The exaggerated claim that Ruan Jiu restricted her freedom was not because Ruan Jiu wouldn't let her go out, but because of her status as Ruan Jiu's fiancée and his knowledge that she was stupid and therefore wouldn't let her participate in certain important matters.
But after Ruan Jiu's accident, everything was completely different from what she had imagined. Ruan Jiu didn't die; her uncle and aunt pushed her out to take the fall. Before, she only needed to dress up beautifully every day and think about what to eat...
Now she deals with filthy public toilets every day, and is occasionally dragged out to the public to explain her crimes. Even her once-grown black hair has been cut into a messy pile of straw.
She couldn't bear such a miserable life, so she couldn't help but go to find the old friends that Ruan Jiu had introduced her to before. They used to treat her very well, but now it was difficult to even see them, and even if she did see them, they would look at her with sarcasm.
Bai Miaoqin never felt that she had done anything wrong. She just wanted her freedom. Was that wrong?
Instead, she felt that these people were kicking her when she was down, and that all the kindness they showed her before was an act, saying one thing to her face and another behind her back.
Later, her life became even more difficult, and just when she was about to reach her breaking point, she suddenly learned that she was to be assigned to Qingcheng for re-education. At first, she felt guilty...
Although I've never felt I've done anything wrong, and I've brainwashed myself into thinking I'm the most innocent one, deep down I'm still afraid.
She didn't know where her uncle and aunt got the news, but they came to find her overjoyed. They used to dislike the smell on her, but now they seemed not to smell it at all.
After Ruan Jiu made her move, even though her uncle and aunt pinned the blame on her, they didn't have an easy time. She said angrily with a sullen face, "What do you want from me?"
Her aunt patted her now rough hands affectionately: "Your parents only left you as their child. What would we, as your uncle and aunt, do if we didn't take care of you? I know you're still angry about what happened before... but..."
The two women wiped their red eyes, and her aunt said, "We have no choice. Your younger cousins are so young. We...we can only go against our conscience. You've been without parents since you were young, so you must understand this kind of pain. You still have us to take care of you, but what about them?"
This tearful outburst inexplicably evoked empathy in Bai Miaoqin, and the tension on her face eased a bit. Her uncle then pressed on, saying, "Besides, you were raised by Ruan Jiu. No matter what, he would never be heartless towards you. Look, now he can't bear it anymore and wants to settle you down."
Bai Miaoqin bit her lower lip and looked at the two of them: "How could he forgive me? The things you asked me to put there almost killed him. You clearly said they were just some things that wouldn't have a big impact. And those sleeping pills, were they really sleeping pills?"
Although she softened a bit because of what they had just said, she was still determined to get an answer, as if that way, even if she went to Qingcheng, she could have an explanation that she didn't do it on purpose.
Bai Miaoqin's uncle and aunt exchanged a glance, a hint of mockery flashing in their eyes. When the matter first blew up, their niece didn't think it was excessive at all; she was even quite pleased with herself...
But now is not the time to fall out with her. The family is in a mess right now, and if Ruan Jiu makes a move, things will get really tough. They were hoping that Ruan Jiu would give in to their niece and eventually let bygones be bygones...
"This, this is something we never expected..."
They spoke vaguely.
Bai Miaoqin's resolve seemed to harden. She was going to Qingcheng to tell Ruan Jiu that she hadn't done it on purpose and that she had been deceived.
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