14

14

Turning to walk towards home, I suddenly saw my mother-in-law and wife approaching me.

Before I could react, my mother-in-law had already begun wailing loudly.

"Oh, how wretched is my fate! Bullied by my son-in-law, I can only swallow my grievances in silence."

"Family shame should be kept private, but today I'm airing it all out."

My face twitched. What kind of act was my mother-in-law putting on?

When had I ever bullied her?

Looking up, I realized the crowd of onlookers had already blocked the road completely.

"My son-in-law, over a year ago, while my daughter was away on a business trip, he... he..."

Then came the sound of my mother-in-law's sobbing.

"This child is also his. I can barely bring myself to speak of this matter."

By now, the murmurs of sympathy were buzzing in my ears.

I stood there, frozen, too shocked to utter a word.

Even a screenplay wouldn't dare to be this dramatic. How could they possibly say such things?