A dowry of one billion, and I'll marry him!

The rope scratched a red mark around her neck, and the jade pendant she had been wearing was forcibly torn off by Shi Yanxia.

"Shi Yanxia, ​​how dare you steal my things?" Shen's mother's eyes widened, and her exquisitely made-up face was almost distorted, with wrinkles appearing on her cheeks.

Shi Yanxia held the jade pendant in her hand, glanced at it with her palm, and then put it into her bag.

"Steal your things? Pfft, this jade pendant was given to me by my master. Just because I put it on you, does that mean it's yours? I must have been blind to give it to you before."

“Now, you are no longer worthy of wearing it,” Shi Yanxia said with a sneer.

This jade pendant has been blessed; the master has worn it for over twenty years, and it is believed to ward off evil spirits.

When she returned to the Shen family, she saw that Shen's mother's face was dark. Without saying a word, she gave the jade pendant to Shen's mother, which ensured her safety.

But Shen's mother was ungrateful; not only did she force her to marry in her place, but she also tried to scheme against her.

Now, she wants to take all her things back.

"You, you! Shi Yanxia, ​​have you gone too far? I'm your mother, how dare you talk to me like that? Do you still want to go back to the Shen family?" Shen Qinghong's chest heaved with anger.

She almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Looking at Shi Yanxia, ​​his eyes were filled with resentment, as if the two were mortal enemies.

That look in her eyes was icy and heart-wrenching. Shi Yanxia used to think that because she didn't grow up around them, there was a distance between them. But now it seems that this is not a distance at all.

"Do you think I care? Or do you think that after you've abandoned me and pushed me out to marry someone else, I'll come back and grovel? Do you even deserve it?" Shi Yanxia asked with a low laugh.

This time, she was so angry she actually laughed.

It seems that accepting not being loved isn't so difficult.

"Shi Yanxia, ​​that's enough! She's still your mother, don't go too far." Shen Beiran also rushed over, protecting Shen's mother and Shen Lianchu.

He adopted a protective stance while glaring at Shi Yanxia.

"Sister, you took the betrothal gifts this morning, and now you're coming back to snatch Mother's jade pendant. Why are you insulting her like this? Mother has been so good to you." Shen Lianchu sobbed, her eyes red, looking at her with a pitiful expression.

But Shi Yanxia did not miss the smugness and ruthlessness that flashed in her eyes.

If she hadn't died once, she really would have been fooled.

Shen Lianchu's instigation once again angered Shen's mother.

"If I had known you were so heartless, I should have strangled you when you were born," Mother Shen said angrily.

Faced with her indifference and disdain, Shi Yanxia smiled faintly.

"Heartless and ungrateful? I was missing for 17 years, and you didn't look for me. I've been back for 7 months, and you haven't loved me at all!"

"For the past seven months, I've been running errands for my brother. Whenever the company needed someone to fill in for a minor role, they would make me do it, and I didn't get a single penny paid! At home, even the maids don't have to do any work. I take care of everything for you, from eating and drinking to using the toilet."

"When I first came back, you were delirious with illness! Who was it that took care of you at your bedside in the middle of the night?" Shi Yanxia asked in a cold voice, enunciating each word clearly.

Her words stunned everyone present, including Shen Rufeng, who had just come downstairs.

"I'm really heartless, otherwise why would I give you the jade pendant that my master gave me to protect me? Now it seems you're really not worthy of it," Shi Yanxia said with a low laugh.

She wasn't angry; instead, she was so angry she laughed.

They had already severed ties and didn't want to have any further contact.

If it weren't for her mother's constant phone calls and insults, she wouldn't have thought of coming back to take back the jade pendant.

This jade pendant can protect you from harm. At that time, Shen's mother was suffering from illness. If it weren't for this jade pendant, she would have died long ago. How could she be standing here questioning me so confidently?

"You! You're making me so angry! Get out, get out of here! I'll pretend I never had a daughter like you!" Mother Shen was trembling with rage. She clutched her chest and slumped onto the sofa.

As Shi Yanxia watched her body tremble and her eyes become cloudy, she felt inexplicably pleased.

You can't reason with a damned ghost. Everyone has their own fate. Who can she blame for her bad luck?

"I don't need you to tell me to get lost. I will never set foot in the Shen family again." Shi Yanxia turned around to leave in a good mood, but was blocked by a figure.

Her eldest brother, Shen Zhinan, stood in front of her, radiating anger.

He looked down at Shi Yanxia, ​​clearly in a bad mood.

"Get out of my way," Shi Yanxia said coldly, and walked past him to leave.

Shen Zhinan gripped her arm tightly, as if he wanted to crush her bones, and said to her in a commanding tone, "Apologize, apologize to Mom."

Shi Yanxia looked at him as if he were mentally challenged.

“Shi Yanxia, ​​my patience has its limits. I’ll say it again: apologize to your mother! And return the betrothal gifts given by the Zhan family, or else…” Shen Zhinan commanded in a hoarse voice.

Before he could finish speaking, Shi Yanxia slapped him hard across the face.

A sharp "slap" echoed through the living room.

Shen Zhinan's face was slapped to the side, leaving a handprint on her fair face. Her gold-rimmed glasses were knocked off and fell to the ground, leaving everyone stunned.

They looked at Shi Yanxia in disbelief, never expecting that she would dare to hit someone.

In the past, she wouldn't have dared to even raise her voice in the Shen family, let alone lay a hand on them.

"Shen Zhinan, you really have a thick skin. No wonder you're the heir of the Shen family! Who do you think you are, daring to stand here and order me to apologize? And you even have designs on the Zhan family's betrothal gifts?"

"I used to call you 'Big Brother,' and you really think you're something special? My name is Shi Yanxia, ​​and I'm not surnamed Shen! I'm not a member of your Shen family either. You have no right to tell me what to do," Shi Yanxia said coldly.

She turned around, lifted her foot and stomped on the gold-rimmed glasses that had fallen to the ground, rubbing them hard a few times.

She shattered the lens under her foot, just like her determination.

"Don't call me again!" Shi Yanxia said, turning and walking outside.

Shen Rufeng, who had just come down the stairs, saw her rebellious look and strode towards her, raising his fist as if to punch her in the head.

The driver, who was standing outside the door, strode in and said in a loud voice, "Young Madam, the young master wants you to come home for dinner."

The phrase "young mistress" brought everyone to their senses.

Shen Rufeng, who had been clenching his fist, quickly changed direction and swung it hard to the side with a "bang." The vase was knocked over with a "crash."

Shi Yanxia smiled and glanced at the driver.

She knew the driver had clearly been unable to stand by and watch, and his appearance saved Shen Rufeng's life; otherwise, if Shen Rufeng had thrown that punch, she would have made him cut off his own arm.

"Okay, let's go," Shi Yanxia said coldly.

She strode out, and as the driver sped away in the luxury car, she glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Shen Rufeng about to rush out, but Shen Zhinan grabbed her arm.

"Young Madam." The driver glanced at the rearview mirror with some concern and called out to her in a low voice.

Shi Yanxia closed her almond-shaped eyes, leaned back in the back seat, and said softly, "It's nothing, just a group of passersby."

Inside the Shen residence, Shen Rufeng clenched his fists, forcefully shook off Shen Zhinan's hand, and cursed, "Brother, why are you stopping me? This bitch deserves to be taught a lesson."

Seeing his younger brother's impulsive behavior, Shen Zhinan's eyes flashed with displeasure.

“That was the Zhan family’s driver. Hitting her won’t do us any good,” Shen Zhinan said in a low voice.