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

But Qing Sisi didn't say a word.

Having been subjected to all sorts of insults and disdain from two old people since childhood, it's better if they don't say anything; if they do, they'll just keep nagging.

Right now, all she wanted was to get out of there quickly; she had no intention of wasting time talking to those two old geezers who only knew how to shout.

But just as she squatted down to put on her shoes, the old woman grabbed her clothes and pulled Qing Sisi to the ground.

It would be a lie to say that Qing Sisi has no temper; it's just that she has always felt inferior in this family and dares not say anything.

But now all she wants is to see Bai Yu, to be embraced in his warm arms. Yet this simple request is being denied. She really can't stand it anymore.

She stood up, turned around and looked at the old woman's sharp and mean face, then raised her shoe and threw it at her.

"Why aren't you dead yet?"

After being hit in the chest by a shoe and then cursed at by the girl, the old woman's anger was no longer allowed to calm down.

"Alright, alright, just you wait, you brat. When your dad gets back, he'll teach you a lesson. How dare you hit me? You want to die?"

"You have no manners. I don't know how your father raised you. He should have sent you away when you were little. What's the point of raising such an ungrateful child? Is he good-looking?"

The old man's tone was always that of an elder, calm yet profound, but none of his words sounded like those of an elder.

"That's enough! You two have been married to Qingyu for so many years, and every time you come here you have to bring up this matter. My daughter, my daughter! She's my daughter! She's never been raised by you, has she? She's never cost you any money or effort, has she? How dare you say such things?"

Qing's mother was so angry with the two old people that she was about to die.

But her words didn't make the two old men feel ashamed at all; instead, they became even more agitated.

"What are you saying? What are you saying? Haven't we watched Qing Sisi grow up since she was a child? Wasn't she mischievous enough when she was little? We always knew she wasn't a good girl. Now look at her, she doesn't even know the most basic respect for her elders, and she even dares to hit them. When Qingyu comes back, she'll definitely beat her to death."

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman reached out and slapped Qing Sisi's fair and delicate cheek.

With a crisp snap, you can imagine how strong the force was.

After being slapped, Qing Sisi didn't argue with the old woman anymore. Covering her stinging cheek with tears in her eyes, she turned around and still wanted to go out to find Bai Yu.

The phone vibrated in her pants pocket. Qing Sisi took it out and saw that it was Bai Yu calling. She was about to answer it.

But before she could answer, the old woman snatched it away and began to curse.

"What are you doing making these calls? Who are you talking to again? You're not a kid anymore, why are you taking it out on others? You should stay home instead of going to school, you don't learn anything good, all you do is play."

As soon as she finished speaking, the old woman, who was still angry, saw that her phone was still vibrating and threw it on the ground, smashing the screen off.

The sound of the phone being smashed stunned Qing's mother, and even more so Qing Sisi.

"Old woman, what are you doing?"

With a roar, Qingma's eyes reddened. She was heartbroken for her daughter and also hated herself for not being able to protect her.

But this outburst only drew a glare and curses from the old man.

“A doting mother spoils her son. This girl dared to hit her grandmother, so she'll dare to hit me and you in the future. When you get old, she'll even dare to chop you up. She needs to be taught a lesson now, otherwise she'll really not know the immensity of heaven and earth.”

Before Qingma and Qingsi could react, the old man turned around, picked up an umbrella from the umbrella stand, and threw it at Qingsi.

With a snap, the umbrella was broken.

Qing Sisi was just a young girl, how could her physique withstand such a beating from an umbrella?

Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. She knelt on the ground, clutching her aching thigh. At that moment, she desperately wanted to tell Bai Yu all the grievances in her heart, to be comforted by Bai Yu, and to leave this home immediately, as far away as possible.

"Old man, what are you doing? Get out of here! Why are you hitting my daughter? Fine, fine, your whole family only knows how to bully me and my daughter. I can't stay in this house anymore. I'm divorcing your son! Divorce! You two old geezers, why are you meddling in things that aren't your business? Why don't you care about national affairs?"

She roared and rushed forward, grabbing Qing Sisi, who was sitting on the ground sobbing. Qing's mother was truly disappointed in this family.

If Qingyu hadn't been a blindly filial son, perhaps Qingsi wouldn't have suffered so much.

"Divorce? Do you think my son is afraid of you if we divorce? You think you can't find another son after you divorce him? You can find plenty of women younger and more capable than you. Don't try that on me. Who are you threatening?"

"Li, tell him you're waiting for Qingyu to come back. Let's see if you dare."

Looking at the two old geezers' sharp and mean faces, I thought back to when my grandparents were still young and innocent. They wouldn't have dared to be so unscrupulous back then. It's just a pity that things have changed.

"Divorce! Anyone who doesn't get a divorce is a dog."

After saying that, Qing's mother hugged Qing Sisi and sat down by the door to cry.

And at that moment, the door was pushed open with a thud.

Next to appear were Qing Siling and Bai Yu.

Upon entering, the two men were stunned to see Qing Ma and Qing Sisi sitting on the floor, sobbing in each other's arms.

"Mom, what happened?"

Crouching down, Qing Siling stepped forward and tugged at her mother's sleeve.

Bai Yu's gaze, however, fell upon the two old men standing to the side.

Although he was a little stunned when he saw Qing Sisi and her mother hugging and crying, he wasn't stupid. He figured it was probably because of the two old folks.

“Siling, look at your mother and your sister. I won’t say more, but your sister just hit your grandma. Look here, there’s even a shoe print. And your mother is still taking your sister’s side. Is there no room for the two of us old folks in this family?”

As she spoke, the old woman touched her eyes with a wronged expression, as if she were still feeling aggrieved.

But to Bai Yu, this scene seemed so hypocritical and pretentious; she had never seen such a disgusting old man.

Qing Siling was spoiled by his parents from childhood, so his judgment is somewhat inaccurate.

Even so, he knew that the two elders had always been prejudiced against Qing Sisi.

“Grandma, it’s definitely wrong of Sisi to hit you, but I know Sisi. She would never hit someone easily, and my mom would never tolerate her doing this to you.”

"Hey, Siling, don't you trust Grandma? Grandma has always loved you the most since you were little, and now you're actually helping your mother, an outsider, to bully your grandma? Oh dear~"

She patted her legs and, as she spoke, started to sit down on the ground, looking both aggrieved and unwell.

Seeing this, Bai Yu didn't want to ask about the Qing family's affairs. She stepped forward, squatted down, and looked at Qing Sisi's face.

There was a red mark on her once delicate and lovely right cheek, clearly indicating that she had been hit.

Their eyes met, and Qing Sisi, who hadn't cried out until now, burst into tears the moment Bai Yu knelt down and stroked her.

She threw herself into Bai Yu's arms, finally choosing to vent her pent-up grievances without restraint.

Bai Yu knew this girl better than her family did.

When will those two old geezers in front of me get the punishment they deserve? Die quickly, just like in my previous life.

Bai Yu thought this way, and besides him, wasn't Qing Ma thinking the same thing?

"Look at this, look at this! I don't even know where this man came from, he just went up and hugged me. How can a woman be allowed to be so shameless?"

Pointing her finger at Qing Sisi, who was being held in Bai Yu's arms, the old woman acted as if she had caught the girl red-handed, even going so far as to describe Bai Yu as a scoundrel.

But at this moment, Bai Yu had no intention of paying attention to the two old men. Instead, he patted Qing Siling on the shoulder and then carried Qing Sisi out the door.

He certainly didn't want to see Qing Sisi being bullied like this, but staying here wouldn't do the girl any good, so it was better to leave sooner rather than later.

As for what to do with the two old men afterward, Bai Yu has his own plan.

"Sisi, does your face hurt?"

Gently rubbing Qing Sisi's cheeks, which were flushed red from being slapped, Bai Yu felt waves of heartache.

He made a decision: he would take Qing Sisi away from the Qing family, away from that place that felt nothing like home to her, and they would rent a place to live together.

Chapter 181 I've Thought It Through

Bai Yu would do what he thought of, but when he told Qing Sisi about his idea, the girl rejected him outright.

It wasn't that she didn't want to be with him, but rather that her father, Qingyu, would never agree to it.

"Let's go out now. Have you eaten yet? If not, let's go eat together, okay?"

Stroking her long, dark hair, the soft touch combined with the faint scent of peach blossoms.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, senior."

Seeing the girl clinging to her hand with a pitiful expression, refusing to let go, Bai Yu knew that there was much more she needed to do.

However, he faced a dilemma in helping Qing Sisi, as it was practically impossible to change the minds of two old men whose feudalistic ideas were so deeply ingrained that they were almost pathological.

It's like a dog that can't stop eating shit; the same applies to these two.

If that can't be changed, then there's another possibility: either these two old guys die, or Qing Sisi completely severs ties with the Qing family.

It's practically impossible for Qing Sisi to directly control the entire Qing family.

After all, for Qing Yu, all those things he gave Qing Sisi were just small things; the only one who truly controlled the Qing family was Qing Siling.

If Qing Siling takes control of the Qing family, he will definitely treat his younger sister very well, but who knows how many years it will take for him to take control.

Qing Sisi has suffered discrimination from her family since she was a child, so Bai Yu couldn't accept that it would take another ten years or so, let alone Qing Sisi.

So, basically, the only way is to kill the two old guys.

Not long after Qing Sisi left in her previous life, these two old guys died of anger because of the outburst from Qing Ma and Qing Siling, which completely severed their connection with Qing Yu.

So Bai Yu will use the same method in this life: to make the two old men die of anger, so that no one will have to take responsibility.

However, this method cannot be achieved instantly, since the prerequisite for making the two old people so angry is to make Qing Ma and Qing Si Ling completely explode.

For Qing Ma, she had already exploded, but Qing Si Ling's side had not yet received a clear signal.

It's not that Qing Siling didn't want to be good to his sister, nor that he couldn't see the wrong ideas of his grandparents.

However, for him, on one side are his grandparents who have doted on him since he was a child, and on the other side is his beloved younger sister. It would be very difficult for him to make the decision to sever his family ties.

What Bai Yu needed to do was to guide Qing Siling towards Sisi's side in this dilemma. Besides, this girl had always been bullied by those two old men, and he didn't believe Qing Siling couldn't see who was right and who was wrong.

Holding Qing Sisi's hand, Bai Yu took her to get something to eat first, and then immediately dialed Qing Siling's number.

The call wasn't answered immediately after it was dialed; it was only answered when Bai Yu called back a second time.

"Bai Yu, how is my sister now? Is she feeling better? I'm really sorry you had to see this mess. I'll handle it."

Hearing Qing Siling's anxious question on the other end of the phone, Bai Yu looked at Qing Siling, who was sitting next to him, clinging to his arm and refusing to let go. The girl's swollen cheeks were so painful to see, and a feeling of hatred even spread in his heart.

In the previous life, it was those two old bastards who killed Sisi. How could they possibly allow it this time?

“Your sister already has depression, and it’s not just a common mental illness. If it weren’t for the constant comfort and protection, do you think Sisi would still exist in your family?”

Bai Yu's words were very harsh, completely lacking the calmness she displayed when speaking to Qing Siling earlier; instead, she was full of anger.

“I know that my grandparents’ thinking is really outrageous. I’ve already talked to them, and I will slowly try to change their opinion of Sisi.”