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Standing up abruptly, Yun Xi kicked over the small bench beside her. She had not intended to go so far as to at least save the Yun family some dignity, but she had underestimated the shamelessness of Yun Yuanfeng. Because of what he had said today, the last shred of kindness was completely erased from her heart.

“I’ll wait for you to come begging on your knees!” Then, with a cold snort, she turned around and marched right out of the house without bothering to go upstairs.

“You impudent brat! Get you a** back in here!”

Yun Yuanfeng’s heart skipped a beat, and his anger-fueled rationality slowly returned. Upon realizing that he had said something he shouldn’t have, he started agonizing, but at that moment, Yun Xi was no longer in the living room with him.

Xiaoer and Xiaosi were still in the car parked by the compound’s gate, dealing with unfinished business from the events of the evening. Xiaoer was eating his late-night meal out of the box. When he looked up, he saw Yun Xi coming out of the door and quickly swallowed the food in his mouth.

“Why did the Young Miss come back out?” Xiaoer quickly scoffed down his midnight snack, then started the car and drove over.

Yun Xi was planning on going to Mount Tianyu to crash for the night. She certainly did not expect to see Xiaoer and Xiaosi out here at this hour. So when she saw the car stopping in front of her, she was stunned for a moment.

“Young Miss, what’s the matter? Didn’t you go back to your house?”

“I quarreled with Yun Yuanfeng. So I won’t be going back there tonight. Let’s go to Mr. Xiao’s instead!”

“Okay!” Xiaosi pushed open the car door from the backseat, tidied up a few documents that had just been processed, and scooted over to one side.

Sitting in the warmly heated car, Yun Xi glanced at the notebook that Xiaosi was holding in his lap and casually asked, “Have you sorted out things with the media?”

“It has already been forwarded, but someone else beat us to it, and they even sent it to every media outlet around.”

“What? Did you find out who it was?”

“It’s none other than the Young Master Qi, who just can’t wait to watch the world burn.”

“Hah! Qi Yichen’s icing on the cake is so distastefully done!”

Yun Xi snorted lightly, staring at the dim yellow lights along the road with her cold, dark eyes. The calmer her heart became, the colder it became as well. “Since he wants to join in on the fun, let’s make it a party! I wasn’t planning on making it seem so bad, but since Yun Yuanfeng got on my last nerve, I’ll let him meet his demise!”

“What do you mean by that, Young Miss?”

“Have Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi go to the hospital. Pretend they’re from the Lin family, and take Lin Shuhua away. Then, have the media announce that Lin Shuhua has died of postpartum bleeding and make those of the Lin family go to the gates of both the military region residences and the Energy Resource Bureau to cause a riot in the name of justice. The bigger the riot, the better! Whatever the outcome, maybe it doesn’t matter. What I want is the process!”

If Yun Yuanfeng had spoken nicely to her today, she might even have let him keep his title as director or, at the very least, return him to his former position as the deputy director. But now, she just wants to take everything from him and make his life a living hell!

“Understood! I’ll inform Xiaoliu right away!”

They knew what the Young Miss had planned. At first, they thought that the Young Miss was being too kindhearted. But now that the shameless Yun Yuanfeng had sabotaged himself, he could not blame anyone for what was coming!

Xiao Jinglin was already in bed. But when he heard the sound of a car coming from outside, he got up and looked out the window. When he saw the figure getting out of the car, he turned on the light, put on his coat, and went downstairs.

The villa’s security system was locked with a fingerprint and a password. Yun Xi had not wanted to wake Xiao Jinglin, but the moment she opened the door, the lights inside switched on. Her birth father came out to open the door for her with his coat on. At that moment, she had the urge to break down in tears.

Who said that, no matter how badly the people outside treat you, the door to your home will always be open to you? Even though it was not open then, he had come to open it for her himself.

“What’s wrong?” The lights in the courtyard were still on, and although it was dim, Xiao Jinglin could see the sadness in Yun Xi’s eyes.

“It’s nothing. I just had a fight with Yun Yuanfeng. So I’m going to stay here for the night.”

Xiao Jinglin did not have to guess to know what had happened, and without any question asked, he led her into the house.

Standing up abruptly, Yun Xi kicked over the small bench beside her. She had not intended to go so far as to at least save the Yun family some dignity, but she had underestimated the shamelessness of Yun Yuanfeng. Because of what he had said today, the last shred of kindness was completely erased from her heart.

“I’ll wait for you to come begging on your knees!” Then, with a cold snort, she turned around and marched right out of the house without bothering to go upstairs.

“You impudent brat! Get you a** back in here!”

Yun Yuanfeng’s heart skipped a beat, and his anger-fueled rationality slowly returned. Upon realizing that he had said something he shouldn’t have, he started agonizing, but at that moment, Yun Xi was no longer in the living room with him.

Xiaoer and Xiaosi were still in the car parked by the compound’s gate, dealing with unfinished business from the events of the evening. Xiaoer was eating his late-night meal out of the box. When he looked up, he saw Yun Xi coming out of the door and quickly swallowed the food in his mouth.

“Why did the Young Miss come back out?” Xiaoer quickly scoffed down his midnight snack, then started the car and drove over.

Yun Xi was planning on going to Mount Tianyu to crash for the night. She certainly did not expect to see Xiaoer and Xiaosi out here at this hour. So when she saw the car stopping in front of her, she was stunned for a moment.

“Young Miss, what’s the matter? Didn’t you go back to your house?”

“I quarreled with Yun Yuanfeng. So I won’t be going back there tonight. Let’s go to Mr. Xiao’s instead!”

“Okay!” Xiaosi pushed open the car door from the backseat, tidied up a few documents that had just been processed, and scooted over to one side.

Sitting in the warmly heated car, Yun Xi glanced at the notebook that Xiaosi was holding in his lap and casually asked, “Have you sorted out things with the media?”

“It has already been forwarded, but someone else beat us to it, and they even sent it to every media outlet around.”

“What? Did you find out who it was?”

“It’s none other than the Young Master Qi, who just can’t wait to watch the world burn.”

“Hah! Qi Yichen’s icing on the cake is so distastefully done!”

Yun Xi snorted lightly, staring at the dim yellow lights along the road with her cold, dark eyes. The calmer her heart became, the colder it became as well. “Since he wants to join in on the fun, let’s make it a party! I wasn’t planning on making it seem so bad, but since Yun Yuanfeng got on my last nerve, I’ll let him meet his demise!”

“What do you mean by that, Young Miss?”

“Have Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi go to the hospital. Pretend they’re from the Lin family, and take Lin Shuhua away. Then, have the media announce that Lin Shuhua has died of postpartum bleeding and make those of the Lin family go to the gates of both the military region residences and the Energy Resource Bureau to cause a riot in the name of justice. The bigger the riot, the better! Whatever the outcome, maybe it doesn’t matter. What I want is the process!”

If Yun Yuanfeng had spoken nicely to her today, she might even have let him keep his title as director or, at the very least, return him to his former position as the deputy director. But now, she just wants to take everything from him and make his life a living hell!

“Understood! I’ll inform Xiaoliu right away!”

They knew what the Young Miss had planned. At first, they thought that the Young Miss was being too kindhearted. But now that the shameless Yun Yuanfeng had sabotaged himself, he could not blame anyone for what was coming!

Xiao Jinglin was already in bed. But when he heard the sound of a car coming from outside, he got up and looked out the window. When he saw the figure getting out of the car, he turned on the light, put on his coat, and went downstairs.

The villa’s security system was locked with a fingerprint and a password. Yun Xi had not wanted to wake Xiao Jinglin, but the moment she opened the door, the lights inside switched on. Her birth father came out to open the door for her with his coat on. At that moment, she had the urge to break down in tears.

Who said that, no matter how badly the people outside treat you, the door to your home will always be open to you? Even though it was not open then, he had come to open it for her himself.

“What’s wrong?” The lights in the courtyard were still on, and although it was dim, Xiao Jinglin could see the sadness in Yun Xi’s eyes.

“It’s nothing. I just had a fight with Yun Yuanfeng. So I’m going to stay here for the night.”

Xiao Jinglin did not have to guess to know what had happened, and without any question asked, he led her into the house.