Chapter 91 It
"I later found out it was several people..." She bit down on her teeth, her entire jaw trembling.
Tu Hengsha’s teeth clenched, tears streaming down, and seeing her like that, she went up to support her, "Stop talking, please don’t..."
"No..." The woman’s agony twisted her entire face, "I want to say, as a woman like me, if I don’t speak now, I would never speak to anyone about it again... After I woke up that time, they threw some money at me, warning me not to sue... I know it’s shameless... but I chose to take the money... not to sue... and after that... after that..."
She paused for a long time, then said through sobs, "After that... when a person’s mind starts to warp, naturally someone leads you further down the crooked path... I found a way to make money quicker than working in a restaurant... They all thought I was working in the county, Ah Zhuang often took pride in having a daughter-in-law like me, many times, coming home to face his apologetic look, I just wanted to die. I wanted to confess to him, but I didn’t have the courage... Today, right here, under this tree, if his soul hasn’t departed, I want to apologize to him, I only hope he is healthy and meets a good woman in his next life, and never meets me again..."
Having finally finished, Mei slid down the tree trunk, crouched on the ground, and hugged the tree, crying.
Tu Hengsha stood behind her, words dried up, unable to find any language to respond to Mei’s tearful confession, all that echoed in her ears was Aunt Ge’s questioning: Why? Why is this happening?
For a long time, the two of them remained under the tree, one standing, one crouching, one crying suppressed sobs, the other silently shedding tears.
"What do you plan to do from now on?" Finally, it was Tu Hengsha who broke the silence.
Mei collapsed under the tree, looking up, her face full of despair.
"I’ll leave this place and start a new life, somewhere no one knows me," Tu Hengsha also squatted down, supporting her shoulder.
Mei stared at her hand.