Tang Xiaomin returned to her room as if nothing had happened. She knew Zhang Meiyu's vindictive nature, and indeed, the Tang family was far from peaceful as it appeared.
The next day.
Li Xue was enjoying a full-body massage at the beauty salon, relishing her good life. Suddenly, several prosecutors burst in, brandishing arrest warrants. "Ms. Li Xue, you are suspected of stealing personal property, and the amount involved is substantial. Please return to the prosecutor's office with us for further investigation according to the law."
Li Xue sat up and quickly denied it. "Comrades, what nonsense are you spouting? I have never stolen anything from anyone. Please don't make a mistake and wrongly accuse an innocent person."
The prosecutor in uniform said, "Mrs. Tang has filed a formal complaint against you, and provided a large amount of evidence. We are acting according to the law, so please come with me."
"What, it's Zhang Meiyu?" Aunt Xue was shocked. However, the prosecutors were not polite. Two of them stepped forward, taking her by the arm on either side, and led her out.
Upon arriving at the prosecutor's office, Li Xue was confronted with a mountain of evidence proving her theft from the Tang family. Some of it was her doing, and some was not, but now it was all being attributed to her.
"Li Xue, all these items you stole from the Tang family are on this list. Do you admit it?" the prosecutor asked.
Li Xue, a graduate of an ordinary university, had spent over a decade in the Tang family and had seen and heard a lot. At this moment, she clearly understood what the best course of action was. "I will not say anything until my lawyer arrives. I want to wait for my lawyer."
According to regulations, Li Xue indeed had the right to hire a lawyer for her defense. The prosecutor's office could not directly convict her; it had to go to court. However, Li Xue was forcibly detained at the prosecutor's office.
As soon as Aunt Xue found an opportunity, she called Tang Zhongcheng. "Tang Zhongcheng, Zhang Meiyu is accusing me of stealing. I've been detained by the prosecutor's office. Hurry up and save me!"
Tang Zhongcheng was shocked when he received this call. "I told you to leave the country quickly, but you refused. Now look! Hmph!" If you don't hide, you deserve to be caught.
Aunt Xue was also furious. "Tang Zhongcheng, if you don't help me resolve this, then we'll go down together. If I go to jail, you won't have a good life outside either." She threatened. "Most of Tang's shares are still in Zhang Meiyu's hands. If she finds out that Yiyi is your illegitimate daughter, it will be ironclad proof of your infidelity during marriage. According to the law, she has the right to demand you leave with nothing." "Your fate will be ruin and disgrace."
Aunt Xue delivered her threats and hung up the phone. Tang Zhongcheng was in a terrible headache. He was truly afraid that if Xue Yi was pushed too far, she would reveal the matter of Tang Yiyi, and then it would be all over. What to do?
When Tang Zhongcheng returned to the Tang family, Zhang Meiyu was, as usual, arranging flowers at home. Seeing Tang Zhongcheng return, Zhang Meiyu cast a cold glance at him. She then cut off the last excess leaf and instructed Butler Wang, "Have someone put this in Xiaomin's room. She should like it." "Yes, Madam." Butler Wang, being sensible, took the vase and went down.
Tang Zhongcheng sat a few steps away from Zhang Meiyu, his face etched with difficulty, hesitant to speak. Ever since Aunt Xue's affair was exposed, Zhang Meiyu had not paid any attention to Tang Zhongcheng and had not been kind to him.
Zhang Meiyu's face was cold, and she spoke first. "You've come to see me about Aunt Xue's matter, haven't you?" Tang Zhongcheng felt ashamed and nodded. "That money was all compensation I gave her. For the sake of the years I've dedicated to this family and for the children, please don't pursue it further. Just consider it my plea."
His values were shattered. Zhang Meiyu had given birth to several children and raised them at home, and she had married Tang Zhongcheng with all her assets. Now, it was her fault? Zhang Meiyu never thought Tang Zhongcheng would be such a scumbag.
"Tang Zhongcheng, in all these years, have I, Zhang Meiyu, ever wronged you? Ask yourself." "You cheated, and you kept your mistress under my nose for over a decade. I was a fool for more than ten years. For the sake of the children, I didn't make you leave with nothing, which was already saving your face. Now you dare to speak up for your mistress." "I'm telling you, I won't stop until I see her imprisoned for at least ten years!"
Tang Zhongcheng felt unprecedented helplessness. "Wife..." "I am not your wife!" Zhang Meiyu suddenly reprimanded. Sudancan.com. "Tang Zhongcheng, if you dare mention Li Xue to me again, we'll divorce!"
Zhang Meiyu's attitude was icy. Tang Zhongcheng genuinely dared not mention it again. Li Xue threatened him, and Zhang Meiyu was relentless. He was now in dire straits. Zhang Meiyu was proud and arrogant; if she couldn't vent her anger, life would be unbearable.
Tang Yiyi was his daughter, connected to him by blood, and was being raised in the Tang family. As for Li Xue, she was a mistress who could never ascend to the main position. When it came to making a choice, Tang Zhongcheng could only abandon Li Xue for the sake of his family.
Tang Zhongcheng personally went to the prosecutor's office and met with Li Xue. Seeing Tang Zhongcheng, Li Xue's heart filled with joy. "How is it? Have you solved it all for me?" Tang Zhongcheng gave her a cold look; he felt an unprecedented disgust for her at this moment. Tang Zhongcheng said coldly, "Do you think you can always threaten me with Yiyi's matter?" "Li Xue, I have four sons at home, and also a daughter, Tang Xiaomin, who is about to marry into the Ye family. Do you think I, Tang Zhongcheng, lack a daughter like Tang Yiyi?" "No matter how angry my wife is, my children will mediate, and my family will not fall apart." "As for you, if Yiyi's matter is exposed, not only will you rot in prison, but Zhang Meiyu will definitely kick Tang Yiyi out of the house."
Having been in the business world for many years, if Tang Zhongcheng didn't have the courage for such a confrontation, he would have been eliminated long ago. Bang! Li Xue was greatly shocked and stood up, banging the table. "Tang Zhongcheng, even if you don't care about me, don't you care about Yiyi? She's your own daughter!" Tang Zhongcheng now met Li Xue's gaze without backing down. "It is you who is not caring about your daughter now." "If you are sentenced to prison, I can still try to get your sentence reduced after the storm passes. If you insist on revealing Yiyi's matter now, then we'll all perish together." "Li Xue, temporary forbearance is for the sake of the future. I advise you not to be ungrateful and to block your own path, harming the child."
Tang Zhongcheng turned the tables and explained the consequences to Li Xue, tempting her to obediently go to jail. Li Xue glared at Tang Zhongcheng with resentment. Zhang Meiyu was intent on targeting her, and the sons of the Tang family were not to be trifled with. As for Tang Yiyi, leaving the Tang family would mean her ruin.