Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 630

Chapter 630: Unaware of the Situation!

 

Tong Yan’s gaze shook slightly. However, she quickly recovered and blinked innocently. “What are you talking about? It’s true that I had some misunderstandings about you, and later on, you made me feel humiliated, so I just wanted to play a prank on you…”

Xinghe scoffed and stared sharply at her. “You wanted to kill me simply because of that?”

“I told you, it was meant as a prank…”

“Enough!” Xinghe interrupted her sternly. “Tong Yan, if you continue on with this attitude, then there’s no reason for me to accept your apology. You won’t even admit your mistake, so how do you expect me to forgive you?”

“When didn’t I admit my mistake?” Tong Yan finally lost her cool. “Xia Xinghe, what kind of trick you’re trying to play? Our Tong family and Shen family have openly begged you for forgiveness, so don’t test our patience! You really think we’re afraid of you? I’m telling you, we are just giving the Xi family face, so don’t be a f*cking ingrate and press your luck or else you and the whole loser Xi family might find yourself dead in a ditch somewhere without even knowing why…”

“Shut up—” Elder Shen cut her off harshly. His sudden roar stunned Tong Yan. She stared at him in utter disbelief. She couldn’t understand why her grandfather, who would normally pamper her to the heavens, would suddenly yell at her. How could he raise his voice against her?

Disappointment and anger made tears well up in her eyes.

However, that was not all. Elder Tong also berated her, “Tong Yan, who taught you to speak like that? Where are your manners! Also, who is the person that influenced you to do such a thing in the dark? Quickly tell us!”

The Tong family and Shen family wanted to know who was using Tong Yan because, with the person’s identity in the open, they could push the blame away from Tong Yan and onto that person. Alas, the girl refused to tell the truth.

Not only that, she was still unrepentant, hell-bent on making matters worse. Did she not understand that, if she didn’t cooperate, her life would be over?

The Xi family had stated their position and they would not easily budge.

The girl was still so blunt. She still had no idea how to read the situation. Did she really think they could protect her unconditionally?

She had no clue that the Tong family and Shen family might be affected because of her. They had put many things on the line to save her, so how could she still be so dumb as to not understand their intentions?

Shen Ru might cherish her daughter, but she knew now was not the time to spoil her. If their opponent was any other common family, then they could indulge her unreasonable attitude, but their opponent was the Xi family.

If the Xi family decided to make a big deal out of this, none of them were going to escape unscathed.

The Shen family and Tong family might be powerful, but they were not powerful enough to harbor a murderer. They would crumble before public pressure. Therefore, they had to force her to reveal the truth.

“Little Yan…” Shen Ru pulled her in for a gentle hug and consoled her, “I’m sorry for putting you through this, just look at those tears. You’re making mommy so sad.”

Tong Yan cried even harder in her mother’s arms. “Mommy, I hate all of you. How can you treat me like this? I didn’t do anything wrong and I’ve apologized, so how can you do this to me? All of you are so awful, ganging up on me to bully me!”

Tong Yan really felt wronged and her tears fell like a waterfall.

Chapter 631: Used By the Lin family!

 

Like a spoiled princess, she continued to cry and argue unreasonably. She thought her family would pardon her unconditionally. Normally, they would, but the situation was different then, her tears could no longer solve all the problems.

“Little Yan, we know you’ve learned your lesson, but you have to tell us why you did this. Don’t worry, if you do, we’ll definitely forgive you,” Shen Ru advised and consoled her gently.

Tong Yan looked at her with teary eyes and asked with semi-disbelief, “Really? If I tell you the reason, all of you will forgive me?”

“Of course.” Shen Ru nodded firmly.

Elder Tong also promised, “We just want to know why you would do something like this, others are not important. Little Yan, Grandpa knows you’re an honest child, so if you tell us the truth, no one will blame you anymore.”

“Grandpa promises you the same thing as well!” Elder Shen added. The few of them kept on soothing Tong Yan like she was the most precious thing in the world.

Witnessing this, Elder Xi almost vomited. If any of his children or grandchildren acted the way this Tong Yan did, he would disown them on the spot.

Xinghe, who was only several years older than Tong Yan, watched all of this unfold with a cold eye. Finally, satisfied with the attention everyone lavished on her, Tong Yan decided to tell the truth.

She pointed at Xinghe and grumbled with great dissatisfaction, “Actually, it’s her own fault that I did this to her.”

“Grandpas, you also know I’m friends with the sisters from the Lin family. The Xi family not only killed Sister Lin Yun, but Xia Xinghe has also swallowed up Sister Lin Jing’s company. Even at the president’s house, she purposely came after Sister Lin Qian. She is such an awful human being, so I just wanted to teach her a lesson on their behalf!”

The moment Tong Yan finished, everyone’s faces were drawn.

“Therefore, you came after me because you wanted to help the Lin family vent their resentment?” Xinghe asked lightly.

Tong Yan nodded. “That’s right, I’m good friends with them, so you cannot blame me for coming after you because I was just helping out my friends.”

“Then, the Lin family must have treated you very well.” Xinghe continued softly.

Tong Yan smiled smugly. “Naturally! The whole Lin family treats me very nicely, our Tong family and Lin family have always been close friends.”

Xinghe nodded. “Now I understand the whole picture.”

“I told you I didn’t do this on purpose, I have my reasons! This is all your fault, why did you have to harm the Lin family? They didn’t do anything to you, they were even gracious enough to not pursue your murder charge against Sister Lin Yun and yet you kept hounding them. So, this is really your fault for being so over the line and arrogant. They were too kind to do anything against you, so I had to help them. Therefore, you should learn to be a better person in the future and don’t be so cocky anymore,” Tong Yan lectured Xinghe like Xinghe was her student.

Elder Xi burst out laughing. “Elder Shen, Elder Tong, your little princess sure is pretty darn cute and innocent!”

And so incomparably foolish!

The two elders, of course, picked up the sarcasm in his comment. They were all top players in the political world, so they understood instantly, Tong Yan had been taken advantage of by the Lin family!

They knew she had always been close to the Lin family because she had a crush on the Lin family’s third young master.

Chapter 632: Time to Counter

 

All this while, the Lin family had been treating her so nicely but that was only because she still had her uses to them!

The two elders quickly thought back to many things that had happened in the past. Tong Yan had fallen in love with Lin Xuan a long time ago.

At the time, those second-generation young masters that dared to go up against Lin Xuan had been taught serious lessons by Tong Yan. Initially they thought that this was just Tong Yan being loyal to her friend, and since the mistakes weren’t serious, they simply let her be.

But now, Tong Yan had gone to the stage of murder to aid the Lin family. This made them suspicious that Lin family had been constantly influencing and making use of her for a very long time.

They knew about the feud between the Xi family and Lin family. Tong Yan was told that the Lin family was too gracious to take any actions against Xinghe, how was that even possible?

They were simply making use of Tong Yan to attack Xinghe. Furthermore, the president’s health was declining in recent months, so the Lin family had to keep a low profile. This made them suspect this whole shebang was simply because they didn’t want to have blood on their hands, so they sent Tong Yan into the fire instead.

Furthermore, if Tong Yan’s crime was exposed, both the Tong family and Shen family’s reputation would be affected, then their chance of fighting for the president’s position would be lost. Therefore, the Lin family was killing three birds with one stone!

Number one, they could exact vengeance without lifting a finger.

Number two, they could ruin the Tong family and Shen family via Tong Yan.

Number three, they could reap the benefits from the infighting and successfully nab the president’s position!

The more Elder Shen and Elder Tong thought about it, the darker their faces became. Even Shen Ru had thought about the implications…

She turned to her father and father-in-law in fright. “Dad, what should we do now?”

Elder Shen suddenly told Elder Xi solemnly, “Elder Xi, it looks like we’ll have to cut this meeting short. We have something more important to attend to.”

Elder Tong also chimed in. “That’s right, we do have something else more crucial to discuss.”

Elder Xi was waiting for them to say this. He smiled brightly and said, “Understood, why don’t we meet over tea one of these afternoons?”

“No problem, I’ll have it arranged,” Elder Shen promised.

“Then, this meeting is over,” Elder Xi announced before glancing at Tong Yan with some measure of derision. “It’s not our doing to trouble a little girl, plus this was not exactly her fault to begin with.”

Elder Shen and Elder Tong were glad; finally, Tong Yan’s misgivings were going to be put behind them. They had avoided a big catastrophe from occurring, and they had even found out about the Lin family’s ambitions and schemes.

Thankfully, they had discovered it relatively early on or else it would have been too late. Now, it was time to strike back!

The Lin family dared to make use of them? They were courting death!

Elder Shen quickly took Tong Yan away. Tong Yan was still clueless to everything; she was just happy that she was forgiven. However, everyone else left the place with a heavy heart.

Tong Yan had no clue that the punishment waiting for her was house arrest. At least she was not to have any interaction with people from the Lin family anymore.

The moment they left, Mubai walked into the living room.

Elder Xi looked at him and laughed. “A job well done if I do say so myself. Let us see how the Lin family handles this.”

“They don’t have actual evidence against the Lin family. The most they can do is to suppress the Lin family,” Mubai said with a cold smile.

Chapter 633: Suppressing the Lin Family

 

Xinghe added softly, “That’s more than enough. Our current mission is to stop the Lin family from getting the president’s post, the rest we can still slowly solve.”

“That’s right, this time, the Lin family’s ambition is definitely not going to happen!” Elder Xi said happily. As long as the Lin family didn’t win the presidency, there wasn’t much to worry about. There would be plenty of chances to deal with them in the future.

Now, the Tong family, Shen family, and even the president would find ways to suppress them. The Lin family would face assaults from all sides and there would be an opening. The chances of them committing a mistake would be higher, and when that happened, they would make sure that the Lin family was destroyed utterly and completely!

Just as Xinghe said, she was only afraid that the Lin family wouldn’t dare come for them. As long as they did, the Xi family would have the chance to counter-attack.

Thankfully, the Lin family had actively attacked this time or else they wouldn’t have been blessed with such a good opportunity.

Thanks to this mishap, they had found the Lin family’s weak spot. From then on, the Xi family and Lin family’s feud had reached its fatal stage.

…

After the Shen family and Tong family found out about the Lin family’s ambitions, they naturally went to report it to the president. After some investigation, the Lin family’s ambitions gradually surfaced.

Having ambition wasn’t wrong but making use of Tong Yan definitely was. Taking advantage of Tong Yan was equal to taking advantage of the Shen family, Tong family and the president. Of course, they would demand reparation!

The Xi family had also provided a lot of proof of the Lin family’s unlawful actions, so the few families all gathered together to pressure the Lin family. It was easy for them to go after the Lin family. Troubles waylaid the Lin family at every turn, and nothing was going well for them.

For example, Lin Qian was moved out of the president’s house and the medical team due to some random reason. Some power in Lin Kang’s hands was taken away. Even the Lin family’s businesses started to decline…

In other words, the Lin family was cornered from all fronts. The Lin family was not a house of fools; they understood the situation quickly.

“Looks like they’ve started to suspect us,” Elder Lin said with a heavy tone.

Lin Xuan added softly, “I also cannot contact Tong Yan. I hear she is under house arrest; our actions were definitely exposed.”

“Then, what should we do now?” Lin Kang frowned. A sense of unease pervaded the Lin family.

They didn’t expect making use of Tong Yan would land them in such a quandary. They were no match for the combined forces of the Tong family, Shen family, and the president.

Many smaller families were also on the president’s side. They were always looking to curry the president’s favor; when they realized the president was suppressing the Lin family, they followed suit.

This was why the Lin family wanted the president’s post so desperately. One would have access to many mindless followers eager to do one’s bidding.

They were so close to the fruition of their plan.

Alas…

The Xi family came out to block their progress at the last minute!

If not for them, how would things have turned out like this?

Elder Lin berated Lin Xuan immediately, “I told you earlier that during a sensitive time like this, it is not the time to make a move against the Xi family. Now, this is just perfect! We have not only riled them up but also had found so many targets on our back!”

Chapter 634: Hard Days Ahead for the Lin Family

 

Their plans had failed. Their chance to sit at the president’s seat had disappeared. The worst thing was that this might be the beginning of the end for the Lin family.

Even though Lin Xuan was being lectured, his expression remained unchanged other than the viciousness that appeared in his eyes. “Grandfather, it is necessary for us to go after the Xi family. You also understand we’re in need of money and the Xi family is the easiest target for us to get some.”

“However, this mistake has completely undone all of our earlier efforts!”

Lin Kang also complained. “Ever since we decided to go after the Xi family, things started to go south for us. We sacrificed Lin Yun, Bao Hwa, and now we’re being attacked from all sides. Can it be that the Xi family is really our kryptonite?”

“Regardless, we must survive this ordeal, or it’ll be over for Lin family!” Elder Lin concluded harshly.

The group of Lin family men started discussing ideas, but what ways were there for them to get out of this trouble? They had lost the president’s confidence, so how could they fix that?

The longer the Lin family remained in this situation, the worse their situation became. If this was allowed to continue, the Lin family wouldn’t be around for long.

The Lin family tried many ways even trying to mend the bridges with the Shen family and Tong family, but it was to no avail. They had made use of Tong Yan, so it was impossible for them to get forgiven so easily.

The only thing the Lin family could do was to deny everything; they couldn’t go admit their fault for taking advantage of Tong Yan. After all, if Tong Yan’s mistake was traced back to them, it would only make things worse for them. However, denial was pointless; the Shen family and Tong family had seen through their façade.

It was a series of bad days for the Lin family and they were just holding the dam from breaking over. However, this was still not enough punishment in Elder Xi’s eyes.

“This is not enough, how is this enough‽ The best outcome is to destroy every single Lin family member and make sure none of them have a good ending! Then, perhaps, that will be punishment enough!” Elder Xi vented angrily at home. The Lin family had almost ruined the Xi family and killed Xinghe. Until the Lin family received the biggest face-slap from karma, he would not stop hounding them!

Mubai accompanied him that afternoon. He took a sip of his tea and said, “Don’t worry, Grandfather, their comeuppance will arrive soon enough, but…”

“But what?” Elder Xi coaxed.

Mubai’s black eyes shone. “The Lin family should have a back-up plan. Removing them won’t be so easy.”

Xinghe nodded. “I agree, they will definitely do something to salvage this situation.”

Elder Xi nodded. “Your worry is not unfounded. After all, if the Lin family were so easily taken down, they wouldn’t have survived until today. I appreciate the fact that both of you haven’t let your guard down simply because of a temporary victory. The day the enemy is completely destroyed is the only day we can truly breathe in relief.”

“Understood,” Mubai replied.

Xinghe added, “Now is indeed not the time to give up, if anything, it is the most crucial moment. We must prepare to strike the moment the Lin family shows their tail!”

“Well said, I believe in the both of you.” Elder Xi nodded with gratification witnessing their cooperation. Each of them shone brilliantly in their own right, but together, they were invincible.

He suggested, with a guffaw, “How about, when this thing blows over, the two of you remarry? Grandfather promises it will definitely be the wedding of the century!”

Chapter 635: Loss of Control

 

This offer came as a total surprise to Xinghe and Mubai.

Mubai was the first to laugh. “Perfect, I have no issue with that.”

“…” Xinghe was silent; was she supposed to accept it just like that?

Elder Xi didn’t wait for her to answer and announced on his own, “Then, it’s settled. We’ll invite everyone to the wedding. It’s been such a long time since our Xi family has celebrated something and this marriage is definitely something worth celebrating.”

Elder Xi petered off to a series of guffaws. There was nothing Chinese elders loved more than an auspicious event in the house. Mubai shared in his grandfather’s excitement but frowned when he noticed Xinghe’s lack of emotions.

After Elder Xi went to rest, Mubai held Xinghe’s hands and asked, “Are you okay? Do you still refuse to marry me?”

“I just haven’t thought about marriage, that’s all,” Xinghe answered truthfully.

Mubai’s nervous heart calmed down for quite a bit. “Why don’t you think about it now? I won’t force you. You can give me a hint after all these things are over and I will pop the question. With your permission, we will remarry, if you still need time, I will also respect your decision.”

He had always been too kind to her. But this only made her decision more difficult.

When Xinghe asked herself, there was really nothing that prevented her from saying yes other than her earlier marriage with him. She was satisfied with their current relationship and she was afraid marriage would change everything.

She wasn’t afraid of being hurt or that Mubai would cheat on her, but she was afraid to lose control, to lose herself in the web of a committed relationship…

Xinghe was naturally an emotionally subdued person, she was really afraid she wouldn’t be able to get used to a committed relationship. However, she also couldn’t see herself picking someone else other than Xi Mubai to spend her life with, so rejecting his proposal didn’t seem right either.

Xinghe nodded. “Thank you, I will give you an answer then.”

She would make use of the time to mentally prepare herself first.

Mubai smiled wickedly as he pulled her in for a gentle hug. He spoke into her ear. “No problem, take your time to think about everything; there’s no need to rush, and I don’t want to pressure you into a decision. I hope you’ll continue to be you. No matter your decision, I will accept it as long as it’ll make you happy.”

Xinghe lowered her head slightly, her heart bursting with warmth and kindness.

Mubai was willing to go to such lengths to care about her feelings so she should respond in kind. She would take his perspective into consideration as she tried to come up with an answer. Hopefully, it would be one that could satisfy them both…

…

As the Shen family and Tong family dealt with the Lin family, Xinghe and the Xi family finally had a chance for a breather. Xinghe was also given the time to work on the president’s mechanical heart.

The Xi family had recently opened a lab in City A to expand their artificial limb business. This was where Xinghe spent her daily life. However, no one knew about this other than Mubai and Lu Qi.

Even the president thought they were still looking for the perfect material. The Lin family thought the president’s illness was still going to claim him because all the materials they had found were incompatible after all.

The president’s physical condition continued to deteriorate, and this was the only good news for the Lin family.

The pressure kept coming, but right before their breaking point, the Lin family stumbled across a solution to help them survive this unmitigated disaster.

Chapter 636: Meeting Old Madam Lin

 

Let the mischief doer undo the mischief. Since their trouble began with Tong Yan, they would make use of the girl again to regain their foothold!

With a plan in place, the Lin family mobilized. Elder Lin really didn’t want to use this plan but there was no other choice. If the Lin family didn’t get over this hurdle, it would be over for them.

“Contact Shen Ru immediately, tell her we want to personally apologize to her,” Elder Lin ordered his wife.

Old Madam Lin, who was an astute person, realized her husband’s plan right there and then. She nodded. “Okay, I’ll call her now.”

Very soon, Shen Ru received the call from Old Madam Lin. Her impression of Old Madam Lin had always been good. She remembered receiving many gifts from her when she was young. She even presented her with a valuable set of jewelry when she got married.

Even though she was still angry that the Lin family made use of her daughter, she was willing to give Old Madam Lin face, so she agreed to the invitation to lunch. She didn’t tell anyone that she accepted the invitation.

She agreed to the invitation because she was going to bid them farewell; she wouldn’t associate herself with them in the future. Like mother like daughter it seemed, she was naïve to believe that.

…

The hotel the Lin family invited her to was safe and secluded. The Lin family had booked the whole hotel. When Shen Ru arrived, they were the only guests there. The waitress greeted her respectfully at the entrance and led her towards the box.

Her intuition kept telling her something was wrong. Even if the Lin family wanted to endear themselves to her, they didn’t have to book and clear out the entire hotel. However, she couldn’t figure out what real purpose they had.

When the waitress pushed open the box door, she saw within it Old Madam Lin, Elder Lin, and even the Lin family’s eldest son, Lin Kang!

“Xiao Ru is finally here, come in and take a seat,” Old Madam Lin welcomed her with warmth.

Shen Ru walked in cautiously and commented with some derision, “Madam, didn’t you say the lunch was just going to be between us? Why are Elder Lin and Mayor Lin here then?”

With a kind smile, Old Madam Lin replied, “Take a seat first. We have something important to discuss with you, so I had to rely on a little trickery. But don’t worry, we will not harm you in any way, we just want to tell you some things.”

Shen Ru laughed. “Of course you wouldn’t do anything harmful against me. But I can tell you now, I’m not as easily fooled as my daughter so don’t think you can make use of me like you did her!”

“Of course, we wouldn’t do something like that,” Elder Lin said with friendliness. He looked at her with gentle kindness, like a father looking at her daughter. This greatly unsettled Shen Ru.

“Then, tell me why you’ve called for me!” Shen Ru plopped herself down on the chair and told them, “I’ll give you two minutes then I’m leaving.”

Lin Kang looked at her and opened his mouth to say, “Xiao Ru, you can’t leave, in fact, you cannot leave us even if you want to.”

Shen Ru frowned. “Mayor Lin, what do you mean by that? What is the meaning of all this‽”

“Father, you’d better explain this to her,” Lin Kang looked at Elder Lin. Shen Ru did the same.

Instantly, limitless regret and guilt bubbled up in Elder Lin’s eyes.

Shen Ru had a sinking feeling in her stomach. Suddenly Elder Lin claimed agonizingly, “Xiao Ru, you are one of us!”

Chapter 637: Stolen at Birth

 

“Xiao Ru, you might not believe this, but we are your birth parents! You are the Lin family’s daughter, our daughter!”

What‽

Shen Ru widened her eyes in complete disbelief.

As if on cue, Old Madam Lin started weeping. “Xiao Ru, this is real. We are your real parents. You are not the Shen family’s daughter. You have nothing to do with them.”

“Xiao Ru, after so many years, finally we have the courage to tell you the truth,” Lin Kang added with real pain on his face.

Shen Ru’s mind was buzzing with voice! She was the Lin family’s daughter and not Shen family’s… What was happening‽

Shen Ru sprung up from her seat and lashed out at them angrily. “What are you people on about? Have all of you lost it? The Lin family really has gone crazy, you made use of my daughter and now you come up with crazy talk like this, I’ll make you pay for fooling me like this!”

Shen Ru pulled out her phone to call for help. Elder Lin stopped her with a warning plead, “This is all real! If this goes out to the public, it’ll be over for you too!”

Shen Ru’s finger halted in mid-air.

Old Madam Lin looked at her pleadingly. “Xiao Ru, think about it, haven’t I been treating you as good as family? That’s because you’re my real daughter.”

“You are not the Shen family’s daughter. Haven’t you realized you don’t look like any of them?” Elder Lin pressured. Shen Ru’s face immediately blanched.

She shook her head hurriedly. “You’re lying! I’m the Shen family’s daughter! They have two daughters and I’m one of them, this is a universal truth. I’m definitely my father’s daughter, you all are lying to me!”

“That’s because you were switched since birth,” Lin Kang announced with finality. When Shen Ru heard that, her whole body froze.

“What are you talking…”

Lin Kang didn’t answer but Elder Lin sighed and explained with deep regret, “Xiao Ru, this is something we did wrong by you. So many years ago, Old Madam Lin and Shen were pregnant at the same time. They even went into labor in the same hospital and they were both daughters. At the time, the Lin family was not doing so well, we could crumble at any moment. Your mother and I didn’t want such a fate for you, so we eclipsed our conscience and switched you with Old Madam Shen’s real daughter. Reality has proven us right because you’ve enjoyed so many years of luxury in the Shen family’s care. It wasn’t our plan to even reveal this to you since you’ve led such a happy life, but now, the Lin family is at the brink of destruction, we have no choice but to come to you for help.”

“Xiao Ru, father is right. I can be the witness for this switch at birth,” Lin Kang added.

Shen Ru’s body was shaking as she stared at them. It was a mixture of fear and fury because she started to believe they were telling the truth.

But, how could she be the Lin family’s daughter? She was the Shen’s family’s daughter!

No one could change her identity as the Shen family’s second daughter.

Shen Ru shook her head firmly. “All of you are lying to me, I don’t believe you… Even if I die, I won’t believe it! I forbid all of you from talking about this to me in the future or there will be hell to pay! The Shen family, Tong family and my sister will never forgive you people!”

Chapter 638: Benefits No One

 

Then, Shen Ru turned to leave. She had to go immediately because she didn’t want to see anyone from the Lin family anymore!

“Xiao Ru, if you don’t believe me, we can go do a paternal DNA test now,” Elder Lin stood up and announced with an underlying threat. “I swear, you are my daughter, that is a fact regardless of whether you want to believe it or not. This means that you are part of this family, if it’s over for us, then it’s over for you as well. If the news that you’re not the Shen family’s second daughter is exposed, what do you think will happen?”

Shen Ru stopped in her steps and froze. A visceral fear gripped at her heart; she felt the sky falling and the ground beneath her feet shaking. Her life was turned upside down. Shen Ru understood the consequences there would be if her identity was exposed!

…

Shen Ru finally decided to do the DNA test with the Lin family. After she did so, she somehow wandered back home, and the maid reported to her, “Madam, the young miss refuses to eat again and has broken many things.”

Even since Tong Yan had been put under house arrest, she had been inconsolable. She wanted to go see Lin Xuan but no one in her family allowed it. Other than that, they kept her locked up like a convict and this made her beyond angry.

Initially, she swallowed the humiliation since she did do something wrong – sort of – but after some time, she lost it. When there was no one in the house, she started an anarchy.

She smashed many valuable things and threatened the maids and butlers, “Who do you think you people are to dare lock me up? Get out of my way this moment or I will kill you. I am the Tong family’s young mistress; no one dares to have me judged under the law even if I kill all of you. If you still value your life, then get out of my face!”

The moment Tong Yan finished her speech, Shen Ru’s cold voice rang out, “All of you can go now.”

The workers all sighed in relief since she was finally home.

“Yes, madam.” They filed out of the room immediately, refusing to spend another second with this spoiled brat.

“Mommy, why do you lock me up and refuse to let me go out?” Tong Yan grumbled with dissatisfaction. “The thing with me has been resolved and the Xi family even said they wouldn’t pursue this any further, so why do you all still insist on locking me up? Mommy, let’s go shopping or something, I’m going to die from boredom!”

Shen Ru studied her own daughter’s face with a blank expression, her heart a twist of emotions.

She didn’t have energy or time to console her daughter, she said softly, “This is for your own good. You’ll be able to go out freely after some time has passed but not now.”

“Why not?” Tong Yan demanded, she couldn’t understand why they were doing this to her. “Mommy, I don’t care, I need to go out today. If not, I’m going to starve myself to death since none of you care about me anyway!”

If earlier, with such a threat, Tong Yan would definitely have broken through her mother’s defenses and been allowed to do anything she wanted, but now Shen Ru really didn’t have the energy to entertain her outbursts.

“Then, go ahead, but this time you are not to step out of this house. If you refuse to listen, I’m going to send you to military school and you will not have freedom ever again.”

Tong Yan looked at her mother with bulging eyes. She thought Shen Ru would console her and give in to her demands. She didn’t expect Shen Ru to shrug her off like that and even threatened to send her to military school.

Chapter 639: Thankfully I Surrendered to You

 

Military school was a place of nightmares, how could she threaten to send her to such a place? Tong Yan’s eyes were welling up. “Mommy, you don’t love me anymore, how can you treat me like this? All of you don’t love me anymore, right? All of you have changed.”

Shen Ru sighed, and she felt a headache coming. “I’ve told you, this is for your own good so stop causing a scene or I’ll really send you to military school!”

Shen Ru dropped the ultimatum and stood up to leave. Tong Yan was shocked once more, but she was clever enough to change tact. She hugged her mother’s arm and said pleadingly, “Mommy, okay, I will be good girl from now on so please don’t be angry with me, but I’m really bored out of my mind, can you please let me go out? I promise I won’t go anywhere but visit grandpa. I’ve missed him, can’t you let me go see him?”

“No!” Shen Ru jumped like she was pricked with needle. Her unusual reaction startled Tong Yan.

Shen Ru suddenly realized how crazy she had reacted, so she made her tone gentler and said, “Your grandfather is very busy at the moment, so you’d better don’t go disturb him. Don’t you have some homework to catch up on? You can go do that instead.”

“In that case, I want to go to the president’s house to see auntie, that’s fine, right?”

“No!” Shen Ru flared up again. She dropped the act and warned Tong Yan in a severe tone, “You are not allowed to leave this house and see anyone, or I will disown you as my daughter!”

Shen Ru then left, leaving behind a Tong Yan that was shocked beyond words. She was sad and hurt. What happened to Mommy? Why is she so angry at me? She is never like this… In fact, what is wrong with everyone?

Could it really be that they don’t love her anymore because of her one small mistake? Wasn’t she everyone’s princess, the love of their life? How come they treated her so badly then‽

Tong Yan felt angered and wronged. She needed to find someone to pin the blame on and Xinghe was the convenient target. If not for that Xia b*tch, none of this would have happened!

However, no matter how much Tong Yan hated Xinghe, she couldn’t do anything about it since she was under house arrest.

Xinghe, on the other hand, was waiting for the Lin family to strike. However, so many days had passed, and the Lin family had made no moves.

“What are you thinking about?” Mubai asked in his magnetic voice.

Xinghe was pulled out of her reverie and replied, “Just wondering why the Lin family hasn’t made their move.”

Mubai smiled. “Don’t worry, it’ll happen soon enough.”

“I know but I’m just curious as to why they would wait so long.”

Mubai couldn’t help but laugh. “So, you’re hoping for them to come after us?”

A sharpness entered Xinghe’s dark eyes. “Of course, how else are we going to make them fall into our trap if they don’t make a move?”

Mubai’s gaze on her became brighter. “Only you would wish for your enemy to strike.”

Most would be afraid that their enemies would come for revenge but Xinghe was the complete opposite, she dreaded her enemies not doing that. She would only fight harder if there was competition. Therefore, her enemies would always end up in a regrettable state. Xinghe was someone who would never shy away from a challenge. Her indomitable will was truly a force to be reckoned with.

Mubai studied her carefully and intensely. He suddenly said with a sigh, “Thankfully I surrendered to you a long time ago and campaigned relentlessly to join your camp.”

Or else, he probably would meet a horrible end after facing her.