Chapter 43.1 : Not Only Is He Spared Family Punishment, He’s Actually Being Rewarded?! (Part 1)
"Meixin, tell me—what exactly happened?!"
Tang Jianren's authority and sharpness made Tang Meixin's heart race in fear. She hurriedly told him everything that had happened that afternoon without hiding anything at all.
Including Liu Ruyin's arrival, how Tang Qingmo had completely humiliated her, and how he even called the head of the Liu family…
She told him everything.
As Tang Jianren listened to the sequence of events, the veins on his forehead bulged more and more, and his face reddened with rage.
"What on earth did you do?!"
Tang Jianren slammed the table hard, glaring angrily at Tang Ruoling and the others.
"Even though Liu Ruyin has a marriage engagement with our Tang family, you just stood by and watched her humiliate Qingmo like that?!"
"Dad…"
The Tang sisters were all shocked.
If this had happened before, Tang Jianren would have directly scolded Tang Qingmo. But now that Tang Qingmo had made such a big deal out of it and even reported it to the Liu family head, Tang Jianren instead turned around and reprimanded them!
Then he looked at Bai Hualian.
"Hualian, when Liu Ruyin was insulting Qingmo, why didn't you step in to stop her?"
Bai Hualian: "!!!"
"I… I…" Bai Hualian sat stiffly in her seat.
At the time, as she listened to Liu Ruyin continuously spewing those harsh words, she was only crying nonstop and didn't even react to the idea of stopping her!
"Hualian, you really…" Seeing her stunned expression, Tang Jianren didn't know what to say anymore.
She always claimed verbally that she cared a lot about Tang Qingmo—but where was the actual action?!
Anyone can move their lips!!
"Dad! Tang Qingmo injured the Liu family's bodyguards, treated Ruyin viciously, and even splashed red wine on her! Aren't you going to blame him at all?"
Tang Xuerong, having been scolded herself while Tang Qingmo sat there calmly as if nothing had happened, felt deeply unbalanced. She was determined to drag him down with her!
After hearing Tang Xuerong's words, Tang Jianren frowned and looked at Tang Qingmo.
Although he didn't say anything, his gaze clearly conveyed the meaning of "Wasn't that going too far?"
But Tang Qingmo merely leaned back against the chair, smiling casually as he said,
"Patriarch Tang, the reason the Tang family formed a marriage alliance with the Liu family was to strengthen both sides and solidify our status—not to endure humiliation."
"If Liu Ruyin had already married into the family, that would be another matter. But right now, she's only at the engagement stage, yet she already dares to insult her future husband so openly. Doesn't that prove she has no respect for the Tang family at all?"
"Even if she's just a daughter pushed out for a political marriage, her existence still represents the Liu family. For the sake of the relationship between our two families, I naturally had to call the Liu family head and ask whether his daughter's attitude represented the Liu family's stance—so I could also see clearly what kind of attitude the Liu family truly holds toward the Tang family."
Tang Qingmo crossed his legs, resting his palm on his knee while his index finger tapped rhythmically.
"The final result shows that all of Liu Ruyin's actions were her own unilateral decisions. The Liu family head only acknowledged the relationship between her and me. In other words… under the premise of an engagement, she was flirting with other men and humiliating both me and the Tang family."
"That's why I taught Liu Ruyin a lesson today—to let her know what the consequences are for going against the Tang family."
Tang Qingmo's gaze shifted to Tang Jianren. With a profound smile, he asked,
"So tell me, Patriarch Tang—do you think I was wrong?"
!?
Tang Qingmo's words were logically clear and well structured.
He explained that his actions that afternoon were all for the Tang family's reputation, and he even pointed out Liu Ruyin's unfaithfulness, leaving no room for rebuttal!
Even Tang Xuerong could only clench her teeth tightly and ball her fists, forcibly suppressing the rage boiling inside her.