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"Think about this place..."

"Look at the caterpillar on Auntie's hand..."

"Think about it, instead of looking at the caterpillar, look at the robot in Uncle Lin's hand..."

"What are you looking at, robots?" Pei Lingxuan flicked Lin Jiahe with a caterpillar-shaped object. "Take your hideous robot and get out of here. Let's think about not playing with this thing!"

Lin Jiahe refused to leave and even argued, "You're not thinking about it, so how do you know I'm not going to play anymore?"

Pei Lingxuan: "Because we're all about looks, and your robot is so ugly, he definitely won't play with it!"

"Nonsense..." Lin Jiahe muttered under her breath, "My robot is so handsome and cool, how is it ugly..."

In the living room of the Xie family villa, Lin Jiahe and Pei Lingxuan huddled together, teasing Xiangxiang and occasionally exchanging a few words.

Pei Xingzhi, Ye Ci, and Xie Mingyi sat on the opposite sofa, sorting through the evidence Fang Bo had given them.

"The things Fang Bo gave me are too messy, they're giving me a headache." Ye Ci rubbed her aching temples and sighed repeatedly.

Xie Mingyi smiled wearily: "Although these things are a mess, each one can be used to convict Lu Yibai. As long as we organize them, Lu Yibai will never be able to recover."

Ye Ci snorted coldly: "Zhao Siming sent word that Lu Yibai was released from the police station this morning. The police chief personally saw him off at the door."

"I wonder how much he bribed that bureau chief to get out so quickly and unharmed."

Xie Mingyi: "Lu Yibai has been working hard in Yuncheng for so many years, he must have a lot of people in the Public Security Bureau and the Procuratorate, so it's not surprising that he was released so quickly..."

"Pei Xingzhi!!"

"Pei Xingzhi, you come out here right now!!"

"You members of the Xie family, get out here too!"

The light snow outside had just stopped when two sharp female voices rang out in the courtyard, their footsteps echoing through the snow.

Pei Xingzhi paused in typing, impatiently adjusted his glasses, and glanced towards the door.

The snow in the courtyard was so bright that he could barely make out who was standing there.

"So, you Xie family are all talk and no action, aren't you? Come out and confront us if you dare!"

"Exactly, what's the point of hiding at home like a coward?"

Two more female voices came from the courtyard.

"Who is it?" Pei Lingxuan put down the caterpillar in her hand, got up from the sofa, and turned to walk out.

Ye Ci and Xie Mingyi followed closely behind.

Lin Jiahe called the postpartum nanny over, handed the drowsy Xiangxiang to her, and then pulled Pei Xingzhi out together.

In the courtyard, Qin Sisi and Ding Fenglian stood there with seven or eight people. As soon as Xie Mingyi came out, they questioned him sharply.

"What are you Xie family up to?"

Xie Mingyi feigned ignorance with a cold face: "What...what do you mean?"

Qin Sisi: "Where's Pei Xingzhi? Why are you the only one who came out?"

"Did you need something?" Pei Xingzhi casually stepped forward and stood side by side with Xie Mingyi.

"Hmph," Qin Sisi sneered, not bothering to beat around the bush with him, "Pei Xingzhi, you hired all those online trolls, didn't you? You're the one manipulating public opinion behind the scenes to spread rumors that my brother likes Qin Song!"

“…Qin Song?” Pei Xingzhi narrowed his eyes, feeling somewhat unfamiliar with this ancient name. “I don’t know any Qin Song, and there is no Qin Song here.”

Qin Sisi, her neck stiff and her face full of resentment and anger, said, "Stop pretending to be stupid! Qin Song is Xie Zhaoyuan, and Xie Zhaoyuan is Qin Song!"

The appearance of the name "Xie Zhaoyuan" softened Pei Xingzhi's eyes. "So you're looking for Ayuan."

Qin Sisi said with a sour face, "I'm not looking for your Ayuan, I'm looking for you!"

"You hired all those online trolls, didn't you? You also spread the rumors that my brother likes Xie Zhaoyuan and kidnapped Xie Zhaoyuan, didn't you?"

"..." Pei Xingzhi raised an eyebrow with a half-smile, but didn't say anything.

Ding Fenglian had come with a bad temper, and seeing his attitude now, that anger surged to the top of her head.

“Pei Xingzhi!” She stood at the bottom of the steps, raising her hand and pointing forcefully at Pei Xingzhi. “You need to have a conscience! Although Xie Zhaoyuan has nothing to do with our Qin family now, she was still Wushuang’s sister for more than ten years! You’re spreading rumors that Wushuang likes his sister, isn’t that accusing him of incest?”

"Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for spreading such rumors?!"

Qin Sisi: "Xie Zhaoyuan deserved to be kidnapped! She has committed many evil deeds and deserves it. What does it have to do with my brother? Aren't you afraid that Xie Zhaoyuan won't come back after doing such a heartless thing?"

"……What did you say?"

Xie Mingyi frowned slightly, and the air pressure around him suddenly dropped sharply.

His gaze shifted slightly, settling fixedly on Qin Sisi. His cold, ruthless eyes seemed to materialize at that moment, making Qin Sisi feel extremely uncomfortable.

Qin Sisi was frightened by his sinister appearance, but because she wanted to save face, she still forced herself to speak.

“I’m telling you, you’ve done such a despicable thing, be careful that retribution falls on Xie Zhaoyuan!”

"..."

Xie Mingyi's last shred of reason snapped completely.

His hands, hanging at his sides, were clenched into fists. He took light steps down the steps.

"What...what are you going to do?" Ding Fenglian sensed the intense malevolence emanating from him, and her heart jumped into her throat.

"Xie Mingyi, what do you want to do?" Before Xie Mingyi even got close, Ding Fenglian protected Qin Sisi and retreated step by step.

"Heh..." Xie Mingyi suddenly let out a cold laugh.

Qin Sisi stared at him timidly, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

Xie Mingyi: "Qin Sisi, you have a really sharp tongue."

"..." Qin Sisi avoided looking at Xie Mingyi directly.

But that didn't stop Xie Mingyi from hitting her.

Before she could even see how Xie Mingyi made his move, she received a heavy and swift slap across the face.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp sound, Ding Fenglian's heart skipped a beat.

"Ha—" Everyone in the courtyard gasped.

Except for Pei Xingzhi.

"..."

Qin Sisi covered her cheek, completely stunned by the blow. Only when the burning pain spread throughout her cheek did she realize what Xie Mingyi had done to her.

"...Aaaaaaah!!!!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs, crying as she yelled, "Xie Mingyi, how dare you hit me!"

Ding Fenglian, who had been stunned, came to her senses at this moment and suddenly raised her hand to push Xie Mingyi on the shoulder.

"Xie Mingyi, are you insane? How dare you hit a woman?!"

Xie Mingyi curled his lips in disdain: "She dares to curse my sister, why wouldn't I dare to hit her? I, Xie Mingyi, am saying this right here: if Qin Sisi dares to speak ill of my sister again, I will hit her again!"

"You—" Ding Fenglian was furious at his arrogance. She hesitated for only a second before decisively raising her hand and slapping Xie Mingyi hard across the face!