After three years of misplaced affection, Mrs. Yu is no longer willing to pretend to be obedient.

Zeng Ying pursed her lips and slowly stopped walking.

The room fell silent. All eyes in the banquet hall were on the woman in the black dress, watching her walk step by step toward the corner where she kept her bag.

This was the first time Jian Ailing had received such widespread attention at the Yu family home.

She couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This isn't something to be happy about for someone who's used to sitting in a corner, especially since she attracted everyone's attention for such an absurd reason.

She picked up the small bag from the corner and slowly walked towards her grandmother. Zeng Ying quickly followed.

She had casually placed the bag in an inconspicuous corner when she arrived, and hadn't touched it until now. When Zeng Ying made such a request in public, Jian Ailing still thought for a while before remembering where she had put her bag.

She walked to the sofa where her grandmother was sitting, unzipped her bag, and took out the items one by one.

The handbag wasn't particularly large, but it contained quite a few things, including lipstick, tissues, hand cream, and other small items, as well as a mobile phone and earphones.

"Everything is here." Jane shook her handbag upside down, and nothing else fell out.

"How is that possible? Are you sure you found it?" Zeng Ying stared intently at the bag, looking incredulous.

If she insists on saying so, there's a small hidden compartment in her handbag.

Seeing that Zeng Ying looked like she was about to snatch her bag to look at it at any moment, Jian Ailing took the initiative to open the inner pocket and reach inside.

Her expression quickly froze.

The cool, smooth metallic texture glided across her palm.

"What's wrong? What did you touch? Why don't you take it out?" Zeng Ying noticed the change in her expression, and her tone became more forceful.

Jane silently took the item out of the inner pocket. She opened her palm, and the dazzling ruby ​​was sparkling inside.

She looked up and quickly glanced around; everyone seemed to be looking at her with slightly different expressions.

Yu Yunxiao and Bai Xinrui looked on with amusement, while the aunt, cousin, and other relatives were mainly surprised, and Shirley looked incredulous.

Yu Yunting frowned, his thin lips pressed tightly together, his expression shifting between light and dark.

"It really was you... Second Sister-in-law." Zeng Ying sniffed. "If I hadn't checked the security footage, would you have insisted that you didn't take it?"

"Jian Ailing, how could you do such a disgraceful thing?" Jiang Yurong walked angrily to Zeng Ying's side, glaring at Jian Ailing. "How could your parents raise such a person? Oh no, how could I forget, your whole family are such despicable people."

Upon hearing her words, Jane clenched her fists, and her breathing became rapid.

She was trying hard to suppress her emotions.

Jiang Yurong seemed very embarrassed and hurriedly distanced herself from her daughter-in-law, saying, "I told you from the beginning, I couldn't let someone like you into the family..."

Jiang Yurong is always like this. Even though she has been married to Yu Yunting for more than three years, once she does something wrong that doesn't suit her taste, she will bring up the past and keep bringing up old grievances.

As for what happened back then, Jian Ailing really couldn't refute it. In the end, she could only try to remain silent in front of Jiang Yurong and minimize her presence to avoid incurring Jiang's dislike again.

"I've really made a fool of myself in front of my sister, fifth aunt, and uncle today. It's our family's fault for not raising our daughter-in-law properly." Jiang Yurong forced a smile and apologized to the other relatives, but when she turned back to Jian Ailing, her eyes turned fierce again. "You thief, aren't you going to apologize to Xiaoying?"

"Someone taught me that if you haven't done anything wrong, you don't need to apologize," Jane Ailing said, her neck stiff, showing a rare display of assertiveness.

She turned her gaze to Yu Yunting, but he stood silently to the side, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, his expression shifting unpredictably, as if he hadn't yet figured out who he should believe.

Yu Yunting once said that if Jiang Yurong came to cause her trouble again, she could go to him.

I wonder if he still remembers.

But now that she's here, he doesn't seem to have any intention of helping.

Indeed, how could I possibly compare myself to his most beloved younger sister?

But now, Jian Ailing no longer had the same reason to swallow her anger when facing the Yu family. Besides, this time it involved stealing jewelry worth tens of millions; how could she bear such a heavy burden of guilt?

"Jian Ailing, the item was found in your bag. And you still have the nerve to talk back?" Jiang Yurong stared wide-eyed in astonishment. She never expected that her usually meek and submissive second daughter-in-law would dare to contradict her in public, making her lose face.

"Mom, I know... Second sister-in-law has never really liked me. She always misunderstands me and says I'm targeting her..." Zeng Ying stood behind Jiang Yurong and gently tugged at her sleeve. "That's enough, stop arguing. Today is Grandma's birthday banquet, there's no need to make things so ugly."

She looked up at Jian Ailing again, a quick smile playing on her lips.

"Really? I think if this kind of person isn't taught a lesson, she'll never have any morals, sense of propriety, or shame!" Jiang Yurong was furious, her mind filled with the desire to teach Jian Ailing a lesson so that she would know she had no right to publicly offend her in this kind of setting.

Watching Jiang Yurong walk towards her, Jian Ailing pursed her lips and stubbornly stood still.

Was she planning to slap herself for no reason like last time? Last time, she hadn't even figured out what was going on before she got slapped for no reason.

But this time it won't be the same; she won't repeat the same mistake.

When Jiang Yurong raised her hand to herself, Jian Ailing also clenched her fist, ready to raise her hand at any moment.

Unexpectedly, she still couldn't block Jiang Yurong's slap with her own hands.

"Mom, is this really necessary?"

Jane Ailing stared blankly at the man's back, watching him raise his hand and grab Jiang Yurong's wrist, forcibly letting her hand go.

All her attention was focused on Jiang Yurong, and she didn't notice that Yu Yunting had come to her side at some point.

"Hmph." Jiang Yurong's eyes widened, but she seemed slightly calmer. She looked at Yu Yunting with a disdainful smile. "What, now that there's evidence and witnesses, do you still want to protect your wife? Don't let this woman corrupt you!"

Yu Yunting pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Jian Ailing, if you don't apologize today, I'll call the police and let them decide what's going on. If you don't want to apologize at Minghua Villa, then go apologize at the police station." Jiang Yurong turned her gaze to the woman behind him, her anger flaring up once again.

Isn't it only natural to apologize for making a mistake? What is this woman being so stubborn about? Jiang Yurong refused to believe that she couldn't even discipline a junior!

"Yu Rong," Yu Hui finally spoke, "things that can be resolved at home don't need to be made public."

"Mom, you've seen it yourself, Jian Ailing still doesn't think she did anything wrong. If we don't teach this young person a lesson and continue to indulge her like this, are we going to wait until she embarrasses our family in public?"

"Mom, I think you're right." Jian Ailing looked at Jiang Yurong quietly, and instead slightly raised the corners of her mouth. "I think calling the police is quite appropriate."