Chapter 545: She Is Completely Finished

Liu Tengnian's words were extremely harsh, yet he was not wrong about anything.

The events of this evening had indeed spread to every major family not long after they occurred, and they had long since become fodder for gossip over tea and after meals.

Everyone knew that the second young lady of the Liu Family had failed in her unrequited love for Li Beijue, had specifically set out to frame his fiancée at the banquet, and had ended up being caught on the spot and kicked out directly—it could not have been more humiliating!

Liu Rumeng kept her head lowered, her teeth clenched tight, not daring to refute a single word.

Liu Tengnian was so angry that he suddenly began to cough violently.

Liu Xin'ai was startled and hurriedly brought over a teacup, letting him drink a few sips of water to catch his breath.

She then looked at Liu Rumeng helplessly and sighed.

"Rumeng... you..."

She felt guilty toward Jiang Baobao, but she felt just as much heartache for Liu Rumeng.

Liu Tengnian, however, was so angry that he felt dizzy and stood up, barely able to support himself: "Xin'ai, I am going to rest first. You watch Rumeng kneel here today! Do not let her get up until she has knelt for two full hours! Tomorrow, I will personally go to Li Laoyezi to apologize in person!"

"Alright, Dad, you go rest first. I will watch over Rumeng here; please, you must not let your health be ruined by anger..."

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly agreed, sent Liu Tengnian back to his room, and only then returned to the study.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that Liu Rumeng had already stood up from the floor and was sitting on the sofa.

"Who told you to stand up?"

Liu Xin'ai's face instantly hardened, and for once, she displayed the dignity of an elder sister.

Liu Rumeng, however, stepped forward two paces and grabbed her hand, acting spoiled: "Sister... I already know I was wrong. Are you really planning to make me kneel for that long? Do you not want my legs anymore..."

"Kneel down! Or I will go call Dad back right now—you choose!"

Liu Xin'ai's expression suddenly turned sharp.

It was the first time Liu Rumeng had seen her like this; she was startled, froze for two seconds, and had no choice but to reluctantly kneel back in the center of the study.

Only then did Liu Xin'ai compose her expression and sit down to the side.

Liu Rumeng also kept a cold face and stopped looking at her.

"Rumeng, you are too foolish."

Liu Xin'ai spoke in a cold voice, looking at her with a stern gaze: "Last time you told me you liked Li Beijue and only wanted to have one last dinner before letting go, so what were you doing today? How could you come up with such a malicious idea!"

"I am not reconciled!!!"

Liu Rumeng retorted fiercely.

Seeing that only the two sisters were left in the room, she finally stopped hiding her emotions: "Sister, you also know that my relationship with Beijue has always been very close over these years. I originally thought that with time, I would eventually be able to walk into his heart bit by bit, but why is it that that bitch Jiang Baobao can always win his favor! It was like that before, and it is like that now! Then what does my waiting for all these years count for?"

"Matters of the heart cannot be forced!"

Liu Xin'ai had not expected that Liu Rumeng, who was always gentle in front of her, would have such extreme thoughts. She was suddenly quite surprised, and for a moment, she felt that the person in front of her looked somewhat like a stranger.

Immediately after, she heard Liu Rumeng retort: "Why not! Opportunities are all things you fight for yourself!"

"That would be fair competition in the open! Not using these low-down, dirty tricks like you did!"

Liu Xin'ai was deeply angered by her answer.

Liu Rumeng, however, let out a scoff and suddenly stopped talking.

Fair competition?

Where is there any fairness in love?

Seeing her remain silent, Liu Xin'ai assumed she had taken her words to heart; she suddenly sighed helplessly and softened her tone.

"Rumeng, sister knows you like Li Beijue, but... you have seen it too, he only has Baobao in his heart. It is already a stroke of luck that the Li Family did not pursue today's matter further. Dad's health cannot withstand you tossing it about like this. You just reflect on yourself properly here. I will stay with you until you finish these two hours of kneeling, and then you must promise me that after this time, you will never do such a foolish thing again."

Liu Rumeng hung her head and said nothing, with only the unwillingness in the bottom of her heart surging wildly.

Baobao?

How could her sister call that bitch so intimately!

Had she forgotten who her own biological sister was?

If that little bastard named Mobai hadn't run out to cause trouble today, Jiang Baobao might have already been kicked out of the Li Family gates by now!

It was all that bastard!

If she had known it would be like this, she should have... back then...

Liu Rumeng clenched her fists tightly, wishing she could tear Jiang Baobao to pieces.

The next day—

Liu Tengnian went to the Li Family Old Residence early in the morning to apologize to Li Laoyezi in person.

Li Beijue had already made it clear to Li Laoyezi that he would not pursue the matter further, so Li Laoyezi did not say much, merely indicating that the matter was over and hoping that the Liu Family would strictly discipline Liu Rumeng in the future.

Liu Tengnian naturally agreed repeatedly, and after forcibly leaving behind some gifts he had brought, he finally left with a sigh of relief.

But the matter was far from over.

There were no shortage of young people present at the banquet that day.

This matter had long since spread beyond the upper-class circles. Although the Liu Family had contacted the media at the first opportunity to prevent the matter from expanding, it was eventually recorded by someone with an agenda and posted online. Aside from deliberately concealing the hacking skills of Mobai and Jiang Baobao, the full story had already fermented on the internet at the first opportunity.

The affair between Jiang Baobao and Li Beijue was no longer a secret, and everyone was incredibly curious about the two's relationship, one after another cursing Liu Rumeng.

And those who liked Liu Rumeng's performances all expressed their deep disappointment in her, saying they never wanted to see her in the piano world again.

Jiang Baobao herself and the fans of the Team cursed Liu Rumeng to the point of being covered in dog's blood on the internet, and even used her own methods against her, taking screenshots of various photos of her performances and photoshopping them into all sorts of unsightly images and videos.

Even her mobile phone number was not spared; she received countless harassing calls and abusive text messages every day.

Liu Rumeng's reputation was completely ruined.

The matter fermented until the third day—

Liu Tengnian was so angry that he was hospitalized again, and he did not even want to look at her.

Liu Rumeng hid at home, not daring to go out. After hesitating for a long time, she finally turned on the phone she had not touched for two days.

As soon as it was powered on—

The phone was immediately jammed by an overwhelming flood of text messages and calls, freezing for a full few minutes before it finally recovered.

Liu Rumeng didn't even look, directly clearing all text messages and call logs.

Fortunately, there had been enough people calling over the past two days; after she had been powered on for a while, surprisingly, no new messages or calls came in.

Liu Rumeng took a deep breath and opened the social media app.

As expected, the comment section was also filled with abuse.

There were even some vivid "lewd photos" that just barely skirted the line to avoid being censored.

Liu Rumeng's expression turned stern, and she abruptly turned off the phone screen, her palms instantly breaking out in a cold sweat.

This cannot go on any longer!

Even without Beijue, the reputation and status she had accumulated over so many years must absolutely not be lost!

She had to go see Li Beijue!