NFBE Chapter 304 Provocation (2)
Chapter 304 Provocation (2)
Whether it was a sudden pang of conscience or not, Meng's mother suddenly shoved Chi's mother away forcefully and roared, "Get out!"
Chi's mother didn't leave; she just stared at her, at her sister, who had always been glamorous and cared most about her appearance, and now looked like this...
Tears streamed down her face, but there was nothing she could do. Why do such a thing? Kidnapping! Even with all the hatred, what could it change? Why couldn't she understand?
"For the sake of you being my sister, I'm warning you, stay away from that bitch Yan Zuozuo. She's no good!" Mother Meng said through gritted teeth. "Since she married your son, how many people has she harmed? How many times has your son been hurt because of her? Think about it yourself. I'm already like this, and a dying person's words are kind. You'd better watch yourself. Don't come to see me again. I have nothing to do with you anymore! Get out!"
Chi's mother was terrified!
Just then, the police walked in, saying that visiting hours had passed. Chi's mother gave Meng's mother one last, sorrowful look, then turned to leave. Tears streamed down her face; her only sister…
"Wait!" Just as she was about to leave the hospital, Meng's mother suddenly called out to her, her voice trembling, "I'm begging you, please go see Xinyu..."
Mother Chi wiped away her tears and said, "I will, don't worry." After saying that, she left without looking back.
When the driver saw Madam Chi approaching, he quickly got out of the car, opened the door, and respectfully asked, "Madam, are you going home?"
Just as Chi's mother was about to nod, she hesitated for a moment and said, "Find out where Xinyu is. I need to see her."
The driver quickly contacted the prison and took Chi's mother there. When she saw Meng Xinyu in the prison, Chi's mother could no longer hold back her tears. This was the child she had watched grow up, just like Chi Moqing and Chi Ran, all children she cherished. But now she was like this, and her heart ached terribly.
"Auntie, you have to save me, save me... It's all that bitch Yan Zuozuo's fault, Auntie, save me..." Meng Xinyu cried uncontrollably, her face pale, she was thin and dark, her clothes were loose and made her look even thinner, and her hair was messy.
Chi's mother stared blankly at her, holding her hand tightly, choked with sobs and unable to speak.
"Auntie, you'll save me, won't you?" Meng Xinyu looked at her with hopeful, misty eyes, which made Chi's mother even more distressed. She wiped away her tears and said, "Xinyu, people have to take responsibility for their mistakes. This time, Auntie... Auntie can't save you..."
"No, that's not it... Auntie, you have to save me! I've been framed, Auntie..."
Hearing her heart-wrenching cries, Chi's mother felt as if she had been torn in two.
Meng Xinyu cried, snot streaming down her face. Seeing her mother's indifference, she stopped sobbing, wiped her tears and snot haphazardly, and grabbed her mother's arm tightly, saying, "Auntie, I'm all because of Yan Zuozuo. She teamed up with Young Master Ou, and even my cousin was deceived by her... You have to save me! This woman is the one who ruined me... Auntie..."
Upon hearing this, Chi's mother frowned and suddenly shook off Meng Xinyu's hand. "Even now you still don't know how to back down, and you're even blaming Zuo Zuo. Xinyu, you've disappointed me so much!"
As she spoke, she turned to leave, but Meng Xinyu grabbed her forcefully, looking up at her with tears streaming down her face. "Auntie, I don't blame her. I was just telling the truth. Think about that recording. Weren't they afraid I'd expose their scandals, so they plotted to frame me? Auntie, you're so smart, how could you be fooled by her..."
scandal?
A thunderbolt struck Meng's mother's head. As if electrocuted, she flung Meng Xinyu away and quickly took two steps back. "Don't talk nonsense! If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for not coming to see you again!"
Seeing Chi's mother's reaction, Meng Xinyu knew her words had worked. She said resentfully, "I was only trying to help my aunt and cousin. Aunt, think about the whole thing carefully. Wasn't our Meng family harmed by her? We have no grudge against each other, so why would she want to harm us? It's because I discovered her scandal. I'm already in this situation, would I lie to you?"
Yes, she's already in this state, what's the point of lying to her?
In Chi's mother's heart, Meng Xinyu is still the same innocent little girl who held her hand and sweetly called her "Auntie".
Faced with her tearful appearance, Chi's mother's mind went completely blank. She said in a panic, "Don't say such things. It hurts me to see you like this, but you can't say it like that... Let's leave it at that for today. I have to go back..."
"Auntie!" Meng Xinyu cried out, "Will you come to see me again? I want to go home..."
Chi's mother felt a pang of pain in her heart and quickened her pace.
After being released from prison, she didn't go straight home. Instead, she told the driver to go back first and found a coffee shop to sit in. Her mind kept replaying the words of Meng's mother and Meng Xinyu. Could it really have been Yan Zuozuo who did all this?
No, impossible!
She trusted Zuo Zuo's character; she was a good girl and would never do such a thing. It must be because of her sister and Xin Yulu's fate that she was looking for an excuse to vent. How could she doubt her own daughter-in-law?
With a dazed look in her eyes, Chi's mother stared out the window. How could the once prosperous Meng family have fallen to such a state? From childhood, the two sisters had depended on each other, promising to share both good times and bad. But now, her sister was in this state, and her niece was in prison. Chi's heart was filled with torment. How could things have come to this?
A light drizzle began to fall outside. Mrs. Chi checked the time; it was almost time to go home. She called her driver to pick her up, but just as she hung up, a fleeting glance caught her eye, and she suddenly saw a familiar figure.
Yan Zuozuo!
Yan Zuozuo went out to buy groceries, thinking of making a fish soup for Chi Moqing that evening to nourish him. She also bought some bones to make soup and some vegetables to cook...
As luck would have it, she had just come out of the market when she saw Ou Luhan standing by the car, as if waiting for someone.
"What a coincidence?" She walked over with a smile, looked Ou Luhan up and down, and thought to herself, "She's really lucky, there's not a single sign of injury."
Ou Luhan chuckled: "It's quite a coincidence. Instead of staying home and keeping President Chi company, you're out for a stroll by yourself?"
Yan Zuozuo glared at him, annoyed: "I went to buy groceries, what are you doing here? Could it be..."
When Ou Luhan met her malicious gaze, she actually looked nervous and pulled her hand to the side, saying, "You absolutely mustn't tell Shang Xiaoguo that I had no choice, that I... well, it's hard to explain in a few words, just keep it a secret!"
Yan Zuozuo looked at him with disdain: "What do you mean you can't explain it? I think you're just a leopard that can't change its spots, and you're cheating on me again, aren't you?"
"Shh!" Ou Luhan was almost scared to death. "No, no, I swear it's really not true. I'll explain to you another day. Please don't tell Shang Xiaoguo, please."
Yan Zuozuo glared at him: "I'm warning you, Xiaoguo is a good girl, don't you dare let her down."
"How could that be? I love her more than I can handle. Don't worry, we're practically brothers, would I lie to you?"
Yan Zuozuo looked unconvinced and pulled her arm away from his grasp. "You'd better watch yourself. I'm going home to cook. I don't want to talk to you."
Hearing this, Ou Luhan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said obsequiously, "Then take care, I'll call you a car?"
Yan Zuozuo's eyebrows shot up: "Unsolicited kindness is either a sign of ulterior motives or theft. Forget it!"
Ou Luhan touched her nose. What had he done? Was he some kind of thief or scoundrel? Women are so unreasonable!
Meanwhile, in the coffee shop, Chi's mother, who had witnessed everything, frowned. What had been a normal, casual conversation had taken on a suggestive tone from her perspective. Influenced by the words of Meng's mother and Meng Xinyu, her opinion of Yan Zuozuo began to waver. Had she been putting on an act for her and Chi Moqing all this time?
Her brows furrowed. Impossible. If that were true, this woman's thoughts were far too complex. But if there was nothing between her and Ou Luhan, why would she secretly meet with this man while her son was injured?
She couldn't help but recall Meng Xinyu's words...
She had better not have really deceived their family's feelings, otherwise she would fight to the death to get rid of her!
She hesitated for a moment, then finally took out her phone and called Chi Moqing, "Is Zuo Zuo home?"
Chi Moqing raised an eyebrow: "She went out to buy groceries. What does Mom want with her?"
"I'm not looking for her, I'm looking for you, you silly son! Do you know that Zuo Zuo and that Third Young Master Ou just met? I saw them acting very intimately. Son, tell me about Zuo Zuo..."
"Mom!" Chi Moqing's face darkened, her tone somewhat displeased. "What do you mean by this, Mom? Are you doubting Zuo Zuo's character? Do you think I don't know what kind of person she is?"
After a moment of silence, Chi's mother said, "I was just worried about you. Besides, the way your aunt's family is in this state is surely related to Young Master Ou, isn't it? Zuo Zuo and him..."
"Zuo Zuo has nothing to do with him! Mom, Aunt's family brought this upon themselves. It has nothing to do with Young Master Ou or Zuo Zuo! Meng Xinyu caused an accident and fled the scene, Aunt accepted bribes, kidnapped and murdered, Uncle evaded taxes and sold inferior goods. Do these things have anything to do with Zuo Zuo and Young Master Ou? It would be unfair for Mom to blame these things on them."
Chi's mother retorted, "Even so, it only happened after Zuo Zuo came into our family. Nothing happened before, right?"
"Mom!" Chi Moqing was furious. "Have you been brainwashed to the point of being unreasonable? Zuo Zuo has been a slave to our Chi family and has given birth to two children, and she's not even as useful as someone else stirring things up?"
He knew this would happen. The Meng mother and daughter wouldn't be content even if they died; they wanted to drag someone down with them. His mother was always fair and reasonable, but when it came to the Meng family, she was always unreasonable and fiercely protective of her own.
Chi's mother was speechless, and she also felt that she had acted impulsively and was somewhat in the wrong. She pursed her lips, her voice weakening, "That's not what I meant. Okay, okay, I was impulsive today. Don't tell Zuo Zuo, so she won't feel uncomfortable."
“I know,” Chi Moqing sighed.
Chi's mother coughed twice and said, "Do you think I'm being unreasonable in this matter concerning your aunt?"
Chi Moqing remained silent. Parents are never wrong, and even if they are, he wouldn't say much.
However, his silence made Chi's mother feel a pang of sadness. "Mo Qing, I'm doing this for your own good, afraid that you'll suffer. I was also influenced by your aunt and Xin Yu. Don't blame me. Come to think of it, our family has never had a peaceful time since Zuo Zuo came into the family. I'm also feeling bad about it."
Chi Moqing tightened her grip on the phone, took a deep breath, and said, "Mom, you have to be fair. None of these things were started by Zuo Zuo. In fact, most of the time, I'm the one who brought her all the trouble. But she has never complained. If she knew that her respected mother-in-law said these things about her, how heartbroken she would be."
Chi's mother lowered her eyes, recalling what Meng's mother had said before: "How much Mo Qing used to love you as his mother, but look at him now, always protecting his wife. In the future, won't you and your brother-in-law still have to watch your step and be subservient to her?"
Some things you shouldn't listen to, and you shouldn't take to heart. Once you hear them, they take root in your heart and can never be uprooted. For example, with Chi's mother's current thoughts, she increasingly feels that Meng's mother's words make sense.