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

Suddenly, the sound of keypad keys being pressed was heard, and the door opened, revealing the voices of Han Caiyu and her mother-in-law talking.

Xie Mingqi's face darkened, and she couldn't help but get up to greet them, with Mei Yusheng following behind.

"Why are you still here?" Xie Mingqi asked, feigning ignorance. "Didn't we agree to move out? Why are you back?"

Han Caiyu's face darkened, and she glared at Xie Mingqi: "What business is it of yours whether I stay here or not? Who do you think you are?"

"And who are you? Pointing fingers in my house!" The mother-in-law glared with her triangular eyes, looking like she was about to fight.

Mei Yusheng hurriedly tugged at Xie Mingqi's sleeve. The old woman was too old; if she got angry and something bad happened, they would be in the wrong.

Xie Mingqi reluctantly pursed her lips, without retorting.

Han Caiyu glanced at them, nudged her mother-in-law, and carried the two shopping bags toward the bedroom.

Xie Mingqi was furious at the sight of her alluring appearance and couldn't help but sneer, "You made such a scene outside the door that day, and the neighbors spread the word. Now everyone in the neighborhood probably knows you're Yue Jiangting's mistress. Didn't you see people pointing and whispering about you when you went out?"

When Xie Mingqi mentioned the embarrassing incident from that day, her mother-in-law glanced at her with a flickering look, wanting to speak up but holding back.

Mei Yusheng found it amusing. She was feeling guilty and scared, worried that Xie Mingqi would expose her son's shameful deeds. She was still clear-headed when it came to her son's reputation.

Han Caiyu felt a pang of guilt, but she stubbornly retorted, "No! Who's like you, doing nothing all day but gossiping about this family and that family?"

"Nonsense?" Xie Mingqi put on an innocent face. "You mean you're not a mistress? You didn't let Yue Jiangting take advantage of you for twenty years? Heh, this is the first time I've seen someone so shameless!"

"You!" Han Caiyu's face flushed red, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Jiang Ting and I are truly in love, something you'll never understand! Besides, he will marry me. Just you wait and see who gets kicked out!"

"Tsk tsk, she's really pitiful, like a pear blossom in the rain," Xie Mingqi said with a mocking smile, looking Han Caiyu up and down. "Too bad there are no men here, so even if you put on this sadistic act, we won't be interested!"

Mei Yusheng stood to the side, watching their bickering with a smile, finding it quite amusing. Sure enough, her best friend's fighting spirit was off the charts!

Han Caiyu stomped her foot angrily, glared at them venomously, and fled in panic: "Just you wait!"

Seeing Han Caiyu run away in anger, the mother-in-law hesitated for a moment, then stared at Xie Mingqi with a warning look: "You are Yusheng's best friend. Instead of advising her, you stirred up trouble. What good will it do you if they get divorced?"

"Ha, Auntie, you're quite the scapegoat." Xie Mingqi sneered. "As Yusheng's mother-in-law, Yusheng has served you a lot over the years. It's one thing for ordinary times, but after your car accident, if Yusheng hadn't taken care of you for a year, would you have recovered so quickly? Now, not only do you not protect Yusheng, but you're also getting along with your mistress like a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Where do you put Yusheng?"

"As Yusheng's friend, if I don't protect her, she'll be bullied to death by you all! If you're in the right, dare to go out and say something? Who exactly wants them to get divorced?!"

The mother-in-law's face turned red and then pale after Xie Mingqi's retorts. Like a duck whose neck had been stepped on, she couldn't say a word and turned to run away in a panic.

Xie Mingqi vented her anger and happily sat in the living room chatting with Mei Yusheng, while keeping an eye on Han Caiyu's movements. She also went to the kitchen to make two cups of hand-ground coffee.

Around noon, Xie Mingqi asked, "Should I go pick up Xuanxuan?"

"Okay, you go ahead and make the trip. I really don't feel comfortable leaving Xuanxuan with that woman!" Mei Yusheng said happily. "I really don't understand what Xiaozhi and Yingying are thinking."

"She's been brainwashed by that bitch!" Xie Mingqi said, standing up. "Go back to your bedroom and don't get into a fight with them."

Xie Mingqi had just stepped out the door when Han Caiyu came out as well, glancing at the sofa: "Your best friend left? Birds of a feather flock together. I'm going to pick up Xuanxuan, hehe, Xuanxuan really likes me now!"

Her tone was defiant, and Mei Yusheng wished she could sew her mouth shut: "We don't need you anymore, my best friend has already gone to pick her up! Do you really think this family can't do without you?"

Han Caiyu panicked and hurriedly put on her clothes and changed her shoes.

“You don’t need to go through all that trouble,” Mei Yusheng said mockingly, glancing at her. “Can’t you understand human language? Xuanxuan is my grandson. No matter how much you try to please him, you can’t change that blood relationship!”

Han Caiyu stopped what she was doing and glanced at Mei Yusheng: "Even if your best friend picks you up this time, there's still the afternoon, and tomorrow. Are you sure your back will get better soon?"

She crossed her arms and shook them a few times, her eyes filled with sarcasm: "Blood ties? Heh, it won't be long before I show you just how fragile blood ties are!"

As he spoke, he gave Mei Yusheng's waist a sinister look.

Mei Yusheng sensed the malice coming at her. She braced herself with her hand on her waist, but she couldn't lose in terms of momentum: "Vulnerable? That's because you don't have it! You will never understand the bond between family members."

Han Caiyu paused for a moment, then quickly regained her composure: "I hope you stay this confident. Before I came, weren't you also very confident in your husband?"

Mei Yusheng pursed her lips into a thin line. She had never thought about this question. Her past life had been a repetitive cycle, year after year, day after day. She was like a mindless spinning top, never considering whether Yue Jiangting was loyal to her.

I occasionally hear gossip about infidelity, but it feels so distant from my own life, like hearing a story.

She read novels with similar plots, but she never connected them to her own life.

Caught off guard, Han Caiyu's appearance was like a blow to the head, leaving her flustered and taking a long time to process.

It also brought her to her senses, jolting her awake from her aimless, aimless existence.

It turns out that most of my life was nothing but a joke.

Mei Yusheng curled her lips into a mocking smile: "Right now, Yue Jiangting doesn't want to divorce me. If you're really capable, make him marry you quickly, lest you grow old and lose your looks, and then there will be even less hope."

"You're talking nonsense!" Han Caiyu glared with her fluffy eyes, her false eyelashes curving exaggeratedly. "You threatened Jiang Ting, demanding he leave with nothing, knowing full well it was impossible. You were just deliberately stalling him! If you don't want a divorce, just say so, or kneel down and beg him. Hmm, you can beg me too. Maybe I'll take pity on you and let you go?"

Mei Yusheng was about to retort when she heard the door open. Xuanxuan ran in with his short legs and jumped onto her lap, crying, "Grandma!"

Her heart instantly melted, and she bent down to pick him up.

Xie Mingqi took the initiative, picked up Xuanxuan and brought him close to Mei Yusheng.

As soon as Han Caiyu saw Xie Mingqi, she immediately ran away.

Mei Yusheng kissed Xuanxuan's rosy little face: "Xuanxuan, baby, are you hungry? What do you want to eat? Grandma will make it for you!"

Upon seeing the child, Mei Yusheng's resentment and frustration vanished, and she coaxed Xuanxuan to play for a while.

Xie Mingqi went to the kitchen to cook and found a nanny busy inside. She came out and asked, "Did Lao Yue hire a nanny?"

Mei Yusheng said without looking up, "She brought it."

"Look how well they enjoy themselves. If you had been more open-minded earlier, you wouldn't be feeling so bad now," Xie Mingqi said with a sigh, then sat down to play with Xuanxuan.

They ate with Xuanxuan in the restaurant, and the mother-in-law also came over. She had a dark face the whole time, only managing an unnatural smile when facing Xuanxuan.

Han Caiyu wisely refrained from coming over to cause trouble and instead went back to her room to eat.

After lunch, while coaxing Xuanxuan to take a nap, Mei Yusheng asked worriedly, "Is it okay if you don't go home? How will Lao Chen and Qianqian eat?"

"Ignore them!" Xie Mingqi waved her hand dismissively. "Anyway, it's all Old Chen cooking, so it doesn't matter whether I'm there or not. I already told them not to wait for me at noon."

“Hmm,” Mei Yusheng nodded, envying her best friend who had been a hands-off husband for decades without affecting the harmony of her family at all.

It seems that women can't always give; if they do, no one will take them seriously and will instead take it for granted or even look down on them.

"By the way, tomorrow is your fifty-third birthday. What are your plans for celebrating?" Xie Mingqi suddenly asked.

Mei Yusheng was stunned. She looked at the date and realized that tomorrow really was her birthday.

In previous years, I didn't pay much attention to it; Yue Guangzhi always made the arrangements. At first, he suggested eating at a hotel, but Mei Yusheng thought it was too expensive and not as hygienic as eating at home, so she insisted on eating at home.

My mother-in-law said it wasn't a big deal, why make such a fuss, completely forgetting the grand celebrations she had for her birthday.

As a result, Mei Yusheng's birthday was busier and more tiring than usual. Her mother-in-law, however, didn't mind the extravagance at all and ordered a variety of dishes. Mei Yusheng bought groceries, cooked, and cleaned up afterward. By the end of the day, she was exhausted and had a sore back.

But at that time she was happy, and before going to bed she would carefully look at the gifts her son and daughter-in-law had given her.

Yue Jiangting would also send gifts, but she knew that her son had bought them together, so she didn't think much of it.

Her birthday arrived again, but instead of feeling happy, she felt very sad and had no desire to celebrate at all.

Besides, after all this commotion for the past few days, who will even remember it?