom, I've told you so many times, I didn't do anything."
Snap!
The father slapped his beloved daughter across the face.
"Dad, you hit me?" Bai Luwei's tears instantly flowed like a broken string of beads; she was extremely aggrieved.
Bai's mother quickly hugged her daughter and comforted her, "Weiwei, your father is furious. The company is the culmination of his years of hard work, and now he's losing 30% of his business in just one day. If you don't speak up, the company will go bankrupt, and you'll become a destitute heiress. How difficult will your life be? We really feel sorry for you."
Bai Luwei's pupils contracted, realizing that things were more serious than she had imagined. She still wanted to marry Feng Jue and reach the pinnacle of life; she didn't want to become a fallen heiress.
So Bai Luwei gave a general account of what had happened. She shifted all the blame onto Pei Yunshen, completely absolving herself of any responsibility.
Upon hearing this, Bai's parents were utterly stunned. They knew their daughter better than anyone. Bai Luwei was clearly the mastermind behind Su Xi's death.
Huo Qianfan was nothing more than cannon fodder pushed out.
"Bai Luwei, do you think everyone else is a fool, and Feng Jue is a fool too? The knife in your hand has severed two arms, and your third leg is crippled. What makes you think you can get away with this?"
Bai Luwei pouted, "They have no evidence. And Feng Jue would never do that to me."
Mr. Bai was so angry he almost had a stroke. He raised his hand to slap her hard, but Mrs. Bai quickly grabbed him, saying, "Stop hitting her. What's done is done. We should think of a solution quickly."
A few hours later, the elderly couple returned with a stack of documents in their hands.
"Weiwei, our abilities are limited, so we must arrange a marriage. This is the right person our parents have carefully selected. Take a look for yourself."
Bai Luwei casually flipped through the list, her face instantly turning ashen. The men her parents had chosen for her were utterly useless, aside from being rich and powerful.
They're either beer bellies or bald patches, either womanizers or domestic abusers, and they're all older than the last; some are old enough to be her father or grandfather.
"Dad, Mom, are you selling your daughter? Even if you are, find her a good family. What kind of people are these?" Bai Luwei threw all the documents into the trash can.
Father Bai's face turned cold. "If you don't choose, we'll choose for you. We've spoiled you too much, which is why you've caused such a terrible disaster. If you don't want your whole family to be sleeping under bridges in the future, you'd better behave. Otherwise, don't blame me for disowning you as my daughter."
"What? Are you two pregnant behind my back? Am I still your biological daughter?"
Bai Luwei could hardly believe her ears, but seeing her parents' cold expressions, she knew that things were beyond repair.
She'd rather die than marry one of those stinky men who are three or four times her age.
Her eyes flickered, and as if she had just thought of something, a look of wild joy appeared on her face, as if she had grasped a lifeline.
"Dad, Mom, isn't there Feng Jinchen? I'm willing to marry Feng Jinchen."
Compared to those oddly shaped and deformed individuals, Feng Jinchen was practically an unparalleled immortal with flowing sleeves. Even a fool would know which one to choose.
"No way! You don't want to be like Su Xi, do you? You're eyeing what's in your bowl while eating what's in the pot. You married Feng Jinchen but still have your eyes on your uncle? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Su Xi's death will be your fate."
"I won't. If Feng Jue really wants to deal with us, he can do whatever he wants to me, no matter who I marry, unless I become his niece-in-law. We're all relatives, so even if I made a mistake in the past, he should turn a blind eye."
"But Feng Jinchen already has a woman. That Wu Yaoyao, no, it should be Mo Yaoyao, but she's the daughter of the Mo family, how can you compete with her?"
“How could Wu Yaoyao be a match for me? Give me a month. If I can’t handle Feng Jinchen in a month, I can marry one of those old men later.”
Unable to resist their daughter's persistent pleading, the elderly couple had no choice but to agree.
Seeing her parents leave, Bai Luwei's lips curled into a triumphant smile. She didn't want to win over Feng Jinchen; if she was going to marry, she wanted to marry the best—she wanted to win over Feng Jue.
Her parents looked down on her, so she decided to show them what their daughter was capable of.
Color technology.
Liu Yufeng and her daughter arrived at the door with a group of people, saying, "President Bo, Su Xi is dead. We've come to get her shares back."
That's a whopping billion dollars, enough for them to buy several nice dresses and bags.
The family didn't know about this; it was their own decision. A readily available stash of money—why not take it?
Bo Licheng's voice was cold and deep, "Legally, Miss Su is not dead yet, so I will not give you the shares. Moreover, Miss Su has also signed a document stating that if anything happens to her, I will manage these funds for her and give them to her uncle's family monthly, which does not include you."
"Fine, I've seen this kind of trick of yours, embezzling your partners' shares. The documents must have been forged by you. She was born a member of the Feng family and will die a member of the Feng family. How could she give her money to her maternal family? I think you sent someone to kill Su Xi so that you could embezzle her assets."
“Ms. Liu, handling cases requires evidence, not just your words.”
Liu Yufeng sneered, "Making this kind of money against your conscience and pretending to be a virtuous gentleman, who are you trying to disgust? I have no evidence and the law can't punish you. Believe me or not, I'll spread your filthy face all over Luocheng. Let's see how you'll stand in Luocheng then."
It takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but debunking them is exhausting. Bo Licheng's expression changed. Su Xi must have suffered a lot of humiliation with such an unreasonable mother-in-law, right?
The man raised his handsome, long eyebrows. "Fine, then I'll spread the word throughout Luo City about your affair and keeping a lover. If things get out of hand, the police will get involved."
"I have nothing to hide, and I'm not afraid of investigation. If Ms. Liu is also self-disciplined, she shouldn't be afraid of investigation either. In that case, I'll play along and see who can't gain a foothold in Los Angeles first."
Liu Yufeng's heart skipped a beat; her good deeds couldn't withstand netizens digging deeper.
If she were to be discovered, she would definitely be kicked out of the house.
Feng Jinchen would not acknowledge her as his mother.
"It's just a billion or so? You can keep it for burning paper money at your grave." Liu Yufeng turned and left.
Watching the group leave in a grand procession, Bo Licheng sighed. "Heaven is jealous of beauty; why did Su Xi have such a tragic fate?"
Panshan Villa in the capital city.
The sound of slapping.
The sound rang out along with the drilling of a well.
It swelled up like a steamed bun.
Wu Qingluan was on the verge of death, and begging for mercy was useless. She didn't understand why Shen Congxuan was so determined to kill her this time.
She even regretted clinging to life. If she had known it would be this painful, she should have taken her own life while Shen Congxuan was away from the villa.
The black phoenix had already rolled its dead fish eyes...
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