Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

”To escape the clutches of a lecher, you were hit by a car and nearly died. Your body hadn’t even recovered, and then you were sold to the Black Mine Cave to do hard labor...”

”The best years of your life were ruined because of these two women. If it were you, do you think money could make up for your suffering?”

Bai Xuan, with tears streaming down her face, cried and asked Jiang Heng, ”Then what do you want me to do?”

Jiang Heng said, ”Let’s go find Bai Xi together, apologize and make amends, and agree to all her demands as much as possible.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuan burned with rage, glaring at Jiang Heng with fury, ”What if she asks you to divorce me and marry her? What if she wants you to punish me? Would you do it all?”

After a moment of silence, Jiang Heng replied, ”I won’t hurt you, but I’ll try to meet her other requests.”

Hearing Jiang Heng’s answer, Bai Xuan was so angry she laughed, ”Jiang Heng, you really are a man of deep emotion and righteousness!”

Bai Xuan let go of Jiang Heng’s collar and spun around, running out of the conversation room.

When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back to Jiang Heng and sneered, ”She was sold to the Black Mine Cave for three years, staying with men every day; she’s probably been with countless men.”

”You can even accept someone like that. Jiang Heng, you’re really not picky.”

With that, Bai Xuan slammed the door shut and ran out.

Jiang Heng frowned and stared at the closed door, unable to believe Bai Xuan would use such vicious words to describe Bai Xi.

In that moment, his guilt and love for Bai Xuan suddenly faded a lot.

*

Bai Xuan left the Jiang Family in tears, witnessed by the servants who started gossiping.

Bai Xuan ran all the way to the coastal highway, where she collapsed against a railing, sobbing uncontrollably. She cried until her tears dried up, then remembered to contact Jie Siyu.

As soon as the call connected, Bai Xuan got straight to the point: ”Mom, it wasn’t me who was kidnapped by Rashomon back then; it was Bai Xi, right?”

Jie Siyu was taken aback and didn’t immediately respond.

Bai Xuan was a smart woman, and her mother’s reaction was clearly problematic.

In an instant, Bai Xuan figured out why Jie Siyu had hidden the truth from her.

Bai Xuan said, ”When I told you that Jiang Heng noticed me and pursued me back then because I cut myself to save him as a child, you knew the truth, didn’t you?”

”You knew I wasn’t the one who saved Jiang Heng, but you deliberately led me to believe I was that little girl. Right?”

Jie Siyu feigned ignorance. ”What nonsense are you talking about?”

”I’m not talking nonsense.” Bai Xuan calmly analyzed, ”Bai Xi didn’t lie. You were having an affair with the driver behind father’s back. Bai Xi witnessed the scene of you with that man, and you were worried that her presence would expose who you really are. So when the police brought Bai Xi back, you treated her with strong suspicion.”

”You were afraid she’d expose you and even more afraid that your stepfather would abandon you if he knew the truth, so you heartlessly sent her to someone else’s bed.”

Bai Xuan’s analysis was completely aligned with the truth.

Jie Siyu knew she couldn’t keep the truth hidden, but she showed no panic, calmly asking Bai Xuan, ”Does Jiang Heng already know the truth? Did you fight?”

This time, it was Bai Xuan’s turn to remain silent.

Jie Siyu scolded her in frustration, ”You idiot! Despite having every advantage, you still let him discover the truth! Once Jiang Heng knows, how could he still want you!”

Bai Xuan felt wronged; she needed comfort from Jie Siyu, not insults.

Hearing Jie Siyu’s harsh words, Bai Xuan felt a chill in her heart. She stared at the scar on her wrist and suddenly asked Jie Siyu, ”How did I get this scar on my hand?”

Jie Siyu was still unwilling to explain.

Bai Xuan said, ”Mom, if you don’t tell me, don’t you think I can find out the truth myself?”

Jie Siyu sighed deeply before finally revealing the truth to Bai Xuan.

She said, ”The night your father died, you witnessed the whole process, were frightened into madness, and disappeared at a highway service area.”

”While arranging your father’s funeral, I worked with the police to search for you. Many days later, we found you in a small town. You were very ill, disoriented, and kept mumbling, ’Don’t kill me, don’t kill me.’”

Bai Xuan impatiently interrupted Jie Siyu, urging her to get to the point, ”Just say the point!”

Jie Siyu paused before speaking again, her voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz.

She said, ”Your father’s driver wanted to elope with me, threatening to take all the inheritance your father left behind. If I refused, he’d reveal our affair to everyone. I refused, so he used your life to threaten me. The scar on your wrist was cut by him.”

Bai Xuan was utterly shocked.

”Are you saying that the scar was made by that man who had an affair with you?”

Perhaps out of shame, Jie Siyu abruptly hung up the phone.

Bai Xuan listened to the busy signal, feeling cold all over.

Ha.

Both she and Bai Xi had ugly scars on their wrists, but Bai Xi’s was from saving lives, while hers was a dirty testament to her mother’s affair with another man!

How laughable!

Bai Xuan suddenly began to rub her wrist’s scar vigorously, refusing to stop even when it became red and swollen.

Her abnormal behavior caught the attention of passers-by.

The guard Jiang Heng sent to find her noticed in time and quickly brought her back to the Jiang Family.

Bai Xuan stood in a daze in her home with Jiang Heng, her mind echoing with the things Jie Siyu had said, so sickened that she felt nauseated.

Bai Xuan rushed to the toilet, clutching the bowl and retching uncontrollably.

Jiang Heng entered the toilet, watching her silently.

Once she finished, he took the phone Bai Xuan had been gripping tightly.

He unlocked it, seeing her last call was to Jie Siyu, and asked, ”What happened?”

Bai Xuan sat by the toilet, laughing like a madwoman, pointing to the scar on her wrist and telling Jiang Heng, ”Do you know? This scar was made by that driver who was having an affair with my mom. Jiang Heng, don’t you think it’s funny?”

Jiang Heng frowned slightly as he looked at Bai Xuan, sensing that her mental state was not right.