Divorced at fifty, I embarked on my path to success.

However, things did not go as smoothly as they had imagined. Apart from the disgusting scenes of Yue Jiangting and Han Caiyu being affectionate, there was nothing of value in the surveillance footage, which made them furious after two days.

"You old lecher! I never knew Old Yue was so greasy behind the scenes!" Xie Mingqi frowned in disgust, making a sickening face. "Where did he learn that line from? He's not embarrassed saying it, I'm blushing for him! Ugh!"

Mei Yusheng remained silent, her face cold, though her stomach was churning. She hadn't said a word during their wedding night.

She regretted installing the camera; wasn't she just deliberately trying to disgust herself?

"We have to endure this pain in order to find something to use against him," Xie Mingqi comforted Mei Yusheng, seeing through her thoughts. "Once we find his weakness, we can do whatever we want with him, and then you can vent your anger!"

The sound of plum rain fell silently, and she knew in her heart that she had no choice but to endure it.

“I’m fine. Seeing his ugly face, I have no more feelings for him.”

"That old bastard, be careful you don't die from exhaustion!" Xie Mingqi cursed angrily.

Mei Yusheng almost burst out laughing at those words, and her mood instantly improved.

Two days later, Mei Yusheng was discharged from the hospital.

There was no progress with Attorney Qin Zhan, and the surveillance footage didn't reveal anything of value, so she had no choice but to go back and try again.

My lower back doesn't hurt anymore, but the doctor advised me to be careful when moving around to avoid further injury.

Mei Yusheng was discharged from the hospital early without notifying anyone in her family; only Xie Mingqi stayed with her.

As soon as he entered, he ran into Han Caiyu.

She was wearing a bright pink silk loungewear, half-reclining on the sofa watching TV. When she saw Mei Yusheng's voice, her eyes widened as if she had seen a ghost, and the apple she was holding in her mouth almost fell to the ground.

"You, how did you get back?" Han Caiyu suddenly stood up, staring at Mei Yusheng as if facing a formidable enemy.

"It's my own home, isn't it normal to come back?" Mei Yusheng scoffed. "But you, you broke into someone else's house without permission. If anything is stolen, I'll call the police and have you arrested!"

"Who said it was without permission!" Han Caiyu snapped out of her daze, stubbornly retorting, "Brother Jiang Ting let me stay here, it's none of your business!"

She then swayed over and looked Mei Yusheng up and down: "You're not fully recovered yet, and you're already in a hurry to come back? It would be terrible if something happened to you."

Her tone was tinged with schadenfreude and ulterior motives, and Mei Yusheng gave her a wary look.

Xie Mingqi felt uneasy and didn't dare to confront Han Caiyu directly at Yue Jiangting's house. She wanted to help Mei Yusheng sit down first.

The sound of running water came from the bathroom, and then the mother-in-law came out. She saw Mei Yusheng, paused for a moment, and rolled her eyes: "Who do we have here? You can't keep the house quiet as soon as you come back! I'm the one who let Caiyu stay here, so what? You don't want to?"

Mei Yusheng hadn't seen her mother-in-law for five days. When she saw her for the first time, she was shocked. Her sparse white hair had been dyed dark red, her bitter face looked as if it had been painted with paint, and her dry lips were covered with scarlet lipstick, as if she had just eaten a corpse!

Xie Mingqi was already stunned and speechless, pointing at her mother-in-law for a long time.

"What? Don't you recognize me? You didn't even call me 'Auntie' when you came in. How rude!" The old woman swayed her thin, bony legs and sat down on the sofa.

Mei Yusheng then noticed that the coffee table and the floor were covered with sunflower seed shells, apple cores, grape seeds, and the like. No one had cleaned it up; it was practically a pigsty!

Looking around again, a flash of anger crossed her face.

The house has changed. The light gold floor-length curtains have been replaced with silver-pink ones, two fluffy bear pillows have been added to the sofa, and the vases on the shelf have been replaced with glass ones, with a few red roses inside.

Various small items have also changed positions, indicating everywhere that the lady of the house has changed.

A surge of anger welled up inside her, and she couldn't help but shout, "Who gave you permission to touch anything in the house? Yue Jiangting and I aren't divorced yet! You're still a mistress who can't be seen in public. Don't forget who you are!"

"Oh, Sister Mei, you haven't been back in so long! Please have a seat." Han Caiyu didn't respond to her words, but hurriedly walked towards the bedroom. "I have a lot of things to do and don't have time to keep you company. Ask your best friend to get you some water. I need to rush to pick up Xuanxuan!"

She acted as if she were the hostess and Mei Yusheng was just a guest, a guest who lacked tact and arrived at an inopportune time.

Mei Yusheng gritted her teeth and glared at her angrily.

"Now that you're back, hurry up and clean this place up!" The mother-in-law pointed to the mess on the ground.

"Whoever littered it should clean it up!" In the past, her mother-in-law also liked to litter with things like sunflower seed shells, and Mei Yusheng would always clean it up without saying a word. But now she's not going to tolerate that old woman anymore!

"You think you've grown wings, huh? You think you can be bossed around like this?" The mother-in-law's triangular eyes narrowed, flashing with a cold light.

"Don't be angry!" Xie Mingqi reminded her in time, "Don't forget why we came back. As long as we get the evidence, you can get rid of these two scoundrels."

Mei Yusheng breathed a sigh of relief, nodded silently, and didn't even look at her mother-in-law.

I had planned not to argue with them when I got back, but seeing it with my own eyes, I couldn't help but feel angry again.

"Help me back to my bedroom."

Seeing that nothing in the bedroom had been touched, Mei Yusheng felt slightly relieved.

"Mom, why are you back?" Shen Yingying rushed over after getting off work, probably having heard from Han Caiyu, and asked with concern, "Is your back fully healed?"

"It's alright, don't worry." Mei Yusheng smiled gently at her daughter-in-law, then heard Xuanxuan's childish voice and her eyes welled up with tears. She looked longingly towards the door.

Ignoring Xie Mingqi's attempts to stop her, Mei Yusheng rushed out the door, and upon seeing the little dumpling, she called out in a choked voice, "Xuanxuan!"

The little one turned his head, saw who it was, and rushed over excitedly: "Grandma!"

Mei Yusheng wanted to hug him, but Xie Mingqi stopped her: "You can't put weight on your back, take it easy! Do you want to end up in the hospital and do someone else's wish?"

Mei Yusheng instantly snapped out of her daze, looking at Xuanxuan with doting eyes, unable to get enough of him: "Xuanxuan has grown taller again, did you miss Grandma?"

"Yes!" Xuanxuan opened his little hands, but when he didn't get a hug from his grandma, he pouted slightly.

She hugged Mei Yusheng's leg, tilted her little face up, and asked, "Where did Grandma go?"

"Grandma is sick and hospitalized, and she misses Xuanxuan every day."

Shen Yingying thoughtfully picked up Xuanxuan and moved him close to Mei Yusheng so that Mei Yusheng could kiss his chubby little face.

Touching Xuanxuan's soft and tender little face and smelling his milky scent, Mei Yusheng's eyes welled up with tears again, and she had to use a lot of effort to hold them back.

Xie Mingqi sighed deeply behind her back.

"Xuanxuan, come to Grandma Han's side. Guess what Grandma Han bought for you?" Han Caiyu's voice was so sweet it was almost suffocating.

Xuanxuan immediately turned his head to look at her: "Grandma Han!"

Her forearms were outstretched towards Han Caiyu, as if she longed for a hug.

Mei Yusheng's face suddenly darkened, and he stared at Han Caiyu with a cold and sharp gaze.

Han Caiyu smiled and came over to take Xuanxuan's cake affectionately: "Grandma Han bought Xuanxuan a mousse cake. Didn't you not have enough last time?"

She kissed Xuanxuan with a loud, jarring smack.

Xuanxuan clapped his hands: "Cake! Cake!"

Shen Yingying gave an awkward smile, glanced at Mei Yusheng, and explained embarrassingly, "Xuanxuan and Aunt Han have been getting along very well these past few days, Mom. You know, that's just how kids are..."

Mei Yusheng walked back to her bedroom with a dark face and without saying a word.

“Rain, I know you’re hurting, but you have to be strong and face these things.” Xie Mingqi’s eyes flashed with pity, but she continued, “There will be many more cruel things to come. You have to be mentally prepared and not let yourself fall down first.”

“I understand,” Mei Yusheng said weakly after a long silence, “but seeing this still makes my heart ache…”

She clutched her chest, tears streaming down her face.

Xie Mingqi handed her a tissue to wipe away her tears: "Divorce is like peeling off a layer of skin for a woman. If you want to be reborn, you have to get through it!"

"Okay, I know, don't worry." Mei Yusheng held her hand in return.

More noise came from outside, startling Mei Yusheng and Xie Mingqi.

"When did Mom come back?" It was Yue Guangzhi's voice.

"Who let her come back?" It was Yue Jiangting's voice. "Didn't she say she was going to stay a few more days?"