A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

"Ge Jiangtao," Lu Congyue interrupted him unhappily, and said seriously, "I think you have a misunderstanding about Sister Shang. Sister Shang has never bullied anyone. On the contrary, when others are bullied, she will rush to protect the weak. You were her husband for a lifetime, so you should understand her character better than I do."

Ge Jiangtao paused, then chuckled softly, "Lu Congyue, is it that I don't understand her, or that you don't understand her? Don't you know how arrogant she is?"

Lu Congyue was about to retort when he suddenly remembered Shang Hua's attitude towards Zhuang Qingxiang, and for a moment he was unable to refute it.

"See, you know how arrogant she is, right?" Ge Jiangtao sighed. "I divorced her to teach her a lesson. It seems she knows she was wrong. Let her apologize. I will forgive her and remarry her."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Congyue finally came to his senses and was so angry that he wanted to call back and give Ge Jiangtao a good scolding.

Did he just find out about Sister Shang's temper today?

Didn't you understand this clearly when you were dating? Why didn't you think about teaching Shang Jie a lesson back then?

Lu Congyue rubbed his forehead in anger, but quickly calmed down.

It seems there's nothing more to say to Ge Jiangtao, so I'll just ask Shang Hua directly?

Not suitable!

Lu Congyue thought for a moment, then called Shang Jiang again.

Shang is two years younger than him and is also in the army. He is thirty years old and already a deputy regimental commander, with a promising future.

"Brother Yue?" Shang Jiang was surprised to receive Lu Congyue's call. "Why did you call me? I heard you got married? And you even have a child? Why didn't you invite me to the wedding?"

Lu Congyue smiled and said, "To make a long story short, I want to know what's going on between Sister Shang and Ge Jiangtao."

"My sister and brother-in-law... uh, my ex-brother-in-law? What's there to talk about? They're divorced. Why are you asking?" Shang asked, puzzled.

"I heard from Ge Jiangtao that Shang Jie bullied his family, which led to the divorce? Is that true?"

Shang remained silent.

Lu Congyue frowned and urged, "Speak quickly!"

"Sigh... I haven't even told my parents about this," Shang Jiang said embarrassedly. "I'm afraid they'll be angry and beat my sister if they find out... What my sister did really went too far..."

When Lu Congyue returned home, his expression was solemn.

Zhuang Qingxiang could tell at a glance that he had something on his mind.

But since he didn't bring it up, she didn't feel comfortable asking him directly.

She has that much sense of propriety.

It wasn't until the child was asleep that Lu Congyue asked in a low voice, "Qingxiang, what kind of person do you think Sister Shang is?"

Zhuang Qingxiang thought for a moment and said, "I haven't spent much time with her and don't know her well, so it's not appropriate for me to make a judgment."

"Then tell me what you have in mind," Lu Congyue said in a low voice.

"Well... let me tell you, she seems like a very capable person, and a bit arrogant," Zhuang Qingxiang replied softly.

"Yes, she is indeed very capable. She excels in both her studies and work, and coupled with her good family background, she becomes somewhat arrogant."

Lu Congyue agreed with Zhuang Qingxiang's point of view, but he still couldn't understand how Sister Shang could bully Ge Jiangtao's family just because they were from the countryside.

He was also a child from the countryside, and Shanghua never bullied him.

Zhuang Qingxiang also came from a rural area. The reason why Shang Hua ignored and despised her was largely because her biological father was the notorious spy Zhuang Luping.

But no matter how much Shang Hua despised Zhuang Qingxiang, he never actually hit her.

"Haruka, do you think Shang-jie is the kind of person who would hit or hurt people at the drop of a hat?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could Sister Shang be that kind of person?" Zhuang Qingxiang immediately retorted. "Sister Shang might look down on someone, but she'd just be too lazy to even glance at them. She would never actually lay a hand on them!"

Upon hearing that Zhuang Qingxiang shared the same opinion as him, Lu Congyue immediately perked up.

"Right? You think so too, right? Sister Shang isn't the kind of person who would bully others."

Zhuang Qingxiang gently patted him: "Keep your voice down, don't disturb the child."

Lu Congyue quickly lay down, snuggling close to her in a cheerful mood, and muttered softly, "Her ex-husband, Ge Jiangtao, said she bullied his family. I'm looking for Shang Jiang... oh, that's Shang Hua's younger brother. He's in the same unit as Ge Jiangtao..."

"Shang said that after Ge Jiangtao was promoted to regimental commander, he was allocated a larger house and brought his relatives from his hometown to live with him. Shang Jie got angry and looked down on the Ge family and bullied them."

Zhuang Qingxiang frowned as she listened: "How could that be? Sister Shang works in the military. For her to bully my mother-in-law in the military compound? Wouldn't that be foolish?"

"It's not my mother-in-law," Lu Congyue quickly explained, "It's Ge Jiangtao's sister-in-law, and his nephew..."

Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback: "Huh?"

"She is Ge Jiangtao's widowed sister-in-law," Lu Congyue sighed. "Ge Jiangtao sacrificed his life for disaster relief. His sister-in-law did not remarry and stayed in their hometown to take care of Ge Jiangtao's mother. After Ge Jiangtao was promoted to regimental commander, he brought his mother, widowed sister-in-law and nephew over, wanting them to enjoy a better life."

"I never expected that Sister Shang would target her widowed sister-in-law and nephew so much. Not only did she beat and scold them at the drop of a hat, but she also pretended not to know when her child was sick, almost killing the child. Ge Jiangtao had a lot of resentment towards Sister Shang because of this, and the two of them argued all the time, eventually leading to their divorce."

"Shang said that Ge Jiangtao still likes Sister Shang and is still waiting for her to come back to him."

Lu Congyue became increasingly worried as he thought about it, and sighed repeatedly.

He originally called to help Shang Hua resolve her inner conflict and avoid awkwardness when they meet in the future. Who would have thought he would hear such news? If Uncle Shang knew, he would probably break Shang Hua's legs and force her to apologize to the Ge family.

Hearing the sigh beside her, Zhuang Qingxiang turned over, hugged him, and nuzzled against his chest, saying softly, "Don't worry, I think there must be some misunderstanding. Sister Shang isn't that kind of person. If she were, she would have attacked me and the children when you weren't home, but she didn't."

"Speaking of which, my identity is probably even more despised by her than that widowed sister-in-law of the Ge family, isn't it? We're both widows, but she's a martyr's widow, while I'm a spy..."

Lu Congyue hugged her and kissed her fiercely, silencing her before she could finish speaking.

They kissed until they were both panting slightly before releasing each other. She whispered, "Don't say things like that. You severed all ties with Zhuang Luping a long time ago, and he abandoned you at such a young age. You're just a woman surnamed Zhuang. You're fine, and you have nothing to do with him. Don't mention him again!"

"I know, I just wanted to say that Sister Shang shouldn't be that kind of person," Zhuang Qingxiang said after catching her breath.

"But Shang Jiang said so, he saw it with his own eyes..." Lu Congyue said hesitantly.

Zhuang Qingxiang thought for a moment, then patted him reassuringly: "If you really want to find out, you still have to ask Sister Shang herself. Only she knows the truth about many things; everyone else is just speculating."

Lu Congyue certainly knew, but he was a man, and the man Shang Hua wanted to marry. If he went to ask about these things, wouldn't that make people think he was interested in her?