The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

When dealing with a stepmother like Qiu Wanting, one should be swift and decisive in enmity and gratitude.

Yet for various reasons, Ye Beixuan can still live harmoniously with Qiu Wanting and her daughter.

This alone is enough to make Ye Beibei disappointed in Ye Beixuan, even to the point of resentment.

Ye Beixuan: ...dear, I’ve been a son to Qiu Wanting for thirteen years. In the past thirteen years, no one told me that Qiu Wanting was a stepmother, let alone that she was the one who harmed my real mother.

Even when the dream of a happy family with a loving mother and filial son was shattered after so many years, he didn’t collapse, which shows his strong mental fortitude.

Without personally experiencing it, naturally, there is no empathy, nor shared hatred against a common enemy.

Ye Beixuan feels that Ye Beibei wanting him to resent Qiu Wanting and her daughter is putting him in a difficult position.

Inside, Ye Beixuan is torn and conflicted, unsure how to face the thorny Ye Beibei.

These siblings, who should have been the closest, became the most awkward pair because of the previous generation’s issues.

”Great, now I can make money on my own, and I won’t have to ask Ye Beixuan for money anymore!”

Suppressing the bad memories in her heart, Ye Beibei thought with joy: ”I will definitely take on more tasks and earn more money in the future!”

With money, she will repay Ye Beixuan for the money he gave her over the past two or three years, with interest.

At this moment, Ye Beibei is already prepared to cut ties with the Ye Family, including Ye Beixuan.

Call her extreme or immature, but she stubbornly believes: if her family cannot provide her with absolute and unique love, then such family is not worth keeping!

In the past, she had no right to resist, but now with the system and the ability to earn money, Ye Beibei feels she should try to break free from everything.

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The scene shifts to He Tiantian.

As she left school and walked outside the gates, a luxury car was already waiting.

”Young master!”

The driver opened the car door, respectfully inviting He Tiantian to get in.

After He Tiantian sat in the back seat, the driver fastened his seatbelt while chatting familiarly with him: ”It seems like you’re a bit late today. Was there something happening at school?”

The driver addressed He Tiantian as ”young master,” but his tone was that of speaking to a close junior.

It’s not that he didn’t know his own position; it’s just that ”Su Hetian,” this young master, had a good temperament, was cultured, and never acted bossy towards the household staff; instead, he was very approachable.

Over time, the driver and other staff members began to treat the young master as one of their own juniors.

There was much less formal respect and much more warmth and naturalness.

”Yes, there was something, met an interesting junior—”

He Tiantian replied nonchalantly but didn’t elaborate.

She stopped speaking mid-sentence, slowly closed her eyes, seemingly to rest.

Through the rearview mirror, the driver saw that the young master seemed very tired, and even though he was curious, he could only keep silent.

He couldn’t tell if it was an illusion, but he inexplicably felt that the young master seemed less approachable today.

The person retained the same gentle and kind demeanor, yet there was an aura about him—noble, indifferent—that naturally invoked awe in others.

The driver moved his lips, originally wanting to chat a bit more with the young master.

Sensing the young master’s detachment, the driver dared not say anything further, turned the steering wheel, and slowly drove out of Hongde International School.

The Su Family resides in the new villa district in the CBD of East City, and the driver, as usual, drove the car towards the east.

But, when the car reached downtown, He Tiantian, who had been resting in the back seat with her eyes closed, suddenly spoke: ”Head to South Nanshan in Southern City!”

South Nanshan?

The famed villa area with mountain views in Southern City?

That wasn’t the main point; the main point was, if the driver remembered correctly, the young master’s real mother, the master’s ex-wife, Ms. Zhao, lived in South Nanshan!

The driver was startled, nearly hitting the brakes.

Well, you couldn’t blame him for being surprised; it was just that Ms. Zhao didn’t have a good relationship with the Su Family.

Even the young master, Su Hetian, Ms. Zhao’s biological son, often had disputes with her.

Unless Ms. Zhao summoned him, or during festivals, it was rare for the young master to visit South Nanshan.

What was happening today?

The driver slowed down the car and cautiously observed He Tiantian through the rearview mirror.

He kept feeling that the young master mentioning going to South Nanshan was a spur-of-the-moment decision, said casually.

Otherwise, right when they left the school, the young master would have directly told him: ”Go to South Nanshan!”