"You won't take it off, right? Fine, let me help you!"
Seeing this, Wan Ruo stepped forward and grabbed Qin Manman's wrist, trying to forcefully take off the bracelet!
In an instant, the two of them got into a scuffle.
Wei Qingshan, who was standing by, was stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment!
Seeing that she was at a slight disadvantage, Qin Manman raised her hand to slap Wan Ruo.
Fortunately, Wan Ruo reacted quickly and promptly grabbed Qin Manman's raised right hand. She glared at her fiercely, irritated by her arrogance!
She quickly counterattacked. With a crisp "slap", her hand landed on Qin Manman's face!
Qin Manman instinctively withdrew her hand and covered her face. Taking advantage of this, Wan Ruo slipped the jade bracelet off her left hand!
The slap stung Qin Manman's face painfully, and her fair and delicate cheek instantly turned red and swollen.
"You, how dare you hit me?" Qin Manman stared at Wan Ruo with wide eyes and said in disbelief.
"Slapping you is already lenient. Look at your overbearing and arrogant look. Who gave you the courage? Are you still not convinced?" Wan Ruo questioned domineeringly.
Qin Manman, who had never suffered such humiliation, was furious. She rushed forward to fight with Wan Ruo.
"I won't let you off! You bitch!"
Wan Ruo instantly stuffed the bracelet into her bosom and started to fight back against Qin Manman.
Although Wei Qingshan knew that Qin Manman was usually overbearing and she herself had suffered a lot of grievances from her!
But to her surprise, she really didn't expect Wan Ruo to be such a tough - tempered person!
She fought without mercy, completely different from the gentle and refined young ladies from noble families that Wei Qingshan had usually seen!
Seeing Qin Manman being beaten, Wei Qingshan felt secretly delighted!
With Wan Ruo's fighting ability, dealing with Qin Manman was a piece of cake. There was no need for her to step in!
However, this was still the Prime Minister's Mansion. How could she just stand by and not try to stop the fight!
"Go and help quickly!"
Wei Qingshan gave Bi Yu a look. Bi Yu immediately understood and with a slight curl of her lips, she quickly stepped forward.
She grabbed Qin Manman's arm and pretended to persuade, "Oh, young ladies, what are you doing? You're all sisters. Don't hurt your feelings!"
Although the words sounded like an attempt to stop the fight, it was obvious that she was taking Qin Manman's side!
Bi Yu completely restrained Qin Manman. Taking advantage of this, Wan Ruo grabbed Qin Manman's hair, shook her head back and forth, and finally pushed her to the ground!
Wan Ruo was really angry. She had thought that Qin Manman, at least, would still have some sisterly affection and wouldn't be as heartless as her evil uncle and aunt. But now she realized that she was truly the worthy daughter of such people.
If she didn't teach her a lesson, she would never know her place!
Qin Manman wanted to fight with Wan Ruo on one hand and struggled to break free from Bi Yu's restraint on the other. Since she couldn't defeat Wan Ruo in the first place, and now there was an extra helper against her, she was so angry that she simply sat on the ground and refused to get up.
She burst into loud sobs.
"Miss Wan is so mighty!" Wan Zi cheered from the side.
Wan Ruo clapped her hands and stood with her hands on her hips, looking at Qin Manman in a victorious stance.
Qin Manman sobbed and said, "You're bullying me because you outnumber me, right?"
Looking at Qin Manman sitting on the ground with her disheveled hair and smeared makeup, pretending to cry, who was she trying to show it to!
"Stop crying!" Wan Ruo shouted sternly.
Scared, Qin Manman immediately stopped crying. She looked at Wan Ruo with a wronged face and sniffed softly.
"This bracelet was originally mine. What's wrong with me taking back what belongs to me? Are you still feeling wronged? ... Besides, you were the one who started the fight first. Are you feeling wronged just because you can't win? And stop looking so pitiful. Who is going to feel sorry for you here!"
Wan Ruo stood with her hands on her hips, her brows slightly furrowed as she spoke to Qin Manman.
Looking at the wronged Qin Manman, Wei Qingshan finally felt relieved.
She was even more impressed by Wan Ruo. She was truly an extraordinary woman.
Qin Manman was now so angry that she dared not show it or speak out!
"Fine, you just wait for me!" After saying that, Qin Manman got up and ran away.
Watching Qin Manman's back, Wan Ruo curiously asked Wei Qingshan, "Why is she in your house?"
Wei Qingshan sighed helplessly and said, "Well, you don't know. She's an adopted daughter of my father!"
Adopted daughter? Wan Ruo was completely confused. What was going on? Was it fashionable for wealthy and powerful families with daughters to adopt girls these days?
"Miss Wan, it seems that your relationship with Miss Manman is quite complicated?" Wei Qingshan asked curiously.
Wan Ruo gave an awkward smile and replied, "Oh... it's a fateful feud. Let's not talk about it!"
Just then, a servant came to report.
"Miss, Shopkeeper Bai is here to visit! He's waiting in the main hall now!"
What? Bai Chen?
Hearing this, both Wan Ruo and Wei Qingshan were shocked.
"Oh no, Shopkeeper Bai knows you're out. We're doomed!" Wan Zi said from the side.
Wan Ruo was also a bit panicked. At the mention of Bai Chen's name, her heart started pounding rapidly!
Wei Qingshan was extremely excited. She never expected that Bai Chen would come to visit her on his own initiative. She was overjoyed.
"Then what are we waiting for? Hurry up!"
After saying that, Wei Qingshan rushed forward on her own. Seeing Wan Ruo dawdling behind, she turned back, grabbed Wan Ruo's arm and said, "Hurry up. What's wrong?"
"Um, my legs are a bit inconvenient. I won't go. By the way, where's the back door of your house?"
Before Wei Qingshan could answer, Wan Ruo suddenly seemed to remember something and continued, "Oh, I think I know where it is. I'll go back through the back door first. Don't worry about me. You go first! Hurry up!" Wan Ruo quickly waved her hand to signal Wei Qingshan to go first.
Although Wei Qingshan was a bit puzzled, she thought that maybe Wan Ruo's legs were really inconvenient. Since she herself was so eager to see Bai Chen, she politely said, "Okay, then be careful. I'll go and check first!"
Wan Ruo nodded vigorously.
As soon as she sent Wei Qingshan away, she limped along the corridor towards the back door.
Wei Qingshan rushed to the main hall in a hurry. Sure enough, Bai Chen was sitting there waiting.
She quickly stepped forward to greet him, "Shopkeeper Bai, long time no see!"
"Qingshan, why didn't I see Ruo Ruo?" Bai Chen asked straightforwardly.
Wei Qingshan felt embarrassed. So he came for her!
"Ah, she, she left!"
Left? Bai Chen frowned slightly. Her foot was still injured. "When?"
"Just now through the back door!"
"Then I'll take my leave first!" Bai Chen was about to leave.
Seeing Bai Chen looking so anxious, Wei Qingshan couldn't bear it. She grabbed his arm and said, "Come with me!"
"Ruo Ruo has to pass through the corridor from the back garden to reach the back door. Plus, with her leg injury, she shouldn't be walking very fast. If we take this shortcut, we should be able to get there before her!" Wei Qingshan led Bai Chen towards the back door while explaining to him.
Sure enough, Wan Ruo's feet hurt so much that she had to stop and rest after every few steps.
"Miss Wan, can you still hold on? If you keep walking like this, it'll take ages to get back!" Wan Zi complained from the side.
"He shouldn't be able to get back that quickly, right? I'm already walking as fast as I can. Hurry up!" Wan Ruo forced herself to move forward.
She kept looking back to see if anyone was chasing her.
She sighed and said, "Oh, I'm so unlucky. The more I don't want to see him, the more likely I am to run into him!"
Just then, with a "thud", Wan Ruo didn't know who she had bumped into. She was instinctively caught in a warm embrace.