Chapter 1522: Chapter 1522: Smeared with Filth
âWho would send your son to his death? Heâs my husband!â Shang Siling was furious. She didnât expect her mother-in-law to say such a thing in public, as if she were intentionally trying to kill her own husband.
In her opinion, her mother-in-law wasnât really concerned about her husband. During this time, she made excuses about picking up and taking care of their child but barely came to the hospital. Shang Siling knew that her mother-in-law, Zhou Ruoxue, called her younger son, Xiao Shupeng, every day to cry and complain. It seemed like if Xiao Shugang really wasnât going to make it, she wanted to quickly move to her younger sonâs place to continue her retirement.
Suspicions arising between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law over small matters are common, especially when theyâre not related by blood. Zhou Ruoxue not only refused to admit her daughter-in-lawâs accusations but also suspected that she planned to abandon her big son and run away. Everyone, including her doctor sister and brother-in-law, told her that her big son was destined to live like a cripple. Being a cripple wasnât a problem; as a mother, she could continue taking care of him, as long as he was alive.
She contacted her younger son in advance, precisely fearing that after her daughter-in-law ran away, there would be no one to take care of her big son, hoping her younger son could take care of his big brother in the future.
For this reason, Zhou Ruoxue definitely believed more in what her sister said, looking coldly at Xie Wanying: if it werenât for Xie Wanying, her son wouldnât have to risk his life going to the Capital.
Zhou Ruomei told her sister over the phone that medical students were full of passion but were actually knowledgeable fools who loved using patients as guinea pigs to practice on. She warned her not to think that a child from a relativeâs family could be relied upon. She heard that Xie Wanying hadnât returned home once in four years, suggesting she had no emotional ties with family or friends.
Catching her great-auntâs look, Xie Wanying guessed her little aunt had defamed her once again.
Using the lack of information inside and outside the industry to falsely accuse others truly expanded Xie Wanyingâs understanding of her little aunt.
The most lamentable part was that ordinary people not being insiders lacked access to true information, allowing Zhou Ruomei to do such things smoothly and without risk.
Perhaps she should be grateful that before her rebirth, her choice of the testing department never crossed her second auntâs path, or else her second aunt would have targeted her long ago.
Zhou Ruoxue had no close relatives or friends besides her sister and brother-in-law who were doctors. In medical matters, she could only choose to believe her sisterâs familyâs opinions.
âYingying, come down.â Zhou Ruoxue gruffly ordered Xie Wanying, preparing to teach her niece Sun Rongfangâs daughter a lesson.
âMom.â Shang Siling stopped Xie Wanying from getting out of the car and said to her mother-in-law, âI know who told you bad things about Yingying.â
âNo one said bad things about Yingying.â Zhou Ruoxue responded in a low voice, feeling a bit guilty.
Shang Silingâs mother-in-lawâs demeanor confirmed she was right, making her so angry her lips turned purple: âHow many days has it been since Ding Wenze visited his cousin? He comes here today to gossip, not helping at all, only cursing my husband to be a cripple. Mom, you actually believe people like him?!â
Her daughter-in-lawâs complaint was like a bucket of cold water poured over Zhou Ruoxueâs head: âThatâseems impossibleââ
âHow is that impossible? Their family knew from the start that my husband would end up like this. Thatâs why when we initially asked them for help, they kept making excuses that Ding Wenze was unavailable. When my husband was nearly dying, they claimed they had no time. When he was about to go get treatment, they suddenly had time, called to complain to you, and why would they do that with good intentions?â