After hearing this, Yi Chen's expression shifted repeatedly.
He could not refute that point either.
Yet he felt incomparably stifled inside. "My mother has clearly already regretted it and has been doing everything she can to make up for it. Why... can't you give her a chance?"
Su Yi's gaze quietly turned cold.
Lu Qingmei's expression changed sharply. Realizing that Yi Chen's words had displeased Su Yi, she hurriedly said, "Chen Er, that is not something you should say!"
Su Yi said calmly, "There are three things in this world that people hate most."
"First, being generous with another's wealth."
"Second, being broad-minded on another's behalf and magnanimous for someone else."
"Third, urging others to endure in silence."
He looked at Yi Chen. "And your words encompass every one of them."
Lu Qingmei sighed. "He only wants to help resolve the grievances between you and me. His intentions are not bad."
Su Yi said, "Of course I know. You raised him with your own hands, and he shares the deepest bond with you. Naturally, he does not want anything to happen to you. I can understand all of that."
After a pause, he continued, "To put it bluntly, if he were not my son, those words alone would merit death!"
Yi Chen's heart tightened. His hands silently clenched, and his expression was grief-stricken and indignant.
He could not understand why this father, who was practically a stranger to him, was so forceful and domineering!
Lu Qingmei stepped forward and gently took Yi Chen's hand. "If you had been harmed by the wife you trusted most, you too would be destined never to get over that hurdle."
"I told you long ago: if explanations were useful, this world would not have so much helplessness and so many grudges."
As she spoke,