Abandoned on a stormy night, I divorced and remarried into a wealthy family.

Ms. Mei pushed aside the servants who were trying to stop her and ran into the yard.

"Song Qintang...how could you be so vicious? Jianjia and Haoqi are already married, and you still had someone do this to her. Do you just not want her to be happy? You must publicly apologize to her!"

Last night, Long Jianjia came to see her, crying so pitifully. Now, not only is her body dirty, but Wu Haoqi also dislikes her.

I... blame myself for lying to her.

If Song Qintang doesn't apologize to her, she'll tell Wu Lihu about what happened back then.

She had planned for 27 years and enjoyed wealth and status for 27 years, but now that she was old, she couldn't accept it.

Although they will no longer receive dividends from the Wu family, at least they can live in villas in Jinxiuyuan and use their own savings to live a worry-free life.

She was unwilling to accept that Long Jianjia was going to kick her and Wu Haoqi out.

Seeing that she was getting more and more excited as she spoke, Song Qintang's eyes remained completely unmoved.

"Ms. Mei, instead of making a scene here, why don't you go back and teach your daughter-in-law a lesson? If she hadn't laid a hand on me, she wouldn't have ended up losing out!"

Mei Shu was taken aback. "Even if she struck first, as her former sister-in-law, couldn't you have just let it go?"

Song Qintang smiled and said slowly, "Bear with it? Then why didn't you tell her to bear with it? Now she's causing trouble here?"

"She ground down brake pads, poisoned me, pushed me into the water, and now she's had me kidnapped. Which of these things wasn't her doing? If you don't want to discipline her, someone else will!"

Seeing that Song Qintang showed her no respect and brought up all the past events, Mei Shu looked at her with resentment.

"Song Qintang, you've clearly done nothing wrong. Why are you bringing up these old, trivial matters now? The Wu family used to treat you so well, and we never expected you to be so vicious!"

"vicious?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Song Qintang's lips.

"You're demanding that the victim apologize to the perpetrator? Aren't you vicious?"

Mei Shu wanted to retort, but when she met Song Qintang's cold gaze, she was stunned for a moment and forgot what she was going to say.

Seeing Song Qintang's sharp tongue, Ms. Mei said coldly, "Song Qintang, you just got divorced and moved into someone else's house to live with the head of Huaxing. I wonder if people online will say that Chairman Gu broke up someone else's marriage and hooked up with a used woman..."

"You..." Song Qintang suddenly looked up, her hands clenching tightly as she saw Mei Shu's threatening expression.

Having been in the business world for many years, Mei Shu has a deep understanding of an individual, a family, and even a company.

What I care about most is my reputation.

She didn't care, but Gu Huizhou absolutely couldn't be stigmatized because of her.

Just as she was about to speak through gritted teeth, a sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard gate.

"Men who cheat can get a divorce and remarry on the same day, but women who are cheated on can't start over?"

Mei Shu's face stiffened. When she returned, she saw Gu Huizhou staring at her with sharp eyes, and four bodyguards were following behind him. She immediately felt a little guilty.

But as a woman, she didn't care about such grand principles; all she wanted was for Song Qintang to apologize and keep her wealth.

Gu Huizhou strode over and sat down next to Song Qintang, with bodyguards surrounding Mei Shu behind him.

"Keeping such a vicious woman by your side will only harm you!"

Gu Huizhou scoffed coldly, unbuttoned his shirt, sat down, and put his arm around Song Qintang. "Who I keep by my side is none of your business."

"Ms. Mei, why don't you go back to the Wu family first? How are you going to resolve the matter of the switcheroo back then?"

As soon as Gu Huizhou finished speaking, the bodyguard shoved the trending search results in front of Ms. Mei.

In the photo, Wu Lihu is seen with a branch of the Wu family, and reporters are blocking the entrance to the Wu family home.

"You..." Ms. Mei broke out in a cold sweat. Long Jianjia would never reveal this to anyone.

Seeing that Song Qintang was alright, Gu Huizhou turned his attention back to Mei Shu.

"Ms. Mei should first think about how she's going to return the money she's embezzled over the years!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Shu's expression visibly froze.

How did he know?

When Lao Wu was around, she colluded with the finance department to submit a lot of false accounts.

Even Wu Lihu hadn't noticed this, so why did he suddenly bring it up?

The hotel was blocked, public opinion fermented, and Wu Haoqi and Long Jianjia were blacklisted by the industry.

Now... now she's also been exposed for switching children and committing financial fraud.

Thinking it over, their whole family had been driven to their deaths.

Ms. Mei angrily asked, "Gu Huizhou, what exactly do you want?"

"revenge!"

Gu Huizhou's bluntness completely stunned Mei Shu.

If he wanted revenge, he didn't need to say it outright, given his methods.

To put it bluntly, does this mean they're not planning to leave any way out?

Mei Shu's arrogant attitude was instantly extinguished, and she gritted her teeth and ran out the door.

Watching Mei Shu flee in disarray, Song Qintang realized that power was truly a wonderful thing. She had never seen Ms. Mei, who always had to speak her mind even when she was in the wrong, so speechless.

After the person left, the warmth on his shoulder eased, and Gu Huizhou got up, walked to the bodyguard, pointed to the outer wall and said something before returning to Song Qintang's side.

How is your recovery going today?

"Much better."

Seeing that her complexion was rosy and no longer as pale as before, Gu Huizhou nodded, took off his coat, and draped it over her shoulders.

Before the warmth, the pleasant woody scent wafts to the nose.

Seeing this, Aunt Wang quickly pulled the other servants away.

Only when the two of them were left in the garden did Song Qintang look at Gu Huizhou.

"Mr. Gu... I'm almost fully recovered, so it's not appropriate for me to keep bothering you here."

She was afraid of causing trouble for Gu Huizhou.

Gu Huizhou frowned, his voice deepening, "Don't I have any other name besides Chairman Gu? And the stitches haven't even been removed yet, how can it be healed already?"

Song Qintang lowered her eyes: "I'm afraid my identity will cause you trouble."

Seeing that she was indeed intentionally trying to create distance between them, Gu Huizhou suddenly leaned closer to her.

Upon seeing Junlian magnified before her, Song Qintang was first taken aback, then dodged, avoiding him as if he were a venomous snake.

Just as Gu Huizhou was about to speak, the phone in his pocket rang.

The car then started and drove away.

Gu Huizhou didn't return for the next few days.

Every time Song Qintang tried to leave, Aunt Wang would find various excuses to keep her there.

She didn't mention it again, and she only learned about the Wu family's affairs through various online reports.

It turns out that Wu Haoqi was never a member of the Wu family by blood. Now that the truth has been exposed, he has been expelled from the Wu family.

Long Jianjia thought she could secure her position as the eldest daughter of the Wu family, but Wu Lihu's statement excluded her forever.

Given her many misdeeds, Wu Lihu's actions are understandable; she didn't want to bring such a scourge into her life.

A week later, Song Qintang had her stitches removed and returned to her rented room from the Jiuling Mansion.

Aunt Wang tried to stop her, but couldn't persuade her otherwise, and in the end, she personally took Song Qintang back.

They then brought people to clean and tidy up her rented room before leaving.

Having learned her lesson, Song Qintang had someone replace the lock with a combination lock that included video recording. She had barely closed the door when she received a phone call from an unknown number...