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Yuan Yuan looked at Wen Qian with sadness, her small frame trembling as she quietly sobbed. Suddenly, she stood up and ran to Wen Qian, raising her tiny hands high to embrace her. Her little face buried into Wen Qian's embrace, and her cries grew louder, each one more heart-wrenching than the last.
Wen Qian looked at Lu Zheng in confusion, who shook his head at her and gave her a look that said they would talk later. Slowly, Wen Qian began to pat Yuan Yuan's back to comfort her, realizing that the little girl must be exhausted from everything that had happened that afternoon. As she cried, Yuan Yuan eventually fell asleep in Wen Qian's arms.
Lu Chen had been nervously watching Wen Qian since Yuan Yuan had rushed into her embrace. Wen Qian gently ruffled her son's hair, encouraging him to continue eating. She carried the now-sleeping Yuan Yuan into the house, placing her on the bed, removing her shoes, and covering her with a small blanket.
Yuan Yuan was about the same age as Lu Chen; it was truly pitiful for such a young child to be without a mother. After closing the door behind her, she sat down and exchanged questioning glances with Lu Zheng. Just as Lu Zheng was about to speak, they heard shouting from outside the front door.
The couple stepped outside to find it was Guo Xiaojun's older sister, Guo Dajun. She was still wearing her cafeteria uniform and was angrily banging on the door.
"Come out! Come out! You need to explain yourselves!" she shouted. "How dare you lock my sister up? Do you know what you've done to her?"
Lu Zheng opened the door to reveal Guo Dajun standing there. The moment she saw him, the anger that had clouded her mind began to clear. She had just been busy cleaning up at the cafeteria when someone rushed in to find her, saying that her sister had been taken by the political commissar and might even be arrested.
Arrested? They all knew what that meant. Guo Dajun panicked; if Guo Xiaojun got arrested, it wouldn't just affect their younger brother—it would also jeopardize Chen Liang's future! If their mother found out, she would surely beat her to death. Chen Liang might even divorce her; how would she survive then?
As soon as she heard it was because of Wen Qian, she hurried over. "Your sister started it by bullying others first! We only did what we had to do; we didn't bully your sister!"
"I have no reason to trust you! You say my sister is the one who bullies others, but she was the one being bullied first!"
Guo Dajuan pointed an accusing finger at Wen Qian, her voice rising with anger. "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, my sister wouldn't have gotten involved. She said you were causing trouble for her on the train!"
"This family compound doesn't welcome you, so get out!"
Lu Zheng watched the scene unfold with a heavy heart. He wanted to intervene and calm Guo Dajuan down, but Wen Qian held him back firmly.
"Your sister brought this upon herself. You come to me without understanding the situation, thinking I'm an easy target?" Wen Qian shot back, her tone laced with disdain.
"You...!"
Guo Dajuan was so furious that she raised her hand, ready to strike Wen Qian. The clarity in her mind faded as anger took over. She swung her hand toward Wen Qian's face, but Lu Zheng was prepared to stop her when Wen Qian gripped his arm tightly.
Just as Guo Dajuan's palm was about to land on Wen Qian's cheek, she suddenly found herself thrown aside.
"What are you doing, Guo Dajuan? Are you bored and looking for trouble? You and your sister should just leave!"
Guo Dajuan clutched her stinging face in disbelief as she turned to see Chen Liang standing there, his expression a mix of disgust and irritation.
He towered over her, pointing a finger at her nose. "If you don't want to stay here, then go back home! Take your sister with you!"
He had heard rumors about Guo Xiaojun causing trouble and rushed over only to find Guo Dajuan about to hit Lu Zheng's partner. If she had succeeded, how could he continue working in the military district?
Fuming, he took a couple of steps forward and slapped her hard across the face.
"Good thing I stopped it," he thought. "Otherwise, I can't imagine how Lu Zheng would retaliate against me. But now I've already offended him; I'll have to make up for it elsewhere."
"You hit me? You dare hit me for this lowlife?" Guo Dajuan stared at Chen Liang in disbelief, then shot a venomous glare at Wen Qian.
"I'm hitting you because your sister bullied the child of Colonel Lu! And now you're coming after me? I've been too kind to you; it's made you forget your place."
By now, some onlookers had gathered to watch the spectacle. Chen Liang's face darkened as he grabbed Guo Dajuan by the collar and dragged her toward the neighboring house.
"Behave yourself and go home! Otherwise, don’t expect to keep working in the cafeteria. I’ll transfer back home too."
"Why? Why did you hit me? Why are you siding with that shameless woman? Is it because she seduced you? Just look at her, are you blind?"
Guo Dajuan felt a burning pain on her face, but the hurt in her heart was even greater. After so many years of marriage to Chen Liang, he had never laid such a heavy hand on her before. This time, it was all for a shameless woman.
Chen Liang released his grip and stared intently at the frenzied Guo Dajuan, warning her in a low voice, "If you don’t follow me, we might as well get a divorce!"
With that, he strode away, leaving Guo Dajuan standing there in shock.
Desperate, Guo Dajuan followed Chen Liang home and shut the door behind them. Inside, the sounds of an argument could still be heard.
Wen Qian and Lu Zheng were closing the door as they entered the room. Lu Zheng asked, "Did you see Chen Liang earlier? That's why you didn’t let me intervene."
"Yes," Wen Qian replied coldly, clearly unwilling to engage further.
She had seen Chen Liang long before Guo Dajuan made any move. In fact, she had intentionally provoked Guo Dajuan into acting out. She couldn’t strike her directly, but as her legal husband, Chen Liang could.
Why not use him to do the dirty work?
She had only held his hand out of sheer helplessness. After washing her hands thoroughly in the courtyard, she finally stepped inside.
Lu Zheng rubbed his fingers together slowly, a hint of loneliness flashing in his eyes as a bitter smile crept onto his lips. All his previous efforts had been in vain; he felt like he was back at square one.
No, it was worse! He had taken two steps back!
The noise from next door was too loud; even inside the house, Wen Qian could vaguely hear the commotion.
In the afternoon, Lu Zheng had brought back some medicinal oil from the army's medical office to help Lu Chen with his leg. Just as he sat down to massage Lu Chen's leg, a woman's overly dramatic voice came from outside the door.
"Lu Zheng! I heard Xiao Chen was injured; I came to check on him."
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