In the dead of night, a torrential downpour descended from the sky, making the dark, gloomy sky seem as if it were about to collapse. Raindrops lashed against the windowpane, making a piercing, pattering sound that was especially harsh in the stillness of the night.

The bustling streets during the day are now deserted, with only sparse streetlights illuminating the dark night. At this moment, a bright light rapidly approaches from afar and quickly enters this somewhat old neighborhood located in the suburbs of Beijing.

Fang Niannian stopped the car in a daze, turned off the engine, and stepped out, shuddering all over.

The raindrops hit her skin, cold and chilly, and the icy sensation helped Fang Niannian regain her clarity from her chaotic thoughts.

It turns out it was all a lie. No, I have to expose them. They must have realized I was missing. Luckily, I acted quickly and drove away in time, otherwise, who knows what those heartless people would have done.

The elevator doors opened, and Fang Niannian rushed in. After pressing the floor button with trembling hands, she finally let out a deep breath, and her tense nerves completely relaxed.

I'm home now. It's good to be home. My husband, Liu Geng, is here. With him, there's nothing to be afraid of. He'll definitely handle everything well and won't let me worry anymore. Thank goodness for him; he's all I have now.

Thinking of Liu Geng, a warmth rose in Fang Niannian's chilled heart.

I took out my key and opened the security door. Inside the pitch-black room, light shone through the crack in the tightly closed bedroom door. Great, Liu Geng was here tonight, not on duty at work.

I was filled with anger and fear at the time, and I just wanted to leave as soon as possible. I even forgot to call him.

Although she really wanted to rush in and tell Liu Geng about the scam and her fears, Fang Niannian still thought about his germaphobia.

So she first took off her wet shoes and coat in the entryway. When she reached for her slippers, she unexpectedly pulled out a pair of high heels with ten-centimeter heels, which were clearly not her shoes.

Fang Niannian's mind immediately went into overdrive. Could there be another woman in the house tonight?

She tiptoed to the bedroom door, strained her ears, and after a long while heard no sound, just as Fang Niannian reached out to grasp the doorknob and decided to turn the lock, a woman's voice suddenly rang out.

"Brother-in-law, you're so mean! I just said I was going to sleep, why are you doing this again? You're so naughty."

"Call me husband, you little vixen, who started this misbehavior first?" Then came a burst of teasing laughter. Fang Niannian's vision went black; it was her cousin Wang Bing'er's voice.

Has Liu Geng cheated on his wife?

"Okay, okay, honey, when are you going to divorce my good sister? My belly can't wait any longer."

"My dear, my sweetheart, once the company's work situation is adjusted this time, I'll force her to divorce me immediately. Otherwise, if she makes a scene now, her reputation will suffer, which will affect your husband's future career advancement. Everything I have belongs to our son. Don't worry, just wait patiently for a few more days."

Wang Bing'er chuckled, "What if she refuses to get a divorce?"

"Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring. She can never have children in her life. Do you want the Liu family line to end with me? I have been more than kind to her all these years. This time, no one can stop me from divorcing her."

Liu Geng's usually gentle and moving voice spoke words that cut Fang Niannian's heart like knives.

"Huh? Didn't my cousin get pregnant before? Why can't she have children anymore?" Wang Bing'er asked in confusion.

Liu Geng chuckled, "I'm not afraid of you finding out now. My family has only had one son for three generations, so we definitely need to have a son. When she went for her prenatal checkup, my sister found someone she knew who could tell it was a girl. But at that time, I was trying to climb the social ladder by relying on my good father-in-law. With Nian Nian's temper, if I dared to tell her I didn't want a girl, she would make a scene."

"But I heard from my mom that the child is still gone. What happened after that? Tell me quickly!" Wang Bing'er urged Liu Geng urgently.

“My eldest sister works at a hospital and has a lot of connections. She managed to get a prescription for abortion pills. My mom brought her chicken soup laced with the pills every day, and not long after, she miscarried. That wouldn’t have been a big deal, but because she was late in the pregnancy, she had a lot of bleeding and her body was severely damaged. My sister said she could never have children again. That’s her fate,” Liu Geng said with a sigh.

Fang Niannian, who was standing outside the door, could no longer stand. She collapsed at the doorway, her face pale, her hands tightly covering her mouth, and tears streaming down her face.

This is the truth. I had wondered why I suddenly miscarried when I was perfectly fine. But my sister-in-law showed me a diagnosis that said I wasn't in good health and hadn't rested in bed properly, which is why I couldn't save the pregnancy.

So, I've always felt guilty because I couldn't have children. I felt I had let the Liu family down. I also showed extra care and concern for my in-laws.

Back then, Liu Geng knelt before her, his eyes red and swollen, vowing that he would never betray her in this life, and that they would be together for a lifetime. Now, it all seems like a joke.

Wang Bing'er clicked her tongue a few times, "My cousin is really pitiful. I didn't realize she was so devoted to your whole family, and this is how she ended up. Let me tell you, if your family dares to treat me like this, I'll never forgive you."

"How could I bear to treat you like this? My eldest sister said that you're carrying a boy. Once he's born, you'll be a great contributor to the Liu family. We'll cherish you more than ever," Liu Geng said gently, comforting her.

Fang Niannian finally couldn't hold back any longer. She leaned against the wall and slowly stood up, then pushed open the door and rushed into the bedroom.

"Ah!" Wang Bing'er screamed, pulling the blanket to cover her body. The two stared in astonishment at Fang Niannian who had suddenly appeared.

"Do you have any shame?" Fang Niannian stepped forward and slapped Wang Bing'er hard across the face.

"What's wrong with you!" Seeing Wang Bing'er being hit, Liu Geng slapped Fang Niannian hard across the face and pushed her aside.

Fang Niannian got up and continued kicking Liu Geng, "I'll beat you to death, you beast, you're worse than an animal."

"Have you made enough of a scene?" Liu Geng grabbed Fang Niannian's hands, his voice filled with suppressed anger and gloom.

As if she had heard a joke, Fang Niannian laughed in anger.

"What have I done wrong? How could you treat me like this? Have you lost your conscience?"

Liu Geng was very uncomfortable with Fang Niannian speaking to him in such a contemptuous tone. He was furious and took a few steps forward. "Don't push your luck. Bing'er is carrying the child of my Liu family. I am determined to marry her. There's no point in you making a scene like this. We might as well part ways amicably."

Looking at the man in front of her who had suddenly become completely unfamiliar, and thinking about the secret she had learned, Fang Niannian suddenly felt that everything was so ironic, and her heart was filled with despair.

Although Fang Niannian only graduated from junior high school, her friends still envied her. A large part of the reason was that Liu Geng was a college student and a junior leader in the largest state-owned enterprise in Beijing, holding a secure job.

What's especially remarkable is that from the time they met until their marriage, Liu Geng treated Fang Niannian very well.

Unexpectedly, after twelve years of marriage, she discovered it was all a lie. Fang Niannian turned and rushed to the kitchen, grabbed a cleaver, and prepared to fight those two bastards to the death. Anyway, she didn't want to live anymore.

Then, what remained in her memory was that she was too excited, holding a kitchen knife in her hand, her foot slipped, and she fell straight down in front of the two astonished people, her head hitting the floor tiles hard.

The kitchen knife flew out and stuck in the wooden edge of the bedside, accompanied by Wang Bing'er's deafening scream.