"Don't be polite with me and your brother," said Feng Yan's wife, handing her the tremella soup. She glanced at the tablet in her hand. "Your spirit has just recovered, be careful not to get dizzy from playing with this too much."
Feng Rou put down the tablet and took the bowl. "There's nothing else to do, and this is the best way to pass the time."
"That's true." Feng Yan's wife thought of something and said, "I'll take you out for a walk tomorrow. Cousin likes playing mahjong, and she invited me to play cards tomorrow. She said she's still short one person, so you should come along."
"Okay," Feng Rou agreed, then hesitated. "But I don't have any money on me right now. If we play cards..."
"It's fine, whether you win or lose, it's all on me," the second sister-in-law said generously.
Feng Rou hummed, feeling in her heart that the sun had risen from the west. In the past, both her elder and second sister-in-law had always expected her to pay. How could the second sister-in-law suddenly become so generous?
Although she had many doubts, she wasn't as foolish as before and didn't voice them immediately.
For now, she could only stay here and rely on them to figure everything out.
After the second sister-in-law left her room, she couldn't sleep anymore and continued to search online for related news or gossip.
It turned out that while she was locked away and isolated from the world, so many things had happened. The warmth and coldness of human relationships made her feel as if her life had been lived in vain.
She had always lived in a world of her own making, with only her son in her eyes, and the esteemed identity of Mrs. Xie that she had once been proud of. How ridiculous.
She wanted to find Feng Yan and ask this biological elder brother why he treated her like this.
Although she had two elder brothers, only the second brother was her full sibling.
After her mother married into the Feng family, she had no children for a long time. So, she adopted a boy from a collateral branch of the Feng family, hoping that adopting a child would bring her own child.
This adopted child was her eldest brother, Feng Xiang. Within two years of Elder Brother coming to her parents' side, her mother indeed became pregnant, and this was her second brother, Feng Yan. Later, she was born.
Therefore, after her parents passed away, the second brother Feng Yan inherited the Feng family's business. The elder brother was content to live his own simple life and did not compete with the second brother for anything.
It was just that the elder sister-in-law always felt a bit uncomfortable, but knowing the reason, she could do nothing about it.
As soon as she walked out of her room and neared the living room, she heard the second brother and second sister-in-law arguing about something.
"You can't take your second sister out tomorrow, she still needs to rest." This was the second brother's voice.
The second sister-in-law's voice, "She's already pitiful enough, what's there to be afraid of by letting her go out for a walk? Xie Zhendong's objective has been achieved. She has no relationship with Xie Zhendong, so why can't she play cards with her cousin?"
"What do you know, a woman's opinion!" the second brother said angrily. "Let's talk about it after Xie Zhendong remarries. If you anger him now, no one will have a good life!"
"You're too cowardly and timid, are you even a man?"
As soon as the second sister-in-law finished speaking, Feng Rou saw her second brother raise his hand to hit someone. She walked out and stopped her second brother, saying, "Brother, what are you arguing about?"
When Feng Yan heard her voice, he was stunned. After a few seconds, he put down his raised hand and looked at her.
The second sister-in-law also forced a smile and said to her, "It's nothing, nothing, your brother and I just like to bicker often."
"You don't need to hide it from me, I saw it all online." Feng Rou asked calmly, "Brother, why did you say those things to the reporters? Was Xie Zhendong threatening you?"
Feng Yan exchanged a look with his wife, knowing that some things could no longer be hidden.
"Come with me to the study." Feng Yan waved his wife away, signaling her not to follow, and then took Feng Rou to the study.
Feng Rou felt an indescribable sadness since she learned about this matter.
After marrying Xie Zhendong, she had helped her maiden family a lot over the years. She treated her two brothers and sisters-in-law, especially her second brother and sister-in-law, exceptionally well.
She was almost always ready to fulfill their requests. She never expected that at her most desperate moment, her second brother would not help her but instead help Xie Zhendong push her into an abyss. The chill and disappointment were beyond words.
After the study door was closed, Feng Yan said helplessly, "He must have threatened me, otherwise I wouldn't have said such unconscionable things. You also know the current situation of our Feng family. Without Xie Corporation's support, we're finished."
Feng Rou looked at him and questioned, "Then you can disregard my life and death?"
"I didn't disregard your life and death. He promised me he wouldn't harm your life," Feng Yan immediately said. "Didn't I bring you back safely? You're fine."
Feng Rou said with a heartbroken and angry tone, "I'm fine? Fine! Do you know that place is not fit for human habitation?" As she spoke, she rolled up the sleeve of one of her arms.
Feng Yan saw the bruises and needle marks on her wrist and arm. He trembled slightly.
"Those people kept injecting me with strange needles. If I didn't cooperate, they would hit me and tie me up! Is this what you call fine?" Feng Rou accused him angrily.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know. I really didn't know they would treat you like that inside," Feng Yan said with immense guilt.
Feng Rou was silent for a moment, knowing that there was no point in saying more.
She was extremely disappointed in her second brother, but now she had nowhere else to go but to stay with them.
After she managed to calm her emotions, she asked, "What did the second sister-in-law mean just now when she said that I have no relationship with Xie Zhendong anymore?"
This was another matter that Feng Yan had to confess to her, but he didn't know how to start. He really couldn't bring himself to say it.
Feng Rou suddenly realized something and asked, "Why did you bring me out? Aren't you afraid of Xie Zhendong threatening you now?"
"He asked me to bring you out," Feng Yan said after a pause. "He said as long as you sign the divorce agreement and the document of leaving empty-handed, he wouldn't trouble you or deal with our Feng family anymore."
"But I don't remember signing anything like that," Feng Rou searched her memory, but she had no recollection of signing anything.
Feng Yan said softly, "When I brought you out, you were just delirious. You signed it then."
Feng Rou sat down on the study chair, feeling unsteady, unable to say anything for a moment.
No wonder the second sister-in-law said that she had no relationship with Xie Zhendong anymore.
Seeing her flustered expression, Feng Yan quickly added, "It's considered leaving completely empty-handed. He gave you a house and a bank card. Your later life should be enough..."
Feng Rou suddenly stood up, rushed to him, and slapped him hard. She asked coldly, "Are you my real brother?"
Saying that, she tried to hit him again.
Feng Yan grabbed her hand and roared, "Are you crazy? Do you think I wanted this? I can't let the Feng family be ruined by me!"
"Yes, I'm crazy! I've been driven crazy by all of you!" Feng Rou shouted at him. "Have I not helped you enough over the years? But you only care about fame and fortune, have you ever thought of repaying me even a little? Why are you doing this to me, why!"
"No reason!" Feng Yan stared at her and said, "Just because you are a daughter of the Feng family! Do you think our parents in heaven would want to see the Feng family collapse, this house repossessed by the bank, and we have nowhere to live!"