Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âGrandma, 1 donât think that Tao Yue is a stupid person for no reason.â Tan Rou analyzed Tao Yueâs behavior today. âSince Yuanxi doesnât belong to Tao Yue, Tao Yue definitely wonât take the initiative to mention it to others. I think something happened recently that made Tao Yue eager to show off.â
Grandma Tao nodded. âAlthough Tao Yue had some tricks in the past, most of the time, it was just to please her parents. But ever since you came back, her behavior has been very radical, as if she was in a hurry to prove something.â
âPerhaps you can find out what happened outside. Maybe that would explain why sheâs been acting this way.â
âYes. Iâll get someone to investigate this matter immediately,â Grandma Tao said.
On the other side, Tao Yue was lying on the bed after being whipped. The injury on her back was not that serious, but she had to make it look serious so that her parents would feel sorry for her and not pursue the matter with Meng Xiao and the others.
Second Aunt Tao heard from Grandma Tao that Tao Yue had brought people to Yuanxi Manor and that Tao Yue had been beaten up. She ran back in a panic. He saw Tao Yue lying on the bed. Her shirt was covered in blood, and it was obvious that she had been beaten up badly.
âYue Yue, how are you?â Second Aunt Tao caressed Tao Yueâs shoulder with heartache. âHow could Aunt Zhou be so ruthless?â
Tao Yueâs tears finally fell. âMom, itâs all my fault. 1 shouldnât have let anyone into Yuanxi Manor. If 1 stopped them from entering, they would not take their eldest cousinâs things.â
âYue Yue, whatâs going on?â Second Aunt Tao asked. âWhy did your grandmother say that you brought people to steal your eldest cousinâs jewelry?â
âMom, I didnât bring anyone to steal my eldest cousinâs jewelry.â Tao Yue shook her head, but her back hurt whenever she moved, so she could only speak to Second Aunt Tao stiffly. âI invited them to my house as guests, but they saw the flowers in Yuanxi Manor when they were strolling around, so they slipped in when I wasnât paying attention.â
Second Aunt Tao was a little angry. âYue Yue, didnât 1 tell you not to play with that Meng Xiao? Why are you playing with her again?â
Tao Yue was just Meng Xiaoâs tool. Now that her relationship with Meng Xiao had broken, she would make use of that idiot Meng Xiao for the last time.
âMom, I donât want to get along with Meng Xiao either, but Meng Xiao somehow found out that Iâm not your biological child and spread rumors that Iâm going to be chased out of the Tao family.â Tao Yue cried. âIn order to break the rumor, I had to invite them back to play. 1 wanted them to see how good my grandparents and parents were to me.â
Second Aunt Tao caressed Tao Yueâs face and sighed. âNo matter what, Daddy and Mommy love you and will never chase you out.â
âMom, I regret it now. 1 shouldnât have let Meng Xiao and the others go to Source Creek Manor, and I shouldnât have let them take Eldest Cousinâs jewelry. Now that Eldest Cousin is angry with me, 1 donât know how to make up with her.â Tao Yue said pitifully.
âApologize to her sincerely. If you donât know how to say it, make a draft first.â Second Aunt Tao gave her an idea.
âThen, go apologize to your grandmother. You have to do it with ail your heart. I believe they will forgive you.â
Tao Yueâs head moved slightly. âMom, 1â11 go apologize to them later.â
Second Aunt Tao said, âYue Yue, you canât make such a mistake again.â
âMom, donât worry. 1 wonât bring outsiders to Yuanxi Manor again.â Tao Yue promised.
âHave a good rest.â Second Aunt Tao helped her change into a soft blanket. âNow that your back is injured like this, I donât even know if you can participate in the piano competition next week.â
âI have to!â Tao Yue sat up immediately. Her back hurt so much that she broke out in a cold sweat. âMom, Iâll definitely recover when the piano competition starts.â
She couldnât let go of the only chance she had to show off. Tao Yue had to win first place in this piano competition..