After Divorce: Why My Aloof Ex Starts Chasing Me?-Chapter 41 Venting

Shen Qingqing walked out of the residential compound feeling refreshed, a faint smile lingering on her lips.

Her mood had significantly improved, and even her overall demeanor seemed to brighten.

She looked radiant, even more beautiful than before.

Anyone unaware of the situation might think her good spirits were because of a loving relationship with Jiang Zhixun.

Shen Qingqing didn’t know whether Lin Fengmian would complain to their superiors, but even if she did, she couldn’t care less.

What’s done is done; there’s no need for regret.

If she kept bottling it all inside, she might end up with other issues!

Upstairs, Lin Fengmian cradled her aching arm, unable to cry even though she desperately wanted to.

Shen Qingqing had gone completely mad.

She dared to storm into someone else’s home and hit someone—what kind of so-called intellectual was this?

Even the unruliest villagers weren’t as brazen as her!

If it weren’t for Shen Qingqing having something on her, she would absolutely escalate this.

But now, she couldn’t complain to anyone about her grievances.

She was forced to swallow her injustice in silence.

Gritting her teeth, Lin Fengmian thought bitterly that Shen Qingqing had better not let her find any leverage over her.

Otherwise, she’d make sure to repay today’s humiliation double!

Xiao Bao didn’t see Shen Qingqing hit anyone, but he heard Lin Fengmian’s curses loud and clear.

He thought he was the one being scolded and cried inconsolably.

Lin Fengmian, already irritated, snapped, "Crying, crying, you only know how to cry! You always side with others; all three of you in that family are ingrates!"

Xiao Bao sat on the floor, his little body shivering from the cold.

Lin Fengmian yanked him upright, roughly dusting off his pants while continuing to rant angrily.

Zhou Xiaomei returned earlier than expected and heard the child’s sobs as soon as she reached downstairs.

She hurriedly quickened her pace up to the apartment.

The front door was ajar, and the scene that greeted her instantly enraged her.

"Lin Fengmian, is this how you take care of the child when we’re not home?"

"Hitting and scolding—how could you betray the trust my husband and I placed in you?"

Lin Fengmian froze for two seconds before realizing how her actions had been misunderstood by Zhou Xiaomei.

She wanted to explain, but Zhou Xiaomei had already taken the child from her arms.

Cradling Xiao Bao and soothing him, she shot Lin Fengmian a furious glare, as if she were some irredeemable villain.

Lin Fengmian, already feeling wronged, couldn’t hold back her tears as her sister-in-law confronted her like this.

"If you don’t trust me, then take care of your own kid!"

Lin Fengmian was known for her temper, and in the past, Zhou Xiaomei had always turned a blind eye.

As long as she took decent care of the child, Zhou Xiaomei let it slide.

But now, Lin Fengmian’s behavior had crossed the line, even venting her bad temper on Xiao Bao.

As a mother, Zhou Xiaomei couldn’t tolerate it anymore!

With a cold sneer, she said, "Wait until your brother is on leave—we’ll send you back to the village. Don’t bother coming back next year, and as for finding you a match, we won’t lift a finger. Lin Fengmian, you’re on your own."

"This isn’t just your home! What gives you the right to kick me out?"

Lin Fengmian stuck out her neck defiantly, refusing to back down.

Zhou Xiaomei had always thought of her sister-in-law as her own family, since she was her husband’s biological sister.

She believed family members should support one another.

To make Lin Fengmian feel more comfortable and not like an outsider, Zhou Xiaomei had always gone out of her way for her.

Whenever there was good food or drink, she saved a portion for her sister-in-law.

She often took Lin Fengmian to the county to buy clothes, snacks, and face cream...

Anything Lin Fengmian might need in daily life, Zhou Xiaomei provided without hesitation.

When Lin Fengmian had her period, if there were meat ration coupons at home, Zhou Xiaomei made sure not to hoard them, ensuring her sister-in-law didn’t feel deprived while living with them.

But despite all her efforts, Lin Fengmian constantly caused trouble for her.

If she wasn’t arguing with one person, she was getting into conflicts with another.

Every few days, Zhou Xiaomei had to apologize on her behalf. Over time, she and Lin Zhidong had nearly used up all their goodwill in the neighborhood.

Sometimes Zhou Xiaomei invited neighbors over to chat, but if Lin Fengmian was around, no one wanted to come.

Even so, Lin Fengmian showed no signs of changing her ways.

When Shen Qingqing came to visit, she escalated her behavior even further.

If not for Lin Zhidong’s strong camaraderie with his comrades, and the fact that Jiang Zhixun was too proud to make a fuss, they probably wouldn’t have been willing to share a meal with them again.

Zhou Xiaomei rocked her son gently in her arms, trying to console him.

"This might not be solely my home, but it sure as hell isn’t yours."

"You..."

Lin Fengmian’s hands trembled as she pointed at Zhou Xiaomei, at a loss for words.

Zhou Xiaomei swatted her hand away. "Didn’t your elders teach you not to point fingers at people?"

After being humiliated twice in a row, Lin Fengmian broke into sobs.

"You don’t even ask what happened before accusing me of everything! You start scolding the moment you walk in, and now you’re telling me I can’t come back? What kind of sister-in-law are you?"

On any other day, Zhou Xiaomei might have sympathized and let it go.

But after everything that had happened recently, she was just too exhausted.

Her son’s pitiful cries were like a knife to her heart, and all the frustrations she had repressed exploded at once.

She didn’t want to clean up Lin Fengmian’s messes anymore.

Sending her back to the village was the only solution!

"Lin Fengmian, you’re already twenty years old. You should know what’s acceptable and what’s not. If you can’t even have basic manners, I’m sorry, but I won’t let your brother find you a match. I don’t want you ruining someone else’s life."

Marriage was Lin Fengmian’s top priority, and the fact that the suitors she had her eye on—Jiang Zhixun and Chen Shaojie—rejected her was a constant source of anguish.

The night before, as she lay in bed, Lin Fengmian had resolved that if Jiang Zhixun and Chen Shaojie didn’t want her, she’d simply choose someone else.

She was prettier than many others and didn’t believe she couldn’t find a good man!

But now Zhou Xiaomei was threatening to sabotage her chances, and it was unbearable.

"Lin Zhidong is my brother. He’s the one finding me a husband. What right do you have to interfere?"

Lin Fengmian was livid, her words dripping with resentment.

Xiao Bao was terrified, clinging to Zhou Xiaomei’s shoulder and crying incessantly.

For a mother, her child was her greatest weakness.

Zhou Xiaomei had completely run out of patience. "We’re husband and wife; why shouldn’t I have a say?"

"I-I’ll make my brother divorce you!"

"Sure, go ahead! Let’s see him try!"

Downstairs, Lin Zhidong had already heard the commotion and rushed back in a panic.

At the doorway, hearing the word "divorce," he nearly fell to his knees.

He had worked so hard to court Zhou Xiaomei back then. She was highly sought after, with admirers that included doctors and teachers...

All respectable men.

He had gone through so much just to marry her. Divorce? That would destroy him!

"Lin Fengmian, apologize to your sister-in-law!"

Lin Fengmian refused. "You’ve forgotten your own sister just because you have a wife. I’ll never forgive you!"

With that, she ran back to her room sobbing.

Zhou Xiaomei rolled her eyes. This same old act, every single time.

This time, she wasn’t budging!

She carried her son and started walking out.

"Wife, where are you going?" Lin Zhidong hurried after her.

"We’re getting divorced. What does it matter where I go?"

Lin Zhidong’s scalp tingled, and he quickly scooped up his son. "Divorce? Over my dead body!"

Zhou Xiaomei let out a huff and turned to leave.

Lin Zhidong rushed back inside to grab a meal box and said to the people in the room, "You’d better reflect on your behavior and apologize to your sister-in-law when I come back."

With that, he ran after Zhou Xiaomei down the stairs.

Lin Fengmian pressed on the spot where Shen Qingqing had hit her, tears streaming down her face.

Her arm hurt so much, her movements were stiff, yet no one had even noticed. Worse, they scolded her instead.

The more Lin Fengmian thought about it, the angrier she became.

Finally, she resolved that this year, she would stay in the residential compound for the New Year to find a suitor.

She wasn’t going back to the village with them.

After all, if she returned with them after the New Year, they might leave her behind in the countryside for good!