My wife and I went for a checkup, and she was diagnosed with stomach cancer. I went home to my parents, intending to sell our house to save her. My mom said to me, "I can give you the money from the house, but I have one condition. You tell her first that you are the one diagnosed with stomach cancer." I didn't understand my mom's reasoning, but to save my wife, I did as she asked. That same night, my mother-in-law rushed to our house, persuading me to get a divorce so I wouldn't drag her daughter down. My wife also said to me, "If you truly love someone, you shouldn't waste the rest of their life." I stared blankly at my wife, unable to believe she would say such things. Chapter 1 In the beginning, I understood my mom's intention. She wanted to test our relationship, to see if my wife was worth my family selling our house to save her. I thought our love was stronger than gold and would surely withstand the test. Now I know the ancestors were right: Husband and wife are like birds of the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly their separate ways. Seeing me stunned and silent, my wife said earnestly, "Do you know that cancer treatment isn't as easy as you think? You can search online for families fighting cancer. In the end, the money is gone, and the person is gone too." My mother-in-law eagerly added, "Exactly! When the time comes to save you, we'd have to sell the house and car, borrow money everywhere, and if we still can't save you, what will happen to my daughter after you die?" I had always respected my mother-in-law, but this time I didn't even look at her. I looked into my wife's eyes and said seriously, "Do you really think that?" My wife said, "I hope you won't be too selfish and can consider me too." I asked, "Do you think wanting to live is selfish?" My wife sighed. "I only know that if I were the one with cancer, I definitely wouldn't drag you down. I would divorce you and choose to bear it alone." I fell into silence. My mother-in-law wiped her tears and said, "I know you feel wronged, but what mistake did my daughter make? She's still so young. How will she live the rest of her life?" I suddenly thought, maybe my mother-in-law was right. I am still young. If I used everything to save my wife, spent all the family savings, and in the end couldn't save her, how would I live the rest of my life? At this moment, my wife suddenly handed over a divorce agreement. My heart went cold. It hadn't been long since I told her the news, yet she had the divorce papers ready. I picked up the agreement and looked at it, but couldn't help being stunned. This was simply an unfair contract. After the divorce, not only would the cash be split in half, but the property would also belong to my wife, leaving me only a car. I suspected that if she knew how to drive, I wouldn't even keep the car. My wife said, "If you see no problem, sign it, and then we'll go to the courthouse to divorce." I said, "Do you think this contract is fair? My family bought the house. Why should it go to you after the divorce?" My mother-in-law quickly said, "Do you remember when you married my daughter, I made it very clear that you must have a house to get married?" I said, "I remember, but aren't we getting divorced now?" My mother-in-law said anxiously, "This house is a guarantee for my daughter! It's for emergencies after marrying you. Now that you are indeed sick, isn't it reasonable for us to take this guarantee?" I gasped. I didn't expect the "guarantee" they talked about before marriage meant this. The dowry is a guarantee, the house is also a guarantee. If I cheat, she takes the guarantee. If I die of illness, she also takes the guarantee. When risks arise, she takes all the benefits, so what am I left with? I said angrily, "Impossible! I won't give you the house! I'm just sick, I'm not the party at fault. Why should I give it to you!" My wife looked at me gloomily and said sadly, "Are you unwilling to give me even the last gift?" Usually, when she spoke to me with this pitiful expression, I only felt heartache. But this time, I felt a chill. What gift? Taking someone's property when they are sick can actually be shamelessly called a gift. Seeing my resolute attitude, my mother-in-law softened her tone and said, "Listen to me. Giving this house to my daughter isn't just for ourselves. If something happens to you in the future, won't someone need to help take care of your parents?" My wife quickly added, "Yes, I can help take care of my in-laws later." I looked at her coldly. At this moment, I wouldn't believe anything she said. Before marriage, she said she didn't want to live with my parents, so we bought this house. Now she says she will take care of my parents in the future. How could I believe her? I sneered, "My parents don't need your care." My wife nodded. She said, "Fine, let's sue then." I gasped, looking at her in disbelief. "You know I have stomach cancer now, yet you want to sue me?" My mother-in-law said impatiently, "Talking nicely doesn't work, you force us to speak the ugly truth, right? You are already sick. If we fight a lawsuit with you for a few years and drag you to death, can you keep these assets?" She got more excited as she spoke, even pointing at my nose. "When you die, it will be your old parents fighting the lawsuit with us. Are we afraid of them?" Anger burned in my heart. This family is full of ingrates. I even wanted to sell my parents' old house to save her life. My wife said, "Mom, don't argue with him. Let me speak from the heart." She held my hand, her face full of sincerity. But this face that I used to like, now I find disgusting no matter how I look at it. My wife said seriously, "Let's put ourselves in each other's shoes, okay? If I were the one sick today, I would leave most of the assets to you because I hope you can help take care of my parents after I'm gone." My mother-in-law quickly said, "Exactly, look at my daughter's awareness, and look at yours. Don't you feel ashamed? What are you thinking about all day?" I said, "I'm thinking that a couple can weather the storm together." My wife shook her head and said, "What you said is too naive." I asked, "How is this naive?" My wife said, "Couples weathering the storm together sounds fine on the surface, but fundamentally, it's you dragging me into your storm." "If I continue to be with you, I will waste my youth, my savings, and finally become old and penniless. When you leave this world lightly, leaving me with nothing, is this what you want?" Listening to my wife's words, I felt like knives were stabbing my heart. I originally thought if she was sick, I would do everything to save her. But I didn't expect that if it were me who was sick, her first reaction would be that I'm a burden. I sighed and said sadly, "How can a relationship between husband and wife be a burden? We made a promise that for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, nothing would separate us." My wife shook her head. "You think things are too simple. Let me tell you, if we don't divorce, terrible things will happen next." I didn't understand how it involved terrible things, but my wife said very seriously, "In the beginning, I would accompany you for treatment, but as time goes on, savings dwindle, and we might fall into debt, selling the house and car. Do you think our life will still be good?" I didn't speak, but started imagining the scenario my wife described. She continued, "When you are too sick to walk, I'll have to carry you to the hospital. Without a car, in wind and rain, I'll have to carry you on the bus. Maybe I'll even have to clean your excrement. With such a life day after day, won't you feel guilty?" I couldn't help but say, "There is still a chance with treatment. As long as we survive this difficulty, future days might get better." Seeing I was still refuting her, my wife suddenly said, "But why should I use the rest of my life to gamble on a probability for you?" A simple sentence made my heart completely cold. My wife said, "If we win the gamble, fine. But what if we lose? If we lose, it's my whole life at stake. You keep talking about facing it together, isn't that actually selfish? From beginning to end, you are thinking about making me sacrifice!" She started crying as she spoke. She cried, "I am human too. Before you want to live yourself, why don't you think that I am just a human too! I also want to have a normal, happy life!" My mother-in-law quickly handed tissues to my wife to wipe her tears. She patted my wife's shoulder and comforted her, "This person just doesn't know what's good for him. From start to finish, he only thinks about himself and never considers your feelings." My wife cried harder and harder, finally wailing, "Why should I use decades of my remaining life to gamble on a probability for you? Does loving me mean you should drag me down?" I looked at my wife crying, her words echoing in my mind. Right, why should I bet decades of my remaining life to gamble on a probability for her? At this moment, I realized I was terrifyingly stupid. Also at this moment, I understood my mother's good intentions. My wife said, "You have fallen into the abyss. If I could pull you up, I definitely would. The problem is I am really powerless. You holding my hand tight will only drag us both into the abyss!" I smiled bitterly, "You are right. Since we loved, we should consider the other person. There is no need to drag the other person into the abyss too." Hearing I was relenting, my wife exchanged a look with my mother-in-law and quickly said excitedly, "Right! It's good you can understand. Me proposing divorce today is absolutely not because I am cold and heartless, but precisely because we loved, so we can't reach that step." Just then, my phone rang. It was a text message from my mom. The message said: "I found someone to ask around. Our old house can still sell for sixty thousand dollars, which should cover a few years of treatment." My mother-in-law saw the content on the phone screen. Her face changed instantly. "You already contacted your mom to sell the old house, right?" My wife gasped. "You contacted your family to sell the old house without discussing it with me. You really are selfish enough. If I didn't propose divorce today, would you sell this house too?" My mother-in-law said excitedly, "He never treated you as family. He just wants to sell the old house and bring his parents over. Then you will have to serve not only him but also two old people!" My wife bit her lip. "I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person. Why let your parents live with me without my consent!" I said, "Wait, your words are contradictory. You just said if I leave the house to you, you would help take care of my parents. But now you say why live with my parents. What exactly do you mean?" My wife said excitedly, "That's after I succeed in my career in ten years or so! If you let them move in now, wouldn't that delay my career?" My mother-in-law quickly said, "The old house cannot be sold, absolutely not. If you sell the old house now, how will my daughter live in a new house later? Your parents will definitely rely on my daughter because they have no house!" I smiled bitterly, "I really didn't expect that my parents' property needs your consent to be sold." My mother-in-law said righteously, "You not only drag down your wife but also your parents. You have no responsibility! Anyway, I'm putting it here, your family's old house cannot be sold. If you dare to put up a for-sale sign, I will go make a scene every day so no one dares to buy it!" I finally understood. If I were the one sick today, they would not only take my house and half my savings but even prevent my parents from selling their house, fearing my parents would have nowhere to live and come live with her. My wife looked at me with disappointment. "Why have you become like this? I will take care of your parents, but not now. Currently, I am in a career rising period. If you drag down the current me, how can I help your family in the future?" I smiled bitterly, "You mean I am sick, spent half of my own savings, and I can't even let my parents sell their house to save me." My wife said with a serious face, "Don't make it sound so ugly. I just hope you don't only think about yourself but also consider me and your parents. I felt guilty at first, but now I know divorcing you is correct. You really are very selfish." Things having come to this, I felt like an idiot. If my mom hadn't made me tell a lie, I probably would have really spent all the assets on this bad woman. I sighed and said, "Okay, since you want to divorce me, let's divorce." My wife exchanged a glance with my mother-in-law. Not expecting me to agree so easily, my wife quickly said, "That's good. I hope you don't blame me. If I were the one sick today, I would make the same choice." I asked my wife, "Are you speaking from your heart?" She said, "Of course, it's the truth. If a single word is false, may I be struck by lightning." I smiled bitterly, "Okay, I'll sign." Hearing this, my mother-in-law immediately got excited. She patted my shoulder and said, "I knew I didn't misjudge you. You are a responsible man!" My wife also hurried to get a pen. She handed it to me, putting on a gentle face again. "This is for the best. We loved so passionately once; let's not make the ending so ugly." I sneered, then crossed out my wife's name as Party A on the contract and signed my own name. The smile on my wife's face gradually froze. She said, "What do you mean?" I looked at my wife's face, remembering the bits and pieces of the past years with her. Honestly, I planned to give her one last chance. I said sincerely, "You keep saying you're worried about being dragged down, so I'm returning what belongs to you. Legally speaking, these are your assets. And since my salary is higher than yours, you actually earned some." Then I held my wife's hand and said gently, "You also know I am a sick person now. I want to live. Keeping these assets, I can sell them later. You won't be dragged down anymore. If you loved me, at least don't take away my hope of living, okay?" This was the last chance I gave my wife. If she agreed, it would mean what she just said was true, and I had judged a noble person with a petty mind. If she was a true noble person, I would naturally do my best to save her. Unfortunately, my wife didn't cherish this opportunity. She flung my hand away violently and roared at me, "We agreed before marriage to give me a house as a guarantee. Now I'm about to become a widow, why should you take away my guarantee!" I looked at her hysterical appearance. At this moment, all my hopes turned to ash. Finally, the dagger was revealed. Every word she said before seemed so laughable now. My mother-in-law snatched the divorce agreement and tore it to shreds. She gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! Let's sue then. I want to see how long you, a sick invalid, can drag on!" After speaking, she threw the scraps of the divorce agreement directly at my face, saying viciously, "When we talked nicely, you didn't cherish it. Later when we get tough, you will know what regret is! From today on, I will stay at your old house every day. If you dare to sell the old house, I will make a scene!" I looked coldly at their exasperated faces. My wife took out her phone and made a call, saying calmly, "Lawyer, we didn't reach an agreement here. Let's sue." Turns out she not only prepared the divorce agreement but even hired a lawyer. I wondered why she was so fast; looks like she found a professional divorce lawyer. I smiled bitterly, "It seems everything you said just now was a lie. The sad thing is I was still thinking that if you encountered all this today, I would definitely try every way to save you." My mother-in-law suddenly said sarcastically, "Oh my, really hope my daughter encounters all this? Too bad my daughter will live a long life, while you already have cancer and are going to die!" I shook my head, "Since it's come to this, let's file for divorce first." My mother-in-law said excitedly, "The property hasn't been divided clearly, why divorce?" My wife quickly pulled my mother-in-law and said, "Mom, it's okay. We can fight the property lawsuit even after getting the divorce certificate." She whispered something in my mother-in-law's ear. After hearing it, my mother-in-law suddenly realized and quickly said to my wife, "Okay, then hurry up and apply for divorce with him." I looked at my wife's mysterious appearance. In fact, I already understood what she was thinking. In fact, we should be thinking about the same thing. I won't take out the diagnosis report to slap her face at this time. Only the stupidest person would take out the diagnosis report and tell the truth at this time, because my wife and I thought of the same law. Civil law clearly stipulates in marriage law that there is an obligation of maintenance between husband and wife. At this moment, she thinks I am sick. If she doesn't save me, she breaks the law. Similarly, if I don't save her, I also break the law. If I took out the diagnosis report at this time, my wife would resolutely not divorce. So what would happen next? Based on the court's character, it would definitely reject my divorce application. The court would hope my wife be a bit kinder. In this difficult moment, she should have the obligation to save her. Highly likely to reject my divorce application! At this moment, my wife and I were thinking about the same thing: divorce quickly to avoid the law of spousal maintenance obligation. So I knew that only stupid people would take out the diagnosis report at this time. Once the other party disagreed with the divorce, I would be finished. As expected, after we applied for divorce at the Civil Affairs Bureau, my wife ran away directly. She didn't contact me at all, spending all her time collecting property evidence and contacting lawyers. My mother-in-law also ran to my family's old house every day, afraid we would sell it. I just felt sad. To divorce and sue me smoothly, she was busy all day, unable to even find time to go to the hospital to get her own medical report. During this period, I wasn't idle either. I did a bad thing too. I contacted lawyers everywhere, letting my wife know I was prepared for a lawsuit. This made her more anxious, completely ignoring her medical report, knowing only to run around every day. Under this tug-of-war, the divorce cooling-off period finally ended. We finally got the divorce certificate. My wife put away the certificate and sneered, "Let's take the lawsuit slowly later. Let's see if I can drag you to death." I sighed, handed her the medical report, and said, "We were husband and wife after all. I have a gift for you."
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