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I never expected that Ma Yuqiang had truly lost his mind. He actually brought his eccentric parents to our doorstep. The elderly couple stood outside my house, crying and shouting:
"Oh dear, our son has been cheated out of money and tricked into a marriage!"
"Our son came to find a wife, but he ended up getting beaten half to death by this family's son!"
"If you have the guts, just kill us! We’re not afraid!"
My parents lived in an old apartment provided by their workplace. My mother used to be a teacher at the local school, while my father was a technician at the factory. They were both honest, down-to-earth intellectuals who valued their reputation above all else. With my former in-laws causing such a scene, they felt as if they had lost face for a lifetime.
At first, my mother wanted to reason with them and invited them in to talk. But when she realized they were clearly there to cause trouble, she decided not to open the door. Seeing my mother’s eyes redden with anger made me feel incredibly distressed. I wanted to go out and confront them, but my mother held me back, saying that I was pregnant and shouldn’t get worked up.
My younger brother was ready to rush out and fight, but my father stopped him. He pointed out that Ma Yuqiang's parents were old, and if anything happened, it would be hard for our family to explain. My brother paced angrily inside, insisting he would deal with Ma Yuqiang.
In the end, my father had no choice but to call the police. However, although Ma Yuqiang's parents were unreasonable, they knew their rights. They told the officers that they weren’t causing trouble; they just wanted justice and were there to express their grievances.
The police were at a loss; they couldn’t persuade them to leave or physically remove them. Ultimately, seeing the officers in a difficult position, my father had no option but to let them go.
The situation escalated, and the noise grew louder. The neighbors whispered and pointed fingers. My mother was so angry that she cried. I could no longer hold back; I rushed outside and pointed at Ma Yuqiang, demanding he come in.
Ma Yuqiang hesitated, glancing at my younger brother behind me, clearly afraid to approach. I pushed my brother aside and pulled Ma Yuqiang into the house.
"Ma Yuqiang, what do you want?"
Before I could finish my sentence, he suddenly knelt down. Clinging to my legs, he cried with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Tian Tian, I know I was wrong. I don’t want to lose you, don’t want to lose our child, don’t want to lose this family."
I held back my anger and asked him how he planned to deal with that woman.
Ma Yuqiang stammered that he had just received over two million from her and couldn't break up with her for now.
I scoffed; that old woman wouldn’t even buy him an eight-hundred-thousand-dollar house, yet he expected to get more from her?
Seeing my attitude soften slightly, Ma Yuqiang quickly smiled and said that as long as he could appease that old woman, he could still get another hundred thousand or so.
I wanted to provoke him into giving up, so I deliberately dismissed him, saying, "I already have a three-million-dollar house; I’m not interested. If you can manage to get a large flat for us, then I’ll forgive you."
Xiao Ran frowned and mentioned that the woman's husband was very tight with money, making it difficult for Ma Yuqiang to ask for more.
I casually replied, "Brother Li Shan knows that woman's husband; he is indeed stingy with her but quite generous towards his daughter."
Ma Yuqiang's eyes darted around before he suddenly exclaimed, "I have a way to get more money."
I looked at him suspiciously, unsure of what scheme he was concocting this time.
"Ran Ran, I plan to take that woman's daughter and get a large flat so that our son will be born into a life of privilege!"
I was taken aback. Did Ma Yuqiang really want to have both mother and daughter? That was quite sinister, wasn't it?
I couldn't help but ask him how he was so sure it was a son.
Ma Yuqiang wore a smug expression as he replied, “My mom had someone calculate it; this time, you’re definitely having a son.”
No wonder he still wanted to reconcile with me; it turned out he was after the son in my belly.
Looking at his confident back, I made a silent resolution.
I quickly returned to Jiang City to meet Li Hao, the husband of Yu Fengjuan.
Initially, Li Shan had helped me find out that Ma Yuqiang's affair was with Yu Fengjuan, and not long after, I discovered her husband was Li Hao.
When I told Li Hao about everything, the man in his fifties seemed utterly unconcerned.
He smiled at me and said, “Miss Xiao, my wife and I have always played our own games.”
I was shocked at the time; I never imagined marriage could be like this: couples enjoying their own pleasures without interfering with each other.
I didn’t understand what the point of such a marriage was, but I knew it wasn’t my place to judge.
I just needed Li Hao's help.
So I asked him, “What if my husband is very greedy?”
Li Hao shrugged it off, saying, “My wife knows her limits.”
“Ha! Spoiling a young man and gifting him a house worth millions—doesn’t that count as knowing her limits?”
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