This...
Tang Zhongcheng pondered and felt that there was no other way but this.
"Buying a house isn't a big deal, the main thing is how to tell her about it. With her temper, if she knows our plan, who knows how much of a fuss she'll make."
Zhang Meiyu added, "That's easy. Each of our four sons can buy one, so everyone will have one. That way, Tang Xiaomin won't have anything to say."
"What if she doesn't want to live separately and insists on staying at home?" Tang Zhongcheng asked.
"Besides, she's engaged to the Ye family. Last time we went to the Ye family and said she was crazy, who knows what the Ye family will think of us."
"This won't work, not at this time."
Zhang Meiyu was worried. She couldn't drive her away, and Tang Xiaomin wouldn't leave willingly, making things difficult.
The next day, Zhang Meiyu asked the chef to make Tang Xiaomin a cup of coffee.
She burned the talisman the master had given her into ashes and added them to the coffee.
"Sister Xue, this is a premium coffee gifted by a client. Please take a cup up to Tang Xiaomin."
"Yes, Madam."
Sister Xue took the coffee to Tang Xiaomin's room and knocked. "Madam has a new premium coffee, and she said for you to try it too."
Tang Xiaomin looked at the cup of coffee, then at Sister Xue.
She thought, when did Zhang Meiyu start caring about her like this? Shouldn't she be thinking of Tang Yiyi?
Tang Xiaomin took the coffee from Sister Xue. She had something to discuss with Zhang Meiyu, so she picked up her laptop and went downstairs.
She wanted to tell Zhang Meiyu about Tang Zhongcheng helping Sister Xue forge her qualifications, to stir up trouble in the Tang family.
When she reached the living room, Zhang Meiyu was indeed drinking coffee. Looking at the color, it was indeed the same as the one Tang Xiaomin was holding.
Could it be that Zhang Meiyu had a change of heart and was finally thinking of her?
Tang Xiaomin put down the coffee and her laptop, and said to Zhang Meiyu, "I have something to tell you, I hope you won't be too surprised."
Zhang Meiyu's expression remained unchanged. She glanced at the cup of coffee.
"Coffee doesn't taste good when it's cold. Whatever you have to say, finish your coffee first."
Thinking about it, Tang Xiaomin picked up the coffee and took a sip. The taste was indeed excellent, worthy of being a premium product.
Tang Xiaomin opened her laptop and dismissed Sister Xue.
"When I speak with Ms. Zhang, I don't want anyone else to hear."
Sister Xue knew Tang Xiaomin wanted to speak privately. Without a word, she left.
Seeing Tang Xiaomin's caution, Zhang Meiyu said coldly, "Tang Xiaomin, just say what you have to say."
Tang Xiaomin turned her laptop screen towards Zhang Meiyu and showed it to her.
"Sister Xue, as the housekeeper of the Tang family, graduated from the Hongyuan Butler Academy. However, her abilities are truly unimpressive. She, a housekeeper, knows less about the household matters than I do."
"So I investigated her and discovered something interesting."
"Sister Xue's qualifications were paid for by someone. She never attended any butler academy. And the person who helped her forge her qualifications, you would never guess."
Zhang Meiyu was a true academic achiever and had worked in the corporate world before.
After marrying Tang Zhongcheng, she became a wealthy socialite.
"Tang Xiaomin, I know you can't stand Sister Xue. In fact, you don't need to resent her. She's just following my instructions. The person you should resent is me, right?"
It wasn't just Zhang Meiyu that she couldn't stand; Tang Xiaomin couldn't stand any of the Tang family members.
However, she wasn't here to discuss that with Zhang Meiyu.
"You'd better take a look. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll be like an idiot, unaware you're being deceived, and live your whole life in confusion."
"Tang Xiaomin, what do you mean?"
"Can't you see for yourself!"
Zhang Meiyu reluctantly glanced at Tang Xiaomin's computer. The more she looked, the worse her expression became.
Finally, her face was filled with disbelief.
"Tang Xiaomin, where did you get this information?"
Tang Xiaomin knew that Zhang Meiyu suspected the authenticity of her evidence.
"Butler Ye is a director of the Hongyuan Butler Academy. I asked him to help me investigate. If you don't believe me, you can investigate it yourself again."
Butler Ye wouldn't conspire with Tang Xiaomin to deceive her, and the information was so detailed, including records of Tang Zhongcheng transferring money to others.
Zhang Meiyu recalled that more than ten years ago, Tang Zhongcheng suddenly became dissatisfied with the previous housekeeper and fired him.
Later, he said Sister Xue was a graduate of Hongyuan Butler Academy, highly professional, and being a woman, could help her take care of the children, as there were many children in the family.
At the time, seeing Sister Xue as young, capable, and a graduate of a prestigious school, she had hired her without any suspicion.
Later, she thought Sister Xue's abilities were indeed inferior to the previous housekeeper's. She had even wanted to dismiss her several times, but Tang Zhongcheng always found excuses to keep Sister Xue.
Later, she just got used to it.
Now, to be told that Tang Zhongcheng intentionally helped Sister Xue forge her qualifications and brought her into the house as a housekeeper.
How could this not make her overthink?
Seeing Zhang Meiyu's shocked expression, Tang Xiaomin curled her lips into a cold smile.
She left the laptop, allowing Zhang Meiyu to digest this bombshell in peace, and returned to her room without disturbing her.
As Tang Xiaomin reached the stairs, she suddenly felt something was wrong. Her vision went black, her head buzzed, and she fell to the ground, losing consciousness.
Thump!
Zhang Meiyu was startled by the dull thud. When she looked over, she saw Tang Xiaomin suddenly fall to the ground.
"Tang Xiaomin, what's wrong with you?"
"Tang Xiaomin..."
After calling out a few times with no response, Zhang Meiyu walked forward, looked at Tang Xiaomin, who had suddenly fainted, and remembered the coffee from earlier.
...
"Sister Xue..."
"Sister Xue!"
Sister Xue had disappeared somewhere. She called out a few times but no one came.
Zhang Meiyu's mind flashed back to what the master had said: she and Tang Xiaomin were destined to clash, one of them had to die.
Ultimately, should she save her, or not?
What if the Ye family asked about it?
Would they think they intentionally harmed Tang Xiaomin because of the engagement?
Zhang Meiyu's mind was in a complete mess. Finally, she sighed.
"Oh, you're really annoying me!"
She didn't like Tang Xiaomin, not at all.
But she hadn't reached the point of being cruel enough to kill her.
"Driver!"
"Driver, hurry, come and help! Tang Xiaomin has fainted, quickly take her to the hospital."
The driver heard the commotion and rushed over. He picked up Tang Xiaomin and put her in the car, then quickly drove to the hospital. Zhang Meiyu followed.
At the hospital, the doctor examined her and confirmed that Tang Xiaomin had been poisoned. They immediately began intense resuscitation.
Stomach pumping, defibrillation, various tubes were inserted into Tang Xiaomin's body as they raced against time to maintain her vital signs.
Outside the emergency room, Zhang Meiyu received a critical patient notice.
"Madam Tang, your daughter has been poisoned with arsenic. We will do our best to save her, but the situation is not optimistic. She is already on a ventilator, so you... should be mentally prepared."