Chapter 17: Hester's Hate

  "Xiao A, just send me off here."

  Tong Mai looked at the Yin's villa, which was still brightly lit in the deep of night.

  She will have to face it sooner or later! If Xiaoa were here, things would probably be even more chaotic. At the same time, she didn't want to drag Xiaoa into this mess either.

  "I'll see you home." Lian Xian Ning didn't feel at ease letting her go back to the Yin house alone, he had heard from Yin Yu Qi before about her conflicts with her mother...

  Now Tong Mai is back at the Yin's house, it will inevitably trigger a family war...

  "Little A, don't worry about me! I won't get into trouble and no one will bully me... Who am I? Others don't understand me, do you not understand me either? I'm very tough! Who dares to bully me? Come out and try!"

  Tong Mai's lips curled up into a lovely smile, and she clenched her fists, showing off her strength. She didn't want Little A to worry about her at all!

  The faint smile on her pale face at this moment is a heartache, a pang of pain in Lian Xiang Ning's eyes.

  He really wanted to throw everything away and rush forward, tightly embracing her in his arms, telling her that from now on he would be the one to protect her... But this impulse deep down was ultimately suppressed, just like how Tong Mai didn't want him to get entangled in this mess, he also didn't want to give her too much pressure, at least not for now. She was already heartbroken and distressed enough.

  "So... don't worry! Go back home! Be careful on the way!"

  Extremely clear and lively voice, Tong Mai pretended to be nonchalant as she bid him farewell, also thanking Xiao A for her thoughtfulness, who didn't ask anything but just took care of her by her side.

  Lian Ning was still standing there, seemingly having a lot to say to her, but finding it hard to speak up, not wanting to give her any burden.

  "Little A, hurry back! It's late! We'll contact again tomorrow." Tong Mai pushed his body quickly to walk beside his car.

  "Alright, I'll come pick you up tomorrow morning."

  "Uh-huh, okay, hurry back, I'll be fine, drive carefully." She nodded repeatedly, but in her heart, she was filled with apologies.

  Sorry, Xiaoa, I didn't mean to deceive you, just didn't want to drag you into this.

  Tomorrow...

  Only afraid Chen Yuhua can't stand her staying at the Yin's house until tomorrow morning...

  Lixian Ning was always a bit hesitant and unwilling to leave, but suddenly met with Tong Mai, knowing that she was the wheat, there were too many words in her heart that she wanted to say, but unexpectedly, he didn't even have the chance to talk to her, being completely disrupted by a sudden turmoil.

  "Bye, little A... bye..." Tong Mai waved goodbye from behind, still using the same loud voice as before, but to his own ears, it sounded more and more heartbreaking.

  Especially as she gazed at Little A's car disappearing from her line of sight, a sense of loneliness and helplessness surged up...

  But a moment later, Tong Mai turned around, "Don't be afraid! Whatever you do, don't be afraid! You're Tong Mai, who fears neither heaven nor earth! There's nothing to be terrified of! It was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn't it?"

  It was from that moment when she and Huo Yize were entangled in an unclear relationship, she knew this day would come. Only, it seemed to have arrived too quickly, too suddenly...

  If she had known earlier that she would be set up by He Yi Ze at the Yin family banquet, she really wouldn't have appeared at this banquet.

  If He Yi Ze hadn't lost control of his emotions that day, the intimate behavior between Tong Mai and Li Xian Ning would have greatly infuriated him. He really wouldn't have revealed his relationship with Tong Mai, after all, at least leaving some face for Yin Yu Qi...

  However, as soon as they reached the living room door of the Huo's house, Chen Yuhua's voice came from inside, "Yize, you and that dead girl's matter, shouldn't you give our Yuqi an explanation? I knew that dead girl couldn't stand seeing you and our Yuqi getting along well, so she was jealous and resentful, and had to intervene between you two. I'm guessing it must be her damned temptation that seduced you, right?"

  Actually, she shouldn't be asking He Yi Ze about these personal matters as an elder, but her daughter is useless, only knowing how to sulk and cry, apart from that...she can't do anything else.

  As her mother, if she doesn't make things clear for him, this golden son-in-law He Yi Ze will be snatched away by that fox spirit Tong Mai...

  Huo Yize's expression was clearly displeased, his face gloomy, and he glanced at her with piercing eyes.

  Tong Mai heard Chen Yuhua's name... So he was here, which she hadn't expected.

  She still clearly remembered his words, telling her not to see him again! If she appeared now, she would definitely think that she was intentionally showing up in front of him. Thinking about this, Tong Mai immediately turned around, although she didn't know where to go now, but at least wait until Huo Yize left before coming back here.

  However, her figure was discovered by Mr. Yin early on, and his cold and stern voice suddenly stopped Tong Mai's footsteps. "Where are you going?" The four words, plus the interrogative tone, were the first time Tong Mai had heard such sharp and masculine language from Mr. Yin's mouth.

  Upon hearing this, Tong Mai couldn't help but burst out laughing.

  Yes! He would only shout and yell in front of her, but in Chen Yuhua's presence, he was like a poor little lap dog...

  This will undoubtedly make Tong Mai hate them even more!

  Why is she hiding? She didn't intentionally want to appear in front of He Yi Ze, it was just a coincidence! He doesn't want to see her, and she even more doesn't want to see him, okay?!

  You think she's easy to bully, right? You've bullied her for over ten years, and it's still not enough. Now that she's grown up, you still want to continue bullying her?

  Tong Mai turned around, her eyes filled with hatred as she stared at Yin Fu, her expression full of resentment and loathing.

  Every time she looks at their family, her chest tightens with a heart-wrenching pain. She remembers the betrayal of her father to her mother and how they were strict with her. Even if the previous generation had great kindness and resentment, shouldn't they have treated her differently? At that time, she was just a five-year-old child who didn't understand anything...

  If they had been a little kinder to her at first, she probably wouldn't hate them so deeply now!

  Yin's father's voice successfully shifted everyone's attention to Tong Mai, Chen Yuhua's furious and crimson eyes almost scorched Tong Mai, while He Yize and Yin Yuqi appeared calm on the surface, but it was unknown if they were also calm inside.

  "You're a dead slut! You still have the face to come back! Today, I must beat you to death, you little slut..." As soon as her voice fell, Tong Mai hadn't even reacted yet, Chen Yuhua had already picked up the teacup on the table and smashed it straight at Tong Mai's head.

  "Mom... no way..." Yoon Yu-qi stopped her.

  Even now, she still admits that there is a little resentment towards Xiaomai. Why did she get entangled with Huo Yize? However, she still can't bear to see her mother hit her. Only, she didn't have time to stop...

  Huo Yize's chest suddenly tightened, and intense pain came flooding in, especially as he watched the top of Tong Mai's head slowly seep out fresh blood, as if his breathing was about to freeze.

  At this moment, he had to admit that his impulsiveness on that day, if not for leaving the banquet recklessly with Tong Mai, regardless of everyone's gaze, they wouldn't have ended up at odds.

  Huo Yize clenched his fist tightly, his eyes dim and unyielding.

  This hit was completely unexpected by Tong Mai, leaving her dazed and disoriented...

  However, she saw no hint of pain or blame in her father's eyes for Chen Yuhua's wrongdoing, but rather a hint of indulgence.

  Of course, indulging in the consequences will only make Chen Yuhua more arrogant. "You cheap woman, stand there! If you dare, just stand there and don't move!" She was about to go crazy, obviously one cup of tea wasn't enough to quench her anger!

  "Come on! Keep hitting me! It's best if you kill me! You're right, I'm a worthless person, I was born to a mother but not raised by a father! A worthless life, dying is no loss! But you're different! You're the noble Mrs. Yin of the Yin Corporation, high and mighty, because of me, a lowly person like me, you want to pay with your life! After you die, this man...” Tong Mai stepped forward fearlessly, pointing at Mr. Yin, “This man, do you think he'll be heartbroken after you're gone? He'll definitely remarry within a month!"

  "Shut up, Tong Mai!" Yun's father was so angry that his face turned pale and his whole body trembled.

  She called herself "a worthless person" in every sentence, saying that his chest was a severe pain...

  "I'm not done yet! I'll shut up when I'm finished!" She continued to glare at Chen Yuhua, "You hit me today? Fine, I'll endure it. I'll consider it a punishment for wronging Yin Yuqi. But you'd better not think about touching me again in the future! You all look down on me, resent my presence here, disrupting your happy lives! I'm leaving...I don't want to stay here! I never wanted to stay in the Yin family or fight with Yin Yuqi over the so-called Yin family fortune. It's just that I couldn't bear seeing your happiness! Watching you all be happy and joyful makes me unhappy, uncomfortable, suffocated, and furious! Remember this: your happiness is built on my mother's and my pain and death! You won't be happy for long, one day I'll see each and every one of the Yin family members miserable and wretched!"

  Hate...

  Deep down is a deep-seated hatred...

  It was all because of Chen Yuhua's blunder that everything came out.

  There is no affection between them, nor any so-called blood relationship. They are sworn enemies, genuine and thorough, hateful to the bone marrow. It was in the past, it is now, and it will be even more so in the future!

  More blood seeped out of the wound on her forehead, trickling down across her eyes, cheeks, and onto her white blouse, making her look like a bloody mess...

  The voice that roared out was full of bloody hatred and curses, the dizziness coming from above her head didn't count for anything now, she wasn't even afraid of death, let alone this little bit of dizziness.

  She slowly went upstairs, packed her luggage, and from now on, she would never set foot in this place again...