Chi Xia nodded to Zhang Xin as a way of thanking him.

Then he said to the three members of the Ye family who were trapped by the wall of fire, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance. If you apologize to me now, maybe I'll be in a better mood and let you out. Otherwise, in a little while, even if you don't burn to death, you'll die from the heat."

Chi Xia was not exaggerating; as the fire wall burned longer, the body temperatures of the three members of the Ye family also rose.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wenxin was the first to cry out, "Sister Chi Xia, I was really wrong! I shouldn't have spoken ill of you everywhere after I regained my identity! And I shouldn't have tried to use the superpower core to blackmail you when I knew it was fake!"

"Yes! I...I was wrong too!"

As soon as Ye Wenxin finished speaking, Ye Wenbai's voice rang out: "I shouldn't have tried to threaten you with the superpower core when I knew it was fake. I shouldn't have refused to share food and water with you along the way, even though you were the one who found it. I... I kept cursing at you and your mother. I'm a piece of trash..."

Chi Xia listened quietly, but after he finished speaking, she didn't hear Chen's mother's voice: "What, my dear Aunt Chen, don't you think you've done something wrong?"

Mother Shen gritted her teeth and remained silent.

She knew perfectly well whether she was wrong or not, but she just couldn't bring herself to say it.

In her view, it was true that Chi Xia had eaten at the Ye family's house for over a decade, and it was also true that she and Ye Wenxin had been separated for over a decade. Moreover, she was an elder, someone Chi Xia had called "Mom" for over a decade. It was unacceptable for her to apologize to Chi Xia...

She couldn't bring herself to speak.

The high temperature of the fire wall had completely distorted the air inside the circle.

The three members of the Ye family felt as if they had entered a sauna with a high temperature. They not only felt that the water in their bodies was about to be evaporated, but also felt that it wouldn't be long before they were cooked like steamed crabs.

Seeing that Mother Shen still hadn't spoken, Ye Wenxin and Ye Wenbai hurriedly urged her on.

They urged her for a long time, but Shen's mother's lips moved but she couldn't make a sound.

Ye Wenbo angrily shook off Chen's mother's hand and yelled at her, "What kind of time is this? What's wrong with asking you to say something and apologize to her? Aren't you wrong? You've disliked her since she was little, and you always beat and scold her. No matter how she tries to please you, you only know how to hit her! You're afraid of being found out by Dad, so you don't dare to hit her face. She's over ten years old, and there's not a single good piece of flesh on her body!"

Everyone was shocked by these words, including Chi Xia, who had never bothered to learn about the original owner's past.

Ye Wenbo said to Ye Wenxin, "You should be glad! Luckily, it was Chi Xia who was brought into the Ye family, otherwise you would be the one getting beaten up! You know why I don't get along with her? It's because I'm afraid to get close to her, I'm afraid of getting beaten up with her!"

Ye Wenxin stared blankly at Chen's mother: "Is what he said true?"

Mother Shen did not answer, but the answer was already clear.

Ye Wenxin immediately shouted outside, "Chi Xia! I know I was wrong! I'm sorry! Let me out first. It's her fault that she abused you. Just keep her inside!"

Hearing her say that, Ye Wenbai also shouted outside, "Chi Xia, I know I was wrong! You hate her, you locked her up! I'm innocent!"

Hearing Ye Wenxin and Ye Wenbai say this, Chen's mother's eyes turned red, whether from the smoke from the fire or from being provoked by the Ye siblings' words, it was hard to tell.

She suddenly screamed hysterically at Ye Wenbai, "Was I wrong? You're not my biological daughter, I'm just a stepmother! Haven't I treated you well?! I hit her because she's useless! Who told her she's a girl! Because of her, I completely lost the ability to have children! Have I had a good time in the Ye family? I've suffered so much grievance and pressure, what's wrong with venting on her?!"