Cui Wenzhe looked at Tao Yicheng expressionlessly and countered, "Then when you were doing all these things, why didn’t you think about your parents?"
Tao Yicheng was caught off guard.
"You bear the consequences of your own actions." Cui Wenzhe couldn’t be bothered to waste his breath, and after saying that, he turned around and left.
Yao Xuanhang was then asked by the police to step outside as well, as they needed to take Tao Yicheng’s statement.
No sooner had Cui Wenzhe and Yao Xuanhang come out than they were accosted by Tao Yicheng’s parents, who had hurried over upon hearing the news.
Tao Yicheng’s parents almost immediately knelt before Yao Xuanhang and Cui Wenzhe, begging them to forgive Tao Yicheng this once and give him another chance.
Yao Xuanhang, seeing the elderly couple in tears, was stirred but knew such matters were absolutely unforgivable.
He maintained a stern expression, showing not the slightest hint of softening.
Seeing no other choice, Tao Yicheng’s parents could only plead with Cui Wenzhe to put in a good word for them.
After a long silence, Cui Wenzhe said, "Uncle and Auntie, this is a mistake he made himself. No matter the outcome, it’s something he should bear. You can’t manage it, nor can I."
Putting aside the nature of his relationship with Yao Xuanhang, even if it were a stranger, he couldn’t possibly exploit his affection to plead on behalf of Tao Yicheng.
The blame was on Tao Yicheng for going too far this time.
Cui Wenzhe had no face to plead for him.
"How can you all be so heartless! He’s my only son. We are all relatives, do you really want to see the Tao family without a successor?"
Upon hearing Cui Wenzhe’s words, Tao Yicheng’s father immediately turned hostile, pointing at Yao Xuanhang and Cui Wenzhe and bursting into a tirade of curses.
Tao’s mother, wiping her tears and catching sight of Su Shiyi standing there in a daze from the corner of her eye, suddenly sprang forward and grabbed Su Shiyi by the hair.
"It’s all your fault, all because of you, this woman! If you didn’t like our Yicheng, why did you get involved with him? If it weren’t for you, our Yicheng wouldn’t have been blinded by infatuation, and now you’re going to sue him too. It’s all your fault! I’ll kill you, kill you, you slut!"
Su Shiyi, who had come over upon hearing the news, was already struggling to accept that the incident was somehow related to her.
Standing there, she was engulfed in shock, having never expected Tao’s mother to lash out so suddenly; Su Shiyi was caught completely off guard, her hair being pulled and yanked by Tao’s mother.
Upon hearing Tao’s mother’s words, Su Shiyi’s struggle ceased, and her eyes immediately reddened, momentarily forgetting to continue resisting.
Unable to watch any longer, Yao Xuanhang, with a darkened face, dashed over, pulled Tao’s mother away with a strong yank, and pushed her back.
Tao’s mother was taken aback by his sudden move and stumbled into Tao’s father, finally quieting down.
Yao Xuanhang glared at them furiously, "The one who did wrong is Tao Yicheng, what does Shiyi have to do with it? It wasn’t Shiyi who told him to harm anyone! A man likes a girl and wants to get her, fails, and harms someone for her, and it’s the woman’s fault? Auntie, you’re a woman yourself, don’t you think what you’re saying is outrageous?"
Tao’s mother’s face flushed red, and after a second, she sat down on the ground, throwing a tantrum and wailing loudly.
"There’s no justice left, no justice! It’s clearly this slut who caused our Yicheng’s downfall, and you’re still speaking up for her! Yao Xuanhang, you must be in cahoots, definitely scheming with her to harm our Yicheng. It’s all your fault!"
Yao Xuanhang’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably; he had never seen someone so shameless.
In Tao’s mother’s eyes, everything was someone else’s fault; it could never be their child’s.
Yao Xuanhang couldn’t help but scoff, "Fine, alright then, let’s fight this out to the end. In court, let the judge decide whose fault it is!"
Tao’s mother’s crying choked up, not expecting to further enrage Yao Xuanhang, and she suddenly panicked.
Tao’s father tried to approach Cui Wenzhe again, seeking mercy.