Zhang Amin's mention of accompanying her somewhere led them not to any other place but a cemetery.
She was there to pay respects to her husband.
"Truthfully, he and I didn't have much of a connection. The reason we married was through a blind date; we felt it was suitable and so we became a couple," Zhang Amin recounted her past. They had been married for less than a year when her husband died in a car accident, leaving no children.
As she spoke towards the end, her eyes welled up with tears. "After my husband passed away, his family continued to harass me, demanding money every month and insisting I bear a child for his younger brother. Fortunately, your appearance has saved me; otherwise, I felt my life was shrouded in darkness."
Li Se embraced Zhang Amin and said gently, "Sister Min, it's all in the past. I will always be by your side."
"Will you marry me?" Zhang Amin looked deeply at Li Se.
Li Se was momentarily taken aback. Marry? But after a brief pause, he immediately nodded. "Yes, I will marry you!"
"That shows you have a conscience, young man." Zhang Amin smiled. "I was just joking. I've been married before, and as long as I can be with you in the future, I'll be content. As for marrying you, I don't have that qualification. I know what you want to say, but what I want is also very simple: as long as you treat me well, that's enough."
Li Se fell silent, saying no more. He knew that Zhang Amin was content just to be with him, and further words at this moment were meaningless. After all, he had quite a few women around him now.
"Thank you for accompanying me today," Zhang Amin said gratefully.
"Yo, isn't that Zhang Amin?"
At this moment, a sharp voice rang out.
Upon hearing the voice, Zhang Amin's expression changed slightly. She looked over and saw a group of people approaching. Leading the group was none other than Mother Gao and Gao Yi.
These two had visited Zhang Amin's home not long ago, demanding that she bear a child for their Gao family, a request that was utterly preposterous.
"It's that cheap man again!" Mother Gao's eyes fell on Li Se beside Zhang Amin, and she immediately became furious. Just last time, her son had been beaten by this person. She shouted, "Come look, everyone! This cheap woman started hooking up with another man not long after my son died, and she also occupied my son's property. Today is even more outrageous; she's brought another man to pay respects to my son. Is there such a shameless woman?"
Mother Gao's words were extremely harsh, and her voice was exceptionally loud, as if fearing no one would hear.
Furthermore, quite a few relatives were by their side. They naturally recognized Zhang Amin and were surprised that she had found another man so quickly. Thus, they all began to point and whisper.
"Her husband has been dead for less than a year, and she's already found a new lover and occupied the property. How detestable!"
"When they got married, I said this woman was no good, prone to being promiscuous. Now it's proven."
"Bringing a new lover to pay respects, how disgusting!"
"..."
These relatives spoke with exceptional venom.
Although there weren't many people paying respects today, there were still quite a few. They all heard the commotion and their gazes towards Zhang Amin shifted uncomfortably.
Gao Yi stepped forward, glaring at Li Se, and said, "Zhang Amin, you have no right to pay respects to my brother. A woman like you is unworthy. You only know how to flirt with men all day; have you no shame towards my brother?"
Zhang Amin said sternly, "I have done nothing to wrong your brother, but you people disgust me!"
"Of course, you're disgusting!" Mother Gao retorted fiercely. "Let me tell you, the house must be returned to us. It's my son's inheritance. You were married for less than a year, and you've occupied his house. How can you be so shameless?"
"That house was bought with money from both me and your son. I am currently paying off the mortgage. Now that your son is dead, as his wife, it naturally belongs to me. Moreover, for the past year, I have been sending you money every month, at least ten to twenty thousand yuan each time. What more do you want from me?" Zhang Amin felt wronged. Clearly, after her husband's death, she had contributed a lot to this family, so why were they treating her this way?
"What do you mean you contributed money? It was all your son's money! After my son died, you occupied his inheritance, and sending us money every month is what you should be doing!" Mother Gao declared righteously.
"Yes, this is what she should do."
"Didn't Gao Sheng earn quite a bit of money back then?"
"People's hearts are truly terrifying."
"Occupying the inheritance, I bet she married him just for the property."
"Such a promiscuous woman!"
"..."
The relatives began to point and whisper again, each speaking more offensively than the last.
"Should I transfer all of your son's money to you then?" Zhang Amin asked, somewhat angered.
"You transferred it to us? We never received it!" Mother Gao clearly refused to acknowledge it.
"That's right, you didn't transfer a single cent to us." Gao Yi snorted. Since they denied it, Zhang Amin's words were useless. Their objective this time was to ruin Zhang Amin's reputation.
The passers-by, hearing these words, also began to discuss Zhang Amin.
"How can women be like this nowadays?"
"And she brought a new lover to pay respects. I bet if her husband knew, he wouldn't rest in peace."
"Alas, what a pity for this family."
"..."
Unaware of the truth, they naturally sided with Gao Yi and his mother.
"Are you done speaking?"
A cold voice rang out.
Gao Yi saw Li Se speak and felt a pang of fear. After all, he had been slapped and thrown out by Li Se last time, causing him pain for many days.
This fellow looked rather thin, but his strength was by no means small.
"What, you want to hit someone again?" Mother Gao, however, showed no fear. She shouted again, "Everyone, please be fair! Last time, my son and I went to this woman's house, and we caught them having an affair. My son and I went to reason with them, but we were beaten by this young man. I'm still in pain from it, and the medical expenses alone have exceeded ten thousand. How did our Gao family marry such a daughter-in-law? Truly a misfortune for our family."
As she spoke, Mother Gao put on a tearful act. Those who didn't know the truth would have believed she was speaking truthfully.
These words also drew indignation from passers-by, but as the matter didn't concern them, they didn't say much more.
Zhang Amin didn't want to argue further with Mother Gao. She whispered to Li Se, "Li Se, let's go."
"Wait." Li Se shook his head, then raised his hand and slapped Mother Gao across the face.
"Apologize to Amin!"