The feeling of vindication was truly satisfying. After outwitting Pei Fei, Bai Tao found everything around her pleasing to the eye. Her initial goal of wooing Pei Shi was for moments like this.

The sense of achieving her dream was simply wonderful!

The day after driving Pei Fei away, Pei Shi naturally went to work overtime again. Bai Tao decided to go out and socialize. She arranged to meet Yu Guo—such a juicy incident with Pei Fei couldn’t go unshared with her best friend!

“In short, you should have seen Pei Fei’s expression! It’s a pity human hair can’t be turned into felt, otherwise, I would have kept all the hair I pulled out from her and given it to her as a souvenir.”

Yu Guo laughed until she almost fell over.

Bai Tao took a sip of her milk tea and pretended to speak casually, “She even said that Zhong Xiao has returned to China and was coming to catch us in the act!”

Since Bai Tao had transmigrated, she had no impression of Zhong Xiao whatsoever, and she didn’t even know what he looked like. But not knowing her past with him didn’t mean Yu Guo didn’t.

Sure enough, upon hearing the name, Yu Guo couldn’t help but smirk, “Life is unpredictable. Didn’t you introduce Zhong Xiao to your parents back then? I thought you were going to marry him. Then, out of nowhere, you sent out wedding invitations, but the groom was suddenly Pei Shi…”

What???

Not only was Zhong Xiao her ex-boyfriend, but she almost married him???

Could it be… she and this Zhong Xiao were truly a couple, and Pei Shi was the odd man out in their love triangle?

After saying goodbye to Yu Guo, Bai Tao was still shocked and uncertain. Could this really have happened? Her life in the past five years had been quite colorful…

As Bai Tao reached the underground parking lot and was looking for her car keys in her bag, a man in black wearing a baseball cap suddenly emerged from behind the car and grabbed her hand.

What the hell?! Could this be a kidnapping?

Just as Bai Tao was about to scream for help, the man released her hand. Then, to her shock, he knelt down in front of her with a thud, blocking her car door and refusing to let her leave—

“We’re just small business owners trying to make a living. You can’t just change your mind without discussing it with us!”

The man said with a sob in his voice, “We did exactly what you asked…”

Bai Tao’s car was parked in a corner, with no one else around. The man on his knees was tall and burly, making Bai Tao feel uneasy. She looked around, trying to stay calm and steady the man, “What are you talking about? I don’t even know you! You must have mistaken me for someone else!”

But her words only made the man raise his voice, “That’s not fair! Now that something’s gone wrong, you want to wash your hands of it? Wasn’t it you who arranged for that trending topic? You even provided the photos of the affair!”

Bai Tao was stunned, “What?”

“The story about your affair and impending divorce! Didn’t you pay us to draft it and get your approval before publishing? You told us to release it and to buy the trending topic!” The man accused, “As soon as we published it, the trending topic was removed, and then we received a lawyer’s letter from your husband. At first, we thought it was just a formality, but it turned out to be real! Mr. Pei is suing us! We even got a court summons!”

Bai Tao was utterly confused. She stared at the man, “Say that again? I hired you to publish the news about my affair and divorce?”

The man, convinced, nodded, “Yes! We tried to explain to Mr. Pei, but he refused to listen. That’s why I’m here to find you! You said you planned to divorce and wanted to release some news beforehand. You even…”

Bai Tao regained her composure and interrupted him, “I recently had a car accident and forgot some things. Do you have any evidence that I asked you to publish the affair and divorce news? Show me.”

“Yes, yes.” The man quickly took out his phone, “Here.”

“We don’t want to go to court. Mr. Pei is demanding a huge compensation and a public apology. You know our business can’t survive this kind of scandal. While we must keep the client’s privacy confidential, the company needs to survive too. Can you talk to Mr. Pei and settle this?”

Bai Tao felt overwhelmed. She took the phone and saw messages exchanged between herself and the man, confirming his story—she had indeed provided the affair photos.

She scrolled through the messages, which were from her phone number, and realized her phone had no such records, likely deleted to avoid complications.

Feeling heavy and annoyed, she didn’t want to scroll any further. She quickly deleted all the chat records, threw the phone back to the man, and said, “I saw nothing and don’t know what you’re talking about. Don’t bother me again! Goodbye!”

After destroying the evidence, Bai Tao hurriedly got into her car, started the engine, and drove off, ignoring the man shouting behind her—

“Ms. Bai! We’ve been working together for a long time! Besides the affair news, we also…”

Bai Tao floored the gas pedal, turned a corner, and finally left the man behind.

Although she had shaken him off, Bai Tao couldn’t calm down.

Shit, something bad has happened!

At this moment, Bai Tao had only one thought—

It seemed like she really had an affair!

Pei Fei’s adamant accusations, Yu Guo’s offhand details, Pei Shi’s humble patience, and the man’s words with the irrefutable chat records deleted from her phone…

Bai Tao was an artist. Others might not piece together these puzzle fragments, but it wasn’t difficult for her. What else could it be?

Wasn’t it that she and Zhong Xiao had been in love, but after a fight and breakup, she impulsively, to spite him, allowed the long-waiting and patiently admiring Pei Shi to swoop in and succeed, leading Bai Tao to a grave mistake and an irreversible path…

Judging by Pei Shi’s usual demeanor and the loving reports, it was clear there was no fault on his part in this marriage. This poor man, even with his sister’s confident accusations, was so blinded by love that he didn’t believe she had an affair at all!

If she proposed a divorce, Pei Shi would naturally be unwilling. Without mutual agreement, they would have to go to court. As long as one party was not at fault and claimed the marriage hadn’t broken down, the divorce wouldn’t go through!

So, in order to divorce and make Pei Shi gradually accept the idea that their relationship had broken down, she must have contacted a company to release solid evidence and news of her affair…

Bai Tao returned to the villa and lay on the bed, feeling numb all over.

Who would have thought that after five years, she would become a scumbag who betrayed her marriage?

Although she still didn’t have concrete answers about whether she had cheated and to what extent, with all these clues, Bai Tao couldn’t help but feel that she wasn’t entirely innocent… At the very least, she must have been tempted by Zhong Xiao. So, she must have released the news to pressure Pei Shi into divorcing her. After all, someone like Pei Shi, no matter how much he loved her, couldn’t publicly disgrace his family with an unfaithful wife. For the sake of family honor, if not for himself, he would have to divorce her…

If she hadn’t transmigrated, her future self would have undoubtedly continued the affair within the marriage, ultimately leading to a destructive divorce with Pei Shi…

And what would happen then?

Pei Shi, loyal and heartbroken, would likely turn vengeful and exact fatal revenge on her.

The deeper the love, the deeper the hate.

She was just one step away from death, with half a foot already in the grave!!!

“Fortunately, I transmigrated…”

Bai Tao wiped the cold sweat from her brow. “Those who cheat never end well.”

If she hadn’t taken over her current body, she and Pei Shi might have already made the news for their scandal.

Transmigration was meant to defy fate!

The past couldn’t be changed, but the future could still be pursued. Bai Tao must become strong!

Cheating was absolutely out of the question! Bai Tao decided to turn over a new leaf and start fresh.

She had quickly deleted all the chat records from the man’s phone earlier. If he went to complain to Pei Shi, it would be his word against hers. Moreover, Pei Shi wouldn’t attend such court sessions personally, so the man shouldn’t have a chance to contact Pei Shi directly.

Now, the biggest ticking time bomb was the recently returned Zhong Xiao, whom Pei Fei had mentioned.

Murder was illegal, so Bai Tao figured persuasion was her only option.

While Pei Shi still trusted her, she needed to clean up the mess!

Bai Tao quickly called Yu Guo, “Sis, do you have Zhong Xiao’s contact information?”

Yu Guo was naturally surprised, “Why? You don’t have his number?”

“My relationship with Pei Shi is rock solid. How could I have his number?” Bai Tao coughed, “I just remembered something and wanted to ask him.”

Yu Guo, the socialite, quickly sent over Zhong Xiao’s phone number.

Bai Tao stared at the number. Although he was her ex-boyfriend and current fling, she had no memory of him. After a lot of mental preparation and for the sake of saving her marriage, she gritted her teeth and decided to go all out!

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