She won't clear her name; she'll throw away all the scum.

Jiang Wenhua was too angry to explain anything to Old Lady Xia. He felt sorry for his stepsister's plight and also for his own wallet. He was disgusted by his stepsister's in-laws and also furious with his stepfather's family.

His sister was still unconscious and in such poor health that he couldn't lash out at her, but he wasn't one to hold back either; his principle was to vent his anger immediately.

But that won't work now. Besides him and his mother, no one from his sister's family is here. It would take time to ask someone to call them. His mother is afraid to stay here alone; if he leaves, her mind will go blank. His sister will wake up soon, and he'll have to handle her discharge.

Jiang Wenhua's eyes were clouded with gloom as he waited.

Old Mrs. Xia was pulled to sit in a corner by Chen Xiangbei. She sat while Chen Xiangbei squatted down and began to tell her how he met Qiu Rong that evening.

"I was planning to climb onto the old woman's roof by stepping on my brother Qiao Shan's shoulders. I had just put one foot on the roof when I saw a disheveled woman climbing out of the window of the house in front of me. She was so fast that even a cripple could catch up with her. She even stopped to rest halfway up. I thought she was a mentally unstable person who had run away, so I didn't pay any attention to her."

But when she climbed out of the window and ran outside, there was a mark on the ground under the moonlight. Brother Qiaoshan threw me away in a flash. I was hanging on the roof, my upper body clinging to the top and my lower body dangling in mid-air. I wanted to shout but I was afraid of attracting attention. Finally, Brother Qiaoshan ran back and told me that the woman was bleeding and was still shouting for help.

Then he got me down again, and I went with him to see. I suggested taking her to the police station, but she refused and insisted that I take her to one of her relatives' houses. I couldn't understand her; she mentioned several people, and in the end, I only understood "Comrade Jiang Wenhua."

When I heard that, I thought, "Isn't this Comrade Jiang Wenhua from the Ma's compound?" Then I couldn't just stand by and watch her die, so we brought her over. She told us what had happened, and she fainted halfway there. I almost thought she was going to die; it really scared me to death, didn't it, Brother Qiao?"

Qiao Shan nodded.

Grandma Xia: "Then tell me what she went through with you, you've been getting to the point for so long."

Chen Xiangbei: "Oh, so she was a few months pregnant, and her husband's younger sister needed to work, otherwise she would have to go to the countryside. Her in-laws forced her to give up her job, and if she didn't, they would abuse her at home, making her work while pregnant and scolding her every day. They wouldn't even let her go home for the New Year, afraid she would complain or something. Her husband wasn't a good person either; he loved to drink and even stole her savings to drink. She miscarried when she argued with her husband."

Not only did her in-laws not take care of her, they also locked her up, trying to force her to give up her job. Otherwise, they wouldn't let her see her family or leave the house. The factory leaders had come several times, but she hadn't been allowed to see them even once. Oh, and they even said they were determined to send her to Comrade Jiang's place; no one else could compete with her in-laws.

Upon hearing this, everyone glanced at Jiang Wenhua and saw that his face was as black as ink.

The guy next door who broke his leg was furious: "Is this even human? Isn't he just an animal? If an animal can get a wife, why can't I?"

At this moment, Qiu Rong, who was lying in the hospital bed, woke up. "Mom? Wenhua?"

Jiang Wenhua stood up and looked at her face. "Sister, is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Qiu Rong gently shook her head, tears glistening in her eyes, "It's so good to see you all. I was so afraid I wouldn't be able to see you again."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenhua became even angrier. "If you ask me, you deserve it. I said it back then. I said that their family is no good. They are all shrewd and love to scheme against people. They also have bad tempers. The only good thing about them is that the man is a worker. But none of them believed me."

He was truly exasperated. He had risked damaging his reputation to ruin the marriage, only for the two of them to get together again. He had talked himself hoarse, but no one in his family listened to him. In the end, they even kicked him and his mother out of the house because of that other family.

See? This is karma coming back to haunt you.

Jiang's mother slapped him on the back, telling him to stop talking.

Grandma Xia also stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, let your sister eat something good and take it easy. She'll get better soon."

Jiang's mother patted her head and said, "Yes, that's how it is. I'll go back and cook you something nourishing later. We'll take it slow and let you recover."

Jiang Wenhua and the Qiu family's children lived together when they were very young. At that time, Jiang's mother was also young. After things went well, she genuinely loved the children. The children were also good to her. When she first started working, they bought her things. Even after she divorced their father, they would still send her things during holidays. They had a very good relationship.

If Jiang Wenhua hadn't acted so irresponsibly, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

Oh, no, that's not right either. Jiang's mother suddenly realized that only her Wen Hua had done the dirty work in this matter.

Jiang Wenhua sulked to himself. This was the only time he had ever suffered a loss in his life... ah, no, it was the only second time. The other time was when Comrade Xia Yu'e destroyed the money he had been extorting from Tian Chengping.

Hey, they're all here to jinx him.

Grandma Xia: "Xiao Jiang, how many days will she need to stay in the hospital? Shouldn't we tell your sister's factory that she didn't skip work on purpose? It would be troublesome if they counted it as absenteeism?"

Jiang Wenhua: "I'll go and tell Lao Xia first thing tomorrow morning, 'Can you ask the factory for leave for me tomorrow?'"

Qiu Rong breathed weakly, "Wen Hua, I'm troubling you again."

Jiang Wenhua pouted, "You're going to bother me again. Ugh! You might as well just die of anger. Once you're better, you're going to get a divorce, you hear me? And you still have to pay me back!"

Qiu Rong waved her hand: "Silly girl, what woman gets divorced? If I got divorced, not only me, but even my eldest and second sisters would be gossiped about. I will definitely pay you back the money, I won't let you suffer a loss."

Jiang Wenhua winked at Old Mrs. Xia, signaling that it was time for her to persuade her sister: "How could there be no divorced women? There are plenty of divorced women! Isn't that right, Old Mrs. Xia?"

When Grandma Xia was called out, she had no choice but to stand up. Seeing that Qiu Rong was still so stubborn even in this state, she said, "You're about to lose your life, why don't you get a divorce? A woman is a woman, not a slut. Why should you go out of your way to be a slut? What good can you do with that man? He didn't save your life, he almost took yours instead."

Qiu Rong: "But I can't live without a divorce."

Grandma Xia: "What, did he cast a spell on you? You'll die if you're separated from him?"

Qiu Rong: "Other people's gossip is more vicious than a knife."

Grandma Xia: "Then they are the executioners, helping that man to kill you. If someone wants to harm you, you can't just wash your neck and wait for them to kill you, can you?"

Qiu Rong blinked, somewhat confused.