Song Mengmeng's words caused Gong Mei and Lin Yueyang's expressions to change, but they quickly recovered and gave Song Mengmeng an awkward smile, but did not respond to her words.
After all, the little girl in front of them had said everything that needed to be said, so what else could they say?!
"Actually, if possible, we really would like to plead for our mother." After a pause, Gong Mei finally couldn't hold back and gritted her teeth to speak frankly.
In situations like these, running away won't solve anything.
Besides, these two people in front of us are not so easily fooled.
Gong Mei tentatively spoke up, and seeing that Hu Yue and Song Mengmeng didn't say much, she breathed a sigh of relief and boldly continued, "She's getting old, and all these years have actually been quite tough for her."
Now that this has come to light, when I left her room, I saw that she was completely devastated.
I know she did something wrong, and a really bad one at that! But so many years have passed, and she really does know she was wrong. Could you, could you please lift a finger?
We can turn ourselves in, confess our crimes and accept punishment, but can we please not make it public?!
Although Gong Mei had indeed considered letting it go, she couldn't bring herself to speak up when she thought about what her mother-in-law had done.
Because of her mother-in-law's selfishness, this young girl has been a wandering ghost for so many years, and her body is still missing and has not been found. You expect her to just ask them to forgive her and let her go...
She couldn't get over this hurdle in her heart either.
However, if one can confess and accept punishment, wouldn't making such things public avoid the following?
It wasn't just to save face for her mother-in-law, but also for the entire Lin family, and for her husband and children!
If this matter were to be exposed now, it would likely cause a public uproar! In this age of widespread internet access, if this matter were to be revealed, the Lin family would face an unprecedented storm!
She simply dared not think about the consequences...
"If you truly know you're wrong, then you should expose your crimes in front of everyone, and bow down to the unjustly deceased Ah Man in front of everyone to apologize and accept your punishment!"
Hu Yue put down her water glass, and looked at Gong Mei with no hint of compromise in her eyes.
She knew, of course, what would happen to the Lin family if this were exposed, but so what?!
Wrong is wrong. The Lin family has been enjoying the adulation and glory for so many years. Last month, the old lady was even featured on Weibo's front page for doing charity work, winning countless praises!
But who would have thought that the fundamental reason why such a woman was so passionate about charity was not because she had a compassionate and gentle heart, but simply because she had done wrong in the past and was using charity to alleviate the pangs of her conscience?
It's incredibly ironic!
With that kind of attitude, how dare they say they know they're wrong...
If you truly know you're wrong, then you should show your true colors instead of hiding it here and trying to preserve that false facade!
"But my mother already knows she was wrong! Can't you at least give her some face? Do you really have to be so ruthless and cruel as to destroy her like this?!"
Gong Mei was still able to calmly discuss with Hu Yue and the others whether there was any possibility of turning things around, but Lin Yueyang, who was sitting next to her, could no longer hold back. She couldn't help but look up at Hu Yue, slam her hand on the table, and shouted at her in a fit of emotion, "Have you forgotten? When you were little, my mother took care of you for a while!"
She was so good to you back then! And you said you'd take good care of my mom when you grew up—is this how you show filial piety now?!
"Then why did your mother have to be so ruthless towards that orphan girl when she did those things to Aman?!" Song Mengmeng turned her head and looked at Lin Yueyang with a half-smile, asking calmly, "Your mother has been happy for decades. If it weren't for God's mercy in not letting Aman break free from the shackles of the ghost tree, your mother would still be enjoying the happiness of being adored and surrounded by her children!"
So, when you brought up all those past demands and made Hu Yue comply, did you ever consider that the only reason you're standing here speaking up for your mother is because she caused A-Man's death, leading to her untimely demise far from home? Otherwise, she would have her children standing by, accusing your family of being ungrateful and worse than animals!
Do you know that your mother did so much charity work in her life? In your words, she saved so many people from suffering!
Even so, the merits she accumulated through her good deeds could not overshadow or replace the evil deeds she had committed!
So, what right does she have, and what right does she have, to beg for forgiveness?!
Song Mengmeng's words left Hu Yueyang speechless.
Yes, the reason why their family was able to live happily together was, in a sense, built on the suffering of that wrongfully killed girl!
If Ah Man hadn't been harmed by her mother, what choices would her father have made later?
If her father had chosen Ah Man again, she, and her siblings, would never have been born!
Thinking of this, Hu Yueyang slumped back into his chair, and after a long while, he looked at Hu Yue and said blankly, "Is there really no other way?!"
"No." Hu Yue shook her head, but at the same time, she did not forget to put the crueler truth in front of Hu Yueyang and Gong Mei: "Even if she leaves this world, she will still not be able to escape the punishment she deserves!"
Justice prevails, and retribution is inevitable; this is not just empty talk!
In fact, given that so many years have passed, the old lady will likely face far more severe punishment than one might imagine, with interest added on her principal.
"That's why I thought of using this method right now to lessen the sins for her, for you, and for the entire Lin family! That way, perhaps your future will be less turbulent."
Hu Yue sighed softly. To say that she was handling this matter so seriously and even harshly was largely due to her own selfish motives.
Just as Lin Yueyang said before, her relationship with the Lin family can be said to have been formed since childhood, so how could she really have no feelings for them at all?!
But it is precisely because of this affection that she understands even more clearly what is best for the Lin family!
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