"You keep saying you'll give the Underworld back to me, but all you want is to keep me under house arrest. A woman's mouth, a devil's deceit, hypocrisy."
Tang Xiaomin retorted, refusing to back down.
"You guessed right, house arrest it is. So what?"
"You..."
"Take him away!"
Regardless of whether Yan Jun was willing, Tang Xiaomin ordered him to be dragged away.
A large mass of iron chains bound Yan Jun. A group of undead warriors, pulling on the other end of the chains, forcibly dragged him forward.
Yan Jun did not cause a scene, nor did he struggle. He allowed them to drag him, out of the ruins and onto a truck.
The truck drove towards the direction of Xianfu Group.
Everything proceeded smoothly.
Lu Xing reported, "Miss Tang, Yan Jun has been successfully sent back to the Underworld from the Yellow Springs Road. Zhong Li is responsible for monitoring his every move."
"However, Yan Jun has never been a compliant person. If you let him go, we might face great trouble in the future."
Tang Xiaomin understood Lu Xing's concerns.
"Yan Jun has returned to the Underworld and reclaimed everything he lost. But Yan Jue still hasn't returned. Have I truly made a mistake?"
She had indeed made a mistake, a grave one.
All of this, rather than being hope, was her delusional wish born from despair.
Lu Xing sighed.
"Miss Tang, it's just that you did something foolish out of excessive grief over President Yan's matter. I believe that starting from today, you will surely adjust yourself."
"President Yan left Xianfu Group, and the group needs you. Your family and your adoptive parents are all very worried about you."
Yes, she still had family, friends.
This time, it was different from her previous life.
Her family and friends would care for her, be considerate of her.
Even in her despair and pain, there was still a trace of warmth to comfort her, to warm this thousand-hole heart.
"It's getting late, I'm going home. You should rest early too."
Tang Xiaomin patted Lu Xing's shoulder and left Xianfu Group.
Xianfu Group was as busy as ever, and the atmosphere was as oppressive as ever.
Everything proceeded in an orderly fashion, just like usual.
Yan Jue's disappearance had not affected the operations of Xianfu Group.
There's a saying that the world keeps turning regardless of who is missing.
But for some hearts, the world loses its warmth because of losing someone.
Returning home, four people were sitting in the villa's living room.
Because she was worried about Tang Xiaomin, Zhang Meiyu didn't have time to visit Tang Xu in the hospital.
After talking to Tang Xiaomin, she brought the mobility-challenged Tang Xu home.
"Xiaomin is back!" Zhang Meiyu exclaimed excitedly.
The eyes of the entire family brightened as Tang Xiaomin returned.
Tang Ye stood up and walked a few steps to Tang Xiaomin.
"Where did you go? Your phone was off, we were all very worried."
Zhang Meiyu wiped away tears.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back."
"You must be hungry too, let's eat first." Tang Yu retied his apron.
"The dishes are cold, I'll reheat them first. Please wait a moment," he said, disappearing into the kitchen.
"I just went to the company to handle some matters, and my phone ran out of battery," Tang Xiaomin lied.
She couldn't say that she had just killed Ye Fengxing and unleashed a monster.
"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back," Zhang Meiyu repeated, her voice full of concern.
Tang Xu, leaning on his cane, hobbled over with a glass of water.
He spilled water wherever he went. By the time he reached Tang Xiaomin, less than a fifth of the water remained in the glass.
"Xiaomin, have some water."
Tang Xiaomin looked at the glass of water, took it, and drank it in silence.
Unlike her usual habit of rushing upstairs to lock herself in her room and refuse food or drink, she didn't do so this time.
After Tang Yu reheated the food, she ate a meal with them.
During the meal, the atmosphere was quiet, with only the sound of chopsticks clashing against bowls.
Tang Xiaomin was the first to break the silence.
"Before I go to school tomorrow, I need to go to the bookstore. Tang Ye, wake up early and give me a ride."
This was the first time in days that Tang Xiaomin had proactively spoken to someone.
Tang Ye was startled at first.
"Uh... okay, okay, I'll get up before dawn."
"I'll drive Big Brother's car. Big Brother, you can take a taxi to work."
Tang Ye's car had been taken by Tang Xiaomin to the suburbs previously and had been destroyed.
Tang Xiaomin hadn't brought it back, and Tang Ye hadn't questioned her about it.
He considered it a gift to Tang Xiaomin, for her to do with as she pleased.
Tang Xiaomin didn't say anything and quietly went upstairs to her room.
"Sigh..."
After she left, Zhang Meiyu sighed.
"What's wrong with Xiaomin? Ever since she returned from the suburbs that day, she's been listless every day, looking so worn out."
What had happened in the suburbs?
News reports said that due to natural disasters in the suburbs, tectonic plate collisions had caused an earthquake and formed a volcano.
Everyone believed it, but the Tang family did not.
Tang Corporation was currently working with Xianfu Group, so Tang Yu had a vague sense of what was happening these days.
"The work that Yan Jue originally managed at Xianfu Group seems to have been handed over to Xiaomin recently. I've heard some unfavorable rumors lately, saying that Yan Jue has suddenly disappeared."
Everyone present knew that only Yan Jue's situation could make Tang Xiaomin so utterly dispirited.
It seemed that Yan Jue had indeed met with misfortune this time.
"From now on, no one should mention Yan Jue's name in front of Xiaomin, lest she be upset."
"She is in great pain now, we should all be more considerate and take care of her," Zhang Meiyu instructed her sons.
Tang Xu, being a doctor, was the first to offer his opinion.
"Xiaomin has very dark circles under her eyes. If I'm not mistaken, she hasn't slept for several days."
"What!"
The others exclaimed in unison, stunned.
"When I handed her the water just now, I observed her up close. She truly hasn't slept for many days."
Upon hearing this, the others became worried.
"What can we do? If a person doesn't sleep, their mental state will break down. This is torture!" Tang Ye said.
Zhang Meiyu was speechless, her eyes welling up with tears.
Tang Yu looked intently at Tang Xu.
"You're a neurologist, this problem shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Making someone fall asleep was a simple matter.
"The most effective ways to make someone sleep are injections, medication, or hypnosis..."
"Hypnosis is obviously not suitable for her, and injections are not advisable due to their significant side effects. To make her sleep without her knowledge, the best method is medication."
Before long, Zhang Meiyu brought out her sleeping pills.
However, another problem arose.
"We have the medicine, but will she be willing to take it? What if she gets angry?"
Tang Xiaomin was unpredictable. If they disturbed her at this moment and asked her to take medicine, no one knew what she would think.
What if she felt they were treating her like a patient and it triggered bad memories, causing her to get angry?
Just as everyone hesitated, Tang Xu took two pills.
"I'll take them up to her."