The Secret of Second Marriage

Tian Hongxia looked shocked and angrily cursed at me: "You heartless ingrate! I raised you all these years and you've never shown me any filial piety. Now you're a rich man in the city and you're even accusing me!"

When were you abducted? Show me the evidence.

"You've eaten my food and drunk my water. Let me tell you, tomorrow I'll be bringing people to live outside your parents' house. Don't even think about letting me come back until you pay me back for all the money I've spent raising you all these years!"

"Fine, if you dare come, I'll go to the media and expose this. Let's see who's more shameless!"

At that moment, I felt incredibly cold and angry.

I was clearly stolen and trafficked to rural areas for so many years. I have suffered so much for so many years. Who will take responsibility for my life?

Tian Hongxia tried to brainwash me again, crying and playing the victim while threatening me: "Even if you don't care about me and don't have me as your adoptive mother in your heart, this is still your second home."

Your brother recently racked up a huge credit card debt, and the creditors are coming to your door. Your brother's wife wants a divorce.

As the older sister, you can't just not contribute a single penny, can you? I'm begging you, like a mother.

You need to help your brother get through this difficult time and pay off his debts, otherwise our family won't be able to celebrate the New Year properly!

"I've already helped him a lot, I won't help him anymore!"

I sneered inwardly. He called me during the Chinese New Year just to get me to pay off my brother's debts.

I was brainwashed so much, and I spent money and effort to pay off my brother's debts. When I got divorced, I was almost penniless. Did my so-called family members care about me at that time?

Fortunately, he's not her biological child.

I didn't want to listen to Tian Hongxia's rambling anymore, so I hung up the phone.

As I've reached middle age, one of the most important lessons I've learned is to stop carrying the burden of other people's fates!

No money to pay back? Haha, then you'll have to sell your house! If you still can't pay back, you'll end up in jail!

President Jiang asked me, "They've harassed you again. Should I teach them a lesson?"

"No need, Mr. Jiang."

I said, "I've already severed ties with them, and I won't give them a single penny anymore."

"You did a great job."

President Jiang praised me.

We held hands and kissed by the river on New Year's Eve.

……

That night, I stayed overnight at General Jiang's place.

On New Year's Eve, after Jiang and I took a shower, I held him in my arms, and we were both almost asleep.

Just then, the phone rang.

I wasn't asleep, so I put on my pajamas, got up, and went to the living room to answer the phone.

I looked at it and it was an unfamiliar number.

This call was made by Zhang Yan.

She said, "Man, I have good news for you. Xue Fan has been bailed out by the lawyer I hired."

He was involved in your ex-husband's incident last time. He was drunk and acted impulsively. He has admitted his mistake, repented, and signed a guarantee that he will not harass you again.

The court saw that he had a tough time, so they agreed to release him on bail.

He has something he wants to tell you…

"No need, I don't have anything to say to him."

I sneered.

My ex-husband and I were like a dream. We loved each other passionately, and I was willing to live and die for him, take care of him for the rest of my life, and grow old together.

But after experiencing betrayal, infidelity, and a life-or-death ordeal, I feel disgusted whenever I see him.

"But he wants to tell you... he's changed his ways, he promised me... he won't bother you anymore, sis?"

After Zhang Yan finished speaking, she lent the phone to my ex-husband.

A moment later, I heard my ex-husband's familiar voice. He said, "Man, I called your number before, but you blocked me. After all, I'm Tangtang's father. I've been fighting with you for so long, and I've lost."

I know you're not someone to mess with or bully. I've already learned my lesson and learned my lesson, and I'm not doing well now either.

For our daughter's sake, can we reconcile? I promise I won't do anything to hurt you again.

I don't want to believe a single word you say.

I said coldly.

"Are you free? It's almost Chinese New Year, and I'd like to buy some things and visit you and your daughter."

Xue Fan paused for a moment and then said to me.

I refused: "No need, Xue Fan. Our daughter is doing very well now. If you really want to see her, you can take her shopping for clothes or to the amusement park sometime. But if you dare to hide her, I will definitely call the police this time!"

"Don't worry, I won't do anything so impulsive again. I want to tell you something: Zhang Yan and I are getting married. Zhang Yan is pregnant with my child; she's almost five months along."

Xue Fan's assertive voice carried a hint of resentment as he said, "Man, Zhang Yan is far better than you. During the time I was in prison, she stayed by my side, running around trying to find a lawyer to help me."

When I opened a barbecue restaurant, she sold part of her savings to support my business.

Now she's pregnant with my child. She doesn't mind that I've been to prison, and she's still willing to live with me in a rented room and eat 10-yuan boxed meals.

Why can't you be with me through hardship?

"If you think Zhang Yan is good, then let her be with you! If you want to get married, then get married. You don't need to tell me. I have nothing to do with you anymore."

I sneered inwardly, thinking, "Zhang Yan is such a stupid woman. She's lived to this age and still believes in love and prodigal sons returning home. I only know that a leopard can't change its spots."

Let her suffer with Xue Fan if she wants; I certainly don't.

I'm no longer a saint. For the rest of my life, the only thing I need to do is to love myself well.

"Jiang Man, you're my ex-wife. We had a good relationship, don't you have even a sliver of lingering affection for me?"

Xue Fan asked, full of doubt.

"Do you even deserve to be with someone like you?"

After I finished speaking, I promptly hung up the phone.

I went back to bed and lay down again. President Jiang held me in his arms and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, his voice thick with jealousy: "Who called you on New Year's Eve? Man, was it that little puppy—Shen Xing?"

"No, you're overthinking it. It's my ex-husband, Xue Fan. While we were still married, he had an affair with my next-door neighbor, Zhang Yan..."

Zhang Yan is pregnant with his child, and they are getting married. My ex-husband called to tell me that we are divorced, or that another woman wants him.

How ridiculous! We're divorced. In my heart, we're complete strangers. Whether he gets married or not has absolutely nothing to do with me!

"Your ex-husband was a weirdo too."

President Jiang said, "Man, go to sleep. Tomorrow is the first day of the Lunar New Year. I'll take you to wish my grandma a Happy New Year."

"Um"

Jiang and I clasped hands, embraced, and kissed in bed. It was a passionate battle of wits, our mouths dry and our tongues parched.

My body felt weak and hot all over.

It turns out that when you're with the right man, you can enjoy endless good fortune every day. Thinking back to how I was neglected in my previous marriage, I think my ex-husband Xue Fan was a scumbag.

Even if you give a man like him the perfect wife, once you're married and the novelty wears off, he won't take responsibility anymore.

I don't think my ex-husband and Zhang Yan could have a good relationship.

……

Xue Fan hung up the phone, still feeling a pang of sadness. He turned on the TV and saw the drama I was in. His heart ached. The deep love he once had and the estrangement he now felt were intertwined, weaving a tapestry of love, hate, and passion.

There seemed to be tears welling up in his eyes. He never imagined that the housewife he once looked down on would get divorced and transform into a dazzling superstar, with young men and business elites pursuing her.

Jiang Man, after your divorce, what makes you so happy?

Xue Fan was unwilling to accept it; the better his ex-wife did, the heavier his regret became.

Zhang Yan comforted him from the side, saying, "Xue Fan, actually I have loved you for a long time. Before I met you, I was abused by my previous husband. The bruises on my body have never disappeared."

I was beaten so badly that I hid in the corner, trembling with fear. Every day after get off work, as soon as I heard his footsteps coming home, my heart would pound and every pore on my body would tremble.

I thought my fate would be to be beaten to death by him.

It was during that time when he hit me the hardest that you knocked on the door and warned him. At that moment, you were my hero!

Xue Fan, Jiang Man doesn't want you. She's heartless. I'm willing to follow you.

My belly, you're carrying our baby. If we both work hard, we'll definitely make a good life together, okay?

"it is good"

Xue Fan touched Zhang Yan's belly. He had always wanted a son and hoped that Zhang Yan could give him a son this time.

However, he still harbored resentment towards Jiang Man, resenting that woman's heartlessness.

He still had some things in his hands and planned to go to President Jiang in a couple of days to discuss the price with that man.

……

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, President Jiang took me to see Grandma Jiang.

Grandma Jiang had gray hair and sharp eyes. She wore a simple Zhongshan suit and glasses. She smiled and took my hand, saying, "Man, after all the twists and turns, the woman my grandson loves most is still you!"

You two should get married soon. I'm an old woman, and seeing you get married will put my mind at ease. After I pass away, I can go to the underworld and tell his grandfather.

Jiang Hui has found the woman who is willing to accompany him and spend her life with him, putting his grandfather's mind at ease!

I blushed.

Grandma Jiang handed the jade bracelet back to me and gave me a red envelope as a greeting. It was a very thick stack of red envelopes, and I knew right away that it must have been one in a million.

More than 1 red envelopes.

In northern tradition, this represents the elders' satisfaction and approval of the trust placed in them during the first visit.

President Jiang grabbed my hand with great joy and said, "Man, my grandmother agrees to our marriage."

"Of course I agree. We should treat them better from now on."

Grandma Jiang said, "True love is revealed in times of hardship. Man is a very good woman; you must cherish your future wife. Those who love their wives prosper. Grandma, I've lived my whole life, and looking back with a detached eye..."

In wealthy business families, the happiest husbands love their wives, and their children live harmonious and successful lives.

Those husbands who abandon their wives after becoming rich and successful and instead have mistresses never have a good ending.

Don't be fooled by their glamorous first few years after marrying mistresses; almost all of them went bankrupt or suffered health problems in the long run, and the mistresses completely ignored them... So, you must treat your wife well!