Chapter 55: Make Things Even Bigger

Bai Yuanzhi certainly wasn’t foolish enough to stand there and let Xu Wenrui slap her.

She dodged.

But faster than Bai Yuanzhi was Ah Bin.

Ah Bin rushed over, bowing and scraping toward Xu Wenrui. “Mrs. Ming, good aftern—”

Thwack!!!

A heavy slap rang out.

Ah Bin had already taken a solid blow to the face.

But Ah Bin remained unfazed, still maintaining his bowing posture. He smiled and continued the greeting he hadn’t finished earlier, “…good afternoon.”

Xu Wenrui completely ignored Ah Bin.

She stared intently at Bai Yuanzhi, her eyes filled with venomous and malicious light, and cursed hatefully, “Northern slut! You bitch, I advise you to stay away from the Chen Family! Otherwise…”

Bai Yuanzhi glared coldly at Xu Wenrui, cutting her off. “Apologize!”

Xu Wenrui sneered. “Apologize? Hah, you think if you apologize to me, I’ll forgive you? You whore! You bitch! Dream on!”

Bai Yuanzhi frowned. “Are you intellectually challenged? I meant, apologize to Ah Bin!”

Xu Wenrui was stunned.

Ah Bin was also dumbfounded.

Xu Wenrui asked in disbelief, “You want me… to apologize to him?”

As she spoke, she pointed at Ah Bin.

Ah Bin was nearly scared to death and quickly waved his hands. “No, no, no! Please, don’t!”

But Bai Yuanzhi glared at Xu Wenrui and asked word by word, “You hit someone for no reason. Shouldn’t you apologize? You’re not mentally ill! If you were, then you wouldn’t need to apologize! But we’d have to ask your relatives to come collect you and send you back to the psychiatric hospital! If you’re sick, why come out on the streets to harm innocent people?!”

Xu Wenrui’s mouth fell open.

Relying on her family’s doting and her husband’s wealth, she had always been domineering and arrogant, never putting anyone in her eyes.

And this Bai Yuanzhi—a gold digger, a lowly northern slut… she actually dared to make headlines with Chen Shen?

Xu Wenrui was nearly furious to death!

So today, she had come to teach Bai Yuanzhi how to behave.

Unexpectedly, not only did Bai Yuanzhi refuse to submit to her discipline, she even dared to insult her!

Xu Wenrui was so angry she gasped for breath.

In Xu Wenrui’s imagination, gold diggers like Bai Yuanzhi should be terrified of noblewomen and first wives like her.

In fact, when Xu Wenrui had dealt with other “gold diggers” before,

none had dared not fear or revere her.

So this Bai Yuanzhi before her was truly one of a kind.

For a moment, Xu Wenrui didn’t know what to do.

But Xu Wenrui quickly composed herself.

What?

Bai Yuanzhi refused to submit?

Hah, then she’d beat her until she submitted willingly!

So Xu Wenrui’s face darkened, and she raised her arm, charging toward Bai Yuanzhi as she cursed angrily, “You shameless slut who only knows how to seduce men!”

Ah Bin inwardly panicked. He had been instructed by the young master to never let the young lady suffer any grievances…

So Ah Bin steeled himself. With one hand behind his back, he gestured to Bai Yuanzhi, meaning “You go quickly,” while smiling and stepping forward to placate Xu Wenrui. “Mrs. Ming, the young lady is still young and may not yet recognize a distinguished person like you. Please don’t be angry. Let me introduce her to you…”

It was too late.

The crisp sound of a slap had already rung out—

Thwack!!!

Ah Bin froze.

Xu Wenrui also froze.

Bai Yuanzhi, however, wore a faint smile.

Ah Bin, like a machine, slowly turned his head to look at Xu Wenrui.

Xu Wenrui, too, stood there dazedly, like a robot whose battery had been removed.

Bai Yuanzhi chuckled softly, lowering her head to glance at her palm, which had grown slightly warm and numb from the force.

Honestly,

—hitting someone really hurts your hand!

Unable to resist, Bai Yuanzhi gently blew on her palm.

Ah Bin finally snapped out of it, his face pale with shock, eyes wide with disbelief as he exclaimed, “Miss! My miss, what on earth were you doing just now?!”

Bai Yuanzhi replied with righteous indignation, “I was righting a wrong and lending a helping hand!”

Ah Bin: …

After standing frozen for a moment, Xu Wenrui finally regained her senses.

She realized—

She had been hit???

Xu Wenrui lost it.

“You hit me? You idiot, you actually had the nerve to hit me? Do you even know who I am before hitting me? Ahhhh, I’m so angry! Today, I’m going to kill you!”

With that, Xu Wenrui lunged at Bai Yuanzhi.

Ah Bin rushed over to intervene…

Bai Yuanzhi dodged.

She then grabbed a familiar female classmate from night school and pleaded, “Classmate, please help me! I need to report this! Did you hear that? She said she’s going to kill me!”

The female classmate clutched her bag tightly, staring fearfully at the seemingly deranged Xu Wenrui, nodding repeatedly before darting away in a flash, shouting incoherently, “Sir! Sir, help! Someone’s trying to kill someone on the street!”

Ah Bin: ???

Xu Wenrui: !!!

Ah Bin, already half-beaten to death by Xu Wenrui, grew frantic and shouted at the retreating student’s back, “No, no, no! Don’t go report it…”

This only made Xu Wenrui even angrier.

It was the first time she had ever suffered such a loss!

Since she couldn’t land a hit on Bai Yuanzhi, she vented her fury on Ah Bin instead.

Punching and kicking still didn’t feel satisfying enough,

Xu Wenrui swung her studded handbag like a flail…

Ah Bin was beaten until his head bled.

Truth be told, Bai Yuanzhi still wanted to help Ah Bin.

After all, Ah Bin usually cared for her deeply.

But Ah Bin was terrified. He’d rather endure the beating than have Bai Yuanzhi join in, fearing it would escalate the situation.

So, every time Bai Yuanzhi stepped forward, Ah Bin begged, “Please! Miss, please don’t come any closer…”

Left with no choice, Bai Yuanzhi stood by and watched as the well-dressed, opulent Xu Wenrui acted like a vengeful ghost.

She thought to herself that Xu Wenrui might genuinely have some mental issues.

At the very least, she was in the late stages of mania.

Otherwise, what normal person would act like this, threatening to take someone’s life at the drop of a hat?

As this thought crossed her mind, Bai Yuanzhi suddenly remembered someone—A Yao’s aunt.

Although Bai Yuanzhi had never met A Yao’s aunt,

she could tell from A Yao’s descriptions that his aunt and Xu Wenrui were likely cut from the same cloth—quick-tempered, manic, achieving little yet holding themselves in high regard.

The police finally arrived.

Seeing Xu Wenrui assaulting someone in public, the officers didn’t bother figuring out who she was.

With a swift countermove,

they pinned Xu Wenrui firmly to the ground!

Ah Bin grew frantic, “Sir, please let her go! Let her go! I know Mrs. Ming! I don’t mind her hitting me, I’m happy she hit me! Really! Please let her go!”

Police: …

Just like that, Bai Yuanzhi, Xu Wenrui, and Ah Bin were all taken to the police station.

Xu Wenrui, who had the worst attitude, hit someone on the street, and was caught red-handed by the police, was detained in one area;

Bai Yuanzhi and Ah Bin were considered accomplices, so the two of them were detained together.

Ah Bin was extremely anxious and couldn’t help but complain to Bai Yuanzhi, “Miss, you really… why did you have to call the police? You know Mrs. Ming’s temper—when she gets worked up, if I just endure a few hits, it’ll be fine. But you had to call the police…”

“My dear Miss, don’t you know that Mrs. Ming is the young master’s aunt?”

“Our mistress passed away early, and the young master was raised by Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Ming when he was little!”

“And now you’ve sent the young master’s aunt to the police station… Oh God, oh Buddha, how is this going to end?”

Ah Bin was so anxious that he started crying.

Bai Yuanzhi sat quietly to the side, taking out a book to read.

How would it end?

She didn’t care how it ended!

Yes, Bai Yuanzhi had deliberately provoked Xu Wenrui.

First of all, she refused to indulge Xu Wenrui.

Indulging her had only brought trouble!

Secondly, Chen Shen had sent her trending without even giving her a heads-up?

Well, she wouldn’t give him a heads-up either and would cause trouble for him!

Did he like trending? Did he like creating diversions?

She figured Chen Shen would be more than happy to clean up this mess.

Even if he wasn’t happy, he’d have to grit his teeth and bear it!

Besides, Bai Yuanzhi was also accumulating… merits for her future departure from Chen Shuojie.

She wanted to leave a bad impression on Chen Shen, Mrs. Xu, and Xu Wenrui.

That way, when the time came for Chen Shuojie to enter into an arranged marriage in the future,

these influential figures could use reasons like “immature,” “disrespectful to elders,” and “hot-tempered” to break her and Chen Shuojie apart.

And so,

Ah Bin, covered in blood, sat on one side of the detention cell, silently shedding tears;

while Bai Yuanzhi, completely unharmed, sat quietly on the other side, diligently studying.

It wasn’t until Chen Shen arrived hurriedly with a lawyer

that Bai Yuanzhi, Xu Wenrui, and Ah Bin were bailed out.

Xu Wenrui, already tear-stained, threw herself into Chen Shen’s arms, crying uncontrollably, “Brother Shen, that bitch bullied me! I don’t care, you have to get revenge for me!”

In a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, Bai Yuanzhi asked Ah Bin with a look of surprise, “Didn’t you say the young master’s mother passed away a long time ago?”

Then, pointing at Xu Wenrui, she asked Ah Bin, “So who is she?”

Ah Bin forced himself to answer, “Miss, she is Mrs. Ming, the young master’s aunt!”

“Huh?” Bai Yuanzhi exclaimed in surprise. “So the young master’s aunt remarried the young master’s father and became the young master’s mother?”

Xu Wenrui: …

Chen Shen: …

Ah Bin was so anxious he wished he could cover Bai Yuanzhi’s mouth!

Bai Yuanzhi let out an unnatural laugh, “Hehehehehe… strengthening family ties is quite nice too…”

“By the way, does Chen Shuojie know about this? When are you planning to hold the wedding?”

“Oh, I get it! Mr. Chen, no wonder you sent Chen Shuojie abroad. So you two…” Bai Yuanzhi revealed a half-smiling expression.

Chen Shen’s face flushed red, and he quickly pushed Xu Wenrui away, then said to Bai Yuanzhi, “Ah Zhi, don’t talk nonsense!”

Bai Yuanzhi made a face at Chen Shen. “No! I’m going to tell Chen Shuojie! I’ll tell him when he calls me tonight!”

Chen Shen felt utterly overwhelmed. “Ah Zhi, there’s nothing between me and your aunt…”

Bai Yuanzhi replied, “You can explain it to Chen Shuojie yourself! But Mr. Chen, you’d better act fast! Otherwise, I’ll tell him first.”

Chen Shen rubbed his forehead in frustration.

Xu Wenrui couldn’t stand being pushed away by Chen Shen,

nor could she accept him speaking to Bai Yuanzhi in such a doting tone,

even if he treated Bai Yuanzhi like a child, it was still unacceptable.

So Xu Wenrui pointed at Bai Yuanzhi and started hurling insults, calling her every vulgar name in the book.

This time, Bai Yuanzhi wisely chose not to confront Xu Wenrui head-on,

after all, the big boss Chen Shen was present!

Instead, Bai Yuanzhi put on an act.

Her eyes instantly reddened, and she weakly challenged Xu Wenrui, “You think you’re so great, so you can hit and curse people as you please?”

“Let me ask you, why did you come looking for me? What did I do to offend you, or did I break some law that requires you to play judge and punish me?”

“And let me ask you, why did you hit Ah Bin? What did he do to offend you? Look at his condition… how pitiful!”

“Today you think you can decide the life and death of me and Ah Bin, tomorrow do you plan to kill the Governor of Hong Kong? And the day after? Will you even find the Queen displeasing…”

Xu Wenrui was stunned.

Chen Shen snapped, “Ah Zhi! Don’t talk nonsense!”

Bai Yuanzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

She had been waiting for this line for a long time,

because,

as soon as Chen Shen said that,

her performance for the day could wrap up!

Bai Yuanzhi said firmly, “Mr. Chen, if you’re not solving the problem at its root but think that silencing me will fix everything, then I respect your suggestion.”

“Goodbye!” With that, Bai Yuanzhi turned around, exaggeratedly wiped away a tear, and ran off.

Chen Shen was at his wit’s end.

Xu Wenrui threw herself at him again, “…Brother Shen!”

When Chen Shuojie called Bai Yuanzhi that night,

Bai Yuanzhi asked him, “Did you call Ah Bin?”

Chen Shuojie remained silent for a while before answering, “Yes.”

Bai Yuanzhi then knew that Chen Shuojie was already aware of what had happened.

Sure enough—

Chen Shuojie spoke with difficulty, “Don’t mind her, she’s used to doing whatever she wants.”

Bai Yuanzhi asked, “What if she comes to hit me again next time? Should I just let her beat me like Ah Bin did, foolishly taking it until she vents her anger, until she beats me to death, without even struggling?”

Chen Shuojie: …

Bai Yuanzhi continued, “Chen Shuojie, can you tell me why she came looking for me? What exactly is her motive? What do I need to do to avoid offending her? Or could you plainly tell me what I did wrong for her to treat me this way?”

Chen Shuojie: …

Bai Yuanzhi went on, “Although I’m not close to her, based on my observation, I think she’s sick—Chen Shuojie, I’m not saying this out of anger.”

“So, as her family, are you really going to stand by and watch her grow crazier and crazier… without intervening?”

Chen Shuojie let out a long sigh. “Ah Zhi, wait until I come back, and I’ll explain everything to you. Don’t go out these next few days. I’ve already booked a flight for tonight and will arrive in Hong Kong early the morning after tomorrow. With me here, she won’t be able to do anything to you.”

Bai Yuanzhi sneered coldly and hung up the phone.

On the other end of the line, Chen Shuojie listened to the dial tone, his brow furrowed. After a long silence, he finally set down the receiver with deep concern.

Not only was Chen Shuojie furious, but Ming Jiayao was also seething with anger.

Yes, Ming Jiayao was also worried about Bai Yuanzhi, so he had specifically arranged people to keep watch at her residence, the night school, the securities center, and other locations.

When Xu Wenrui went to the night school to cause trouble for Bai Yuanzhi,

Ming Jiayao quickly received the news.

Although he knew she had been protected by Ah Bin and Chen Shen, suffering almost no harm, and had even forced Xu Wenrui into the police station…

The rage in Ming Jiayao’s heart still burned uncontrollably!

Even if Xu Wenrui was his biological mother, so what?

He knew her too well—she was an utterly unreasonable mad dog!

Xu Wenrui was someone who, no matter the time or place, always had to have an imaginary enemy.

Once someone became her imaginary enemy, she would torment them to the brink of death.

For example,

even though Ming Jiayao was her own flesh and blood… what did it matter?

Didn’t she still want him dead, even making several attempts on his life?

Ming Jiayao took deep, frantic breaths.

Before, he had always held back out of respect for her being his mother.

Even when she acted irrationally, he could only endure it and avoid her.

But now, Ming Jiayao could no longer tolerate it.

He thought to himself,

He and Ah Zhi couldn’t both end up dead at Xu Wenrui’s hands.

Ming Jiayao’s eyes turned dark and sinister.