Mu Haiyun hadn’t expected that before she even saw what kind of stunt Mu Tiantian was going to pull, she would hear the driver Old Xue’s voice, and the next second, she saw Mom in a black fox-fur coat appear in her line of sight.

Mu Haiyun’s eyes grew a little hot and misty.

It was only at this moment that she admitted, she was actually a little scared too.

But if she showed weakness, the road ahead would only get tougher and tougher, so even if she had to grit her teeth, today she was definitely going to stamp Mu Tiantian beneath her feet.

Looking at Mom walking toward her step by step, a trace of warmth flashed in Mu Haiyun’s eyes, and she even felt a stirring in her heart she hadn’t felt for many years.

But when Shen Xin lifted her head and, without the slightest hesitation, slapped her across the face, Mu Haiyun was completely stunned.

Not just Mu Haiyun—even all the onlookers, who’d been watching the whole time, were stunned.

What kind of act were they putting on now?

The only ones present were Mu Tiantian and Song Xiaozhi; watching Shen Xin slap Mu Haiyun across the face, they couldn’t help inwardly praising how shrewd and quick-witted she was.

Right now Mu Haiyun was already at a disadvantage, clearly standing at the very eye of the storm; no matter what, the onlookers were mostly on their side, and Mu Haiyun couldn’t defend herself no matter how she argued. If Shen Xin opened her mouth to defend Mu Haiyun now, she would definitely get dragged into the siege as well.

But she had slapped Mu Haiyun, and judging from how Mu Haiyun’s cheek immediately swelled up, it was clear that the force she used was in no way less than when Mu Haiyun had hit her.

She even caught a faint trace of blood at the corner of Mu Haiyun’s mouth, and Mu Tiantian could only let out a silent sigh in her heart.

Compared to Mu Haiyun, Shen Xin was several times more deep-minded and calculating!

What’s more, she was decisive and sharp, her strikes vicious and utterly merciless.

Mu Haiyun was her biological daughter, yet one slap from her was enough to draw blood—how ruthless could a person get!

How much did Mu Haiyun hurt? Heh... definitely more than she did!

This was a slap from her own flesh and blood, okay? Not just landing on her face, but stabbing straight into her heart!

At this moment, aside from being dumbfounded and in disbelief, Mu Haiyun was probably also filled with shock, fury, and all kinds of raging madness.

"Come home with me."

After slapping Mu Haiyun, Shen Xin left only this sentence behind, then turned and walked out.

Mu Tiantian narrowed her eyes as she watched.

Just one slap, and she thought she could walk away with Mu Haiyun, who was already caught in the net?

Dream on!

If it were before, maybe she could’ve let it go, but she was someone who held grudges!

"Aunt Shen, what do you mean by this? You slap my sister out of nowhere, don’t explain a thing and just want to leave. My sister and I still have a lot we haven’t made clear yet!"

Shen Xin’s brows furrowed again.

She pondered for a moment, then slowly turned around, looking at Mu Tiantian with a calm expression, her attitude exactly the same as every time at the Mu Family—neither warm nor cold, neither close nor distant.

Mu Tiantian suddenly felt that this posture of Shen Xin’s was actually pretty good. After all, Shen Xin wasn’t her real mom and was even her real mom’s romantic rival; if she acted in front of others like Mu Tiantian was her own daughter, it would only come off as especially fake and disgusting.

"As daughters of the Mu Family, even if you don’t share the same mother, no matter what happens, you should still stand together as one. Yet your sister Haiyun failed to do that. Just as you said, she treated you worse than she treated Miss Bai, and that is indeed wrong."

Because it was wrong, as a mother, she had stepped in and slapped Mu Haiyun.

As for Mu Tiantian, who was also a daughter of the Mu Family, Shen Xin knew she was the stepmother, and Mu Tiantian didn’t acknowledge her status at all. So she only said they should stand together instead of tearing each other apart from within; that alone already negated Mu Tiantian’s behavior, yet she didn’t punish her in any way. It showed she was very clear about her own position; she knew what she should and shouldn’t say, and what she should and shouldn’t do.