Perhaps on the surface, the people who praise you can also ruthlessly stab you in the back— who isn’t capable of being two-faced?
Not to mention, Old Mrs. Mu would always brag about how outstanding her son was while belittling other people’s sons; under such circumstances, who could like her?
Everyone just wished she would take a big fall.
Of course, it wasn’t evident on the surface.
"You..." Old Mrs. Mu was furious, but she couldn’t outright say it was her who took it.
Just then, Mu Yu came out, holding a jewelry box, which clearly belonged to Bai Xin.
Before she could speak, Bai Xin’s eyes widened in disbelief. She looked at her and then lowered her head as if feeling very wronged.
"Little sister, why didn’t you say you took it earlier? I wouldn’t have reported it to the police, but sorry, even if you like it, I can’t give it to you. It’s part of my dowry."
Bai Xin looked both aggrieved and restrained, appearing stubborn at that moment, making it seem like she truly had a pitiful life as a daughter-in-law.
Clearly, she was robbed, but now they could only say she took it herself—it was really too frustrating.
So were the previous words of Old Mrs. Mu about her having a bad temper and being prone to violence true? They had never witnessed such behavior.
"My mother said that since you married my brother, what’s yours is my brother’s, and what’s my brother’s is our family’s. Not to mention this old jewelry box. Even all of your belongings are mine, to give back to you..."
Mu Yu forcefully threw it at Bai Xin. Bai Guang quickly ran up and caught it.
As the jewelry box came flying towards her, Bai Xin was stunned; she didn’t even dodge.
The jewelry box was heavy, and Bai Guang caught it with lingering fears. If it had hit Bai Xin, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Is this how your family treats my sister? By throwing things at her?"
Bai Guang handed the jewelry box to Bai Xin and walked towards Mu Yi. He threw a punch directly at Mu Yi.
Mu Yi was knocked down to the ground and couldn’t get up.
Old Mrs. Mu immediately went to help Mu Yi up.
"Son, are you alright? Why would an adult do this, isn’t there any justice left? To actually hit my son in my own house."
Meanwhile, she glared furiously at Bai Guang. These people were too arrogant; in her own home, to bully her son right in front of her—it was simply intolerable.
But her son wasn’t siding with her.
Mu Yi coldly looked at Old Mrs. Mu.
"When I’m not at home, is this how you treat Xinxin?"
Mu Yi’s lips curled into a bitter smile. At this moment, he didn’t even know how to start speaking.
It turned out that this was how they treated Bai Xin behind his back.
Old Mrs. Mu, feeling a bit guilty under her son’s gaze, turned away.
"Um, no... and didn’t you say..."
Old Mrs. Mu hadn’t finished speaking when Mu Yi coldly interrupted her.
"I told you to take good care of Xinxin, and later I said we should live separately so that you wouldn’t bother Xinxin anymore, right?"
Bai Zhi watched from the side. Hearing Mu Yi’s words, she felt something was off.
"Fine, it’s our fault, but how could he hit you?"
Old Mrs. Mu glared at Bai Guang, who was clenching his fist menacingly at her, causing her to back down.
"Mu Yi, was I wrong to hit you?" Bai Guang sneered coldly, daring him to say it was wrong, ready to throw a few more punches at such a deservedly beatable person.
"No, big brother was right to hit me; it’s my fault for not teaching my sister well." Mu Yi got up, wiped his mouth, and unsurprisingly, there was blood.
"Big brother, this issue with Xinxin was my sister’s fault. Mu Yu, come here and apologize to your sister-in-law. All I have belongs to your big sister-in-law, and it will never be anyone else’s."