A few seconds later.

Chu Xinyu finally reacted.

She hit me, that little bitch hit me!

Oh my God, the world has turned upside down!

She raised her sharp, delicate nails and lunged at Jiayi’s tender face, "How dare you hit me! You lowlife—"

Jiayi reacted quickly, catching her wrist, while her other hand, in a standard Taekwondo stance, accurately gripped her throat and with a turn, pinned her against the wall!

With the self-defense Taekwondo learned at H University and the flowery kung fu moves from playing the Taoist Nun during filming, it was too easy to subdue a young lady like Chu Xinyu.

With a bang, Chu Xinyu hit the wall with a thud, screamed from the pain, but was completely unable to struggle, "Bitch, how dare you do this to me... I’ll definitely tell mommy when I get back..."

She could never have imagined that in just one year outside, the weak and delicate girl who couldn’t fight back even when bullied would have learned such tricks!

Previously in the Chu Family, in order to marry her into the Ya Family, mommy had nurtured some interests suitable for a young lady, but they were all elegant hobbies like playing the piano, flower arrangement, tea ceremony—where did she learn Taekwondo?

Jiayi hadn’t planned to make a scene with her, but she had escalated the provocation, leaving no choice.

Now that it had come to this, she simply darkened her eyes, stepped closer as if she was a little kitten that had always been bullied and finally lost its patience today:

"Was it also you who pushed me down from the hunting ground on Huanglong Mountain in China?"

Chu Xinyu glared at her fiercely. Was she questioning her? Where did this little bitch get the nerve to question her?

Jiayi didn’t bother to talk more, her grip tightened, the pain in Chu Xinyu’s throat intensified, and in her panic, she said unclearly, "It wasn’t me—cough cough—cough..."

Her slender fingers tightened around the neck! Clearly showing distrust!

Chu Xinyu nearly rolled her eyes back, feeling the terrifying sensation of near death, unable to cough, "Really, it wasn’t me! I swear!"

Jiayi narrowed her suspicious eyes slightly, the corner of her lips curling into a sly smirk, "You swear, if you lie, the wound on your face will never heal, and you will be abandoned by the Brother Yixiao you love most!"

This was the young lady’s Achilles’ heel, almost a curse!

Chu Xinyu did not hesitate, gasping, "...I swear, if it was really me who pushed you down the mountain, my face wound will never heal, then I’ll be abandoned by Brother Yixiao... cough cough... cough, are you satisfied now? Let me go! Bitch! Let go of me!"

"It was your sisters who took me on a trip to China. You hate me so much, how could you possibly have the heart to take me on a trip? Wasn’t it just to harm me? Besides, I remember the person who pushed me down the mountain was a woman, very similar to your silhouette. If not you, then who else could it be!"

"I didn’t do it, I’ve already sworn, why don’t you believe me? We took you on the trip because Xinyue was not well and we thought to bring one more person to take care of her! Xinyue and I went out that day, and when we came back, you were gone, who knows who took you down the mountain? Maybe you offended someone and didn’t even realize it!"

...

Jiayi was taken aback.

Could it really not be Chu Xinyu who wanted to kill her?

But if not her, then who...

I offended someone and didn’t know?

Impossible.

Clearly, she lived in the Chu Family in S Country as cautiously as a maid, how could she possibly offend anyone, let alone dare to?

She couldn’t help but feel a flash of realization, and her fingertips gradually loosened.

Chu Xinyu took the opportunity to slip down and then pushed Jiayi away, sitting on the bed next to her, clutching her throat, gasping for breath.

At this moment, suddenly there was a "clang" as the door was knocked open.

Hearing the scream from the bedroom, Chu Xinyue rushed in with the servants, saw the scene before her, and was shocked, "Sister, what happened to you?"

Chu Xinyu saw her sister and burst into tears, "Xinyue, has mom come back yet? Go tell mom! Say that this vile woman just slapped me and choked me, trying to kill me!"

Jiayi looked at Chu Xinyue, seeing her second sister for the first time since she arrived at the Chu Family.

She had heard from Xiaxia that Chu Xinyue’s health was poor and that she had a congenital heart disease, which was why she seldom went out and was usually very quiet at home, always speaking gently and softly.

Chu Xinyue and Chu Xinyu looked very alike, truly identical as monozygotic twins, other than Chu Xinyue being even more slender and having a small cinnabar mole between her eyebrows, from the back, they were almost indistinguishable.

From the back, they were almost indistinguishable...

From the back, indistinguishable?

Jiayi’s thoughts stirred, so, the woman who pushed her down the mountain, from behind, could have been Chu Xinyu, but it was also possible that it was her twin, Chu Xinyue.

Right...

Chu Xinyu had said that the reason for the trip was because of Chu Xinyue’s ill-health, and that she wanted someone else along to look after her, which was why she took her.

That is to say, her trip to China was because of Chu Xinyue, and it could have been Chu Xinyue who suggested bringing her along.

But...

Why would Chu Xinyue want to harm her?

She couldn’t figure it out.

If it were said that Chu Xinyu wanted to kill her, there might be a reason.

But why would Chu Xinyue hate her enough to want to kill her?!

It made no sense!

Thinking too much, Jiayi’s head began to ache with a tearing pain.

Chu Xinyue was sitting by the bed, comforting her sister, "It’s okay now," and whispered a few more words.

Whatever was said, Chu Xinyu’s emotions stabilized, and she stopped insisting on telling on the other girl.

Seeing that her sister’s emotions had settled, Chu Xinyue instructed, "Help the eldest sister back to her bedroom to rest. Today was just a misunderstanding, so let’s not mention it in front of mom anymore. Did you hear that?"

The second Miss Chu, though frail and delicate, her words carried weight.

As soon as she spoke, two maidservants hurriedly helped Chu Xinyu up, "Yes, second Miss."

Chu Xinyu glared at Jiayi, the maidservants assisting her out of the room.

Chu Xinyue followed behind and was about to leave when she heard a soft call from behind, "You are Xinyue, aren’t you."

Chu Xinyue didn’t expect Jiayi to speak to her directly and stopped in her tracks.

Jiayi looked intently at her face, trying hard to remember whether it was her who had pushed her down from Huanglong Mountain that day, but she simply couldn’t recall.

After a moment, she ventured, "A year ago, when I traveled to China, you were also there, weren’t you?"

Chu Xinyue crossed her arms, a faint coldness appearing on her pale lips, "Yes."

This seemingly frail second Miss Chu actually possessed a presence even stronger than the elder sister, Chu Xinyu.

Jiayi stared at her, trying to find some hint on her face, but there was nothing to be found.

She couldn’t remember how she got along with Chu Xinyue in the past.

But from the current situation, on the surface at least, it seemed to be quite polite.

And considering her character, a little ladylike and seemingly not someone capable of committing such a malicious act.