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Jiang Xiaoli's social media was quite the spectacle. Just a month after our divorce, she held a grand wedding ceremony with that bespectacled, refined scoundrel. Our son stood between them, surrounded by various photos of their affectionate displays, captioned: "Seven years later, old dreams reignited, life's blessings couldn't be better!"
Who was I after seven whole years?
Then came a big family photo: my former mother-in-law sat in front with a portly man, one arm around my son and the other around a little girl. Jiang Xiaoli stood beside her white moonlight, flanked by another man and woman behind them.
I had become a joke in the eyes of many.
I made a special trip to the hospital to find that beautiful doctor named Jiang, desperately pleading for her to hear my explanation. Her large, beautiful eyes were filled with disbelief as she exclaimed, "How could such a thing happen!" She even gossiped while checking out Jiang Xiaoli's social media on my phone before finally saying softly, "I'm sorry!"
What a cruel twist of fate! Exiting Dr. Jiang's office, I spotted Qiu Ying Jiang approaching with her mother and that man.
Her mother supported her right arm while Pretty Boy held her left. The scene was so warm and cozy.
Upon seeing me, my former mother-in-law stiffened her neck like a giraffe: "Oh, look who's still alive! Didn't the doctor say you don't have much time left?"
If we couldn't be family, did we have to be enemies?
I smiled calmly. "Well, I have to stay alive; otherwise, I wouldn't want to disappoint your concern."
"Bah! You country bumpkin! I want to see how long you can keep smiling! Lily has been with you for seven years and still hasn't shaken off that rural stench. Look at Xiao Jia—an actual overseas returnee from Frankfurt, radiating charm and sophistication..."
That woman's face was truly the most mysterious place in the world; it could be big or small, thin or thick, even essential or irrelevant—all while she painted her daughter's infidelity as something utterly despicable.
The Four-Eyed Man was smugly stroking Jiang Xiaoli's belly with one hand. "I have to thank you for raising our son so well for seven years! And look, she's three months pregnant again—it's mine too..."
Three months ago, Jiang Xiaoli and I were still married!
What a heart-wrenching betrayal!
Yet I still smiled calmly. "Congratulations!"
Years ago, our son wasn't premature; Jiang Xiaoli had married me while already three months pregnant!
In this day and age, if your wife sleeps with someone else, no one sympathizes with you; instead, they laugh at you. If you sleep with someone else's wife, no one condemns you; they might even admire your prowess.
The Four-Eyed Man flaunted his triumph in front of me, igniting an impulse to leave five fingerprints on his pale face.
People around us seemed to catch on to the situation and began murmuring among themselves.
"Look at that guy! He’s grown so tall but is still grinning like an idiot while his head is as green as a meadow—he deserves to be a fool!"
"This man is rich, just look at his clothes, Armani, and his belt is Hermès. In this day and age, being wealthy puts you a step above everyone else."
"That woman just has a pretty face, pfft, what a joke!"
One guy even stood up and yelled at me, "Go for it! That Pretty Boy has bad intentions! If you don't take him down, the guys will look down on you!"
Dr. Jiang probably heard something, as he came out of the consultation room and asked me, "Why haven't you left yet?"
"I ran into someone I know, just chatting a bit," I replied.
"Doctor, what kind of cancer does he have?" Former Mother-in-Law asked with a sneer, eyeing me with a cheap expression.
"Who said he has cancer? Why are you spreading rumors, old lady?" Dr. Jiang shot me a glance that clearly meant, "What kind of person do you know? What's wrong with them?"
I just smiled and didn't respond.
"Last time he was here, he cried..." Former Mother-in-Law persisted.
"That doesn't mean he's sick; it's his family that's sick. He begged me to find him a Liver Source!"
"His parents are living well in their rural hometown."
"You really are nosy; his wife, his Mother-in-Law, and father-in-law are all part of his family too!"
"You shameless person! I'm his Mother-in-Law! How dare you wish cancer upon me!" Former Mother-in-Law's eyes turned bloodshot as she glared at Dr. Jiang and lunged at him.
I stepped in front of Dr. Jiang and said, "Enough! If you keep this up, I'll call security. Don't worry; it's not you who has cancer!"
"That's more like it. I can eat and drink, dance and fight; I've got another fifty years to live!" The old lady proudly withdrew her fury. "If I had cancer, he'd be secretly happy and would cry out for a Liver Source? No way! Who exactly has cancer?"
Her chubby hands gripped my collar tightly.
"It's his ex-wife who has cancer; he's been crying out for a Liver Source for your daughter!" Dr. Jiang pushed her hands away and pulled me along to leave.
The old woman froze in shock while Jiang Xiaoli stood there dumbfounded for a moment before rolling her eyes back and fainting. Pretty Boy rushed over to Dr. Jiang without caring about anything else: "What you said is true!"
I helped get Jiang Xiaoli into the emergency room.
When her current husband Pretty Boy returned, his eyes darted around as if lost in thought while Former Mother-in-Law cried out in despair: "Why is my life so miserable!"
Suddenly remembering something, she grabbed me: "You can't leave! My daughter is sick; you need to give her money for treatment!"
I almost laughed out of anger: "All our savings have been spent by you! Even if I had money, I wouldn't spend it on her! Who did she have children with? Who is she married to now? Go ask them!"
The old lady went crazy again and clung to Four-Eyed Man's leg: "Seven years ago, you got my daughter pregnant and then left without a word! Now she's pregnant with your child again; you can't do that again! The doctor said this illness requires a liver transplant; get ready to pay up!"
The Four-Eyed Man struggled a few times but couldn't break free. With no other choice, he bent down and pleaded, "Let go of me. I need to go back to get the money for you!"
The Former Mother-in-Law hesitated for a moment before finally releasing her grip, and the Pretty Boy darted away like a rabbit.
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