Even the tycoons of wealthy families kneel down; the real heiress is the matriarch.

Xu Nuo's expression could no longer be described simply as "shocked".

Mr. and Mrs. Xu were also very surprised.

But having eaten together for decades, Xu Zhen was the first to come to his senses and stepped forward to greet Old Master Pei respectfully.

He also explained that he had come to visit the sick and had no other intentions.

Only then did they probe Bai Su's relationship with the Pei family.

"My daughter is in the same class as this student, Ye. May I ask your relationship with Ye...?"

Pei Yuanshan showed Xu Zhen absolutely no respect.

"What my relationship with her is none of your business! What were you trying to do to her just now?"

The obvious bias surprised Xu Zhen once again.

"We...we were just curious why she came out of your ward. You might not be familiar with this child, but she recently got my son, Nuonuo, arrested..."

As he spoke, he gave Xu Nuo a look.

Xu Nuo immediately understood and stepped forward, saying, "Grandpa Pei, she's my classmate, and she doesn't have a good reputation at school. We were worried about you when we saw her come out of your room, so we stopped her and asked her a few questions."

"She...has a bad reputation?"

"Yes! She just transferred here and started causing trouble in class." Xu Nuo reversed day and night.

Bai Su didn't refute, but just gave a cold laugh.

She didn't need to refute it.

Even if she really caused the trouble first, Xiaoshanzi would definitely stand on her side.

This is probably what "those who understand you don't need explanations" means.

Sure enough, Pei Yuanshan's expression turned even uglier upon hearing this.

He wanted to swear.

But Bai Su gave him a look that told him not to get angry over such a trivial matter.

His body cannot be angered.

Pei Yuanshan closed his eyes, took two deep breaths, and then spoke: "If it's your daughter who's in the police station, then of course it's her fault. Otherwise, why is it your daughter who's in the police station, not her?"

The three members of the Xu family were momentarily speechless.

Pei Yuanshan didn't give them a chance to speak, continuing, "You stopped her just now and frightened her. Apologize to her immediately!"

The three members of the Xu family were even more surprised.

They didn't even give them a chance to explain, and just made them apologize?

Is Bai Su's relationship with the Pei family this close?

Xu Nuo couldn't help but glance at Pei Wenyan, who was supporting Pei Yuanshan.

Could it be that Old Master Pei wants Bai Su to become Pei Wenyan's wife?

Bai Su is the same age as her, but they are both still girls under eighteen.

Is Grandpa Pei delirious?

"What are you still standing there for? Apologize!" Old Master Pei's attitude became even more forceful.

He had tried very hard to hold back his anger and only asked them to apologize.

Who would have thought that they would hesitate even to apologize?

That being the case...

"Wen Yan, kick them out. Our company will never cooperate with the Xu Group again."

"Yes, Grandpa..."

Xu Zhen was startled and quickly pulled his wife and daughter aside to apologize.

"Bai Su, we are truly sorry. It was our fault. We stopped you and questioned you without even asking what happened..."

He then ordered Xu Nuo, "Quickly apologize to your classmate!"

Xu Nuo was even more unwilling, but she also knew that if she didn't apologize, the Xu family's business would be really difficult in the future.

So she forced herself to speak: "I'm sorry, Bai Su."

Bai Su glanced at her and said, "No need to apologize to me, I didn't take it to heart. But there's one thing you need to remember: if you see me at school in the future, take a detour."

She didn't want to see her again.

Xu Nuo bit her lip tightly, squeezing out a "Okay..." through gritted teeth.

"Everyone, hurry up and leave! I need to rest and don't need to come again." Pei Yuanshan said, then softened his voice and said to Bai Su, "Shall we go back?"

"Mm." Bai Su nodded.

Pei Wenyan, standing next to Bai Su, naturally took the water bottle from her hand.

The three of them acted like a family and quickly returned to their ward.

Xu Nuo stared intently at Bai Su's retreating figure.

How exactly did she end up on the Pei family's side?

Why would someone like Pei Wenyan carry her water jug?

Furthermore, Elder Pei's attitude toward Bai Su was also strange; his tone... was actually full of flattery.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Xu Nuo was jolted back to reality by her mother's words.

She turned her head and saw that her father's legs were obviously weak, and he could only stand up with his mother supporting him.

Xu Nuo felt even more agitated.

Dad is so useless...

But then I thought, what use is she to me?

"Nono, what are you standing there for? Quickly help your dad!" Xu's mother called out.

Xu Nuo then stepped forward and, together with her mother, helped Xu Zhen into the elevator, one on each side.

As soon as she got in the car, Xu Nuo was about to speak when Xu Zhen slapped her across the face.

Xu Nuo's head buzzed instantly.

She looked at her father in disbelief.

"Dad, why did you hit me?"

Xu's mother was also very anxious: "Why are you hitting the child?!"

Xu Zhen sneered and said, "Our family is finished, ruined by her. Tell me, shouldn't I hit her?!"

"What does this have to do with Nono?"

"What does it have to do with her? Why didn't she study properly at school and instead went and provoked Ye Baisu? I've said it before, it's okay to have a temper, but she has to know who the other party is! This Ye Baisu clearly has deep ties with the Pei family, yet she still offended her!"

He wouldn't even want to slap her; he wanted to beat her to death!

Xu Nuo's eyes were red.

"I didn't know she knew the Pei family..."

"You said it yourself, she's just the daughter of the chairman's wife of the Ye Group and her husband, someone from the countryside! If you hadn't said that, would I have done those things? She must have told Old Master Pei that we deliberately seized their land! From now on, our family can forget about ever cooperating with the Pei Group again!"

Holding onto a sliver of hope, Mrs. Xu said, "Didn't Nuonuo apologize? Since she apologized, everything should be fine, right? The Pei family wouldn't give up their business for her sake. At worst, we can cooperate with them in the future and give up a few more percentage points..."

"You make it sound so easy! We're not even sure if we can work with them again! And there are the penalties for breach of contract... You'll be sleeping on the streets!"

"It can't be that bad..."

"It's not that bad! Didn't you see Old Master Pei's expression at the time?! He was clearly enduring it for his health!"

Xu's mother swayed, finally beginning to feel afraid.

"Nono, what happened? Didn't you say she was just an unloved daughter of the Ye family from the countryside? How did she end up like this?"

"I don't know either..." Xu Nuo said, her head down and her hands clenched tightly. "She has never mentioned her relationship with the Pei family."

"Hmph!" Xu Zhen sneered, "How did I end up with such a troublemaker like you!"

Mrs. Xu frowned: "Now is not the time to scold the child. We need to find out what her relationship with the Pei family is first. Go back to the company and have someone investigate carefully. Once we find out the relationship, we can decide what to do next..."

Xu Zhen suppressed his anger for the time being.

Putting everything else aside, what you said is true; we need to find out who Ye Baisu really is first.

He ordered the driver to drive back to the company in a deep voice, and then ordered Xu's mother to keep an eye on Xu Nuo and tell her to take leave for the next few days and not go to school, so that she wouldn't run into trouble and get in Bai Su's way.

Xu Nuo clenched his fist tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh.

……

In the hospital room, Pei Yuanshan asked about the Xu family.

"They said it even escalated to the police station? What happened?"

Bai Su was initially reluctant to talk about it, but Pei Yuanshan kept asking, so she had to give him a heads-up.

"Let me make this clear first, you can't get angry after you hear this."

"I'm not angry. Getting angry will only harm my health. I need to recover quickly and be discharged from the hospital so I can take good care of you."

Bai Su then explained the whole story.

When talking about Xu Nuo going crazy and wanting to hit her with a wooden triangle ruler, she didn't mention Cheng Yizhou, only saying that he was a male classmate.

Judging from Cheng Yizhou's attitude towards Pei Wenyan, she guessed that there might be some conflict between the two families, so she deliberately didn't say anything.

Pei Yuanshan was furious, but reason reminded him not to get angry, and his face turned red.

Bai Su quickly patted his back.

"Didn't I tell you not to get angry?"

As she spoke, she also wanted Pei Wenyan to help persuade him.

Pei Wenyan's expression darkened as he said, "I thought it was just a minor squabble, but I never expected her to be so vicious at such a young age! She deserves to die!"

Bai Su sighed helplessly: "If you're not going to help persuade her, then don't add fuel to the fire. Just say less. Besides, it's all in the past now. In the end, I didn't suffer any losses. On the contrary, it was her. I heard that the students in the advanced class are now keeping their distance from her."

"That's her own fault, she deserves it!" Old Pei said.

Pei Wenyan said, "Being ostracized is too little of a lesson."

If the old ancestor were an ordinary girl, and Xu Nuo's wicked scheme had succeeded, she would have truly become a thief.

Being caught stealing not only damages Bai Su's reputation, but the phone, worth over nine thousand yuan, also meets the sentencing standard, meaning Bai Su will have to go to jail.

It was precisely because Pei Wenyan knew this that he was so angry with Old Master Pei.

Bai Su's life was almost ruined, so what's a little exclusion compared to Xu Nuo?

It's as ridiculous as that line from TV: "You only lost a leg, but she lost her love."

Bai Su kept trying to persuade him from the side.

After persuading the elders, you still have to persuade the younger ones.

She deeply regretted telling Pei Yuanshan.

After all that fuss, it was already past eight o'clock.

Bai Su had to go to school the next day, so she went home first.

Pei Wenyan was responsible for taking her there.

When he returned after dropping her off, Old Master Pei was still awake.

He had taken two naps during the day and was now fully awake.

"Do you know what to do?" Old Pei asked directly.

It's about the Xu family.

Pei Wenyan said, "Please don't be angry. I've already made arrangements. I gave the instructions on the way back, and the Xu family will be in a lot of trouble for a long time to come."

Old Pei was somewhat relieved.

He then asked, "Did you find out about your ancestors' current situation during the day, as I asked you to do so?"

"I just received the materials and haven't had a chance to look at them yet."

"Bring it here."

"Yes."

The grandfather and grandson then began to look through the information their subordinates had gathered about Bai Su's situation at the Ye family and school.

Pei Wenyan's subordinates were efficient and meticulous in their work, and the documents were meticulously marked with all the information they could find.

This includes the events at Ye Yixue's birthday banquet the day Bai Su returned.

So the old man and the young man were so angry that their eyes became dizzy again.