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Ding Fenglian's slap failed to land on Xie Mingyi's face.

Just as she raised her hand, Pei Xingzhi rushed over and grabbed her hand as she forcefully swung it down.

With a sharp "snap," Ding Fenglian's wrist bone was instantly gripped tightly by a large, iron-like hand. Excruciating pain spread up her wrist bone, contorting her entire face in agony.

"Ah!" she screamed, half of her body tilting to the side with Pei Xingzhi's force.

"Pei Xingzhi!" Qin Sisi, anxious to protect her mother, rushed forward immediately, risking being beaten. But before she could even touch Ding Fenglian, Xie Mingyi grabbed her shoulder and shoved her away.

"Trying to cause trouble? Don't you know whose territory this is!"

After being pushed once, Qin Sisi dared not approach again. She could only cower to the side and shout to Pei Xingzhi, "Pei Xingzhi! Let go of my mother!"

Pei Xingzhi released Ding Fenglian as she wished. However, the snow was too slippery, and Ding Fenglian lost her footing. She staggered a few times, groaning, and fell hard on her bottom in front of everyone.

"puff……"

Pei Lingxuan and the others burst out laughing.

"mom!"

"Aunt Ding!"

Qin Sisi and Xiao Yan quickly helped Ding Fenglian up.

Ding Fenglian cried out in pain, her six-figure wool coat stained black by the snowmelt on the ground.

"Hahahaha!!" Pei Lingxuan pointed at her and laughed arrogantly.

Ding Fenglian was so angry that her face turned green: "You've gone too far!"

Pei Xingzhi glanced at her sideways: "This is the Xie family home. If you're here looking for trouble, who else would we bully but you?"

Ding Fenglian, her face green with anger, yelled at him, "What do you mean we're here to cause trouble? If it weren't for your Xie family spreading rumors online that Wushuang was committing incest, would we be here today?"

"And all we want is an explanation: you started the fight!"

Xie Mingyi: "Then tell me why we started hitting people?"

"I..." Ding Fenglian was speechless.

Xie Mingyi rolled his eyes at her: "Since you're such a bad mother, not even knowing how to speak properly, then I, Xie Mingyi, will naturally be happy to teach her a lesson."

"Who do you think you are?" Li Rumeng mustered her courage and stepped forward. "What business is it of yours whether Sisi is well-mannered or not? Is it your place to discipline her?"

Xie Mingyi glanced at her coldly: "You want to get slapped too?"

"You..." Li Rumeng choked for a moment, then raised her head and said righteously, "You hit a woman and you still have the nerve to be right?"

Xie Mingyi said lightly, "I don't hit women, I only hit animals."

"Are you an animal?"

"I..." Li Rumeng was speechless after being rebuked.

Xie Mingyi then said, "Or is Qin Sisi a beast?"

"..." Li Rumeng's face turned red from the scolding, and she couldn't utter a single word in response.

"Heh," Xie Mingyi sneered, turning his gaze away and refusing to look at her again.

After being rebuffed, she dared not utter another word and could only silently retreat behind Qin Sisi.

"I'm too lazy to argue with you about this..." Knowing she was in the wrong, Ding Fenglian decisively skipped the topic.

"Pei Xingzhi, Xie Mingyi, we have only one purpose in coming to the Xie family today, and that is to demand an explanation for Wushuang!"

"My son Wushuang has been recuperating in Jingcheng since his car accident and hasn't been back to Yuncheng for several months. He's been lying in bed for so long and suffered so much, yet you're spreading rumors that he likes his own sister and even had her kidnapped! Do you think this is reasonable?"

Qin Sisi chimed in, "Liking your own sister is incest, kidnapping your own sister is illegal. Are you trying to drive him to his death?"

"...We drove him to his death?" Pei Xingzhi's eyes turned cold, and his tone instantly became ruthless. "Qin Sisi, who drove him to his death?"

“You!” Ding Fenglian replied angrily.

Pei Xingzhi stared intently at her: "If Qin Wushuang hadn't done anything wrong, who could have forced him? If he were truly innocent, you wouldn't be here demanding an explanation."

Ding Fenglian: "I'm his mother! Why isn't it my place to demand an explanation?"

"You want an explanation? Then who will give my A-Yuan an explanation!" Pei Xingzhi suddenly raised his voice, startling Ding Fenglian.

"My obedient Ah Yuan was almost tortured to death by your Qin family! The Xie family finally found her and let her have a few days of peace, and then your good son came and kidnapped her again!"

"What did she do wrong? Why is your Qin family treating her like this?!"

“You…” Ding Fenglian was speechless.

Pei Xingzhi accused the Qin family of torturing Xie Zhaoyuan, but she was too guilty to explain herself. Left with no other option, she shifted the topic back to Qin Wushuang.

"You, surnamed Pei, keep saying that Wushuang kidnapped Xie Zhaoyuan, but can you produce any evidence?"

"Do you have any evidence to prove that Xie Zhaoyuan's disappearance is related to Wushuang?"

Pei Xingzhi curled his lips in a mocking smile: "Do I still need to provide evidence? Qin Wushuang is your son, wouldn't it be more convenient for you to just call him and ask?"

"Fight if you want!" Ding Fenglian wasn't afraid at all.

She pulled her phone out of her wool coat pocket and immediately called Qin Wushuang. Once the call connected, she promptly put it on speakerphone.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Qin Wushuang's indifferent voice drifted out from the phone's speaker.

Ding Fenglian looked at Pei Xingzhi, arrogantly raising her chin: "Wushuang, what are you doing right now?"

Qin Wushuang: "I just finished a video conference and was about to go eat. Mom, why are you calling me at this time?"

Ding Fenglian didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Wushuang, there are rumors outside that you like Xie Zhaoyuan. Is that true?"

"..."

Suddenly, there was no sound from the speaker.

Ding Fenglian: "Wushuang?"

Qin Wushuang: "...I'm here."

Ding Fenglian frowned impatiently: "Why is there suddenly no sound? Did you hear what Mom just said?"

"...I didn't hear you." Qin Wushuang's voice suddenly turned cold.

Ding Fenglian clicked her tongue and repeated her question: "I said, there are rumors going around that you like Xie Zhaoyuan, is that true?"

"..."

The speaker went silent again.

Although Ding Fenglian was a bit reckless, she was still quite clever. She could believe that Qin Wushuang hadn't heard her the first time the call went silent, but the second time was less likely.

“…Wushuang?” Her expression changed slightly as she tentatively called out Qin Wushuang’s name.

Qin Wushuang gave a soft "hmm".

Ding Fenglian: "What's wrong with you, child? Why aren't you answering my questions?"

"..."

The speaker went silent for the third time.

Ding Fenglian's heart skipped a beat, and her expression completely changed.