Chapter 310: Mo Wu’s River Plunge and Xiao Ruiyuan’s Search (5)_1
Onlookers were taken aback, and a few quick-witted women immediately gave chase. However, Mo Wu had a death wish and ran so fast that she couldn’t be caught up with for a moment.
Mrs. Niu felt panicked and subconsciously turned her head, shouting at the stupefied Mrs. Hong, "You useless old hag, just keep it up, driving Sister-in-Law to her death! I’d like to see how you’re going to explain this to the Count and those nieces and nephews!"
After yelling, she ignored any response from Mrs. Hong and hastened after Mo Wu with even more urgent steps.
Mrs. Hong, jolted back to her senses by the scolding, was terrified at the thought that she really might have driven her daughter-in-law to drown herself. But it wasn’t out of concern for Mo Wu; she feared she wouldn’t be able to explain it to her eldest son and that he would hate her. She still depended on her eldest to care for her in her old age!
Mo Wu ran swiftly toward the river, seemingly deaf to the cries from behind, and soon she saw the riverbank.
"Mrs. Wu, don’t be impulsive, think about your four children. If anything happens to you, what will your children do?"
Seeing that she really intended to jump into the river, the followers behind were horrified and urged her loudly. The river wasn’t deep, but it was enough to drown someone. If she jumped in this cold winter month, even if she was rescued in time, she might still fall sick, and it could even prove fatal.
Mo Wu paused momentarily, then continued rushing toward the river.
Several of the closest women became incredibly anxious and, despite being unable to catch up at first, urged the men following behind to run faster. At such a critical time, concerns about propriety between the sexes were ignored; saving a life was more important.