After Rebirth, I Kicked the Fake Heiress Who Stole My Villa Out of the House - Chapter 1

My brother and fiancé were incredibly supportive, praising my decisive actions.

But on the day of my wedding to my fiancé, they drugged me and sent me to a pervert’s bed.

I was whipped, waterboarded, electrocuted… tormented for three days and three nights.

Only as I drew my last breath did I overhear my brother and husband’s conversation.

“If it weren’t for Xia Zhiyi, we wouldn’t have been separated from Mingzhu for three years! Mingzhu wouldn’t have dropped out of school to work, unable to go to university and suffering so much.”

It turned out my brother and fiancé had long been deeply in love with Aunt Zhang’s daughter, treating me as the villain who tore them apart.

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day Xia Mingzhu stole my villa to throw a party.

This time, I watched Xia Mingzhu, surrounded by people, her face blooming with smiles, and called for the villa’s security team.

“Clear the place! Drag this impostor out, what kind of floozy dares to impersonate a Xia family heiress!”

Chapter 1
“Xiaxia, look quickly! Isn’t that your mountaintop villa?”

“Why are the lights all on inside, like they’re having a party?”

Hearing my friend’s voice, I was momentarily stunned again, immediately looking down at myself. There were no whip marks, just smooth skin.

I… I’ve been reborn! Reborn back to this day when Xia Mingzhu stole my villa to throw a party.

In my previous life, I was traveling abroad and discovered that the nanny’s daughter, Xia Mingzhu, had secretly used my villa to host a party.

I was furious, and after returning home, I immediately fired Gu Chunlan on the spot.

At that time, my brother Xia Zhizhang and my fiancé Pei Yu both praised me for my decisive actions. They even personally escorted Gu Chunlan and her daughter out of the villa.

Until the day of my wedding to Pei Yu, they conspired together to drug me and personally sent me to a pervert who enjoyed tormenting people in bed!

On my wedding night, I was like a broken doll, whipped, waterboarded, electrocuted… tormented for a full three days and three nights!

Just as I drew my last breath, I overheard the conversation between Xia Zhizhang and Pei Yu.

“If it weren’t for that b**** Xia Zhiyi, how could we have been separated from Mingzhu for three years!”

“Mingzhu wouldn’t have had to drop out of school to work, unable to go to university, and suffering so much outside!”

“That’s right, it’s all her fault, she harmed Mingzhu, and she harmed us… But it’s good now, she’s dead, we can proudly bring Mingzhu back.”

It turned out they had long been deeply in love with Xia Mingzhu, and my act of firing Gu Chunlan became the reason they were separated from Xia Mingzhu, turning me into the villain who broke them up!

To retaliate against me for breaking up the three lovers, they sent me to a pervert’s bed to make way for Xia Mingzhu.

Thinking of the torment I endured in my previous life, my hatred surged, and my body trembled uncontrollably!

My friend hugged me tightly, looking at me worriedly.

“Xiaxia, you look terrible. Don’t ruin your health by getting angry, it’s not worth it!”

My friend’s words brought me back. I let myself lean into my friend’s embrace, took a deep breath, and suppressed the malice in my eyes.

“It’s fine, you all play first, I’m going home.”

Ignoring my friend’s attempts to keep me, I immediately asked the housekeeper to arrange a private jet.

A few hours later, I appeared at the villa entrance.

At the center of the party, Xia Mingzhu was wearing my latest high-end custom dress, looking like the lady of the house.

“As expected of the Xia family heiress, this villa is truly beautiful!”

“Yes, yes, thanks to Miss Xia, we can finally see the legendary mountaintop villa with our own eyes!”

The people around constantly complimented Xia Mingzhu.

I walked forward with the housekeeper, my voice cold.

“Housekeeper, tell the security to clear the place! Drag this impostor out for me!”

“What kind of floozy dares to impersonate a Xia family heiress and act wild in my house!”

Instantly, the noisy poolside fell silent.

Xia Mingzhu’s smile froze, and she pretended to be calm.

“Who are you? Running into my house and shouting, don’t you have any manners!”

“Your house?” I scoffed.

“Xia Mingzhu, you’re wearing my clothes, using my villa, and now you still dare to say this is your house? What nerve!”

Chapter 2
“I…” A hint of panic flashed in Xia Mingzhu’s eyes, and she stubbornly tried to argue.

“This is my… this is my dad’s villa! Of course I’m the owner!”

“Is that so?”

I looked around, my gaze finally resting on a tightly closed door on the second floor of the villa.

That was my mother’s exclusive collection room, filled with many priceless antiques and jewels. Besides my mother and me, no one knew the password.

“I heard there’s a collection room on the second floor of this villa. Since this is your dad’s villa, why don’t you open that collection room and let everyone have a look?”

Xia Mingzhu’s face instantly turned ugly, and her voice stammered.

“That… that’s my mom’s… no, my parents’ room, how can I just open it?”

“Oh? Is that so?”

I walked directly to the collection room door and entered the password on the lock.

With a soft “beep,” the heavy solid wood door opened.

Xia Mingzhu’s face turned ashen, and she instantly collapsed to the ground.

The security guards stepped forward to escort Xia Mingzhu away, when Gu Chunlan rushed in frantically, grabbing my arm and pleading tearfully.

“Miss! Miss, you’re back! It’s all my fault, I was possessed by a demon, seeing that Mingzhu wanted to show off in front of her friends, so I… I took the liberty of letting her host a birthday party here!”

“Please, please spare us this time! I won’t dare to do it again!”

In my previous life, out of consideration for the nanny who had taken care of me for so long, I only fired her after the party ended and even gave her a large sum of money to go home and retire. But she took my money and still let her daughter instigate others to kill me!

I expressionlessly shook off her hand and kicked Gu Chunlan away.

“Gu Chunlan, from now on, you are fired. Immediately pack your things, take your daughter, and get out of my house!”

“Security! Take these two people away! Throw them out!”

“No! Miss! Please! We know we were wrong!”

Gu Chunlan was still making her last struggle.

Xia Mingzhu, on the other hand, looked resentful and hateful, glaring fiercely at me.

Just then, Pei Yu stepped forward, his face full of anger: “Stop! I’d like to see who dares to touch them!”

He walked out of the crowd, his face ashen, his eyes filled with disappointment: “Xia Zhiyi! Haven’t you caused enough trouble?!”

“I’m the one who lent the villa to Mingzhu for the party! And, I’ve already told your brother about this!”

“It’s just a villa. Aunt Gu has worked hard taking care of you for so long, and it happens to be her daughter’s birthday today. I was just about to give the villa as Mingzhu’s birthday gift, I just hadn’t had time to tell you yet.”

I laughed in anger.

“This is my villa. When did you get the right to dispose of it? Are you worthy?”

“Xia Zhiyi, why do you have no tolerance at all? Even if you don’t want to give it away, Mingzhu just borrowed your villa for a birthday party, do you have to be like this?”

“Our Pei family cannot tolerate a jealous woman. You should reflect on yourself!”

I looked at Pei Yu, shocked. Could he have been reborn too?

In my previous life, he fully supported me in firing Gu Chunlan; there was no argument like this at all.

This time, he’s so eager to be the protector, then I’ll grant his wish!

I scoffed, looking at Pei Yu playfully.

“So it was Young Master Pei’s intention, then I misunderstood sister Mingzhu.”

“Since Young Master Pei is so tolerant, why not hire Aunt Gu to the Pei family and let her continue to contribute her remaining energy.”

“As for sister Mingzhu, I think she’s intelligent and sweet; it would be perfect to keep her by your side as a graceful and understanding companion. Wouldn’t that be wonderful?”

Xia Mingzhu’s eyes reddened, and she looked wronged, pulling Pei Yu’s sleeve and sobbing.

“Brother Pei, I, I didn’t… I never thought of ruining your relationship with sister Zhiyi. Sister Zhiyi, how can she insult my character and innocence like this…”

Pei Yu tenderly pulled Xia Mingzhu into his embrace, looking at me with disgust.

“Xia Zhiyi! Look at what you’ve become! Casually insulting someone’s innocence, apologize to Mingzhu immediately!”

Seeing my indifference, the anger in his eyes grew even stronger.

“Our Pei family doesn’t need a jealous woman like you!”

With that, he embraced Xia Mingzhu and left with Gu Chunlan.

The surrounding guests looked at each other, apparently stunned by the sudden turn of events.

Their eyes, which had initially been surprised, turned to pity, disdain, and even schadenfreude.

But I didn’t care at all.

Pei Yu, Xia Mingzhu, do you think you can defeat me like this?

Too naive.

The show has just begun.

Chapter 3
Three days later, Xia Zhizhang returned from his business trip but couldn’t find Xia Mingzhu in the villa.

When he learned that I had given Gu Chunlan and Xia Mingzhu to Pei Yu, he angrily rushed back home.

“Xia Zhiyi! Have you lost your mind?!”

“You clearly know that Pei Yu has feelings for that girl Mingzhu, and you still push her towards Pei Yu!”

“Aren’t you afraid they’ll get together, and then when the Pei family breaks off the engagement with you, you’ll have nowhere to cry!”

“I’ll go get Xia Mingzhu back for you right now!”

I looked at him coldly and stopped him.

“Brother, I’m not in a hurry, why are you? Could it be that you’ve fallen for Xia Mingzhu?”

Xia Zhizhang’s eyes flickered.

“Nonsense! I’m doing this for your own good! What if you really get dumped, where would our Xia family’s face go?”

For my good?

I let out a mocking cold laugh in my heart.

In my previous life, he said the same thing. What was the result? He watched helplessly as I was humiliated by Pei Yu, manipulated by Xia Mingzhu, and ultimately ended up discredited!

What he was afraid of was never me being dumped, but rather his beloved Xia Mingzhu being snatched away by someone else!

This illegitimate child probably already resented me, his “legitimate” sister, and Xia Mingzhu’s appearance was just an excuse for him to vent his dissatisfaction and seek an ally!

I looked at the man in front of me, who, for an outsider, would not hesitate to harm his own sister, and my heart felt an incomparable sense of sorrow and regret.

Xia Zhizhang was adopted by the family, and I personally chose him.

When I was five, I accompanied my mother to an orphanage for charity and met Xia Zhizhang for the first time.

At that time, he was curled up alone in a corner playing with mud, looking enviously at me, who was holding my mother’s hand.

I pitied him for being alone, so I pestered my mother, saying I wanted him to be my brother.

My mother always doted on me, so she brought him back to the Xia family and raised him as her own son.

He used to truly dote on me.

He would always tightly hold my hand, personally escort me to the classroom, and later, when he studied abroad, he would fly back to see me every holiday. He would try every possible way to buy me the gifts I wanted.

Until Xia Mingzhu appeared in our home, everything changed.

His gaze lingered more and more on Xia Mingzhu. At that time, I didn’t understand what prolonged gazes meant.

By the time I realized it, the favoritism I once had had already fallen upon Xia Mingzhu.

In my previous life, I foolishly thought it was just a brother’s affection and care for a weak and pitiful sister.

Only after death did I understand that it was not affection at all, but a deep-seated, twisted love!

That night, Xia Zhizhang sent a message inviting Xia Mingzhu out.

Xia Zhizhang looked at Xia Mingzhu with a complicated expression, his voice nervous.

“Mingzhu, you… you honestly tell me, who do you really like?”

Xia Mingzhu’s eyes were red, and her voice choked.

“Brother Zhizhang, I… my heart is naturally only for you!”

“It’s all sister Zhiyi’s fault. If she hadn’t kicked me and my mom out of the Xia family, we wouldn’t have been separated…嗚嗚嗚… I really miss you…”

“Fortunately… fortunately, Brother Pei was kind enough to take me and my mom in, otherwise, I’m afraid my mom would have taken me back to the countryside long ago.”

“If I went back to the countryside, I wouldn’t be able to see you again…”

“Now, I can see you every day, even if it’s secretly, I’m very satisfied…”

Xia Zhizhang was heartbroken and pulled Xia Mingzhu into his arms, promising confidently.

“Mingzhu, don’t worry! I will never let you suffer again! I will find a way to bring you back to the Xia family openly, and I promise, Xia Zhiyi will never dare to bully you again!”

Through a miniature eavesdropping device I had installed in Xia Zhizhang’s car beforehand, I heard their conversation clearly.

Xia Zhizhang, Xia Mingzhu, truly a match made in hell.

I want to see what schemes you two are plotting!

Chapter 4
Three days later, Pei Yu’s parents and my parents gathered to discuss my and Pei Yu’s wedding.

In my previous life, I eagerly anticipated this engagement banquet, but I didn’t see Pei Yu’s inner dissatisfaction.

This time, I was planning to proactively propose breaking off the engagement, but Xia Zhizhang suddenly stood up and said something shocking.

“Uncle and Aunt, Dad, Mom, there’s something I think I must tell everyone.”

“Actually… actually, Xia Mingzhu is the true Xia family heiress! At that time, when they were born in the hospital, they were… they were swapped!”

So this was my dear brother’s plan!

I feigned shock, nervously standing up and looking at Xia Zhizhang.

“Brother! You… what are you talking about! You can’t joke about something like this!”

Xia Zhizhang solemnly took out a document from his pocket and handed it to everyone.

“I’m not talking nonsense! This is a paternity test I secretly had done a few days ago with Xia Zhiyi’s and Xia Mingzhu’s hair!”

“It shows that Xia Mingzhu’s DNA similarity with her father is as high as 99.99%, while Xia Zhiyi… has no blood relation with her father!”

He paused, then glanced at me triumphantly.

“Although this matter is not very honorable, in order to welcome Mingzhu home, I propose that in two days, our Xia family will hold a family recognition banquet for Mingzhu!”

“Let all our relatives and friends know who is the rightful and legitimate true heiress of our Xia family!”

My mother’s expression was peculiar after hearing Xia Zhizhang’s words.

Just as she was about to speak up for me, I subtly gave her a look, and my mother stopped her movement to stand up, a hint of understanding flashing in her eyes.

My father’s reaction was surprising. He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up, hugged Xia Mingzhu, and cried, “My daughter! My biological daughter! Daddy finally found you! You’ve really suffered all these years!”

Xia Mingzhu threw herself into Xia Zhenhai’s arms, crying her eyes out.

“Dad! So I have a dad, I’m really the Xia family’s heiress! Dad, I really miss you!!”

What a touching scene of father-daughter affection!

My mother and I exchanged glances. Since they like to act so much, we’ll accompany them and put on a good show!

Two days later, the family recognition banquet was held at the villa.

Xia Zhizhang stood beside me, his face beaming, his eyes full of triumph.

“Xia Zhiyi, although you’re not our Xia family’s biological daughter, we are still siblings. As long as you get along well with Mingzhu from now on, we’ll still be a family.”

I feigned obedience and nodded.

“Brother, don’t worry, I’ve thought it through. Before, I was ignorant and offended sister Mingzhu in many ways. From now on, I will definitely get along well with her. Oh, and I also specially prepared a gift for sister Mingzhu, just as… a congratulation on her returning to her true family.”

Xia Zhizhang’s face showed a relieved smile, and he patted my shoulder.

“It’s great that you can think like that. Come, I’ll take you over. Dad is about to announce Mingzhu’s identity on stage. After the announcement, you can give the gift to Mingzhu.”

Xia Zhenhai walked onto the stage in the center of the banquet hall, cleared his throat, his face beaming.

“Dear relatives and friends, I have invited everyone here today to share a joyous occasion!”

“My old Xia, I have finally found my biological daughter. She was swapped at birth before, Zhiyi is not my biological daughter, Mingzhu is the true heiress of my old Xia family!”

A sparse round of applause and murmurs immediately broke out below the stage.

Xia Zhenhai paused, then continued.

“Originally, the Pei family had an engagement with the Xia family heiress, and it still holds, but the bride has been changed to Mingzhu. Let’s congratulate this new couple!”

“Mingzhu, come up, let everyone see you.”

Xia Mingzhu, wearing an evening gown, walked onto the stage arm in arm with Pei Yu, her face full of pride.

Hearing the news, the people below the stage discussed animatedly, looking at me with sympathy.

Xia Zhizhang’s face darkened as he looked at Xia Mingzhu.

Xia Mingzhu quickly stepped down, consolingly touching her brother’s hand.

“Brother, this is all Father’s arrangement, I didn’t dare to resist, but my heart is only for you. Even if I marry Pei Yu, our marriage will only be in name.”

Xia Zhizhang’s expression softened, and he intimately held Xia Mingzhu’s hand.

I sneered inwardly. What a clever tactic, playing two men in the palm of her hand.

Then Xia Mingzhu walked up to me, her face showing unconcealed triumph and flaunting, and whispered in my ear.

“Xia Zhiyi, Brother Pei is mine, and Brother Mingxuan is also mine! And you, you’re just an impostor who took over someone else’s nest, a good-for-nothing who has nothing!”

“Then congratulations, sister, on returning to your true family and finding a good match.”

With that, I turned and walked onto the stage, taking the microphone from the emcee.

“Distinguished guests, to celebrate my sister’s homecoming and her happy union, I have specially prepared a gift.”

I signaled to the staff to play the video.

The next second, the scene erupted!

Chapter 5
On the big screen were scenes that were unbearable to watch!

Xia Mingzhu, wearing heavy makeup and revealing clothes, was actively kissing and hugging different men in a nightclub. There were even videos of her going into hotels with different men and intimately entangling with men in hotel rooms!

Xia Mingzhu’s face instantly turned ashen. She shrieked and frantically rushed towards the staff, trying to stop the video from playing.

However, before she could get close, she was pulled by Pei Yu and Xia Zhizhang, whose faces were already ashen, one on each side.

“Xia Mingzhu! What is going on?! Explain yourself!”

Pei Yu’s eyes were filled with anger and disbelief. He never imagined that his beloved “innocent and kind” sister Mingzhu would actively engage in intimate acts with other men!

Xia Zhizhang was also trembling with anger, pointing at Xia Mingzhu, unable to say a word.

Xia Mingzhu hurriedly hugged their arms, crying her eyes out, and charmingly argued tearfully.

“Brother Pei! Brother Mingxuan! You must believe me! These… these are all pictures Xia Zhiyi Photoshopped to frame me!”

“It’s her! She’s jealous that I can marry Brother Pei, jealous that I can return to the Xia family, so she used these despicable means to slander me! You absolutely must not believe her! She’s deliberately trying to sow discord between us!”

Pei Yu and Xia Zhizhang actually wavered a bit after hearing her words.

Xia Zhizhang turned and pointed at my nose, reprimanding me sharply.

“Xia Zhiyi! You are truly wicked! I never thought you would be such a malicious woman!”

“To actually ruin Mingzhu’s reputation by Photoshopping pictures just because you’re jealous of her.”

“I even kept you as a daughter of the Xia family out of old ties. Since you like to stir up trouble so much, the Xia family can no longer tolerate you.”

“Someone! Security! Throw Xia Zhiyi out for me! Never allow her to step foot in the Xia family’s door again!”

Just as the security guards were about to step forward and escort me away, my mother suddenly spoke.

“I’d like to see who dares to touch my daughter?”

“The ones who truly deserve to get out of the Xia family are you two ungrateful wretches! And this shameless Xia Mingzhu!”

My mother, surrounded by bodyguards, walked in from the side door of the banquet hall.

Xia Zhenhai’s face changed drastically when he saw my mother, his voice flustered.

“Wan… Wanru? You… didn’t you already agree to acknowledge Mingzhu? You are…”

My mother sneered, took another document from her bag, and threw it hard in Xia Zhenhai’s face.

“Xia Zhenhai! Do you think I’m a fool?! If I hadn’t pretended to agree first, how could I have witnessed this spectacular show today?!”

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Xia Mingzhu and Gu Chunlan, and announced in a cold voice.

“I have a paternity test here! It shows that Xia Mingzhu and Gu Chunlan are biologically related.”

“Xia Mingzhu is not some adopted Xia family heiress, but an illegitimate daughter you, Xia Zhenhai, conceived during your marriage with an affair!”

At these words, the entire hall erupted in an uproar!

Chapter 6
Xia Zhenhai was originally an ordinary employee. He somehow learned that my mother, who was then learning at the company’s grassroots level, was the heiress of the Lin family. He went to great lengths to pursue my mother.

He saved my mother in an accident, which made my mother fall for him and agree to his pursuit, thus climbing the high branch of the Lin family.

After marriage, Xia Zhenhai relied on my mother’s family’s influence to gradually build the Xia Group as it is today.

But alas, men get corrupted when they get rich. Xia Zhenhai gradually harbored illicit thoughts.

While my mother was on a business trip abroad, he had a drunken one-night stand with the nanny Gu Chunlan and gave birth to Xia Mingzhu.

He originally only dared to keep Xia Mingzhu hidden, but recently, he heard that the Lin family was facing difficulties in their business and was on the verge of bankruptcy.

His inner desires swelled, so he conspired with Xia Zhizhang, who was completely infatuated with Xia Mingzhu, to stage this “true and false heiress” farce, forcing my mother to acknowledge Xia Mingzhu, this illegitimate daughter.

For his lover and illegitimate daughter, he even wanted to strip me of my identity as his biological daughter, so that he could smoothly and legitimately inherit the Lin family’s assets through Xia Mingzhu!

What a good plan, but unfortunately, I was reborn!

My mother looked at the ashen-faced Xia Zhenhai and Xia Zhizhang, mocking them.

“Xia Zhenhai, I’m sorry to disappoint you, our Lin family’s crisis was overcome long ago, and thanks to your concern, our business is doing even better now.”

“Since you two don’t know who your true family is and like to side with outsiders, then today, we will clearly separate everything!”

Saying that, she took out another document from her bag and threw it in front of Xia Zhenhai.

“This is the divorce agreement; I’ve already signed it. You committed adultery during marriage, so don’t even think about getting a single cent of the Xia family’s assets! Besides, without my Lin family, there would be no Xia Group!”

She then looked at Xia Zhizhang, her eyes filled with disappointment.

“As for you, Xia Zhizhang, from today onwards, all your positions in the Xia Group are terminated! Neither the Lin family nor the Xia family needs an ungrateful wretch like you!”

At these words, Xia Zhenhai and Xia Zhizhang’s faces changed drastically. They rushed to my mother’s feet, weeping bitterly and repenting, begging for mercy: “Wanru, I was wrong! I was truly foolish when I was drunk, I have no feelings for that nanny at all, I was deceived!”

“That’s right, Mom, I was also blinded by Xia Mingzhu. She said she was Dad’s daughter and told me to frame my sister. Please forgive me, okay?”

“Zhiyi, persuade Mom, I am the brother who loves you the most!” Xia Zhizhang crawled to my feet.

But my heart didn’t soften in the slightest. The scene of him and Pei Yu colluding to push me into hell in my previous life was still vivid in my mind.

Moreover, after he took over the group, my mother’s life would probably not be easy either.

In this life, I will not let myself walk the old path again!

“Brother? You didn’t say that before. Didn’t you only have Xia Mingzhu as a good sister? Since you like Xia Mingzhu so much, I’ll grant your wish!”

I gave him a cold glance, walked to my mother’s side, gently held her hand, and ordered the security guards to drag these two out!

Xia Mingzhu, seeing that the Xia family father and son were unreliable, suddenly shrieked and clutched her stomach.

“Brother Pei! My stomach hurts so much… maybe the baby is acting up! Can you take me to the hospital!”

Pei Yu, witnessing this grand drama, had originally intended to completely sever ties with Xia Mingzhu and ask me to reconcile. But upon hearing the word “baby,” a hint of hesitation and struggle flashed in his eyes.

Xia Mingzhu immediately knelt before Pei Yu, pleading tearfully.

“Brother Pei! For the sake of the child, please, don’t abandon me! We were true husband and wife, after all…”

Pei Yu wavered again and squatted down, wanting to help Xia Mingzhu up.

I looked at Xia Mingzhu and spoke calmly.

“Xia Mingzhu, are you sure the child in your belly is really Pei Yu’s?”

Chapter 7
Before she could retort, I signaled the staff to play another video.

In the video, Xia Mingzhu was disheveled, sitting in the arms of a strange man, and the kiss marks on her neck indicated that the two had just finished an intimate encounter.

“How did things go? Did that fool Pei Yu take the bait?”

Xia Mingzhu laughed triumphantly: “Don’t worry, he doesn’t know the child is yours, and he firmly believes the child in my belly is his.”

“After I give birth to the child, our family of three will be reunited with the Pei family’s vast fortune?”

The man chuckled lewdly: “My darling is indeed cunning! After it’s done, don’t forget my benefits, brother!”

Following that, several more laboratory reports and medical records appeared on the screen, showing Xia Mingzhu at different times, accompanied by different men, undergoing abortion procedures!

On every single one of those reports, the man’s name was not Pei Yu!

Xia Mingzhu completely collapsed to the ground, her face ashen, unable to say another word.

Seeing all her schemes exposed, she tried to sneak away amidst the chaos.

However, before she could run a few steps, she was caught by an enraged Pei Yu.

“Xia Mingzhu! You b****! How dare you play me like this!”

Pei Yu’s eyes were filled with fury and humiliation from being deceived. He never imagined that he would be manipulated by such a promiscuous woman!

The anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed, and he began to hit and kick Xia Mingzhu until my mother signaled the security guards to step forward and pull them apart, finally ending this farce.

Pei Yu turned around, his eyes pleading.

“Zhiyi, I, I was deceived by that b****! The person I truly love has always been you! Can we start over? Our engagement party can still continue…”

“Pei Yu, no need. It’s long over between us.”

I looked at him coldly and directly refused.

Pei Yu wasn’t suddenly falling in love with me; he was just scared!

Scared that the marriage alliance would be canceled, scared that he would lose his position as the Pei family’s heir because of this!

After all, his current status was largely thanks to my youthful ignorance, where I fell for his mediocre self, which led old Mr. Pei to look favorably upon him because of the Lin family’s influence.

Once he lost this marriage alliance, he, the less-favored second son in the Pei family, would immediately be reduced to his original state, falling from a high and mighty prodigy to an illegitimate child whom everyone could bully.

He was originally just the product of an illicit affair of the Pei family patriarch, and he couldn’t be presented formally in the Pei family.

Moreover, he had an outstanding elder brother, who was always eyeing his position, waiting to step on him to climb higher!

Chapter 8
Back home, my mother hugged me tightly, her voice choked.

“Zhiyi, Mom is sorry for you, Mom was blind, and that’s why you suffered so much…”

“Don’t worry, with Mom here from now on, no one will ever bully you again! Mom will find another good husband for you, and I will make sure you have a glorious wedding!”

Hearing my mother’s words, a warm current surged in my heart.

I gently patted my mother’s back and said softly, “Mom, I’m not in a hurry. Right now, I just want to stay by your side, and we, mother and daughter, will live a good life from now on.”

I originally thought that my mother’s and my life would continue peacefully and happily from now on.

But I didn’t expect that my mother and I underestimated Xia Zhenhai and Xia Zhizhang’s shamelessness.

After being thrown out by my mother, they went from being wealthy and influential figures living in luxury to penniless beggars, not even having a place to live.

The two, desperate, were instigated by Xia Mingzhu to wait on my way home from work, attempting to kidnap me and extort a ransom of 100 million yuan from my mother!

Fortunately, my mother had been prepared and had bodyguards arranged around me. When the two made their move, the bodyguards subdued them in advance.

And Xia Zhenhai and Xia Zhizhang, due to attempted kidnapping, intentional assault, and other charges, were arrested on the spot by the police and thrown into jail. What awaited them would be the strict punishment of the law.

Gu Chunlan, upon learning of her daughter’s many embarrassing antics, was overwhelmed with shame and felt she could no longer stay in the city. She took the already disoriented Xia Mingzhu and returned to that poor and remote mountain village.

I heard that not long after, Xia Mingzhu was sold by her mother for 5,000 yuan to the lazy bachelor at the head of the village.

After marriage, because she never had children, she was abused by the bachelor and eventually couldn’t bear it anymore, so she jumped into the river and committed suicide.

Hearing these pieces of news, I only felt that evil had met its retribution.

As for my mother and me, we had long embarked on new lives.