JUR-794 At the end of my mother-in-law’s cruel and spiteful mistreatment of her daughter-in-law, my new mother, Aoi-san, was humiliated right before my eyes. Ichino Aoi

Aoi marries a man she met through work and moves to the countryside as his wife. She is nearly broken by the cruel, relentless mistreatment from her mother-in-law, Saki, but finds comfort in the encouragement of her stepson, Hanzō. Seeing Aoi as a woman trying to win her way into the family and secure her place, Saki grows resentful and, through an acquaintance, calls in a group of men and orders them to harm Aoi in order to drive her out. After the assault, Saki harshly blames the weakened Aoi. Meanwhile, Hanzō случайly witnesses the scene and is left with indescribable feelings…