Indeed, in the next second...
Zhao Rongyan grabbed her hair and yanked it back violently.
An unbearable, intense pain immediately shot through her scalp.
Her entire head was pulled back, forcing her into an extremely uncomfortable and humiliating position.
"Slap! Slap!"
Two heavy blows landed on both sides of her face.
The stinging pain was excruciating!
It pierced her to the core!
And there was an overwhelming sense of humiliation...
"Useless! What kind of mother are you? Your own daughter doesn't even recognize you. How much of a failure can you be as a mother!"
"She's not my biological daughter. We were never close to begin with."
"You dare talk back!"
"Slap! Slap!"
Two more heavy blows struck both sides of her face.
Blood immediately trickled from the corner of Jiang Rui'an's mouth.
"If it weren't for your incompetence, these people would have all pledged allegiance to me. But now you've ruined everything!"
Zhao Rongyan, enraged, shoved Jiang Rui'an backward forcefully.
Jiang Rui'an immediately stumbled a few steps and fell clumsily to the ground.
As soon as she fell, Zhao Rongyan kicked her hard several times.
He was venting his frustration and resentment at not getting Yun Xiaoxiao and the others, as well as his anger at being publicly humiliated.
"Puh~"
Jiang Rui'an instantly coughed up blood, looking utterly wretched.
After venting, Zhao Rongyan adjusted his collar and glanced at the open door.
"Nobody is allowed to close the door!"
With a venomous glare, he left this final command before striding away.
Meanwhile, Du Wenwen, whose body had been doused of ice and fire by the water ability user, glared darkly at Jiang Rui'an.
As soon as Zhao Rongyan left, she lunged at Jiang Rui'an's face like a madwoman.
Her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had gone berserk.
"Bitch! Bitch! The daughter of a bitch is indeed no good. That little slut ruined my face! Ahhh! If I can't be well, neither can you! I'll scratch your face to shreds, make you uglier than me! Ahhh!"
Her sharp nails left bloody streaks across Jiang Rui'an's face.
Jiang Rui'an had no fighting ability and was already injured. She couldn't resist at all and could only endure Du Wenwen's abuse.
Only when her entire face was covered in blood and completely disfigured did Du Wenwen's rage finally subside.
"Ptui!"
She spat disgustedly and left with a cold snort.
Seeing the show was over, the others also turned to leave.
The dizzy and disoriented Jiang Rui'an could still faintly hear their mocking laughter.
Her tears mixed with blood, streaming down her face.
Suddenly, she began to laugh bitterly at herself.
How ridiculous. She had abandoned her family and given up a stable life, thinking she had found true love again.
But in the end, she had fallen into such a miserable and pitiful state.
Was this karma?
No!
It wasn't!
She hadn't done anything wrong. It was everyone else who was wrong!
Jiang Rui'an's eyes suddenly turned sharp, filled with hatred.
If Yun Shaokai hadn't been such a philanderer, constantly pushing her limits, she wouldn't have thought about divorce.
If that child had been her own, she wouldn't have neglected her.
And she had given up everything to follow Zhao Rongyan, but he turned out to be just like Yun Shaokai, not only fickle in his affections but also treating her like this.
It was his fault! It was all their fault!
Yun Xiaoxiao and the others had just come down from upstairs when they saw Jiang Rui'an in this pitiful state.
She didn't miss the flash of hatred in Jiang Rui'an's eyes.
In such a short time, Jiang Rui'an had been beaten to this state. It seemed the man she had devoted herself to wasn't treating her well either.
The person who had beaten Jiang Rui'an had left the door open, probably intentionally for them to see.
However, if they thought this would provoke her, they had miscalculated.
If it were an ordinary child, even if not their birth mother, seeing their mom in such a terrible state would likely make them soften and run over crying.
That would have likely fulfilled Zhao Rongyan's wishes, and she and Lu Chen's group would have followed him.
But he had overlooked one crucial point, which was...
She felt absolutely no affection for Jiang Rui'an.
Let alone being beaten like this, even if she died, Yun Xiaoxiao wouldn't bat an eye!
"Little one, do you want me to go over and save her?" Mu Yang asked tentatively.
Among their group, except for Xiao Feng, none of them really knew what had happened between Yun Xiaoxiao and Jiang Rui'an.
In their subconscious, even if Jiang Rui'an wasn't Yun Xiaoxiao's birth mother, they assumed she must have some feelings for her.
That's why Mu Yang asked this question.
He wasn't concerned about how badly Jiang Rui'an was hurt, but worried that Yun Xiaoxiao might be upset by her injuries.
"Save her? What's there to save about someone like that!" Xiao Feng snorted coldly.
He had witnessed Jiang Rui'an's true colors before. In his opinion, the death of such a cold-hearted person would be a contribution to society!
Just as Xiao Feng finished speaking, Jiang Rui'an seemed to hear the voices from their direction and slowly turned her head towards them.
Upon seeing the group, the anger in her eyes flared up instantly.
"You little brat, this is all your fault! Are you happy now? Satisfied? Are you proud to see me in this state?
If I had known I would suffer like this because of you, I should have strangled you back then!"
Jiang Rui'an glared viciously at Yun Xiaoxiao.
She seemed to want to bore holes into her with her gaze.
"Whoa, this lady must be seriously ill! How can she blame everything on the kid?! This is truly eye-opening!"
Lu Chen and Mu Yang's brows also twitched slightly, their eyes darkening.
Xiao Feng's hot temper made him want to take action immediately.
But he was held back by Yun Xiaoxiao.
Yun Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes slightly, the corners of her lips curling into an innocent smile.
"Brother Feng, she is my mother after all. Don't hurt her."
Xiao Feng frowned, not understanding what Yun Xiaoxiao meant.
From what he knew of her, she shouldn't be this... kind?
Where was her fierceness in killing zombies?
Where was her ruthlessness in hanging him up?!
Yun Xiaoxiao turned to smile at Mu Yang.
"Brother Yang, please trouble yourself to heal my mother~"
Mu Yang was also taken aback.
Although he had considered earlier that Yun Xiaoxiao might be upset and thought about saving that woman.
But after hearing what that woman had just said, he really had no desire to save her at all.
It was already merciful of him not to stomp on her a couple of times!
Looking at Yun Xiaoxiao's smiling eyes, Mu Yang sighed.
"Alright, I'll go check on her."
Jiang Rui'an watched Mu Yang warily.
"What are you going to do? Murder is against the law! Don't touch me!"
But in the next second, she felt a very comfortable energy flowing into her body.
She immediately showed a shocked expression.
They were really saving her!
