AMRWFA -Chapter 258 The Emergence of the Ghost Talisman

Lu Rulan: This is fantasy! What I experienced today is pure fantasy!

Ruan Zhihe: Well now, the fantasy has become reality!

The “national team” behind them: … Before it was just inner thoughts—now it’s even more bizarre!

Wang Yukai, who had finally exchanged for two talismans only to find they had gone silent: … What’s going on? My talismans lost connection?

He tapped the system:【Can talismans lose connection too?】

System:【How would I know? Once sold, no refunds or guarantees.】

Wang Yukai:【Are you even reliable? How many times has this happened already?】

So this wasn’t the first time talismans had “gone offline.” While Wang Yukai had grown somewhat used to it, he also felt the system was pretty shady—was it trying to scam him out of more money again?

The system didn’t bother responding.

Could it be blamed? He exchanged too frequently—it couldn’t keep up with production, so it mixed in a few fakes. Who knew his luck would be so bad that he’d draw a fake so quickly?

Ruan Yaoyao:【Ghost talisman… so this is what a ghost talisman looks like!】

【Strange… why do I feel like I’m not even surprised?】

【A ghost talisman—does that mean it’s made from ghost energy?】

【Wasn’t Wang Yukai exchanging these from the system? How did it turn into a ghost talisman?】

【Could it be that there’s something wrong with that disaster space?】

…

Once the “national team” figured out what was going on with Zhong Daqiang, they arranged for Su Lei to be discharged from the hospital—and to get a divorce.

When heaven wants it to rain and a woman wants to remarry, who could stop it? Even if Zhong Daqiang was Wang Yukai’s subordinate, could he really stop his subordinate’s wife from divorcing?

Besides, Zhong Daqiang wasn’t even his subordinate yet.

“You want a divorce from me?!” Zhong Daqiang was stunned. He couldn’t understand it—she had seemed fine in the hospital, so why was Su Lei suddenly asking for a divorce after coming home?

Su Lei said expressionlessly, “Yes, I want a divorce. Surprised? You raped me during our marriage against my will. Your parents forced me out of my job behind my back. You’ve been fooling around outside with other women. Isn’t that enough?”

If I don’t divorce you now, I might not even know how I’ll die one day.

Su Lei only wanted to live.

Now that she had the country backing her, she had nothing to fear. If she wanted a divorce, then a divorce it would be. She refused to believe it couldn’t be done.

“I don’t agree!” Zhong Daqiang gritted his teeth and smashed everything on the table. “A woman of mine—I’m the only one who can reject her!”

Su Lei had expected a strong reaction, but not this extreme. Now she began to understand why her future had been so tragic.

With someone like him refusing to let her go, how could she possibly have had a good ending?

Zhong Daqiang had no principle about not hitting women. He directly accused her, demanding to know why she wanted a divorce. Did she have someone else outside?

Who was it? The doctor treating her? Or some man she met in the hospital?

He even listed the people in the neighboring wards—who they were, how many people were in their families—everything.

As he rattled them off, Su Lei broke out in cold sweat.

All these years… what kind of demon had she been living with?

She had never realized his control was this extreme—that he even investigated everyone around her so thoroughly. It was terrifying.

No wonder he had her job taken away and forced her to stay home with the child. Next, would he control even her going out and who she interacted with?

A chill ran straight to her skull.

Su Lei didn’t dare argue further. With her ID already on her, she grabbed her phone and said, “You’re not calm right now. We’ll talk when you calm down. I’m going to pick up the child from my mother’s place.”

“Pick up what child? Explain yourself clearly—”

Zhong Daqiang stepped forward and grabbed her.

“What are you doing?!” Su Lei cried out.

“What am I doing? I’m telling you to explain yourself, you bitch! Do you have someone else outside?” He slapped her across the face.

Su Lei immediately triggered the emergency police call she had set up after learning about her “future,” just in case. She hadn’t expected to use it so soon.

Curling up, she protected her head and abdomen, crying, “No! I don’t… You’re the one cheating, not me!”

“If you don’t have someone else, why divorce me? I feed you, I house you—how have I treated you badly?”

“Your ‘good treatment’ is domestic violence and marital rape? Zhong Daqiang, be reasonable! You’re the one cheating!”

“I’m a man—how is it the same? No matter how many women I have outside, it won’t affect your status! What have I done to you? You just need to be taught a lesson!”

“Ah—this is domestic violence!”

“So what if it is? You’re my wife. A husband beating his wife is only natural. Believe it or not, even if you call the police, it’ll just be treated as a family matter—I won’t suffer any consequences!”

…

The operator who received the emergency call was furious.

Damn it!

How could such a shameless man exist in this world?!

Domestic violence!
Marital rape!
Infidelity!

Did he think he could get away with anything?

Praying the caller would be safe, she quickly located the address while contacting the local police station, afraid that even a moment’s delay might cost the woman her life.

Not long after being discharged, Su Lei was back in the hospital again.

Last time it was for childbirth.

This time—it was because of domestic violence.

Needless to say, Zhong Daqiang was taken in.

Before, he had been able to escape consequences because of Wang Yukai. But now?

Heh.

As for the child, Su Lei had never once placed the baby with her parents. After hearing Ruan Yaoyao’s “predicted future,” she didn’t dare rely on them. Instead, she placed the baby in the hospital and arranged for custodial care.

The Xu family’s private hospital was different from ordinary ones. Their obstetrics department didn’t just handle childbirth—they also provided follow-up maternal and childcare services.

For example, if new parents lacked experience and wanted a reliable nanny, they could hire professionally trained staff—often former nurses. They even offered home services, though at a high price.

Naturally, they catered to mid-to-high-end clients; it was normal for ordinary people not to afford it.

Just as Su Lei had expected, after Zhong Daqiang was taken in, people from both her in-laws’ and her own family came.

At first, they tried to “persuade” her to forgive her husband.

“A marriage takes a hundred lifetimes of fate to share a boat, a thousand to share a bed. It wasn’t easy for you two to become husband and wife.”

Su Lei sneered, “I almost got beaten to death. I really should thank heaven for being blind—after a thousand lifetimes, it matched me with this kind of husband.”

“How can you say that? He only got so angry because you wanted a divorce. If you hadn’t insisted on divorcing, would he have hit you? Was he wrong to be angry?”

“Right—he’s my husband, so hitting me is justified? If he weren’t my husband, just some stranger on the street, he wouldn’t even dare touch a finger on me. Who does that marriage certificate protect? A murderer? If I don’t divorce now, next time he hits me, won’t I just suffer it for nothing?”

Su Lei was determined to divorce.

Even when the Zhong family suspected she must have someone else—after all, what “normal” person divorces less than two months after giving birth?

Don’t forget: Article 1082 of the Civil Code states that during pregnancy, within one year after childbirth, or within six months after termination of pregnancy, the husband may not file for divorce.

Even Su Lei’s own parents couldn’t help but ask, “Lei Lei, don’t be foolish. You’re giving up the child’s biological father—just to find a stepfather? What man would truly love a child that isn’t his own? He’s not some fool to take that on.”