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Wang Chao insisted that he only wanted custody of our son, but when it came time to divide the assets, his stance changed completely. Although the house we currently lived in was purchased by my parents before our marriage, after we got married, we took out a loan to buy another property in the city center for our son’s future. Every month, my provident fund was used to pay off that loan.
What Wang Chao was now fighting over was that very house. He argued confidently, “This is a house we bought together for our son to use when he gets married. Since our son is with me now, this house naturally belongs to me.”
Our son chimed in, “Mom, you already got a house. Let’s not fight over this one; Dad said it’s his, so it’s mine too.”
Wang Chao continued, “As a mother, how can you be so calculating about your son’s things? Even though we’re divorced, Wang Bo is still our child. Aren’t we parents who only want what’s best for him?”
I let out a cold laugh. “Wang Chao, using someone else’s possessions as favors is your old trick.”
“You’ve been so good to our son; after working for so many years, you must have saved at least a million, right? Why don’t you buy him a bigger house?”
“Ma Yuan,” Wang Chao immediately flushed with anger and argued back, “I contributed money for this house too!”
“Yes, you put down one-tenth of the down payment,” I replied coldly. “Based on our contributions, I should get 90%, and you get 10%. Is there a problem with that?”
Wang Chao exploded instantly, slamming his hand on the table and glaring at me. “Ma Yuan, do you have to calculate everything so precisely? After decades of being together, how can you be so heartless?”
I was taken aback; I never expected him to say something like that with such conviction. After he spoke, he nudged our son’s arm. “Xiao Bo, you should talk to your mom about this; it’s your future inheritance.”
Our son hesitated for a moment and said, “Dad, whether it goes to you or Mom, in the end, it all comes to me anyway.”
"That’s not necessarily true," Wang Chao whispered to his son. "If your mother finds someone else and has a second child, there won't be a place for you anymore."
I gave them a long, hard look. These two, one daring to deceive and the other willing to believe, were truly something else.
Due to the issue of property distribution, Wang Chao was adamant about not signing the divorce papers. He even suspected that my sudden decision to divorce was because I had someone else on the side, which was why I was in such a hurry.
So, he resorted to the most shameless tactic—stalling. He began avoiding me, ignoring my messages and not answering my calls.
In addition to that, he was skilled at using rumors to tarnish my reputation. Every time he encountered a classmate or relative, he would use the same narrative to accuse me of being a heartless woman. The gist of it was that with our son about to enter his senior year of high school, how could I, as a mother, be involved in an extramarital affair? Not only did I want a divorce, but I also intended to seize our son's inheritance.
On the surface, he didn't directly accuse me, but every word conveyed one message—I was cold-hearted and lacked any semblance of a good mother or wife.
Moreover, since our son joined the Liberal Arts Class, his grades had been slipping in several exams, which made his words even more believable. In no time at all, various rumors and gossip about me spread throughout the entire workplace.
Even our son's homeroom teacher, Old Xue, subtly advised me that this was a critical period for the child and that I should endure the family conflict for now.
Just before I felt like I would drown in their spittle-laden accusations, I took leave and went to the provincial hospital for a full body check-up. In my past life, I had died from Cervical Cancer. The symptoms had gone unnoticed in the early stages, and by the time it was diagnosed, it was already at an advanced stage.
Not long after, I received the results of this check-up. The doctor informed me that because it had been detected early this time, it was now classified as Stage II Cervical Cancer.
The cancer cells had only spread to the pelvic area and had not metastasized elsewhere. He suggested starting with chemotherapy followed by radiation therapy, which had at least a 60% cure rate. Holding the medical report, I slowly closed my eyes. Compared to the 10% recovery rate from my previous life, this time there was an additional 50%.
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