Chapter 476 Divorce

The Zhu brothers, along with their younger siblings, left the Fang family without looking back, their departure swift and decisive.

The Fang family's living room was immediately filled with a depressing atmosphere.

The floor was a mess, with broken plates and bowls scattered everywhere.

Fang Li collapsed to the ground in a disheveled state, wailing and cursing Fang Meng and Bai Nuo as he cried. After cursing them, he started cursing Fang Mingyue, who was standing next to him.

He unleashed a torrent of vicious curses, wishing his siblings all dead, and mercilessly bestowing upon them all the most gruesome ways to die.

He threw a tantrum, crying and wailing that his older brother and sister were ungrateful wretches and that he wanted them to be kicked out of the Fang family forever.

It's hard to believe that those harsh, filthy, and offensive insults came from the mouth of a twelve-year-old boy who had already begun his education.

Finally, he even insulted Fang Meng's deceased biological mother.

"Enough!" Fang Guoqiang finally lost his temper and shouted angrily, his eyes bloodshot.

He glared at his youngest son with disappointment and annoyance: "Look at yourself! All you've learned over the years is this kind of shrewish cursing? Even the most ill-mannered shrew in the countryside is more cultured than you. Look at yourself, how can you be anything but a son of the Fang family?"

Fang Li used to be obedient, sweet-talking, and affectionate in front of him. After all, he was his own youngest son, and his two older sons were often away from him, and they always seemed to want to drive him crazy when they met. This made Fang Guoqiang inevitably indulge and spoil his youngest son.

But he never expected that this kid would have this side to him!

"What right do you have to yell at Xiaoli? Isn't what he said right? He's still a child! And look at your second son, is he even human? He's worse than an animal! If you ask me, his mother died young, it was all because of that jinx—"

"Smack!"

A sharp slap interrupted Mu Lian's unrestrained and incoherent ramblings.

Fang Guoqiang, who had been furious just moments before, now had a frosty expression, his eyes filled with an unprecedented resolve, and his voice was low and icy: "Try spouting nonsense again! Who gave you the audacity to smear Zhou An! She was a soldier going to the battlefield, a military doctor who sacrificed her life to save her comrades, a hero of this country! Who gave you permission to insult a national hero?!"

Mu Lian covered her instantly red, swollen, and numb cheek, staring at Fang Guoqiang in disbelief.

She had been married to Fang Guoqiang for over a decade, and he had never laid a hand on her. Even this time, when their youngest son accidentally pushed and injured the old lady, and Fang Guoqiang was about to punish her, she rushed over to stop him, and the matter was dropped.

But now... he actually hit her for that woman who died long ago!

"You hit me? You actually did it for that bitch—"

"Smack!"

Another slap landed mercilessly.

This time, Fang Guoqiang didn't hold back his strength. Mu Lian was slapped to the ground, half of her body going numb. She was completely dumbfounded, staring blankly at the fierce-looking man in front of her.

Mu Lian was already delicate and frail. Before getting married, she often did housework and worked in the fields and had some strength, but since marrying into the Fang family and living the life of a military officer's wife that she had always dreamed of, she had long developed a pampered attitude.

"Mu Lian!" Fang Guoqiang trembled with rage, pointing at her through gritted teeth, "Do you know that just because of those few words you just said, I can have your whole family sent to a farm in the Northwest! You'll never get out of there for the rest of your lives!"

Maliciously insulting a martyr who had won three national first-class merits and one national military doctor's highest honor medal is an act that deserves to be executed, let alone sent to a Northwest farm!

Mu Lian's face turned deathly pale instantly, her eyes filled with terror.

Forgetting all the pain, she scrambled to Fang Guoqiang's side, clutching his trouser leg and pleading, "Guoqiang, no! I was wrong, I really know I was wrong! I was just upset and that's why I talked nonsense... Please don't be angry, okay? I'll never do it again!"

Mu Lian's voice grew softer as she spoke, and in the end, she pressed herself against the man, wrapping her arms around his legs. It didn't sound like she was begging; it sounded more like she was being coquettish.

This was a trick she learned from an aunt in the village who had once been a concubine in a wealthy family, after she had decided to marry a high-ranking official when she was young. Over the years, she had used these tricks to appease Fang Guoqiang, and each time she could quickly calm him down and make him continue to pamper her.

She thought this time would be no exception!

But she didn't see that Fang Guoqiang's face remained completely unmoved; instead, it seemed as if he had made up his mind. He slowly bent down, expressionless, and grabbed Mu Lian's messy hair, forcing her to look up at him. His voice was icy cold:

“Mu Lian, I used to think that you and Xiao Zhou and Xiao Meng were like other stepmothers and stepsons, who didn’t like each other but were not bad people. The two children left home early, so I didn’t think there were any major conflicts and that things would be fine over time. I don’t expect you to treat them very well, I just ask that you teach Mingyue and Xiao Li well. After all, the Zhou family wouldn’t feel comfortable leaving the two children in your care, so I didn’t force everyone to come together.”

"But I never imagined that you had been maliciously ruining their reputation since they were children, constantly sowing discord between my sons and me behind our backs... It turns out that you really did drive my two children away. Mu Lian, only today do I see how vicious you truly are!"

"No...no! Guoqiang, let me explain, I didn't, I really didn't!"

"Whether it's true or not, you know in your heart. I don't want to ask anymore."

Fang Guoqiang released his grip, kicked the man away with his right leg, and said coldly, "Tomorrow I will send someone to change Fang Li's surname. From now on, whether you want him to have the surname Mu or something else, it has nothing to do with me. Then we will go get the divorce certificate. Tonight, you can pack your things and leave with your son."

"You...you want to divorce me?!" Mu Lian stared at Fang Guoqiang in horror, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She never even considered divorce! How could she get a divorce? No, absolutely not!

"No! I don't want a divorce! How could you—"

"Dad! You don't want me anymore? How could you not want me! Grandma clearly said that all your things are mine! If you don't want me, who will inherit your things in the future!" Fang Li, who was originally huddled against the wall trembling, exploded upon hearing this. He rolled on the ground, throwing a tantrum, crying and cursing, completely behaving like a human being.

"Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting!" Mu Lian turned and roared at her son, whom she used to cherish so dearly. Then she looked at her daughter, who had been standing quietly beside her, as if grasping at a lifeline: "Mingyue! Mingyue, please talk to your father! He's going to kick the three of us out!"

However, Fang Mingyue, who remained expressionless, glanced coldly at her mother, a slight smirk playing on her lips, revealing a cold smile that seemed out of place for her age.

"Mom, what are you saying? What Dad just said was that you should take your precious son and leave. I'm not in there."

[I owe you a chapter today, I'll make it up tomorrow. My head is throbbing terribly, um... unlike Fang Guoqiang's pain, Mo Ran's is really hurting. The update will include the missing content, and I'll specify it in the title. Goodnight.]