When Li's mother saw Shen Shiyi walking towards them, she suddenly became somewhat uneasy. Shen Shiyi found this scene genuinely amusing. Wasn't this mother-in-law usually quite dramatic?

Why does it look like this now?

After struggling with herself, Li's mother slowly stepped forward and said, "Bing'er, it's been a long time." At this moment, she no longer had the demeanor of a noblewoman.

Shen Shiyi sat down without even lifting her eyelids.

Seeing her lukewarm response, Li's mother became anxious; she was getting impatient.

Shen Shiyi was so shocked by her sudden kneeling that she almost dropped her jaw, and then frowned deeply.

Ignoring her increasingly unpleasant expression, Li's mother kept pretending to be pitiful, while Li's father silently gave his wife a thumbs up for her actions.

Li's mother choked up as she said, "Bing'er, I know I was wrong before. I always disliked you, was bossy, and always tried to sow discord between you and your husband. I know I was wrong. But please, please, for Xinye's sincere heart, help him, okay? I'm kneeling down for you."

Shen Shiyi watched her self-directed and self-acted performance without being moved at all. Seeing her calm appearance and indifferent attitude, Li's mother hurriedly said something she shouldn't have.

"For the sake of your past relationship as husband and wife, please help him, okay? I'll do anything for you, I promise."

Despite all that talk, Shen Shiyi didn't even lift her eyelids.

Li's mother, preoccupied with appealing to his emotions, said, "It takes a hundred years of cultivation to share a boat ride, and a thousand years to share a pillow. Besides, even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness. You can't just abandon him. He's still young; his life has just begun. It was all my fault before. I was blind to his worth. I had such a good daughter-in-law, but I didn't cherish her. Blame me; it's my fault for not raising him properly. Please, give him a chance to change, okay?"

She had never imagined this scene, and perhaps even Li's mother hadn't.

The onlookers suddenly realized that it was actually a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, but the ex-wife.

Tsk tsk, strange things happen every year, but this year there seem to be more than usual, especially this scene of a mother-in-law kneeling before her daughter-in-law, it's truly a bizarre sight.

After listening to her endless rambling, I was so annoyed that I quickly interrupted her and stood up with a wave of my hand.

Everyone thought she was going to help Li's mother, but things took a completely different turn.

Shen Shiyi said coldly, "You have indeed wronged me. Not only you, but everyone in your Li family has wronged me." Li's mother was speechless upon hearing this, and her smug expression was concealed by panic.

Ignoring her pale and bloodless appearance, Shen Shiyi continued, "As a daughter-in-law, I've always known that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been an age-old problem. Although my relationship with Xinye is strained, I've always respected you as elders. Even though Xinye's youthful impulsiveness caused me harm, I didn't indulge you two. After marriage, I treated you with kindness and respect, but did you ever treat me like a human being? Mom... no, I should now respectfully call you Auntie... because you are elders, I've never disobeyed you. Even though my relationship with him was bad, I still treated you as my parents. But ever since my child was lost because of you, I've been completely disappointed in that family. My second pregnancy, because of him, made me even more desperate about that nominal family. Time has passed, and I never expected that the person who would come to me for help would be you. What I never expected even more is that you actually have the nerve to show your face."

Before she knew it, she had said so much, and she didn't even realize when the tears in her eyes fell.

He looked up, took a deep breath, and said slowly, "If you had treated me better back then, things might not be like this now. Please forgive me for being powerless, but even if I could, I wouldn't help the family of the murderer who killed my children. You should leave."

Over the years, she has become numb.

As she turned to leave, Li's mother timely grabbed her hand and hugged her leg, much to everyone's surprise.

This is too fantastical!

Li's mother hurriedly said, "No, Bing'er, you can't just stand by and watch him die. He was once your man, your husband, and the father of your unborn child."

Li's mother was already sobbing uncontrollably. She really had no other choice but to resort to this desperate measure, hoping that her self-inflicted suffering would move her heart.

But she forgot that Su Bing'er was no longer the naive young girl she once was, but Colonel Shen Shiyi.

It would be fine if those past events weren't mentioned, but as soon as they were brought up, Shen Shiyi's aura changed drastically, her whole body filled with murderous intent, and her calm face was full of anger and killing intent.

The entire military region fell silent for a moment. Everyone looked at Shen Shiyi's bloodshot eyes and couldn't help but shiver.

Damn, this aura is terrifying.

Amidst the tranquil surroundings came Shen Shiyi's mocking laughter, "Hehe...hehe."

Two young soldiers, with their keen sense, pulled Li's mother away to prevent her from influencing the colonel and causing him to do something reckless later.

"A man? A husband? A father? Does he deserve that title?" The calm tone conveyed a palpable sense of danger to everyone present. Li's parents were so frightened they dared not utter a sound.

“I’ve never considered him my man, let alone my husband. As for my father, he doesn’t deserve to be mentioned at all.” Every word was clear and powerful, making it hard not to hear.

"You may not know this, but you could actually be grandparents." The couple looked at her in disbelief. Shen Shiyi seemed to be immersed in her own world, unable to pull herself out of her memories of the past.

"He was born prematurely, but he was still a big, healthy baby boy. It's a pity he didn't even have a chance to see the world before he passed away..." Many military wives present couldn't help but wipe away tears upon hearing this.

At this moment, Shen Shiyi suddenly laughed, her laughter and tears making it impossible to guess what she was thinking.

"I didn't even get to see him, his own mother, once, let alone you. He was the child I risked my life to bring into this world. When I was on my deathbed, I overheard the nurses and doctors saying he was dead, not breathing. Do you know how I felt? It was worse than death. What made me even more heartbroken was that five years later I learned that my son wasn't dead at birth, but was strangled to death by someone—my best friend. She destroyed my family, stole my husband, and even extinguished my only hope for survival. Even the car accident was staged. Tell me, do you think I'd let you get away with this?"

The air froze instantly. Shen Shiyi wiped away her tears, bit her lip, and said, "You may not know this, but when I was pregnant with my first child, the traditional Chinese medicine doctor said it was twins, a boy and a girl. My second child was triplets, two boys and a girl. I was just a little bit short of bringing my babies into this world. But all of this was because of you, and yet you still want me to save him. Is that even possible?"

Xia Yiran, Ye Yingjian, Sun Zhiling and others wept uncontrollably, and even the male soldiers who were usually known for their courage but not their tears couldn't help but wipe away their own tears.

Xia Yiran went up and hugged her tightly to comfort her.

My God, how did she get through all that?

Is that even a human way to live?

Qin Ziming looked at the two people embracing tightly, his hands clenched into fists, veins bulging, his face flushed.

He turned and left with a murderous aura, and no one noticed his strange behavior at that moment.

Nangong Zixin, watching from the crowd, felt a surge of anger and strode forward, her murderous aura palpable as she passed through the crowd.

Lady Nangong immediately sensed something was wrong and quickly spoke up to stop Zixin.

An angry person cannot listen to others' advice, and a person who has been immersed in a sad atmosphere is awakened by a scream.

Everyone was even more astonished. What the hell had they missed?

Commander Nangong's daughter actually assaulted someone, and that person was none other than Colonel Shen's former mother-in-law.

Everyone couldn't help but give him a mental thumbs up. He was so incredibly brave and heroic, so cool! It made them want to slap him a couple of times too. The more they thought about it, the angrier they got.

That's shameless.