The clip ended, and the entire conference room fell silent. Everything had been settled now, and Catherine had no reason to deny that she was behind it all.
Catherine’s face turned ashen, and she slumped to the floor, muttering, "No, it wasn't me. You're all framing me. Yes, it's all your fault! Your fault!"
Catherine suddenly stood up and lunged at Wei Yumeng. However, Zhan Mohan pulled Wei Yumeng into his arms and turned, causing Catherine to miss and fall to the ground.
Kai immediately walked over to help her up, but Catherine slapped his hand away.
"Things turned out this way because you were useless. My plan was perfect, yet you left so many loopholes for them!"
Kai looked at Catherine with a pained expression. "Linlin, I'm sorry, I..."
Catherine slapped Kai across the face. "You useless idiot!"
Kai stood aside, holding his face, looking hurt and remaining silent.
"Linlin, did you do all of this?"
Feng Zhenhua finally spoke, his eyes blazing with anger. Things had reached this point. Catherine, who had been scheming from the start to become president, had been harbor malicious intentions. He and Song Lijun had been completely kept in the dark.
Even he could no longer forgive Catherine. Indiscriminate forgiveness would only prevent Catherine from ever realizing her mistakes.
Catherine looked at Feng Zhenhua and reverted to her pitiable demeanor. "Dad, I admit I did everything, but I know I was wrong now. I'm your daughter, you won't abandon me, will you?"
"How am I supposed to help you? You've done this again and again. What can your mother and I do?"
"Dad, you have the influence and connections. We're not afraid of them. As long as you help me, I'll be fine."
Feng Zhenhua looked at Catherine and felt a pang of sympathy. "Linlin, don't keep making the same mistakes. It's not terrible to make a mistake, but it's terrible to keep making them."
Catherine knew Feng Zhenhua wouldn't side with her this time and looked at everyone with disappointment.
"I know that in your hearts, I've never been as good as..."
Catherine was halfway through her sentence when a team of police officers entered.
"Miss Catherine, Mr. Kai, please accompany us to the police station to assist with the investigation."
Zhan Mohan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried about what Catherine might say next, which would have made it difficult for Wei Yumeng to accept and for him to explain.
Catherine and Kai knew they had no other excuse to refuse. In front of everyone, they finally left with the police.
Wei Yumeng watched them leave, but her heart felt heavy. She didn't understand why Catherine wanted to destroy her so badly, but this outcome was Catherine's own doing.
"Meeting adjourned!"
Feng Zhenhua's voice was weary. He sat in his seat, showing no signs of leaving.
However, hearing Feng Zhenhua's words, others began to leave one by one.
Wei Yumeng and Zhan Mohan did not leave. Honestly, Wei Yumeng felt that her impulsive act of rushing into the conference room had been a bit too emotional.
She walked up to Feng Zhenhua and apologized. "Mr. Feng, I'm sorry."
Feng Zhenhua shook his head. "This is not your fault. Catherine did wrong, and she should pay the price."
Seeing Feng Zhenhua now, Wei Yumeng felt as if he had aged several years, and this made her heart ache.
"Mr. Feng, although Catherine may not be able to take care of you and Mrs. Feng in the future, you have always been very good to me. Please let me visit you often."
Feng Zhenhua looked up at Wei Yumeng. "You are a good child, but I think both Lijun and I need some time to calm down. After all, this matter also involves our responsibility. We raised Catherine, and she turned out this way."
"It's not your fault, you..."
As Wei Yumeng was about to say more, Zhan Mohan shook his head at her.
"Mr. Feng, we'll take our leave now and won't disturb you."
With that, Zhan Mohan took Wei Yumeng's hand and left. Wei Yumeng kept looking back at the conference room as they walked away.
Feng Zhenhua and Song Lijun had always been wonderful people, but Catherine had destroyed such a beautiful family.
Feng Zhenhua returned home, feeling exhausted. He knew Song Lijun might not yet know what had happened.
"Why are you back alone? Wasn't Linlin going to the company today?"
Feng Zhenhua shook his head and remained silent.
"What's wrong? Don't scare me."
The more Feng Zhenhua said nothing, the more worried Song Lijun became.
Feng Zhenhua finally sighed. "Linlin was taken away by the police."
"What? How could this happen?" Song Lijun couldn't believe it. She had been with Catherine all this time, and she couldn't have done anything.
But then, Song Lijun paused. "Was Linlin arrested because of the chicken soup incident?"
"You know about this?" Feng Zhenhua frowned slightly.
Song Lijun bit her lower lip. "Yumeng came to see me once. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you'd worry."
"You're being foolish! If you knew about this, you should have made Linlin realize her mistake earlier. By coddling her like this, of course, something like this would happen!"
"Did Linlin really put poison in the soup? I don't believe it."
Song Lijun lowered her head again. Did she truly not believe it? In fact, she had seen Catherine go into the kitchen but, due to her protective instincts, hadn't dealt with the matter promptly.
"Linlin poisoned the chicken soup. She also planned Yumeng's mental illness, and she's even plotting to take over the company!"
"How could this be?" Song Lijun seemed disbelieving. "Did you make a mistake? Linlin is ill; perhaps she was just having an episode."
But Feng Zhenhua said, "Her depression was also fake. We were all deceived by her."