Song Wenwen and Wei Liang reacted quickly; one picked up Niu Niu with tears in her eyes, while the other took the little one and felt extremely guilty.
He slapped the little brat's bottom hard, his face fierce, though he didn't actually use much force. But the little brat seemed to have suffered a great injustice and started wailing loudly. The sound was so loud that it called out to the neighbors.
"You wicked woman! You hogged food for your own daughter and even let my dad beat me. People say a stepmother makes a stepfather, and it's true! Oh my god, why did you divorce my dad? This wicked woman ruined your marriage, why did you leave?"
People around them pointed and gossiped about the couple, throwing all sorts of unpleasant things at them.
Song Wenwen and Wei Liang were speechless with frustration. They wanted to argue back, but who would believe that an eight or nine-year-old child would deliberately lie and smear her own father and stepmother? Especially since there were several pieces of "evidence" lying on the ground next to Niu Niu.
Shen Yanming was stunned, thinking to himself, "This child is really ugly." He thought, "This must be something his mother taught him; his character is exactly the same."
So she said, "Kid, did your own mother tell you all this?"
Without much thought, Wei Jiahe nodded: "My mother said that it was this bad woman who drove her away. She was a mistress who was after my family's money."
Shen Yanming chuckled and shook his head, saying, "As far as I know, your family was only of average means before the tsunami."
Upon hearing this, Wei Jiahe objected, glaring fiercely at Shen Yanming and saying, "You're talking nonsense! My dad is a leader in the bureau, and we own two houses. We're the best off in our area. What does she have? She's just from a small county town."
These words seemed to confirm the truth of his statement. But Shen Yanming continued, "Your stepmother seems to work in the same unit as your biological father, and she's not from a small county town."
As far as I know, your stepmother comes from Bulin City, a neighboring city of Haishi, which is a very wealthy county-level city. Moreover, her family is very well-off, owning more than two properties. Your family's circumstances are really nothing compared to hers.”
The boy was speechless after being rebuked, and he said indignantly, "You're talking nonsense, that's not what my mom said."
"Have you ever considered that your mother might be lying?"
"How could that be? My mom doesn't lie. It must be you! You've fallen for her, haven't you? You two are such scumbags!"
Shen Yanming's expression turned stern as he looked at Wei Jiahe with displeasure and said, "Kid, you're young, so I won't hold it against you this time. But if you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll take you to the guard team for a lesson. Have you thought it through? Do you want to indulge in a moment of verbal sparring?"
Wei Jiahe felt a chill run down his spine when he heard the word "catch." His lips trembled, and his eyes welled up with tears, making him look like a wronged person who had been bullied.
Shen Yanming ignored him and the condemnation of those around him, and continued, "Your father and your stepmother were just ordinary colleagues. It was because your mother repeatedly caused trouble and mistakenly believed that your stepmother was a mistress, which damaged her reputation, that your father divorced your mother and later married your stepmother. For this, your father's workplace even gave him a day off to celebrate his successful escape from your mother."
Your mother has been hiring private investigators for years to secretly photograph your father's schedule and to harass all the women he has come into contact with. We strongly suspect that she suffers from paranoia.
Everything I've said is verifiable; your dad's former colleagues all know about it. If you don't believe me, you can ask them. Most of the people living here are former employees of that company. It's easy to investigate.”
He said this not only to Wei Jiahe, but also to the onlookers.
Shen Yanming glanced at the surprised crowd and continued, "My relationship with your stepmother isn't as sordid as you think. My wife was her college classmate, so she knows very well what happened between your father and your stepmother."
She hadn't initially approved of Song Wenuan marrying Wei Liang; after all, everyone knew how difficult it was to be a stepmother. Why should a young woman, a college graduate, with money and a job, be someone's stepmother and suffer? But she couldn't stop it.
Your biological mother caused your stepmother too much harm. Even if everyone knows what happened, they still gossip about her.
She suffered an undeserved misfortune. Ask yourself honestly, after she became your stepmother, did she really mistreat you? Or did you, fueled by your own mother's hatred, make things difficult for her, slander her, and even mistreat her own daughter, your half-sister?
"I remember the first time I met them, the little girl was almost delirious with fever. It's said that you were responsible for that. Has your father punished you?"
Shen Yanming ripped off their pretenses. He was furious; he hadn't expected Wei Jiahe to be such a scoundrel.
"Your father and stepmother are busy every day, isn't it all so that you two little ones can have enough to eat and drink? You should be the man of the family, taking on the responsibility of caring for your younger sister, but have you done that?"
Wei Jiahe's face turned pale, then even paler. What had he heard? How could it be so different from what his mother had said?
But this man in front of me clearly wasn't afraid of me investigating. Could it be that his mother really lied? Then why hadn't his father ever said anything?
Wei Jiahe looked at Wei Liang, who closed his eyes briefly, then nodded and said, "He wasn't lying. Your mother and I broke down a long time ago. If it weren't for your feelings, we would have divorced long ago."
But she showed no remorse. Not only did she strictly control when I returned home, she also stalked and intimidated all my female colleagues, friends, and business partners.
Wei Jiahe, do you know how much she's driving me crazy? I have no friends, no personal space, I feel like a walking corpse every day, and I have to clean up her messes every day. I'm suffering! And even after she got divorced, she still won't leave me alone.
I don't know what she said to you, but you're so old now, and you've made a scene long enough! Huh?
Wei Jiahe was so frightened that he took a few steps back. He stammered, "Then, why didn't you... why didn't you tell me?"
Wei Liang rubbed her face, feeling very sad: "You and your mother have a deep relationship. Even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me. Although I've separated from her, I never thought of speaking ill of her. I never imagined that you would be so affected by her."
Song Wenwen held Niu Niu in her arms, tears streaming down her face. Niu Niu was scared and also sobbed.
"I feel like I've failed as a person. My first marriage was ruined by that woman. After the divorce, encouraged by my boss, I married a second wife, only to have my life ruined by my son."
Perhaps, I'm just destined to be a loner for the rest of my life.
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