She was led out by the prison guards and sat blankly in front of the visiting window. When she saw who it was, she was first stunned, then inexplicably became excited.
"Hu Lou, you still have feelings for me, don't you? Hu Lou, Hu Lou..."
"Number 1123, calm down, please sit down!" The prison guard pressed her down, and she seemed to be afraid that this meeting opportunity would end just like that, so she calmed down.
She held the microphone, her eyes filled with tears.
But Hu Lou, sitting opposite him, only looked at him with mockery and disdain.
"Hello, Miss Tang."
That was the first thing Hu Lou said to her when they first met.
At that time, because of Tang Qi, she was constantly bullied by the servants at home, so she often went to bars to drink, and sometimes it was common for her to stay in a random hotel.
Hu Lou appeared around that time. He seemed like her destined one, perfectly compatible in every way. Under his guidance, she began to indulge in a life of extravagance and lavish spending.
At that time, the Tang family had not yet fallen on hard times. Although they had abandoned her abroad, they still paid her the full amount due. She also gave Hu Lou a considerable sum of money because Hu Lou would find her suppliers and promised that the money would eventually return to her, Mrs. Hu.
Unexpectedly, Hu Lou suddenly disappeared, taking her money with him. She couldn't contact Hu Lou, and the people she had spoken to also said they didn't know where he was. She was filled with anxiety, thinking something had happened to Hu Lou, and spent several months in a daze.
She only met him again when the Tang family called her back for a marriage alliance.
“Hu Lou…I know you still have me in your heart…” Hu Lou was the first person to come to see me in the month since I came in.
Tang Zhiyi's eyes were blurry with tears. "I know you didn't do those things. There must be a misunderstanding. You must have your own difficulties. It's okay. I forgive you. Wait for me. Wait for me to get out. Let's be like before, okay?"
"Tang Zhiyi, you really are 'innocent'."
Tang Zhiyi was taken aback by Hu Lou's sudden change of attitude. His words were filled with undisguised sarcasm, and his eyes showed nothing but endless disgust.
She gripped the microphone, her knuckles white, her eyes filled with disbelief. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to say something, but no words came out.
"From the day I met you, you became my prey. I did everything, and thanks to you, I got a lot of benefits. I originally gave you a drink so I could control you and make you obedient, but I didn't expect that even without that, you'd still follow me around like a dog..."
Every word pierced Tang Zhiyi's ears, leaving her stunned.
"There's nothing I can do. I didn't want it to be like this either, but you're just an empty shell of a rich lady. Besides having some money, you can't help me at all. If you were even a little bit like Meng Wan and had some power in your own hands, I wouldn't have had to give you away to someone else."
Tang Zhiyi shook her head, repeatedly muttering, "Impossible, impossible..."
"The Tang family... the Tang family will not let you get away with this..."
"The Tang family?" Hu Lou asked as if he had heard a joke.
"You don't know yet, do you? The Tang family has gone bankrupt and has been acquired by another company. Your dear parents have gone abroad and cut off all ties with you. Right now, there are announcements everywhere that the Tang Group has gone bankrupt and that the Tang family has severed ties with the returning heiress."
"It's impossible...it's impossible...I need to see them. My parents won't abandon me. Everything is mine...it's all mine!"
Tang Zhiyi suddenly stood up, covered her ears and muttered to herself. Her whole body was trembling uncontrollably. The next second, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground, her whole body convulsing.
The prison guard saw this and immediately ran over.
"1123 Drug withdrawal symptoms..."
The surroundings were noisy, and Hu Lou had achieved his goal. Tang Zhiyi should be thankful that she was still alive in prison; otherwise, it wouldn't have been as simple as just driving her insane.
Tang Qi received the news, but he felt no sympathy whatsoever for Tang Zhiyi's plight. After cooperating with the police, Tang Zhiyi was released from prison and transferred to a mental hospital.
Her so-called freedom, however, led her into an endless hell.
Meng Wan was quite moved when she heard the news.
If Tang Zhiyi hadn't courted disaster, she could have lived a good life. Unfortunately, human greed knows no bounds; she was too greedy, with no end in sight. In the end, she would only be devoured and ruined.
Thinking themselves clever, they wanted to rely on others to secure a lifetime of wealth, but little did they know that everyone in their circle was a cunning fox.
"Wanwan, stop daydreaming and see your master off."
Today is the day the Meng family moves into their new home, so they invited Chen Xiong, Aunt Liu, Qian Yixuan, and others over for a meal. Lin Mi and the others were also invited. However, unexpectedly, Tang Li and Tang Qi, who were originally thought not to come but were still invited, also came to join in the fun.
The group ate a lively meal, chatted for a while, and the day passed just like that.
Meng Wan agreed. As it was getting late, Yan Nian took Chen Xiong and Chen Liu back, while Meng Zhiyuan took Aunt Liu. As for Lin Mi and the others, Meng Zhilian, who happened to be going the same way, took them back to school, which made Guo Qingqing very happy.
The others drove back home, and after a long day, the Meng family members were finally able to lie down and rest for a while.
The villa, which had been bustling all day, quieted down. The group leaned back on the sofa, except for Meng Zhiyao, who sat upright watching an art exhibition documentary on TV. Meng Wan sat next to him, occasionally answering and explaining Meng Zhiyao's questions.
"Ding-dong."
The doorbell rang.
"Wanwan, go see who it is, maybe they left something behind." Qin Yi struggled to get up.
"Okay." Meng Wan rubbed Meng Zhiyao's head, got up to go out, but the latter quickly paused the TV and hurriedly followed her.
"Yaoyao is really attached to Wanwan." Qin Yi looked on, feeling gratified.
"Kids know perfectly well who treats them well and who treats them badly." Meng Boqun sighed. They hadn't paid enough attention before, and hadn't even noticed something so obvious.
The two, one big and one small, walked out hand in hand. The front yard was brightly lit, and the flowers and plants were neatly tended by Qin Yi. The two walked on the stone path, with a road specifically for cars on the other side.
Who is it?
"Old Master Qin of the Qin family." The voice on the other end of the call was slightly aged.
Meng Wan searched her memory for a moment before realizing that her mother's father, her maternal grandfather, did indeed have this name.
Before returning to the Meng family, she had thoroughly investigated the entire Meng family, so she naturally knew about the Qin family's opposition to Qin Yi and Meng's father being together back then. In the year or so since she returned to the Meng family, she had never seen any members of the Qin family appear, and she thought that all contact had been severed.
Surprisingly, they really knew how to pick the right day to come.
Meng Wan didn't open the door immediately, but instead called Qin Yi. Qin Yi was also taken aback for a moment before finding her voice and telling Meng Wan to open the door and let them in.
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