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

Having successfully retrieved the account book, Yue Jiangting finally breathed a sigh of relief. After much deliberation, he hid the account book in a place only he could find, a place even his son didn't know about.

Finally free from anxiety, he felt relaxed, his steps were light, and he even started to find the people around him more agreeable.

Only occasionally, the image of Mei Yusheng and Qin Chu standing side by side would appear in his mind, making him feel uncomfortable, as if a thorn was stuck in his throat.

Hmph, shameless woman, thinking she's hooked up with a handsome guy? Bah, an old woman even he wouldn't be interested in, he doesn't believe any young, handsome man would be interested. Maybe one day she'll get scammed and come back kneeling before him crying.

No matter how much she cried or begged, it was useless. He would never pay attention to her. She had to suffer a bit and pay the price for the trouble she had caused him during this time!

Yue Jiangting gritted his teeth, feeling a sense of satisfaction at the almost foreseeable tragic end of the plum rains.

Han Caiyu leaned closer, her rosy cheeks flushed, and gave him a playful glare: "What's making you so happy? Did you get another big project?"

Yue Jiangting pulled her into a tight embrace, his eyes glazed over as he pinched her cheek and said with a doting smile, "It's even more gratifying than winning a big project."

Han Caiyu snuggled closer to him and said, "Tell me about it, so I can be happy too."

"Hey, just know that your dream is about to come true!" Yue Jiangting dared not tell anyone about the account book, so he evaded the question by saying, "At most six months, I'll marry you!"

Han Caiyu was overjoyed. She raised her pretty face, her long, dark eyelashes fluttering: "Really? If you dare to lie to me again, I'll..."

"What will you do?" Yue Jiangting lowered his voice, his breathing slightly rapid.

Yue Jiangting entered Han Caiyu's room.

After a period of exercise, he fell into a deep sleep, but was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night.

He stared at the ceiling with terrified eyes, his heart pounding like a drum in the pitch-black night.

He dreamt that Mei Yusheng had cornered him at the edge of a cliff. No matter how much he begged or tried to bribe her, Mei Yusheng remained unmoved and pushed him off the cliff without hesitation.

The intense feeling of weightlessness jolted him awake; he glanced at his watch and saw it was only three o'clock.

He couldn't sleep; the scenes from his dream appeared vividly in his mind. He could hear Han Caiyu's even breathing beside him, and the more he listened, the more anxious and agitated he became. He simply put on his clothes, got out of bed, and slipped back to his bedroom.

He turned on all the lights, and in an instant it was as bright as day. He paced anxiously around the room, as if something was about to happen.

He thought that after Mei Zichen saw Mei Yusheng, he would definitely call him, even if he scolded him a few times, he couldn't possibly have no reaction.

However, the truth is that his phone remained silent.

Mei Yusheng didn't call to question him, which made him even more uneasy.

I want to take the initiative to call, but I feel it would be embarrassing. It seems that if I take the initiative, I will be at a disadvantage in this game.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, pricked up his ears to listen, and every nerve in his body tensed up instantly.

That feeling is back!

It made him panic, fear, unease, and even anger!

What does it feel like? He concentrated and carefully discerned, pondering.

Yes, the feeling of being spied on!

He slowly turned his neck, his cold, sharp gaze sweeping over everything in the room.

He had felt this way more than once before, and he thought it was because of many troubles at home, coupled with the loss of the account book, which made him restless.

But now the account book has been retrieved intact, and Mei Yusheng is no longer causing trouble at home. Everything has returned to calm, so why do I still have this feeling?

He scanned the area twice, checking even the lights and ceiling above, but found nothing unusual.

As I slowly sat back down in my chair, the feeling of being watched intensified.

He suddenly stood up, rushed out of the bedroom as if fleeing, and went into the study.

Just as he was about to breathe a sigh of relief, his eyes suddenly widened.

No, it's the same here!

That feeling of being spied on!

He glanced around warily, then went berserk, examining everything in the room, including the decorations on the bookshelves, picking them up and looking at them over and over.

He was so tired that he was covered in sweat, but he didn't find anything.

Perhaps it's just a misperception caused by my recent stress?

He raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows, his sinister gaze piercing through the gaps between his fingers as he glanced at the study again.

Slowly back out and stand in the living room.

He held his breath and closed his eyes. The lights were off, but a dim glow shone in from the window.

A minute later, he opened his eyes, slowly moved his feet, and his eyes gleamed in the darkness like will-o'-the-wisps.

He was certain; the strange feeling wasn't in the living room, but it was in the bedroom and study!

We must have a professional come and thoroughly check it tomorrow.

Darkness enveloped him, and he let out a low, mocking laugh. How dare someone tamper with his home and his territory!

This infuriated him, and he wanted nothing more than to grab that person and tear him to shreds like a rag.

No need to ask, it must be the sound of the plum rains!

He dislikes anything or anyone beyond his control, and Mei Yusheng is constantly redefining his understanding of her!

Originally, she planned to wait six months and, for her son's sake, let Mei Yusheng off the hook. She figured the villa was just a waste, letting her get away with it.

I never expected her to dare challenge his authority!

He now understood why Mei Yusheng knew about the existence of the ledger; it turned out he had been monitoring him all along.

He felt as if she had stripped him naked and exposed him to the public, which humiliated and drove him crazy!

I sat on the sofa until dawn, my mind racing with ideas for how to get revenge on Mei Yusheng.

"Oh my god, you scared me to death!" Xu Yanping, who got up to use the restroom, suddenly saw her son, who seemed to be possessed, and exclaimed in surprise, patting her chest repeatedly. "Why are you up so early? What are you doing sitting here? Are you sleepwalking?"

As she spoke, she leaned closer to Yue Jiangting and suddenly noticed the dark circles under his eyes. She was so startled that she almost stumbled and fell: "Son, did you not sleep all night? What happened?"

Yue Jiangting slowly turned his bloodshot eyes and glanced at his mother: "It's nothing."

His voice was hoarse and rough, like a dehydrated fish.

He stood up, swayed slightly, and felt a little dizzy.

I steadied myself and slowly walked back to the bedroom.

She hurriedly took off her pajamas, changed into formal attire, and rushed out.

He didn't want to stay inside for even a second longer.

It wasn't even 6:30 yet, so he held back and decided to have someone come for a check-up after 8:00.

Today, the nanny, Xiao Zhao, was off work. Xu Yanping came out of the bathroom, glanced at Han Caiyu's closed door, and started nagging at the top of her lungs: "Women these days are getting more and more outrageous. Everyone in the family is up, but she's still sleeping in with her butt sticking out, and she doesn't even make breakfast! She's not a daughter-in-law, she's here to act like an empress dowager. Does she expect me, an old woman, to serve her?"

“Before we had a nanny, Mei Yusheng was always the first one up in the family every day to cook, clean, and get her husband dressed for the day. Now that we have a younger one, she's even less capable. All she does is enjoy herself and doesn't want to do any work! We don't support idlers in our family!”

Yue Jiangting's temples throbbed from his noise: "Mom, can you please shut up? Don't you find it unlucky to talk so early in the morning!"

Xu Yanping glared with her cloudy eyes: "You think I'm bad luck? How am I bad luck! You brought this woman home, not to take care of me? Did you expect me to serve her? It's so late, and she's still sleeping. Can't you see we're all up?"

As he spoke, he walked to Han Caiyu's door and kicked it with a loud bang.

Soon after, Han Caiyu, with messy hair and sleepy eyes, opened the door and muttered, "Who is it? So early in the morning, can't a person get any sleep?"

"Who? Who are you talking about!" Xu Yanping's wrinkled face shot up. "It's me! What time is it? Aren't you up and making breakfast? Jiang Ting got up early. Are you planning to sleep until noon and keep the whole family waiting for you?"

Han Caiyu took a step back in fright and said with dissatisfaction, "Isn't there a nanny?"

"The nanny is off today, didn't you know?" Xu Yanping leaned against the door frame, preventing Han Caiyu from closing the door. "Before we had a nanny, Mei Yusheng always got up early to cook for the whole family. Why can't you do it?"

Han Caiyu rolled her eyes. Ha, comparing her to Mei Yusheng? Mei Yusheng is just born with a cheap bone in her body. She's served your family for thirty years and still hasn't gotten any good treatment. Do you think she's that stupid?