Meng Zihan was knocked to the side by the blow, and a red handprint instantly appeared on her face.
She covered her face, her eyes wide, staring at Meng Xueyun in disbelief.
"Auntie, you...you hit me too?"
She asked in a trembling voice, tears finally streaming down her face.
During this time, she had been slapped by countless people and had become somewhat numb, but being slapped by Meng Xueyun was still completely unacceptable to her.
She is the only bloodline of the Meng family. It's one thing for Meng Xueyun not to feel guilty for not taking good care of her, but why did she have the right to hit her!
Meng Xueyun was furious with Meng Zihan.
She believed that she had always been incredibly kind to Meng Zihan since they were little, always giving her the best food and drinks, afraid that she would suffer any grievances. She didn't even care if outsiders gossiped that she was biased towards her niece.
In her heart, Meng Zihan was even closer than her own daughter.
But now, Meng Zihan is actually criticizing her like this, it's like stabbing her in the heart!
"You heartless bastard! I was so blind! I treated you like a treasure since you were little, feeding and caring for you, and this is how you repay me?"
"Your uncle said before that I spoiled you, but I didn't think so. Now it seems that I really have ruined you!"
Thinking of all the effort she had put into Meng Zihan over the years, she was even more furious.
"You're not doing well in your studies, whose fault is that? Your family scrimped and saved to support your education, and you still have the nerve to complain!"
Meng Xueyun's voice grew louder and louder, almost shouting.
"You can only blame yourself for not being born into a good family like Zhang Tingting's. She's a rich heiress, born with a silver spoon in her mouth. What do you have? Besides crying and causing trouble, what else can you do?"
After yelling all that, she looked at Meng Zihan's pitiful appearance, suppressed her anger, and said coldly, "I found you a job, take it if you want, or get out of here! There's no place for you in this house!"
Despite her resentment, Meng Zihan realized that Meng Xueyun was truly angry this time.
What will happen to her if we ignore her like we did in the detention center last time?
She has nowhere to go except the Ye family, so she has no choice but to bow her head.
Having figured this out, Meng Zihan looked at Meng Xueyun with teary eyes and sobbed, "Auntie, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I really didn't want to go out and be pointed at and talked about. I was confused for a moment and that's why I said those things. Please forgive me. I will never dare to do it again. I am willing to work in the cafeteria."
She spoke while wiping away her tears with her hand.
But no matter how she wiped away her tears, they wouldn't stop, and soon her clothes were soaked.
Seeing how heartbroken she was, Meng Xueyun's heart softened.
After all, she had doted on this child since childhood, and she didn't want to say anything too harsh.
She sighed, softened her tone, and said, "Alright, stop crying. Since you know you were wrong, I'll give you another chance. Pack your things and come with me to the cafeteria tomorrow."
She handed Meng Zihan a tissue and said earnestly, "As long as you don't repeat the mistakes you made before, the rumors will fade away on their own. Study hard and get into the Party School. Your uncle will then try to transfer you to the office. Although the salary is a bit low now, the benefits are good. Be content. This is the result of the Ye family's hard work."
Seeing that Meng Xueyun had softened, Meng Zihan breathed a sigh of relief.
She quickly wiped away her tears, hugged her while crying, and said in a choked voice, "Auntie, I promise I will listen to you from now on and never make you angry again."
But in her heart she was thinking: working in the cafeteria was a last resort, and she could only make do with it for the time being. Once she had a firm foothold, she would slowly think of a better way out. She absolutely could not spend her whole life doing odd jobs in the cafeteria!
At Jiangcheng University, Ye Linchen heard from Feng Linlin that Meng Zihan had been behaving well since being released from detention, so she stopped paying much attention to the Ye family's affairs.
Anyway, if anything happens, the twins will call her.
On Sunday noon, Ye Linchen did not return to her rented room, but instead stayed in her dormitory to put together an outfit, preparing to go out for lunch with Gu Jingran.
She piled all the clothes from the closet onto the bed, filling it completely.
Now that he has more money, Ye Linchen's wardrobe has become much more complete.
The clothes inside are all newly bought, and the styles are the most fashionable right now.
However, Ye Linchen doesn't like overly flamboyant styles, and her color palette mainly consists of basic colors such as white, off-white, light gray, and black.
There are a few colorful items, but they are all dark colors.
Lin Xuemei and Wang Lina were also in the dormitory today. Seeing Ye Linchen picking and choosing clothes by himself and unable to make a decision for a long time, they enthusiastically came over to help him.
Lin Xuemei picked up a white dress and asked, her eyes gleaming with gossip.
"Xiao Chen, what are you doing? Why are you getting so many clothes?"
"Yeah, come on, tell me honestly, are you going on a date with your boyfriend?" Wang Lina leaned closer, a mischievous grin on her face.
Ye Linchen felt a little embarrassed by their questions, and her cheeks flushed slightly.
"What partner? It was just having dinner with a friend."
"Tch, trying to act all high and mighty with us! Do you really need to make such a big fuss when you're just having dinner with friends?"
Lin Xuemei pointed to the clothes all over the bed, completely disbelieving.
"Tell us honestly, is there something going on? We'll help you make a decision."
Ye Linchen was very stubborn and refused to confess no matter what.
"We're just ordinary friends, and we haven't seen each other in a long time, so I wanted to be careful."
This isn't just idle talk.
This meal should have been eaten a long time ago, but Gu Jingran suddenly went on a business trip, so it was postponed until now.
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