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Wei's mother, however, shrank back like a startled animal and hid behind Wei Ming.

Withered fingers gripped Wei Ming's clothes tightly, muttering incoherently.

"Don't touch me...don't hit me..."

Her voice was weak, but it carried a deep sense of fear and despair.

Wei Ming's face instantly darkened. He stared coldly at Fang Lan, his eyes filled with questioning and anger.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Fang Lan's smile froze for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure. She blinked innocently, her tone tinged with grievance.

"What's wrong with you? Why are you taking your anger out on me as soon as you get back?"

As she spoke, she tried to grab Wei Ming's hand, but he shook her off.

"Stop pretending!" Wei Ming's voice suddenly rose, filled with barely suppressed anger. "You're the one who took my mother to that dilapidated temple!"

Fang Lan's expression changed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness and grievance.

"How could you listen to Mom's side of the story? She's mentally unstable and often talks nonsense, you know that. How could I do such a thing? I'm your wife, we're family."

"Family?" Wei Ming sneered, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger. "Is this how you treat your family? You abandoned Mom in a dilapidated temple to fend for herself? Do you know how I've been these past few days? I called the police, searched the entire village, and even went online to consult fortune tellers, all to find Mom! And what about you? You acted like nothing was wrong at home, and hypocritically said you were looking for Mom!"

Fang Lan's face finally started to show signs of strain, her voice trembled slightly, but she still tried to hold on.

"I really didn't, how could I do such a thing? Mom ran away on her own, I..."

"Enough!" Wei Ming interrupted her, his eyes as cold as ice. "How long are you going to keep making excuses? What happened to Mom's injuries?"

Fang Lan's expression changed completely; her lips trembled slightly, and a hint of panic flashed in her eyes.

"Mom's injuries were probably from an accidental fall. I may not have taken good enough care of her, but I really didn't abuse her! You can't doubt me just because Mom said a few things that were incoherent..."

A glimmer of clarity returned to Wei's mother's eyes. Her hand trembled as she pointed at Fang Yan, her words hesitant and stuttering.

“You…hit me.” She lifted her clothes, revealing the marks on her arm.

"Mom, do you recognize me?"

Wei's mother nodded.

Fang Lan panicked. The old geezer was back to normal!

Wei Ming's heart sank.

For the past six months, his mother has been sometimes lucid and sometimes confused. Every time he comes home, Fang Lan says that his mother has had another episode and has locked herself in her room.

Looking back now, I think that during those episodes, Fang Lan was probably abusing his mother.

"Fang Lan!"

As if she had thought of something, Wei's mother staggered to the offering table and pulled out a cell phone from behind the incense burner.

"evidence."

Wei Ming took the phone, opened the video, and saw his own living room. Fang Lan was punching and kicking his mother, cursing her as an old hag. His mother was curled up on the ground begging for mercy, but Fang Lan became even more violent, even picking up a broom to hit her.

Wang Lan's face turned deathly pale. "How could this happen..."

Wei's mother was somewhat relieved that she had regained her senses for a moment that day, but later forgot about it again.

Wei Ming was so angry he was trembling all over. Wang Lan's filial piety was just an act!

"The evidence is irrefutable, what kind of excuses do you think you can pull now!"

Wang Lan collapsed to the ground, finally breaking down in tears: "I didn't want to either... She always makes a mess of the house, and our son is talked about and ridiculed because of her mental illness..."

Empress Wei roared, "So you abused my mother? And left her here in this dilapidated temple to die?"

"Husband, I was wrong, I was really wrong..." Wang Lan rushed over and hugged Wei Ming's legs, "For the sake of the child..."

"Don't mention the child!" Wei Ming pushed her away. "You don't deserve to be a mother!"

He took out his phone and dialed the police.

Wang Lan collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face, her voice filled with despair.

"Honey, I was wrong... I was really wrong... Please, for the sake of the children, don't call the police, okay? I'll never do it again..."

Wei Ming stared coldly at her, his eyes unwavering: "You're wrong? Where did you go wrong? Was it abusing my mother? Or was it leaving her to die in a dilapidated temple? Fang Lan, I truly misjudged you! I always thought you were a filial daughter-in-law, but I never imagined you could be so cruel!"

Fang Lan's tears streamed down her face, her voice pleading, "Husband, I really know I was wrong... I'll never do it again... Please forgive me this time for the sake of the children, okay? I promise I'll take good care of Mom from now on and never let her suffer any more grievances..."

"Too late!" Wei Ming's voice was as cold as ice. "From the moment you abused my mother, our marriage was over. You don't deserve to be my wife, and you don't deserve to be the mother of my child!"

The police arrived quickly and took Fang Lan into the police car.

Her cries gradually faded away, but Wei Ming stood there motionless for a long time.

His heart was filled with anger and disappointment, but even more so with a deep sense of powerlessness. He never imagined that his most trusted wife would do such a thing.

Wei's mother sat on the sofa, her eyes no longer clear, her voice filled with fear and unease, muttering to herself.

"Don't hit me...don't hit me..."

Wei Ming walked over, gently took her hand, and said with a sob in his voice, "Mom, don't be afraid. No one will dare to bully you anymore. I will take good care of you and never let you suffer any more grievances."

Wei Ma suffered a severe blow due to the sudden death of her husband, and her mental state deteriorated.

After that, she was sometimes silent and vacant, and sometimes emotional and incoherent.

He felt heartbroken at Wei Ma's abnormal state. Parents give life to their children, and this debt of gratitude for giving birth to them is immeasurable to him.

Many people in the village gossiped behind her back, but her son, Weiming, never showed any disdain for her.

From that day on, Wei Ming resigned from his job in the city and returned to the village to take care of his mother.

Fang Lan was sentenced to three years in prison for elder abuse, and Wei Ming also filed for divorce.

The villagers were all shocked. No one expected that the daughter-in-law, who seemed so filial in public, would be so vicious in private.

Wei's mother gradually recovered her health, and she smiled more often.

But he is sometimes normal and sometimes crazy.