On the day of my discharge, my mom was still unreachable.
My younger brother stayed at the hospital to take care of my dad. When I returned home, I heard voices coming from my room—both male and female.
Peeking through the crack of the door, I saw Yang Yanli, who had been missing for days, lying naked in bed with an old man, their clothes scattered all over the floor.
She had poisoned my dad and left him in the hospital, and now she was at home cheating on him—in my bed!
I was furious. Raising my phone, I kicked the door open.
"Everyone come and see! This is my wonderful mother, taking advantage of my dad being hospitalized to cheat at home. Come take a look!"
My mom covered her face in panic. "Quick, put down the phone!"
"Aren't you the one who loves live streaming? Let me give you a live stream too, so you can gain some followers!"
My mom was clearly startled, but the old man remained calm, looking me up and down.
"Wow, you're much whiter in person than in the videos—so fair and tender, not bad at all."
I felt cornered by that old man as I warned him loudly while secretly messaging Xiaoliang.
At that moment, my mom sneaked out of the room and locked the bedroom door behind her.
Seeing this, the old man started to approach me with his greasy face.
I pushed him away while desperately shouting for help.
But he just wiped his mouth and said, "What are you shouting for? I've already given your mom the bride price. From now on, we're a couple. Come here and let your husband give you a kiss."
I was both angry and annoyed and kicked him hard in his groin.
He screamed in pain just as my mom finally opened the door.
"Why are you so rude? You can't treat people like this when you get married!"
"Marriage? You two are already sharing a bed, and you want me to marry him! Are you out of your mind?"
"You ungrateful wretch, you don't understand anything! A couple's life is crucial in marriage. How can I not test it for you? I'm sacrificing myself for your sake..."
Before my mom could finish her sentence, my brother burst in.
Seeing that old man disheveled, he rushed over and started throwing punches.
My brother hit him hard, and after a few blows, the old man covered his face and ran away.
"I finally found a partner for your sister, and you’re just making trouble!"
"That guy is older than Dad! How can my sister marry someone like that?"
"Why not? He has a car, a house, and a pension of over ten thousand. What’s wrong with him for your sister?"
"Mom endures hardships every day, hoping for your sister to find a good husband so that you can marry a good wife. Only then can she feel at ease in this life."
"Mom, I think you're the one looking for a husband here."
My words hit home with my mom; she even blushed and stammered, "I didn’t... I didn’t..."
I chuckled.
What kind of karma did I accumulate in my past life to have such a mother?
Thinking about how Dad is still lying in bed unable to move made my heart ache uncontrollably.
Looking at the video I had secretly recorded on my phone, I steeled myself and decided to post it online without caring about the consequences.
I uploaded it to every platform I could find, tagging my mom each time.
Before long, her phone was ringing incessantly.
"Zhang Xiaxia! You ungrateful wretch! How could you secretly film your mom and post it online?!"
"I learned all of this from you. What, am I not learning well?"
My Mom slapped me hard across the face and shouted angrily, "You ungrateful child! I've raised you for so long!"
"I've had enough of your negative energy! From now on, you are no longer allowed to interfere in my life! I want to sever ties with you!"
My voice was loud and powerful, drawing the attention of several neighbors. My Mom clutched her heart, trembling as she began to lament once again.
However, after everything that had happened over the past few days, the neighbors clearly weren't buying it anymore. They stepped forward to criticize my Mom.
"Yanli, it's not that I'm trying to criticize you, but you complain about your husband and children every day, yet I haven't seen you look for a job."
"Exactly! If you're not happy with your life, maybe you should just get a divorce. There's no need to complain every day; the kids are grown up now."
"And your life isn't even that bad! Old Zhang works hard, and the kids are all independent. What more do you want?"
My Mom looked at the crowd's accusations with anger swelling inside her as she prepared to go live.
But because of the exposure video I posted, her account had already been banned by the platform, and she couldn't log in anymore.
Now she was completely isolated and unable to maintain her victim persona.
She glared at me amidst the criticism, her eyes filled with hatred.
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