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

"Why?" Mei Zichen stared at his wife in astonishment when he heard her object to his sister's divorce. "If we don't divorce, do you expect me to continue living under the same roof as your mistress? My sister can stand it, but I can't! It's too much! Do you think the Mei family has no one left?"

Chen Yue gave him a push, annoyed: "Don't be in such a hurry, listen to me."

Mei Zichen looked up at his wife's somewhat serious face.

"I understand that you're just acting impulsively to vent your anger for your sister," Chen Yue said, his eyes flashing. "But what happens after you vent your anger? Don't you think about it carefully? What good will a divorce do for your sister?"

“My sister is over fifty years old. She’s getting old and doesn’t have any special skills, unlike young people who can go out to find work and meet better men.” Chen Yue sat down next to Mei Zichen and said earnestly, “Even if my brother-in-law gives my sister more money than she can spend for the rest of her life, what’s the use of an old woman guarding so much money if she doesn’t have any relatives?”

“Who said I have no relatives? Don’t I still have you?” Mei Zichen said, glaring at him.

"You're just a younger brother, how can you replace your sister's son and grandson?" Chen Yue rolled her eyes at him. "Besides, you have your own family, how can you spend all your time with your sister! She's just angry right now, but she'll regret it when she's lonely after the divorce!"

Mei Zichen blinked, seemingly agreeing with her statement: "But we can't just let my sister suffer in silence, can we?"

"How can you be so dense!" Chen Yue poked his forehead with her finger. "What do you mean by swallowing your anger? As long as we don't get divorced and nothing changes, your sister will turn a blind eye. We'll just continue living the way we always have!"

"What do you mean?" Mei Zichen's eyes widened. "You mean, you want my sister to pretend she doesn't know about that shameless mistress and stop pursuing Yue Jiangting's affair? Let him continue to keep a mistress outside?"

"Sigh, I hope my sister isn't as stubborn as you. You're so old, why are you still so concerned about these love affairs?" Chen Yue curled his lip in disdain. "A practical life is the most important thing. As long as my sister doesn't get a divorce, she's still Yue Jiangting's legal wife, and I believe Xiao Zhi will stand by his mother's side. That mistress? Ha, let her be a mistress forever, until she dies!"

Mei Zichen squinted at his wife under the dim light and asked, "If you encountered something like this, would you also turn a blind eye and live your life?"

Chen Yue was taken aback, then his eyes widened in anger, and he shouted angrily, "You dare! If you dare to cheat on me, I'll break your legs!"

Mei Zichen chuckled: "See? When it happens to you, you treat it differently."

Chen Yue's expression froze, and he realized that Mei Zichen was asking him to put himself in her shoes. He was both embarrassed and annoyed: "How can you be like your brother-in-law? How successful is your brother-in-law's career? How much money does he make!"

Mei Zichen's expression turned cold: "You mean, if I could earn money like my brother-in-law, I could also have affairs and keep mistresses?"

"No!" Chen Yue gritted his teeth, his face flushed red with anger. "You know perfectly well that's not what I meant! I was thinking of my sister's best interests!"

"Really?" Mei Zichen scrutinized Chen Yue, his drunkenness completely gone, his eyes becoming clear. "Are you worried that after my sister and brother-in-law divorce, he will take his anger out on us and fire us?"

"Yeah, yeah, so what?" Chen Yue readily admitted defiantly, "What's wrong with thinking this way? Who wouldn't consider their own gains and losses first when faced with a problem? Our whole family relies on my brother-in-law. If they get divorced, we'll have no relationship with him anymore. How could he possibly let us still hang around in front of him? Wouldn't he get annoyed if he saw us?"

"And then there's Meizi. She just joined Xiaozhi's foundation. What if she angers my brother-in-law and gets kicked out too? How will our family survive then?"

“Meizi is about to find a boyfriend. You know that girl, she's very picky. Now that she's finally settled into a stable job, she'll definitely want a boyfriend with good prospects. Think about it, if we both lose our jobs, wouldn't that lower Meizi's standards?”

Chen Yue's rapid-fire words weighed heavily on Mei Zichen's heart.

He could certainly find a job quickly with his skills, but he definitely wouldn't have the same status he had at Yuejiangting Company, and his salary would inevitably be much lower. His wife, Chen Yue, might not be so fortunate; a woman nearing fifty would find it difficult to find a good job.

He knew a little about Yue Jiangting. This man seemed magnanimous, but in reality he was vindictive, malicious, and treacherous, making him unpredictable.

It cannot be ruled out that he took his anger out on his own family.

But he also felt sorry for his sister, who had devoted the best years of her life to that family, only to end up with nothing.

He knew that his sister's mother-in-law was very difficult to take care of, and he also saw how hard his sister had worked to take care of her bedridden father-in-law in previous years.

At that time, his sister was willing, and he hoped that Yue Jiangting would be grateful for her sacrifice. For this reason, he paid special attention to Yue Jiangting's social engagements outside, but he did not find any ambiguous behavior between him and any women. He was even relieved for his sister, thinking that his brother-in-law's character was still trustworthy.

I never expected him to do something even worse behind my back!

He didn't want his sister to compromise anymore, and he wouldn't even allow her to make any concessions.

"Chen Yue, we can't hold our sister hostage for our own sake!" Mei Zichen calmed down and solemnly said to his wife, "Over the years, we have already benefited a lot from our sister. We can't force her to compromise for our own benefit when she needs help."

Chen Yue's face darkened: "How am I only thinking about myself? I'm thinking this way for my sister's sake. As a man, you naturally can't understand how difficult it is for an older woman to live alone! What if my sister gets too lonely in the future and develops depression?"

Mei Zichen was taken aback; he hadn't expected that.

After a moment's thought, he shook his head firmly: "No, I believe in my sister. She has a strong and rich inner world, and she would never become depressed because of loneliness!"

"Tch! What do you know?" Chen Yue's lips curled into a mocking smile. "For a married woman, her husband and children are her everything, especially for a woman over fifty. Putting aside her husband, if you take her children out of her world, she'll either die or go crazy!"

Mei Zichen disagreed: "That's an exaggeration!"

“It’s not an exaggeration at all. My sister has spent half her life revolving around that family. If she gets divorced, it’s like her world has collapsed!” Chen Yue said confidently, as if he knew Mei Yusheng very well. “Right now, she’s holding on with a lot of pride and dignity. But if she really gets divorced, she’ll have her day.”

Mei Zichen's eyes were deep and thoughtful. After a long pause, he said in a calm voice, "No matter what, I will support whatever my sister wants to do now. We can talk about it later if she regrets it."

After he finished speaking, he pulled back the covers, wanting to go to sleep.

"How come you still don't get it after all this talk and explanation?" Chen Yue said, her face cold. "Don't you even think about what will happen to us after they get divorced? Are we supposed to wait for my brother-in-law to fire us, or are we supposed to quit on our own? Where are we supposed to find jobs if we lose our jobs? Do you know how competitive it is out there? At our age, we have no advantage in the workplace! Do you want our family to starve because of my sister?"

"Don't worry, I won't let you starve." Mei Zichen pulled the blanket over his head.

Chen Yue pulled the blanket down, forcing Mei Zichen to face her: "You make it sound so easy! If you had been capable back then, you wouldn't have needed your brother-in-law's help when you were laid off! Now you're spouting nonsense. Are not starving and living a comfortable life the same thing?"

Mei Zichen's eyes flashed with anger: "In the end, it all boils down to one thing: for our own sake, let my sister sacrifice herself!"

"I wish I were the older sister, so I could have that kind of opportunity to make a sacrifice!" Chen Yue said indignantly.

Mei Zichen's face darkened.

"I'm telling you this: if you can't convince my sister not to get a divorce, then we'll get a divorce!"