My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 169: Chapter 0169: Settling Accounts_1
 

As the chairman of Jianghai Group, Ye Yuandong felt it was necessary to personally handle the matter; otherwise, it might give others something to hold against him, so he called Ye Tongtong and Tang Ning up.

Upon seeing Tang Ning arrive and cause trouble, Tang Jianjun angrily burst out from the crowd, ready to take her away.

Tang Ning flung her hand and said, “It wasn’t me who made a mistake, she hit me first, why should I be afraid of her?”

Tang Jianjun was just about to explode when Yang Yueru pulled on him, saying, “Let her go, although Tang Ning is capricious, she still knows right from wrong.”

Tang Jianjun snorted, “Such a fine daughter you’ve brought into the world.”

“As if you had no part in it?” Yang Yueru gave him a disdainful glance.

With that comment, Tang Jianjun was soundly defeated.

The people below all gathered around, ready to watch how things would unfold.

Rumors had it that the chairman of Jianghai Group, Ye Yuandong, was utterly impartial, and they all wanted to see how he would resolve this issue—especially since it involved his daughter.

“Why were you fighting?” Ye Yuandong asked.

Years in a high position had given Ye Yuandong an imposing presence without anger, and paired with his cold voice, it instantly quieted all the noise around them.

“She hit me first.” Tang Ning pointed to the finger marks on her face and angrily said, “This bitch slapped me, look, my face is all red.”

Hearing her curse like that, Dong Xuan’s face immediately darkened. “Watch your language, don’t you have any manners?”

Tang Ning snorted and ignored her.

These past two days, Tang Ning had been playing with Ye Yangyang, finding herself liking this quiet and innocent girl more and more, constantly teasing her and sticking by her side. Thinking back to how Ye Yangyang had been bullied by Ye Tongtong over the years, she decided that today she would stand up for Ye Yangyang no matter what and vent this pent-up anger.

Of course, she dared to do so because she had the support of her all-powerful, incredibly capable brother-in-law.

Then again, what was taking her brother-in-law so long to show up and take down that damn woman? Was he waiting for a moment like in the movies, to make a dramatic entrance?

“Tongtong, she said you hit her first, did that happen?” Ye Yuandong asked sternly.

“She insulted me, calling my mom a whore, a man-stealer…” Ye Tongtong replied.

“Tongtong, stop talking nonsense.” Dong Xuan’s gaze shot to Tang Ning like lightning, angrily saying, “Young lady, I don’t recall ever offending you, is there really a need to slander me like this?”

“I never said that, Ye Tongtong is talking nonsense.” Tang Ning wasn’t a fool; she would absolutely not admit to it under these circumstances.

“But you clearly did,” Ye Tongtong said urgently.

“I did not,” Tang Ning firmly denied.

“You did say it.”

“I did not.”

“How dare you deny it?”

“What am I supposed to admit to?”

“You insulted my mom.”

“What did I insult her with?” Tang Ning asked loudly.

“You called my mom a whore, a man-stealer,” Ye Tongtong yelled angrily.

Tang Ning smiled victoriously, her scheme successful.

“I never insulted her. On the contrary, it’s you who have said twice now that your mom is a whore, a man-stealer. Seems like you have quite the opinion of your mother.”

The guests around them couldn’t help but laugh upon hearing this.

As they mocked Ye Tongtong for her stupidity, they were also charmed by Tang Ning’s humor and wit, their gaze falling eagerly on her.

“Enough, stop embarrassing yourselves here. Everyone go down!”

Dong Xuan could tell from the exchange between the two girls that her daughter Tongtong was definitely no match for this clever opponent. Continuing the argument would only bring more shame, so she promptly intervened.

Of course, she would seek her revenge slowly in the future; her own daughter absolutely couldn’t be at a disadvantage.

Ye Yuandong also felt humiliated and waved his hand, saying, “Children are ignorant, all of you go down!”

Ye Tongtong was fuming inside, but since both her mom and dad spoke up, she had to temporarily suppress her anger. She glared at Tang Ning fiercely, ready to leave.

But just at that moment, Tang Ning stopped her.

“Ye Tongtong, you slapped me, and I broke your head, we’ll call it even for that. But there’s another score I need to settle with you.”

A slap in the face and a broken head, it was clear who was at a loss, yet this girl dared to call it even.

Those around were amazed at her thick skin, all secretly wondering who she could possibly be.

Below, Yang Xinyi was covered in black lines. Why did she feel that Tang Ning’s behavior was becoming more and more like that of Ye Xiong?

That guy, he really was a bad influence!

“Tang Ning, don’t push your luck. I’m already at a disadvantage, and you still have the nerve to settle accounts with me?” Ye Tongtong was furious.

“It’s not my account, but the one for all the years you bullied my good sister.”

Out of nowhere, Tang Ning gestured to someone below the stage and called out, “Yangyang, come up and tell us all the grievances you’ve suffered over the years. Let your so-called father hear how Ye Tongtong has been bullying you at school?”

Hearing this, Ye Tongtong was suddenly startled.

Down below, everyone’s gaze fell on Ye Yuandong’s ex-wife and daughter, the girl who was said to have little status.

“Come on up, what are you afraid of? Didn’t we agree on this last night?”

Seeing Yangyang cowering desperately in the corner, Tang Ning came down from the stage, dragged her up, and said, “If you keep hiding like a turtle, you’re only going to let people walk all over you, bullied for a lifetime.”

“This is a jewelry exhibition, not a playground; there’s no time for your nonsense.” Dong Xuan, aware of some of Ye Tongtong’s bullying of Ye Yangyang, was afraid of exposure and hastily shouted, “Security, take these two troublemakers away.”

As two security guards were about to step forward to grab them, Tang Ning shouted, “Hold on.”

Her gaze landed on Ye Yuandong, as she angrily said, “Chairman Ye, don’t you want to know what kind of treatment your biological daughter is actually receiving at school?”

“Take them away,” Dong Xuan roared.

“Hold on!” Ye Yuandong swept his hand through the air.

He walked over and looked lovingly at his biological daughter Ye Yangyang, softly saying, “Yangyang, if there’s any grievance you have, just speak out. No one will stop you.”

Blood is thicker than water.

Only Ye Yuandong knew the true depth of his feelings for his wife and daughter.

He wasn’t as cold-blooded as the rumors outside suggested.

On the contrary, he cared about her very much.

But ever since his wife died and Ye Jun was sent to the military to temper his character, Yangyang seemed to have changed into a different person altogether, as if she had developed a repression syndrome.

She didn’t speak a word at home, had become extremely introverted, and had never had any emotional exchange with him.

He didn’t know what she was thinking, what she needed; he couldn’t read her.

Yangyang had said she wanted to move and live at school; he thought she still resented him and believed she would be happier at school, so he had agreed.

He never imagined that his own daughter would be bullied at school.

Ye Yuandong had been better off not speaking. Once he did, Ye Yangyang’s tears fell like a stream, and she couldn’t utter a word.

The sight of her tears wrenched Ye Yuandong’s heart.

Tang Ning immediately became anxious, “Yangyang, if you don’t speak, I’ll speak for you. I, Tang Ning, swear here that if there’s a bit of exaggeration in what I’m about to say, may I never be wanted by any man for the rest of my life.”

After swearing the oath and gaining trust,

Tang Ning grabbed Ye Yangyang’s hand, rolled up the sleeve on her arm, pointed to the three scars from cigarette burns, and said to Ye Yuandong, “Chairman Ye, do you know how Yangyang got these scars on her body? It’s Ye Tongtong, burned them onto her with cigarette butts, one by one.”