Chapter 16 : You’ve Always Called Me Vicious—Then I’ll Show You Just How Vicious I Can Be (Full Chapter)
The moment Tang Qingmo stepped into the hall, the previously warm and cheerful atmosphere was instantly shattered.
Every member of the Tang family showed different expressions, and among them, one unfamiliar face stared at him coldly with an air of authority.
That person was the eldest sister among the seven siblings, and the current CEO of the Tang Group—Tang Ruoling!
She was also someone who looked down on the original owner of this body, believing he was utterly unpresentable, and often subjected him to verbal abuse.
Naturally, this iceberg CEO only ever showed warmth toward Tang Xianxi. Whatever Tang Xianxi said, she believed without question, constantly pushing away the original owner—her own younger brother.
Tang Qingmo ignored her and merely swept his gaze across the others, noticing that Tang Feifei was nowhere to be seen.
Looks like they still haven't discovered Tang Feifei collapsed outside…
Dark circles hung heavily beneath Tang Jianren's and Bai Hualian's eyes—they clearly hadn't slept well last night.
After all, the Tang Group's controversy hadn't fully subsided. Tang Jianren must have been on the phone with company staff all night, while Bai Hualian… was probably oscillating endlessly over whether she had done anything wrong to the original owner.
"Brother, you're awake."
Tang Xianxi had lost his room last night and was full of resentment toward Tang Qingmo, yet he still maintained his obedient-younger-brother persona.
"Of course I'm awake. I'm not as blessed as you, little brother—no one wakes me up. If I don't wake up myself, I'll be late."
Tang Xianxi: ...
Is he mocking me?
Tang Qingmo smiled at Tang Xianxi, didn't wait for a response, and sat down on a chair several seats away from the rest of the Tang family.
If the original owner had dared to sit like this before, someone would definitely have taught him a lesson.
But after what happened last night, not even Tang Jianren dared to say anything—let alone the others.
Of course, except for one person…
"You don't even greet people when you see them? Such a lack of manners!"
Tang Ruoling, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke.
As usual, her first words were a scolding aimed at Tang Qingmo.
But Tang Qingmo ignored her completely and instead turned to Aunt Wang in the kitchen.
"Aunt Wang, could you please bring my breakfast over?"
"Of course, Young Master!"
There had originally been five servants in the Tang villa, but Tang Qingmo had fired four of them last night, including the butler Tang De.
Though the servants had objections, Tang Jianren appeased them with empty promises, telling them to take a break for now and that they'd be called back soon, all to stabilize Tang Qingmo's emotions.
As for Tang De…
His legs were already crippled—might as well let him retire peacefully!
Today's breakfast was entirely handled by Aunt Wang.
Despite being called "Aunt," she was actually only in her thirties—she was addressed that way simply because she worked as a nanny.
She still carried a mature charm and elegance.
Aunt Wang was also the only servant who had never framed the original owner, and had even secretly helped him on multiple occasions.
Unfortunately, she was just a servant. Even when she tried to persuade Tang Jianren and Bai Hualian to treat the original owner better, no one ever listened.
Breakfast today was simple: soy milk, fried dough sticks, and eggs with bacon.
But for the original owner, this was already a luxury!
Whether at the academy or in the Tang household, he had always gone hungry.
Tang Qingmo naturally wouldn't wrong himself. He dipped the fried dough stick into the soy milk and took a big bite.
So crispy! So delicious!
"Are you deaf, Tang Qingmo?" Tang Ruoling snapped angrily upon being ignored again, her voice icy cold.
"Raised outside like a savage—no manners at all!"
"Oh? So you were talking to me." Tang Qingmo took another sip of soy milk and looked straight at her.
"Calling me rude is pretty funny. From the moment I arrived until now, aside from Tang Xianxi putting on a show and greeting me, who else here has greeted me?"
"By your logic, every single one of you is rude."
Bang—!!
Tang Ruoling slammed both hands onto the table, glaring at Tang Qingmo as if he were trash.
"You dare talk back?!"
"Do you even realize that what you did last night has already severely affected the Tang Group?! Are you even human?!"
"Then let it be affected," Tang Qingmo sneered.
"I was just telling the truth. If you hadn't treated me like that before, none of this would've happened."
"..."
"Our Tang family took you in, a beggar off the streets—and now you drag the Tang family into disgrace. Such ingrat—"
"Stop!" Tang Qingmo cut her off impatiently.
"Tang Family Head and your precious little sister already said all this last night. Can you come up with something new? You sound like a broken record."
"If you think you're in the right, then go argue with people online. Why don't you? Can't—or don't want to?"
"You…!!"
Tang Ruoling was rendered completely speechless.
Before returning home, she had heard Tang Jianren mention that Tang Qingmo had changed quite a bit—but she hadn't taken it seriously.
Now she realized he truly seemed like a completely different person.
His speech, his demeanor—everything was different.
Could it be that the way they had abused Tang Qingmo at home had gone too far, pushing him to stage that livestream incident?
If they had at least pretended to care before, would the Tang family have avoided this crisis?
[Tang Ruoling's Regret Value +100!]
"Ruoling, stop it. Qingmo, don't take it to heart. Your eldest sister is only doing this for your own good…"
Tang Jianren hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over. At this moment, he was extremely wary of Tang Qingmo's actions.
He was terrified that one wrong word might trigger another incident.
Tang Qingmo glanced sideways at him with a smile.
"Tang Family Head, stop trying to play peacemaker. The two conditions I proposed last night, along with the fifteen million—please fulfill them within the next two days."
"Otherwise…"
"I don't mind going online again."
Bang!!
Tang Ruoling slammed the table yet again.
"Are you threatening us?! How vicious!"
"Of course." Tang Qingmo chuckled.
"You've always called me vicious—so I'll show you just how vicious I can be."
"The reason lies with all of you."
!!!
[Tang Ruoling's Regret Value +100!]
[Tang Meixin's Regret Value +100!]
[Tang Aili's Regret Value +100!]
...
The atmosphere once again froze.
Tang Xianxi quickly changed the subject.
"By the way, why isn't Fourth Sister here? Is she still asleep?"
Only then did the Tang family realize Tang Feifei was missing.
Usually, she was the loudest whenever Tang Qingmo sat at the table—but now she was nowhere to be seen.
"Ahhh!! Fourth Miss!!"
At the same time, Aunt Wang's scream rang out from outside the villa…