173 Only The Star

Zhou Residence Dining Room

"What is that bitch doing here?!" Zhou Bingbing was so angry that she stayed standing beside her father. Her eyes bulged with annoyance. Her face turned crimson red. She continued glaring at Xu Jia Li who was sitting at the dining table, "Dad, that woman is a two-faced, manipulative bitch! She's a whore who does nothing but to cause havoc! How can you trust her?"

"Xiao Li is a visitor. Mind your manner, Xiao Bing."

"Dad! I can't put up with this! She seduced Weimin-ge, the man I'll marry! How can you let that snake enter our house?! I can't accept this! I won't eat with that bitch! You choose! That bitch or me! You can't trust her, dad!" Zhou Bingbing screamed, the veins in her neck protruded. She then turned her gaze and looked with an aggrieved expression at Ye Lingling, "Mom, tell dad that this woman won't do any good."

"She's right, hon. We shouldn't let someone affect our family, especially strangers. Let's not give kindness to those who don't deserve it," Ye Lingling stood beside her daughter as she consoled her, patting her shoulders like a kid deprived of something she wanted. There was an undeniable dislike on the two women's faces.

Xu Jia Li sneered at the scene unfolding in front of her. She was amused by how the two women act. She despised this family and she would do everything to destroy them. She would start by taking Zhou Jiayin's trust and eventually putting a rift between them. She had to do something now or she would end up like her poor mother.

Although she didn't trust everything that the old man had said, one thing would always remain the same. Zhou Jiayin and Ye Lingling was the reason why her mother's life had been difficult.

What happened to her the last time resolved her conviction that this family had something to do with what happened to her mother when she went to Yudong Village that fateful day. Her mother suffered so much. She would find out who that Beryl was and would destroy this family.

And now, all she needed to do was to stay close to her enemy.

"I'm really sorry for coming uninvited. I just really wanted to give the painting to Uncle Zhou," Xu Jia Li pretended to be apologetic as she bowed her head. She was about to stand when Zhou Bingbing spoke menacingly.

"Painting? That trash doesn't have place in our house! Hmmph! I'm glad you're not so thick-faced! Stop playing my dad for a man you can seduce! My mom won't let you!"

"Stop it, Bingbing!" Zhou Jiayin slammed his hand on the table as he looked disappointedly at his daughter, "Is that how you treat our guest? Is that how we raised you?"

"It's okay, Uncle Zhou. I'll just go now. I'm really really sorry. I didn't mean to –"

"No, Xiao Li. Don't say that. You will always be welcome here. Bingbing, sit now! Don't be rude to our guest."

"But dad…"

"I told you to sit!"

"Yin, don't be like that to your daughter."

"I don't want to hear anything more. Sit now."

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"You bitch!!"

"It's only the start, Miss Zhou," Xu Jia Li flashed a satisfied grin as she provoked the exasperated woman in front of her, "Anyway, I don't know that your dad will take my side instead of his own daughter."

"Bitch!" Zhou Bingbing shouted menacingly.

Xu Jia Li held Zhou Bingbing's hand when she saw her about to slap her. She held her wrist tighter as she smiled provocatively before she whispered, "I'll see what your mom will do once I managed to seduce your dad… you know, like you always say I'll do… I guess it'll be exciting!"

"How dare you!" Zhou Bingbing pulled her hand from Xu Jia Li's grip before she aimed to hit her again.

However, Xu Jia Li smirked before she raised her right hand fast until it landed on Zhou Bingbing's face, "Don't ever try."

"Argh! Bitch!"

Xu Jia Li was about to hit Zhou Bingbing again when she saw Zhou Jiayin approaching them. She grinned at Zhou Bingbing before she let herself fall on the marbled floor. She cried out, "Miss Zhou, I didn't mean that. Believe me. I really see Uncle Zhou as my own dad. Please, don't be mad at Uncle Zhou. Don't say bad words against him. He's your dad."

"Bitch! What are you talking about, huh?!" Zhou Bingbing was about to grab Xu Jia Li's hair when a man's loud voice echoed inside the living room.

"Bingbing! I'm very disappointed in you!"

"D-dad! I didn't do anything! She slapped me first! That bitch is clearly manipulating you!"

A hard slap made Zhou Bingbing stopped. With eyes bulging red, she looked with disbelief at her father, "Dad?"

"You disappointed me!"

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Xu Jia Li had a satisfied look on her face when she rode her car, "This is only the start. I will destroy your family! You think you can fool me with your kind words? Think again. The moment mom's blood stained the ground was also the time you started digging your grave."

She drove so fast back at the resort. Her mind drifted back at the moment she saw her mother's bloodied face.

"I will uncover everything. Wait until I removed the masks on your face, Zhou Jiayin! The world will see how evil you are!"