CHAPTER 260: CHAPTER 239: THE FIRST "MAMA

The child’s cries tore fiercely at her heart.

Yin Shihua couldn’t bear such a scene, turned around, and quietly wiped her tears.

And at this moment, Yin Shixiu stood behind Su Xiaomeng, his tall figure fixedly watching the woman kneeling on the ground...

Their child could call out papa, could call out Gou Gou... and could already call mama...

Did she hear?

"Woo..."

She couldn’t suppress her sobs, her lips bitten until they bled, but the sadness couldn’t be hidden.

So painful, so reluctant, so bitter and sour, so guilty, so wronged...

"I admit... I admit that night I had relations with Ren Yixuan... but I was not unfaithful, I didn’t seduce him... woo..."

"He forced me, he drugged me..."

"I let Shixiu down, it’s my fault for not protecting myself... but I didn’t betray him, how could I betray him... woo..."

"I still have two children... how could I, how could I... woo... please believe me, I beg you to believe me..."

Yin Shixiu closed his eyes and slowly exhaled...

The heart-wrenching pain did not ease, only changed to a different kind of heartache.

"Xiao—"

"Bang" "Clatter"!

Just as Yin Shixiu was about to speak, Rong Si slammed his palm on the nearby table, and the teacup shattered on the floor.

"Fourth Young Madam of the Yin Family, you have to have evidence when you speak! Although Ren Yixuan hasn’t married Xiao Qiao yet, he is already my Rong Family’s prospective son-in-law! Saying he drugged you... hum! Little girl, food can be eaten indiscriminately, but words cannot be spoken indiscriminately!"

Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, raised her head, her swollen eyes fixedly staring at the furious Elder Rong, "Where is Ren Yixuan?"

"...He’s abroad on a business trip."

"I can confront him face to face."

"Confront what?" Rong Qiao sneered, "At that time I went to the hotel, Yixuan personally told me, it was you who seduced him!"

"Then now I’m also personally telling you, he raped me!"

"You’re twisting words! Why should I believe you!"

"And why do you believe Ren Yixuan?!"

"You—"

"Enough."

Rong Si stood up, hands behind his back, step by step approaching Su Xiaomeng, just as he was about to stand right in front of her.

Yin Shixiu stepped forward, blocking Su Xiaomeng.

His eagle-like eyes, now tinged with a bit of redness...

Directly facing Rong Si’s malicious snake-like eyes.

"Looks like Fourth Young Master of the Yin Family plans to shield for her."

"She’s my wife, let’s not talk about the truth of the matter, no one knows, even if she did something unbelievably wrong, it’s not for others to interfere."

"So, even if she killed someone or set fire, would Fourth Young Master still plan to protect her to the end?"

"Mr. Rong doesn’t have to exaggerate, she hasn’t killed anyone, nor set fire, you’re an elder, your words already carry weight, so you should weigh them carefully before speaking."

Rong Si looked at Yin Shixiu, but spoke solemnly to Yin Shaohui, "Shao Hui, you really have an extraordinary son!"

"Shixiu, how are you speaking to your Uncle Rong?"

"It’s not about how I speak to Uncle Rong, but Uncle Rong came today with bad intentions..."

Rong Si snorted lightly, "It’s you who didn’t manage your wife well, letting yourself wear a green hat, and even seducing my daughter’s fiancé—"

"Uncle Rong, you said, words should be supported by evidence."

Yin Shixiu’s eyes turned cold.

Rong Si remained calm, "If there wasn’t proof, would I say it in front of your parents? Would I come here seeking justice for my poor daughter?"

Yin Shixiu’s heart thumped for a moment...

"Your father, mother, your brothers and sisters... all of them confirmed it was Su Xiaomeng who seduced Ren Yixuan after watching the surveillance footage I brought."

Yin Shaohui took a deep breath, and instructed a servant beside him, "Bring the computer over and show it to him."

Yin Shaohui wasn’t muddleheaded, just because Rong Si said one sentence, he wouldn’t condemn his own daughter-in-law to death.

But...

When he saw Su Xiaomeng with her arms around Ren Yixuan’s neck, smiling softly, kissing, hugging...

Such scenes were overwhelmingly convincing.

Su Xiaomeng’s lips were already pressed colorless...

The servant brought the computer over, and she hurriedly grabbed onto Yin Shixiu’s hand, her tear-filled eyes pleadingly looking at him...

She shook her head...

Pleading with him, "Don’t look... believe me... I didn’t lie to you... but please... please don’t look... woo... don’t look... Shixiu..."

She didn’t know what the surveillance footage showed, but she just knew... don’t let him see it.

Yin Shixiu looked at her... then turned his gaze away, taking the computer handed over by the servant...

Su Xiaomeng understood Yin Shixiu’s look, it seemed to say:

You ask me to trust you... but have you ever wholeheartedly trusted me?

...he was angry with her.

Su Xiaomeng understood in her heart, he had too many reasons to be angry with her...

He blamed her for not trusting him, for not telling him the truth earlier, for delaying the matter to such an unmanageable point...

But Uncle...

I’m just afraid of them looking at me with such eyes...

I’m just afraid of them looking at you with such eyes...

I have too many fears, and these fears have long since overwhelmed me.

It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s that I lack the courage...

You say go east, I wouldn’t go west, you say you love me, I wouldn’t doubt it for a second...

But I don’t trust myself, I don’t trust this self to be able to keep you...

This fear, this worry, can someone as excellent and proud as you ever understand?

When Yin Shixiu finished watching the surveillance video, he pressed his lips together and remained silent for a long, long time...

Rong Si saw Yin Shixiu’s expression and knew that he already believed it.

He turned back to Su Xiaomeng, "Young Madam, I’ve presented the evidence. Now it’s your turn. You said Ren Yixuan drugged you, bring out the evidence!"

Rong Si shouted!

Su Xiaomeng’s eardrums hurt...

She sniffled, raised her eyes, "I have evidence. I went to the hospital for a blood test. At the time he—"

"Enough!"

Su Xiaomeng abruptly stopped all her words. She stared blankly at Yin Shixiu who spoke...

"Su Xiaomeng, enough. This piece of surveillance already shows everything clearly."

Su Xiaomeng felt her heart turning cold bit by bit... and then shattered beyond repair, not even a drop of heart’s blood could drip out.

Her lips moved, her words just as broken, "Clearly... clear... where, where is it clear..."

"...Everything is very clear."

Yin Shixiu looked at her.

Su Xiaomeng tightened her lips and then lowered her head again...

"Three strikes, I accept."

See that? Su Xiaomeng... Why bother? This is the outcome you knew all along.

Whether you struggle or not, it’s all the same.

When Shuangshuang and Huanghuang cried out "Ma Ma" with heart-wrenching screams, a force surged throughout her body, a force that seemed to defy everything.

This force drowned her reason.

Making her feel that her not arguing was not because she knew it was futile, but because she was a coward.

So she struggled.

But...

No matter how beautiful a dream, there will come a day to wake up; the more beautiful, the more it hurts upon waking.

And at this moment, Yin Shixiu gave her the most vivid lesson.

Just three strikes...

This is what she deserved.

Yin Bowen, who had taken the ivory rod, stood beside her, eager to try.

Yin Shaohui glanced at her, then walked away with Rong Si.

"Little Aunt, I never expected you to dare do such a thing. Since you dared to do something so rebellious, don’t blame me for being ruthless."

Su Xiaomeng didn’t speak. She heard Yin Bowen lifting the ivory rod, closed her eyes. The only word that flashed through her mind at that moment was... Mom.

If Dad and Mom were here, would they feel sorry for her?

If they were here, would they only think of blaming her for hiding...

If it were them...

Would the first thing they do be to hold her in their arms...

The truth of the matter is not important, who is right or wrong is not important... there’s nothing in this world important enough to make her take a beating, make her kneel...

She knew her parents would cherish her, they loved her more than anyone—

"Thunk"!

The rod came down, but Su Xiaomeng didn’t feel any pain...

"Stop."

Immediately afterward, Mrs. Yin spoke lightly.

Su Xiaomeng looked up again and met Zhou Mengqin walking towards her...

Instinctively, she turned her head, only to see Yin Shixiu lift his hand to block the stick that Yin Bowen had swung down!

It turned out... the heavy sound was the ivory rod hitting Yin Shixiu’s palm.

She stared in confusion at Yin Shixiu... she didn’t understand.

"Stand up."

Zhou Mengqin looked at Su Xiaomeng and said calmly.

"Stand up. Your surname is now Yin, you’re my daughter-in-law of the Yin Family, how can you kneel at the drop of a hat."

Zhou Mengqin’s tone was composed, but for some reason, it was incredibly intimidating.

Su Xiaomeng moved her lips, wanting to say... it was Mr. Yin who told her to kneel...

"Kneeling is because of a mistake, did you make a mistake?"

Su Xiaomeng’s eyes widened, tears welled up again, she shook her head, "No..."

"Then what are you waiting for? Waiting for me to invite you to stand up?"

Su Xiaomeng supported herself on the floor and got up, her figure wavering, Yin Shixiu held her shoulders.

She was even more stunned...

"Grandmother... she..."

"She’s your Little Aunt, and you dare to lay a hand on her?!"

"..." Yin Bowen furrowed his brows, closed his mouth, and quickly looked towards his father.

"Mom... you’re putting Bowen in a difficult spot? It was Dad who asked him to..."

"His grandfather told him to hit Little Aunt, and he did it. If his grandfather asked him to be a righteous person, would he do that too?"

Yin Shiqing was rendered speechless again.

"Sister Zhou, speaking as a younger, bold to say, you’re indeed—"

"Mr. Rong need not worry."

Zhou Mengqin quickly interrupted Rong Si’s question, turned and looked at him, "Mr. Rong might not know, it’s true my husband is the Family Head, but he has been a military man all his life, with a straightforward character."

"He values loyalty immensely, so when Mr. Rong told him that his daughter-in-law ’seduced’ your future son-in-law and showed him that surveillance video you provided..."

"He was both heartbroken and angry in his heart."

"You call him Brother, he can’t possibly not stand up for your daughter and seek justice."

"Deep love, deep responsibility... Little Meng, do you understand?"