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

When did they find out? How long did they keep it from her? Five years, ten years? Or twenty years?

Mei Yusheng felt like a fool, running around them, working tirelessly for them, and taking care of them comfortably.

The thought of them looking at her like she was an idiot while she did their laundry, cooked for them, and cleaned the house filled her with uncontrollable rage. She grabbed Yue Guangzhi by the collar and yelled, "Who is she to you? Do you know who she is? When did you find out? You're my son, how dare you conspire with outsiders to deceive your mother! Are you even human?"

"Mom! Mom! Don't get agitated!" Yue Guangzhi grabbed her hand, pleading with his father with his eyes while trying to control his frantic mother. "Mom! Calm down!"

"Sister Mei, don't take it out on the child. If you have any problems, talk to me and Brother Jiangting!" Han Caiyu changed into a cherry-red cheongsam with a dark floral pattern and swayed as she walked in. She glanced at Yue Jiangting with a flirtatious look and then looked at Mei Yusheng with a sidelong glance.

The mother-in-law seemed to suddenly realize something, glanced at Mei Yusheng, and then hid to the side to minimize her presence.

Mei Yusheng instantly realized his mistake, released his son, and decided to settle the score with his son later, since the enemy was at hand.

"Yue Jiangting, you tell me, who is this woman?" Mei Yusheng glanced at Han Caiyu, suppressing the urge to slap her twice, and turned to question her husband.

Yue Jiangting glanced at Han Caiyu with a mixture of anger and helplessness, a look of guilt on his face. He said in a hoarse voice, "Yusheng, I'm sorry. Calm down and let me explain slowly."

"Dad, Mom, Aunt Han, please come in and sit down so we can talk," Yue Guangzhi suggested timidly in a low voice, glancing nervously at his mother.

Mei Yusheng glared at him fiercely. It was indeed inappropriate for several people to be blocking the entrance. She took the lead and stepped into the living room.

The mother-in-law moved to a corner of the sofa, her eyes gleaming as she waited to see what would happen.

Shen Yingying had already tactfully carried Xuanxuan into the bedroom. Actually, Yue Guangzhi and his wife's house was upstairs. Yue Jiangting had chosen the name of the Mingxiang Shuyuan residential complex and bought two apartments, one upstairs and one downstairs, so that they could look after each other. Their son's family lived upstairs, and they usually went back after eating.

Today, four people blocked the doorway, leaving Shen Yingying with no choice but to take the child to Mei Yusheng's bedroom, where the door was tightly shut.

Han Caiyu was not at all reserved. As if inspecting her own property, she looked around the house, curling her lip in disdain as she looked: "Tsk tsk, Sister Mei, I'm not trying to be mean, but your taste is really terrible! Look at this, the maroon furniture looks so old-fashioned, and it's paired with a dark blue sofa, it gives off a rotten vibe!"

I glanced sideways at the blue and white porcelain vase on the storage cabinet, which contained violets.

"How can you put violets in a blue and white porcelain vase? Do you know that's wrong? You should put peonies, roses, or tulips in it, or at the very least, bellflowers to make it look nice."

Mei Yusheng's eyes were fixed on Han Caiyu, her expression a mix of anger and excitement. Her body trembled slightly, and she clenched her fists.

"Caiyu, sit down!" Yue Jiangting commanded in a deep voice, taking the lead in sitting on the sofa.

Yue Guangzhi, with great foresight, went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea, his steps hurried as if he were fleeing something.

Han Caiyu ignored Yue Jiangting's words completely, swaying over to Mei Yusheng with her arms crossed: "Sister Mei, once you move out, I'll renovate this house completely. Tsk tsk, such terrible taste, it's almost embarrassing to entertain guests. No wonder Brother Jiangting has never brought clients or leaders over all these years. Not only is the person unbearable to look at, but even the house is..."

"Slap!" A crisp, loud slap rang out, and the room fell into a deathly silence.

"Ah—" After a two-second pause, Han Caiyu finally reacted, covering her face and screaming, "You! You dare to hit me?"

Mei Yusheng's lips curled into a mocking smile: "So what if I hit you? Going to other people's houses and pointing fingers and gossiping, I can tear your mouth to shreds and nobody can stop me!"

"Yusheng, are you crazy!" Yue Jiangting jumped up from the sofa, rushed to Han Caiyu's side, and hugged her. "How could you be so rude?"

"Yes, yes, let's talk things out. It's so rude to resort to violence. Yusheng, you're becoming more and more outrageous!" The mother-in-law couldn't help but jump over and scold Mei Yusheng when she saw that a fight had broken out.

"Ha, ill-mannered? Rude?" Mei Yusheng sneered. "Knowing you're a mistress and acting like one is considered well-mannered? Yue Jiangting brought his mistress home, and you expect me to be polite? What, you did such despicable things, and you expect me to give you face?"

"You!" Yue Jiangting's face flushed red, and he subconsciously raised his hand.

"You want to hit me?" Mei Yusheng raised her face and looked directly at Yue Jiangting. "You dare to hit me for this bitch!"

She took a step forward and leaned forward slightly: "Hit me! Go ahead and hit me if you dare! You shameless old man, you've been keeping a mistress outside for twenty years, and you even let her shamelessly cause trouble at home! Yue Jiangting, do you still have any shame? If everyone outside knows you're having an affair, what will your cronies and your superiors think of you?"

"Beat her! Beat her!" The mother-in-law trembled with excitement, her withered face flushed with fervor. "She's been spoiled rotten! Does she want to rebel?"

Yue Jiangting's face was ashen, but he didn't dare to bring his raised hand down.

"Brother Jiangting~" Han Caiyu called out pitifully, looking at Yue Jiangting with teary eyes, looking utterly pathetic.

Yue Jiangting's hand froze in mid-air, trembling uncontrollably: "You! You! You shrew! Look at yourself in the mirror, you're utterly hideous!"

"Dad! Dad!" Yue Guangzhi rushed out of the kitchen, grabbed Yue Jiangting's hand, and forcibly pulled it away: "You absolutely mustn't lay a hand on Mom!"

"Waaah... Brother Jiang Ting, are you just going to stand by and watch her hit me?" Han Caiyu cried, tears streaming down her face. "I've already given in to her for twenty years! Do you want me to keep waiting? Until I'm old and faded, until I'm buried? Brother Jiang Ting, I ask for nothing more than to be buried with you when I die, you promised me!"

Yue Jiangting looked at her with heartache, put his arm around her shoulder, and gently comforted her. Han Caiyu leaned into his arms, looking like a little bird seeking shelter.

Mei Yusheng was furious. This shameless old scumbag and despicable woman were deliberately trying to disgust her in front of her!

She went up to start tearing at her again, but accidentally bumped her mother-in-law. The mother-in-law immediately sat down on the ground, slapping her leg and wailing, "Ouch, you dare to hit me! I don't want to live anymore! A daughter-in-law hitting her mother-in-law, is there no justice in this world! Ouch, you think I'm old and useless, that I'm superfluous, so you want to beat me to death!"

"Slap!" Yue Jiangting's slap finally landed on Mei Yusheng's face.

His bloodshot eyes were fixed on her, his hands still trembling. "You dare hit my mother!"

Mei Yusheng felt a sudden pain on her face, froze for a moment, then lunged at Yue Jiangting like a madman: "I'll fight you to the death!"

Her son hugged her tightly, exclaiming, "Mom! My dear mom! Please stop making a scene!"

Yue Guangzhi yelled at his father again, "Dad! Calm down! Can't you sit down and talk this out? My mom didn't hit Grandma!"

The mother-in-law started wailing again: "Oh dear, I don't want to live anymore! Even my grandson says I'm framing his mother! I have no face to live!"

The house was in complete chaos. Yue Jiangting bent down and picked up his mother-in-law, asking, "Mom, are you alright? Did you hurt yourself anywhere?"

The mother-in-law got even more worked up, yelling at the top of her lungs, "I know she despises me. I'm just a burden. Can't I just leave? Son, buy me another house, and I'll move out tomorrow!"

"Mom! This is your home. No one can leave except you!" Yue Jiangting glanced coldly at Mei Yusheng. "Mom, let me take you back to your room to rest."

"I won't go, I'll just stay here and watch!" the mother-in-law struggled.

Yue Jiangting had no choice but to put her on the sofa.

"Auntie!" Han Caiyu clung tightly to her mother-in-law, hugging her shoulders. "I'm so sorry, it's all my fault for dragging you into this."

"It's not your fault, it's just that some people have been looking down on me for a long time." The mother-in-law comforted Han Caiyu, but then looked at Mei Yusheng with ill intent.

"Mom! Sit down first, talk things out slowly, don't make a scene, it will only make things worse and won't solve anything!" Yue Guangzhi forcefully pressed down on Mei Yusheng's shoulders, trying to get her to sit opposite her mother-in-law.

What? Making a scene?

Mei Yusheng stared at her son with a sinister look in her eyes: "You say I'm making a scene? Whose son are you anyway? Are you the offspring of this bastard?"