Seeing her adoptive mother's eyes redden, Tang Xiaomin felt terrible.
Although her adoptive parents were poor, for the sake of their child, they were willing to send Tang Xiaomin back to the Tang family to be a young lady. They would rather do that than have her stay and be filial to them, leaving them childless.
Tang Xiaomin deeply understood her adoptive parents' wish. Although she was very reluctant to return to the Tang family, she didn't want to displease them either.
Finally, Tang Xiaomin compromised.
"Mom, don't be sad, I'll go back as you say."
Zhang Meiyu grumbled impatiently, "The talk is over, let's go."
Zhou Xiaolan wiped away a tear, forcing a strained smile.
"Xiaomin, hurry and go back with your parents. Quickly."
Zhang Meiyu said coldly, "What are you waiting for? Let's go."
She would go back, of course. She would take back everything they had inflicted upon her.
Especially Tang Yiyi. In her previous life, Tang Yiyi had dug out her kidney, caused her death, and was responsible for all her tragedies.
This time, she would make Tang Yiyi pay with her life.
On the way back, Tang Xiaomin sat in the passenger seat, while Aunt Xue, Tang Zhongcheng, and Zhang Meiyu squeezed in the back.
Tang Xiaomin observed through the rearview mirror that Aunt Xue's occasional glances at Tang Zhongcheng seemed unusually meaningful.
Aunt Xue had reportedly worked for the Tang family for over a decade. Although she was just a housekeeper, her food and clothing were certainly not cheap.
Just a housekeeper, yet living like a rich lady. Such treatment... it seemed odd no matter how she looked at it.
When they returned to the Tang family, Tang Yiyi rushed forward like a little bird.
"Dad, Mom, you're back so soon, and sister too."
The word "sister" was nauseating.
Tang Xiaomin snorted and said,
"You have no blood relation to me, so don't call me that. You are not my sister."
"You!"
Zhang Meiyu's face turned cold, about to speak.
Tang Zhongcheng gave her a look, and Zhang Meiyu quickly suppressed her anger and held back.
Seeing Tang Yiyi's wronged expression, Zhang Meiyu comforted her.
"Yiyi, if someone doesn't want to be your sister, so be it. Don't take it to heart. In Mom and Dad's hearts, whether there's a blood relation or not, you will always be our daughter."
Hearing this, Tang Yiyi smiled again.
Such acting skills, it would be a waste if she didn't become an actress.
Tang Xiaomin said, "Don't worry, I wouldn't fight you for parents like these."
"Tang Xiaomin!" Zhang Meiyu roared, her face contorted with rage.
Tang Xiaomin stood up, glaring back without showing weakness, and said defiantly.
"You don't like it? Then I'll leave. Do you really think everyone fancies you?"
Tang Xiaomin walked away with a flick of her leg, as elegant as could be.
"Sigh." Tang Zhongcheng sighed helplessly.
"We just got back, what are you causing trouble for now? Everyone, sit down."
Tang Xiaomin remained unmoved, stubborn as a mule.
Tang Zhongcheng had no choice but to lower his stance, putting his hands on her shoulders to ask her to sit down first.
In the eyes of outsiders, Tang Zhongcheng was just a meek old father worn down by his rebellious daughter.
After sitting down, Zhang Meiyu got straight to the point.
"Tang Xiaomin, the engagement between the Tang family and the Ye family, you go and break it off yourself. Give the engagement back to Yiyi."
Heh.
Tang Xiaomin sneered inwardly.
In her previous life, the Tang family had resorted to all sorts of perverse means to make her break off the engagement with Tang Xiaomin.
They spread rumors outside that she was infertile and promiscuous, tarnishing her reputation.
That wasn't all; in the end, they even kidnapped her adoptive parents to threaten her.
With no other choice, she had to break off the engagement.
But Ye Fengxing acted as if he had lost his mind, refusing to break the engagement.
A year before the wedding, Tang Yiyi suddenly fell ill and needed her kidney. In the end, she couldn't marry Ye Fengxing.
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Thinking of these, even if Tang Xiaomin died a hundred times, she would never let Tang Yiyi have it easy.
"Heh, Ye Fengxing is such an excellent man, why should I break off the engagement? I won't."
This...
They knew it wouldn't be that simple.
Zhang Meiyu continued, "If you hadn't been brought back to the Tang family, this engagement would have been Yiyi's. You snatched her engagement, so you must return it. This is the most basic morality for a human being." Soudan Novel Network
She was talking to her about morality? It was a joke that would make the heavens laugh.
Trying to guilt-trip her was a mistake.
Tang Xiaomin was amused to the point of laughter.
"Heh, I'm sorry, I don't have that thing called morality. I won't break off the engagement."
"You!!!"
Zhang Meiyu's face turned green with anger.
"Tang Xiaomin, you are simply vulgar. Look at you, you're nothing but a commoner."
As soon as Zhang Meiyu finished speaking, the next second, Tang Xiaomin threw a cushion at her, hitting her.
"You call me a commoner? Then I'll show you how common I can be, lest I be unworthy of your insult."
This...
Those around were stunned by the scene. This sudden change in Tang Xiaomin's temperament, was she perhaps mad?
Tang Zhongcheng scolded.
"Xiaomin, why did you resort to violence in a mere verbal dispute! This is too improper."
Tang Xiaomin crossed her legs, swinging her feet, acting like a spoiled brat, a far cry from her former quiet demeanor. She was a complete hooligan.
"I'm making it clear today, from now on, if I can use my hands, I won't waste my breath arguing with you."
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As the queen of the Underworld Group, she would still swagger in the human world.
Anyone who dared to make her unhappy, she would deal with them.
Seeing that coercion wouldn't work, they had to resort to enticement.
Tang Zhongcheng, as the helmsman of the Tang Corporation, was naturally not unintelligent. At this moment, he personally stepped in.
Everyone in the family was satisfied with Tang Xiaomin doing housework, which showed that she actually cared about her family.
It was just that she hadn't received a response for a long time, so she had given up and become like this.
"Xiaomin, if you give up the engagement to Yiyi, Yiyi will surely live in the Ye family after she's married. Then you will be the only daughter in the family. Mom, Dad, and your brother will all dote on you. Don't you think so?"
It had to be said that Tang Zhongcheng, this old fox, was good at weighing pros and cons.
In her previous life, Tang Xiaomin had been persuaded by him like this to break off the engagement.
Seeing Tang Xiaomin hesitate, Tang Yiyi fanned the flames from the side.
"Sister, it was all my fault before. I occupied Mom and Dad. It's all my fault, I apologize to you. After I get married, everything of mine in the Tang family will be yours."
Listen to these words, it's disgusting.
Tang Xiaomin was so angry she cursed.
"What do you mean 'my things'? Everything you have in the Tang family originally belonged to me. You've occupied it for nearly twenty years, how can it be yours?"
Tang Xiaomin refused to back down.
Tang Yiyi was so wronged that tears streamed down her face, and she didn't dare to speak.
Seeing this, Zhang Meiyu berated Tang Xiaomin.
"Tang Xiaomin, everything Yiyi has in the Tang family was given to her by her father and me, so it belongs to her. There's no such thing as occupying.
"On the other hand, you've occupied Yiyi's engagement. Hurry up and break it off and return it to her."