"What's going on?" a voice filled with authority boomed.
"Dad, I don't know why my sister hates me so much that she pushed me to the ground the moment I entered the house," Yun Shunian said, rubbing her leg and looking at her father, Yun Hongzhi, with innocent, deer-like eyes.
"Yun Shunian, you're lying. I didn't push you at all." Yun Rong, already upset, became even more agitated.
As Yun Rong finished speaking, Yun Shunian pinched the flesh on her arm hard, forcing out a few tears from the pain. "Sister, I'll leave now. Please don't be angry with me anymore, okay?"
"Yun Shunian, you..."
At this moment, Yun Hongzhi interrupted Yun Rong. "Yun Rong, that's enough! Apologize to your sister quickly."
Yun Rong bit her lip and glared fiercely at Yun Shunian. "Dad, I didn't. Yun Shunian is just spouting nonsense."
"I always liked Sister the most, and I always listened to Sister the most. Why would Sister think of me like this!" She applied more pressure to the soft flesh on her arm, and Yun Shunian's eyes were now red-rimmed.
In her past life, Yun Rong had mastered the act of being a white lotus. This time, she would make Yun Rong pay it back bit by bit.
Yun Hongzhi looked deeply at Yun Shunian, a flicker of disgust in his eyes. Nevertheless, he sternly reprimanded Yun Rong, "Yun Rong, what is going on? Apologize already."
Although Yun Hongzhi disliked Yun Shunian, he knew his company would eventually rely on Mu Qi, so he had to make Yun Rong apologize.
Yun Hongzhi raised his hand as if to slap Yun Rong.
Yun Shunian's stepmother, Shen Ru, immediately stepped in front of Yun Rong. "Husband, give the child some time. She hasn't reacted yet."
Seeing Yun Hongzhi pause, Shen Ru frowned and signaled Yun Rong to apologize. "Rongrong, apologize to your sister quickly."
Yun Rong: "I..."
Shen Ru: "Hurry up!"
Seeing that Yun Hongzhi, who usually doted on her, and Shen Ru were not siding with her, Yun Rong pouted and apologized to Yun Shunian. "I'm sorry."
Yun Shunian pouted and continued, "Then, Sister, can you help me up? Sister pushed me too hard, and I can't get up."
She wanted to push her? Then she would let Yun Rong experience what it felt like to be thrown to the ground.
Yun Rong's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Yun Shunian, who was sitting on the ground.
Yun Hongzhi, seeing Yun Shunian still rubbing her leg, was afraid the matter would reach Mu Qi. He continued to pressure Yun Rong. "Aren't you going to go?"
Yun Rong looked resistant and turned to Shen Ru. Seeing that Shen Ru was not helping her at all, she could only bite her lip and walk over.
As Yun Rong approached, Yun Shunian pretended to be afraid of upsetting Yun Rong and carefully took her hand, then suddenly exerted force.
"Ah—" accompanied by a sharp scream, Yun Rong fell to the ground in pain.
"Yun Shunian..." Yun Rong clutched her bleeding leg, gnashing her teeth.
Yun Shunian glanced at Yun Rong's bleeding wound calmly, her expression unchanged.
In her previous life, her entire body was covered in wounds from Yun Rong's beatings. What was this small injury? She would make Yun Rong pay back double for all the blood she shed and the pain she endured.
Yun Shunian quickly interrupted Yun Rong's impending scolding. "Sister. If you didn't want to help me, you could have just said so. Why did you hurt me like this?"
Yun Rong's eyes turned bloodshot, her face contorted like a fierce ghost. In her desperation, she blurted out curses. "Yun Shunian, what the hell are you saying! You're the one who dragged me to the ground!"
Yun Shunian looked at Yun Rong with an innocent expression and patiently advised, "Sister, although you only joined the Yun family last year, you are now the eldest daughter of the Yun family. How can you speak so vulgarly? Even if Sister is accustomed to vulgarity and doesn't care about herself, you should consider the Yun family's reputation!"
Vulgar? Accustomed to vulgarity? Joined the Yun family last year.
Yun Shunian's words struck a raw nerve in Yun Rong, like a toad's dirty secret being exposed before a swan.
"Yun Shunian, I'm going to kill you." Her sore spot hit, Yun Rong completely lost her mind and lunged at Yun Shunian.
Compared to Mu Qi, the Yun family was only slightly above the middle class, and the gap was considerable. Moreover, due to poor management in recent years, the Yun family's business was far from its peak.
Thus, the Yun family could only live in a high-end residential area within the fourth ring road of the capital city. Now, because of Yun Rong's shrill screams, other residents of the neighborhood had gathered in front of the Yun family's door, waiting to see their misfortune.
Yun Hongzhi, seeing Yun Rong go berserk, felt his face lose all dignity. He immediately called for several security guards to restrain Yun Rong.
Shen Ru's expression also soured as she saw how much pain Yun Rong was in.
She immediately grabbed Yun Hongzhi's arm. "What are you doing? Tell them to let Rongrong go!"
Yun Hongzhi's face darkened. He shook off Shen Ru, ordered the security guards to take Yun Rong inside, and turned to walk away.
Shen Ru immediately turned to comfort Yun Rong.
Yun Shunian stood up, looked at Yun Rong in front of her, and patted the dust off her clothes with a fierce expression. It was lucky for Yun Rong that she was restrained by the security guards; otherwise, she would have made Yun Rong pay an even heavier price.
"Dad, why did you ask me to come over today?" Yun Shunian knew that only Yun Hongzhi could have the influence to call Mu Qi.
Yun Hongzhi poured two cups of tea, as if making small talk. "Shunian, is Mu Qi busy lately?"
Yun Shunian found it nauseating. She had seen this question and this gesture countless times in her previous life. She knew exactly what would happen next.
After sleeping all day, Yun Shunian felt tired.
Yun Shunian sighed, appearing very dejected. "Dad, I'm so sad every day. I don't like Mu Qi, and I don't love him. I'm so sad every day. How would I know if Mu Qi is busy?"
Yun Hongzhi slammed his teacup onto the table with force, his brows furrowed and his mustache twitching as he said to Yun Shunian, "You're married to him now, so just behave yourself. Don't cause any of this nonsense."