An hour later.
Qiao Chuchu sat obediently on the sofa watching a movie.
Pei Youchuan grabbed a handful of her popcorn and glanced at her with his peripheral vision: "How about changing the movie?"
Qiao Chuchu gave him a puzzled look.
Pei Youchuan stared at the special effects-laden scene on the screen, his tone nonchalant: "Why not switch to a romantic love story?"
Qiao Chuchu's phone rang, and upon opening it, she saw a ssage from Song Yu: **"He's here."**
She promptly stuffed the popcorn into Pei Youchuan's lap: "You watch it yourself."
Pei Youchuan: "Huh?"
Qiao Chuchu pocketed her phone and headed toward the door, ntally preparing herself.
*I'll act swiftly. No wasting ti with Rayla—just one shot, and I'll be back before anyone suspects a thing!*
As she reached the door, she turned back and waved at everyone: "Got so work to take care of. Be back in five minutes!"
They nodded in unison: "Go ahead."
The mont the door closed, their expressions turned serious, and all eyes fell on Weisheng Huailing.
With a swift motion, Weisheng Huailing leaped up from the sofa, grabbed his drone controller, and started operating it.
Despite being unable to leave, he had set up several drones both outside and inside, ready to be deployed at any mont.
The projection screen instantly switched from the sci-fi movie to a view of Qiao Chuchu's back as she walked down the stairs and approached Song Yu.
Song Yu handed her a silencer pistol: "That guy's hiding behind a tree to the north, facing the backyard. I've got people surrounding her from behind; she has no idea."
Qiao Chuchu nodded, loaded the gun, and said: "Take around the back."
Song Yu nodded: "This way!"
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Rayla held a pair of binoculars, aiming them at Lou Tingsi's house. Seeing the many layers of moving figures inside, she murmured to herself: "It's full of patrolling subordinates, and the security is surprisingly tight. Better wait for soone to co out."
She set up her sniper rifle, covered it with sothing random, and opened her phone.
On the screen was her wedding photo with ng Yashu.
Her eyes instantly reddened as she gently touched ng Yashu's smiling face: "I still can't understand why you'd commit suicide. I feel like you were murdered, but there's no evidence to prove it was homicide. Then I don't get it—why would you leave alone like that?"
Overwheld with sorrow, she clutched the phone to her chest: "Your secret was exposed, but don't worry, I'll make that ddleso person pay. I'll make them experience the pain of losing a loved one!"
Rayla clenched her teeth, her voice trembling: "And I'll make them feel the humiliation of strangers rummaging through their ho, leaving them with no secrets!"
Her hatred burned fiercely: "I'll avenge you! And then, we'll be together!"
Qiao Chuchu: "You can be with him now."
Rayla was stunned. Before she could react, a burst of fla flashed before her eyes!
Qiao Chuchu fired a shot, hitting Rayla's shoulder!
Rayla slamd into the tree, groaning with pain: "Ugh!!"
The n in the entertainnt room were wide-eyed with shock!
Ying Chen was unprepared: "Damn! She went straight to shooting! I thought she'd at least threaten her a bit!"
Weisheng Lin looked at Pei Yuan, his tone amused: "What kind of girl are you raising? This clearly aligns with our Weisheng family's style."
Pei Buxian frowned: "How is it your Weisheng family's style? My sister has always had this kind of personality. She's always known what matters most."
Lou Tingsi raised an eyebrow and nodded: "That's true. Qiao Chuchu has never let us down in crucial monts. That's why she was able to co save ."
At the sa ti, he received a ssage from one of his subordinates: **"Boss? This girl just shot her straight away? Too ruthless!"**
Lou Tingsi couldn't help but laugh: "Look, even my n are shocked. It seems they won't have any role to play this ti, just watching from the shadows."
Weisheng Huailing, staring at the projector, had an idea.
What if he switched to Rayla's first-person perspective?
He maneuvered the ground drone, adjusted its angle, turning it toward Qiao Chuchu's front, and zood in.
Qiao Chuchu pointed the gun at Rayla, her face splattered with blood, her eyes cold and nacing as she stared at Rayla.
From the drone's perspective, Qiao Chuchu seed to be pointing the gun at them.
They held their breaths, transfixed by the scene.
The atmosphere in the room grew increasingly tense.
On the screen, Rayla's half-visible form clutched her right shoulder, her voice filled with pain: "Qiao Chuchu?! How... how are you here?!"
Qiao Chuchu gave Song Yu a glance.
Song Yu stepped forward, searched Rayla, and stripped her of all weapons, even taking the sniper rifle: "No lethal weapons left."
Qiao Chuchu nodded in satisfaction: "Move back. I have sothing to say to her."
Song Yu retreated ten steps, aiming his gun at Rayla.
Qiao Chuchu raised her hand, pointing the gun at Rayla's forehead: "You know why villains lose? Often because they talk too much, giving their enemies ti to breathe."
She smirked, utterly composed: "Shooting straight away eliminates a lot of trouble. Now, is there anything you'd like to say to ?"
Rayla's face turned pale, her voice full of resentnt: "My family bailed out imdiately. You shouldn't have known!"
"I didn't know," Qiao Chuchu said with a sly smile. "But my gut told you'd co to kill . And guess what? I was right."
"I... I'm not here to kill you..." Rayla felt like her arm was about to detach, the pain nearly overwhelming: "I ca to kill your brother."
Qiao Chuchu's eyes darkened, and her soft expression turned vicious: "Killing my brother is the sa as killing . What's the difference?"
In the entertainnt room, the Pei family held their breaths, fixated on Qiao Chuchu's fierce expression.
Qiao Chuchu yanked Rayla’s hair, her voice growing increasingly intense: "I ca into this world and the only person I saw was my brother. My parents and adoptive parents are all gone. My brother raised . When I had a fever, he carried to the hospital. They made a lot of sacrifices and endured a lot of hardships for . And you casually say you're here to kill my brother? Do you think I won't be furious about that?!"
Rayla scread in pain, but defiantly lunged at Qiao Chuchu!
Qiao Chuchu shot her in the left shoulder without hesitation!
Rayla shrieked: "Ah!"
Qiao Chuchu once again grabbed her hair, forcing her to look at her: "If your husband hadn't died, the two of you would've dismbered ! The idea of being dismbered made fearful and angry! But now that you want to kill my brother, all I feel is pure rage!!"
Rayla wept, the pain making it hard for her to speak.
She felt she was on the verge of death, so she chose her words carefully: "I loved my husband... deeply. I won't allow anyone... to harm anything about him."
Qiao Chuchu sneered: "What kind of nonsense are you spewing? Your love with your husband is love, but my bond with my brother isn't love?"
Everyone watching the screen: "!"
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