When Bai Xiaoruo returned to the Bai family home, it was 4:30 in the afternoon.
This time usually is indeed when school ends.
It shouldn't be too late.
Ji Ziqian drove her back.
Bai Xiaoruo unbuckled her seatbelt and thanked Ji Ziqian before getting out of the car: "Brother Ziqian, thank you for bringing me back. I'm really sorry to have troubled you."
"It's okay. I'm worried about you taking the bus alone all the time. You can call me whenever I'm free. By the way, I'll pick you up when you go back to school on Sunday. It's crowded on the bus then, and it's not safe."
Ji Ziqian has always felt sorry for Bai Xiaoruo since she was a child. The Bai family's situation is too complicated, and as an outsider, he can't say anything. But if he can help Bai Xiaoruo in any way, he will do his best to help her.
"Alright then, thank you so much. I'll go in first, Ziqian, you should go back soon too."
"Okay." Ji Ziqian reached back and lifted the bag from the back seat into Bai Xiaoruo's arms. "You silly girl, don't forget your things."
These were clothes that Bai Xiaoruo and Ji Shushu had bought for her when they went shopping together. Bai Xiaoruo initially refused, but she couldn't resist Ji Shushu's insistence and had to accept them.
"Okay, thank you, Brother Ziqian."
Bai Xiaoruo picked up the bag, turned on the car door, and got out.
After closing the car door, he politely waved to the people inside.
The gilded automatic iron gate of the Bai family slammed open, and Bai Xiaoruo turned and walked into the Bai family's courtyard.
Only after watching that petite figure recede further and further away, until she entered the house, did Ji Ziqian start the car and turn around to leave.
This scene was witnessed by someone standing on the second floor.
His gaze shifted from initial surprise to anger, and gradually turned sinister.
His hands were clenched into fists.
Bai Xiaoruo, you're really great.
It was already infuriating enough that she arrogantly got into the same university as me, but now she's so blatantly seducing the person I like!
I haven't seen her for a few days, and I really can't underestimate her anymore!
Bai Xiaoruo, carrying her schoolbag on her back and a heavy bag of clothes in one hand, carefully walked into the living room.
Thank goodness my sister isn't back yet, otherwise she would have given me another good humiliation.
Bai Xiaoruo still doesn't understand why her older sister Bai Xiaofu hates her so much.
After she and her stepmother returned to this family, not only did she lose her place in the family, but everything she owned also belonged to her, including her father's love.
However, Bai Xiaofu and Bai Xiaoruo seemed to be natural enemies. From the moment Bai Xiaofu entered the family and saw Bai Xiaoruo for the first time, she was filled with disgust. On the contrary, the stepmother always pretended to be a gentle, kind, and good mother. On the surface, she was concerned about Bai Xiaoruo's well-being, but in reality, she naturally sided with her own daughter in response to Bai Xiaofu's actions towards Bai Xiaoruo.
There was no one in the living room, and Bai Xiaoruo breathed a sigh of relief.
Let's go back to our rooms and hide for a while, then come out again when we eat.
Bai Xiaoru tiptoed to her room door and was about to open it when she heard hurried footsteps coming down the stairs from the second floor.
"Bai Xiaoruo, you stop right there!"
It was my older sister's voice.
Well, it seems there was no escaping it after all.
Bai Xiaoruo stood obediently in place, not daring to move.
"Hmph! You finally decided to come back, huh? Instead of being a good student, you're using the money Dad gave you to seduce men, aren't you!" Bai Xiaofu stormed downstairs and, as soon as she stood in front of Bai Xiaoruo, grabbed her ponytail and yanked her aside.
"Ouch! That hurts!" Bai Xiaoruo endured the pain, clutching her hair which her sister Bai Xiaofu had messed up, and staggered back two steps.
What had she done to offend this young lady? They hadn't even greeted each other at school, and no one knew they were sisters. She had never said a bad word about Bai Xiaofu in front of outsiders, yet she was being falsely accused. It was truly unfair.
How much money had her father ever given her? Besides, which man had she seduced? Bai Xiaoruo really couldn't understand where Bai Xiaofu's sudden outburst of anger came from.
"Pain? You have the nerve to say you're in pain? I'm in even more pain than you! Stop pretending! You're always acting like a hypocrite, putting on a pitiful act to gain sympathy. Don't you feel disgusted with yourself?!"
The thought that Ji Ziqian had brought Bai Xiaoruo back earlier made Bai Xiaofu angrier and angrier. She continued to curse, "Like mother, like daughter! You're just like your mother who died young! Shameless!"
"Have you finished cursing me?! Bai Xiaofu, you've gone too far! It's one thing for you to humiliate me all the time, but I won't allow you to talk about my mother like that! This is my home, and you and your mother are the shameless ones who are destroying my home!"
This was the first time Bai Xiaoruo had ever so agitatedly contradicted Bai Xiaofu.
Bai Xiaoruo had been bullied and oppressed by her since childhood and never dared to fight back. But this time, Bai Xiaofu even cursed her own deceased mother, which made Bai Xiaoruo unable to bear it any longer.
"What? Ha, Bai Xiaoruo, you've really gotten bold, haven't you? Now you've not only hooked up with Brother Ziqian, but you've also learned to resist, haven't you?"
Bai Xiaoruo was no match for Bai Xiaofu to begin with, and her momentary display of strength quickly faded away.
Before anyone could react, Bai Xiaofu grabbed Bai Xiaoruo's hair again and yanked her in front of her. "Speak! Aren't you so powerful? Keep talking! Who are you calling shameless? Who's destroying whose home? You really think this is your home? Believe me, I can kick you out of here in a heartbeat, and Dad won't even utter a sound!"
"It hurts! Let go! Let go of me!" Bai Xiaoruo's hair was being pulled tightly by Bai Xiaofu, and her scalp was being pulled so hard it was numb with pain. Tears were welling up in Bai Xiaoruo's eyes, but she still couldn't pry Bai Xiaofu's hand off.
He deeply regretted provoking Bai Xiaofu. He could tolerate secretly cursing her behind her back, but now he had spoken his mind for the first time, especially in front of Bai Xiaofu. Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
"Hmph! You're quite the talker, aren't you! Keep going! You little slut, today I'll scratch your damn face and see what you'll do to seduce Brother Ziqian!"
"No! Don't scratch my face! Waaaaah..." Bai Xiaoruo burst into tears.
She didn't want her face to be slashed; it would definitely hurt a lot. Besides, she was a girl, and if her face was really ruined, how could she ever go out and face people again? What would people think of her?
Bai Xiaoruo became increasingly frightened as she thought about it, and she couldn't stop crying.
Bai Xiaofu looked around the room looking for a pair of scissors when she suddenly noticed several bags of clothes that Bai Xiaoruo was tightly clutching in her other hand.
What's this?
All of these are brand-name clothes. Where did Bai Xiaoruo get the money to buy them?
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