In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

In a standoff, the person whose emotions fluctuate the most is often at a disadvantage. For example, right now, Su Li stared indifferently at the hysterical Pei Jiaojiao in front of her, as if she was not affected at all.

Pei Jiaojiao couldn't stand Su Li's behavior and couldn't help but provoke her, saying, "What, you think what I said makes sense, and you can't say anything now?"

Looking at Pei Jiaojiao in front of her, Su Li suddenly felt a little bored. From the moment the Pei family was rescued, she had actually paid attention to this girl. At that time, her first impression of Pei Jiaojiao was that she was a girl who had been pampered by her family. In this world, it was already very good that her daughter was treated with such care.

Su Li had a good first impression of Pei Jiaojiao, so seeing her struggling like this now made her feel complicated. Love really is that important.

Su Li wanted to ask, but seeing Pei Jiaojiao's persistent gaze, she felt it was unnecessary. She said, "There's no need to deliberately provoke me. I've seen this trick of yours many times. I understand what you're thinking. You just want to see me angry, don't you?"

Hearing Su Li's blunt words, Pei Jiaojiao choked, then stubbornly said, "I didn't."

"You know whether it's true or not. I think if there was even a sliver of hope, you wouldn't have come to me like this. Are you treating me as your last straw, thinking that I'll get angry with Zhao Zexuan because of this, and then you'll have a chance to take advantage of the situation?" Su Li interrupted directly.

Having revealed her deepest, most secret thoughts, Pei Jiaojiao panicked, and her face turned extremely pale.

Even so, Su Li didn't stop there, continuing, "If I were you, I wouldn't be so foolish. Do you know what you would suffer if I made your thoughts public now? Can you bear the strange looks from the people?"

As Su Li spoke, she took a few steps forward, forcing Pei Jiaojiao to take several steps back before stopping. She continued, "Can you handle this?"

As soon as she said this, Pei Jiaojiao noticed the probing gazes of the people around her. Her face turned pale instantly. She wanted to explain, but she had no grounds to do so.

Just as the surrounding discussions grew louder, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law found her and rushed forward to pull her away.

Although she was still somewhat unwilling, Pei Jiaojiao was truly grateful that her sisters-in-law had arrived in time, as she really didn't know how to bring it up.

Seeing the inquisitive looks from the surrounding crowd, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law knew that their little sister-in-law had gotten into trouble again. When they saw Su Li, Zhao Zexuan's wife, standing to one side, they became even more worried.

Su Li noticed the curious glances from those around her. Not wanting to reveal her identity, she gave Mo Bei a look.

Mo Bei understood, and then led his soldiers forward to disperse the people, so that there were not many people surrounding them.

Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law surrounded her. Seeing that the surrounding people had been evacuated, they breathed a deep sigh of relief and said to Su Li apologetically, "We apologize for the trouble caused to Madam. We hope that Madam can be lenient."

Upon hearing this, Su Li pondered seriously for a moment, then nodded and said, "I have been very magnanimous. Otherwise, she would have been ruined without you all coming."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law exchanged shocked glances, not realizing that their sister-in-law had caused such a big trouble in such a short time.

Feeling somewhat at a loss, but having to face the situation, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law bowed to Su Li and apologized, saying, "Our little sister is young and has offended Madam. We apologize on her behalf."

Su Li didn't want to make things too difficult for anyone, but being spoken to in a sarcastic tone was indeed unpleasant. So she asked, "I heard her say that she is Zhao Zexuan's wife and that I should return Zhao Zexuan to her. Do you think that's true?"

Hearing Su Li say this, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law exchanged glances. They never expected their sister-in-law to be so foolish as to provoke someone in front of their own daughter.

Feeling their faces burning with embarrassment, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law wished they could disappear into a hole in the ground, but mindful of the instructions from Old Madam Pei, their mother-in-law, they could only suppress their embarrassment and promise, "We will definitely teach our little sister a lesson when we get back, and this situation will not happen again."

Seeing that everyone was in a good mood, even Pei Jiaojiao, who was usually the most boisterous, was now silent, Su Li said, "I hope this situation won't happen again in the future, because I can't guarantee that I'll still be as good-tempered as I was today next time."

Upon hearing Su Li's words, Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law quickly nodded on her behalf, saying, "Don't worry, Madam, we will definitely keep a close eye on her from now on."

Even though Mo Bei dispersed the onlookers, their gossipy eyes kept glancing this way, so Su Li didn't say anything more and let them leave.

Pei Jiaojiao's sisters-in-law were overjoyed to be able to leave, and they quickly nodded and pulled Pei Jiaojiao away.

Following the encouragement of her sisters-in-law, Pei Jiaojiao silently followed along. Before leaving, she carefully glanced up at Su Li, then quickly lowered her head.

Originally in a good mood while shopping, Su Li lost interest after this incident and called to the soldiers behind her to return to the mansion.

Su Li showed neither sadness nor anger on her face, her expression was calm, which puzzled Mo Bei. On the way back, he couldn't help but explain on Zhao Zexuan's behalf: "Madam, the general is not that kind of person. The general and that Miss Pei have long since broken off their relationship. When the Pei family learned that the general was in trouble, their first action was not to lend a helping hand, but to send a letter of annulment. The general has no old feelings for the Pei family at all."

Upon hearing Mo Bei's explanation and seeing the conflicted look on his face, Su Li couldn't help but say, "Mo Bei, do you think I'm angry with your general? That I've misunderstood him?"

However, Mo Bei did think so, so he nodded and said, "Madam, you must not believe what that Miss Pei said. Since the general married you, no woman has appeared by his side. Of course, no woman had ever appeared before."

Mo Bei tried his best to explain to Zhao Zexuan, which Su Li saw all of. At this moment, she said, "Who said I was angry? I'm not angry. I see through that Miss Pei's little tricks. I won't fall for her schemes."

"As for misunderstanding your general's relationship with her, that's even more impossible. If your general still had feelings for her, he wouldn't have shown her no care at all. And that Miss Pei wouldn't have needed to come to me personally to make a scene."