Seeing that his wife was about to give up, Chen Shi immediately strode forward and, with swift and decisive movements, broke the stick in two.

What was originally just a struggle between two women immediately reversed when Shen Shi joined in.

Lin Fang's aura weakened, and in front of her stood a tall and imposing man named Shen Shi, whose expression was frighteningly gloomy.

Based on her more than ten years of experience together, Lin Fang believed that her brother-in-law would definitely not lay a hand on a woman like her.

"Is there no justice in this world? Everyone come and see! My brother-in-law is bullying his sister-in-law!" She yelled at the top of her lungs, as if afraid the situation wouldn't get out of hand.

It could be said that Lin Fang, who was usually clueless, finally showed some intelligence. Not hitting women was Chen Shi's principle, and he really couldn't do anything to Lin Fang, who was being unreasonable.

But there are other ways to deal with the situation when it gets deep.

Bypassing the wailing Lin Fang, Chen Shi went straight to her bedroom door. He pushed the door open, but it was locked from the inside.

Lin Fang, who was originally in the living room, immediately followed. When she saw Shen Shi's actions, a hint of panic flashed across her face.

Looking at Lin Fang, whose eyes were darting around, Shen Shi curled his lips in contempt. Since she was so ungrateful, she shouldn't blame me for bringing forward the plan!

Unable to hide her true feelings, Lin Fang immediately started yelling to stop Chen Shi from pushing the door open. "You little rascal, why are you pushing your sister-in-law's door! Trying to take advantage of your brother while he's not home?"

Lin Fang tried her best to steer the conversation away from other topics, even disregarding her own reputation, in order to divert Shen Shi's attention.

This infuriated Ji Beiqing, who was standing nearby. "I'm the first to disagree with throwing mud at my man!"

"How could you say such a thing, sister-in-law? You have no shame, but our Chen Shi still does!"

Ji Beiqing looked furious, her slender phoenix eyes wide with anger, like a puffed-up kitten.

These words greatly surprised Shen Shi. He never expected that his usually timid and submissive wife would actually curse for his sake.

Lin Fang was furious, her head practically steaming. "You vixen, how dare you call me shameless! I'll tear your mouth apart!"

As he spoke, he glared at Ji Beiqing with his bull-like eyes and was about to charge at him.

Of course, Chen Shi couldn't just sit idly by, so he immediately reached out to stop her and then kicked the door frame twice.

"Brother, your wife is making such a fuss, and you're still hiding in the room sleeping soundly?"

This left not only Lin Fang stunned, but also Ji Beiqing.

Shen Yu worked at the police station, going to work at dawn every day, leaving early and returning late, and he never missed a day of his work.

Besides, she's been home all day and hasn't seen Shen Yu. Why did Shen Shi say he was inside?

"What nonsense are you talking about! Your older brother went to work early this morning, he wouldn't be in the house now!" Lin Fangqiang pulled Chen Shi, trying to get him to leave.

Shen Shi is, after all, a tall man standing at 1.8 meters. Although he has lost some weight recently, he is still not someone Lin Fang can shake.

Seeing no sound from inside, Chen Shi kicked twice more. "Going to work? My older brother lost his job, what's the point of him going to work?"

With a "bang," a heavy thud was heard behind them. Several people instinctively turned around and saw Chen's mother, who had just returned from the market, standing at the door with a look of despair on her face.

"Mom," Lin Fang called out first.

However, Chen's mother didn't bother to pay attention to her. "What? Who did you say lost their job?" She rushed to Chen Shi and grabbed his collar to ask.

“My older brother! He was caught accepting gifts and was fired.” Shen Shi replied casually.

"Impossible, impossible, you must be talking nonsense!" Mother Shen stared at Shen Shi as if he were an enemy, gritting her teeth as she spoke each word.

"Yes, yes! He's just talking nonsense. Our Shenyu went to work early this morning!"

Seeing her mother-in-law's attitude, Lin Fang felt there was a chance and tried to pull her away, but to her surprise, her mother-in-law didn't move.

After realizing her intentions, he glared at her fiercely, and Lin Fang immediately lowered her head to hide her embarrassment.

Shen Shi clearly understood how important Shen Yu's police job was to the Shen family.

To get this job, Shen's father spent a lot of time pulling strings and bribing officials, leaving the Shen family with nothing.

When he married Ji Beiqing, Shen's mother used the excuse that she was giving him a job and that the family had no money, and refused to give him a single penny.

Even though Shen's parents went to great lengths to pave the way for him, Shen Yu still didn't know how to be grateful.

After marrying Lin Fang, he used the excuse of having his own small family to stop giving Shen's mother a single penny.

Fortunately, the elderly couple were still able to work. Shen's father did odd jobs outside, and Shen's mother worked at the street office.

Even so, Shen Yu is still the pride of the Shen family. When talking about their eldest son who works at the police station, Shen's parents are genuinely proud.

Because he understood these things, Chen Shi knew exactly where to stab him to hurt the most.

"What nonsense am I talking about? It's common knowledge. If you don't believe me, ask my sister-in-law or go to her workplace to inquire."

He looked into his mother's incredulous eyes and spoke in a nonchalant manner.

If it were anything else, Shen's mother would not believe Shen Yu at all and would scold Shen Shi for talking nonsense.

But looking at Shen Shi's unwavering gaze and remembering the watch her eldest son wore, Shen's mother gradually began to hesitate.

"Knock knock." Mother Shen also began to knock on the door.

"Mom, you can't believe him!" Lin Fang pleaded desperately, her forehead covered in sweat.

Lin Fang was a person who wore her heart on her sleeve. The more she tried to hide it, the greater the doubts in Shen's mother's heart became, and the more frequently she knocked on the door.

Inside the room, Shen Yu could clearly hear the sounds outside and what everyone was saying.

He knew that things had come to this point and he couldn't hide it anymore, but he just didn't have the courage to open that door, the courage to tell his parents that he had lost the job he had worked so hard for.

He was even fantasizing: although he had accepted the gift, the organization was still investigating, so maybe there was still a chance to go back, right?

But such words could only fool that stupid woman Lin Yu; even he himself didn't believe them.

Looking dejected, Shen Yu hesitated before sitting up from the bed and slowly moving to the doorway.

Just as he grasped the doorknob, he heard the click of a key turning.

The door suddenly opened, and Shen's mother's face appeared before her.

Everything is over, Shen Yu thought.

She knew her own son best, and Shen's mother knew the truth about him most of the time.

"Tell Mom, is what your brother said true?" She desperately grabbed Shen Yu's hand, as if grasping at a lifeline.

Shen Yu avoided her gaze, not daring to meet her eyes, and nodded slightly in acquiescence.

She never expected that her proud son would lose even the best connections; this was tantamount to taking her life.

“You…” Mother Shen pointed at him, unable to utter a single word.

With a thud, Chen Mu, overwhelmed with anger and grief, crashed heavily to the ground, unconscious.

"mom!"

"mother!"

The group instantly descended into chaos.