Seeing that the adults were about to start arguing and make the situation worse, Liu Dekai could no longer bury his head in the sand.

He couldn't let his mother speak again, or things would only get worse.

"Mom, stop talking." Liu Dekai whispered, pulling Zhang Cuihua back, while he himself stepped forward, even standing in front of Mo Youyou and Liu Shengrui, walking down the stairs to Mo Yancheng and Hu Feiyue.

"Brother, sister-in-law, it's true that Xiao Rui was wrong. I didn't discipline him properly. I apologize on his behalf. I will cover all of Xiao Qing's subsequent treatment and nutrition expenses. Please don't be too angry." After saying this, Liu Dekai bowed and apologized, taking full responsibility for the matter.

Liu Dekai's actions did make Hu Feiyue and Mo Yancheng feel a little bit more at ease.

At least, they can see responsibility and remorse in Liu Dekai.

However, Liu Dekai's act of directly admitting his mistake and taking the blame for Liu Shengrui made Mo Youyou feel extremely dissatisfied, even angry and hateful.

Mo Youyou was puzzled. How could Liu Dekai do such a thing?

Even if he has many grievances against his child, how can he take the blame in this situation, in front of so many people? In any case, as the child's father, when it comes to "outsiders," he should stand on the child's side. That's the right thing to do!

In an instant, Mo Youyou exploded.

Before Mo Yancheng and Hu Feiyue could even express their opinions, Mo Youyou, already furious, pointed at Liu Dekai and began to curse.

"Liu Dekai, are you crazy? Do you even know what happened? What gives you the right to take the blame for your son? There's absolutely no evidence that Xiao Rui pushed the person. Are you just going to rely on Shuang'er's words? Our Xiao Rui said it was an accident, so why can't we believe him? Liu Dekai, are you even human? How could you do this?" Mo Youyou had too much pent-up emotion, and when it finally erupted, she lost control and even started saying things she shouldn't have.

Her remarks instantly angered Lin Qing and Hu Feiyue.

"Mo Youyou, what makes you think your son is telling the truth, and that Shuang'er is lying? How can you be so biased?" Lin Qing questioned.

“Youyou, between Shuang’er and Xiao Rui, whose words are more credible? I don’t need to ask everyone here to verify, do I? Xiao Rui is disobedient and mischievous, with a strong personality. He has bullied Xiao Qing and Shuang’er a lot in the past. How can his words be credible?” Hu Feiyue accused.

Mo Youyou felt extremely wronged that both of her sisters-in-law were pointing their guns at her.

She didn't think her words were excessive at all; she was completely self-centered and only cared about her own thoughts, without considering the feelings of others.

This was especially evident when she was emotionally out of control.

At that moment, she resembled a lioness blinded by rage.

"You all ganged up on Xiao Rui and my son. Why are you doing this? We're all family. Why are you doing this? It's Xiao Qing's birthday today. I bought him such an expensive gift. I want him to be happy and healthy. But this accident happened. Nobody wanted this to happen. Why do you have to drag my son into this? Why?" Mo Youyou roared angrily.

It was as if they were burdened with a huge injustice, and everyone was targeting them, making them the most pitiful and miserable ones, even worse off than the injured Mo Jiaqing!

"Brother, sister-in-law, why did you do this—"

Even Mo Cheng couldn't stand it anymore. Regardless of the truth of the matter, Mo Youyou's statement was particularly unappealing. Even if it was later proven that she had nothing to do with Liu Shengrui, it would still chill the hearts of her relatives and friends.

"Youyou, don't throw a tantrum like a child!" Mo Cheng scolded.

He was, after all, an elder. Lin Qing and Hu Feiyue, who had been speaking the whole time, were juniors in front of him, as the mothers of Mo Shuang'er and Mo Jiaqing.

Disputes between peers can be resolved, but there are certain things that should never be said to elders.

So as soon as Mo Cheng spoke, the scene immediately fell silent.

Only then did the other elders of Mo Cheng's generation speak up.

“We must take Shuang’er’s words seriously, and we can’t ignore Xiao Rui’s explanation either. No one saw what really happened, so it’s not appropriate to comment or arbitrarily convict anyone. The most important thing now is to wait for the ambulance to arrive and see how badly Xiao Qing is injured.”

That's a fair statement, without bias towards either side.

They thought the matter would just end there, until the ambulance arrived. Unexpectedly, a restaurant cleaner came over at that moment. After all, the argument they had just made was too loud, and a group of people had gathered at the stairwell, which affected the restaurant's operations.

Of course, it would be unreasonable for the hotel to take responsibility for such an incident. He immediately questioned the staff serving on both floors and, after making inquiries from various sources, finally obtained some useful clues.

It was this cleaner.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down. We have other guests dining in our restaurant. As for the incident that just happened, there were actually witnesses—" The restaurant manager stepped forward to take charge of the situation. He pushed the cleaning worker next to him forward, "Xiao Chen, tell us, what did you see when you were cleaning?"

After arguing for a while, it turned out there were eyewitnesses!

That makes things much simpler.

For some reason, Mo Youyou was extremely nervous at this moment. She clenched her fists and waited for the cleaner to speak.

Xiao Chen stepped forward and truthfully recounted what he had witnessed.

"I was cleaning at the time, cleaning this spot—" Xiao Chen pointed to a certain place, which was a blind spot. From the position on the first step, unless you were halfway down the stairs, you couldn't see this spot from that point.

This is why, even though Liu Shengrui had confirmed that no one was around before he took action, Xiao Chen still became a witness.

"I heard three kids playing with toys on the steps, but I didn't think much of it. Suddenly, a toy car rolled down the stairs. I was thinking of helping to pick it up when I heard one of the kids say he would go get it, adding that it shouldn't be broken and that the other two shouldn't worry. So I took a step forward and saw that kid—"

As he spoke, Xiao Chen pointed in Liu Shengrui's direction, then avoided Mo Youyou's gaze and continued his description.

"He... he reached out and pushed the child, and the child tumbled down the stairs."

"Nonsense!" Mo Youyou retorted almost instinctively, pointing at Xiao Chen and asking, "What are your intentions in slandering a child?"