"Sorry, no comment." The receptionist pressed a bell, and soon a tall man came out.
The oppressive feeling frightened Meng Zhiyi, and she subconsciously took two steps back before leaving the house.
Seeing this, the man immediately closed the door, blocking Meng Zhiyi's view.
Furious and powerless, Meng Zhiyi could only kick the door to vent her anger, but after walking for more than an hour, her legs were already sore and weak, and the kick only hurt herself.
She stood there and screamed, attracting the attention of many people.
"What are you looking at!"
Her shout immediately drew everyone's attention away. Meng Zhiyi looked around and finally chose to sit in a nearby milk tea shop, waiting for Tang Wan to come out.
"Who was that just now?" Yan Nian came downstairs.
"They must have gone to the wrong place. They saw Miss Tang come in and followed her in."
Yan Nian didn't say anything more and turned to go upstairs. Tang Wan was unaffected by what had just happened and was sparring with her coach. The more than one hour of walking hadn't taken much out of her, but the back-and-forth sparring had left her drenched in sweat in less than half an hour.
This is a private training center run by Yan's father's friend. The Tang family believes that girls don't need to learn these things, but Jiang's mother believes that girls should have the ability to protect themselves. So she asked Tang Wan for her opinion, and Tang Wan comes here to train at least three days a week.
Because it's a private venue, the number of coaches is limited, and reservations are required in advance. They generally don't accept children, but these two were well-behaved and talented, and their father had helped the owner in the past, which is why they were accepted.
Almost two hours later, Tang Wan emerged alone. She had changed her clothes, and her arms bore several bruises. Expressionless, she headed towards her next destination.
Seeing this, Meng Zhiyi hurriedly followed.
This time, Tang Wan entered a music store. Meng Zhiyi was finally not left out in line, and only came in after watching Tang Wan go out carrying a suitcase.
"What was that girl doing here?"
"Oh, her? She came to pick up her violin. It's not easy for her, she's only able to take it now..."
Tang Wan didn't stop walking and was about to disappear around the corner when Meng Zhiyi hurriedly chased after her without listening to the shop assistant's words.
In her heart, she was already convinced that Tang Wan hadn't been able to take the violin away because she didn't have the money. There was no need to listen to anything else she said.
"What's wrong?"
"A young girl asked me what Miss Tang took away."
"Don't tell everyone. Not just anyone can get that master to come. If you spread this around and offend Miss Tang, can you take the responsibility?"
"I'm sorry, manager... I didn't think that much of it..."
Their conversation was cut off by a door. Meng Zhiyi was focused on catching up, and the sky gradually darkened before she knew it.
Fortunately, Tang Wan didn't go anywhere else this time, but returned the way she came. The thought of going up the mountain made Meng Zhiyi feel like she was about to collapse, but she gritted her teeth and followed.
Going down the mountain was alright, but going up it nearly killed Meng Zhiyi. Just as she was about to give up for the eighth time, Tang Wan suddenly stopped.
Seeing this, Meng Zhiyi hurriedly stopped, but there was a main road on both sides and nowhere to hide. She had no choice but to pretend that her shoelaces were loose and slowly tied them while half-squatting down.
"What are you carrying?"
"Are you blind?"
Hearing their conversation, Meng Zhiyi looked up. She had seen the information; it was Tang Qi, her older brother. Their back-and-forth exchange was completely different from the atmosphere in the Meng family.
In the Meng family, her three older brothers never dared to speak to her like that, afraid of frightening her if they raised their voices even slightly.
If I go back to the Tang family... no, that won't do!
By the end of the day, Meng Zhiyi was exhausted, and Tang Qi's attitude towards Tang Wan terrified her. She didn't want to live a life where she was penniless and uncared for.
The Meng family must not find out about this, absolutely not!
Meng Zhiyi turned and left. When she reached the foot of the mountain, she suddenly seemed to remember something. She hurriedly took out the photo and note from her pocket, tore them up without even glancing at them, and threw them into the trash can.
The gaze that had been watching her disappeared, and Tang Wan turned around to find no one there. They'd followed her all day, yet done absolutely nothing?
"What's wrong?"
"fine."
Tang Wan handed the violin case to Tang Qi, who took it without saying anything and carried it on his back.
"Where did you get all these bruises again? Does your boyfriend never take you out to eat, drink, or have fun, but instead takes you to fight every day?"
Want to try what it feels like to be hit by me?
The two exchanged barbs, neither willing to back down. As the vehicle moved forward, Tang Qi glanced at her, then moved to her right, allowing her to walk on the inside lane.
Since that day, as if afraid that everything would leave her, Meng Zhiyi began to make all sorts of demands to satisfy her vanity and fill her anxiety.
It wasn't until the summer vacation after her third year of junior high that Meng Boqun, who had promised to send her to a prestigious academy, told her that his family's situation was not good and he could not send her there. Her anxiety resurfaced.
This time, no matter how much she argued or made a fuss, her family didn't give in to her anymore. Because she needed to go to college, she didn't prepare well for the high school entrance exam. In the end, Meng Boqun had to spend money to barely get her in.
Things started to deviate from what she had imagined, and Meng Zhiyi couldn't accept this discrepancy. The thought that had been hidden for two years resurfaced, and as if needing a comparison to put her mind at ease, Meng Zhiyi sought out Tang Wan once more.
Just like two years ago, Tang Wan was still all alone, without a driver, always going in and out of those dilapidated alleys, and it took her a long time to come out.
Seeing Tang Wan like this, Meng Zhiyi felt a little relieved. Indeed, even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse; so what if the Meng family was in decline? They were still living better than Tang Wan!
We can't go back! We can't go back!
Two more years passed, and the Meng family fell into complete decline. When they moved to an apartment building, Meng Zhiyi couldn't believe it. She'd rather wander the streets than go back to that smelly apartment building!
It was at this moment that she saw Tang Sheng's interview on a large screen on the street. That was her biological father, and it was then that she learned that the Tang family was no longer the Tang family of four years ago; they had already become industry giants two years prior.
Tang Wan, whom she looked down upon, had already spent two years in a prestigious academy when she entered No. 1 High School!
The intense imbalance caused her to explode!
Meng Zhiyi rushed straight to the Tang Group building, but unfortunately, she couldn't go up without an appointment. She could only sit downstairs and wait for Tang Sheng to come out.
This led to the seemingly happy ending where everyone returned to their rightful place.
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"Young Miss, I've come to take you home." Butler Chen appeared before Meng Zhiyi without her noticing. His expression, as robotic as ever, never changed.
"No, I won't go back..."
Tang Zhiyi shook her head, the pain nearly driving her to a mental breakdown. She murmured to herself, lost in her own world.
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