After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 176 Bullshit!

"Actually, you've always been colluding with the Zhou family, haven't you?" Bai Li Ce casually tossed away the perfume, clearly not wanting to give them any more chances.

Seventeen's emotions fluctuated wildly once again. "Why won't you believe me?!"

And they still refuse to admit it.

But the way he clenched his fist instantly betrayed his guilty conscience.

"Why should I believe you?" Hitting someone is hard work, and right now she was exhausted and in pain, and just wanted to lie down.

“You…” Seventeen’s eyes reddened with grief.

So innocent and naive, she really does seem a bit wronged.

Clearly, she didn't believe him and was furious. "Baili Ce! How many times do I have to tell you before you believe that I didn't do such a thing!"

"What kind of thing?"

"Is it because you deliberately delayed things, trying to prevent my sister from returning to the capital?"

"Did they not send any information to the Zhou family, allowing them to preserve their strength?!"

"Still not spouting nonsense in front of Wang Qingyan?!"

"..." Seventeen's face turned deathly pale.

"Slap!" She slapped him away with her backhand. "You think you were hiding well in the cabin the day Zhou Tianli tied me to the mast?!"

"..." His burning face made him extremely disappointed.

It turns out, she knew everything.

It turns out she had been lying to him all along.

"Yes, so what if it's me?" Seventeen retorted defiantly, completely defiant.

how about it?

You dare ask me what happened?!

He raised his hand and slapped her again...

But Seventeen grabbed him tightly and pulled him close, saying, "I only spread some information. Who knew that madman Wang Qingyan would actually lay a hand on those filthy bandits?"

"Furthermore, they secretly sneaked back to 'New Life Town' on their own, and it was Wang Qingyan who poisoned the water source in New Life Town!"

"They're not as skilled! How can you blame me for that?!"

"Ha, you're just not as skilled?"

Since Lao Wu has been rescued, why is it Xiao Lü who came to make contact instead of him?

Because he was the only one left alive in Sanchengzhai!

Because her aunt wrote in her letter that even though the fifth brother couldn't accept that everyone else was dead, he kept imitating their speech and never blamed her, she felt that all the years of nurturing the seventeenth brother were better spent feeding dogs.

"They never yielded until their deaths; you are not as good as them."

"They're nothing but a bunch of filthy bandits, a bunch of wicked scoundrels!! What makes them think they can compare to me!"

While mocking him, she led him toward the perfume, saying, "Who do you think you are?!"

"The three cities were originally a land of plenty! If it weren't for the rampant corruption and the oppression from corrupt officials, how could they have been forced to become outlaws?!"

"How much of the mud was slung at them by the powerful clans of Shucheng? Didn't Lu Jian's imperial edict mention it? Weren't those truly evil bandits executed?"

"You also come from a poor background, so why do you look down on them!"

He pounded his chest and roared at Baili Ce, "Just for the eight years I risked my life for you!"

"From your obscurity to your rise to power in the Baili clan, how many times have I risked my life for you? How much hardship have I endured? And what have you done for me?!"

"You've never cared about me at all!"

"What have those bandits done for you?!"

He was unwilling to accept it; why should he get the credit?

Why is it that a group of bandits can sit on equal footing with her, chat and laugh with her, and even make her go to great lengths to pave the way for them, while he can't?

Seeing that Seventeen had stomped on the perfume bottle and shattered it without him noticing, Baili Ce became even more furious.

So, after all these years of being taught by the Baili family, all you've got on your mind is love and romance?

Bai Li Ce didn't hold back either, "This is hilarious! What, did I not pay you, or are you sick and I didn't call a doctor for you?"

"..." Seventeen was at a loss for words.

"Every year, when we distribute benefits to everyone in the household, have you ever missed out on your share?"

"Was there ever a time when I mistreated you?!"

"Or perhaps, when have I ever flirted with you or been ambiguous with you?"

"During the years I was in charge, didn't I treat you all equally and reward and punish you fairly?"

"How come you're the only one who dares to think like that? Just because you're tall?"

"Or do you have some special qualities that make me care about you?"

"You, you..." Seventeen trembled with rage, released her, and staggered backward, utterly dejected...

After a long while, she broke down in tears, "How could I have liked someone like you... I even thought you... Baili Ce, I was wrong about you!"

She looked like she had given her heart to the wrong person, as if she had truly let him down.

Oh shit.

To hell with your foolishness!

Today I'm going to crush your delusions!

Who I am is none of your business.

"But there are a few things you must understand: I paid you an equal price, so it's only natural that you protect me!"

"Besides, when have you ever actually protected me?!"

It makes me so angry just thinking about it. "From the first time I met Wang Qingyan until now, you've been utterly useless!"

Seventeen trembled with anger, "You..."

Remember this! I don't owe you anything!

"You don't have to protect her, you can even leave the Baili family a long time ago, no one has ever stopped you, right?"

"But you can't think that my success is because of you!"

"You're not the only spies and guards in the Baili clan. Many have risked their lives for me. What makes you different?"

"My ability to take charge of the Baili clan is due to two reasons: first, my family gave me the opportunity, and second, my own abilities. It has absolutely nothing to do with you."

Stop trying to glorify yourself!

"Enough!" he shouted, almost in a wail, stopping Baili Ce.

He never imagined that Baili Ce would see him that way.

"Is my sincerity so worthless in your eyes?"

"Sincere? That's the funniest joke I've heard all year!"

Seventeen's heart turned completely cold.

Bai Lize approached with disdain in his eyes, saying, "Your so-called sincerity is nothing more than thinking that once I've been defiled by someone else, you'll be worthy of me."

"How...how could you think of me like that?" Seventeen's face was pale and she was in a daze.

"Then how am I supposed to think of you?!"

"If you were doing this to gain power and profit, I might think more highly of you!"

"But you did it all just for your pathetic pride!"

"So that I can never hold my head up in front of you again?! Disgusting!"

"You're not only inferior to the leaders, you're nothing but a pile of dog shit!"

"..." Looking at Baili Ce, who despised him so much, Seventeen felt that all his dignity and his feelings had been trampled on.

His efforts and his affection were all so worthless.

Seeing his fists clenched tightly, on the verge of exploding, Baili Ce decided to give it his all.

"If you like me, why didn't you say so sooner? If you feel you're not good enough for me, why don't you try harder?"

"Even that roughneck Fifth Leader is obsessed with becoming an official, and the illiterate Third Leader has managed to develop beautiful handwriting, so why can't you?!"

"It's all because you're incompetent!"

"Enough, stop talking!" Seventeen covered her ears in embarrassment, hatred gradually gathering in her eyes.

"You're insecure and unambitious, ordinary and lack self-awareness!"

"I told you to shut up!!" Seventeen roared and reached out.

Bai Li Ce slashed through with a single stroke!

Seventeen withdrew his hand as if he had been electrocuted.

"Heh..." Looking at the wound on his hand, he suddenly realized something.

Bai Li Ce was stalling for time; she simply couldn't bear to give up the luxurious life Wang Qing Yan had given her.

"After all this talk, you just don't want to come with me, right?"

"You..." He gazed at her meaningfully, "Have you really fallen in love with him?"

Bai Li Ce gripped his knife tightly, his face calm. "Why not?"

"You actually fell in love with someone who humiliated you? Hahahahahaha..." Seventeen laughed wildly, his beliefs crumbling.

It's really true.

He still held onto a sliver of hope.

"Baili Ce! You are supposed to be from a noble family, yet you've fallen in love with someone who humiliated you!"

"You're so despicable that you disgust me!"

Look, this is the kind of man who gets slut-shaming when his advances are rejected.

But Baili Ce wasn't angry at all.

She looked at him with the eyes of someone watching a monkey show, and provoked him to death, "To be honest, although I was very angry that you revealed the formula of the antidote pill to Wang Qingyan."

"But in terms of appearance, cunning, and talent, you are far inferior to him."

I won't go into details about wealth and power.

Because saying it out loud would also hurt her self-esteem.

"Everyone has seen how much effort he put into marrying me."

"Thinking about it carefully, I'm not at a disadvantage being with him."

"On the other hand, you're not only ugly, you have nothing else to offer. What makes you think you can compare to him?"

"Heh~" He laughed in anger, and Seventeen, who had fully recovered, rushed forward to snatch the broken thing from Baili Ce's hand.

Unexpectedly, a figure flew past even faster, snatched the knife, and stabbed it into a nearby tree trunk.

"Hey, hey, be gentle!" Bai Li Ce, who had been carried to the other side, raised his hand and punched him.

"What did you say?" His voice was filled with boiling anger.

Quickly give him a hug that could suffocate him, "You're finally here."

"..." Upon seeing Wang Qingyan, Seventeen turned and disappeared into the woods.

Those unpleasant memories also flooded back...

Smelling the reassuring scent behind her ears, Wang Qingyan's emotions gradually calmed down. "You really are too disobedient."

"He always likes to cause me a lot of trouble."

Sometimes I really want you to stay with me forever.

So you're saying that having so many people monitor me is already a great act of mercy?

"But now, we really need to deal with some rats first."

"Don't move, let me hold you a little longer..."

"You'd better..." Wang Qingyan originally thought that Baili Ce wanted to stall him and prevent him from killing Seventeen.

But seeing that Baili Ce's expression was off, Wang Qingyan immediately softened, "What's wrong?"

Seeing his distressed expression, Baili Ce wanted to say something but then stepped aside with a sense of loss, saying, "It's alright, you can go."

"Anyway, I'm not important."

Wang Qingyan frowned slightly, even more puzzled.

But now is definitely not the time to dwell on these things.

"Go home with the Gu Guard first, and don't run around again. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Wang Qingyan quickly disappeared in the direction Seventeen had fled.

About fifteen minutes later, the Gu guards arrived. "Madam, please get in the carriage."