Chapter 42: Motherly Love is Invincible

  Kong Yue Mei's face turned red as she looked around for half a day, seeing no one speaking up, and continued to say: "The truth you want is that my daughter Lin Jun Yun and Director Pang's son Pang Guang were originally a happy couple, the man unmarried and the woman unwed. You tell me, why can't a nightclub hostess have a daughter? Why must a nightclub hostess's daughter be subject to everyone's attention? Is it not fitting for a nightclub hostess's daughter to like someone, to have her own life?" Kong Yue Mei became more agitated as she spoke, her eyes overflowing with tears like a bucket that had lost its bottom, the tears flowing freely outwards. Her shining eyes, like a moon hidden behind flowing clouds, revealed genuine and pure emotions that moved people to tears.

  "Mom, don't say anything more." Lin Junyun sobbed and hugged Kong Yuebai tightly, her eyes already red and swollen like two ripe cherries: "Mom, please don't say anything more, let them write and comment as they want, we'll go home, okay?"

  "Jun Yun, mom is fine." Kong Yue Mei pushed Lin Jun Yun away and sobbed: "Everyone has a difficult scripture to recite. When I was 17, I met the first person I liked in my life, but was cheated into a nightclub; at 27, I got pregnant again because of playing around and gave birth to Lin Jun Yun, without even knowing who her father is."

  At this time, everyone under the stage had already forgotten the commotion and was quietly watching Kong Yue Mei.

  Kong Yue Mei glanced around the room and continued, "For over a decade, my daughter and I have relied on each other. Due to the nature of my work, our daily routine has been irregular. I often leave home when it's just getting dark and return when the sky is barely lit the next day. When I go to work, there's no one to take care of Jun Yun, so I had to leave her alone at home. This has been going on for over a decade. Fortunately, Jun Yun is very sensible and diligent in school. After class, she takes initiative to do all the household chores to alleviate my burden. Since she was 13, she's been finding ways to earn money outside, doing cleaning jobs, babysitting, tutoring, and distributing flyers. Tell me, would such a sensible girl be the kind of person who is infatuated with vanity in your eyes?"

  Kong Yue Mei was no longer sniffling as she spoke, her words suddenly becoming very agitated: "Fellow reporters, if you're here looking for sensational gossip news, I implore you, spare the children. They're just middle school students, after all. The news may be earth-shattering for a day or two, but afterwards it'll fade away, yet it will cause them a lifetime of harm."

  Director Li secretly praised her, but was also afraid that Kong Yue would go off topic and forget to mention the important things. He simply got up and walked over to whisper in her ear: "They have a marriage contract, they are going to get engaged..."

  Kong Yue Mei glanced at Director Li and smiled slightly, indicating that she had a plan in mind. She made an "ok" gesture with her hand and scanned the surroundings before continuing: "If you're here out of curiosity to learn the truth, I can tell you right now. The truth is that I'm a terrible person - not only am I a mistress, but I also do drugs, gamble, drink excessively, get into fights, and have been a frequent visitor to the East City Public Security Bureau. Two years ago, Director Pang wanted me to reform and encouraged me spiritually and materially. He even asked Jun Yun to tutor Pang Guang, and as they spent more time together, their feelings for each other deepened. I was delighted to see this and thought that if my daughter could have a good future, it would be enough for me. So, I took the opportunity to talk to Director Pang about the two children, and he also thought that Pang Guang was too mischievous and difficult to manage. He believed that Jun Yun could handle him, and indeed, they were a match made in heaven. Therefore, Director Pang and I agreed on the spot to arrange their marriage, with a formal engagement ceremony to be held after they finished high school."

  Kong Yue Mei's words were like a heavy bomb, instantly exploding the whole scene, and everyone started discussing it. However, Director Li finally put down one worry, this Kong Yue Mei was indeed not an ordinary blower!

  "Everyone, quiet down and let me finish speaking."

  Everyone stopped talking and looked at Kong Yue Mei.

  "No matter from which angle, this incident has hit us hard. When I just arrived, I had already reached a consensus with Director Pang to hold the engagement ceremony in advance at the Rich Hotel. The date was set for New Year's Day next year. At that time, we welcome journalist friends to come and have a drink of water wine. That's all I have to say, you can report it as you like."

  The scene was so quiet that even a needle dropping could be heard, and the ending was really unexpected. Suddenly, applause came from a corner, followed by everyone standing up, and thunderous applause echoed in the school auditorium.

  "Thank you, everyone!" Kong Yue Mei couldn't hide her inner excitement, and she bowed 90 degrees, bursting into tears. Her eyes shone like the moon hidden in flowing clouds.