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

Before I even reached the main gate of the compound, I saw a large crowd gathered there.

Thinking there would be some excitement to see, Shang rushed over quickly.

I never expected it to be a lively scene at home.

The one stuck in the crowd was his older sister, and Peng Wanzhou was protecting her in front of her.

Blocking their way were Ge Jiangtao's mother, sister-in-law, and nephew.

At this moment, Sister-in-law Ge knelt on the road with her son, her face covered in tears. Mother Ge did not kneel, but she was also crying uncontrollably.

"Sister-in-law, I beg you, please let Jiang Tao go. You've been husband and wife for many years, and your relationship is still there. How can you bear to ruin his future?"

"Auntie, please spare Uncle. Your nephew will kowtow to you."

"Ahua, I know you look down on this old woman from the countryside. I promise you, I'll take your sister-in-law and nephew back to our hometown right away and we'll never bother you again, okay? Please, for my sake, let Jiang Tao go!"

The three of them burst into tears, and those around them were deeply moved.

Everyone knows that Ge Jiangtao divorced Shang Hua because she bullied her family.

I never expected that even after so long since the divorce, Shang Hua would still not let them go.

I heard that Ge Jiangtao was arrested early yesterday morning.

"Even if she's the leader's daughter, she can't be this unreasonable," someone suddenly muttered.

As soon as someone spoke, others echoed their sentiments. Shang Jiang was so angry that he rushed into the crowd.

"What nonsense are you talking about? When did my sister bully anyone? It was clearly Ge Jiangtao who bullied my sister!"

"Oh dear, everyone knows Commander Ge has a good temper. Back when he was dating Shang Hua, he was incredibly doting on her. When has he ever bullied anyone?"

"That's right, Shanghua, you really don't know how lucky you are. You actually divorced such a good man."

"It wasn't her who got divorced; it was because she bullied people, and Ge Jiangtao didn't want her anymore."

Shang Hua had heard these words many times before, and looking at the Ge family with their long faces, she couldn't help but laugh.

These people, after lying so many times, actually believe that what they are saying is true?

"My sister has never bullied anyone!" Shang Jiang roared angrily.

"If you didn't bully anyone, why did you arrest Commander Ge? I'm telling you, don't go too far. Look at his family, with their old and young members, how could you be so heartless?"

Shang Jiang's face turned red with anger, but he couldn't bring himself to say many things.

Peng Wanzhou, who knew the inside story best, was also furious, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.

Their silence was seen by others as tacit agreement, as being speechless, and immediately more people advised them to let the Ge family go, saying that the family was pitiful.

Shang Hua stood behind Peng Wanzhou, his face ashen.

She knew Peng Wanzhou and her brother meant well, but she was never one to suffer in silence.

She suffered a loss at the hands of the Ge family back then, which she considered tuition. From that moment on, she vowed never to suffer a loss, no matter what she ate.

He patted Peng Wanzhou on the back, signaling him to move aside.

Shang Hua stood tall in the middle of the crowd, glanced at the Ge family, and sneered: "You dare to come to me and pester me to release them, you think I have any shame and are too embarrassed to admit what you've done! But you're wrong. You're the ones who are wrong, you're the ones who are shameless, and I have nothing to be ashamed of."

A flicker of panic crossed Sister-in-law Ge's face as she hurriedly said, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? What...what have we done? Everything we did was for you and Jiang Tao! Even if things really don't work out between you and Jiang Tao, we didn't stop you from remarrying. You want to remarry, don't you?"

Others probably wouldn't think much of what she said; they would just think she was an honest countrywoman who didn't know how to speak.

But Shanghua understood what she meant; she was being threatened. If she revealed it, her reputation would be ruined, and no one would want her to remarry.

Shang Hua's lips curled into a mocking smile.

It's a pity they don't know that she's getting married again today.

"You don't know what you've done? Let me tell you properly." Shang Hua sneered, looking down at Sister-in-law Ge, who was pretending to kneel on the ground. "Ge Jiangtao tells everyone that I bullied you at home, even physically assaulted you, leaving you with injuries every day..."

"Heh..." Shang Hua sneered, "Sister-in-law Ge, do you dare swear on your and your son's lives? Do you dare say that I hurt you? I have to go to work every day, just like Ge Jiangtao. When I come home from get off work, you're already crying with Ge Jiangtao. Tell me, did I fly back to beat you up and then fly back to work?"

"You've been throwing dirty water on me. If you can't afford to mess with me, you can at least stay away. I haven't said anything about you outside since my divorce from Ge Jiangtao, so why do you keep targeting and harassing me?"

"You take my allowance but don't let me use a single penny. Even if I want two cents to buy toilet paper, you ridicule me. Is this how your Ge family controls your daughter-in-law?"

"Sister-in-law Ge, you cry to Ge Jiangtao every day, is it because you really enjoy the way he tries to cheer you up? He practically wants to stay in your room half the night before coming back. What? You have so many injuries that he has to spend half the night applying medicine to you?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Sister-in-law Ge interrupted her anxiously. "You're bullying us country folk! I know your family is powerful, and we country folk can't compete with you, but you can't slander us like this! Do you believe I'll go to your doorstep and kill myself?"

Shang Hua sneered, "Go ahead and run him over. After you're dead, your precious son will be left with no one to care or ask about him. He'll have to go begging with his grandma! Don't count on Ge Jiangtao, because he can't afford to look after you right now; he's barely able to take care of himself!"

The hatred in Ge's mother's eyes instantly turned into tears, and amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she tremblingly knelt down before Shang Hua.

"Please spare my son! He's my only son!" Mother Ge cried bitterly. "My eldest son died while rescuing people from disaster; he was a hero! If you ruin my Jiangtao too, who will I rely on for the rest of my life?"

"Your eldest son is a hero, and your second son is a criminal!" Shang Hua showed her no mercy whatsoever. If it weren't for this old woman supporting her eldest daughter-in-law, how dare she bully her like that?

"You think I'm too proud to speak out about what Ge Jiangtao did? Well, I'll tell you right now, and let everyone know what kind of people your Ge family really are!"

After Shang Hua finished speaking, ignoring the pleading looks from Ge's mother and sister-in-law, he looked up at the crowd and declared loudly, "Ge Jiangtao was arrested because he drugged me, trying to force me to remarry her, in order to cover up the fact that he attempted to force me to commit indecent acts against me!"

There was a moment of silence, followed by a buzz of discussion.

Peng Wanzhou watched Shang Hua's retreating figure with worry, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward: "I can testify that I personally witnessed Ge Jiangtao attempting to bully Comrade Shang Hua that day. I intervened in time and drove Ge Jiangtao away. The next day, Comrade Shang Hua went to the Political Department to report Ge Jiangtao. To cover up his crimes, Ge Jiangtao attempted to harm Comrade Shang Hua with even bigger crimes. Fortunately, Comrade Shang Hua was vigilant and he didn't succeed! But his behavior has seriously violated the law, which is why he was taken away!"