Rebirth: My Mother is a Virgin Mary

As Cheng Xinyuan and I arrived at Cheng Antai's house, we heard crying from inside. I frowned. What was Cheng Xingmin doing?

"Qingmei, please don't do this. I was wrong. I beg you. Please don't divorce me... I will change! I will definitely change! I promise to be obedient in the future! Please don't divorce me, I beg you. I kneel down for you!"

There was no one in Cheng Antai's yard, so Cheng Xinyuan and I stood under the corridor and listened quietly to the noise inside. No one noticed our arrival.

Cheng Xingmin knelt down in front of Ms. Lin with a plop. Lawyer Li frowned and dodged to the side. Lin Qingmei had a blank expression on her face and didn't even look at him.

"I've told you, Cheng Xingmin, put away your pretentiousness. Who are you showing off to? Do you really think your tricks will work in front of me now? Humph, it's said that a man's knees are made of gold. From the past to now, how many times have you knelt before me? Cheng Xingmin, if I asked you to kneel before Lin Lin now, would you be willing?"

"Of course not! How can a father kneel down to his daughter?" Cheng Xingmin retorted loudly.

"Hmph, what kind of father are you in front of Lin Lin and Yuan Yuan!" Lin Qingmei glared at him and shouted, "You knew that Lin Lin was poisoned in the college entrance examination, right? Cheng Xingmin, that's your daughter! Have you ever cared about her at all?! Have you ever reprimanded your brother's family?! Don't you have the slightest guilt in your heart?! If not, you should have divorced long ago! If you do, it's too late now! What kind of belated guilt is this? What kind of father are you?! Whose father would make you like this! Who the hell do you think you are if you hope your daughter dies every day!" Lin Qingmei picked up the ashtray on the coffee table and threw it at Cheng Xingmin. Cheng Xingmin didn't dodge and took the hit head-on.

"Cheng Xingmin, don't pretend that you are wrong. You must not think so in your heart. You have scolded me thousands of times, right? Now is the time. Do you dare to show your dirty true face and let me see what kind of person you are who have been married to me for more than 20 years!"

"You...you're going too far!" Cheng Xingmin was still kneeling on the ground, but his expression had changed, from the previous aggrieved and pitiful to the current angry look. Lawyer Li was stunned by his facial changing skills: "If you have such acting skills, you should go to the film and television industry. You only use your ideas and tricks on your own family!"

"I'm going too far? Hahaha..." Lin Qingmei was so angry that she laughed and turned around several times. "Cheng Xingmin! It's you who has been abusing my daughter! It's you who cheated me of all my money! It's you who allowed your brother to poison my daughter! It's you who treated my daughter harshly but doted on my nephew! It's you who schemed against the three of us girls! I endured for so many years without resisting just to maintain the integrity of this family, but you made heinous mistakes again and again! Now I'm just using legitimate means to file for a divorce, and you say I'm going too far?!"

"That was all because of your indulgence! How are you any better than me!" Cheng Xingmin seemed to have forgotten to stand up from the ground. He was still kneeling, roaring at Lin Qingmei with a ferocious face.

"Yes! Lin Lin said, if you are the executioner, I will be the one who hands you the knife! I admit it! I did something wrong and I deserve the retribution! I will spend the rest of my life atonement for my children! Cheng Xingmin, your retribution has just begun! I will wait and watch your wife and children separated, your family destroyed, your relatives and friends abandoned, and your life falling apart!" Lin Qingmei quarreled until her face turned red and she was out of breath, but she still felt it was not enough.

"In the final analysis, this is all your own fault! Do you really think I don't know about your little deeds? Do you think no one found out that you secretly connected the wires? Do you think I can't understand your intention of marrying Lin Lin to your boss's stupid son? Do you think I don't know that you secretly care about what's going on in front of my brother? Do you think that when you are outside..."

"Stop talking!" Cheng Xingmin realized what Lin Qingmei was about to say and hurriedly stopped her, "I'll sign!"

I frowned and thought, what did Ms. Lin say about Cheng Xingmin being outside? What did she leave unfinished? Could it be the reason why my grandmother apologized to me before she left?

Before I had time to think further, Cheng Xingmin interrupted my train of thought. This guy must have regretted saying "I'll sign" just now, and he was now holding a fruit knife against his neck.

Cheng Xinyuan whispered to me, "I've seen him behave like this in TV dramas, where girls are forced to get married or encounter other problems... I've never heard of a man doing this..."

“Art comes from life, but is far less exciting than life,” I concluded.

"I won't sign!" Cheng Xinyuan put a knife to his neck, "If you dare to force me, I will... I will bleed to death on the spot! You will bear the infamy for the rest of your life!"

Lawyer Li adjusted his glasses and said gossipingly, "Mr. Cheng, are you really not considering a career in the film and television industry? Your acting skills are truly amazing!"

Cheng Xingmin didn't want to pay attention to this lawyer. She was devoted to Lin Qingmei. Wasn't it just because of the high commission? If he was given time, he would definitely find a better lawyer!

Cheng Xingmin moved his knife-holding hand closer to his neck. He thought that since he had done so much, Lin Qingmei should be soft-hearted.

"Humph!" Lin Qingmei snorted coldly, "Lawyer Li, you saw it all. If he cuts me with the knife, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Well! I testify! His act of taking the knife was completely voluntary! Everything that happened to him afterwards has nothing to do with you!" Lawyer Li said very seriously, and took out his mobile phone again, "I'd better record a video to prevent Mr. Cheng from blackmailing us again!"

Cheng Xingmin's hand holding the knife trembled, "I'm in this state, and you still dare to say such things! Lin Qingmei, what on earth is your heart made of!"

"I also want to ask what your heart is made of! Compared with your heart as cruel as snakes and scorpions, the whole world has to bow down to you! Cheng Xingmin, if you have the guts, why don't you cut my neck? Are you willing to do that? Not only are you hard-hearted, you are also afraid of death! Do you think you are the only one who understands me? After all, we have been husband and wife for so many years, I know you very well! I was too saintly before, and I thought I could change you, but I was wrong, very wrong, so wrong! People like you never feel that you have made mistakes, so how can you correct them?"

Lin Qingmei narrowed her eyes, "Cheng Xingmin, if you dare to scratch it, I will admit it. I will admit that I will feel guilty for my whole life! Are you going to scratch it? Why don't you scratch it? Don't you dare?!"

Lin Qingmei shouted these two sentences with all her might, and Cheng Xingmin was so scared that his hands shook and the knife fell to the ground. Lawyer Li took a look at the knife on the ground and laughed: "What kind of fruit is this knife used to cut? The blade is not even sharp, hahahahaha!"

Cheng Antai's voice sounded weakly at this time: "That's not for peeling, it's a children's fruit knife bought from the 2 Yuan supermarket..."

“Hahahahahahahahaha…” Lawyer Li fell on the sofa with laughter, “Oh my god, why didn’t you react at all just now? It seems like you knew nothing would happen. Hahaha, you two brothers are really hilarious!”

After saying that, she sat up from the sofa, and said, "Mr. Cheng Xingmin, it's useless for you to find other ways to shirk. If I were you, I would just sign it obediently. If it really comes to the point of prosecution, tell me, is it more convenient to send the subpoena to your brother or to your unit? If you have a rough idea in your mind, you will know what to do! Don't think of any more tricks. Divorce is nothing, and it's nothing to be known by others. There are so many divorces these days, who cares about this. But if you are sued for divorce, you can't cover up the things you did before. It's not a big deal to be gossiped about, but if the leaders of your unit know about it, what do you think is the probability that they will hire an employee with bad conduct and bad morals?"

Cheng Xingmin was like a deflated ball, unable to muster up any energy. "I... I can leave the house with nothing... but the compensation..." Cheng Xingmin looked at Lin Qingmei with a pleading look in his eyes.

"Not a penny less!" Lin Qingmei said firmly, "How much money and effort do you think I spent to settle the matter of your electricity theft? Without me, you would have been reported to the property management company! You should be grateful to me!"

Cheng Xingmin then said, "Can the child support for our son be reduced?"

"Mr. Cheng, you are really crazy! You think one thousand a month for living expenses is too much? Haven't you always given this to your nephew before? In this case, let's go to court and let the judge decide. Let's see why it is that one thousand is not enough for your nephew, but one thousand is too much for your son!" Lawyer Li looked at Cheng Xingmin with disgust. She had seen so many dirty people, but today Cheng Xingmin really opened her eyes!

"No! I sign!" Cheng Xingmin couldn't stand hearing words like "sue, sue" anymore. The lawyer was right. Right now he could only keep his job. If he really had nothing, then everything would be over.

Cheng Xingmin signed three copies as quickly as possible. He had no other options now. Cheng Xingmin could never have imagined that things would end up like this.

Lin Qingmei looked at the three signed divorce agreements in front of her with some excitement. She had finally waited for this day!