Chapter 94 A Great Relief
"Pearl! I've finally seen you, Pearl! I've missed you so much! I really missed you!"
Su Yizheng hugged Bai Zhenzhu tightly, looking as aggrieved as a dog that was not loved by its owner.
The white pearl did not struggle; she simply quietly savored this last warm embrace.
Once Su Yizheng had calmed down and wasn't as agitated as before, Bai Zhenzhu subtly pushed him away and took a step back.
Su Yi looked at Bai Zhenzhu's cold and distant eyes in disbelief.
"Pearl, are you blaming me? Blaming me for not protecting you properly?"
That night, Shi Jin's two bodyguards took him directly to his home, confiscated his phone, cut off all internet access, and locked him inside.
When he came out the next day, he wanted to go find Bai Zhenzhu as soon as possible, but a major problem had occurred in a project he was in charge of at the company, and he had to go back to deal with it immediately.
And this delay meant that a long time had passed.
He had barely finished dealing with company matters when he rushed over without stopping.
As a result, Bai Zhenzhu's gaze towards him had become extremely cold.
He felt that everything was because he hadn't protected her, which was why she had become like this.
"Senior, I don't blame you, please don't feel guilty."
"Why is that? Why can't I see any affection for me in your eyes anymore? Is it because of Shi Jin? Have you fallen for him?"
"Senior, calm down, my arm hurts so much!"
Su Yizheng found himself gripping Bai Zhenzhu's arms tightly with both hands, his grip tightening.
Seeing that Bai Zhenzhu's face was getting paler and paler, Su Yi immediately let go and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Zhenzhu, I got too excited."
"Senior, I might have to go back on my word about being your girlfriend. I've thought about it and I think we're not really compatible. Let's break up since our relationship has only just begun."
"Pearl! You know how much I love you, how could I possibly break up with you? I don't agree!"
Because the project was finished last night, several of the company's senior executives had a few drinks at the company. Although he slept for a few hours at the company, he still seemed to be a little drunk.
Upon hearing Bai Zhenzhu say she wanted to break up, he immediately became intoxicated and started acting out.
"Senior, what if I sleep with Shi Jin? Would you still be willing to be with me?"
White Pearl finally couldn't hold back and blurted it out.
She didn't really want to hurt him like this, but if she didn't say it bluntly, Su Yizheng probably wouldn't let go.
She hates fruitless entanglements and prefers to cut things off quickly.
"What did you say? You slept with him!"
Su Yi's low, hoarse voice, tinged with a morbid madness, suddenly rang out in the early morning campus, and his once upright body almost collapsed to the side.
Fragile yet ruthless.
"I'm sorry, senior, I don't want to hide it from you, so... let's really break up, it's better for both of us..."
Su Yi-jung fell silent, and remained silent for a very long time.
Bai Zhenzhu thought he had agreed to break up, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Just as she was about to say goodbye, she heard Su Yizheng lower his voice and calmly say, "What if I said I don't mind? I don't mind who you've slept with, as long as you're willing to come back to me..."
“But I mind! I may not be an innocent woman, but I have my bottom line. I have no reason to hurt you; it would be unfair to you.”
After leaving those words, Bai Zhenzhu turned and went upstairs.
Su Yizheng stood downstairs, waiting for an unknown amount of time before finally leaving...
...
Not long after I got back to my dorm, my brother called.
They said Dad was released unharmed.
Bai Zhenzhu forced a smile and hung up the phone. She knew that the person with such great power to rescue her father must be Shi Jin.
Unexpectedly, he actually kept his word and released his father.
Should she be grateful to him?
But she couldn't feel grateful at all.
After all, he started the fire, so shouldn't he put it out now?
And because of this fire, her house was almost destroyed!
That evening, Bai Zhenzhu returned home and bought some of her father's favorite fruits, after all, she still had to maintain appearances.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw her father and brother sitting on the sofa chatting about some interesting workplace stories that she had never heard before, while her mother was cooking in the kitchen.
When Dad saw Bai Zhenzhu return, his kind smile immediately froze, and he even showed some displeasure.
Bai Zhenzhu didn't understand. In the end, she was the one who rescued her father. Shouldn't her father be grateful to her?
Her brother got up, took the fruit from her, then put his arm around her shoulder and asked with concern, "You look much more haggard lately. Are you studying too hard?"
Bai Zhenzhu forced a smile, then shook her head. "I'm fine, studying isn't too tiring."
Then her brother pulled her to sit on the sofa. As soon as she sat down, she heard Bai Juncheng praising her profusely: "Pearl, if it weren't for you running around and asking for help, Dad wouldn't have been able to come out so quickly. You've really worked hard."
Bai Zhenzhu felt a lump in her throat; at least someone still remembered her kindness.
But Dad didn't have so many sentimental scenes. Instead, he frowned, his face cold and serious, and asked, "What is your relationship with the Shi family? Did you do something outrageous to get me released?"
"Dad, what do you mean?"
"Don't you understand what I mean? Didn't you sell yourself to the heir of the Shi family as his mistress?!"
"Who told you all this?" Bai Zhenzhu asked, her face filled with shock and shame.
"You don't need to know who told me, you just need to tell me, are you someone's lover?"
Father Bai trembled with rage. Although he was not a man of high moral character, he still knew what it meant to bring shame upon his family.
He wouldn't care if Bai Zhenzhu was in a serious relationship, but he absolutely couldn't tolerate her being a mistress.
The fact that this came from Li Qianni's father made him feel even more disgusted.
But Bai Zhenzhu thought that Shi Jin had told her about it, since only the two of them knew about it.
Therefore, his hatred for Shi Jin intensified, even to the point of being indelible.
"Yes, I became someone else's lover. Otherwise, do you think you could have gotten out so quickly? I've sacrificed so much, shouldn't you be grateful to me? I don't understand why you still have the nerve to question me? Just because you're my father, do I deserve to be lectured like this?"
Bai Zhenzhu really went all out and poured out all the pent-up feelings in her heart.
With a loud "smack," Bai's father slapped Bai Zhenzhu hard across the face, using considerable force.
Bai Juncheng immediately shielded Bai Zhenzhu behind him, protesting to his father, "Dad, Zhenzhu is so big now, you can't hit her anymore!"
“I’m her father. If I don’t educate her properly, do you expect me to bring shame to the Bai family?”
White Pearl covered her face, bright red blood flowing from the corner of her mouth, her expression eerily calm.
Then, with a sarcastic smile, he said nonchalantly, "The Bai family? So I'm a member of the Bai family too? I thought I popped out of a rock!"
"What did you say! Say it again!"
"I say, from today onwards, I, Bai Zhenzhu, am no longer a member of the Bai family! I hereby sever my father-daughter relationship with you!"
Bai Zhenzhu has wanted to say this for 20 years, and today she finally said it.
I felt an instant sense of relief.
She no longer wanted to listen to her father's empty words of morality while he was scheming and heartless towards her alone. She also no longer wanted to wrong herself for anyone. She had suppressed her feelings for 20 years, endured them for 20 years, and suffered injustices for 20 years. Not only did she not have a warm safe haven, but she was also constantly facing the threat of catastrophes and tsunamis.
She's about to break down!
She wants to liberate herself!
"Fine, you've really gone too far! You unfilial daughter, get out of here! And never come back! Get out!"
The father pointed tremblingly toward the doorway.
Bai Zhenzhu looked at her biological father with the indifference of a stranger, then wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and turned away decisively.
Just as Bai Juncheng was about to chase after him, his father stopped him, saying, "Juncheng, you're not allowed to go!"
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