Chapter 155: Hanging Herself to Prove Her Innocence
Hence, the original Mu Jingzhe had imitated Mu Xue even more crazily. Whatever Mu Xue had, she’d wanted to s.n.a.t.c.h away. Even her men. However, any revenge aside, she was also forced to do so.
The same applied to Li Zhaodi. Had she been born a nuisance? No, Mu Jingzhe had heard from the villagers and Mu Teng that Li Zhaodi hadn’t been like this before.
She had become this way only after marrying into the family and having a child. For the sake of her child, she’d become more and more of a nuisance, all thanks to Old Lady Mu and Mu Xue.
Li Zhaodi had been a nag for more than ten years. Why were Mu Xue and Jingzhe so different when they were both granddaughters of the Mu Family? After listening to her rants for more than ten years, this had become the original owner’s deep-rooted obsession. There were countless times when she had wanted to ask Old Lady Mu why.
Old Lady Mu looked at Mu Jingzhe’s tears in a daze. It was as though she had returned to the time Mu Jingzhe was a child, when Mu Jingzhe had wanted to please her but used to be shoved away by her impatiently.
Later on, Mu Jingzhe had changed and become someone that even Old Lady Mu didn’t recognize. But now, she seemed to have found a sense of familiarity in her.
Old Lady Mu didn’t say anything. Tang Moling looked at the tears on Mu Jingzhe’s face and his heart trembled.
He’d previously realized that Old Lady Mu was biased, but he hadn’t expected Mu Jingzhe to live such a bitter life. Perhaps this was why she treated the five kids so well.
Sensing Mu Jingzhe’s confusion and despair, he also wanted to ask questions on her behalf. It wasn’t just him; the villagers wanted to do the same.
“That’s right, they are both your biological granddaughters. Why is there such a huge difference?”
“That’s right. Mu Xue isn’t a grandson either. I would understand if she was a grandson, but they are both granddaughters. Why would you do that?”
Old Lady Mu hadn’t expected Mu Jingzhe to ask such a question, nor had she expected her to remember such things. She felt that it was only natural, but when she saw the disapproving gazes of the villagers, she was stunned.
Her entire face was flushed, and she couldn’t speak for a moment. She glared at Mu Jingzhe with resentment.
Mu Jingzhe looked at her resentment and sneered. “Can’t answer?”
After saying that, Mu Jingzhe suddenly looked at the crowd. “Mu Xue, since she can’t answer, why don’t you try answering on her behalf?”
The original Mu Jingzhe not only wanted to ask Old Lady Mu but also Mu Xue.
Mu Xue was right outside the door. She’d approached from behind and seen Old Lady Mu hit Mu Jingzhe the moment she’d arrived. At that moment, Mu Xue had to admit that she’d felt pretty d.a.m.n good in her heart. However, after being called out by Mu Jingzhe, she only felt embarra.s.sed.
Of course, she was even more unable to answer. Because her grandmother had been good to her since she was young, she’d also felt that she was different. As time had pa.s.sed, she had long gotten used to it. She had never felt that there was anything bad about it, nor had she ever questioned why, so she naturally thought that this was the way things were supposed to be.
Now that Mu Jingzhe had asked her this question so suddenly, she was stumped. After Mu Jingzhe had said so much, it wouldn’t sound right no matter how she answered.
Mu Xue froze on the spot. For the first time in her life, she wanted to crawl into a hole and die.
Old Lady Mu doted on Mu Xue a lot and naturally couldn’t bear to see Mu Xue be put on the spot. “Why are you targeting Xiao Xue? Hasn’t she given in enough to you since you were young?”
Mu Jingzhe scoffed. “Given in? How did she give in to me? She took advantage of everything. After you got tired of hitting my mother, she’d come in and say a word or two—’Grandma, don’t be angry anymore…’ or ‘Don’t be so calculative with her…’ Is that giving in?”
There were some things that were better left unsaid, but once they were spoken, the naked truth was unbearably ugly. In the past, when she’d read novels about a fan favorite lead, she’d only felt great. However, when this happened in reality, it was really b.l.o.o.d.y.
Mu Jingzhe laughed coldly. The way the villagers looked at the Mu Family had completely changed. Mu Jingzhe’s words had enlightened everyone. That’s right. Previously, because of Old Lady Mu’s att.i.tude and Mu Xue’s sensibility, they had always praised Mu Xue and looked down on Mu Jingzhe.
In reality, Mu Xue seemed to have been bullied and had her things s.n.a.t.c.hed from her every day. Mu Xue had never suffered a loss since she was young and had all along been leading a good life. On the other hand, the evil ones, Mu Jingzhe and Li Zhaodi, who had been despised by everyone, had seen their days getting worse and worse in spite of s.n.a.t.c.hing what they had.
The villagers’ strange gazes landed on Mu Xue, making her feel ashamed.
What was this? Weren’t they here to accuse Mu Jingzhe of s.n.a.t.c.hing Tang Moling? Why would she suddenly talk about their grandmother being biased?
Mu Xue couldn’t stand such gazes and was on the verge of collapsing. Old Lady Mu’s heart ached as she looked at her. “Xiao Xue, don’t be anxious!”
She looked at Mu Jingzhe and said, “Why do you keep picking on Xiao Xue? I’m the one who’s good to her. If you have a bone to pick with anyone, come at me. What makes you think you’re fit to compete with Xiao Xue?! How dare you!”
“Why wouldn’t I dare? How am I inferior to her? Tell me!” Mu Jingzhe immediately said.
Old Lady Mu answered reflexively, “Xiao Xue was born with good fortune and is destined for a life filled with riches. You can’t compare!”
“Born with good fortune? Destined for a life filled with riches? Ha ha! That’s all?” Mu Jingzhe spread her hands. “Wasn’t her good fortune forcibly obtained by sucking on the blood of everyone else in the family?
“But look at her now. Is she really fortunate?” Mu Jingzhe scoffed.
Old Lady Mu couldn’t take it anymore. “She was born with good fortune. This is all because of you. You stole Tang Moling from her. If you hadn’t, she would have married into a rich family. She would have been living a good life. You ruined everything!”
The more Old Lady Mu spoke, the angrier she got. “You’re the one who caused this. You still have the cheek to say all this after you stole one man after another from her…”
“I said I didn’t!” Mu Jingzhe gritted her teeth and interrupted Old Lady Mu. “You have to be reasonable. Didn’t she reject Shao Qihai? I only took over because she didn’t want him anymore. It’s just like I only dared pick up clothes that she discarded because she no longer liked them. If she didn’t want him anymore, wouldn’t it have been my turn?
“At the time, Shao Qihai’s heart was filled with her, and she had the support of a good grandma like you. How could I have s.n.a.t.c.hed him? If she’d still wanted him, would I have survived to this day after s.n.a.t.c.hing him? I would have been beaten to death by you long ago.”
Old Lady Mu’s breath was caught in her throat. Mu Jingzhe was right again. That was right. Although she kept saying that Mu Jingzhe was shameless and had s.n.a.t.c.hed Mu Xue’s man, she would have beaten her to death if it wasn’t for the fact that Mu Xue had no longer wanted him.
“Can’t say anything? Nothing you can refute? Alright, then we’ll talk about Tang Moling now.”
Mu Jingzhe pointed at Tang Moling. “You keep saying that I seduced Tang Moling. Which eye of yours saw me seducing him? I can tell you directly that even if all the men in this world died, I wouldn’t fall for him. Are you satisfied?”
Old Lady Mu’s face turned pale. “Who knows if you’re just saying one thing before everyone and doing another thing behind our backs? Who doesn’t know how to swear like this?”
“Heh…” Mu Jingzhe let out a snort. “Then what do you want? You don’t have any evidence and you refuse to believe what I say. Do you think I have to learn from ancient people and commit suicide just to prove my innocence?”
Old Lady Mu thought that it was only right, but before she could say anything, the villagers couldn’t help but speak up.
“What the heck? Which era are we living in? Jingzhe, you’ve been saying there’s nothing between the two of you all along. Everyone remembers it.”
“We believe you.”
“Yeah, he’s the one who came over. We saw everything clearly,” Li Fang chimed in.