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Chapter 161 Foster Mother's Call

As Ning Xiuyang listened to Shen Youyou recount her life story in detail, he couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Ning Xiuyang didn't rest after arriving at the hospital.

After Tang Wei fell asleep, he took Zheng Yulu and quietly went to the rooftop to admire the moment when the sunlight pierced through the clouds and illuminated the earth.

After all, it had been a long time since I had properly comforted this little girl.

now.

Zheng Yulu excitedly reported to him the "battle report" she had just heard from Su Xiaoyan.

"Bro, you're awesome! Li Mingfeng got taken away by the police, and I heard he's going to be detained for fifteen days! The school forum is exploding, everyone's saying he deserved it!"

Zheng Yumeng, who had gone out to buy breakfast, also came over at this moment, a relieved smile on her face, but a trace of worry still lingered between her brows. She hesitated and said, "Brother, isn't doing this... a bit too much? What about Tang Wei's adoptive parents...?"

Zheng Yumeng glanced at Tang Wei, who was receiving an IV drip, and felt somewhat worried.

Tang Wei's eyes were lifeless as she stared blankly at the ceiling. Upon hearing this, she showed no joy whatsoever, but instead silently closed her eyes.

After Qin Yiren's examination, it was finally determined that Tang Wei had indeed suffered a mild concussion from that bastard Li Mingfeng and would need to be hospitalized for a period of time.

Upon receiving this result, Tang Wei was completely heartbroken.

Therefore, when she heard Ning Xiuyang send Li Mingfeng to the police station without making a sound, she showed no expression on her face.

But deep down, I still felt a little reluctant to let it go.

"Pass?"

Ning Xiuyang smiled, glanced at Tang Wei, sighed, and said calmly, "I'm not finished yet. This is just the beginning."

Hearing this, Tang Wei opened her eyes and looked at him gratefully, but a hint of reluctance lingered between her brows. She said softly, "Brother, how about we leave it at that? After all..."

Before Tang Wei could finish speaking, Ning Xiuyang's phone suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID; it was an unfamiliar number.

Ning Xiuyang glanced at Tang Wei, signaling her to be quiet, and then pressed the speakerphone button.

"Hello, who is this?"

On the other end of the phone came the anxious, tearful voice of a middle-aged woman.

"Hello? Excuse me, are you Ning Xiuyang? I'm Wang Xiufen, Li Mingfeng's mother! I heard from the school teachers that Mingfeng was arrested by the police, and they even said... they even said you reported him? Ning, is there some kind of misunderstanding?"

coming.

Ning Xiuyang's lips slowly curled upwards.

He didn't say anything, but simply handed the phone to Tang Wei.

Tang Wei's body suddenly stiffened.

It was her adoptive mother's voice.

This woman who raised her from childhood, yet treated her as an appendage to her son, as an ATM to whom he could take whatever he wanted.

Wang Xiufen on the other end of the phone was still sobbing incessantly.

"Ning, please, I beg you, have mercy on my Mingfeng! He's not a bad kid, just a little playful and immature! How could he possibly hit someone? He wouldn't even dare kill a chicken!"

"Was it that brat Tang Wei who gossiped about you? That girl has never gotten along with Mingfeng since they were little, and she's so cunning! It must be her trying to sow discord and harm Mingfeng!"

"Ning, don't believe her! She's an ingrate! Our Li family has raised her for nothing all these years!"

Every word was like a knife, stabbing deeply into Tang Wei's heart.

The blood in her body seemed to freeze at that moment.

In the ward, the Zheng sisters and Shen Youyou were all stunned, their faces filled with disbelief and anger.

They never imagined that as a mother and an elder, after her son committed such a serious mistake, she would not only show no remorse, but instead pour all the blame onto the victim.

Ning Xiuyang looked at Tang Wei's face, which turned as pale as paper in an instant, and her eyes, which slowly lost their luster and were filled with despair and pain, and sighed in his heart.

He knew that Tang Wei herself had to take the blow.

Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain.

Only when she sees the true colors of this family and gives up completely can she truly be reborn.

"Auntie," Ning Xiuyang finally spoke, his voice calm and even, "Li Mingfeng assaulted someone. There is surveillance footage, a doctor's certificate, and a police determination. This is not something Tang Wei can smear with just a few words."

"As for you saying Tang Wei is an ingrate..." Ning Xiuyang chuckled, "Over the years, she's supported herself through part-time jobs and hasn't asked you for a single penny. On the contrary, Li Mingfeng asks her for money every few days, and this time he even demanded five thousand to play games, threatening to beat her up if she didn't give it to him. I'd like to ask, who's the real ingrate here?"

Wang Xiufen on the other end of the phone was momentarily speechless, then burst into an even sharper cry.

"So what! He's her brother! What's wrong with a sister giving her brother some money? It's what she should do! We raised her all these years, she should repay us! She's just our family's dog!"

"Snapped!"

Tang Wei snatched the phone from Ning Xiuyang's hand and slammed it down.

Wang Xiufen's vicious curses also came to an abrupt end.

Tang Wei's chest heaved violently as she gasped for breath, her face deathly pale, her body trembling uncontrollably from extreme anger and grief.

Why...?

She murmured to herself, tears welling up uncontrollably in her eyes.

Why...?

She didn't understand what she had done wrong to deserve this treatment.

She has always worked hard to study, work hard to earn money, and do her best to please them and repay their kindness in raising her.

In the end, in their eyes, she was not even as good as a dog.

The illusion of "family affection" that she had carefully maintained for more than a decade was shattered at this moment, revealing the ugliest and most disgusting true nature beneath.

Just now, she even wanted to plead for Li Mingfeng, asking her brother to let him off the hook.

But all I got in return was this kind of cursing.

mom……

I've called you "Mom" for so many years. If you had just asked about my injuries or treated me even a little better, I wouldn't have kicked you when you were down. As your daughter and sister, I would definitely beg my brother to let Li Mingfeng off the hook.

But you...

Tang Wei covered her head with the blanket, tears streaming down her face.

Just before she covered her head, her utterly heartbroken voice reached Ning Xiuyang and the Zheng sisters' ears.

"Brother, let's do it your way!"

The ward was deathly silent.

Zheng Yumeng and Zheng Yulu wanted to step forward to comfort her, but they didn't know how to start.

Ning Xiuyang sighed and said nothing.