Shen Dong dodged while glaring viciously at Shen Huaishuang.
"You ungrateful wretch! Who told you to call your grandma here?"
Grandma Qin scolded, "You scumbag! How dare you blame my granddaughter! Is this how a father behaves? Pushing your own flesh and blood into a fire pit—even fierce tigers don't eat their cubs, yet you are so vicious! How could I have given birth to such a cold-blooded, heartless wretch?"
Within moments, Shen Dong had already taken several blows, wincing in pain.
"Mom, stop hitting me! I'm fifty years old, and here I am being chased and beaten by my mother. How humiliating would that be if word got out?"
"You still know what humiliation is? Look at what you've done—is that the behavior of a decent human being? You tried to marry your own daughter off to a four-time divorcee with a history of domestic violence. I've never seen a father as vicious as you."
"Mom, this isn't my fault! If you want to blame someone, blame that ungrateful wretch herself. She has no shame; she went to a hotel with a man right before her wedding. Now that everyone knows, her reputation is ruined, and the Bai Family sent her back. What could I do? I had to marry her off as soon as possible."
Grandma Qin was furious, her fingers trembling with rage.
"So that's why you married Huaishuang off to a four-time divorcee with a history of domestic violence?!"
"With the things she did, she should be grateful anyone is willing to marry her!"
Grandma Qin stared hard at Ye Xiaomin and Shen Huaiyu.
"The only reason my granddaughter ended up like that is because of these two vicious women!"
With that, she swung her cane at Ye Xiaomin and Shen Huaiyu again.
Ye Xiaomin and Shen Huaiyu hurriedly scurried behind Shen Dong.
"Darling, save me!"
"Dad, save me!"
Shen Dong shielded the mother and daughter behind him and angrily grabbed Grandma Qin's cane.
"Mom, will you stop making a scene? This has nothing to do with Xiaomin and her daughter. Huaishuang framed them."
"Bullshit! I know what kind of person my granddaughter is; she was framed. You married a woman with a snake's heart, and she gave you a daughter with a snake's heart, yet you treat them like treasures. Are you blind? Even an old woman like me can see it at my age—why can't you? Why won't you trust your own daughter?"
Shen Huaishuang was already weeping uncontrollably.
In this world, Grandma was the only one who truly cared for her.
She walked over, supported Grandma Qin, and helped her sit down on the sofa.
"Grandma, don't get angry anymore. These people aren't worth it. My father doesn't care about me; no matter what you say, he won't believe it. From now on, I have only one family member—you, Grandma."
With a heart full of ache, Grandma Qin wiped the tears from Shen Huaishuang's face.
"There, there, don't cry. It breaks Grandma's heart to see you like this."
Shen Huaishuang dried her tears and forced a smile.
"Grandma, I won't cry anymore."
Shen Huaiyu rolled her eyes and said, "If you two want to put on a touching grandmother-granddaughter performance, please go somewhere else. Don't do it here—it makes me sick."
Grandma looked down on her, and she certainly looked down on this country bumpkin of an old hag anyway.
Since she had already fallen out with Shen Huaishuang, she didn't want to keep up the pretense of being a loving sister in front of Shen Dong.
Shen Huaishuang walked right up to her and delivered a sharp, resounding slap across her face.
"Shen Huaiyu, this slap is for your lack of respect for your elders and your terrible manners."
Holding her cheek, Shen Huaiyu shrieked, "Ah! Shen Huaishuang, you bitch! I'm going to kill you!"
Just as Shen Huaiyu raised her hand to retaliate, Shen Huaishuang swung again, landing another fierce slap across her face.
"And this slap is for drugging me. Don't let me find the evidence, or I'll put both you and your mother in prison."
Shen Huaiyu was stunned by the blows.
She completely forgot how to react.
When she finally came to her senses, she threw herself into Ye Xiaomin's arms.
"Mom! Shen Huaishuang hit me! You have to get revenge for me."
Ye Xiaomin had been too startled by Shen Huaishuang's fierce demeanor to protect Shen Huaiyu.
Coming to her senses now, she roared, "Shen Huaishuang, how dare you hit my daughter?!"
"Because she deserved it!"
Ye Xiaomin looked at Shen Dong. "Darling, do something! Shen Huaishuang is completely out of control!"
Shen Dong hadn't expected the daughter who had always been submissive and as soft as a pushover to suddenly lash out.
She had transformed from a timid little rabbit into an enraged lioness in an instant.
He, too, had been frightened by the vicious way Shen Huaishuang had struck Shen Huaiyu.
Ye Xiaomin's cry jolted him back to reality.
He scolded, "Huaishuang, what are you doing? Huaiyu is your sister, why did you hit her?"
Shen Huaishuang brushed her hands together and said expressionlessly, "Please don't repeat the same question. The answer is still that she deserved it."
Grandma Qin clapped her hands with a smile from the sidelines.
"Huaishuang, well done! From now on, if anyone tries to bully you, just slap them across the face hard like that."
"I know, Grandma."
"Grandma, sit here for a moment. I'm going upstairs to pack my things."
"Go ahead, I'll wait for you." Grandma Qin waved her hand.
Weeping miserably, Shen Huaiyu cried, "Dad, Mom, my face hurts so much!"
Ye Xiaomin was heartbroken.
"Darling, go get some ice cubes from the fridge. Huaiyu's face is all swollen."
Shen Dong's heart ached as well, and he hurried toward the kitchen.
Shen Huaiyu sobbed loudly, "Mom, how can I go out looking like this? How am I supposed to face Brother Yujie?"
"Don't worry, put an ice pack on it, and it'll be fine by tomorrow."
The couple bustled about, trying to reduce the swelling on Shen Huaiyu's face.
Grandma Qin asked, "Bai Yujie used to be your sister's fiancé. How did you end up getting mixed up with him?"
Shen Huaishuang had only told Grandma Qin about Shen Huaiyu and Ye Xiaomin drugging her; she hadn't mentioned that Shen Huaiyu and Bai Yujie were hooking up behind her back.
The old lady had no idea that Bai Yujie and Shen Huaiyu were planning to get married.
Smugly, Shen Huaiyu said, "Brother Yujie dumped Shen Huaishuang. The person he's going to marry now is me."
Grandma Qin was consumed with fury.
Over the phone, she had asked her granddaughter, "What about Bai Yujie? You were framed in this whole mess; why didn't he stand up to protect you?"
Shen Huaishuang had replied, "Grandma, we've broken up."
That Bai Yujie was truly trash. A breakup was a breakup, and she wasn't an unreasonable old woman either.
But to get engaged to Shen Huaiyu right after breaking up with her granddaughter—that was simply going too far!
Grandma Qin sneered, "You little wretch, with a heart that malicious, you must have had your eyes on Bai Yujie for a long time."
Shen Huaiyu dropped the act and declared, "That's right, I've liked Brother Yujie for a long time. He's so exceptional—so what if I like him?"
"Heh, no reason at all. If you like him, take him."
Shen Huaishuang stood at the top of the stairs, holding a suitcase.
"Shen Huaiyu, isn't he just a man? Take him if you want—I don't give a damn!"
If something belonged to her, no one could take it away; if someone could take it, it meant it never belonged to her in the first place.
She wouldn't dwell on it, nor would she drag things out in a messy entanglement.
Shen Huaishuang walked over to Grandma Qin's side.
"Grandma, let's go."
Shen Dong demanded, "Where do you think you're going? You're not going anywhere. Stay right here—I've arranged for you to meet someone tonight."
With full force, Grandma Qin roared, "My granddaughter is moving in with her husband, and she will never step foot in this house again!"
"What husband?!"
"The husband I found for Huaishuang. They just got their marriage certificate today."
"Huaishuang, show them your marriage certificate."
"Okay."
Shen Huaishuang pulled out the red booklet, opened it, and held it up for them to see.
"I'm married. I couldn't possibly marry a four-time divorcee with a history of domestic violence—sorry to disappoint you all."
Shen Huaiyu refused to believe it. "Shen Huaishuang, are you lying to us? In such a short time, where on earth could you have found a man to marry? You're definitely making this up!"