The night was deep and all was quiet. Most people in the city had already fallen asleep, but Xu Moran was still driving on the inner ring elevated road.

It was already very late, but she wasn't sleepy at all.

Around six o'clock in the evening, she received a call from her college best friend. On the other end of the line, Jiang Moli was crying very sadly, speaking intermittently and somewhat incoherently, but she could still understand the general meaning.

Zheng Heping was actually dating other women behind her back, and coincidentally, she caught them.

When she got home, she found that her three-year-old daughter was missing, so she quickly asked her mother-in-law.

Her mother-in-law, who had been widowed since she was young, came from the countryside and spoke in her local dialect, cursing and saying, "What are you yelling about? She's just a good-for-nothing! It's better if she disappears!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Moli nearly spat out blood. She rushed over and grabbed her mother-in-law's arm, asking, "Mom, where's Zhenzhen? Where did you take Zhenzhen?"

Grandma Zheng was probably also frightened by Jiang Moli's red eyes. After a long while, she said, "This afternoon I took that little brat downstairs to play, and when I turned around, I couldn't see her anymore..."

Tears welled up in Jiang Moli's eyes instantly. Worried about her daughter, she yelled at Old Mrs. Zheng, "That's your own granddaughter! How could you not look for her and just come back by yourself?!"

Grandma Zheng felt a little guilty, her lips trembling as she hesitated, about to speak, when the security door was opened from the outside, and Zheng Heping walked in expressionlessly.

Grandma Zheng slapped her thighs hard with both hands, collapsed to the ground, and began to wail loudly. "My life is so bitter! My husband died early, and I was both a father and a mother to my son all by myself. I raised him with great difficulty, and finally he went to university, passed the civil service exam, and got a government job. I thought I could enjoy my old age in peace, but who would have thought that I would be beaten by my daughter-in-law now? What sins did I commit in my past life to deserve this in this life..."

When it comes to tantrums and acting skills, Old Mrs. Zheng is absolutely first-rate. Compared to her, Jiang Moli is completely outclassed. Moreover, from Zheng Heping's perspective, the reason Old Mrs. Zheng collapsed to the ground was definitely because Jiang Moli pushed his mother.

Like all those who lost their fathers at a young age and grew up relying on their mothers, Zheng Heping was a very filial son. He rushed over, helped up Old Mrs. Zheng, and without saying a word, slapped Jiang Moli across the face.

The slap was so powerful that it turned Jiang Moli's face to the side, causing temporary hearing loss. If she hadn't been worried about her daughter, she would have turned and run out the door instead of standing there wondering if Zheng Heping's slap had made her deaf.

Zheng Zhenzhen is her daughter with Zheng Heping. She is only three years old this year. She has a round face and big eyes. She looks like her mother and also has the same personality as her mother before she married Zheng Heping. She is lively and cheerful.

She never understood why Old Mrs. Zheng never liked Zhenzhen. Was it just because Zhenzhen was a girl and she had a deep-rooted preference for boys?

As for Zheng Heping, after Old Mrs. Zheng moved from her hometown to live with them half a year ago, his attitude towards her and Zhenzhen changed drastically.

Even though the child is young, she can sense a lot. Before going to sleep at night, she asked Jiang Moli more than once, "Mom, why hasn't Dad taken me to the zoo or let me ride a horse since Grandma came? He also rarely plays with me anymore. Did I do something wrong to upset Dad? Is that why Dad doesn't like me anymore?"

Hearing the little one in her arms say these words, Jiang Moli felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry. She knew very well why Zheng Heping had started to dislike Zhenzhen: it was because Old Mrs. Zheng wanted a grandson, while Zhenzhen was a granddaughter.

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