Ye Xiu opened her eyes and looked over, but there was no bloodshed. Unbeknownst to her, Bai Zhi had run over and forcefully pushed Bai Da aside. She wasn’t quick enough to pull away, and both of them fell to the ground. However, Bai Da was less fortunate; in the fall, he had shattered a teacup. As a result, his face was slashed by a fragment of the cup.
Bai Zhi slowly stood up and dusted off her pants. She had twisted her ankle because she had run too fast.
She walked up to Bai Da and looked down at him condescendingly.
For Bai Da, she had nothing but disdain for this so-called honest and simple man.
Was he really that scheming, suddenly wanting to crash into a pillar to make Ye Xiu forgive him? That was taking the deception to the extreme.
In reality, crashing into a pillar wouldn’t kill him. Even though Bai Da had seemed to exert all his strength, the actual force of the impact was small. When she had hit him, she had realized that even if he crashed, at most, he would get a big bump or possibly a concussion.
But he had acted so convincingly, truly as if he wanted to die.
If he had succeeded, there was no doubt that Ye Xiu would have felt extremely guilty, and then, she would have forgiven him. She could never let such a person succeed.
"How is it that you want to die—prefer that she drowns in spit or gets dragged away? Why do I feel that your love is so terrifying?"
At this moment, Ye Xiu was still feeling the aftershock. Just a moment ago, her heart had almost stopped.
Even now, her body was all limp; she was scared to death.
"Xingxing, I can’t get up. Can you give me a hand?"
Ye Xiu tried but realized she truly couldn’t get up; her body was too weak and soft.
Bai Zhi walked over and helped Ye Xiu up.
At that moment, Bai Da had a pallid face. His plan had been thwarted, and now, with no real injury, he guessed Xiuxiu wouldn’t forgive him. This made him feel utterly dejected.
The despair he had feigned earlier was nothing compared to the absolute despair he felt now.
Ye Xiu, being supported, squatted down in front of Bai Da and slapped his face hard.
Ye Xiu’s hand was sore from the force of her slap, underscoring the intensity of her hit.
"Bai Da, how can you be so selfish? You think crashing into a wall solves everything—did you consider me? Have you thought about the kids?"
If something had truly happened to Bai Da today, how was she supposed to explain it to her father-in-law? What would Bai Yu and Bai Ye think?
Would they feel that she and her daughter had driven Bai Da to this?
"Bai Da, are you even a man? You made a mistake, and you have no sense of responsibility. You actually thought about resolving this with death? I really, really look down on you."
Ye Xiu’s gaze shifted around the room until she suddenly noticed the broken bracelet on the vanity.
"Do you see it? That bracelet was our token of love. You said that seeing it was like seeing you, but now that it’s broken, we can’t go back.
All I wanted was to discuss Nan Xi with you, to have an honest and open conversation."
Ye Xiu wore a bitter smile. She wanted to give Bai Da another chance, to have a sincere talk with him, and to find out what he would decide.
But Bai Da had chosen such a way that made her completely lose hope in him.
"Xiuxiu, I don’t think Xixi was wrong. I also don’t think that our past issues were Xixi’s fault—hasn’t the problem always been Bai Zhi?"
After hearing Ye Xiu’s words, Bai Da took a long time to respond. His gaze also turned towards the bracelet.
"Xiuxiu, I know I was wrong. I will truly treat Bai Zhi well from now on; I won’t favor boys over girls anymore. That bracelet—I will definitely restore it to its original state. Can you believe me, please?"