Chapter 239 - 239: Confronting The Past-I

Madam Li squeezed back Mrs. Jin's hand after staring at the face of her niece for a good two minutes. With a gentle smile, Madam Li spoke, "That's only the rumors, a wrong one without base. It is not what happened."

Mrs. Jin drew her brows. It seemed that Madam Li believed in the girl more than her which put her off, "I also wish to believe that but I have seen it on my own, last night when I came to speak about her regarding her past, she..." Mrs. Jin left the word hanging and her head shook with a distress, just by thinking about what happened.

It wasn't what happened but Mrs. Jin who believe she had more trust than Li Lian had uttered lies she didn't care if Li Jun Wei heard it. Once Madam Li was on her side, her mistake would be forgotten and even pardoned.

To Mrs. Jin's correct deduction, Madam Li drew her brows in a frown, "What happened? Did you two meet?"

"I feel unsettled after the rumors, I know I should believe Li Lian but this words, they came from my own friends whom I trusted. I believe if there is a smoke there must be fire." Mrs. Jin replied, "Last night she dismissed me off, I wouldn't want to say it but the way she demanded me to get out was rude and offensive. Nu Yuan was also surprised." said Mrs. Jin, bringing her daughter to vouch for her words despite the truth that Jin Nu Yuan had supported her mother to condemn Li Lian.

Madam Li furrowed her brows, the frown form to pull the old wrinkle on her forehead. Mrs. Jin was sure Madam Li's frown creased at Li Lian's rude behavior to her, who was her niece and a smile appeared which she pulled away from showing to her face. But then Madam Li shook Mrs. Jin's hand and placed it on her own laps.

While holding her forehead, Madam Li sighed, "You shouldn't have done that. It isn't a question why Li Lian would be angry with you bringing her past. It was the past she is trying to overcome with time and yet you brought it up again with the false one."

Mrs. Jin's brows which was drawn thin was pulled high, "What?" she asked the rhetorical question out of surprise.

Madam Li turned her face away from Mrs. Jin, her hand took the teacup in front of her and she began to speak, "Li Lian is indeed born from Xie Family. Before you came to me, Jun Wei had told me this before. The truth. When Li Lian was adopted, her family rejoiced but her little sister didn't like her. Li Lian was alone in the house, at first her parents who believed her began to turn their back on her after knowing that Li Lian was uneducated and because her little sister had been putting her in the worst spot."

Madam Li then turned her face at Mrs. Jin who was startled and stared at her expression, "Most rumors started because of her sister. I don't know how could a sister did that to her but the girl is utterly the worse. She didn't love Li Lian as she did but despite everything her sister had done, she still love her little sister. I can't help but admire Li Lian's strength of heart and her kindness."

"Do you mean that the rumors were all false?" asked Mrs. Jin. How could that be? The rumors were everywhere!

Madam Li gave her a nod, "You see, Jun Wei have proofed everything even though he shouldn't too because I believe in Li Lian. When I saw her, I could see how she was kind to be put through with sister like that, I know why she would be angry when you bring her the wrong news."

Mrs. Jin was beyond surprised that her rumors were wrong but her heart fell lower when Madam Li's next words came to her ears, "Next time, when the autumn festival come, don't forget to apologize to her. She had been through a lot, I do not want her to feel more unwelcome than she already did."

Apologize to Li Lian? She could never, thought Mrs. Jin to herself. To apologize to Li Lian would mean swelling thorns to her throat.

Madam Li turned her eyes at Mrs. Jin who hadn't replied to her words and rose her brows, "Please." added her aunt.

As Mrs. Jin couldn't retract all her words back to her tongue or put Madam Li to a bad mood because she wouldn't apologize she had to agree. But she didn't want. Mrs. Jin bite her lips. Being older, she knew that there are times where she had to apologize to someone lower than her for the sake of her aim. She had done wrong today and it taught her a lesson that Li Lian wasn't as stupid as she seemed to be in their first meeting.

"I will." Mrs. Jin's reply came at a long time. As soon as Mrs. Jin talked with Madam Li for a little longer to put her aunt in a better mood and not to have her put an eye on her, Mrs. Jin left the room, her shoes clinked to the floor but the sound was calm with Madam Li beside her. Turning her head, they stopped at a particular window.

"Isn't this the same window that resulted in Jun Wei's accident?" asked Mrs. Jin, with curiosity after she recalled her daughter's words regarding Li Lian who could casually touch Li Jun Wei's right arm which he had never allowed anyone to do it before.

Madam Li looked at the glass and frowned, "Yes." was her brief reply and her head was turn, "Will Nu Yuan finish the university at the end of this month?" asked Madam Li and Mrs. Jin's eyes from the window stayed a little longer before she shifted her head to the passage.

"Yes she will, she is trying to get into the hospital of her dream but it seems it would take time. She wish to go to Imperial Hospital but it isn't as easy as she expected." replied Mrs. Jin for Madam Li to agree with her.

"Only the best is chosen in the hospital." Truthfully Mrs. Jin hoped Madam Li would say anything in the line of she would persuade Li Jun Wei his nephew to hire Jin Nu Yuan as a doctor in the Imperial hospital. But Madam Li didn't spoke the words. "Is Nu Yuan could, I'm sure she have the capability to enter the hospital like any other doctors there. And even if she doesn't, tell her not to be discouraged, the hospital needs people with enough experience who have taken many cases as their deciding factor but Nu Yuan is a fresh graduate."

"Is that so? I remembered there are plenty of fresh graduate doctors there." replied Mrs. Jin.

"That is because they have entered the university again to take up a course but before they have use their license to work." As Madam Li replied, the two went out of the house until Mrs. Jin left the house. Madam Li went back to her room and upon returning, she stared at the window and threw her eyes from it.