CHAPTER 42: CHAPTER 42: THE TRUTH KEEPS REVERSING

Mrs. Lin was so frightened that her face turned pale, continuously retreating.

Ningwan looked at her with sharp eyes, pressing forward step by step: "He used the photo to threaten Mrs. Lin back then. How did Mrs. Lin feel when she saw this photo? I remember Mrs. Lin told me that my parents had agreed to go on a vacation in the countryside together. But Mrs. Lin had an urgent matter and let my parents go ahead. My parents died in a car accident, Mrs. Lin must have been very happy in her heart!"

"I did not, don’t talk nonsense." Mrs. Lin denied in panic.

"You panicked," Ningwan said coldly: "If you hadn’t done anything wrong, you wouldn’t be so flustered."

"Wrong? I didn’t do anything wrong, it was your mother who wronged me first." Mrs. Lin said sharply.

"I don’t believe it," Ningwan said affirmatively: "My mother would never wrong my father. I also asked that person, and it was actually another woman who was Lin Furui’s mistress back then. He followed for a few days, originally took many photos of that woman. But on the last day, by accident, he also took a photo of Lin Furui meeting my mother. Lin Ruifu was the one who grabbed my mother’s hand, which she quickly shook off. He first used the photos to threaten Lin Ruifu, Lin Ruifu bought all the photos of him and the mistress, but he saw the photo with my mother, and not only did he not buy it, he had him show the photo to you. So, Lin Ruifu and my mother absolutely had no affair, the reason he wanted you to see the photo was simply to provoke you."

"Ha, you’ve guessed even this." Mrs. Lin smiled bitterly, closing her eyes.

Ningwan had guessed to this extent, and there was no point in hiding it anymore.

This matter had been buried in her heart for so long, finally... what was meant to come would come, it couldn’t be hidden.

"Since you’ve guessed it, I won’t hide it from you. Whatever you want to know, just ask! I’ll tell you everything. It’s been over ten years, this matter has weighed on my heart for over ten years, I’ve been in pain too."

"You were furious at that time, wanting to kill my parents, so you planned that car accident. But later, you realized that you had been set up by Lin Ruifu, right?" Ningwan speculated.

Mrs. Lin nodded: "Actually, it wasn’t that I got angry upon seeing the photo, hating your mother. Rather... I hated your mother long before that. My family background is superior, much better than hers from the countryside. I received a good education from a young age, versed in piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. But your mother? What does she have besides looks? Just because she looks good, why do all men flock to her like moths to a flame?"

"Since you didn’t like her, why did you become friends with her?" Ningwan coldly questioned.

It was precisely because of this friendship that her parents were unguarded, easily preyed upon.

"At first, I truly wanted to be friends with her. She was beautiful and did well academically, just wasn’t well-off, but I didn’t care much about that. But who would have thought that Lin Furui, who had a marriage contract with me, would fall for her. Even confessed to her before our marriage, saying if she agreed, he would immediately cancel our engagement. If I had known this before marriage, I would definitely not have married Lin Furui. Your mother knew these things yet didn’t tell me the truth, watching me marry Lin Furui, did she really consider me a friend?"

"Did all this come from Lin Furui after your marriage?" Ningwan asked.

Mrs. Lin snorted coldly: "One time both families were having a gathering, your father got drunk, Lin Ruifu also drank too much and confessed to your mother, hugging her on impulse. Only then did I know he had confessed to her before the marriage. Your mother slapped him in anger, and I was furious, argued with him when he returned to the room, and he told me he didn’t like me at all. If Tang Xiaowan was willing to accept him, how could he agree to marry me? He married me just to have more chances to see Tang Xiaowan. Hearing this infuriated me, how could he treat me like this, how could your mother treat me like this?"

"Later when I saw the photo, I completely lost my senses. I was really pushed to the edge, terrified that their relationship would break apart two families, cause you and Yuyang to lose parents at the same time."

As Mrs. Lin spoke, she covered her face and cried bitterly.

"Ningwan, I am also a victim. You have grown up now, you are also a woman. I truly acted in confusion back then to make such a huge mistake. Can you forgive me? I didn’t mean to cause the death of your parents, I only wanted to give your mother a lesson, never expected things to turn out like they did."

"Listening to all these reasons, you do indeed seem more like a victim." Ningwan said.

Mrs. Lin tearfully pleaded for forgiveness: "Ningwan, Aunt did you wrong. Aunt knows her mistake, always wanted to make it up to you. So many years have passed, Lin Ruifu is already dead, can you... let it go? Aunt will surely compensate you well in the future."

"My mother hurt you, and you hurt my parents in a moment of folly. In theory, I shouldn’t pursue this matter. But Fu Wenfang, even now, you still try to hide and deceive me? Is it truly as you say?" Ningwan coldly asked.

Mrs. Lin’s face turned pale, and she hurriedly said in a panic, "Of course it is, what else can it be? I am the one involved, I know this matter best."

"Fu Wenfang, you take advantage of my mother’s early death, unable to jump out and argue with you. But I’m not a fool, although I’m not the one involved, I can still deduce the truth from the current clues."

"You had a marriage contract with Lin Ruifu, perhaps he truly liked you once, but he was just a scumbag. Always attracted to beauties, from one to the next. My mother came to Jiangcheng to study, and he set his sights on her. Upon realizing this, you deliberately approached my mother, became friends with her. My mother told me that she met my father through your introduction.

You introduced my mother to my father to make Lin Ruifu give up. It seemed like a good deed, my parents fell in love at first sight, and quickly got together. You thought after being with my father, Lin Ruifu would give up. But who knew after marrying you, he still kept confessing to my mother, and continued having affairs outside.

Looking at your marriage, a mess, then at my father and mother. Although unaccepted by the Ye Family, they were deeply in love. Living together day by day, how could you tolerate such disparity? Resentment grew in your heart, even Lin Ruifu noticed your abnormality. Then he met his true love, the woman Wang Xiaohu captured in a photo. Lin Ruifu wanted to be with his true love, first needing to divorce you, but how to propose such a thing so you’d agree? I imagine he must have brought it up many times, but you refused every time."