The situation has escalated to this point, and it’s impossible to turn the tide.

Jie Siyu’s mentality collapsed, and she finally revealed the ugliest side in her heart. "You ask me why I treat you this way?"

Jie Siyu laughed in despair, her eyes staring venomously at Bai Xi, her expression ferocious, "Because you’re young and beautiful, and likable. Since you returned home, Qiu Cheng’an comes home more frequently. You have no idea how greedy his eyes are when he looks at you—it’s disgusting!"

Qiu Cheng’an is Bai Xi and Bai Xuan’s stepfather.

Jealousy twisted Jie Siyu’s facial expression, and she cursed Bai Xi, "My first husband died to save you! My second husband is also infatuated with you because of you! Bai Xi, you’re simply a devil!"

"You should have died with your unfortunate father! If you’d died earlier, maybe I would have missed you, burning more paper money for you every Qingming Festival!"

Wow!

Jie Siyu’s words were heard by the onlookers, and the level of shock was no less than a bomb detonating beside them.

As a mother, Jie Siyu developed such terrifying jealousy toward her own daughter—is this normal?

Bai Xi didn’t expect Jie Siyu to harbor such complex hatred toward her.

She initially thought Jie Siyu targeted her out of fear that scandals would be exposed, damaging her own and Bai Xuan’s reputation. Who would have known, as a mother, Jie Siyu was jealous of her own daughter!

Bai Xi shook her head, sighed in pity, "Jie Siyu, you’re truly a lunatic."

"Lunatic?" Jie Siyu tilted her head, her gaze becoming enigmatic and unpredictable.

She suddenly tore open her handbag she carried everywhere, pulled out a sharp gold hairpin from inside, used for tying her hair. "Bai Xi, my reputation is ruined, I can’t live in West Continent City anymore, and you won’t enjoy yourself either!"

Jie Siyu raised the gold hairpin and aimed to stab Bai Xi’s eye!

Bai Xi intended to lift her foot to kick Jie Siyu’s stomach when suddenly, a cold aura rushed over with a whistle.

Bam!

A gunshot sounded.

A bullet accurately hit Jie Siyu’s right arm holding the gold hairpin.

As the gunshot sounded, all the onlookers instantly held their heads and scattered in all directions.

In the chaotic situation, only Cheng Xi walked to Bai Xi without hesitation, hugging her shoulders tightly and dragging her into the hall.

Hit in the shoulder, Jie Siyu knelt on the ground in pain.

The gold hairpin in her hand fell, blood flowed down her qipao to her arm and chest.

Jie Siyu painfully raised her head, looked to the right, and saw Jiang Heng coming swiftly with a large group of bodyguards, exuding an intimidating aura.

Jiang Heng’s right hand was in a cast, and his left hand held a small, cold, black gun.

Jiang Heng quickly walked to Jie Siyu, directly pressed the gun against Jie Siyu’s temple, his voice cold as Yama, questioning her, "Were you trying to kill her just now?"

From Jiang Heng’s eyes, Jie Siyu saw undisguised murderous intent, and immense fear arose in her heart.

That fear even overcame the pain from the gunshot in her shoulder.

Jiang Heng’s gaze made Jie Siyu realize clearly that if she dared to nod or admit she had murderous intent toward Bai Xi, Jiang Heng could publicly take her life!

"Jiang Heng," Jie Siyu’s voice trembled, reminding him, "I’m your mother-in-law, I’m Bai Xuan’s mother."

Jiang Heng coldly lifted a corner of his lips, the smile intensified his ruthless demeanor.

He slightly lowered his gaze, his tone chilling and terrifying, "You should be grateful you’re my mother-in-law. Otherwise, just concealing that Bai Xi is my savior is enough to have you drown in West Continent Sea! Not to mention, you’ve made Bai Xi suffer so much."

Jie Siyu felt a chill on her scalp, she could only use Bai Xuan as a shield, "Jiang Heng, you can’t kill me. If you do, Bai Xuan will hate you! I’m her mother, I’m her most important family in this world!"

"Ha." Jiang Heng kindly informed Jie Siyu, "Then you certainly don’t know that your daughter, to eliminate future troubles and protect herself, even asked me to have you committed to a mental institution."

"You mother and daughter really have a deep relationship."

Upon hearing this, Jie Siyu was dumbfounded. "You’re lying!" Out of anger, Jie Siyu even forgot about the gun near her temple. She roared at Jiang Heng, "You’re deceiving me, Bai Xuan couldn’t possibly treat me like that!"

Jiang Heng sneered, "She’s your daughter, whom you raised yourself. Don’t you, mother-in-law, know what kind of person she is?"