141 141 What are your intentions?
Father Tao and Mother Tao listened to the malicious words coming out of Tan Jingâs mouth. She kept mocking the Tao family for being poor and mocked Tan Rou for being in such a dire state. They felt very upset.
Although he knew that Tan Jingâs previous sensible and obedient behaviour was all an act, he did not expect that in private, Tan Jing would also speak so viciously with her tone full of arrogance.
Mr. Tao and Mrs. Tao couldnât imagine if Xiao Rou had been ridiculed by Tan Jing like this before they knew the truth. After coming back from the Tan family, Xiao Rou must have felt depressed and Tan Jing was still provoking her so arrogantly. Xiao Rou must have felt awful!
It was all their fault for being incompetent parents. They pursued frugality and forgot about their childâs feelings, which gave Tan Jing the opportunity to use her familyâs power to mock Tan Rou.
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Mrs. Tao held onto Mr. Taoâs hand and looked at Tan Rou with concern.
Tan Rou was naturally unhappy to hear these words. Tan Jing had said and done even more outrageous things in private but Tan Rou would always fight back. There was nothing to be angry about. She would just allow Tan Jing to jump around like a clown.
Tan Rou glanced at Tao Qi, who was sleeping in the room, from a distance. She didnât have the time to argue with Tan Jing and automatically ignored Tan Jingâs provocation. She asked directly, âIf you were really good to Tao Qi, you should do your homework. What did you feed him? Heâs lying in the hospital after having a meal with you. What are you up to?â
Tan Jing was stunned for a moment and subconsciously denied, âIn the hospital? How is that possible? This has nothing to do with me!â
âWhat did you guys eat?â Tan Rou frowned.
Tan Jing shouted in exasperation, âTan Rou, youâre deliberately trying to frame me, arenât you? Youâre just jealous that I brought Tao Qi to a high-end restaurant. That restaurant is so expensive and luxurious! How could it possibly cause him to eat anything bad?! Iâm fine now! Could it be that Tao Qi had never eaten such good food before and his body had difficulty digesting it? Hmph, how dare you question me?!â
Their faces turned livid. They were instantly angered by Tan Jing.
Judging from Tan Jingâs reaction, she probably didnât know what Tao Qi was allergic to but Tan Jingâs disrespect to Tao Qi in a moment of desperation still made the three of them very angry. What did she mean by Tao Qi had never eaten such good food? What did she take the Tao family for? Beggars?
Tan Rouâs tone was stiff and she didnât want to say another word to Tan Jing. She only coldly said, âYou are indeed a good sister to Tao Qi. I didnât want to interfere with Tao Qiâs choice but Iâve changed my mind. Donât even think about seeing him again.â
On the other end, Tan Jing was unwilling to let it go. âTan Rou! Youâre just afraid that Tao Qi and I will get closer and that heâll kick you out of the Tao family. This was why you came up with this idea, right? I told you that day, Tao Qi is the most doted on. As long as he doesnât acknowledge you, you will not be allowed to stay in the Tao family. You looked like you didnât care at all but you were actually scared to death! Werenât you?!â
Mrs. Tao couldnât take it anymore. She walked up to Tan Rou and took the phone. âXiao Rou, donât be afraid. Whether Xiao Qi accepts it or not, Xiao Rou is my daughter. This home will be her home forever. Xiao Rou has already warned you that you will not be allowed to see Tao Qi anymore. Now, Iâm warning you as Tao Qiâs mother! Youâre not allowed to contact him in private again or Iâll call the police. Youâre no longer related to our family. This will be child abduction!â
Mr. Tao also stepped forward and added, âTao Qi is still young. He still doesnât know whoâs sincere and whoâs not. This is because we, as parents, didnât educate him well. In the future, we wonât have to trouble Ms Tan for bringing our children out for a better experience. We can still afford to raise a child!â
When Tan Jing heard Mr. And Mrs. Taoâs voices, she was stunned. When she thought about how they had heard what she had just said, she immediately felt guilty. âNo! I was just angered by Tan Rou. Thatâs why I spoke without thinking. Dad, mom, please donât be angry!â
Mrs. Tao snorted coldly, âYou were spouting nonsense? Didnât Miss Tan sound arrogant earlier? You said it so firmly but now you arenât going to admit it? Thereâs no point in saying more. I hope you can remember what we just said.â
Tan Jing was anxious and shouted over the phone, âTan Rou did it on purpose! She deliberately set me up and even turned on the speaker for you to hear!â
Mrs. Tao rolled her eyes in disgust. âI was the one who asked Xiao Rou to put it on speaker. I want to hear how you got my son into the hospital. Xiao Qi doesnât need a sister like you. Please stay away from our family!â