After getting out of the car, Ye Fengxing said to Tang Xiaomin, "Aren't you going to invite me in for a while?"
Sit again? They had already been out all day.
Tang Yiyi, upon hearing this, quickly said, "Young Master Ye, please come in for a while."
Her house?
It seemed that Tang Yiyi truly didn't consider herself an outsider.
Ye Fengxing understood Tang Yiyi's intentions perfectly.
Ye Fengxing ignored Tang Yiyi and spoke to Tang Xiaomin.
"You look so reluctant, I was just teasing you. I'll be going now, get some rest early."
Before leaving, Ye Fengxing affectionately ruffled Tang Xiaomin's hair, a gesture that appeared so natural and intimate.
Soon, Ye Fengxing's car disappeared from view, and Tang Xiaomin turned to enter the villa.
"Stop!"
Zhang Meiyu yelled furiously from behind.
Tang Xiaomin slowly turned around. "Is something wrong?"
Zhang Meiyu was almost infuriated to death by Tang Xiaomin. They had gone to great lengths, going to the Ye family to claim Tang Xiaomin was insane.
They had expected Ye Fengxing to look down on Tang Xiaomin, perhaps even break off the engagement.
Who would have thought that Ye Fengxing would patiently escort Tang Xiaomin back himself, even affectionately touching her head?
It had only been a few hours, and their relationship appeared to be very good.
"Tang Xiaomin, you've already gotten everything Yiyi has. You promised you'd go to the Ye family and break off the engagement yourself, so why haven't you?"
Break off the engagement?
Tang Xiaomin would never tell them that she would let the engagement fall apart on its own rather than let Tang Yiyi have it.
Tang Xiaomin smiled and said.
"I've had a few good days now. Don't think I don't know you're just waiting for me to break off the engagement so you can take back all my things."
"As you've seen, Young Master Ye doesn't believe your words. On the contrary, he's very good to me."
The more Tang Xiaomin spoke, the wider her smile became.
"Meaning, the only way you can get this marriage is if I go and call it off myself."
"Tang Xiaomin, you're doing this on purpose!" Zhang Meiyu said in exasperation.
Tang Xiaomin paid them no mind and headed straight for her second-floor bedroom.
The Tang family's staged act failed to achieve its goal of getting Tang Xiaomin's engagement broken off.
However, the matter was far from over.
Qian Xingde, due to the Tang family's delay in apologizing and instead offering a perfunctory excuse about Tang Xiaomin being insane, was displeased.
Qian Xingde could not swallow his pride and severed business ties with the Tang family.
As a result, the Tang family's company encountered problems.
Tang Zhongcheng returned home, exhausted, while Zhang Meiyu incessantly brought up the matter of the engagement.
"Honey, Tang Xiaomin used some method, and Young Master Ye personally escorted her home. I see their relationship getting better and better, what should we do?"
"Will Tang Xiaomin really go to the Ye family to break off the engagement on her own?"
"This engagement is becoming more uncertain, and I'm so uneasy!"
"Honey, please think of a way for Yiyi!"
...
Tang Zhongcheng was burdened with the company's affairs and worrying about Tang Yiyi's engagement, finding it all extremely irritating.
"Qian Xingde cut off our orders, and our company is in trouble. It's an emergency, and all you care about is the engagement!"
Zhang Meiyu's heart sank upon hearing this.
"Ah! How could this happen? Qian Xingde cut off our business. What's in it for him? We've cooperated for so long, how could he just break it off!"
Tang Zhongcheng regretted it immensely.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have taken Tang Xiaomin to the Qian family's banquet. Now that things have escalated like this, it hasn't had much of an impact on Tang Xiaomin."
"We went all the way to the Ye family to say Tang Xiaomin was crazy, but the Ye family had no intention of breaking off the engagement. Now, who knows what the Ye family is speculating about us."
"If they think we've been mistreating Tang Xiaomin, then it'll be troublesome."
Zhang Meiyu finally recognized the severity of the situation, her face turning pale.
"Honey, what should we do?"
Tang Zhongcheng sighed, his head throbbing with a headache.
"For now, don't provoke Tang Xiaomin further. We'll deal with it after some time has passed and things have calmed down."
"What about Yiyi's engagement then?"
"We'll discuss it after the company crisis is resolved. If the company is in trouble, no one will have a good life. It's reasonable to say Yiyi is almost twenty, but she can't help the company at all. I really don't know what she does when she plays with those young ladies."
Tang Zhongcheng had inquired and heard that Tang Xiaomin's designs were stunning and that she truly had talent, which was why Ye Fengxing had taken notice and invited her to the Ye family for discussions.
Recalling it now, Tang Zhongcheng deeply regretted his actions.
Tang Yiyi stood on the stairs and overheard her father's conversation with her mother. Enraged, she ran back to her small room.
She had initially intended to talk to her parents, urging them to try harder and quickly get Tang Xiaomin's engagement broken off by the Ye family.
Now, with the family's company facing problems, her father couldn't spare any time to help her.
Moreover, her father was complaining that she couldn't contribute to the family business.
The more Tang Yiyi thought about it, the angrier she became, and she resolved to prove herself to her father.
Tang Yiyi called Qian Lili. "Lili, what my sister did last time was wrong. Can we find a place to talk?"
Qian Lili on the other end had been severely reprimanded by her father and understood that Tang Yiyi had used her.
"If you're here to salvage the order, then I don't think there's any point in talking."
"Lili, we sincerely apologize. How about this, I'll bring my sister with me to apologize to you in person, what do you say?"
After all, one must strive to regain face.
If she could make Tang Xiaomin apologize in person, Qian Lili was naturally willing.
"Alright, bring Tang Xiaomin to my house tomorrow. I'll be waiting for you."
"Mm, Lili, don't worry, I'll definitely make my sister apologize to you."
Once they had agreed, the next step was to convince Tang Xiaomin.
Tang Yiyi approached Tang Zhongcheng. "Dad, I've spoken with Lili. Tomorrow I'll take my sister to the Qian family to apologize. Lili has agreed that as long as my sister apologizes properly, she'll ask Uncle Qian to reinstate our company's orders."
"It's just that Sister might not be willing to go. What should we do about that?"
Seeing a glimmer of hope, Tang Zhongcheng was deeply relieved.
"Yiyi, you're so thoughtful. Since we've managed to get an opportunity, I'll go and persuade Tang Xiaomin."
Tang Yiyi said, "Dad, I'm a member of this family and I enjoy everything it provides. Contributing to the company is my duty."
"Mm."
Tang Zhongcheng nodded with satisfaction. Indeed, Tang Yiyi was sensible.
Unlike Tang Xiaomin, who only caused trouble for the family and brought shame upon them. Such a person should never have been brought back.
Tang Zhongcheng knocked on Tang Xiaomin's door.
"Xiaomin, come out, I need to discuss something with you."
Tang Xiaomin came downstairs to the living room and lounged lazily on the sofa.
"What is it?"