After enduring the pain of three years, surviving the seven-year itch, and passing the ten-year milestone, the couple's remaining days should have been spent guarding the tens of millions in assets they had worked hard to build, enjoying their old age, and carrying happiness to the end. However, one day in 2004, Lu's peaceful and prosperous life suddenly became precarious with the arrival of a boy, because her husband, whom she had always been proud of, had, like other successful men, cheated on her!

A train derailment can cost lives, and a man's derailment can sometimes cost lives too. When the unprepared Lu suddenly saw the little boy her husband brought back, claiming he was a distant relative's child, her head instantly flushed with blood and she felt dizzy.

According to her husband, the boy's parents had unfortunately both died in an earthquake some time ago. The lie was quite well-crafted, but those eyebrows, that face—they were not only similar in form but also in spirit to her husband when he was young. He had really gone to great lengths!

"Wife? Are you okay?" Hua, seeing her strange expression, asked feigning concern.

"Hua, you bastard, is this the poor child you were talking about? Do you really think I'm an idiot?" Lu suddenly roared with agitation.

Hearing this, Hua felt deep regret. It was a case of a single oversight ruining a perfect plan. From the moment his son was born, he had been laying the groundwork for his return. Now, three years had passed, and he had finally crafted a lie he thought was flawless, using a woman's innate sympathy and maternal instincts to convince his wife, but he had overlooked the most important point—women have sharp intuition, and as time passed, his son was looking more and more like him!

Seeing that the truth was exposed, Hua no longer bothered to hide it and said bluntly, "Since it's already happened, do what you want with me—kill me or cut me up, it's up to you!"

Seeing her husband's utterly shameless demeanor, Lu broke down crying bitterly. She knew he had always wanted a son, but she never imagined that now, with their daughter already in college, he would still harbor that obsession—not only hiding a mistress from her but also bringing his illegitimate son directly home.

Seeing her husband remain silent without even a word of explanation, Lu wiped away her tears and said hatefully, "Don't think I'll raise that little bastard for you. No way. In short, in this house, it's either him or me!"

Hearing this, Hua's expression finally changed. He immediately pulled out his trump card, crying and pleading with tears and snot: "I was just momentarily confused and couldn't resist temptation. I'll definitely reform and cut all ties with that woman. But the child is innocent..."

Then, Hua poured out all his reasons for doing this. It turned out that seeing his mistress Li only indulging in pleasure, drinking, and gambling, he worried it would harm the young child's education and growth. Meanwhile, his wife's kindness and virtue had stood the test of time—their daughter's current success was proof. So he resorted to this desperate measure, and bringing the son home to raise was also agreed upon by his mistress Li.

Seeing her husband's pitiful state, Lu's heart ached. After a fierce inner struggle, for the sake of their daughter's feelings, the development of their company (where both held large shares), and to protect this family on the verge of breaking apart, she reluctantly forgave her husband's betrayal, agreed to his arrangement, and took in his illegitimate son Xiaoyu, caring for him as if he were her own.

After gaining his wife's forgiveness, Hua gained a deeper appreciation for her kindness and virtue. By then, his novelty for his mistress had long faded, so he used this chance to settle down. For the next five years, they lived peacefully without incident.

However, in 2009, with the sudden death of Hua, Lu's peaceful life stirred up waves again. It turned out that the mistress Li, upon learning of Hua's sudden passing, personally came to confront her, demanding to regain custody of her biological son Xiaoyu.

This time, the grievances and anger Lu had suppressed for years finally erupted. She flatly rejected Li's unreasonable demands. Because Xiaoyu's custody directly affected the inheritance and distribution of her husband's estate, and after raising Xiaoyu with great hardship for five years, they had developed deep feelings, as close as mother and son—how could she just let him go?

At the same time, while sorting through her husband's belongings, she angrily discovered that he had secretly disposed of their joint property without her knowledge and left ample evidence. In a rage, she entrusted a lawyer to file a lawsuit against Li for the return of property, including money, vehicles, and real estate.

Mistresses are never easy to deal with, and Li was no pushover. Upon learning she was being sued, she wasted no time and filed a counterclaim against Lu in court, requesting the restoration of her custody rights over her son Xiaoyu. Thus, a full-blown dispute over property and child custody, triggered by an extramarital affair, erupted.

At the first court hearing, the two sides were at daggers drawn, engaging in heated arguments, each insisting on their own stance without yielding. However, because both lawyers failed to identify the key issues, the debate became chaotic and messy. By the time the hearing ended, the judge was still unable to sort out the case and had to schedule another session.

Dissatisfied with this outcome, Lu decided to change her lawyer before the second hearing to better protect her legal rights.

However, what Lu didn't expect was that her lawyer, who had boasted extravagantly during the agency, was steadily retreating and collapsing under the opponent lawyer's well-structured counterattack. Only then did she deeply realize that choosing this incompetent lawyer was absolutely a fatal mistake!

This was originally a lawsuit destined to be lost, but a small accident brought a turning point. It turned out that when the presiding judge was about to deliver the verdict, there was a sudden power outage at the scene. Since the trial records couldn't be filed in the computer in time, the trial was forced to be suspended.

After escaping this crisis, Lu made an immediate decision to change her lawyer again and continue to fight for her rights. To avoid encountering another incompetent lawyer like before, she made extensive inquiries and, on a friend's recommendation, came to Guangdong Zhiming Law Firm out of admiration.

After a precise and detailed analysis by Director Wang Tengfeng, Lu's confidence greatly increased, and she decided on the spot to hire Director Wang as her lawyer, fully responsible for the subsequent litigation of the case.

However, when the third trial began, although the presiding judge noticed the change of lawyer, based on his preconceived notions from the first two trials, he didn't give Lu's lawyer much opportunity to argue. Instead, he hastily announced the verdict of the case. In the end, Lu lost the case, and custody of Xiao Yu was awarded to the biological mother, Li.

Losing the first trial was a heavy blow to Lu, leaving her somewhat disheartened. But Lawyer Wang Tengfeng didn't give up. With a sense of justice, he patiently helped Lu sort out her thoughts, clarify the case, and persuaded her to continue appealing and actively defend her rights.

With the active efforts of lawyers from Zhiming Law Firm, the court ultimately accepted Lu’s lawsuit. Subsequently, under the leadership of Director Wang Tengfeng, the lawyers handling the case at Zhiming made a series of arduous efforts, painstakingly gathering evidence from the school, workplace, friends, and other sources, continuously solidifying the evidence to prove that Lu and Xiaoyu had a very harmonious foster relationship.

Based on the nature of the case as a custody dispute, adhering to the fundamental principle of facilitating Xiaoyu’s healthy growth, and considering the fact that Lu had raised Xiaoyu for nearly five years and Xiaoyu had clearly expressed a willingness to live with Lu, supported by the rigorous legal reasoning and extensive detailed evidence provided by Zhiming lawyers, the Shenzhen Intermediate People’s Court, after a fair trial, overturned the erroneous first-instance judgment in 2010. Ultimately, the client Lu saw the clouds part and the sun shine through, winning the final victory and continuing to raise her foster son Xiaoyu.

At this point, the series of disputes triggered by the extramarital affair finally came to an end. Encouraged by the lawyers of Zhiming, Lu, who actively defended her rights, achieved the happiness she sought through the lawyers’ superb litigation skills.