Without the mistress stirring things up, Boss Pang was already angry enough.
Mrs Pang had not only changed her jewellery, clothes, shoes, and bags, she had also applied particularly exquisite makeup. Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang, who had accompanied her home, gave her a great deal of face. In the past, Boss Pang despised Mrs Pang for being unable to hold her own in public, but today she looked extremely good, and that only made Boss Pang find her an eyesore.
How could a woman facing divorce be in such good spirits?
In Boss Pang’s mind, Mrs Pang ought to be washing her face with tears every day, looking haggard and worn, sobbing and dragging her feet about agreeing to the divorce.
He guessed correctly about the part where she was dragging her feet on the divorce.
But Mrs Pang was not washing her face with tears or looking haggard. Instead, while refusing to agree to the divorce, she had quietly gone to court to sue for division of the marital property.
This was not refusing the divorce at all, it was clearly refusing Boss Pang’s proposed divorce terms.
Seeing his radiant wife, Boss Pang flew into a rage.
Before Boss Pang could unleash his tirade, Dong Runfang dug in her ear and said, “Marry a man for clothes and food, they are husband and wife, it is perfectly normal for the husband to earn money and let his wife spend it, who do you think you are to fart here? I am just baffled, is it your place to fart?”
“Who are you again?”
Mrs Pang’s social circle was very simple, Dong Runfang and Zhu Xuan were both unfamiliar faces, so the female secretary was unsure of their identities.
They looked quite well-off.
Could they be relatives of one of Boss Pang’s business partners?
If they were relatives of a business partner, the female secretary dared not offend them. The reason Boss Pang was willing to promote her to official status was precisely that, although she was arrogant in front of Mrs Pang, she knew how to advance and retreat in front of others.
The female secretary looked eagerly at Boss Pang, who thought for a long time but still could not recall who Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang were.
Boss Pang did not think for a moment that Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang were friends Mrs Pang had made herself. Without his network, how could a housewife meet such respectable friends?
So where on earth had these two emerged from?
As soon as Dong Runfang spoke, she interrupted Boss Pang’s building anger.
Zhu Xuan said faintly, “What business is it of yours who we are? In any case, we are not anyone’s mistress. Honestly, I have seen plenty of first wives dealing with mistresses, but you destroyed someone else’s family and have not been stripped naked in the street and splashed with excrement, you should be secretly rejoicing, yet you still have the nerve to question how the legitimate wife spends money. Let alone her merely spending a few hundred thousand on shopping, even if she spent several million in one go, what has that got to do with you?”
Merely spending a few hundred thousand on shopping?
She had spent several hundred thousand!
The female secretary’s eyes turned red with anger, and the toady Auntie Tang’s mouth hung open, her face full of disbelief.
No wonder she refused to agree when I offered an extra 500,000 in divorce settlement, with this rate of spending, how could 500,000 be enough!
She must be possessed, truly possessed, otherwise she would not be doing such mad things!
Mrs Pang was not yet divorced, but the female secretary already regarded Boss Pang as her own, so naturally Boss Pang’s money was also hers.
Mrs Pang spending Boss Pang’s several hundred thousand was the same as spending the female secretary’s several hundred thousand.
“Old Pang, listen to this…”
Boss Pang roared in fury, “You spendthrift woman, you always cry poverty every day, so where did this money come from now? I saw through you long ago, you are harbouring deceit in your belly, you yourself are not honest, and the son you raised is no good either! You even dare to sue in court, I warn you to withdraw the lawsuit immediately…”
Mrs Pang had originally been afraid, but hearing Dong Runfang and Zhu Xuan speaking up for her, she felt her own tongue was too clumsy.
Hearing her husband say that their son Pang Jinglong was no good, Mrs Pang became particularly angry and forgot her fear. “What right do you have to say anything about Jinglong? He is filial and sensible, far better than your two illegitimate sons!”
Pang Jinglong had actually been stunned.
It had only been a few days since his mother had distanced herself from these rotten people, yet she was already in such good condition.
Hearing Mrs Pang curse back, Pang Jinglong finally came to his senses and sprang to his mother’s side with a leap.
“Mum, why did you come back? Don’t argue with them.”
What was there to argue about? Lawyer Liao had said to just wait for the court case.
Because he now had hope, and so many people had come to the door today, Pang Jinglong was not angry at all.
He had no ill feelings.
Not only was Pang Jinglong not angry, he even wanted to laugh out loud a few times.
His mother was protected by the law, suing for divorce would at least get her half the property, the mistress and illegitimate sons had been arrogant for so many years yet surprisingly had no particularly valuable property in their names, after his father suffered enough “lessons” in this divorce, the mistress and illegitimate sons would be in for a hard time!
Pang Jinglong was overjoyed, his whole person radiating happiness.
Seeing her son in good spirits, Mrs Pang felt reassured.
In the past, she had to watch her husband’s mood to eat, Mrs Pang was accustomed to swallowing her grievances for peace, how could she dare loudly refute her husband?
Now, since they were getting divorced anyway, if she did not speak out about the grievances she had endured for so many years now, when would she?
Mrs Pang also glanced at her “support group”, Lawyer Liao was smiling, Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang both looked encouraging.
Mrs Pang took a deep breath. “I will not withdraw the lawsuit. Not only will I not withdraw it, I will fight for the property I deserve. If you have the ability, don’t shout at me, go shout in court when the hearing comes, do you dare?”
Boss Pang was furious and hurled abuse at Mrs Pang.
As Boss Pang’s wealth had increased, his manners had not kept pace, he had no awareness of not swearing at women, the foul language was truly ugly.
Boss Pang’s parents could not stand it either, the two of them together accused Mrs Pang of being unreasonable.
Taking family conflicts to court would make outsiders laugh at the Pang family.
Moreover, they had already agreed to give Mrs Pang one house plus 1 million in cash, if Mrs Pang lived honestly as she used to, that would be enough!
If Mrs Pang thought it was not enough, then she was greedy, she had lost the simple virtue of managing a household.
Conveniently, Mrs Pang’s own parents were present, so the in-laws took turns asking them how they had educated their daughter.
“Spending several hundred thousand in one go, what kind of wife lives like that? She deserves to be struck by heavenly thunder!”
Mrs Pang’s parents were worried too.
Divorce was not a pleasant reputation.
Pang Jinglong’s maternal grandfather asked if they could avoid divorce. “You have lived like this for so many years, why can’t you continue now? Divorce brings shame!”
Pang Jinglong’s maternal grandmother softly persuaded, “Just admit a mistake to Jinglong’s father, stop making trouble, all right? Just live properly…”
Tears welled up in Mrs Pang’s eyes.
Who was the unreasonable one?
How was divorce shameful?
The one who cheated was not Mrs Pang, the one who proposed divorce was not her, yet in the end the unreasonable and shameful one became her.
Zhu Xuan could still endure it, but Dong Runfang could not.
The in-laws were shameless enough, but even her own parents were shameless!
Dong Runfang wanted to curse, but Zhu Xuan gently tugged her arm.
They had not come to quarrel.
They had come to support Mrs Pang.
Mrs Pang had performed very well today, very bravely, Zhu Xuan was already very satisfied.
As long as Mrs Pang could persist and not withdraw the lawsuit, Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang’s efforts these past few days would not have been in vain!
Pang Jinglong began to feel aggrieved again.
Every time before he was about to explode, Pang Jinglong would silently recite what Wen Ying had said, this time he recited it fully seven or eight times before suppressing his anger, trying hard not to look at the gloating faces of the female secretary and the toady Auntie Tang.
Lawyer Liao timely handed Boss Pang a business card.
“I am Ms Zhang’s agent lawyer, before the court hearing, I hope Mr Pang will not harass Ms Zhang again, anything you have to say can be said in court.”
As soon as Xie Jinghu’s lawyer handed over the card, Dai Chenglan understood the gravity.
Lawyer Liao also had some reputation, but unfortunately Boss Pang was a genuine legal illiterate and was completely unaffected.
Boss Pang crumpled Lawyer Liao’s business card into a ball and threw it away.
Suddenly Mrs Pang was not so angry anymore.
What was there to be angry about with a legal illiterate?
Zhu Xuan and Dong Runfang were both laughing, Lawyer Liao was also laughing, then turned to remind Pang Jinglong, “This is your house, you can decide.”
Pang Jinglong understood immediately and promptly drove out Boss Pang and the others.
Boss Pang’s neck swelled with rage. “I am your father, this is the house I gave you!”
Pang Jinglong remained unmoved. “Since you gave it to me, the house is mine, I do not welcome you people. It is true you are my father, but you do not have only me as a son, let them be filial to you!”
A house worth 3 million in Shanghai in 2007, in quite an upscale neighbourhood with good property management.
If these people did not leave, Pang Jinglong would call security to evict them, that scene would be truly humiliating to imagine.
Boss Pang cared about face, he cursed Pang Jinglong loudly, then stormed off. “You mother and son will regret this!”
Regret what?
Pang Jinglong only regretted not hiring a lawyer to sue earlier.
Boss Pang left, his parents left, naturally the female secretary and the toady Auntie Tang followed.
Mrs Pang’s own parents did not leave, the old couple still wanted to persuade Mrs Pang to yield a little.
Pang Jinglong directly pushed the two out the door. “When you learn to support my mother’s decisions, learn to stand up for her, then I will recognise you again as my grandfather and grandmother.”
