Chapter 789: Chapter 595: If He Lives, I Am a Yin Family Member; If He Dies, I Will Remain a Widow for Him My Whole Life (Third Update)

"Chen Lan, do you think Rong Jing still doubts that Shixiu isn’t dead?"

"..."

These words plunged Chen Lan into an ice cellar, leaving him cold all over. Facing Su Xiaomeng’s dark eyes, he swallowed involuntarily.

He seemed to understand something...

But was still a bit puzzled...

Su Xiaomeng continued to fiddle with the rose petals, while Chen Lan fell into deep contemplation.

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Not long after Rong Jing left the Yin Group, he posted a message on Weibo, implying that the marriage between the Rong Family and the Yin Family was about to come to fruition.

Chen Lan found it and handed it to Su Xiaomeng to see.

Su Xiaomeng just glanced at it and said nothing. She had her own plans.

"Isn’t he moving too fast?"

Xiao Meng pursed her lips.

Chen Lan hurriedly said,

"At this rate, we might not even get out of the Yin Family’s doors today before being surrounded by reporters and media. How will we deal with it then? We can’t just fool the media like we did with Rong Jing, can we?"

Su Xiaomeng stared at her phone, and all afternoon, her mind was not on her work.

She kept glancing at her phone from time to time, yet...

There was no movement on her phone all afternoon; not even a single unrelated call came through.

She wouldn’t have spoken to Rong Jing like that if it wasn’t for the fact that Eric happened to be there when Rong Jing showed up.

Su Xiaomeng hadn’t forgotten that Rong Jing had previously doubted whether Yin Shixiu was really dead, and she wasn’t sure if she had completely dispelled Rong Jing’s suspicions.

Using this opportunity to dispel Rong Jing’s suspicions, at least it was a temporary measure.

Su Xiaomeng certainly wouldn’t be foolish enough to tell a lie in front of everyone.

Rong Jing posted such statements publicly so quickly, naturally it was to force her to give a precise answer.

He... wasn’t that foolish, after all.

"Let’s wait a bit more..."

Su Xiaomeng ended up saying just that.

Chen Lan pursed his lips and nodded, knowing... what Su Xiaomeng was waiting for.

However, neither Su Xiaomeng nor Chen Lan expected that while they could hold their patience, some people simply couldn’t sit still.

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In the evening, Xiao Meng got home and saw the house full of people...

No need to think much to know why all these people were here.

The two elders of the Yin Family sat on the living room sofa, Shan Minglang was playing with Shuangshuang, and upon hearing Xiao Meng’s arrival, turned back and called, "Auntie, you’re back?"

Over there, as soon as Shuangshuang and Huang Huang saw Xiao Meng return, they rushed up immediately for a hug without saying a word.

Besides the two elders of the Yin Family, what surprised Su Xiaomeng the most was...

Grandfather Bai Fengmao was also there.

Their gazes towards her... had a bit of coldness, which made Su Xiaomeng’s heart sink.

At that moment, her heart felt like it was being tightly clenched, extremely uncomfortable.

"Xiao Meng, you’re back! Go change and come sit."

"Oh, okay. Mom and Dad, Grandpa, you all sit down first."

Xiao Meng answered and then went inside, took a quick shower, changed into clean clothes, and from behind a door, she could clearly hear the discussion of the elders outside.

She changed her clothes very slowly, as if every movement was weighed down by a thousand pounds of stone.

The blood on her face gradually faded as the people in the hall spoke...

She knew, in her heart, there shouldn’t be a trace of blame, for after all... these people weren’t her mind readers.

They didn’t know her thoughts, her plans, or what she endured outside this home.

Media reporters, online forums, passersby...

Just based on Rong Jing’s Weibo post and the recent widespread rumors, her reputation was indeed not sounding good.

But...

Had she ever responded directly even once?

She wasn’t foolish, wasn’t a complete idiot with no sense.

Nor was she... the heartless woman that makes people feel vexed on behalf of Yin Shixiu...

Including the words spoken to Rong Jing today, they were just a form of private probing.

If even such a simple method of psychological probing had to endure pressure from family members, Xiao Meng... would really feel quite burdened.

No matter what the outsiders said or how they used ethics and morality to bind her, to condemn her, it was all mere rumors and shadows, and she had long been too busy to deal with these daily.

These rumors left her with no time to care, how could she spare a moment to soothe these people’s fragile hearts?

"She indeed has had it tough, after Shixiu passed, she really suffered a lot, but... if such words spread, where does the Yin Family find the face to meet people?"

"Xiao Meng indeed didn’t handle this appropriately, I’ll talk to her properly when she comes out."

The one who spoke with a sigh was Grandfather.

"Grandfather, Grandmother... will Auntie really marry another man in the future?"

Minglang asked the two elders of the Yin Family.

The two elders exchanged a look, ultimately ending in silence.

Such a question was exceptionally sensitive to all the elders sitting in the hall at the moment.

"Si Xian, Chengji, we don’t expect Xiao Meng to keep a widow’s vow for Shixiu all her life, it’s just that before this marriage discussion came up, Shao Hui and I never even considered this issue..."

"..."

"Shao Hui and I’ve already regarded Xiao Meng as our own daughter, so when this topic arose, Shao Hui and I were genuinely... aggrieved."

"Mr. Yin, Mrs. Yin, we understand your feelings. But... Xiao Meng just hasn’t responded to such remarks; perhaps she has her own considerations..."

"Even if she has her own considerations, shouldn’t she also take into account the family’s thoughts?"

Yin Shaohui pursed his lips and said,

"With such terrible things being said outside, I don’t understand, what reason does she have not to immediately clarify?"

"..."

"Brother Bai, Xiao Meng is still young, I know, the Yin Family doesn’t intend to tie her down for life, looking at all she’s done in recent times, we are also reluctant to let Xiao Meng keep a widow’s vow for Shixiu for life."

"But... it’s been barely two months since Shixiu passed, and already there are talks of her remarrying..."

"The Yin Family Old Mansion has fallen into the hands of people we can’t even trace, Meng Qin and I have no face to meet the ancestors underground, and now Xiao Meng is..."

Yin Shaohui sighed profoundly.

Bai Fengmao looked at the two elders of the Yin Family, also knowing that these two elders’ concerns weren’t unwarranted.

Now, Xiao Meng is increasingly mature and increasingly has her own opinions; even Bai Fengmao can’t quite fathom Xiao Meng’s thoughts.

"I’ll make sure Xiao Meng gives the two of you an explanation for this matter."

Yin Shaohui nodded,

"Brother Bai, believe us, we don’t mean to blame Xiao Meng, it’s just... fear of the Yin Family, and fear of her being criticized in the future. Such a pitiful reputation, how many can withstand it?"

"I can withstand it."

Su Xiaomeng finally came out of the room.

As soon as she came out, she picked up on Yin Shaohui’s words.

These words...

Yin Shaohui’s expression stiffened, "Xiao Meng, do you really intend to marry into the Rong Family?"

The whole room wore expressions of disbelief, their looks at Su Xiaomeng filled with suspicion and inquiry.

In her heart, Xiao Meng was actually very hurt, but she couldn’t help but show understanding towards these elders, so even if these distrusting gazes stabbed at her heart, she had to respond with a gentle, understanding smile...

"Dad, Mom, Mr. Yin, Mrs. Yin, Grandfather, and... Minglang..."

Xiao Meng walked to them, took a deep breath, and knelt down.

"Xiao Meng!"

Su’s mother rushed forward, but Su Xiaomeng raised her hand to stop her,

"Mom, let me finish. It’s my fault for making the elders so uneasy. I didn’t think thoroughly, completely disregarded the impact this matter would have on the family."

"Meng Meng... say what you have to standing, stand up and speak!"

Su’s mother couldn’t bear to see her daughter kneel like this, it was as if she was kneeling on her own flesh, the pain was unbearable.

Xiao Meng insisted on kneeling,

"I can swear to everyone present, once married into the Yin Family, if Shixiu lives, I’m the daughter-in-law of the Yin Family; if Shixiu dies, I’ll keep a widow’s vow for him for life. Should I break this vow, may I die a terrible death."

"..."

"Meng Meng..."

Everyone inhaled deeply unconsciously.

"He said, people face unexpected happenstances, life is so long... now, I stay with you, love you, care for you, and protect you, just to let you know, in the future, should I bleed, you’ll also have to lick my wounds."

Su Xiaomeng murmured, and as she spoke, the mist of tears in her eyes reflected the tender care and love Yin Shixiu had when he said these words to her,

"If I become penniless, you have to share a bun with me. If I become disabled, you have to take care of my every need, if I can’t move, you have to push the wheelchair and show me the world, and if I die..."

"You have to keep a widow’s vow for me, for life."