Chapter 107: Forgive Yourself
The wind in the mountains is getting colder.
When Ms. Su told this story, her voice was filled with uncontrollable sobs.
"Xiaoyou's father... has always been the person she admired most. I still remember the essay she wrote in sixth grade about the person she admired most, her father. She said that when she grew up, she wanted to be like her father, a brave and righteous person."
Cheng Hao suddenly felt a chill running down his back. This chill reminded him of his childhood. Before his father retired, he, like Lin You, regarded his father as a stable mountain behind him on the road of life.
Others may find it difficult to understand, but he can empathize with Lin You. It is a kind of belief in life.
He didn't dare to think about how despair he would feel if the faith he had held since childhood suddenly collapsed in the most tragic way.
Ms. Su wiped her tears and took out a tissue, but instead of wiping her tears, she stepped forward and wiped the photo on the tombstone.
"Chen Lang is also a good kid. After this incident, he argued with his parents and didn't compromise at all just because they were his parents..."
"But Lin You's father is already dead. No matter how much he and his parents quarrel, they can't change this fact."
"The final straw that broke the camel's back for Chen Lang was when he discovered his parents weren't involved in that incident unintentionally."
Cheng Hao was stunned, and his face turned even colder after he thought of a possibility.
Cheng Hao: "You mean, they know that Uncle Lin has health problems?"
Ms. Su nodded, which was considered as her agreement.
If it was just an accident caused by a joke, even if they felt hatred in their hearts, they would just feel that fate was unfair.
But if these people knew that Lin's father had health problems and deliberately designed a farce, this incident would become a man-made disaster.
From a legal perspective, they know that it is impossible to obtain evidence for this matter, so they can exploit this loophole to evade legal sanctions.
But on a moral level, does condemnation make sense?
Chen Lang couldn't accept that his parents chose such an extreme method to prevent him and Lin You from being together.
Ms. Su stood up straight, looking forward with a blank gaze, and whispered, "During that time, Xiaoyou and Chen Lang, both children had a very hard time."
"Xiaoyou was the first to give up and had psychological problems. She couldn't sleep all day and all night. After half a month, she was just skin and bones."
"One night, Chen Lang discovered Xiaoyou attempting suicide to find relief..."
Speaking of this, Ms. Su couldn't help but burst into tears.
Cheng Hao moved his fingers, took off his coat and put it on Ms. Su's shoulders.
He looked at the mother and daughter standing side by side. Ms. Su kept saying that it was Lin You who couldn't hold on and never mentioned herself, but he could see it from her expression.
Ms. Su must have been on the verge of collapse at the time, but Lin Xian fell first, which cut off her retreat and forced her to persevere.
"Auntie..." Cheng Hao comforted her softly, "Everything is over."
Ms. Su gritted her teeth and responded, "Yeah, it's over."
She raised her hand and hugged Lin You in her arms, gently patting Lin You's back.
"Xiaoyou, it's all in the past. It's been many years, right?"
While the two were talking, Lin You's eyes gradually became clear. She felt the warmth of Ms. Su's embrace and finally nodded slightly in response.
Tears welled up in Lin You's eyes. So many years had passed, and the incident had passed, but she still felt heartbroken.
She leaned on Ms. Su's shoulder and said with sobs:
"Mom... Before he died, Chen Lang said that if someone had to pay for this, then he would do it!"
Lin Youyue cried even more sadly.
"Mom, he wants me to live well! He wants me to live well! But I...life is so hard..."
Over the years, she has lived like a walking corpse, and her life is more painful than death.
She had to watch those who had hurt them continue to go unpunished. She could no longer accept anyone's kindness. She was like a ghost, living in the past but having to cruelly accept the future.
But Chen Lang wanted her to live. If he died, she would have to live for his last wish.
So every time Lin You fell ill and became like a ghost, as long as she came to Chen Lang's tombstone, she would slowly wake up.
But isn’t this forced awakening just another form of torture?
When Shi Jingyuan arrived, he saw Lin You and her daughter hugging each other and crying.
He heard Lin You sobbing and saying over and over again that her life was so hard.
Shi Jingyuan had never hated everything in that circle as much as he did now. He strode forward, stood in front of the two of them, and his voice was extremely firm.
"None of this is your fault!"
His sudden appearance stunned the three people in front of the tombstone.
Especially Cheng Hao, he knew Shi Jingyuan, so he knew that with Shi Jingyuan's identity, it was impossible for him to come to such a place in the middle of the night for an insignificant person.
He looked at Lin You, then at Shi Jingyuan.
"Heh," Cheng Hao laughed bitterly, "So the person Xiaoyou was talking about was actually you."
But this was not the time to talk about these things. Cheng Hao just sighed and said nothing more.
Lin You looked at Shi Jingyuan in confusion, her vision blurred by tears. At first, she couldn't see clearly. She wiped her tears and saw that the person in front of her was really him.
"W-Why are you here?"
Shi Jingyuan looked serious and did not answer her question. Instead, he got straight to the point.
"You were never at fault in this matter, so... why should you bear the consequences for that matter? Shouldn't they be the ones who should pay the price?"
This is the truth, but how many people can control their emotions so rationally?
Besides, what could she do?
Chen Lang... has paid with his life.
Those were Chen Lang's parents. They also lost their son, and the pain they felt in this matter was no less than hers.
So Chen Qin slapped her in the face whenever they met, and she could only take it.
What’s the point if people are dead?
In the end, what remains in the heart is nothing but eternal regret.
Shi Jingyuan raised his hand and touched Lin You's head, his tone becoming extremely gentle.
"Lin You, have you ever thought that he lets you live because he wants you to live happily, not to make your life worse than death?"
He sighed deeply and said softly:
"Lin You, you have been living in pain because you feel that you are the culprit in this matter. You killed your father and Chen Lang, right?"
"It's because you haven't been willing to forgive yourself that you can't get over this feeling!"
"Lin You...your father has never blamed you. Chen Lang is willing to sacrifice his own life to make up for your unwillingness, hoping that you can let him go."
Shi Jingyuan's hand finally fell on her cheek with pity.
"Lin You, forgive yourself, okay?"
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