"Mr. Tang, I've only been living a good life for a few days, and you can't wait already?"
Tang Zhongcheng glared fiercely at Tang Xiaomin.
"Xiaomin, for the sake of the family business, you'd best go with me and break off the engagement. Otherwise, to recover our losses, I'll have to make things difficult for you."
Tang Xiaomin smiled and said, "How could that be? I won't apologize to anyone, so of course, I don't feel wronged."
The air was thick with tension.
Among the Tang family children, only Tang Xiaomin dared to challenge Tang Zhongcheng like this.
"Good, very good," Tang Zhongcheng said twice.
"Remember what you said. If you ever feel wronged in the future, don't say a word. Just endure it yourself."
Wronged?
Hadn't Tang Xiaomin suffered enough grievances in the Tang family?
In her previous life, she endured for years, even losing her life.
Did anyone ever show her even a little pity? Show her any mercy?
Tang Xiaomin's rampage at the banquet quickly spread through high society circles.
Qian Xingde had a tooth knocked out, and Qian Lili was also severely humiliated. The Qian family couldn't swallow this insult.
Qian Lili grew more and more angry and called Tang Yiyi.
"Yiyi, it's been two days. When will your father bring Tang Xiaomin to my house to apologize?"
Tang Yiyi said pitifully, "Lili, my father has been trying to persuade my sister, but my sister refuses to go. My father can't do anything about her."
"I'm sorry, Lili. I apologize to you on behalf of my sister."
"If Tang Xiaomin doesn't apologize, this matter is not over!"
*Slap!*
Qian Lili angrily hung up the phone.
She had clearly been trying to defend Tang Yiyi, which had angered Tang Xiaomin, that madwoman, leading to such an embarrassing incident at the banquet.
Qian Xingde's face turned ashen. "Why did you have to provoke that crazy woman? Now, she won't come to apologize, and we've completely lost face! How am I supposed to hold my head up in the industry now!"
Qian Lili's eyes welled up with tears.
"Dad, I just couldn't stand Tang Xiaomin taking Yiyi's things, so I said a few words to her. Who knew Tang Xiaomin had trained and was that formidable?" Su Dan Novel Network
Qian Xingde was so angry he didn't know what to say.
"You, you! Why are you meddling in Tang Yiyi's affairs? You stood up for her, but when Tang Xiaomin bullied you, why didn't Tang Yiyi step out to shield you? Are you an idiot!"
Qian Xingde saw things clearly, and his words were like a wake-up call.
Tang Yiyi suddenly realized, but it was already too late.
"Dad, if the Tang family doesn't come to apologize, we can't let this go."
It couldn't be let go. For businessmen like them, face was as important as money.
"Hmph!"
"If Tang Zhongcheng doesn't come to apologize, I'll make him regret it!"
Qian Xingde immediately stopped all business dealings with the Tang family.
Tang Zhongcheng, upon receiving this news, was both angry and vexed.
But Tang Xiaomin adamantly refused to apologize, and Tang Zhongcheng couldn't quell Qian Xingde's fury.
Since losses were unavoidable, Tang Zhongcheng simply spread rumors that Tang Xiaomin had mental problems and had gone mad.
The upper-class circle was not that large, and the news spread like wildfire. The Ye family naturally heard the gossip.
In the ancient and elegant old mansion of the Ye family, a white-haired elder sat in a grand armchair.
"Fengxing, I heard Tang Xiaomin has gone mad. What's going on?"
Ye Fengxing had just returned from a business trip and hadn't had time to investigate the matter.
However, someone who could draw a design he was satisfied with suddenly going mad was not something Ye Fengxing believed.
"Grandpa, let me go and understand the situation first."
Just then, a servant reported.
"Old Master, Tang Zhongcheng has brought his daughter and wife, and they wish to see you."
As soon as he finished speaking, they arrived. There was no reason not to see them.
"Let them in."
Before long, Tang Zhongcheng, with Tang Yiyi and Zhang Meiyu, entered the Ye family's living room.
After some pleasantries, they all took their seats.
Tang Zhongcheng sat down, his expression troubled, hesitating to speak.
Old Master Ye asked, "What brings you here today?"
"Alas."
Tang Zhongcheng sighed, appearing to have a difficult story to tell.
"Six months ago, we suddenly learned of our daughter's whereabouts and brought Xiaomin back."
"At first, we noticed that Xiaomin's mental state was somewhat problematic. Therefore, for the past six months, we rarely let her appear in public, keeping her at home to take medication and recuperate. Her condition had indeed improved recently."
"But who knew that just a few days after she stopped her medication, her mind… became problematic again. The doctor said she had gone mad."
As Tang Zhongcheng spoke, he produced the mental test results from that day, obtained from the doctor, and showed them to Old Master Ye and the others.
"This is the test I took her for at the hospital that day. After much thought, I can no longer conceal it."
Butler Ye handed the report to the Old Master, who after reviewing it, passed it to Ye Fengxing.
The report bore the doctor's signature, the hospital's seal, and Tang Xiaomin's own signature.
Zhang Meiyu then said, "You were chosen by the Old Master for a marriage by proxy back then. But since Xiaomin is mentally unstable, she is not fortunate enough to become the Old Master's granddaughter-in-law. Such a person marrying into the Ye family would only bring shame to the Ye family."
After much preamble, it turned out they had come to break off the engagement with Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Xiaomin had mental problems, and the future granddaughter-in-law of the Ye family would one day manage the Ye Corporation alongside Ye Fengxing.
How could someone with mental issues be suitable? Even in ordinary families, no one would want to bring such a wife into their home.
Old Master Ye thought for a moment and said, "So, according to your wishes, you want to break off the engagement?"
Zhang Meiyu said presumptuously, "Old Master Ye, it is indeed our Xiaomin's lack of ability. However, we have another daughter, Yiyi."
Zhang Meiyu glanced at Tang Yiyi beside her.
"Yiyi has been well-behaved and sensible since childhood, is beautiful, and is outstanding in all aspects. Therefore, I thought, why not let Yiyi marry into your family?"
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*Heh.*
She really had the nerve to think that.
It would depend on whether the Ye family even fancied Tang Yiyi.
The engagement by proxy back then was because a master had observed that Zhang Meiyu's pregnancy had heavy yin energy, while Ye Fengxing had strong yang energy, requiring complementarity, hence the betrothal.
Tang Xiaomin had heavy yin energy. What did Tang Yiyi have? She was ordinary, and you could grab a handful of such women from the circles.
A woman with such inherent deficiencies would have to go through rigorous selection to marry into the Tang family, choosing the most outstanding one.
Tang Yiyi was far from it.
Old Master Ye, being elderly, found these matters troublesome and punted the ball to Ye Fengxing.
"Fengxing, what do you say to this?"
Ye Fengxing saw through Tang Zhongcheng's intentions.
Based solely on their one-sided account, Ye Fengxing naturally did not believe Tang Xiaomin had gone mad.
"Grandpa, I happen to have some work matters to discuss with Tang Xiaomin. Why don't I call her over now to talk in person?"