After being attacked by the rich young ladies with hatchets, I chose to enter "sage mode".

After all, Lin Ying is indeed pregnant now, so she wants to surpass Lin Ying.

Bai Yu did not want Murong Liyue to become a mother who only cared about winning and losing. In that case, even if they had a baby, it would not be good for the baby. The baby would be controlled by her for life, just like Murong Liyue's childhood, and would have no happiness at all.

"want to."

Holding Bai Yu's hand tightly, it felt really comfortable to hold her cool, icy hands in the summer.

“We can have what you want, but I hope you don’t think about winning or losing. Think about yourself. Maybe the baby doesn’t want the life you give him, just like the life your mother imposed on you doesn’t make you like.”

“In my previous life, I was sorry to my baby because I insisted on bringing him with me to find his father, so I want to make it up to him in this life.”

Looking at Murong Liyue's profile, the girl's expression was very serious, and she didn't seem to want to beat anyone.

In that instant, Bai Yu suddenly understood Murong Liyue's true feelings.

He had always thought that Murong Liyue was a person with a strong competitive spirit and a strong desire to possess, but everyone has a weakness and another side.

She herself had a difficult childhood, with everything controlled by her mother, so how could she possibly inflict that pain on her child again?

In her previous life, she insisted on giving birth to the baby, which meant that she loved the baby very much. However, more than the baby, she hoped that the baby would not be born without a father, so she chose to leave together.

She doesn't like children because they annoy her; their noise and commotion are unpleasant to watch.

However, Murong Liyue really liked the child born after she and Bai Yu got together, because it was a product of love.

Bai Yu understood all of this in that instant, and she also realized that Murong Liyue was not as unapproachable as she had thought. She also had a lot of vulnerability and girlishness that she had not shown.

“Wife Murong, you weren’t as cold as you seemed. Your heart has always been warm. I think I understand you now.”

Bai Yu rarely praised Murong Liyue, because he always felt that praising Murong Liyue was unnecessary, so it was better not to praise her at all, and to avoid being so pretentious.

But now, his sincere words made this girl, who rarely showed any shyness, blush.

Her blush was truly visible to the naked eye; her fair face, which had been flushed just a second ago, was instantly tinged with a rosy blush, and her eyes instinctively looked away from Bai Yu's.

At this moment, she was no longer aloof, no longer covered by that glacial layer; her tender and gentle nature as a young girl was on full display.

After taking a taxi to send Murong Liyue back to school, Bai Yu didn't go to class. Instead, she took a taxi directly back to Si Yu's apartment complex.

He needed to go see Lin Ying, since she was pregnant and needed care, so he couldn't neglect her.

Just as Bai Yu arrived at the residential complex, took the elevator to her floor, and hadn't even stepped out of the elevator door when she heard two familiar shouting voices.

"Uncle, please don't go too far. I've said it so many times, I don't need anyone. I have someone I like now, Bai Yu is my boyfriend, we will get married and have children. Please stop introducing me to people. Thank you, okay?"

"Siyu, how can your boyfriend compare to the handsome young man your uncle introduced? Your uncle is only doing this for your own good, can't you understand his good intentions?"

Even without leaving the elevator, you could tell from the sounds that Si Yu was arguing with his uncle Zhang Xinlong.

Bai Yu had been planning to deal with Zhang Xinlong's problem later, but now that this guy had arrived, he should prepare to be punished.

Chapter 177 No More Politeness

Ding~

The sound of the elevator doors opening was quite abrupt in the corridor where only the two of them were arguing, immediately drawing the attention of both Si Yu and Zhang Xinlong.

In their line of sight, Bai Yu was slowly walking out of the elevator, looking completely relaxed and at ease, and her demeanor was extremely natural, seemingly unaffected by their argument.

As soon as he came out, his gaze fell on Zhang Xinlong standing next to Si Yu, and he said in a somewhat amused tone.

"Uncle, you have indeed gone a bit too far in some things. Siyu is not your daughter, so she doesn't have to listen to everything you say. She is already an adult, so she doesn't need your permission for everything. Even if she were your daughter, you can't impose anything on her because you don't have that right."

Bai Yu's tone was completely unfriendly, clearly indicating that she was determined to break ties with Zhang Xinlong completely.

"Who are you? Whether you meddle or not is none of your business as an outsider. Haven't you heard the saying 'mind your own business'?"

"I have heard about it, but Si Yu and I have been family for a long time. She is now my sister and girlfriend, and she is also my mother's goddaughter. Aren't we family? Most importantly, Si Yu also agrees that I am her family."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinlong was so angry at Bai Yu that he laughed.

"You're not that old, but you're quite good at lying. Even if it's true, so what? You two aren't related by blood at all. If you're not related by blood, what kind of family are you? A family for laughs?"

Bai Yu curled her lip and scoffed at Zhang Xinlong's words.

"There is no blood relation, but we are more like family than some blood relatives, wouldn't you say, Uncle?"

"You... you're so sharp-tongued. I won't say much to you. This is a family matter between Si Yu and me. You're an outsider, so get out of here and mind your own business. Don't you have anything better to do?"

Seeing Zhang Xinlong's exasperated expression, as if he wanted to steer the conversation away from her, Bai Yu deliberately refused.

"What outsider? Siyu and I are destined to be a couple. If you insist on calling us outsiders... I guess you're the outsider now. After all, we'll only be family after you marry Siyu. So what if you're related by blood? You're just a relative with some blood ties. It's a favor to pay attention to you, and it's also my right not to bother you. You understand the principle of not pushing your luck, right?"

Bai Yu's words were enough to infuriate Zhang Xinlong; every sentence was sharp and confrontational, showing absolutely no respect for elders from a junior.

Logically speaking, even if Si Yu had a boyfriend, he should at least be polite to her, if not completely respectful. But this guy in front of her showed no respect whatsoever and instead kept targeting her. It was infuriating!

However, he wasn't stupid. He quickly realized that this was mostly due to Si Yu's tacit approval, because without Si Yu's tacit approval, where would Bai Yu have the right and the courage?

"Siyu, look at the kind of people you're associating with. Not only do they show disrespect to your uncle right from the start, but now they're trying to sow discord between us. Do you mean that if you get married, you'll completely disown me as your uncle? Is that it?"

Zhang Xinlong was clearly trying to play the family card, but Si Yu was no longer the Si Yu from her previous life who still had a shred of family affection. She had long since become utterly disappointed in Zhang Xinlong's family.

"Uncle, logically speaking, now that I'm an adult, shouldn't you return the villa you live in and everything my parents left me?"

"You... Oh, so that's what you mean. You want to take everything back and then kick your uncle, who raised you for over ten years, aside and ignore him, right? What an ingrate! How can you face your parents? How can you face the kindness your uncle and his family have shown you in raising you?"

Zhang Xinlong's hands trembled with anger at Si Yu's words. Every word he uttered was a denigration of Si Yu, and it was clear that Si Yu had no intention of returning what rightfully belonged to her. Instead, Si Yu believed she was in the right.

“Uncle, this isn’t about being ungrateful. Your family wasn’t well-off to begin with, and it’s because of my parents that you have the comfortable life you have now. Now I’m just asking for what’s rightfully mine. There’s nothing wrong with that. Of course, I will also give you a reward for raising me for more than ten years. You will still be my uncle.”

Si Yu's words were already more than enough, but Zhang Xinlong had no intention of returning the property to her, so how could he possibly back down? He certainly didn't think Si Yu was any good.

"Siyu, don't go too far. If it weren't for your uncle and our family raising you, you would never have grown up healthy. Now, after raising you for more than ten years, you want to sever all ties with family for a sum of money? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Zhang Xinlong's roar echoed down the corridor; anyone could sense his exasperation.

Ke Siyu felt no remorse or guilt whatsoever, because the one who should feel guilty was her uncle. If it weren't for him, she would have been able to meet her baby in her previous life and live a good life with Bai Yu.

Everything was going to be alright, but his greed ruined it all. Why should he feel sorry for him?

“Raising me has allowed you to live the life of the rich all these years. You should be grateful, since you had nothing to begin with. Now that I’m an adult, I should be able to take back what’s mine, but you call me an ingrate. Who’s the real ingrate?”

Frowning, Si Yu glared at Zhang Xinlong with disgust, her eyes blazing with unquenchable anger.

This one look caused Zhang Xinlong's initial confidence in suppressing Si Yu to dissipate considerably, but he still refused to back down.

"Siyu, are you saying that your uncle raised you for over ten years, and now I'm an ungrateful wretch? Did you even think before you said that? If my family were ungrateful, would we have raised you to adulthood healthy and strong?"

"Am I healthy? Am I happy? Am I doing well? Have I experienced care? Where do you see that? I'm just existing, aren't I?"

A cold voice rang in Zhang Xinlong's ears. In his sight, Si Yu had changed. The timid Si Yu of the past was no longer cowardly.

"Alright, Uncle, she's been raised for over ten years, but she's still not your daughter, just your niece. It's only right for her to take back what's rightfully hers. I heard your family used to be quite ordinary. After living the life of the rich for so long, you've had enough. Don't push your luck."

Bai Yu had a smiling face, but the words she spoke had a completely hypocritical tone.

Under normal circumstances, this guy would be nothing more than a hypocrite who blatantly tries to seize Zhang Xinlong's family fortune.

However, the reality was quite different. He simply loathed Zhang Xinlong from the bottom of his heart and wanted to take back everything that belonged to Si Yu from him.

"You...you guys conspired together, didn't you? Well, Siyu, I never thought you'd grow up to be this kind of person. If I had known you'd turn out like this, your uncle would never have adopted you."

Pointing at Bai Yu and Si Yu, Zhang Xinlong's fingers trembled with anger, and his already slightly overweight body shook uncontrollably, showing just how furious he was.

However, Si Yu didn't care at all how angry his hypocritical uncle was, and instead casually said something.

“You will definitely adopt it, after all, you want to live a better life.”

Si Yu looked at Zhang Xinlong coldly, but what she said almost made Zhang Xinlong faint.

However, what she said was indeed true. No matter what, Zhang Xinlong would adopt Si Yu. After all, if he adopted her family, they would all rise to prominence. Why wouldn't he adopt her?

"You...you..."

Pointing at Si Yu, he was so angry that he couldn't utter a single word.

"Alright, Uncle, you can go back now. In a couple of days, I'll have my legal team take back everything that belongs to me. You can also pack your things and move out of the villa. You've lived here for so long, it's time to return it to me, isn't it?"

After saying that, Si Yu looked at Bai Yu, who was standing to the side. Seeing this, Bai Yu understood and followed the girl into the room.

Kata~

The sound of the door closing startled Zhang Xinlong from his daze and anger.

Looking at the closed door, his angry gaze began to change, and a fierce look flashed across his eyes.

Upon entering the room, Bai Yu sat on the sofa and looked at Si Yu, who was standing silently with a cold expression, and spoke gently.

"Siyu...wife, we have completely offended Zhang Xinlong now. Given his greed, I'm afraid he might do the same thing as in my previous life. You need to be careful these next two days."

Nodding, Si Yu didn't really want to talk to Bai Yu about this topic, mainly because she hated Zhang Xinlong to the core.

"By the way, honey, could you lend me some money?"

What do you need the money for?

Turning to look at Bai Yu, Si Yu couldn't help but frown.

"I'm borrowing money to do something big, and I'll give you a surprise afterwards. Will you lend it to me?"

Nodding, Si Yu was puzzled as to what Bai Yu's surprise was, but she didn't ask any further questions.

"How much to borrow?"

"Five hundred thousand."

This question startled Si Yu. Although she could easily come up with 500,000 yuan, why would Bai Yu need to borrow so much?

"A surprise of 500,000, what...are you planning to do?"

"I want...can you lend it to me?"

Bai Yu's words really had a scumbag vibe, but Si Yu quickly thought of a possibility when she saw his playful expression, so she quickly grabbed his hand and said.

"Whatever you want to do, you can't do anything to your uncle. We just need to follow the normal procedures to get what we deserve. There's no need to take any risks."

Seeing Si Yu's worried eyes, Bai Yu naturally knew that by following the normal procedures, she could get back everything that belonged to her.

But fate is unpredictable, and fortune can change in an instant. What Zhang Xinlong did to her in her previous life, he will do the same in this one.

After all, someone who can resort to underhanded tactics once will likely do it again the second time.

"Sister Siyu, don't worry, I will never do anything to Zhang Xinlong."

Hearing this, Si Yu was still uneasy, so he replied frankly.

"Then I don't want any surprises from you, I won't lend it to you."