Little Tang San was grabbed by Tang Hao like this once again and viciously beaten and scolded.
At first, Little Tang San was utterly stunned.
I was hurt so badly.
Why am I the one being punished?
She felt unbearably wronged.
What do you mean it was wrong for me to suddenly grab someone else's tail?
Why don't you look at how that awful Shui Yue'er kept grabbing my tail, pinching my ears, and rubbing my little face all along the way?
Did Tang Hao ever take my side?
Her eyes darted toward Luo Li in the distance again.
Luo Li seemed delighted to see her being beaten.
He was secretly chuckling over there.
The sense of grievance and injustice in Little Tang San's heart grew stronger.
Not only did Shui Yue'er constantly harass her, but Luo Li did the same.
What part of her body hadn't Luo Li played with?
He even tickled her with his tail.
She felt her father was far too biased and wasn't good to her at all.
Thinking this, the catgirl Little Tang San wailed and screamed, shouting angrily at the injustice:
"Mommy, I did nothing wrong! I did nothing wrong, meow!"
"She deserved to have her tail grabbed!"
"Who told her to bully me and touch my tail before?"
"I was only getting a little revenge, just a tiny bit of revenge, meow."
"But she unleashed a Soul Skill to attack me and nearly killed me. She absolutely did it on purpose! She absolutely wanted to kill me! Waaah! Waaah!"
"Mommy, you're biased! You take other people's side instead of mine."
"You're not my mommy! You don't deserve to be my mommy."
Little Tang San shouted and screamed out her grievances.
Everyone nearby looked at Little Tang San sympathetically.
Even Shui Yue'er instantly felt she was the one in the wrong.
Yet Tang Hao had always wanted to raise Tang San to be good.
How could she allow her Little Tang San to do something so outrageous and harass someone else?
If others could harass her and she didn't fight back, that showed Tang San had been raised well.
If others fought back, it was because they had been raised poorly.
What did other people's poor upbringing have to do with her?
Tang San had actually fought back and grabbed someone else's tail in retaliation.
That temperament was unacceptable to begin with and had to be corrected.
She had thought Little Tang San's temperament had improved somewhat these past few days, so she hadn't taken up her slipper to discipline Little Tang San again.
But how little time had passed? Not only had Tang San forgotten her previous lesson, she still didn't recognize her mistake even after seeing how long she had been beating her with the slipper.
Tang San's true nature had returned.
That simply wouldn't do.
She had to teach Little Tang San a harsh lesson so that she would never dare do these things again.
So Tang Hao disciplined Tang San as she beat her:
"Just tell me, did you grab Shui Yue'er's tail to get revenge or not?"
"Who taught you to take revenge on others? And you even ambushed her! Who taught you to ambush people?"
"Meow damn it! Did I ever teach you to ambush other people?"
"You're a lady, a young mistress. You must act openly and honorably, have a kind heart, and turn toward the light."
"You ambushed her and took revenge, and you still think you're in the right?"
"Apologize right now! If you don't apologize today, I'll beat your bottom to a pulp."
The more Tang San listened, the more wronged she felt.
Why did her mommy have such double standards?
She was simply too awful!
Then, no matter what was said, Tang San refused to submit.
The blows landed with sharp smacks, and tears streamed from the pain, but she still didn't submit.
The more Tang San resisted, the more harshly Tang Hao disciplined her.
At this point, Fang Yuan couldn't stand watching any longer. She hurried over to stop Tang Hao and said:
"Let's just leave it at that. She's still a child."
"Actually, Yue'er was at fault too. Yue'er shouldn't have harassed her before."
"Yue'er, come here, come here. Apologize to Little San first. Hurry, hurry."
Shui Yue'er was frightened too, and she deeply sympathized with Tang San's plight.
Without any hesitation, she hurriedly trotted over, bowed to Tang San, and said:
"I'm sorry, Little Sister Little San. I shouldn't have harassed you. I apologize, meow."
After hearing that, Tang San gritted her teeth in anger.
What sort of matter could be settled with one simple apology?
Could that even count as a matter?
She remained stubborn, turning her face away as though refusing to accept the apology.
After seeing this, the anger on Tang Hao's face and in her heart grew even greater.
Then she struck Tang San's bottom even harder with the slipper and furiously scolded her:
"Tang San, you unfilial child!"
"She's already apologized to you so sincerely. What's with that expression?"
"Is this how Mommy usually teaches you?"
"How did you become like this?"
"I'm truly a failure of a mother to have raised an unfilial child like you."
"She was in the wrong first, but she acknowledged her mistake and corrected it."
"But you? Not only are you ungrateful, you never recognize your own mistakes."
"This is for not being ladylike! This is for not being ladylike! Let's see if you dare be unladylike again!"
"You unfilial child, you're simply angering Mommy to death! I'm sick with anger!!!"
"Meow-damn-it!!!"
Tang Hao panted heavily, so furious she was almost going mad.
She didn't dare stop the movements of her hand.
She didn't want her own mistakes and negligence to turn her daughter into something neither one thing nor the other.
By this point, Tang San was trembling all over from the beating.
The pain in her body and the pain in her heart increased twofold, almost making her pass out.
She had now been beaten into recognizing her mistake.
But her mommy was hitting her so hard that her consciousness was growing hazy. How could she have a chance to argue or speak?
As the people around them watched the catgirl mommy Tang Hao discipline her child like this, they all felt someone was going to die.
Fang Yuan couldn't watch any longer. She hurriedly lunged over and snatched Tang San away.
When Tang Hao saw Tang San being snatched away and no longer receiving punishment, her heart ached unbearably.
She raised the large slipper in her hand, about to chase after her and hit her.
Fang Yuan hurriedly sheltered Tang San in her arms and looked pleadingly at the catgirl mommy Tang Hao, saying fearfully and anxiously:
"Catgirl Mommy, Little San is still a child."
"How much can a child like her understand?"
"I think she already knows she was wrong. Please stop hitting her."
As she spoke, Fang Yuan hurriedly shook Tang San in her arms as though trying to make her own words hold true, calling to her:
"Little San, hurry and say you were wrong. Say it quickly."
"Once you say it, your mommy won't hit you anymore."
Only then did Tang San recover somewhat.
She panted heavily.
After hearing Fang Yuan's words, she swallowed hard.
She saw her mommy still holding up the slipper, glaring fiercely at her.
Her heart was filled with utter despair.
Why did her mommy have to be so strict with her?
She had been bullied, yet her mommy still wouldn't take her side?
She had already submitted to Luo Li once before.
Now, submitting again and being beaten into submission no longer gave her so much hesitation.
In fact, she had wanted to submit long ago.
But Tang Hao had been hitting her so hard. How could her tiny cat brain react in time?
Now that she had been rescued, she finally had a chance to speak.
So, panting heavily, she managed to speak to Tang Hao with difficulty:
"M-Mommy, I was wrong. I won't ever dare do it again."
"Again? You think there'll be an again!"
Before Tang San had even finished speaking, Tang Hao raised her slipper and brought it down hard, utterly furious.
Fortunately, Shui Yue'er stood in front of the little catgirl Tang San and took the slipper blow.
Only then did Shui Yue'er feel Tang San's pain.
Holy crap, this slipper blow feels like it could kill someone!
She herself let out a yowl like a cat and leaped high into the air.
Tang San trembled even more wildly, frightened by Tang Hao's roar.
Seeing how high Shui Yue'er jumped, Fang Yuan was also afraid Tang Hao would really beat Tang San to death.
So she hurriedly tried to smooth things over:
"Catgirl Mommy, Little San is still a child."
"She already knows she was wrong, and Yue'er has forgiven her too. Let's just let this go, let it go."
"Have a sip of water first and calm down... calm down..."