Mo Hong’s family gave the woman a contemptuous glance, hands akimbo, and without a hint of remorse spat back, "You’ve already said these two lowly people are my daughter-in-law and granddaughter, it’s up to how I discipline them, what’s it to you, an outsider ddling like a dog catching mice?"
"You—You’re the dog, your entire Mo Family are mad dogs that bite anyone they see!"
Being called a dog, the woman was so furious that she fell backwards, cursing resentfully as she rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight. She had long disliked this old woman and took this opportunity to teach her a lesson. However, before she could make a move, her husband glared at her and firmly dragged her back into the crowd.
When Mo Hong’s family heard her whole family being insulted, she couldn’t contain her anger. She rolled up her sleeves, ready to rush up and tear the woman’s mouth, but was stopped by Mo Yongxi, "Mother, don’t be impulsive. Dani’s arm was broken by you, and if you start trouble with these people and escalate the matter, it would be of no benefit to our family. Don’t forget what the village chief said before."
Upon hearing this, and seeing the looks from the villagers around her, Mo Hong’s family felt sowhat faint-hearted and ultimately didn’t dare to confront the woman.
Seeing the woman who defended Mother and daughter of Mo Wu clan didn’t end up well, the other kind-hearted won didn’t go forward to look for abuse. They approached Mo Wu’s mother and daughter, separated the two, and asked the n to find a door panel in the village to carry Mo Danier back and seek a doctor in town for her injuries. Otherwise, if the injury dragged on, her arm might truly beco useless!
A healthy young woman becoming disabled would an a lifeti without the hope of a good marriage!
A few won clumsily lifted Mo Danier up and were about to place her on the door panel the villagers had found, when soone with sharp eyes noticed dark red blood seeping from beneath Mo Wu’s grey-brown skirt hem, and scread in terror, "My God, why is there so much blood? Sister-in-law Mo, you’re bleeding so much below, what’s going on? Could it be... Could it be..."
Could it be a miscarriage? nstruation wouldn’t cause this much blood!
This shout drew everyone’s attention, and as people realized what was happening, the won hurriedly sent their n back ho, lest they see what they shouldn’t and tarnish Mo Wu’s reputation.
Mo Wu stared blankly at the blood beneath her, subconsciously touching the now deflated thing in her lower abdon, then looking at her daughter lying weakly on the door panel, she suddenly covered her face with her hands and burst into wailing cries, like a mother beast that has lost its cub.
To bystanders, this scene was taken as Mo Wu’s grief over the miscarriage.
First her eldest daughter’s arm was broken, and now she lost an unborn child. Even the villagers who were not particularly close to Mo Wu felt sympathy for her, and their dislike for Mo Hong’s family, the cause of this tragedy, grew to extre disgust.
Except for Old Man Mo and his son Mo Yongfu, the rest of the n left the scene. Old Man Mo, who had silently allowed Mo Hong’s family to beat Mo Wu viciously, ca over with a gloomy face, followed by the silent and thoughtful Mo Yongfu.
Old Man Mo glared viciously at Mo Hong’s family, who had embarrassed him again, then turned to look at the dazed Mo Wu and spoke coldly, "It’s all your family’s affair, today’s incident was just an accident. If the child is gone, it’s because he lacked fortune; you shouldn’t bla your mother! To be honest, if you hadn’t made such a fuss, your mother wouldn’t have laid a hand on you, in the end, it’s your fault! Considering that you’ve lost a child, neither your mother nor I have the heart to punish you any further. Go ho now, don’t sha yourself in front of others!"
By the end, Old Man Mo’s tone had beco exceptionally stern, his expression seed as if Mo Wu was the chief culprit damaging the reputation of Lao Mo’s House, and that he and Mrs. Hong were so magnanimous and forgiving.
These words, let alone hearing them pierce Mo Wu’s heart like a dagger, were too much for even the won who had voluntarily stayed to help; they couldn’t bear to listen any longer, and their gaze at Old Man Mo was filled with disdain.
No wonder Lao Mo’s House had such a dreadful reputation— with such a an and selfish head of the family, it would be strange if they were well-regarded.
Mo Wu seed not to have heard Old Man Mo’s words, her hand, stained with blood, caressed her daughter’s hair over and over again, her mouth opening and closing as if she were saying sothing, her voice so faint it was almost inaudible.
No one knew that she was apologizing to her daughter! She regretted that, in her pursuit of a goal, her daughter had been injured, and that she had held onto that last wisp of fantasy for a man!
This "arrogant" attitude greatly infuriated Old Man Mo; he let out a cold huff and scolded his eldest son, Mo Yongfu, who hadn’t said a word from beginning to end, "You useless thing, can’t even control your own wife. Now take her away quickly, or do you want to disgrace yourself even further?"
Hearing Old Man Mo’s command, Mo Yongfu’s body stiffened slightly. He hung his head and didn’t move an inch, let alone dare to look at Mo Wu.
When his mother, sister, and sister-in-law were ransacking his wife’s belongings for silver, he hadn’t spoken out to stop them; when his wife was being beaten and scolded by his mother, he hadn’t dared to stand up for her; when his daughter’s bones were broken by his mother, he had just stood there, coldly watching without a word of comfort.
Now, faced with Old Man Mo’s rebuke, he didn’t dare to talk back and had no face to confront Mo Wu again. He was afraid to see the disappointnt in her eyes and even more fearful that Mo Wu would hate him from then on.
Seeing his cowardly deanor, Old Man Mo exploded with anger, pointing at Mo Yongfu’s nose and scolding, "How on earth did I end up with sothing like you? Get out of my sight, go! Don’t irritate any further."
Mo Yongfu’s head hung even lower, his body seemingly unable to stand firmly, trembling faintly. In the end, his concern for the mother and daughter of Mo Wu clan overca his cowardice at heart, and he mustered the courage to walk up to Mo Wu, bent down to try and help her up, but she avoided him with disgust.
"Don’t touch with those filthy hands!" Mo Wu bit down on her lip fiercely, nearly gnashing her teeth as she spat out the words. She gave Mo Yongfu a cold glance before turning her head away.
That man—she found him revolting even with just an extra glance!
Seeing what happened, a few won exchanged glances at Mo Yongfu’s pale face, and then they stepped forward to help Mo Wu up.
Mo Wu walked past Mo Yongfu with indifference, supported by the won. Any bit of hope she had for this man had completely vanished when he hadn’t dared to intervene as her daughter’s bones were being crushed; there was not a single shred of lingering affection in her eyes anymore...
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