Uncle Liu picked it up and saw it was from the director. He immediately answered with some displeasure, "We'll share the money with you. Stop calling us all the time..."
The director roared in exasperation, "What's the point of talking about money now! Didn't you check online? Your niece went live and invited reporters from all over the media to clear her name! Just how powerful is she that she even got state media involved? Does she have some big shot backing her up?!"
Uncle Liu's eyelids twitched, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart. "What on earth is going on!"
The director said impatiently, "Go watch the live stream on the platform yourself."
The call was cut off, and Uncle Liu turned on his phone in a daze.
The top trending topic was Liu Meiling, who was accused of being unfilial, and she responded.
He clicked on it instinctively, only to find it was a live stream with over 300 million views.
"What's going on? She dares to retaliate live? What evidence does she have?" Aunt Liu didn't take her seriously at all, casually clicking on the live stream—
“In my entire life, I have never done anything to wrong my uncle’s family. I have no shame before heaven, earth, or my own conscience. Otherwise, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death.”
Clear, melodious, and resounding words echoed in the live broadcast room.
Netizens were in an uproar, asking, "Then what happened when your uncle said you were unfilial?"
"Why didn't you even look at your cousin one last time before you died?"
"They are your benefactors, after all. They won't even agree to be matched with a kidney donor. Have you lost your heart?"
"You're still acting? Don't you think you're being hypocritical and disgusting?"
Faced with everyone's questions, Liu Meiling firmly said, "I can explain everything to you from beginning to end."
She swallowed her bitterness and grievances, laid bare all her wounds, and revealed them to everyone—
"When I was eight years old, my parents passed away because they couldn't bear the debt. Many relatives were unwilling to take me in, but only my uncle and aunt's family were willing to take me in. I was extremely grateful and vowed to repay them no matter what."
So later, from a young age, they made me do laundry, cook, serve tea and water, mop the floor, and air out the bedding. I was willing to do any dirty work because I felt I owed them, so I thought it was fair.
As she spoke, fearing that netizens might not believe her, she proactively showed both of her hands to the camera.
The hands of a woman in her twenties should be smooth, soft, fair and flawless, but what is presented to everyone is a pair of rough, dark yellow hands, even covered with calluses.
Looking at that hand, no one could say she was lying.
Some people couldn't help but sigh, "My grandmother planted rice seedlings in the fields since she was a child, exposed to the wind and sun, and her hands are still like this now."
"These traces cannot be faked."
"How old was that girl at the time? Are you sure this isn't child abuse?"
Some people felt that this was what she should do, "but she herself said that she owes them. They adopted you out of kindness and have no obligation to do so, so shouldn't she repay them?"
Some even speculated, "Is she trying to gain sympathy by playing the victim now?"
Faced with malicious attacks, Liu Meiling frankly said, "Is this what you call playing the victim? I was just recounting my experience, telling the truth."
The netizen who was just speculating was suddenly speechless.
Liu Meiling continued calmly, "If it were just a little hardship, I would be willing, but after I started school, this situation completely changed."
It all started with an exam. I got a perfect score, but my cousin only got 70. My aunt stood up angrily, pointed at my forehead, and cursed, "You little slut! You're so young, yet you already know how to scheme! Do you think we'll respect you just because you got a good grade? We raised you with such kindness, and instead of teaching your cousin properly, you run away! How can you be so shameless? Why don't you just die?!"
Those words were deeply imprinted in my mind at the time, and I can still recall my aunt's ferocious face to this day.
That night I was so scared that I hid under the covers and cried all night. The next day I wanted to help my cousin with his homework, but he never listened to me. He even pulled my braids, called me a burden and a mangy dog, and refused to leave their house. He said that since his parents adopted me, I had to listen to them like a dog and not resist. Then he asked me to do his homework so he could go out and play. He also threatened me not to tell his parents, or he would not give me dinner every day.
I was young at the time and was too scared to argue back, so I could only listen to him. Later, after he got his hands on the benefits, he threatened me to help him cheat in my studies, otherwise he would have his parents kick me out of the house and make me a stray dog.
I was really afraid of being abandoned again, so I helped him cheat, but the teacher still caught us.
My uncle rushed to the study room after receiving the notification, and upon learning that I had helped my cousin cheat, he flew into a rage and slapped me across the face.
Upon hearing this, the viewers in the live stream were stunned. "No way? This family is actually this weird?"
"Their son isn't as smart as you, so they're putting all the blame on you? Isn't that just displacing their anger?"
"However, it's really unpleasant to be dependent on others! You have to be humble and subservient at all times and endure ridicule. I've experienced it firsthand and I can empathize with you!"
Seeing that the situation was turning against them, the Liu couple quickly chimed in, "You're making up stories! You just spout off whatever comes to mind. What evidence do you have to prove that your uncle hit you?"
"Exactly! If you remember things from your childhood so clearly, either you're making it up, or it shows you're very cunning."
“I still believe what those two elderly people said. After all, they have experienced the pain of losing their son! They would never use their son to create public opinion. How vicious of you! You actually used a dead person to make a fuss. Your cousin is dead now, and you still say that he bullied you. Now you don’t even have a chance to refute him.”
"You bitch, why wasn't it you who died?!"
Soon, public opinion was once again filled with malice, and the vile curses made Liu Meiling's face turn pale, and she almost couldn't bear it.
Just then, Yi Tianran, disguised as an assistant, gently placed her hand on her shoulder and said in a low voice, "Keep going. You've come this far, now you have to turn things around and slap these keyboard warriors in the face until they're speechless."
A warm feeling flowed through Liu Meiling's heart.
She once again withstood the rumors and said firmly, "My story is not over yet, please don't jump to conclusions so quickly."
What I just described was merely a prelude. My ears were ringing from the blows. I never imagined my usually gentle and refined uncle would resort to violence. I was in so much pain and fear that I couldn't even cry.
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