WBSGVS Chapter 45 V2

However, Pei Rong needed money now and refused to agree. Fortunately, he held all the management rights; Pei Mingjiang wasn’t dead yet, so the inheritance wouldn’t be divided, and no one could truly take anything.

After leaving the hospital, Pei Qi was fuming as she got into the car, but she immediately became obedient, wearing a somewhat aggrieved expression. “I didn’t mean to; it was my brother who wouldn’t budge!”

Li Yujie gently patted her head, nodding. “I know; your brother doesn’t want to share anything with you.”

“Right? It’s too much! Even now, Dad is like this, and he still insists on holding onto everything, saying nice things while just wanting to keep it all for himself!” Pei Qi complained indignantly.

Li Yujie smiled and said, “I remember that the Pei family previously purchased a valuable technology patent. Although its advantages are not as apparent after so many years, it’s still a good asset. If we can get hold of it, it should sell for a decent amount of money.”

Pei Qi hesitated and replied, “But isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”

“The Pei family has gone bankrupt. Are you going to let the court hand everything over to the bank?” Li Yujie’s tone turned slightly cold.

Pei Qi bit her lip, unsure. This felt like crossing a line she had never crossed before.

Li Yujie grew impatient, saying, “If you don’t want to, then fine. But with the Pei family in ruins, what do you still have to offer?”

Pei Qi’s face drained of color as she shook her head frantically. “No, no! I’m willing!”

Only then did Li Yujie smile and ruffle her hair. “That’s more like it.”

The fall of a colossal corporation never happens overnight.

This round of liquidation lasted from Qingli’s freshman year until the second semester of her sophomore year.

During this time, Pei Qi stole the patent the Pei family had previously acquired from Lin Hengzhi. Although its current value wasn’t as high as before, it still fetched a significant sum.

Later, Pei Xiyue discovered this and directly accused Pei Qi of being a corporate spy in court.

Pei Xiyue had never been one to value family ties.

The money also went missing along with Li Yujie, and the Pei family’s commercial secrets in the automotive industry were completely gone. Pei Rong had held onto this with hopes of selling it at a good price, but it was ruined by his own sister. Now, accumulating funds was even more challenging.

By the time everything settled, the Pei family’s situation was far worse than anticipated.

Fortunately, Pei Mingjiang was still alive. Although his condition was difficult, he could still speak. He left most of his possessions to his son, dividing a small part among his two younger brothers’ families.

In this way, everyone managed to get by.

However, their luxurious three-story villa with a garden and a swimming pool had turned into a more ordinary upscale residence.

At that time, Qingli and her senior classmates achieved their first significant breakthrough in research, and their results attracted numerous buyers, each offering higher prices, which left the group in a state of confusion.

Qingli handed over the complicated issue of who to sell to her senior classmates to resolve, and during a break, she pulled Xu Nianhan out for a walk.

They had been cooped up in the lab for so long that it felt like they were going to mold!

Just as they stepped outside, they ran into someone.

A very disheveled-looking man who appeared to have been waiting there for a long time, but he was somewhat handsome, with an air of coolness about him that made him look less like a beggar.

Pei Xiyue’s gaze was initially blank, unsure of what he was looking at or waiting for, but as soon as he saw the person, he instinctively noticed them and hurried over.

Qingli sensed something was off with his eagerness and didn’t shy away this time.

Pei Xiyue approached and immediately said, “My dad died in a car accident.”

Qingli was stunned. “What?!”

Her expression was filled with confusion. Pei Rong was dead. But what did that have to do with her? She wasn’t the one who killed him!

Qingli didn’t have a penchant for killing either; after all, death sometimes brought relief. For instance, if Pei Mingjiang had died earlier, he wouldn’t have had to endure the pain of the Pei family’s bankruptcy later on.

Living well and slowly savoring revenge from hell was much better~

Seeing her confusion and lack of sadness, Pei Xiyue let out a bitter laugh. “He heard you had the research results he wanted and drove over overnight, but he had a car accident on the way.”

Qingli fell silent again, looking at Pei Xiyue, wanting to ask him what the matter was.

If she had caused his death, she might feel a twinge of guilt. Pei Rong was worthless, but he didn’t deserve to die. But if he had been reckless while driving, who could be blamed?

Pei Xiyue opened his mouth, attempting to speak several times but finding it hard to get the words out. Qingli, growing impatient, turned to leave, but Pei Xiyue hurriedly blurted out, “Can you sell me that patent because my dad died?”

After saying this, Pei Xiyue wanted to cover his face.

He knew he had no right to say such a thing, but this was his father’s dying wish.

That night, his father had been lying on the hospital bed, desperately holding his hand and removing his oxygen mask to plead with Fu Qingli: “She used to like you; she’ll have a soft heart… as long as you can get in touch with her, the Pei family still has hope!”

Just like Pei Mingjiang, Pei Rong didn’t want to see the Pei family fall apart. But if they genuinely wanted to buy the technology patent, the Pei family was no longer qualified.

So, he hoped his son would try to appeal to her emotions.

After all, Fu Qingli had lived with the Pei family for so many years.

She was once a girl who liked his son, and girls were often soft-hearted.

After hearing this, Qingli laughed out loud. “Ha! Are you kidding me? Sell it to you? Then let the Pei family rise again and continue to act arrogantly?”

She covered her mouth, laughing so hard she nearly fell over, feeling a sense of relief; this was the original owner’s last emotional outburst.

Xu Nianhan worried that she might fall, coming over to support her with a cold expression. “Let’s go; don’t waste time.”

Seeing her like this, Pei Xiyue couldn’t help but feel a twinge of resentment. How could Fu Qingli be so… heartless!

“Wait, let me say one last thing.” Qingli continued laughing as she spoke.

Xu Nianhan obediently waited while Qingli gradually restrained her smile and said softly, “Wake up! First, think about how the Pei family treated me before asking me to repay them!”

Noticing Pei Xiyue’s attempt to retort, she coldly sneered:

“Don’t say the Pei family gave me a privileged life. Do you think my grandfather didn’t benefit when he sold the patent to Pei Mingjiang? Do you have any idea how much profit that patent brought the Pei family? It’s about cars! Each one costs at least 200,000 to 1 million, and some are worth several million!”

“My biological grandfather brought the Pei family hundreds of thousands or even millions in car sales. The Pei family gave me a car or two as profit, and I’m supposed to be grateful for a comfortable life?”

“If I had known your family was like this, I would rather have run to an orphanage than live in such a filthy place as the Pei family!”

Pei Xiyue stared at her in shock. The girl’s voice was clear and pleasant, but to him, it felt like needles piercing through his eardrums, making it hard to breathe. Finally, he retreated in despair, his previously bright expression now completely dimmed. His once beautiful eyes lost their sparkle as he looked at Qingli, unable to utter a word.

He mustered the courage to approach her, clinging to a final glimmer of hope.

But he failed.

As expected.

Who could blame her after the Pei family had treated her so harshly?

But Pei Xiyue was just a nineteen-year-old boy, and under repeated blows, he seemed a bit dazed.

As he watched Qingli scold the Pei family, turning her back on him while linking arms with another young man and leaving elegantly, he felt a suffocating pain in his heart that he thought he had already numbed.

Pei Xiyue slowly crouched down, covering his face, and let out a muffled cry, tears staining his hands.

It was all gone.

Everything was gone!