Lonely Weng Meiling: An illegitimate daughter who longs for her father's love
On a sunny day in 1959, Weng Meiling was born in a humble home in Hong Kong.
She is the illegitimate daughter of a famous wealthy businessman, and from birth she is destined to bear the humiliation of being an "illegitimate daughter".
Where does Weng Meiling know what "illegitimate daughter" means at a young age, she is innocent and full of expectations for life.
Every day after school, she always stood in front of the window on a small bench and waited for her mother to come home from work.
But what is waiting is often not the mother, but a few gossipy neighbors and aunts. They talked about Weng Meiling's biological father word by word, and their tone was full of disdain.
A trace of sadness quickly flashed in her mother's eyes, but she still whispered to her daughter: "That's because Dad has other wives and children." With that, my mother's tears fell again.
Where does Weng Meiling understand these at a young age, she only knows that she is different from other children. After going to school, her classmates looked at her strangely, and some even directly scolded her as a "shameless illegitimate daughter".
Weng Meiling couldn't understand the meaning of these words, but she could feel the malice in them. She ran home crying and told her mother about the grievances of her classmates who bullied her. The mother could only hug and comfort her daughter with red eyes.
Weng Meiling, who was young, was burdened with the loneliness of an "illegitimate daughter". How she wished that her father would come to see her often, even once in a while. Every time her father came, she was so happy that she threw herself into her father's arms and said coquettishly, "Dad, take me to the playground to play."
Her father would also pick her up and spin in circles to satisfy her naïve request.
However, when Weng Meiling was 7 years old, her father died in an accident. When she came home from school that day, Weng Meiling was pleasantly surprised to see her father coming.
She excitedly wanted to tell her father about the interesting things that happened at school, but she saw her mother crying bitterly in the living room.
It turned out that the father was in a car accident on the way to their house and died on the spot. For 7-year-old Weng Meiling, this news is tantamount to a bolt from the blue. She lost her family's only support.
It didn't take long for her and her mother to be kicked out of the house by their father's main room and live a wandering life.
British long-distance relationship: suicide in exchange for mother's concessions
At the age of 15, Weng Meiling embarked on a flight to the United Kingdom. At the moment when the plane took off, she looked excitedly at Hong Kong outside the cabin, and finally could stay away from the environment that discriminated against her.
After coming to the UK, Weng Meiling worked hard to adapt to life here, but fortunately, her academic Xi grades have always been excellent. At school, she is no longer a despised "illegitimate daughter", but a good student recognized by teachers and classmates.
Two years later, at the age of 17, Weng Meiling entered a prestigious university to study Xi. That year, she met the first person in her life she could rely on - her Dutch boyfriend Bob.
At first, Weng Meiling just ran into Bob across the table in the library. Bob looked up, and the two looked at each other, and it was love at first sight. After that, Bob took the initiative to pursue Weng Meiling, and the two quickly came together.
Bob's family is very friendly and often invites Weng Meiling to eat at home. The warm atmosphere made Weng Meiling feel a sense of belonging that she had not felt for a long time. She also gradually opened up and told Bob about her unhappy childhood.
It didn't take long for the two to get officially engaged. At the engagement ceremony, Weng Meiling had a happy smile on her face, and she felt that she had found someone she could rely on for a lifetime.
It was the happiest day of her life.
However, when the news was reported back to Hong Kong, Weng's mother was furious. She couldn't accept that her daughter was going to marry a foreigner. In order to stop this family business, Weng's mother began to strictly supervise Weng Meiling, and all social time was canceled.
Weng Meiling, who missed her lover, was in pain, and she couldn't bear the feeling of being separated from her lover forever. Finally, one day, she couldn't take it anymore, swallowed a large handful of sleeping pills, and tried to end her life for the first time.
Luckily, she quickly regretted it and called the emergency services before the effects of the drug took place. She doesn't really want to die, she just wants her mother to let go and let her love freely.
This suicide attempt made Weng's mother realize the seriousness of the problem. Weng's mother, who witnessed her daughter's breath, burst into tears, and finally stopped forcibly blocking this relationship.
Weng Meiling exchanged her life for her mother's concessions, but she also planted the bane of self-destruction in the future.
The big hit after "The Legend of the Condor Heroes": After becoming famous, the prestige weakened
In 1983, TVB decided to remake Jin Yong's classic "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and selected the actress Huang Rong for the public.
When Weng Meiling learned the news, she decided to sign up for an audition. After getting the script, she practiced martial arts hard and was strict with herself, hoping to be competent for this role.
Finally, among the many applicants, Weng Meiling was selected by the director because of her outstanding martial arts and successfully played the role of Huang Rong. During the filming, she also met the actor Tang Zhenye in the crew.
The two worked together tacitly in the play, and the atmosphere on the set was also pleasant and harmonious. Gradually, Weng Meiling found that her eyes looking at Tang Zhenye had changed—from admiration to admiration.
Sure enough, after that, the two came together. Tang Zhenye passionately pursued Weng Meiling, and Weng Meiling also accepted this feeling. For a while, Weng Meiling's career and love came naturally.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was a huge success immediately after its release, and Weng Meiling also became famous for her role as Huang Rong. You can see her posters everywhere, and she became a goddess-level figure of that era.
But what followed was a change in Tang Zhenye's personality. He began to become cold and arrogant, and he was no longer as considerate to Weng Meiling as before. The number of quarrels between the two has increased significantly.
Once, in order to increase her popularity, Weng Meiling took a group of bold photos. This drew public criticism from Tang Zhenye. Weng Meiling was heartbroken, and chose to swallow medicine for the third time, hoping that Tang Zhenye would notice her pain.
But this time, Tang Zhenye was hard-hearted and unmoved. Weng Meiling realized that she no longer had the same weight in Tang Zhenye's heart. The test of fame and fortune made this person who once loved her far away.
A missed call: She was at the pinnacle of achievement, but she ended her life in despair
In 1985, 26-year-old Weng Meiling was at the peak of her career and life. She starred in "The Heavenly Master" won the ratings championship that year and was regarded as a classic by many viewers.
In and out of the play, she became a goddess in the minds of people in that era.
However, in her private life, her relationship with Tang Zhenye is slowly declining. Tang Zhenye frequently spends time drinking outside, and has scandals with other actresses. Weng Meiling's heart was like a knife, but she couldn't do anything.
On May 11, the two had a heated argument over a trivial matter in TV City. Weng Meiling cried bitterly and shouted "break up", but Tang Zhenye was expressionless and left without looking back.
At this moment, Weng Meiling collapsed. She realized that she might have been worthless in Tang Zhenye's heart. That night, she frantically dialed Tang Zhenye's phone, hoping that the two of them could say goodbye and start over.
But one phone call after another, all of them fell into the sea. Weng Meiling's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, and she said to the pager: "If you don't call me back, you'll never see me again."
For a whole night, Tang Zhenye did not respond to her word. Before dawn the next day, Weng Meiling made one last call to her friend Zou Shilong with red eyes.
She choked up about her pain and helplessness at the moment, and her voice had begun to staccatolate.
Zou Shilong sensed that her mood was wrong, but it was still early, so he comforted Weng Meiling to rest first, and then go over to see her after dawn. Unexpectedly, after hanging up the phone, Weng Meiling turned on the gas lightly.
Maybe at the moment when her eyelids turned black, she still regretted it in her heart. She doesn't really want to leave this world, she just wants Tang Zhenye to change her mind and love her like before.
But it was too late. When Zou Shilong arrived, Weng Meiling had no heartbeat or breathing. The goddess who is red through half the sky passed away in this way at the age of 26.
She exchanged her life for true love. A missed call made her life come to an end. Each of us will have times of confusion and pain, but it is better to ask for help from others and believe in life than to give up.
Every life deserves to be loved and blessed. May the Father bless the wanderer, and may everyone who is desperate see the light that gradually opens ahead.