"I think it's clearly a mistress framing the wife! The wife is so pitiful, she was kicked out of the house and now the mistress is coming to bully her!"

"The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be!"

"Isn't this all because of that good-for-nothing young master of the Lu family who spoils him? Apart from the second master of the Lu family, what is Lu Chengyi anyway!"

"That's right, all the glory of the Lu family belongs to Lu Jianshen. Brother Jianshen, my idol!"

The matter escalated, sparking widespread public discussion, and it couldn't be resolved anytime soon.

...

Ding Weiwei realized she had caused trouble and didn't even have the courage to go back to the Lu family's old house.

She dragged it out until 6 p.m., and only when she had no other choice did she reluctantly go back.

Xu Lihua waited in the living room of the old house. It was dusk, the sun was setting, and the house was dark and gloomy with the lights off.

Coupled with Xu Lihua's gloomy, deathly face, Ding Weiwei felt her heartbeat almost stop.

She stepped forward timidly and called out cautiously, "Mom..."

"Smack!"

Xu Lihua slapped Ding Weiwei across the face, causing her to bleed from the corner of her mouth and fall to the ground.

The woman's eyes quickly filled with tears.

"Mom, why did you hit me?"

"When I go out to gamble now, people say I'm too carefree, that my son should marry a nobody—no money, no power, no connections!"

Xu Lihua was so angry that her teeth chattered and the muscles in her face trembled.

"You're shameless! Not only did you become a mistress and ruin your reputation, but now even my son has become a heartless man because of you!"

Enraged, Xu Lihua grabbed a feather duster from the vase and started hitting her.

"ah!"