"You should reflect on this!" he said to me.

"Come on, Mom, let's go out for a walk."

He grabbed his coat, grabbed my mother-in-law, and slammed the door. They were out.

Half an hour later, the AA system suddenly reminded me.

[Household expenses: 500 dollars.]

I looked at the details. Jackie had actually taken my mother-in-law to a hotel for dinner. They ordered a table full of ridiculously expensive dishes and even opened a bottle of vodka. He was deliberately teasing me.

I sneered. I went to pick up my daughter from kindergarten and started cooking for her. But while we were eating, my phone suddenly started ringing like crazy.

My best friend who lives in the same neighborhood as me sent me a bunch of screenshots.

"Lilian, has your mother-in-law gone crazy?"

I took a closer look and saw that she had posted a long advertisement in the neighborhood group chat.

[Seeking a second-married wife for my son. His current wife is lazy and greedy, and is about to be divorced. My son's requirements are as follows: attractive appearance, able-bodied, no bad habits, kind-hearted, and stable income. I'm looking for a single woman under 25 with a monthly income of 2000+ dollars, who must be able to cook and clean the house, can bear a son, and take the initiative to cover the household expenses each month. Thanks in advance!]

Meanwhile, a gossipy neighbor asked, "What's wrong with your daughter-in-law?"

She actually started badmouthing me in the group chat.

"My daughter-in-law isn't honest. My son caught her taking advantage of me today. Maybe she's having an affair..."

My mom was also in the neighborhood group chat, so she naturally saw it.

A few minutes later, someone called.

"Lilian, what's wrong with your mother-in-law? Why is she suddenly slandering you in the neighborhood group chat?" My mom and dad have always loved me, but seeing these things made them even angrier than me.

After I told her the reason, my mom slammed the table in anger, "Divorce! Your dad and I strongly support your divorce!"

My income was already higher than Jackie's, and after all these years of being married to him, not only had my quality of life not improved, but my expenses had actually increased. I had thought our family wouldn't care, but I didn't expect my mother-in-law to slander me so much over a piece of meat. With my mother's support, I became even more certain of my decision to divorce.

Looking at the room full of health supplements, I sneered as I accompanied my daughter. Since she's so concerned that I ate an extra piece of her son's meat, we'll have to settle the bill later to see who spent whose money.

After comforting my mom, I looked at the AA system before me, which kept coming up. I woke up.

[Joint account debit: 1,200 dollars]

It turned out Jackie had taken my mother-in-law to the mall and bought a bunch of clothes.

[Joint account debit: 800 dollars]

Jackie had bought game cards on his own.

[Joint account debit: 400 dollars]

The mortgage was supposed to be paid this month and he was spending so recklessly.

My face darkened as I clicked on the details. I almost fainted. This money was from Jackie, who met his first love at the supermarket, and paid for her son's milk formula.

When I saw this expense, my blood boiled. I asked the system immediately, "System, check for similar expenses!"

I checked carefully. I had no idea that Jackie had paid for his first love—hundreds of them, big and small—this year!

Suppressing my anger, I asked the system, "Will these funds be divided up during the divorce settlement?"

[Of course, expenses not considered marital will be separately allocated and compensated to the other party.]

Thanks, the government!

Fortunately, when we got married, the government forced Jackie and I to each save 20000 dollars for our living expenses. Daily living expenses were automatically deducted from this monthly allowance.

If we didn’t file for a divorce, the system would never settle the unreasonable amount. But even so, the total amount Jackie spent on his first love was only a little over 1000 dollars. Why was he so nervous when we brought up the divorce settlement today? It was as if he had taken advantage of me for more than just this little bit...

Before I could figure it out, a message suddenly came to my phone from Jackie's colleague.

[Jackie, has your wife found out about what happened last time? She won't be angry, will she?]

I read it, confused, and the message was instantly withdrawn.

Still puzzled, the door suddenly opened. It was Jackie returning with my mother-in-law.

Behind him was his first love, Riley Connor.

"Lilian, you know who she is, right?" My mother-in-law smiled and gave me a show of force as soon as she entered.

I stared at them, silent, eager to see what they were up to. Unexpectedly, my mother-in-law couldn't help herself.

"I just found out today that Riley has always been in love with my son. I think she's destined to have a son. That's all I'm saying. Either buy me an apartment as compensation, apologize to me, and take the initiative to cover my living expenses this year."

She paused for a moment, "Or, I'll have my son divorce you and marry Riley!"

"Okay, then let's get a divorce. Don't delay your happy event." I replied immediately.

Perhaps not expecting my immediate agreement, the determined look on my mother-in-law's face froze before it could even fade.

Jackie was furious. He rushed over, pointed his finger at my face, and started yelling, "Lilian, are you fucking having someone else? No wonder you're asking for a divorce! You're cheating on me, aren't you?!"

The noise was so loud that passing neighbors stopped at my door. My mother-in-law even opened the door.

"Come and see my shameless daughter-in-law!"

Instantly, the neighbors began pointing and whispering. My blood boiled in my chest. Looking at my mother-in-law's arrogant expression, she seemed to enjoy casually slandering me. I couldn't take it anymore and slapped Jackie.

"You're really sick!"

I immediately packed my things and took my daughter to the hospital. I sent my daughter to my mother's house and moved to the company to spend the night.

But unexpectedly, the next day at work, a colleague came up to me with a sullen look on his face.

"Lilian, go check it out! The boss knows everything."

My mind went blank as I rushed over, only to discover that my mother-in-law had actually found my company.

We were just sitting downstairs at the company and a scene erupted.

Amidst the throng, my mother-in-law held a banner and shouted from a loudspeaker, "Lilian! You cheated on me behind my son's back, you slut! You've squandered all my son's money, leaving me helpless in my old age without even a place to live. Give me back my son's hard-earned money!"

My intern, Julio Parker, left late last night and listened to my entire story. He was furious and volunteered to rush down with me.

He even explained to the onlookers, "There's no such thing. It's because Lilian ate an extra piece of meat that her mother-in-law is forcing her to divorce!"

My mother-in-law saw this and, as if she had caught something, she leaped over, grabbed Julio's arm, and cursed.

"Everyone, come and see. This is the cheater!"

She even thought there weren't enough people around, and she actually pulled out her phone and started a live stream. The camera was focused on us, and my mother-in-law was behind her phone, spitting and screaming nonsense.

"Look, everyone! This is my daughter-in-law and her cheater. My son's been married to her for ten years, and this is how she treats him. She's spent all his money on other men. What a filthy relationship!" My mother-in-law kept looking around the company.

Seeing her boss standing in the crowd, she even yelled, "How can you still keep someone like that in your company? They should be fired! And that intern. He's no good either."

As the crowd gathered, my mother-in-law kept spouting nonsense, causing Julio, who was speaking up for me, to be caught in the crossfire. I was completely furious.

Julio was a good boy, and he was about to marry his fiancée. They'd been dating for ten years. How could he be smeared and his happiness ruined just because of me?

"Enough! What's wrong with you? When did I ever do such a thing?"

I rushed over to grab her phone, but she collapsed to the ground, crying and shouting, "Come and see. Someone's bullying the elderly!"

My mother-in-law became increasingly outrageous, her livestream boasts of extravagant things.

Soon, passersby who had seen the livestream rushed over to watch the fun. Someone even started their own livestreams, making up stories about me and my intern, Julio.

The onlookers were discussing:

"This woman's husband is so pitiful! He has to support his wife and still be cuckolded."

"He married a wife like this and he can't even support his own mother!"

I stood helplessly in the crowd, and suddenly spotted a familiar figure. Jackie was hiding behind the crowd, allowing his mother to slander me like this. I was so angry I almost suffocated. Seeing this, my mother-in-law smugly spat at me and continued her exaggerated rants.

I suppressed my anger, stared at my mother-in-law, and said coldly, "Okay, you said I spent all your son's money. Today we'll settle the accounts and find out who did it!"

I looked up at the AA system. The divorce keyword had indeed activated it again.

[Intention detected. Confirm divorce? System bill settlement is being prepared—]

In the crowd, Jackie's calm expression suddenly vanished upon hearing this, replaced by fear and panic.

"No, Lilian! If you open it today, our marriage will be over!" He was furious and even threatened me.

Looking at his expression, I sneered at the system, "Confirm the divorce. How much does it cost for expedited settlement?"

[VIP membership is only 50 dollars. Results will be available in one minute.]

As soon as I finished speaking, all the cameras in the room were focused on me. Those watching the show also stared at me, mocking me.

"How can such a wasteful woman, who cheated on her husband, spend less than her husband? I'd never believe it!"

I nodded without hesitation. "Okay, open the VIP account if you have one. Open the public screen and share it with everyone here. Today, I'm inviting everyone to see a detailed breakdown of our expenses over the past ten years of marriage. Let everyone see who spent what and how much."