"During that time, he wanted to explain the situation to everyone, but I always stopped him because I knew that as his position continued to rise, his image became increasingly important. He wasn't just my husband, Hao Jie, he was the parental official of an entire county. As his wife, I had to bear this responsibility."
As Hao Jie said this, her eyes once again turned towards her husband lying in the hospital bed.
"Although the burden felt quite heavy to me, sometimes suffocating, and made it hard for me to raise my head in front of others, I have never regretted it, because all this is what I ought to do. I love him, so I support him."
"Then why didn't you tell me? I am his biological mother; you can hide it from anyone but not from me. It's my right."
By this point, old Mrs. Wei's eyes were brimming with tears, unaware that the situation was like this.
