yournovel Chapter 1253 - 1042: Never Bow to Injustice
Chapter 1253 - 1042: Never Bow to Injustice
"Perhaps we were too harsh on her before!" Lu Mei Juan said, full of disappointment. Behind her, Ye Yide timely turned his head and took a breath, while Ye Meng also had red eyes.
"Just because you were too harsh on her? So now Ye Qiu is unwilling to contact you?"
"It wasn’t just a normal kind of harshness; in others’ eyes, it could be said to be harsh accusations!" Lu Mei Juan recalled, "Back then, we were in poor conditions, my husband and I didn’t have our own children, so we went to the orphanage and adopted Ye Qiu. But unexpectedly, six months later, I miraculously got pregnant, and then gave birth to a little daughter."
Speaking of this, she laughed awkwardly, "You may not believe it, but it’s true. After having my own child, I was biased. Not only did I neglect Ye Qiu, but sometimes when things were not smooth, I would beat and scold her. Perhaps from then on, the child began to resent us!"
These words made it sound like it was Ye Qiu’s adoptive parents’ fault, but somehow, the female reporter Yang Li felt something was off, yet couldn’t immediately pinpoint it. So she continued to listen.
"Plus, afterwards, she might have gone through a rebellious phase, or perhaps our neglect, when relatives and neighbors constantly talked about how she was the adopted daughter and the others were biological, and then saying we didn’t like her anymore. This made her more isolated, and whenever she had time, she went out to work and brought money back home. I really didn’t expect her to repay us for raising her, but no matter what we say now, it makes no difference to that child."
The more Yang Li listened, the stranger it felt. How did it suddenly turn into questioning Ye Qiu’s character? Though it was said that it was due to your neglect and outsiders’ gossip, the direct result seemed to be that Ye Qiu became withdrawn and felt like an outsider in your home. Isn’t the underlying message saying that Ye Qiu is ungrateful?
Yang Li had also gone through a rebellious phase and even now, her mom often finds faults with her and lectures her obliquely. But no matter what, it would never like Ye Qiu’s adoptive mother who was so snide in front of outsiders, seemingly admitting her mistakes, yet which sentence did not hint at Ye Qiu being overly sensitive and ungrateful?
Knowing full well this was a media interview, knowing it would be magnified by the media, yet she still said it like that. Does she truly not understand, or is she pretending to be clueless?
If she is pretending to be clueless, then she is acting too convincingly!
"But I also found out something, that during Ye Qiu’s high school and university days, you caused quite a public scene at her school, bringing her much embarrassment, is that right? If you truly loved Ye Qiu as your adoptive daughter, why did you do that back then?" the reporter questioned sharply.
There’s actually such a thing? Yang Li braced herself, her suspicions growing stronger. If earlier the reporter seemed to guide Ye Qiu’s adoptive mother into saying those things, now this question was directly challenging Ye Qiu’s adoptive parents. What is his true intention?
"This is truly embarrassing." Lu Mei Juan’s eyes reddened, "I cannot justify these two incidents, indeed, my extreme actions back then did harm Ye Qiu."
"Aunt Lu, please answer my question directly, why did you do that back then?"
After a long silence, Lu Mei Juan sighed deeply, "Because I was afraid of losing her!"
Watching Lu Mei Juan say this in the video, Ye Qiu’s face was expressionless, yet inside she felt disgusted. She really hadn’t expected Lu Mei Juan’s acting skills to be so refined now, portraying her innocence, deep love, and guilt so well.
She had even less expected that Lu Meifang would also step out at this time to accuse Ye Qiu. In the video, she apologizes to Lu Mei Juan with embarrassment, "Back then I was greedy for money, Ye Qiu promised to give me and my mom US$ 500 each month, the requirement was to keep my sister and brother-in-law from disturbing her. I am willing to refund all the money from these years, just hoping she can meet my sister and brother-in-law once. My sister and brother-in-law truly treated her as their own daughter, hoping she can let go."
Since Ye Qiu is currently very popular, once these interviews were released, they instantly created a sensation.
"Didn’t expect to eat such a big melon."
"Honestly, I don’t know how to judge who is right or wrong."
"I feel that adopted children being sensitive is normal, and a goddess being busy with research, having no time to contact is also normal."
"Am I the only one who thinks Ye Qiu has distorted views? Employing aunts and grandmothers to keep her adoptive parents from bothering her is bizarre!"
"Finally someone agrees with me, I was afraid to say it, fearing backlash, isn’t strict parenting wrong? I am also a mother of two kids, sometimes caring for two kids gets overwhelming, not being able to constantly take into account kids’ emotions is very normal."
"Exactly, I also have two kids, both biological, but I often scold and beat them, and they are not distant from me, rather very close, maybe Ye Qiu is just too sensitive."
"Perhaps this is the difference between adopting and being biological, I can understand."
"Understand what? During childhood, it’s understandable, but she’s all grown up now, a PhD graduate, isn’t her current success due to her adoptive parents’ strict upbringing? Does she have no remorse?"
"Private life, we shouldn’t be judging."
"Nowadays society lost our traditional etiquette and virtues for so-called freedom and human rights, don’t you think Ye Qiu as a public figure should be a role model? What if kids imitate her? All selfish is good?"
"Strictly speaking, Ye Qiu is not a public figure, who knows if what her adoptive mother said is true or not? Don’t advise others without experiencing it yourself!"
"So are those transfer records from her aunt also fabricated?"
Regarding this uproar, the two parties were arguing fiercely. One side thought Ye Qiu was too cruel and heartless, she must admit her mistake, otherwise boycott her products; the other side believed they hadn’t experienced it, hence had no right to judge, and private matters shouldn’t mix with professional ones.
However, the matter grew bigger and bigger, and its impact on Ye Qiu was increasing, though she herself didn’t really feel it.
Professor An sighed, "Had I known, I should have supported you severing ties with your adoptive parents. Do you still have the videos from back then? Should we hold a press conference?"
"Professor, thank you for your concern. Now I am no longer bothered by these; they cannot affect me, and we all know these online comments won’t stop our research." Ye Qiu replied normally.
"As long as you have no psychological pressure, actually netizens are just momentarily entertained, it’ll pass soon. Your adoptive parents cannot do anything to you, your ability is your confidence, and as they said, if you have requests, they will help control the public opinion."
"Thank you, Professor, but I have my own plans for this matter, just hope you won’t be too angry at that time." Ye Qiu said lightly.
Professor An truly felt relieved then, "I trust your character, go ahead and do what you need to do, don’t feel pressured."