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Chapter 99 - 99: Cutting Her Clothes
Chapter 99 - 99: Cutting Her Clothes
Chapter 99: Cutting Her Clothes
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“What are all of you doing! Let go of me!”
Bai Yu’er shouted hysterically and twisted frantically. Now that the two of them had fallen out, she did not want to pretend to be a sister anymore. “Bai Xianyu, how dare you touch me!”
Bai Xianyu raised her almond-shaped eyes slightly. “Just two people holding her down would do. One of you, go get a pair of scissors and some hot water.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“If you dare to touch me, my parents will definitely not let you off!”
“And this is also Grandmother. Grandmother dotes on me. Are you extremely jealous? If you really dare to take off my clothes, I’ll cry in front of Grandmother so that she won’t even want to look at you again!”
“You’re too noisy.”
Bai Xianyu tilted her head and touched her ear. Then, she took a handkerchief from the house and casually stuffed it in Bai Yu’er’s mouth.
Bai Yu’er was so angry that she was about to emit smoke.
“Miss, the scissors and hot water are here.” Spring Breeze came in with a basin.
Bai Xianyu took it. Her fair hand formed a sharp contrast with the large pair of black scissors. Under Bai Yu’er’s fearful and angry gaze, she walked closer step by step. She grabbed Bai Yu’er’s sleeve and started cutting it. “1 originally liked this dress, but I don’t want it anymore since you’re wearing it.”
As she spoke, she cut off a large piece of fabric. Bai Yu’er’s hand was immediately exposed to the air.
She shrank back repeatedly, but Bai Xianyu pulled her collar and cut Bai Yu’er’s original clothes into strips that hung on her in tatters!
“If you ruined one of my clothes, you’ll have to pay for it with what you have on you.” She cut it carelessly, working quickly and haphazardly. “Although I’m at a disadvantage, 1 can accept it when 1 see you in a pathetic state like this.”
Bai Yu’er was about to cry. She could even feel the pair of scissors cutting into her undergarment.
Tears streamed down her face as she shook her head vigorously.
How was she going to go back like this? How would the maidservants and guards look at her on the way?!
Bai Xianyu looked at her dress. Bai Yu’er noticed her gaze and widened her eyes in shock, as if to say that she could not cut it there.
Bai Xianyu ignored her. She grabbed the hem of her dress and cut around it with the scissors. Immediately, Bai Yu’er’s trembling legs were revealed!
This time, Bai Yu’er’s body was covered in rags. If the wind was stronger, she would be exposed.
She was really scared. She whimpered and struggled.
“Xianyu, you’re finally back…” Old Madam’s dignified voice came from outside the courtyard.
When she walked in and saw the scene in front of her, her grip on the nanny instantly tightened. Stunned, she quickened her pace, but she slipped and fell on the steps!
“You! Bastard, what are you doing!”
Bai Xianyu did not stop immediately. Instead, she slowly made the last cut before putting down the scissors and soaking her hand in the hot water.
Old Madam was furious and her heart ached. “Bai Xianyu! Are you rebelling? This is your only cousin. How dare you cut her clothes? What will Yu’er do in the future?!”
She hurriedly walked to Bai Yu’er’s side and pulled her into her arms. She removed the handkerchief in her mouth. “Yu’er, are you alright?”
Bai Yu’er lay on Old Madam’s shoulder and cried aggrievedly.
Bai Xianyu washed her hands and wiped off the water with a clean handkerchief. “She stole my clothes. 1 was just teaching her a lesson.”
Old Madam hugged Bai Yu’er and berated, “It’s just some clothes. It’s fine if she took them! Why are you so calculative?! Do you still look like a noble lady?”
Bai Xianyu said indifferently, “A few pieces of clothing are indeed worthless, but the gold, silver, and agate jewelry that Grandmother took from my storeroom are not ordinary things. Today, they’ve all been returned.”
Old Madam sensed that something was wrong when Bai Xianyu spoke. When she finished speaking, her face turned green and she immediately denied it. “Who took your things? Are you falsely accusing your cousin and also your biological grandmother now?”
She deliberately emphasized the word “biological”, as if she was complaining about how shocking Bai Xianyu’s current behavior was.
When the surrounding maidservants and guards heard the commotion in Bai Xianyu’s courtyard, they rushed over. However, when they heard the news, they immediately ran far away in disbelief and discussed it softly.
“Oh my god, Old Madam actually stole from Miss’s storeroom!”
“The last time their family came, I realized that something was wrong. Miss’s Flowing-Cloud Hairpin was the only one in the world. How did it appear on Bai Yu’er out of thin air? Someone must have given it to her long ago. Isn’t Old Madam the only one in our residence who has contact with those at Qingzhou? The brothers won’t give something they had given to Miss away to someone else.”
“Doesn’t that mean that Old Madam’s stealing of things from Miss is cast in stone?”
“How could this be false?”
Old Madam denied that she had taken anything. She even took off her cloak and covered Bai Yu’er.
Bai Xianyu actually did not intend to argue with her at first, but she was so furious that she wanted to settle the score with her. She did not mind settling it outright with her.
“Grandmother, do you think you can deny it and not admit it?” Bai Xianyu glanced at Green Pearl. “Call a team of guards over.”
Old Madam looked at Bai Xianyu in bewilderment, not knowing what she wanted to do.
Bai Yu’er had just seen how powerful Bai Xianyu was. Now that she had called for her guards, she panicked even more.
“Grandmother, I’m afraid…”
Old Madam pretended to be calm. “What are you afraid of? I’m her elder!”
Green Pearl quickly led a few guards in. In the Manor, there were twelve guards per team.
Bai Xianyu took out an account book from her room, circled a few things with a brush, and ordered six guards. “All of you, follow the list and go to Grandmother’s room to find the items for me.”
Old Madam exclaimed, “Are you trying to rob?”
Bai Xianyu was puzzled. “How can taking back your own things be called robbing?”
“Bastard! If you dare to take anything from me today, I’ll… I’ll…” Old Madam gritted her teeth in hatred, but she couldn’t think of anything to threaten Bai Xianyu with. In the end, she said, “Don’t call me Grandmother!”
Bai Xianyu’s smile became brighter and brighter, and the curve of her lips was scary.
Her red lips moved slightly. “Oh.”
Old Madam was fuming with anger. She watched as the guards walked past her and glared at Bai Xianyu again.
She did not expect her granddaughter to have so many tricks up her sleeve after not seeing her for a few days. She thought that Bai Xianyu did not know how many things she had taken, but in reality, she actually remembered everything!
Fortunately, she had locked all those valuable things in her own storeroom. She had the key with her, so they could not enter even if they wanted to.
In reality, Bai Xianyu was just tidying up the accounts out of her previous life’s habit.
Just as she was rejoicing, Bai Xianyu exclaimed and stopped the leading guard. “Wait.”
The head of the guards cupped his fists. “Miss, do you have any other instructions?”
Bai Xianyu glanced at Old Madam. “If there’s nothing in Grandmother’s house, then go to her storeroom to look for the items.”
“If you don’t have the key, just smash the door.”
Old Madam’s expression changed drastically..