Zhang Meiyu looked at Tang Yiyi, who had always been well-behaved, and her innocent appearance.
She had once thought that Tang Xiaomin had bullied her.
However, when she personally asked Liu Feng, the answer she got was that Tang Yiyi had indeed complained to him and instigated him to issue a red card to Tang Xiaomin, who had never been to school.
Bullied by everyone on her first day of school.
Later, several not-so-small incidents occurred.
Zhang Meiyu could never have imagined that Tang Yiyi would target Tang Xiaomin in such a way.
At this moment, besides disappointment, Zhang Meiyu felt even more indignant towards Tang Yiyi.
Nothing was more painful than being deceived by someone you trusted.
Slap!
Zhang Meiyu slapped Tang Yiyi.
Tang Yiyi clutched her face, stunned on the spot, her tears falling uncontrollably.
She widened her eyes, looking at Zhang Meiyu in disbelief, the person who had always doted on her, like her own daughter.
The person she had always called "Mom."
"Mom, I don't understand?"
Zhang Meiyu, full of disappointment and anger, said coldly in a voice devoid of warmth.
"Kneel!"
She actually told her to kneel?
On what grounds?
Tang Yiyi stubbornly argued.
"I haven't done anything wrong, why should I kneel?"
Even at this point, Tang Yiyi still naively believed she could deceive everyone.
There was indeed no evidence of the incident at the abandoned factory.
However, they clearly remembered who F2's Liu Feng and Ye Lingyun had issued red cards to, and everyone present had witnessed Tang Xiaomin being taken into the abandoned factory.
As for the fight at the martial arts hall, the answer from over a dozen people was unanimous.
Liu Feng had stepped up for Tang Yiyi, targeting Tang Xiaomin.
If one person's words were unreliable, could so many people speaking in unison be false?
"Mom, why are you making Yiyi cry?" Tang Ye came downstairs and said indignantly.
Seeing Tang Ye arrive, Tang Yiyi cried even harder, sobbing uncontrollably.
But who was Zhang Meiyu?
She was now the number one person in this family.
"Don't you know? Then I'll remind you of what you did to Tang Xiaomin at school."
"You incited Liu Feng to issue Tang Xiaomin a red card, you incited everyone to bully her, do you admit this?" Zhang Meiyu said coldly.
Tang Yiyi hadn't expected her mother to investigate her bullying Tang Xiaomin instead of Tang Xiaomin bullying her.
Upon hearing this, Tang Ye frowned and said, "Mom, how could Yiyi possibly incite everyone to bully Tang Xiaomin?"
"Besides, Tang Xiaomin treated her so badly, what's wrong with Yiyi bullying her just once!"
"Tang Ye, shut up and go away!" Zhang Meiyu reprimanded angrily.
Tang Ye stopped talking and sat quietly on the sofa.
Zhang Meiyu continued to question Tang Yiyi, "Yiyi, I've personally asked Liu Feng and more than a dozen of your close friends, do you have anything else to say?"
Having been asked, what else could she say?
Tang Yiyi, with tears streaming down her face, knelt down with a thud.
"Mom, I know you don't like me, and now even my close friends and classmates don't like me. I have nothing to say. I can kneel, but I didn't do that thing, woo woo..."
Even now, Tang Yiyi was still defiant.
Zhang Meiyu was disappointed by her stubborn attitude.
"If you don't admit it, then you can kneel and reflect. When you come to your senses and are willing to admit your mistakes, I will consider letting you up."
"Butler Wang, keep a close eye on her."
"Yes, Madam."
Just as Zhang Meiyu was about to return to her room, Tang Ye suddenly stood up and said.
"Mom, how can you physically punish Yiyi like this? You're coercing a confession. You don't care about Tang Xiaomin bullying Yiyi, but you're forcing Yiyi to admit something she didn't do. Don't you think you're being too hard on Yiyi?"
"Or do you think Yiyi is just an adopted daughter, not as important as your biological daughter Tang Xiaomin?"
Facing Tang Ye's nonsensical accusations, Zhang Meiyu was genuinely worried about his intelligence and her face turned green with anger.
"Tang Ye, go back to your room immediately and don't you dare interfere with Yiyi's matters."
Upon hearing this, Tang Ye became even more furious.
"Fine, I hit the nail on the head, didn't I? You don't listen to anyone now, you only listen to Tang Xiaomin. Has she brainwashed you? You never used to punish Yiyi like this."
"Enough! Tang Ye."
Tang Ye also felt enough was enough.
He had had enough of the unfair treatment of Tang Yiyi by his family, and enough of them all siding with Tang Xiaomin, thus neglecting Tang Yiyi.
Now, for Tang Xiaomin's sake, they were punishing Tang Yiyi by making her kneel and coercing a confession.
He had truly had enough.
Tang Ye said coldly, "Since this family can no longer accommodate Yiyi, there's no need for us to stay."
Tang Ye pulled Tang Yiyi up from the ground.
"Yiyi, don't be afraid. Even if the whole family is deceived by Tang Xiaomin, second brother will not stand by and watch you be wronged."
"Let's go, second brother will take you away. We can live very well outside the Tang family."
Saying this, Tang Ye pulled Tang Yiyi and left.
Zhang Meiyu stomped her feet in anger.
"Tang Ye, come back here!"
"Tang Ye!"
Zhang Meiyu chased after them.
At the door, Tang Xiaomin happened to return and witnessed Tang Ye pulling Tang Yiyi away.
Tang Ye pointed at Tang Xiaomin's forehead. He was so angry that his chest heaved.
"Tang Xiaomin, I'm not done with you. Just you wait."
Zhang Meiyu stood behind him and reprimanded Tang Ye fiercely.
"Tang Ye, where are you taking Yiyi? Are you crazy!"
"Heh." Tang Ye suddenly laughed.
"Since the Tang family can't tolerate Yiyi, and you all dislike her, then fine, I'll raise her. That way, she won't have to look at your faces and suffer grievances in the Tang family."
With that, Tang Ye pulled Tang Yiyi to the garage and then drove away.
Tang Xiaomin understood. They were running away from home.
Good riddance.
She was quite annoyed every day seeing that bitch Tang Yiyi and that idiot Tang Ye.
Tang Xiaomin walked back into the villa without a word, her footsteps light.
She was in a good mood at the moment.
The chef was cooking in the kitchen, so she went to take a look and also made a dish she liked.
During dinner, with Tang Yiyi and Tang Ye absent from the dining table, Tang Xiaomin ate an extra bowl of rice.
Tang Zhongcheng said with concern, "Yiyi was wrong this time, and it's only right for her to be punished. Why is Tang Ye also acting up and running away from home? This is truly outrageous."
Tang Yu said, "Tang Ye has been in the entertainment industry for a few years. Because of his family's connections, he has always had a smooth ride. This can't go on."
"Dad, in the future, when he encounters setbacks in his career, we can't continue to unconditionally help him solve them, otherwise he'll ruin his own career without realizing it. It's good for him to experience some setbacks and get a warning."