bookpower Chapter 1254 - 1243: Refusing to Suffer in Silence
Chapter 1254 - 1243: Refusing to Suffer in Silence
"I thought I’d be scolded for saying this, but instead, more people understand me. Those people are really laughable." Lu Mei Juan said, looking at the comments online, unable to contain her laughter.
Ye Meng was confident: "People nowadays are different from before. They no longer take things at face value and believe only in their own analysis, regardless of whether their analysis is guided by others. So, Mom, this time Ye Qiu will surely be condemned online."
"Will Ye Qiu compromise because of this? Won’t she hate us even more?" Lu Mei Juan asked, worried.
"She’s a public figure now. Even if she doesn’t care about morals, people at the top will force her to. We have Mom to thank for convincing our aunt to provide such crucial evidence, which swayed most of the netizens to our side." Ye Meng assured.
Speaking of that, Lu Mei Juan gave a proud smile: "Don’t I know what kind of person your aunt is? I knew two years ago that your grandmother was pretending to be sick. This time, we promised her money, and greedy as she is, of course, she’d help us."
"Mom, don’t overdo it. If someone approaches you for an interview, just refuse, and you can pretend to be embarrassed. Dad, you should do the same, just keep quiet and smoke." Ye Meng instructed cautiously.
Lu Mei Juan, having tasted the sweetness, nodded earnestly: "Don’t worry about that. Neither your father nor I will mess up. We’ll definitely make Ye Qiu suffer this time, make her regret how she treated us before."
With Xie Lizzi’s instigation, the online situation regarding Ye Qiu grew more intense, especially with her silence, making more and more netizens feel she was guilty, and the voices that originally supported her grew weaker.
That day, Ye Qiu’s personal Weibo account suddenly updated with two videos. One was of Lu Mei Juan causing a scene at Ye Qiu’s university in her senior year, and the other was about her being forced by Lu Mei Juan to drop out of high school to work.
After posting these two videos, she said two sentences: "I haven’t wanted messiness to disturb my research time. Since everyone wants to know why I’m so heartless, see for yourselves. This is just the tip of the iceberg; imagine the rest yourself."
In the videos, Lu Mei Juan was extremely abusive to Ye Qiu, ignoring any attempts at dissuasion, slandering her, and going to every conceivable extreme. In the university video, Ye Qiu seemed expressionless, but in the high school video, even with the blurry footage, it was apparent she was on the verge of collapse.
Is this what everyone calls appropriate severity? Is this "beating is affection, scolding is love"?
"Where are the netizens who previously scolded Ye Qiu for being too sensitive? Have your parents ever treated you this way, no matter how strict they were?"
"Damn it, I’m going to swear. Not letting Ye Qiu study and forcing her to work—is this strictness? This is fucking abuse!"
"Demanding money before she even graduated from university, and slandering her as ungrateful when she refused, not allowing her to do research and forcing her into unsavory work, enough already!"
"Now I finally understand why Ye Qiu doesn’t want to be associated with her adoptive parents!"
"I’m a college classmate of Ye Qiu. I witnessed the farce caused by Ye Qiu’s adoptive mother. The videos Ye Qiu released aren’t complete. If they were, you’d be even more furious. I was previously criticized for speaking up for Ye Qiu, but now I can loudly vindicate her."
"I’m also a classmate of Ye Qiu. I can vouch for her; she’s truly a wonderful person. I don’t understand why anyone would criticize her."
"Never judge others without understanding their struggles. I hope everyone can view this rationally."
Yet, despite so many people speaking up for Ye Qiu and choosing to believe her, there are always those who are blind and argumentative, selectively seeing what they want to see and believing what they want to believe, not standing to see others do well.
"No matter what, the fact remains that Ye Qiu was adopted by her foster parents, and her current achievements can’t be separated from their upbringing."
"That’s right, Ye Qiu’s skills are so good, I think these videos are mostly faked with dubbed voices."
"Her foster parents seem so simple and kind. They initially didn’t want to spill anything; it was only under pressure from reporters that we learned the truth. On the other hand, Ye Qiu stayed silent for so long, perhaps busy making the videos?"
"I have different videos here, showing Ye Qiu’s sister humbly apologizing, but Ye Qiu was indifferent, not uttering a word. Who’s right and who’s wrong is clear to see."
"No matter how Ye Qiu defends herself, just because she gave her aunt money to stop her foster parents from bothering her, I will always view her negatively."
"Ye Qiu, apologize, or we’ll boycott her products."
"Ha, she sounds impressive as the youngest female scientist, but everyone knows she’s just filling a quota position. The real powerhouse is Professor An. It doesn’t matter if she’s there or not!"
A senior brother from Ye Qiu’s laboratory couldn’t hold back upon seeing these comments and responded: "Dear friend, please provide evidence before you speak. Junior Sister Ye’s abilities are well-known. Produce evidence before making such statements."
This person, known for being argumentative, wasn’t intimidated by the senior brother’s response that incited a discussion among netizens, and retorted unyieldingly: "Who’s to say what kind of relationship exists between senior and junior brothers and sisters everywhere? Of course, you’d speak up for her. Didn’t she serve you well? Ye Qiu’s so beautiful; are you satisfied? But with so many senior brothers, aren’t you jealous?"
This person’s language was so filthy, it incited not only the senior brother’s anger but also disgust among other netizens.
"Prepare to receive a legal notice! I won’t let this slide." This senior brother, highly educated and unable to utter offensive words, was serious about this matter.
The netizen was still indifferent: "I’ve never feared saying what I dare to say!"
"Very well, I hope you can be as brave in court!" At this point, Ye Qiu also replied below, "Your remarks have caused me great harm. Not only will my senior brother remember you, so will I. See you in court."
The appearance of Ye Qiu herself excited the netizens. In this modern society, most people are educated, and such excessive behavior is rare. Yet there are some cowards in real life who transform into mighty heroes online, self-righteously acting as if they’re upholding justice.
But do you really know the truth? Do you know that the villain isn’t the one making the first accusation? Haven’t there been enough reversals in judgment? Why is it that after causing harm, you only claim to have acted impulsively?
This isn’t impulsiveness on your part; it’s malice. You vent your life’s frustrations on others. Do you truly believe others won’t be affected and can’t retaliate?