Old Zeng did not publicly say that Fu Lei was not his son, and Song Yan and Wen Dajun thought it was a matter of male pride.

Later, Wen Dajun seemed to understand some of the implications. Old Zeng had raised Fu Lei until he was nine years old and understood his temperament.

He's now a bastard. The immense wealth and extraordinary status that once belonged to Zeng Lao were now out of his reach, and he's forced to live in constant fear. He'll only hate his mother, not be grateful for her upbringing.

The torment from one's own son is the most heartbreaking and the most agonizing.

Old Zeng didn't need to do anything special.

Fu Lei dared not go out and vent his anger on Fu Guohua. This feeling of constant fear was driving Fu Lei crazy.

From then on, beating and scolding Fu Guohua became commonplace. Fu Guohua still had to go to work, so Fu Lei only hit him in places where others couldn't see him.

Fu Guohua dared not make a fuss; it was a shameful thing that he couldn't bring himself to talk about.

If Fu Guohua doesn't work and can't earn money, Fu Lei will beat her even more severely. So even though Fu Lei beats her badly, she still has to go to work.

Fu Guohua was physically unable to resist.

Even Fu Baozhen couldn't stand it anymore and said, "How could Fu Lei be so ruthless?"

Fu Lei said that Fu Guohua ruined the rest of his life. Is that considered ruthless?

Fu Lei was also annoyed by Fu Baozhen's temper, but he didn't dare to hit her. Fu Baozhen must be Lao Zeng's daughter; otherwise, how could she have such a stable job?

Fu Lei felt he understood the meaning behind Lao Zeng's words that day. Lao Zeng said he held a grudge.

No man can forget the grudge of being cuckolded.

Fu Lei was tormented by these days of hatred and fear. He was miserable, so he took his anger out on Fu Guohua.

Besides suffering this torment, Fu Lei was also short of money. He was lazy and greedy, and with so many people unemployed these days, where was he supposed to find a job?

No matter how much the mother and son argued, they always kept the door closed, so no one else knew.

There were actually people who wanted to introduce Fu Guohua to potential partners, which inspired Fu Lei.

There are older men who can't find wives.

Although his mother is not young, she must have been a beautiful woman in the past.

Fu Lei didn't know how she got involved with an older man.

Wen Dajun felt that Fu Lei was no different from an animal.

Fu Lei brought an old man home, and the man guarded the door for him...

Song Yan was surprised. Was this what he had interpreted?

Wen Dajun nodded.

Fu Guohua naturally disagreed; once she resisted, the old man dared not make a move.

It was Fu Lei who went in, tied Fu Guohua up, and gagged him...

Song Yan almost thought there was something wrong with his ears.

Wen Dajun nodded and said that's exactly what Fu Lei did.

Once there's a first time, there's a second.

Who among the young would be interested in someone Fu Baohua's age?

Fu Baohua is over forty, almost fifty!

Good men are older; they just want to find a woman to settle down with. They wouldn't do something like that.

Men who do this kind of thing are usually unemployed, have no serious career prospects, and are older. They also tend to be poor.

After getting nothing out of that old man after a few encounters, Fu Lei went looking for a second one.

Wen Dajun didn't know if the second Fu Lei had succeeded in making arrangements. After all, Fu Lei had been doing this in secret.

The second one is not much better than a beggar.

Fu Lei was also trying to torment Fu Baohua; he hated her and wanted to take revenge on her.

The poverty of the mother and son could not be concealed.

The relationship between Shen Changchuan and Lao Zeng gradually became known to everyone.

Shen Qian was Zeng Lao's nephew, and Song Yan was his wife.

It's no secret that Old Zeng gave all his property to his nephew's wife—his goddaughter.

Mr. Zeng has completely severed ties with his ex-wife and children.

Those who had been bullied by Fu Lei and wanted to take revenge on him no longer needed to worry about anything.

Fu Lei was frequently beaten, bullied, and humiliated. Moreover, people would often mention how much wealth Zeng Lao possessed, but unfortunately, it had nothing to do with Fu Lei.

Fu Lei, having been bullied, would torment Fu Guohua even more.

They, mother and son, were utterly devastated...

Song Yan wondered if Fu Lei's torment of Fu Guohua was simply due to hatred.

That's probably not entirely true.

He was probably afraid of Lao Zeng's retaliation!