novel for you Chapter 2553 Harming Others Also Harms Oneself
Chapter 2553 Harming Others Also Harms Oneself
“If we guide netizens to cyberbully them, we won’t be afraid of them. They are so rich, they cherish their reputation even more.”
"People nowadays resent the rich. If this gets out online, they will lose even more."
While Lin's mother may not be highly educated, she knows how dangerous the internet can be, and how even a small matter can attract cyberbullying if it's brought up online.
While she may be considered cultured, her words and actions are often unreasonable.
Both Dr. Lin and his son looked at Lin's mother as if they didn't recognize her.
Feeling guilty under the scrutiny of her husband and son, Lin's mother said, "Ah Jian, I know I was wrong. I only went to cause trouble for Zeng Xiaoya because I felt sorry for you."
“If she makes you suffer, I’ll make her suffer too. You are my bottom line. As a mother, I have to protect my son.”
“Your son is a human being, but other people’s daughters aren’t? If Xiaoya really did something wrong and apologized to me, it’s understandable for me to criticize and insult her.”
“But what did Xiaoya do wrong? She did nothing wrong. It’s just that I’m being unreasonable by causing trouble for her.”
"In the afternoon, Mom and I went to the hospital together to apologize to Xiaoya in person."
Dr. Lin finally understood the real reason why she lost to Zhan Yue. It was never about family background, appearance, or even ability.
It was his mother who dragged him down.
Zhan Yue had told him that his mother was hospitalized a few years ago. Xiao Ya, being his junior, went to visit her when she learned that his mother was hospitalized, but his mother asked Xiao Ya to take leave to take care of her at the hospital.
She said she felt sorry for him and couldn't bear to see him stay up all night at the hospital, but she asked Xiaoya to stay up all night and take care of him, saying that it was Xiaoya's duty.
Xiaoya was just visiting, yet her mother said such things. Even if her mother misunderstood Xiaoya as his girlfriend, she shouldn't have made such a request of Xiaoya.
Xiaoya's mother never gave birth to her, and now that she's sick, why should Xiaoya be asked to take leave to take care of her?
He is his mother's son, and since she is hospitalized, it is his duty as her son to take care of her.
Filial piety is something that needs to be expressed and practiced by oneself, rather than being outsourced to others.
“I’m not going. I’ve already insulted her, and even if I apologize, I can’t take back what I said.”
Lin's mother refused to go to the hospital to apologize to Zeng Xiaoya.
"Didn't you say you would apologize to her on behalf of Mom? You've already apologized, so that's enough."
Lin's mother muttered under her breath, "Why should I have to embarrass myself?"
Dr. Lin said coldly, "Mom knows it's shameful, yet you still did something like this. All you care about is shame? Xiaoya was wronged and insulted by you, doesn't she feel ashamed too?"
"What do people who don't know the truth think of her? Rumors spread the fastest, and the harm they cause to Xiaoya is beyond our imagination."
"Mom, I told you, Xiaoya and I are none of your business."
"I just cursed at her a few times. It's not like she'll lose a piece of flesh or get hurt."
Lin's mother said guiltily.
She knew she was in the wrong; she was just jealous of Zeng Xiaoya's good family background and how she could win the favor of the young master of the richest family in Dongguan. The young master of the Zhan family had instantly outshone her most prized son.
She didn't dare to cause trouble for Zhan Yue, so she could only cause trouble for Zeng Xiaoya.
She went to the Zhan Group to find Zhan Yue because she wanted to speak ill of Zeng Xiaoya in front of him and prevent Zeng Xiaoya from marrying into a wealthy family.
"mom!"
Dr. Lin raised his voice.
Lin's father also said, "Honey, I think you should apologize to Dr. Zeng. After all, his second uncle taught our A-Jian a lot. It's ungrateful of you to treat Dr. Zeng like this."
"If word gets out, Dr. Zeng's reputation will be damaged, and A-Jian won't fare much better. People will say that A-Jian is ungrateful, has bad character, and poor medical ethics, which will affect A-Jian's clinic business."
"You're trying to ruin our son."
Lin's mother stammered and couldn't say anything.
Dr. Lin looked at her mother with disappointment and said painfully, "I now know where I fall short of the young master of the Zhan family. The Zhan family is so rich and powerful, yet Zhan Yue's parents have never looked down on Xiaoya and have treated her very well."
"Xiaoya went to the Zhan family, and the Zhan family did not discriminate against her; they treated her like one of their own."
“But what did my mother do? I drank alcohol once, and my mother used the excuse of feeling sorry for me to cause trouble for Xiaoya. It wasn’t her fault, but my mother blamed her and even said that Xiaoya should move out.”
“I have an unreasonable mother. Who would dare to marry me? No girl who isn’t out of her mind would marry me.”
"Mom got her revenge, but it ruined me. Mom, are you jealous that Xiaoya got the Zhan family's young master's favor?"
Lin's mother's expression changed, but she remained silent.
"This afternoon, after Xiaoya goes to work, Mom will go to Xiaoya's clinic to apologize to her in person!"
Lin's mother said softly, "Why don't you go apologize? I'm not going."
"I'll say it again, is Mom going to apologize or not?"
Dr. Lin asked seriously.
Lin's mother said aggrievedly, "I did this to stand up for you, for your own good, and this is how you treat your mother? I'm just worried about you."
"I'm not going to apologize. Will she die if I yell at her a few times? Anyway, you and she have no hope. If you turn your back on each other, so be it. I'm not going to apologize."
The thought of how she had been so angry at the hospital in the morning, only to have to apologize in person in the afternoon, made Lin's mother feel extremely ashamed, and she didn't want to go.
Dr. Lin did not force his mother to go to the hospital to apologize. He got up and left to pack his things in his room.
Hearing the commotion, Lin's parents sensed something was wrong and quickly went into his room. They found him packing his things, and Lin's mother hurriedly asked, "A-Jian, where are you packing your things to go?"
“I’m going back to my hometown. I’ll sell this house through a real estate agency, and I’ll close down the clinic. I have no face to stay here any longer.”
“My second uncle treated me like a disciple, teaching me so much and helping me so much, but I harmed his niece. I have done such an ungrateful thing, how can I have the face to stay here?”
"I could drown in the spittle of the neighbors, I don't even need Zhan Yue to teach me a lesson."
Lin's parents immediately panicked.
Lin's mother rushed forward like a madwoman to stop her son from packing his things, her voice trembling with tears.
"Ah Jian, are you crazy? You've worked so hard to get where you are today, why are you going back to the countryside?"
Dr. Lin shook off her mother's hand and continued packing.
“I have no face to stay here. If I don’t go back to the countryside, where will I go? I also have no face to continue being a doctor. I will go back to the countryside to help my parents farm.”
Lin's mother tried to stop him again, crying, "We've worked so hard to raise you, and now you want to go back to farming? Do you want to drive us crazy?"
"Mom, you ruined my future, you destroyed me."
Mother Lin: "..."
She let out a howl, sat down on the ground, and cried while slapping her thighs, lamenting how hard she had worked.
Dr. Lin remained unmoved.
Seeing that her crying and pleading were useless, Lin's mother finally became frightened and cried out, "I'll go apologize, I'll go apologize, okay?"