Tang Xiaomin was deeply moved by this.
"Dad, Mom, you rest, I'll cook for you."
Tang Xiaomin dived into the kitchen.
In her previous life, she felt ashamed.
Her adoptive parents treated her very well; they couldn't bear to see her do housework.
Even though the family was poor, she was still raised with delicate hands.
How could she have been so foolish then, to go and serve those scumbags of the Tang family?
Perhaps, that was heaven's punishment for her stupidity.
It took nearly an hour to cook, and a table full of delicious dinner was ready.
Her adoptive parents looked at the steaming dishes, their faces beaming with happiness.
"Xiaomin, you've worked hard, come sit and eat."
"Mmm."
...
The family ate together harmoniously, chatting about their adoptive parents' travels and what they had seen and heard.
It was evident that they had a very happy trip.
Knock, knock, knock...
Someone was knocking at the door.
Tang Xiaomin wondered who would come to their house at this hour.
When she opened the door and saw Ye Fengxing outside, her heart sank.
Ye Fengxing was wearing a black shirt, his face etched with weariness.
"Aren't you going to let me in to sit for a while?"
"Xiaomin, quickly let him in, he can eat with us," her mother called from inside.
Tang Xiaomin glanced at Ye Fengxing.
"Please come in."
Her adoptive parents were somewhat reserved around Ye Fengxing; after all, they were from different social strata.
"Young Master Ye, please sit, please sit."
Her father even personally pulled out a chair for Ye Fengxing.
However.
Ye Fengxing put aside his usual arrogance and said amiably.
"Uncle, Auntie, I am the younger generation, there's no need to be so formal."
His words significantly improved her adoptive parents' impression of him.
"Oh."
"This is simple fare, as long as you don't mind, I'll go cut some fruit," her mother said.
After Ye Fengxing sat down, he truly ate with them, having two bowls.
"The dishes look ordinary, but they taste very good."
Her mother smiled.
"Xiaomin cooked this. She doesn't cook much usually, but when she does, it's really delicious."
Ye Fengxing looked at Tang Xiaomin with admiration.
"She can manage both the drawing-room and the kitchen, truly excellent."
Tang Xiaomin was speechless.
As he was about to leave, Ye Fengxing suddenly said.
"You really, aren't going to work at the company?"
Work? What a joke.
She hated working the most.
"I'm still studying, I think academics are more important."
Tang Xiaomin was clearly lying through her teeth; she had barely attended school for a few days.
If she didn't want to, Ye Fengxing couldn't force her.
He reached out to ruffle Tang Xiaomin's hair, but she took two steps back, refusing.
Ye Fengxing frowned slightly.
"Xiaomin, have I not been good enough to you?" Ye Fengxing asked.
This was a question Tang Xiaomin had held in her heart for a long time.
He kept calling himself her fiancé, but in her previous life, he hadn't shown her much importance.
If he had cared even a little, how would the Tang family have dared to send her to the operating table?
Tang Xiaomin retorted to Ye Fengxing.
"Would you like someone who is timid, enduring, and without her own opinion, like Tang Xiaomin?"
Would you like the her from my previous life?
A flicker of surprise flashed in Ye Fengxing's eyes.
"How could you possibly be that kind of person? The you I know has always been strong and decisive."
Strong and decisive, indeed.
"So, the one you like is the Tang Xiaomin standing before you now, isn't it?"
Ye Fengxing seemed to misunderstand Tang Xiaomin's words.
"I'm sorry, my grandfather only mentioned you more than half a year ago. If I had known earlier, I would never have let you and your adoptive father live such a difficult life."
"It's my fault, please forgive me."
These words made it sound as though Tang Xiaomin was being unreasonable.
His evasiveness told Tang Xiaomin the answer she needed.
"It's not your fault, the fault lies with this engagement."
"Please don't use my adoptive parents to threaten me anymore, or you will become my enemy."
"Let's put an end to this engagement."
Tang Xiaomin stated it clearly and concisely.
Hearing this, Ye Fengxing felt even more annoyed.
"Xiaomin, everyone has their limits."
Tang Xiaomin glared back with her clear, cold eyes and said word for word.
"Then let me tell you, my adoptive parents are my absolute bottom line. If you dare to scheme against them again, I will make you pay."
"The Ye family is powerful, but they are not invincible."
"I am discussing this with you peacefully now. I will personally deliver the betrothal gifts and the engagement contract to the Ye family. Until then, please explain this to your grandfather."
With that, Tang Xiaomin turned and went back home.
"Xiaomin, do you really want to break off the engagement?" Ye Fengxing asked, his face darkening, as he watched Tang Xiaomin's retreating back.
Tang Xiaomin stopped, without turning her head.
"Yes!"
After saying that, Tang Xiaomin walked into the villa without looking back.
She closed the door.
Before, she had been careless, which was why he could use her adoptive parents to threaten her.
Zhou Xiaolan said, "Xiaomin, Young Master Ye is such a good person. You'll be happy marrying him. Mom can see that he really likes you."
Like, what good was that?
In the world, it wasn't that if someone liked someone, the other person would necessarily like them back.
"Mom, I want to break off the engagement."
"What?"
Her adoptive parents were simultaneously astonished, unable to believe it.
Zhou Xiaolan suddenly asked, "Xiaomin, Young Master Ye is such a good person, and his family background is also excellent. Why do you want to break off the engagement?"
Li Changchun also said, "You're still not satisfied with such a good match?"
If he were truly good, why would he use her adoptive parents, whom she cared about, to threaten her?
This was clearly reaching a point of madness.
In her previous life, it was the Tang family who had kidnapped her adoptive parents.
In this life, many things were different.
The Tang family hadn't done anything to her adoptive parents yet, but Ye Fengxing had already coerced her.
This was something Tang Xiaomin could not tolerate.
Not at all.
Tang Xiaomin decided to tell her adoptive parents everything.
"Dad, Mom, your trip abroad was arranged by Ye Fengxing."
"What? What does this mean?" her mother asked.
"He arranged your trip abroad to threaten me when I wanted to break off the engagement, to achieve his goal. A man who resorts to such unscrupulous means makes me feel only fear."
Upon hearing this, her adoptive parents' faces became much more grim.
"Xiaomin, if what you say is true, and he used us to threaten you, then his intentions are truly malicious."
Li Changchun said, "Xiaomin, if you really don't like him, then break it off. Mom and Dad have been poor for a long time, and we hope you marry into a wealthy family and have a good life. But if Young Master Ye is threatening you like this, he is not a good match!"
"Yes, before you've even officially married him, he's already suppressing you like this. If you marry him, there will surely be even more excessive things. Anyway, we haven't touched any of the betrothal gifts, we can just return everything," Zhou Xiaolan also said.