On the day of the divorce, I became Qin Shao's darling.

— Su Linlin, my ex-sister-in-law.

Su Linlin was clearly dressed up carefully and was on a date with a middle-aged man. The man looked alright, not too old, but he was very short and fat, looking like a gas cylinder.

Chu Qing sat down, leaned forward, and whispered, "Your ex-sister-in-law, she's not dating that older man, is she?"

Chu Qing really wanted to say "gas cylinder," but she thought it was too offensive and held back.

Lin Xiwei didn't understand either.

She had long since stopped paying attention to Su Linlin's affairs.

I remember a long time ago, when I was selling my bags at a second-hand store in a shopping mall to raise money for Junjun's medical expenses, I ran into Su Linlin and her boyfriend at the time.

She had warned Su Yunfan that his sister's boyfriend was no good—now it seems they've broken up.

After breaking up, shouldn't she find someone better? How come she ended up with a middle-aged man with such a bad appearance?

"It seems Su Linlin has also compromised with her lower-class husband. I guess that man is rich, otherwise I really can't understand how she could bring herself to kiss him during intimacy." Chu Qing glanced at him from afar again and sighed regretfully.

"Forget it, it's other people's business, I won't comment or get involved." Lin Xiwei thought that Su Yunfan was eager to make peace and was afraid that Su Linlin would also cause trouble, so she didn't want to say another word.

However, what's meant to happen will happen.

Chu Qing nodded slightly and smiled helplessly: "You may not want to get involved, but they might not let you off the hook—look, trouble is brewing."

Lin Xiwei turned around following her best friend's gesture and immediately frowned.

Su Linlin walked over aggressively.

Lin Xiwei looked away and turned to Chu Qing: "Let's go to another restaurant."

She was in a good mood today and really didn't want to get entangled with bad people and bad things.

Chu Qing understood her best friend's personality and knew that she wasn't afraid of trouble, but simply disliked Su Linlin and didn't want to spoil her meal, so she got up to leave.

But when Su Linlin saw them about to leave, she quickly ran up and blocked their way. "Lin Xiwei, why are you hiding from me? Are you feeling guilty?"

Lin Xiwei turned her gaze to him and retorted directly, "I hate you. Just seeing you makes me feel physically uncomfortable, so I went to eat somewhere else. Is that any of your business?"

"You—" Su Linlin raised her hand in shame and anger, pointed at her, and after holding back for two seconds, burst out cursing, "Why do you hate me! You've ruined my family like this. Now my dad is in the ICU, my brother is hiding from debt collectors everywhere, and I'm forced to marry an old man in order to get money for my dad's treatment..."

Before she could finish speaking, the middle-aged man who was having dinner with her walked over, smiled at her, and said, "Linlin, are these two beautiful ladies your friends? Let's have dinner together, it'll be more fun with more people."

The "gas cylinder guy" had a wide smile on his face, and his eyes were looking at Lin Xiwei and Chu Qing in a very lewd way.

Clearly, he rushed over to invite the two women Su Linlin was meeting because they were young and beautiful.

Before Lin Xiwei could speak, Chu Qing said first, "Uncle, you've got it wrong. We're not friends, we're enemies."

"Who are you calling 'uncle'?" The man's face darkened, clearly displeased with the form of address.

"Not call me Uncle, but Grandpa?" Chu Qing sneered.

"You have such a foul mouth, woman!" The man's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a dark and displeased look as he glared at Su Linlin. "Linlin, who are those two? What grudge do they hold against you? I'll teach them a lesson for you."

Su Linlin looked at Lin Xiwei and sneered, "Brother Dawei, this woman is my ex-sister-in-law, my brother's ungrateful ex-wife. The one next to her is her best friend; the two of them are in cahoots."

"Oh, it's her." The man suddenly realized, looking Lin Xiwei up and down several times.

"So you're Su Yunfan's ex-wife? The wicked woman who ruined him financially. You're pretty, but your heart is so vicious. Su Yunfan was really unlucky to have met you."

"What nonsense are you spouting, you gas cylinder? This is none of your business, so I advise you not to meddle." Chu Qing's face hardened as she immediately warned.

Upon hearing "gas cylinder," the man instantly lost his temper: "Who are you calling a jerk! Don't think I won't hit you just because you're a woman."

"So what if I scold you? Calling you a gas cylinder is an understatement," Chu Qing retorted, "You have such a sleazy face!"

"Say that again, you shrew! You think you're so pretty? Who's been lusting after you? Even a tigress isn't as vicious as you."

Seeing the fierce look on the other person's face, Lin Xiwei was afraid that he would really make a move and cause her best friend to suffer, so she quickly pulled Chu Qing behind her.

"I've seen gluttonous pigs, but I've never seen such a short, fat wretch with a filthy mind like you. When your eyes dart around women, can't you at least look down and see if your two ounces of flesh can spill out of your bloated belly? You're barely up to other people's waists, yet your belly is bigger than a woman in her tenth month of pregnancy, and your greasy face rivals that of Zhu Bajie (Pigsy). And you think you're so great, standing up for justice here?"

Before Lin Xiwei could finish her scolding, Chu Qing couldn't help but raise her hand and clap, then gave both thumbs up.

"Weiwei, you've really become like those you associate with; you've already picked up about 80 or 90 percent of Attorney Qin's smooth talk skills."

The man was so enraged by Lin Xiwei's scolding that he pointed a finger at her, his mouth trembling as he could only manage to stammer, "You, you, you..."

Su Linlin was even angrier.

She originally wanted to incite men to attack Lin Xiwei to vent her anger for herself and her family, but she never expected Lin Xiwei to be so formidable.

"Lin Xiwei, are you even human?! My dad is still in the ICU. If it weren't for Brother Dawei's kindness in helping me, he would have died long ago. You're the one who ruined our family like this. Brother Dawei is actually doing you a favor by helping you commit these sins!"

After hearing this, Lin Xiwei racked her brains for a long time but still couldn't figure out the logic behind it.

Is this gas cylinder helping her accumulate good karma?

Chu Qing laughed in exasperation, "Su Linlin, don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"

"Su Linlin, is your brain fried by his own grease? Your dad's illness was caused by Zhong Yurou, what does that have to do with me? Your brother..."

The man suddenly raised his hand threateningly, "You'd better watch your mouth!"

"Shut up! This is none of your business!" Lin Xiwei shouted back even more fiercely.

She watched as Su Linlin continued, "Your brother borrowed money from me, and I lent it to him. Even the day you hadn't raised enough money for the surgery, it was Attorney Qin who, out of respect for me, made an exception and allowed the hospital to operate on your father first, saving his life. I am your family's benefactor, and instead of being grateful, you're distorting the truth and making baseless accusations."

"What good is 50,000 yuan! My dad is in the ICU, and it costs several thousand yuan every day." Su Linlin shouted, her eyes red.

It was peak dining time, and the restaurant was bustling with people coming and going.

Their argument also attracted the attention of the restaurant manager and waiters.

"Ladies, we run a business. If you have personal grievances, could you please resolve them somewhere else?" the manager said with a forced smile.

Lin Xiwei immediately said politely, "I'm sorry, we'll be leaving now."

She pulled Chu Qing away, intending to find another place to eat.

But Su Linlin had finally met her, so how could she possibly let it go?

She turned around and chased after her, grabbing Lin Xiwei's arm.

"Stop right there! You have to pay me back today. My brother raised your son with that Qin guy for three years; you at least have to pay back the living expenses!"