Chapter 429 - Humiliation

A moment of silence ensued as everyone remained deep in thoughts.

Meanwhile, the ȧssistant at the side passed a thermos to Su Hong Shan, and he quickly drank a sip of warm tea to clear his throat before he resumed talking.

"I am sure you all remember the recent lawsuit regarding Ting Ting and Ning's Fashion. Ting Ting didn't even receive a salary when she worked at Ning's Fashion. How many of you are able to tolerate that?"

Then, a fan spoke, "Doesn't Ning's Fashion belong to her supposed fiance's? Why would she even need a salary? Her future husband would have been able to support her, and she didn't even have to work. However, she destroyed her fiance's future along with her future."

Some people in the lobby nodded while the others shook their heads when they heard the fan's words.

Su Hong Shan laughed as he looked at that fan, "For anyone to be able to tolerate that, the passion for the job must be present as well. Are you saying that she was wrong to reveal whatever that Ning Hua and her had done? So, you are saying that she didn't put in any hard work for whatever that she had attained? You are also saying that apart from that, she should have stayed at home or continue to work without receiving money because her fiance can support her, and money was not needed as long as she knew how to take care of Ning Hua?"

Su Hong Shan then looked at everyone, "How many of you here agree with this fan? How many of you believe that it is right for Ting Ting to work without receiving any income and to learn how to take care of Ning Hua because Ning Hua was going to be her husband? Those who agree, please raise your hand."

No one raised their hand, and that fan's face burnt bright red from the humiliation.

"Great. I guess we can all agree that whatever that Ting Ting had been through at Ning's Fashion wasn't right."

Su Hong Shan then looked at that fan again, "We don't humiliate people. However, you asked for it by saying those ridiculous things just because you were angry with Ting Ting."

Su Hong Shan then continued as he looked at the others once again, "Yes, you guys may think that only people who are not educated would think that way. However, Ting Ting was very close to not being educated. She was educated with the wrong things. Her stepmother made use of her lost memories to teach her the outdated way of thinking because she wanted her biological son to benefit the most from their relationship. Ting Ting learned from her stepmother to help Ning Hua at all costs because that was her husband to be. Hence, she believed that cheating Jin Sheng's feelings and stealing Jin Sheng's work could help Ning Hua. Yes, it did help Ning Hua, but with a cost, as she harmed others with her actions. However, she learned that everything she did was wrong already, and she corrected her mistakes by stepping up bravely. How many of you could own up to your mistakes bravely?"

The audience kept quiet once again, and some hung their heads low.

"To the fans, I guess that some of you might have cheated in a test or exam before in one way or another. Perhaps writing the answers on a desk for spelling or perhaps hiding a slip of paper for your formulas. However, how many of you have the courage to own up to that? To the reporters, I guess some of you might have reported a few errors in your news before as well, be it big or small. Perhaps a mistake in the choice of words that resulted in a completely different feel. How many of you dare to own up and correct the error? To those of you who did. Great job. I would like to commend you for owning up to your mistakes because it takes a lot of courage to do that. Be it big or small. It takes courage to own up to the mistakes that you have made. The bigger the mistake, the greater the courage needed."

"Now, to those of you who didn't own up to your mistakes, why did you not? Think about it. Was it because you were afraid of the consequences of admitting to your mistakes? Was it because you thought it was not important or irrelevant? Or perhaps both?"

"Ting Ting owned up to a mistake, a huge mistake that cost her career, her life, and her family, and this requires a lot more courage than any single one of you ever need to summon. Perhaps bigger than confessing to the person you like. Perhaps bigger than proposing to your partner. She did something wrong, and she corrected them. So, shouldn't she deserve a second chance? Even Jin Sheng, the person that she hurt, forgives her. So, why can't we give her a second chance in life?"

Su Hong Shan gave them a few moments to digest his words before he asked again, "How many of you agree that Ting Ting should be given a second chance after listening to what I said? If you agree, please raise your hand."

There were many people that raised their hands, and even the reporters and cameramen raised their hands. However, there were still a few people who didn't raise their hands.

Su Hong Shan smiled and picked two people to answer the next question, "Why do you agree?"

"As you said, this is a matter between Mr. Lu, Ms. Wen, and Mr. Ning, since Mr. Lu has already forgiven Ms. Wen, then we as outsiders have no right to comment on it and should give Ms. Wen a chance as well. Only the person that was hurt has the right to comment on it."

"The only thing that matters is whether Designer Lu wants to give Ms. Wen a chance."