This engagement was forced upon Tang Xiaomin by the Ye family.
Ye Fengxing also held her adoptive parents hostage, which had already greatly displeased Tang Xiaomin.
Since she was going to be embarrassed no matter what today, she decided to commit to it.
A cold smile curved Tang Xiaomin's lips, and she retorted with mocking words, unwilling to back down.
"Since when did the Ye family start taking orders from you, Nangong Shanshan? How dare you flaunt your authority in front of me, who gave you the audacity?"
"Old Master Ye? Or perhaps Ye Fengxing?"
Wow...
The surrounding people gasped again.
This Tang Xiaomin not only resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement but was also formidable in her verbal spars.
She truly showed no one any respect.
Nangong Shanshan's expression changed slightly, and she retorted, "I was merely reminding you, I meant nothing else. Don't think that just because you're Fengxing's fiancée, you can act arrogant and cause trouble. Your behavior tarnishes Fengxing's reputation and the Ye family's."
She repeatedly mentioned Fengxing, as if afraid others wouldn't know how familiar she was with Ye Fengxing.
"Fine, consider me tarnishing your reputation. But who are you, Nangong Shanshan, to dictate to me? What gives you the right to interfere? Are you even worthy!"
As soon as Tang Xiaomin spoke, the air became thick with tension.
Zhang Meiyu, seeing that things were getting a bit out of hand, smiled and tried to mediate.
"Xiaomin, don't talk nonsense."
She then turned to Nangong Shanshan and said,
"Miss Nangong, my daughter is only nineteen and ignorant. You're almost twenty-four, so please don't stoop to her level. It makes you look just as ignorant."
*Pfft*
Laughter rippled through the crowd.
Zhang Meiyu was clearly implying that Nangong Shanshan was old.
With Tang Xiaomin being the fiancée, Zhang Meiyu had no reason to be polite to this ill-intentioned woman, Nangong Shanshan.
Nangong Shanshan's expression shifted slightly, and she said in a low voice,
"Mrs. Tang is right. Your daughter is indeed young and ignorant, and it's not surprising she does some out-of-line things. I was the one being pedantic; it was my mistake. Please enjoy yourselves, I'll go check on Old Master Ye."
Nangong Shanshan left, her high heels clicking rapidly as she strode away.
Back in a room behind, Nangong Shanshan was furious and cursing.
"Good for you, Tang Xiaomin, being so arrogant! When I find an opportunity, I'll teach you a lesson!"
As soon as Nangong Shanshan finished speaking, her phone vibrated.
She took it out and saw an anonymous video message.
She enlarged it and watched carefully, confirming the person in the video was Tang Xiaomin, and a cold smile touched her lips.
"Well, Tang Xiaomin, you really dare to do anything. If I don't teach you a lesson, you'll think you're the young madam of the Ye family, won't you?"
"Dare to compete with me for a man? I'll make sure you don't even know how you died."
There was a projector at the banquet, and Nangong Shanshan sent the video to her maid, Xiao Die.
She walked back to the banquet and picked up the microphone, saying,
"Everyone, there's a good show on the big screen. Please stay tuned."
Nangong Shanshan's words drew everyone's attention, and they all turned to the screen.
The big screen began to play a video.
The video was taken on the road, dark and blurry. Magnified by the big screen, it was discernible that one of the people was Tang Xiaomin.
Two cars were parked on the road, and Tang Xiaomin was with a tall man whose face was indistinguishable.
She first touched the man's hand, then was embraced by him. After separating, she pinched the man's face, and then was pulled into the car by the man and driven away.
That car... would catch fire!
Many people stared at the screen, shocked at Tang Xiaomin.
"This... how could Tang Xiaomin be embracing and cuddling with a man?"
"Yes, she's Young Master Ye's fiancée, how can she do this?"
"More importantly, after embracing and cuddling, she left with that man. What happened afterwards?"
"Could it be they went to spend the night together?"
"Ah! Then Young Master Ye was cuckolded? This is too explosive!"
"Look at the time the video was shot, it was already past midnight. They must have spent the night together."
"Poor Young Master Ye. Does he know about this?"
...
Just then, Old Master Ye, leaning on his cane and supported by Butler Ye, walked out.
Old Master Ye looked at the video playing on the screen and signaled to Butler Ye, "Handle this."
"Yes."
Despite the unpleasant occurrence, Old Master Ye remained calm.
At this moment, Nangong Shanshan walked up to Old Master Ye and said sarcastically,
"Grandpa Ye, Tang Xiaomin was embracing and cuddling with another man. What does this behavior say about Fengxing?"
"This will make Fengxing the laughingstock of the entire Modu!"
The banquet became noisy, with people discussing the matter.
Zhang Meiyu, her face pale, asked Tang Xiaomin with feigned composure,
"Xiaomin, is the person in the video really you?"
At this point, if Tang Xiaomin denied it, saying it wasn't her, coupled with the video's blurriness,
If she denied it completely, she might get away with it.
In her previous life, there was a similar video.
She had helped a man in the middle of the road and was filmed in such an "embracing and cuddling" video.
She denied it, but then the man suddenly appeared to testify. Tang Xiaomin was completely unable to clear her name.
In this life, she didn't want to deny it anymore.
Yan Jue was not someone to be ashamed of; there was no need to hide him.
If this incident led to her broken engagement, then so be it.
This marriage had entangled her for two lifetimes, and it was time for it to end.
Tang Xiaomin's expression remained unchanged as she cleared her throat.
"Yes, the person in the video is me."
After saying it, she felt no burden in her heart; instead, she felt a sense of relief.
Admitting it required courage, and admitting it meant facing the pointing fingers of others.
But so what?
This was her true self. Yet how many people dared not face their true selves?
Hiding behind a hypocritical mask, they faced their true selves late at night, despising themselves.
...
"What!"
"It really is Tang Xiaomin!"
"Tang Xiaomin has truly cheated!"
...
The crowd erupted.
Zhang Meiyu became enraged and slapped Tang Xiaomin across the face.
*Slap!*
Tang Xiaomin firmly grabbed Zhang Meiyu's wrist and stared directly at her, saying word by word,
"I'll say this one last time: my affairs are none of your business!"
Tang Xiaomin forcefully flung Zhang Meiyu to the ground.
"Mom..."
Tang Yiyi appropriately rushed out, tenderly helping Zhang Meiyu up.
"Mom, how are you? Are you hurt?"
Seeing this, Tang Zhongcheng immediately reprimanded Tang Xiaomin.
"You are usually disrespectful to your elders at home, and it's one thing to fight with them, but how can you be so unrestrained even outside?"
"Alas, it is truly an unfortunate family, an unfortunate family!"
Tang Zhongcheng's face was filled with deep helplessness.
The guests at the banquet also began to point and whisper about Tang Xiaomin.
"Did you hear? It was she who deliberately spread rumors online, saying Tang Yiyi and Tang Ye were living together, deliberately framing her own brother for incest with Tang Yiyi!"