Chapter 305 Xiu Ming's Crushing Defeat
Gu Xiuming was in a state of confusion as he listened to her words. He was completely disoriented and couldn't make sense of it. Even though she had no evidence, he couldn't suppress his panic. How did she know?
Looking at Gu Xiuming kneeling on the ground, Meng Jinyao saw that he was panicked, but also confused and puzzled. She asked, "Xiuming, are you curious about how I knew?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiuming looked up at her, his face stiff, and he didn't reply. However, he hoped that she could clear up his doubts, so that even if he died, he could die with a clear understanding.
Meng Jinyao naturally wouldn't mention that she had already sent people to monitor Gu Xiuming's every move. She omitted the past and only talked about this matter, saying unhurriedly, "You dote on Aunt Li so much. You should have been happy to learn that she was pregnant. Unexpectedly, you suddenly changed your attitude and treated her like an enemy. Your father and I were curious, so we sent Yu Chuan to observe you and see what was going on. As a result, we accidentally found out everything. This can be considered an unexpected gain."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xiuming suddenly looked at Yu Chuan standing to the side, his face full of disbelief. He had been being watched by this person for a long time without even realizing it.
Meng Jinyao showed him no respect whatsoever, and now only wanted to tear off his mask completely. She continued, "If Aunt Li is really pregnant, then you should be the happiest person when she miscarries today, because you tried every means to get rid of the child in her belly without knowing that she was not pregnant."
Gu Xiuming subconsciously shook his head in denial, his voice trembling as he said, "I, I didn't. Don't talk nonsense. That's my child. How could I do such a thing?"
“Whether I’m lying or not, you know very well.” Meng Jinyao glanced at him and exposed his dirty and vicious side. “You knew that you shouldn’t have sex during the first three months of pregnancy, but you suddenly made up with her as before, just to make her miscarry. You knew she didn’t want to have sex, so in order to make her give in, you used aphrodisiac drugs on her. And fearing that the baby wouldn’t be lost even after all this, you also put a musk sachet on the bed when she slept.”
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze towards Gu Xiuming changed. They had initially thought he resented Meng Jinyao and only wanted to use this opportunity to frame her. They never expected him to go to such lengths to cause his beloved to miscarry. Even tigers don't eat their cubs, let alone humans. What he did was not something a human could do; it was the act of a beast!
Meng Jinyao sighed softly: "Your father and I were both shocked and puzzled by this situation. Then we thought that if you had an eldest son or daughter born out of wedlock, your marriage might be difficult in the future. Maybe that's why you wanted to get rid of this child. After all, you told your maid, Yuan'er, that you would make her a concubine once your wife entered the household. This shows that you already have the idea of getting married. Your promise that you would never marry and would only have Aunt Li has changed."
"But why didn't you tell your parents and elders if you wanted to get married? Why are you doing these little tricks behind their backs? When you found out she wasn't pregnant, Aunt Li thought about taking advantage of the fact that the family doctor was away visiting his ancestors to bribe another doctor to make her miscarry by saying she ate something wrong. Then she would have the doctor come and say she had miscarried, thus covering up the big misunderstanding. That way, she wouldn't be ashamed. You agree with this approach."
"Since that's the case, your father and I let you do as you please, at least it would cover up the shame. I never expected you to suddenly try to frame me, this caught me completely off guard. Xiuming, you're all grown up now, not a three-year-old child, you can't possibly not know what will happen to me if I don't have evidence and the charges are proven. You unfilial son, you're truly both stupid and wicked!"
Gu Xiuming was powerless to refute, and lowered his head in dejection, feeling endless regret. In fact, he and Wan'er had already bribed the doctor, and they would say that Wan'er had miscarried due to eating the wrong thing, so that they wouldn't have to embarrass themselves.
However, he later thought that if he could make good use of this opportunity to drag Meng Jinyao into the mess, he could drive Meng Jinyao out of the Gu family, killing two birds with one stone. So he and Wan'er planned all of this, and had the maid Hongling cooperate. Today was an opportunity that Wan'er had finally found. Heaven knows how happy he was when he received the maid's report that Wan'er had fallen.
Unexpectedly, all their efforts came to naught, and things ended up like this. They didn't manage to kick Meng Jinyao out of the house, but instead, they got themselves and Wan'er involved.
After a moment of silence, Gu Xiuming suddenly burst into laughter. Now that the situation was hopeless and he didn't know what fate awaited him, he decided to stop pretending to be a dutiful son and said hatefully, "Meng Jinyao, since you knew what was going on, why didn't you expose me in the first place? Did you find it fun to play with me like a monkey?"
Meng Jinyao subtly curled the corners of her mouth. Of course, it wasn't to make a fool of him. It was to make him question her with a clear conscience, to make him stand up and criticize her evil deeds, and then she would expose him in the end, creating a stark contrast and making his image and character fall to their lowest point, in the worst and most despicable state.
To strike decisively and achieve a permanent solution—that was my goal.
Having worked under the Sun family for over a decade, Meng Jinyao deeply understood that either she should refrain from taking action, or when she did, she had to be absolutely certain of eliminating the other party without giving them any chance or hope of recovery. Otherwise, the other party would seek revenge again, and the outcome next time would be uncertain.
In this game, she won completely, her rebellious son suffered a crushing defeat, and her goal was achieved.
Of course, she couldn't tell the truth. After all, she was a gentle, kind, and loving mother. A good mother should act like a good mother. A rebellious son can be unrefined, but she can't.
Therefore, Meng Jinyao sighed and looked at him with a very disappointed and heartbroken look, saying, "Xiuming, I wanted to give you a chance just now, hoping you would turn back from the wrong path time and time again, which is why I didn't expose you. I asked you and the doctor again and again, but you insisted that Aunt Li had miscarried. As a mother, you made one mistake after another and even tried to frame me in every way. I am really heartbroken."
Gu Xiuming stared at her with hatred in his eyes. He naturally did not believe what she said, but he was filled with regret. Perhaps if he had admitted his mistake before she told the truth, there would still have been room for maneuver. Now that things had come to this, how would his father punish him?
Meng Jinyao ignored Gu Xiuming. He was already a defeated opponent, and the punishment awaiting this rebellious son would certainly not be light. There was no need to waste her breath on him.
She looked at the doctor, preparing to address another matter, and asked, "Aren't you the doctor they bribed? You accepted their bribes and cooperated with them to say that Aunt Li miscarried because she ate the wrong thing, but in the end it was said that she miscarried because she fell and disturbed the fetus. Did the maid who invited you over teach you to say that on the spot?"
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