Ye Ningwan turned around irritably and questioned him coldly.

"You're going to stop me too."

Jiang Yinglin lowered his head and gently advised.

"Sister-in-law, please calm down. Since this is Ninth Master's intention, he must have his reasons."

Ye Ningwan stared at Jiang Yinglin, and seeing the certainty in his peach blossom eyes, she gradually calmed down. Reason slowly returned, and she gently broke free from Jiang Yinglin's grasp.

Madam Pei, who had been waiting to see what would happen, clicked her tongue softly in disappointment when she saw that Ye Ningwan hadn't made a scene.

Then, she made a sarcastic remark with a forced smile.

"Wanwan, you are really lucky. Minghan didn't want you before, but now Lao Jiu is treating you with all his heart."

"But that old ninth brother even went to solitary confinement for your sake, and you were all lovey-dovey with one of his men right in front of us, you really are..."

Before Madam Pei could finish speaking, Ye Ningwan had already strode up to her and raised her hand high.

"Smack!"

Before Madam Pei could react, a resounding slap landed on her face.

Madam Pei was knocked to the side, clutching her burning, numb face. Her ears were ringing, and her head was throbbing with a series of booming sounds.

She pointed at Ye Ningwan and roared at the top of her lungs.

"Ye Ningwan, how dare you hit me!"

All that could be seen was Ye Ningwan's lips moving, but it took a long time to hear what she said.

It wasn't until Old Master Pei suddenly stood up from his seat that Doctor Pei could vaguely hear the voice. Even though it was blurry, as if there was a layer of water in her ears, she could still hear the anger in Old Master Pei's tone.

"Ye Ningwan! You've gone too far!"

Upon hearing Old Master Pei's fury, Madam Pei immediately covered her face and began to cry hysterically.

"Ye Ningwan, I'm your sister-in-law, after all. They say an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, but you treat me like this! You and your husband beat my son so badly he was hospitalized, and now you want to beat me into the hospital too?"

Ye Ningwan sneered and shook her numb palm.

"If an elder sister-in-law is like a mother, then you must be a stepmother, right? Since you call yourself an elder, you should act like one. The first thing you say is to sow discord and try to pin the blame on others. You're quite skilled at dumping chamber pots!"

Madam Pei, being of good family background, had never heard such words before. She was so angry that she couldn't say a word, and her trembling finger pointed at Ye Ningwan's nose.

"You! You! Ye Ningwan..."

Finally, she probably couldn't find any more words, so she turned around and cried to Grandpa Pei.

"Dad, look at her! Has she gone mad?"

Madam Pei deliberately turned her face to the side, revealing her face with several red marks.

Ye Ningwan, however, raised her head nonchalantly, looking like a clueless bachelor who had given up on everything.

"If Dad thinks I did something wrong, then lock me in the solitary confinement room for two days to teach me a lesson!"

The expression on Old Master Pei's face was very strange.

He gripped the Buddhist prayer beads he had slammed on the table and gave a cold order.

"Lock Ye Ningwan in her room! She's not allowed to come out without my permission."

The atmosphere in the tea room suddenly became tense.

The servants standing there exchanged glances, hesitant about whether to go up, even more unsure of what Old Master Pei meant.

He looked very angry, but he only ordered Ye Ningwan to be taken away. He said he was going to punish her, but it seemed more like he was ordering her to be protected.

In the end, it was Jiang Yinglin who went up and tugged at Ye Ningwan.

Ye Ningwan slapped his hand away, gave Madam Pei a cool glance, and turned to leave the tea room.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Yinglin immediately followed Ye Ningwan's footsteps and chased after her.

The sliding door of the tea room was slammed shut with a loud bang.

Madam Pei looked at the sliding door, which was now only slightly ajar, and pointed in the direction Ye Ningwan had left, her anger rising.

"This... Dad! Ye Ningwan is too arrogant and domineering! Aren't you going to do anything about it?"

Old Master Pei flicked the prayer beads in his hand a few times with his fingertips, glanced at Madam Pei casually, and showed no anger at Ye Ningwan's disrespect.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, how old are you? Can't you control your mouth? Just for what you said, Ye Ningwan slapped you without a second thought! I only scolded her to help you; otherwise, I wouldn't care about this nonsense!"

Madam Pei was anxious.

"But Dad..."

Old Master Pei had already sat down, propping his head up with one hand, and waved to Madam Pei, speaking with considerable impatience.

"You should go to the hospital and see Minghan right away; just seeing you annoys me!"

After hearing Old Master Pei's words, Madam Pei was speechless and could only leave indignantly.

The tea room fell silent instantly. Old Master Pei sighed deeply and it took him a long time to stand up, leaning on a chair for support.

...

On the other side, Ye Ningwan walked back aggressively, and Jiang Yinglin, worried that she would cause trouble again, quickly followed her step by step.

Watching Ye Ningwan's hurried departure, he finally couldn't help but complain a couple of times.

"Ye Ningwan, why did you hit her? Don't you know..."

Before Jiang Yinglin could finish speaking, Ye Ningwan scoffed and said coldly.

"Don't worry, I won't cause any trouble for your Ninth Master. The old man is very magnanimous and won't hold a grudge against me over such a small matter."

Jiang Yinglin rolled his eyes and said irritably.

"What do you know? Things in wealthy families are never that simple."

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