Transmigrated as a vicious stepmother, I raised a child who became a heartthrob.

Li Jiao smoothed her golden hair, a cold smile playing on her lips.

"Don't worry, this will spread all over the internet. Those old Deng and young Deng... ha."

Anger pounded in her chest, but Li Jiao just gave a cold laugh, looking at the sparkly manicure on her fingers.

Why not kill them all at once?

Such tricks, aside from causing embarrassment and some stock price fluctuations, are not fatal at all. Jiang Zhuhua could guess that the other party was after revenge, but it was precisely because of revenge that he needed to be ruthless, not resort to such tricks.

"They're disgusting enough. Of course, I need to disgust them first, and then slowly avenge my baby."

Li Jiao glanced at the person beside her with their eyes lowered, her heartache almost impossible to hide.

"They bullied my baby so much, and then they just threw them into the mud. It's such a shame."

The baby has already told her what happened in her past life, so the Jiang family won't have an easy time.

They clearly don't love my baby, yet they use her as a bargaining chip for their own gain. As family, they hurt her so much. They deserve to die!

Li Jiao felt heartbroken looking at her. She used to be so beautiful, but now her body looked like a pure white flower, not ostentatious at all, and she was much shorter.

Her name doesn't sound as good as it used to be—Li Xuefei.

"I've made the knife for you. Don't forget what you promised me."

The relationship between the two is a transaction; if Jiang Zhuhua were to intervene, he would definitely try to destroy the other party. While some of his genuine feelings were involved in today's events, it was mostly because of Li Jiao.

"of course."

The person on the other end of the phone simply nodded slightly.

Jiang Zhuhua relaxed, letting himself slump in his seat. Today's performance was too flamboyant. To go and sabotage his own father's event seemed a bit crazy.

But such thoughts only lasted for a moment. Jiang Zhuhua was not related to them at all, and he was only acting on someone else's behalf.

Moreover, those so-called family members were actually after her money.

The scenery rushed past, and the car window opened a crack. A cool autumn breeze blew into the carriage, taking away the stuffiness.

The car came to a smooth stop in front of a cat cafe, where the warm-toned lighting inside was bright and inviting.

I pushed the door open and went straight in; the wind chimes hanging by the door made a tinkling sound.

"Mother."

What did the child know? He simply put the cat down as soon as he saw his mother and quickly walked over.

"Mom looks so beautiful today. She looks like a princess going to a banquet."

Pei Hui, having picked up those words from somewhere, was sweeter than usual today. Jiang Zhuhua smiled and gently pinched his cheek.

"Mom is not a princess, Mom is a villainous supporting character."

Jiang Zhuhua plucked the cat hairs off his body, but even after plucking one or two, there were still more.

"Mom, let's go home quickly. It's getting late."

Pei Hui let go of his mother's hand and patted himself hard a few times, but he didn't get rid of much cat hair; it just stuck to his body.

"I'll pluck the fuzz off myself in a bit."

Under the bright lights, Pei Hui looked so well-behaved. There was even a hint of caution in his eyes.

meow~

A long-haired calico cat jumped off the stool, lazily rubbed against Pei Hui's feet, lay down, rolled over, and let out a lazy meow.

Pei Hui didn't speak, but just looked up at his mother's face.

"If you like cats, you can play here for a while. Or, I can bring you here to play more often in the future."

Jiang Zhuhua gently ruffled his soft hair and softened his voice.

"It's very late, Mom needs to rest, and the cat won't run away."

Actually, Pei Hui was hiding something really bad; his eyes would occasionally drift to the cat. He clearly didn't want to part with it, but his words were undeniably sweet.

"Then let me rest here for a while. You go and have fun."

Jiang Zhuhua picked a chair and sat down right next to the counter.

How much did he spend?

Jiang Zhuhua had already spoken to the counter before leaving and paid a deposit. If Pei Hui wanted to feed the cats, that was fine with him.

The round-faced young lady at the counter pulled up a form on her computer.

"More than two hundred yuan. You still have a lot of the deposit you left here."

As the young woman spoke, she printed out a form. Jiang Zhuhua glanced at the amount and casually placed it on the counter.

"Thank you."

Pei Hui tentatively looked around for a while, and when he was sure that his mother didn't intend to leave, he touched the soft creature again.

It's soft, fluffy, and warm. You just want to rub it against your hands as soon as you touch it.

If you touch its chin, it will purr. Gently pat its bottom, and it will purr again, looking very comfortable.

Pei Hui carried the slightly overweight cat to the cat tree and sat down, brushing its fur with a comb. Occasionally, he would grab a handful of the cat's tail.

He didn't do anything, just sat there quietly playing with the cat.

Jiang Zhuhua glanced at the payment record in his hand. A remittance of ten million.

I'll show you that floor in the shopping street later.

A message sent by Li Jiao earlier.

Her family owns a real estate development. A few days ago, Jiang Zhuhua was wandering around looking for a good storefront to start a restaurant business.

Only in a familiar field can one gradually thrive; there is danger in the unfamiliar.

The storefront they saw turned out to belong to the Li family, and was even under Li Jiao's control. Li Jiao found out and also received a birthday invitation.

then:

Want a storefront? Come chat with me.

Jiang Zhuhua was still looking at this storefront; it used to be a gym. Later, many restaurants opened around it, and the gym moved away.

When she saw Li Jiao's message, she knew something was up.

[The storefront in the food street on Jiangyuan Avenue that used to be a gym, is that yours?]

[Yes. I'm on Fenghua Road, in the Huhe residential area.]

The villa over there was quite luxurious. When Jiang Zhuhua arrived, a tall, fair-skinned young man opened the door.

The shirt was only buttoned up haphazardly, and there were bite marks all over his neck and collarbone, along with red and purple hickeys.

Jiang Zhuhua only glanced at it briefly before looking inside.

"Miss Jiang, Jiaojiao is inside."

The man seemed to recognize her immediately and opened the door.

Jiang Zhuhua simply nodded and went inside.

"Go back inside and stay there. I'll talk to her for a while."

The amber-colored liquid swirled slowly in the glass, and several empty glasses remained on the table, with traces of red wine still inside.

Li Jiao didn't even glance at the man; she just stared at the swaying wine in her glass.