"You don't know me? You dare say you don't know me?"

Zhu Haiming pointed to herself, feeling a chill run down her spine. She realized she had encountered a "Chen Shimei" (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife).

She pointed unwillingly at Lu Fangfang on the bench and shouted, "What about her? Do you know her?!"

Zhuang Mingcheng turned around and looked at the woman on the bench again.

He pulled a small bag wrapped in a handkerchief from his shirt pocket, untied it with his uninjured hand, and then took out a yellowed old photograph.

In the photo, the woman sits upright in a chair, her face still showing signs of childhood innocence.

After carefully examining the young woman in the photo, he looked at the woman on the bench.

After a moment, he nodded and said, "I know him."

"you……"

Zhu Haiming gritted her teeth, her face turning pale with anger, "You recognize the betrothed we had as children, but you don't recognize me, your fiancée..."

"Good, good, very good! I, Zhu Haiming, was blind!"

Seeing that the man still refused to acknowledge her, she felt both ashamed and angry.

Zhu Haiming was a young lady from Shanghai, yet she was tricked by a mere soldier.

Walking to the bench, she picked up a large stack of letters, turned around and handed them to Xiao Aiguo. "Political Commissar Xiao, I came all the way from Shanghai to our corps, but I didn't expect him to turn his back on me. You have to stand up for me in this matter."

Xiao Aiguo frowned. "Zhuang Mingcheng, do you even know Comrade Zhu?"

"This concerns your conduct, so give me a serious answer!"

Zhuang Mingcheng shook his head and said firmly, "Political Commissar, I assure the organization with my integrity that I do not know Comrade Zhu Haiming, and she is not my fiancée!"

Xiao Aiguo gave him a deep look, then sat down and began to open the letter on the table.

Now that things have come to this point, there's no room for compromise. He absolutely has to get to the bottom of this!

"you……"

Beside her, Zhu Haiming's face was full of hatred.

She had finally managed to escape from her home in Shanghai, but she never expected this outcome.

This "Chen Shimei" really ruined her.

For a moment, the room fell silent, with only the sound of Xiao Aiguo searching through the letters remaining.

...

Lu Fangfang stared in disbelief on the bench.

A female military doctor, a capitalist's daughter, and her childhood betrothal...

Wow! This is just like a concubine vying for the emperor's favor in the imperial harem.

If she had known this would happen, she would have preferred to starve to death rather than come. What kind of nonsense is this?

After a moment of stunned silence, Lu Fangfang saw the man walking towards her.

Upon arriving, the man made no attempt to stand on ceremony and sat down directly on the bench.

'Pah, you can't judge a book by its cover! I thought he was a cool and aloof guy, but he's a total jerk!'

Lu Fangfang cursed inwardly and quickly moved to the other side of the bench, shifting her position to get further away from the man.

"Huh?"

Beside him, Zhuang Mingcheng was taken aback. He turned his head and stared straight at the woman.

'What kind of scumbag is that?'

He pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

He shook his head and handed the photo to the woman. "Comrade, you're Lu Fangfang from the Red Star Brigade, right?"

"right."

As Lu Fangfang spoke, she took the photo.

She looked down and realized it was a photo of herself.

Looking at the young woman in the photo, who looked so young and innocent, she felt a chill run down her spine.

This was probably taken by "her" three years ago; I never expected that this scumbag would carry it with him.

"Alas."

Lu Fangfang took the photo and put it directly into her pocket.

She looked up at Zhuang Mingcheng, and couldn't help but move outwards again, causing half of her buttocks to dangle in the air.

Zhuang Mingcheng: "..."

"Gurgle."

Are you hungry?

Lu Fangfang lowered her head, not wanting to speak.

The guesthouse in the county town doesn't provide meals, so she's been surviving on water for the past two days and is starving.

She turned to look at Political Commissar Xiao, but was too embarrassed to ask, as she didn't know if the regiment provided meals.

As she was lost in thought, Lu Fangfang saw a long, thin hand reach out and grab her arm.

"Come with me, I'll take you to get something to eat first."

"Why?"

He pulled Lu Fangfang up from the bench.

"Hey? What are you doing? Let go of me!"

Lu Fangfang panicked a little. She hated scumbags the most and didn't want to get involved with this man named Zhuang Mingcheng.

She'd rather starve than eat anything that scumbag would eat!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Zhuang Mingcheng, what are you doing? Release Comrade Lu immediately."

Xiao Aiguo frowned and scolded, "The matter hasn't been investigated yet, so you stay put."

"Political Commissar, I really don't know that Comrade Zhu Haiming. You know my character."

Zhuang Mingcheng's attitude was very sincere, but he still didn't let go of Lu Fangfang.

"As for this comrade, I know her. We were betrothed as children. She's the political commissar. Comrade Lu came to see me. She's hungry, so I'll take her to get something to eat first. You see how skinny she is, what if she gets starving?"

After saying that, he grabbed Lu Fangfang and walked straight out.

"Hey? Hey? Let go of me, Political Commissar Xiao? Political Commissar Xiao..."

...

"You...you..."

Inside the room, Zhu Haiming covered her mouth and pointed at the two people who had left, feeling insulted.

This "Chen Shimei" (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore) would rather choose Lu Fangfang, a simple, unassuming girl, than acknowledge himself. What a disgrace!

"Comrade Xiao, I want to report him. I want to report his misconduct. You have to stand up for me!"

Xiao Aiguo was also furious. That brat Zhuang Mingcheng was really good at causing trouble.

He glanced down at the envelope in his hand, about to say something, when he suddenly froze. "Comrade Zhu Haiming, are you sure you know the First Battalion Commander?"

"Comrade Xiao, what do you mean? You're not trying to protect him, are you?"

Zhu Haiming looked at Xiao Aiguo with an unfriendly expression.

She's suffered such a great injustice today. If this person dares to protect "Chen Shimei" (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife), she'll file a complaint with the military region.

She refused to believe that no one would stand up for her!

Xiao Aiguo's expression turned serious. "I will not protect anyone, but I will also not wrong anyone."

"Comrade Zhu Haiming, please tell me your fiancé's name!"

Zhu Haiming felt humiliated once again. She gritted her teeth and said, word by word, "Li! Da! Jun! His name is Li Da Jun!"

"call……"

Xiao Aiguo breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed completely.

He knew that Zhuang Mingcheng, that brat, wasn't the type to start something and then abandon it.

He shook his head with a smile and said helplessly, "Comrade Zhu Haiming, the person who just went out wasn't called Li Dajun. His name is Zhuang Mingcheng, and his surname is Zhuang."

“You must have heard it just now, we all call him Battalion Commander Zhuang, Comrade Zhu Haiming, you must have mistaken him for someone else.”

Zhu Haiming was stunned for a moment, then shook her head frantically, "Impossible, I can't be wrong."

She hurriedly pulled out a photo from her pocket and handed it to Xiao Aiguo. "Comrade Xiao, look at the person in the photo. I can't be mistaken. It's Li Dajun. It's him!"