Lan Yuchu then smiled with satisfaction.

He lowered his head and kissed Lin Qiyue on the lips, then took the shoes and put them on her.

After getting ready, the two of them held hands and went out together.

Around 3:30, the sun was already showing signs of setting, and it wasn't so hot anymore.

As soon as I stepped out of the compound gate, I saw a familiar person.

Duan Yueman walked towards them, and when she saw Lan Yuchu, her face lit up with joy. However, when she saw the woman beside her, her smile instantly faded.

The change happened quickly, but Lin Qiyue still noticed it.

She was wearing a business suit; she was a nurse at the hospital and had probably just returned from her shift.

"Brother Chu, July, are you going out?" Her tone was very gentle when she called Lan Yuchu, but when she called Lin Qiyue, her tone sounded a little resentful.

Lin Qiyue felt that this person had positioned her as a rival in love.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Lin Qiyue became Lan Yuchu's wife, and since the female lead likes Lan Yuchu so much, she must see her as a rival in love.

Thinking of this, Lin Qiyue subconsciously withdrew her hand, and for some reason, she felt inexplicably guilty.

Lan Yu frowned slightly, displeased, upon first seeing her actions.

"Yes, I'll take your sister-in-law out shopping and spend more time with her." Lan Yuchu's eyes were full of doting and love as she looked at Lin Qiyue.

Duan Yueman stared at this scene in disbelief.

However, she felt inexplicably sad.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Qiyue's lips, a smile that deeply stung Duan Yueman.

"That's good. I thought you would be angry because you believed what everyone said about Qiyue having a secret rendezvous with another man!"

I originally felt guilty because Lin Qiyue had taken the identity of the male lead's wife!

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiyue released her hand, then immediately pulled it back, deliberately moving closer to Lan Yuchu and looking at Duan Yueman, saying, "Sister Yueman, you're so busy with so many things, yet you still care so much about my and Brother Yuchu's married life. You've really gone to a lot of trouble! I should thank Sister Yueman properly, don't you think, Brother Yuchu?"

She's already shouted it out! She, as the wife, should shout it out too.

The pronunciation of the four characters "Yu Chu Gege" was very heavy.

Lan Yuchu couldn't suppress the smile on her lips; a jealous woman's jealousy has a powerful aftereffect.

"My wife is right. Thank you for your concern, Comrade Duan. My relationship with my wife is very good. Those are just rumors." In front of outsiders, he naturally had to protect his wife's reputation.

Duan Yueman's face turned pale. She squeezed the bag she was carrying and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. Those people were exaggerating! Saying that July was lonely and secretly meeting with men, it seems..."

"Comrade Duan, my wife isn't that kind of person! You're an educated person too, you know that words can be dangerous. You believe things without any basis or evidence?" Lan Yuchu didn't like people talking about his wife like that to begin with, and now that she was saying such hurtful things, he couldn't help but retort.

Duan Yueman never expected that he would talk to her like that.

Lin Qiyue was also shocked by his voice and looked up at his serious and indifferent expression.

Could it be that he really doesn't like Duan Yueman?

But they were childhood sweethearts, and the novel says they got together.

"Brother Yu Chu..."

"Comrade Duan, please change how you address me next time. Before, it was because I wasn't married yet, and we grew up together. I only ever thought of you as a younger sister, so I didn't think anything of it when you called me that. But things are different now. I'm married, and I don't want people to misunderstand. Please be mindful of how you address me next time, Comrade Duan. Thank you!"

Duan Yueman tried to explain, but Lan Yuchu immediately interrupted her, his tone very forceful.

At this moment, Duan Yueman was a little incredulous; she had been calling him that all these years.

"Okay, I understand." Duan Yueman lowered her head in shame and embarrassment, but she was unwilling to give up!

Lan Yuchu's expression softened, and he took Lin Qiyue's hand and said to Duan Yueman, "Comrade Duan, if I did anything wrong back then that caused you to misunderstand, I, Lan Yuchu, apologize to you. I hope you can find a suitable partner in the future. I have already had my mother explain the arranged marriage to you. I hope you can meet your revolutionary partner in the future."

After saying that, he pulled Lin Qiyue outside.

Lin Qiyue curiously turned around and glanced back.

Duan Yueman stood there, stunned!

Lin Qiyue felt that he might have been too definitive.

That makes sense. Since Lan Yuchu is choosing to live on her own, she must cut ties with the past.

That Duan Yueman, isn't she the female lead? She talks like a total green tea b*tch.

Could it be that she misunderstood, and that she was just saying this because she couldn't stand Lin Qiyue's actions? But a woman's intuition told her that she was deliberately saying it for Lan Yuchu to hear.

"Stay away from Comrade Duan from now on, she's not very nice to talk to." Lin Qiyue was still thinking about how to start the conversation when Lan Yuchu spoke first.

His intention was to keep Lin Qiyue away from the female lead.

Did I hear that right? He could detect the subtle, tea-like quality in the female lead's voice?

Lin Qiyue asked, "Did you sense something amiss in her words?"

"She's slandering you, aren't you angry?" Lan Yuchu asked, frowning.

"Of course I'm angry." How could she not be angry? But she wasn't the first person to say that.

Moreover, she had no reason to be angry, after all, she, Lin Qiyue, was Lan Yuchu's legitimate wife.

I never expected him to come forward to defend me.

“Honey, next time something like this happens, you don’t need to defend me! This is a matter between women, and I can actually handle it myself. You’re a soldier, you can’t talk to people like that.” Lin Qiyue thought that this was still a rather sensitive matter, and if someone with ulterior motives used Lan Yuchu to cause trouble, it would indeed be very difficult to deal with.

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