Qi Xiao Jia stood in front of Qiao Chuchu, trembling all over.

She had mustered up the courage to stand there.

This was because she had just seen Xia Xuechun lying in the lounge with a huge swollen bump on her head!

Qi Xiao Jia, still shaking, scolded, "You don’t respect us at all!"

Pei Yuan spoke in a cold tone, "Xia Xuechun was the first one to smear Qiao Chuchu’s face with her cake. You say my sister doesn't respect anyone?"

Qi Xiao Jia was rendered speechless by this rebuttal and countered, "But Qiao Chuchu shouldn’t have knocked her out! What if something serious happened to her?"

Pei Bu Xian retorted sharply, "So Xia Xuechun smearing cake on my sister’s face was safe? What if she suffocated? What if she had died from it?!"

Qi Xiao Jia choked up, her eyes turning red, and her voice quivered with tears. "Anyway, whatever you say sounds reasonable! You’re just bullying us because you have money and power!"

Qiao Chuchu was about to speak, but Lin Shen coldly interrupted, "If we were really trying to bully you, do you think you’d still be standing here talking to us?"

Qi Xiao Jia froze.

Lin Qing, with a rather aggressive smile, added, "My brother’s right. The Lin family is not someone you can mess with. Do you want to test that?"

Qi Xiao Jia, frightened, paled and took a few steps back, glancing at Qiao Chuchu.

Qiao Chuchu sat calmly, surrounded by her protective brothers and sisters.

She didn’t need to say anything; just sitting there quietly, she could silently win this battle.

The more Qi Xiao Jia thought about it, the more resentful she became. "Qiao Chuchu, are you just going to let your people protect you like this? Aren’t you going to face me like an adult?"

Qiao Chuchu replied, "Nope, I’m not."

Qi Xiao Jia: "?"

Qiao Chuchu said earnestly, "Everyone is helping me, so why should I waste my breath with you?"

Qi Xiao Jia was stunned and angrily retorted, "I heard from Aunt Wang that you got into a prestigious foreign university only because your brothers donated money! You’re so different from people like me and Xuechun who work hard. You’re just a leech living off your family, doing nothing but eating and waiting to die!"

Everyone froze in surprise.

Aunt Wang, who had rushed over in a panic, collapsed to the ground after hearing Qi Xiao Jia’s words.

Qi Xiao Jia... actually repeated the gossip Aunt Wang had shared about Qiao Chuchu!

She had warned them not to speak out about it!

Qiao Chuchu looked away, then saw Aunt Wang clutching her chest, and couldn't help but laugh. "Qi Xiao Jia, discussing the private life of your employer without permission? You three are going to be fired."

Qi Xiao Jia raised her chin confidently, "So what if you fire me? There are plenty of jobs out there and good employers, we don't need you!"

Qiao Chuchu smirked, "It seems you don’t quite understand what I mean. What I’m saying is, I’m firing you, and I’ll make sure my family uses all its connections to let everyone know the foolish things you three have done."

She paused and continued, "This means that every large family and corporation thinking about hiring Aunt Wang or any of you will see your black history of leaking your employer's private secrets. Aunt Wang’s monthly salary will drop from fifty thousand to a few thousand."

Qi Xiao Jia: "What?!"

Aunt Wang’s face turned pale, and she quickly rushed to Qiao Chuchu, crying out, "Eighth Miss, I’m so sorry! Please don’t fire me! I have a whole family to support! I know I was wrong! I’ll never speak out again!"

Pei Yuan said coldly, "It’s too late."

Aunt Wang froze, her eyes shifting to Pei Yuan.

Pei Yuan gave her a disdainful glance, as though she were trash. "If you dare use your employer's private life as gossip, you should face the consequences. Pack your things and get out."

Aunt Wang begged bitterly, "Mr. Pei, please forgive me! I won’t speak out again, I really won’t! Please don’t be so cruel, Mr. Pei!!"

Pei Yuan picked up his phone and called for security.

The security guards dragged Aunt Wang away, her legs too weak to stand. She clung tightly to Qi Xiao Jia, almost choking her as she hissed, "Why are you so vile?! I shouldn’t have brought you two here! You’ve ruined me! You’ve ruined me!!"

She looked like an ancient criminal about to be executed, filled with resentment.

Qi Xiao Jia was trembling with fear, stumbling over her words in an attempt to explain, "I—I didn’t expect Qiao Chuchu to be so petty!"

Her eyes red, she commanded Qiao Chuchu, "You need to let Aunt Wang go! She’s innocent!"

"Innocent?" Qiao Chuchu sneered. "How did you know about my family paying for my education? What I said isn’t flattering, but my family donated an entire building, millions of dollars—they didn’t give it to me for free, you know?"

Qi Xiao Jia choked, "That—that’s just sharing some gossip! Don’t you share gossip too?"

Qiao Chuchu laughed out loud, "I’m not stupid enough to share secrets my friends tell me with their enemies, so Aunt Wang got what she deserved. It’s her fault for running her mouth, and your fault for being so foolish."

Qi Xiao Jia’s face turned crimson, and tears filled her eyes as she protested, "You—you’re just bullying us because you have money and power, picking on Xuechun, picking on me, picking on Aunt Wang! You’re trash, a parasite, just living off your family’s blood!"

She got more and more agitated, "You pretend not to care about your education, but you’re actually just pretending! You’ll still feel inferior when facing someone like me, and you’re jealous of me and Xuechun because I climbed up on my own strength!"

Qi Xiao Jia almost screamed, "I’m standing here in front of you with my real abilities!!"

Qiao Chuchu slightly opened her mouth, stunned, "So you’re standing in front of me with your real abilities, as a temporary maid for my family?"

Qi Xiao Jia: "?"

The others laughed lightly.

Lin Qing couldn’t help but sneer, "What a stupid idiot, I haven’t seen one like this in ages."

Qi Xiao Jia, humiliated, couldn’t find a response, her frustration mounting, "I’m just doing a side job here! My real abilities aren’t in this!"

Qiao Chuchu couldn’t care less, "So this is all you have to compare with me? Your life can only be measured by this?"

Qi Xiao Jia hesitated, "Yes! With just this, I can crush your entire life into nothing! How dare you bully us like this? You’re nothing!"

Qiao Chuchu smiled, helplessly, "Sweetheart, when you try to mock someone with their education, you better make sure they care about it as much as you do."

Qi Xiao Jia was stunned. "What?"

Qiao Chuchu explained leisurely, "My family forced me to go to a foreign university because my poor education would bring shame to our family. I had no choice in the matter, but I’m actually a comic artist. All I care about is making my readers like my work. So even if you’re a world-class music master, you pose no threat to me."

She sighed sympathetically, "You’re almost suffocating yourself with your yelling at me, and the harm you’ve done to me doesn’t even compare to the harm my readers’ criticism has done."