He continued, "That scoundrel's family received a lot of help from He Lan's family back in the day. Even Fan Jianguo's military career was thanks to He Lan's father. But after marrying He Lan, he let his family mistreat her and even took her dowry. When they couldn't squeeze anything more out of her, they kicked her out. He Lan said if she hadn't divorced him, that family would have killed her. How terrifying! How can a family be so vicious? They're like scorpions."
Bai Fendou was seething. He had never encountered anything so despicable.
Zhuang Zhixi asked, "Does He Lan know you want to teach him a lesson?"
Bai Fendou shook his head. "No, but I'm her husband. If I don't stand up for her now, when will I? Tell me, what kind of woman was he with?"
