When Tang Lu took out her phone, Xu Wan noticed that she also had a wound on her hand, which reminded her of her mother.
When she was little, her mother often had similar injuries, both new and old.
She couldn't understand why any man would beat his wife so badly.
Tang Lu sat on a chair to the side and started playing a video for Xu Wan.
"Bang!"
The video begins with a loud noise, seemingly from a piece of furniture, like a chair, being thrown.
"Divorce? Tang Lu, what right do you have to ask me for a divorce? All these years I've been working hard to build a business so you could have a good life. Now that it's failed, you want to run away? What are you doing? Trying to find another meal ticket?"
A man's voice came from the phone.
The phone didn't capture the man's face, but just hearing his voice sent chills down Xu Wan's spine.
"You...you started your business for me? You were already starting your business when I met you, it wasn't for me at all!"
"You bitch, don't you still think you're some kind of goddess? You're just my dog now, doing nothing, eating my food and using my things. A dog doesn't mind a poor home, so you want to get rid of me and live a good life? Don't even think about it!"
Another muffled sound came from the video.
This was followed by Tang Lu's screams.
Tang Lu's hands were trembling as she held her phone.
Xu Wan quickly paused the video. "That's enough. This can be used as evidence. Not only can it lead to a divorce, but if you want, it might even put him in jail. It's just hard to say how long he'll be sentenced."
Even though the video was mostly audio, Xu Wan still felt a sense of physical fear.
I had absolutely no courage to listen to it.
"I've checked the relevant laws, and even if he goes to jail, he probably won't be there for long. All I want now is a divorce..."
Tang Lu shared her idea.
Xu Wan nodded, "Okay, we'll go check first, then we'll take you to file a case."
After Xu Wan took Tang Lu to the nearby hospital for a check-up, she waited for the court to open at 2 p.m. and then took her to file a case.
After the two left the courthouse, Xu Wan said, "The summons will be sent to your husband's house in a few days. My suggestion is that you move out first, find a place to live, and don't see him."
"I'm going home to get some things later, and then I'll move back to my parents' place." Tang Lu paused and said, "But I'm not sure if my parents will let me go home..."
"You've been beaten up like this, how could they not let you go home?"
Xu Wan believes that there must be very few people in the world who do not love their children like her father.
Tang Lu may only report good news and not bad news, so her parents are unaware of her situation.
Tang Lu smiled bitterly, "I had thought about divorce before, but my family lives in a workers' compound, and my parents said they would disown me as their daughter if I divorced them, so I've been enduring it..."
"Come on, I'll go with you to your parents' house first. I don't believe they'll just stand by and watch their daughter get beaten like this by a man, and still refuse to get a divorce!"
Xu Wan grabbed Tang Lu's arm and led her outside.
Tang Lu's family lives in a residential compound in the north of the city, and the compound looks quite old.
Xu Wan drove in, and there were many elderly women sitting under the trees chatting and enjoying the cool shade.
As her car drove by, several people stared at her and whispered among themselves.
Xu Wan parked her car downstairs at Tang Lu's house.
The two went upstairs, and when they stood at the door, Tang Lu's hand, which was about to knock, paused.
She held Xu Wan's hand tightly and whispered, "Xu Wan, do you think... my parents will kick me out?"
"No, you are their daughter whom they have raised with great care. It's impossible for them not to feel heartbroken to see you like this."
Xu Wan spoke with certainty.
The two stood at the door for five minutes before Tang Lu finally mustered the courage to knock.
Tang Lu's house has two doors: an outer iron security door and an inner door for the house itself.
About ten seconds later, the door inside was opened, and a middle-aged woman opened it; it was obvious that she was Tang Lu's mother.
Tang Lu was wearing sun protection clothing and sunglasses, and her mother recognized her at a glance.
"Lulu, why are you back? Are you going to talk about divorce again? If you're going to talk about that, then don't come in." Tang's mother went straight to the point. "I've already said, we only recognize Zhou Kun as our son-in-law. As for your claims about him having an affair with the secretary, there's no evidence for that. You're just making things up."
"Mom, I..."
"I know what you're going to say. If you want a divorce, then you'd better not say it."
Tang's mother interrupted Tang Lu directly.
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