"Mmm...mmmmm..."
With her mouth gagged, Aunt Li kept making muffled noises, trying to wake the old lady and get her out of there first.
However, the old lady was now stunned and speechless by Ye Yun's sudden appearance.
She stared blankly at Ye Yun for two seconds, then looked at Aunt Li with an uncertain gaze, seemingly still unable to believe that Aunt Li's transformation was Ye Yun's revenge. She then looked at Ye Yun with a surprised expression, her face full of astonishment.
"you……"
"Grandpa, it's me."
Facing the old lady's questioning gaze, Ye Yun coldly curled the corners of her lips.
She stared unblinkingly at the old woman's pale face, her eyes icy cold: "Last night, Aunt Li stole some of our things and tried to run away. Do you think we should teach her a lesson?"
lesson?
The old lady found these words particularly terrifying coming from Ye Yun's mouth. She knew Ye Yun was subtly warning her, but she was unconvinced and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about, but if Aunt Li really stole something from our house, you should call the police, not take the law into your own hands!"
"Oh, you've come up with something new this time."
Ye Yun raised an eyebrow slightly. "What do you mean by abusing power? I just had a friendly conversation with Aunt Li, only the way we talked was a little different."
That's bullshit.
What kind of friendly communication could turn a person into this awful state?
The old lady cursed inwardly, but dared not show it on her face, fearing that Ye Yun would hold a grudge against her and retaliate against her as she had done to Aunt Li, which would be detrimental to her.
She knew very well that Ye Yun was no pushover.
She is no longer in charge of the Mu family.
If Ye Yun wanted to oppose her, given Mu Jingsheng's favoritism towards Ye Yun, she would have no chance of winning.
The atmosphere was unusually tense.
Apart from Aunt Li's constant whimpering, there was almost no sound between the old lady and Ye Yun during their standoff; only the tense atmosphere created by their clashing gazes remained.
Ye Yun's mere presence was enough to instill in the old lady an unprecedented sense of oppression.
Before this, the old lady was a powerful figure in the family, and no one dared to challenge her.
She never imagined that, on her deathbed, someone would be able to ride roughshod over her and leave her powerless to resist.
"Grandma, I'll call you Grandma for now."
At this moment, Ye Yun approached her step by step.
"Grandma, do you know what Aunt Li said to me before she became like this?"
"What?"
An ominous premonition rose in the old lady's heart. She turned her head to look at Aunt Li, who was slumped on the ground, her eyes filled with a strong warning.
She absolutely must not let Ye Yun know the details of how she forced Ye Xia to leave.
Otherwise, given Ye Yun's personality, she definitely wouldn't have given her a good time.
"Little Li! Did you talk nonsense to her?" In her haste, the old lady even called her Aunt Li.
In the past, she would affectionately call Aunt Li "Mama Li".
Aunt Li, who had been scolded, stared wide-eyed at the old lady, seemingly not understanding the old lady's sudden change of heart.
After scolding her, the old lady immediately looked at Ye Yun, her aged voice carrying a hint of stern authority: "Ye Yun, you are a smart child. Don't listen to her nonsense. You said it yourself, she went home last night and stole our things, planning to run away. How can we believe what she says if she is capable of doing such a thing?"
Wow, what a convenient example of crossing the river and then burning the bridge.
Ye Yun stared coldly at the old lady and sighed. Her sympathetic and pitying gaze fell on Aunt Li, who was slumped on the ground.
Aunt Li's eyes widened as she looked up at the old lady in disbelief.
She never expected that Old Madam Mu would betray her without hesitation.
"Waaah! Waaah...!" She struggled even more fiercely, staring at the old woman with resentment, trying to argue back.
Now that she knows the old lady has lost power, she vents her dissatisfaction without any pretense. She hates that the old lady could betray her so readily in front of Ye Yun. Does the old lady know what kind of torment she has gone through that night because of what happened back then?
Even so, she never said a bad word about the old lady during the ordeal.
All the things she did back then, including the humiliation she inflicted on Ye Xia, were just to win praise from the old lady and make her happy!
Ultimately, if it weren't for the old lady's instructions, she wouldn't have treated Ye Xia so badly!
Aunt Li became more and more excited as she thought about it.
Driven by intense hatred, she writhed and crawled violently toward the old woman.
Her hands and feet were bound behind her back with hemp rope, but that did not stop her from running towards the old woman.
Her strange wriggling posture successfully startled the old lady!
The old woman staggered back a step, dodging her attack, and shouted angrily, "Xiao Li! What are you doing!"
Whoosh!
Ye Yun stepped forward and ripped the rag out of Aunt Li's mouth.
Aunt Li was instantly free. She glared at the old lady and shouted angrily, "Madam! Why did you say that? How could I talk nonsense to Miss? What I said was all true. The things I did back then were all at your behest!"
"Shut up!"
The old lady shouted angrily.
Fearing that Ye Yun would hear the truth about what happened back then from Aunt Li, she panicked!
She even turned the tables, harshly accusing, "Li Ma, you've been with me for decades, and I've never treated you badly. Why are you trying to sow discord between me and my granddaughter!"
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