Chapter 12

Zhong Miao rolled out a ball and adjusted the proportions of the turtle's head and body. She ignored the footsteps behind her. Several groups of people had passed by in the meantime, all of them just strolling around, and she didn't know any of them.

"Zhong Miao? What are you doing?"

The man had a loud voice, and his rough roar made Zhong Miao's ears hurt.

Zhong Miao turned around and saw six or seven people, none of whom she recognized. "Turtle."

"Hahaha, what a bullshit turtle, isn't it just a tortoise, haha."

Zhong Miao ignored him. If the conversation was not going well, even one word would be too much.

"Miao Miao, ignore your cousin, he's just teasing you. By the way, why are you going back to your parents' home after getting married?"

The woman's voice was gentle, but her words carried a lot of information. "Cousin?" She knew then. This plot was in the book, right around the time of the first snow.

Zhong Cheng is her cousin, so the most human among these people are the original male and female protagonists Song Xing and Wang Yingying. The one who spoke just now was Wang Yingying.

The plot in the book is that the original owner had a quarrel with Pei Ze and returned to her parents' home, where she was humiliated by these people.

From then on, rumors spread that she had cheated on Pei Ze, which not only ruined their already cold marriage, but also caused her mother-in-law to be gossiped about, and An An was isolated by the children in the village.

As luck would have it, she happened to be back to her parents' home, and they ran into each other again.

"Well, I came back to stay with my dad for two days." Zhong Miao continued to rub her turtle's head.

"Hey, you weren't chased back by Pei Ze, were you? Don't be embarrassed. To be honest, does your dad still need you to accompany him?"

"Yeah, Zhong Miao, what's there to be embarrassed about? You married a scoundrel who doesn't work properly. Does his family give you food? Did you go home hungry?"

The dwarf and Zhong Cheng sang the same tune, their words becoming increasingly harsh. "That's right, I think that idiot is pretty good too. Just go live with him, or you can marry me."

"Did some idiot do that to you on your wedding night?"

"Yeah, you and that idiot are already together, right? When you remarry, I'll go to your wedding again."

"Heh, you were cuckolded on your wedding night. Pei Ze hit you, didn't he? Where did you get hurt? Let me take a look."

"Xing'er, look at how good our Yingying is, a perfect match for a family. What's the point of being pretty? She looks like a restless woman, cheating on a man on her wedding night."

Wang Yingying was unhappy when she heard this. She hated it most when people compared her looks with Zhong Miao. Apart from this, she was no worse than Zhong Miao, but this was the only thing that made her feel particularly uncomfortable.

Because of this, Wang Yingying always couldn't help but compare herself with Zhong Miao to find psychological balance.

Now she is married to the handsome Song Xing, and Zhong Miao is married to the idle Pei Ze. She was very happy recently, but now she has left Zhong Miao far behind. Let's see what she can compare with herself in the future.

When someone mentioned her appearance, although Wang Yingying didn't show it on her face, she wanted to tear Zhong Miao's beautiful face apart in her heart, especially when Zhong Miao turned around just now, she looked even more beautiful than before, which made her feel even worse.

"Don't say that, Zhong Miao is not like that." Song Xing said ambiguously.

"Brother Xing, how can you speak for her? Are you also attracted to this vixen?"

Of course Wang Yingying would get angry when her husband praised others. She had attracted Song Xing's attention with this little bit of arrogance and pampering, and Song Xing fell for it.

"How is that possible? Don't think too much, I just feel sorry for her." Song Xing immediately showed his desire to survive.

"Why should she be pitiful? She chose the man herself. Being sent back to her parents' home was her own fault. What does it have to do with us?"

"Okay, let's stop talking and go. If someone sees us, they'll gossip."

Song Xing had seen enough of the fun. There was no point in bullying a woman. He wanted to see Pei Ze being cuckolded.

"Zhong Miao, please don't be silent. Tell me, were you beaten back home by Pei Ze? I'll go and get him to seek justice for you."

As soon as the dwarf finished speaking, he was punched in the face. He was caught off guard and sat down on the ground.

After finally steadying himself and raising his head, he was about to curse when he saw Pei Ze's cold face.

The village was quiet, but these people were still showing off and their voices were quite loud. Pei Ze heard them using foul language to bully Zhong Miao from a distance, so he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

The dwarf didn't know how to read people's expressions. He wiped the blood from his nose. It really hurt. "Pei Ze, why did you hit me? It's not like I cheated on you."

The other people also looked at Pei Ze and were quite frightened. Pei Ze was usually quiet, and no one expected him to start a fight right away.

He had a cold face and was about to grab the dwarf's collar when he saw Zhong Miao quickly stand up, tighten his gloves, and hit the other half of the dwarf's face with a big punch.

"I'm going to hit you for being such a dirty bastard."

While no one else was reacting, she kicked Zhong Cheng's calf again.

"Ouch, hiss, Zhong Miao, why did you kick me? I'm your cousin."

"Ah, Zhong Miao, why are you hitting someone?"

Wang Yingying screamed. Pei Ze's eyes were fierce and she was a little scared. Although she didn't dare to say anything about Pei Ze, she was not afraid of Zhong Miao.

Zhong Miao hid behind Pei Ze as soon as he vented his anger. "It was these two bastards who scolded me. The others were accomplices. They came here to bully me early in the morning."

Zhong Miao had been thinking about what to do, but she couldn't win by scolding or beating him. Now that Pei Ze had arrived, she had the confidence to fight back.

She doesn't care about any bullshit plot. After all, this body is hers now. These bastards came to her early in the morning to cause trouble. If she could not beat them, she would have taken action earlier. Unfortunately, her ability is limited, so she can only hide.

Pei Ze's fierce black eyes swept across everyone present. The dwarf was about to curse when he was frightened by this look.

Pei Ze is tall and strong with a muscular body, so the short guy is a little afraid of him. He doesn't want to be the second second-rate guy, but why did Zhong Miao hit him?

The dwarf had gone through a mixed doubles match, and he was still unwilling to give up. He couldn't help but want to stir up trouble. At the very least, he had to return the slap that Zhong Miao had given him. "Zhong Miao, you cheated on me and I won't let you say anything."

Pei Ze snorted coldly and kicked the dwarf who was about to stand back to the ground. "Stealing people? Steal your uncle."

The dwarf didn't dare to say a word this time.

Zhong Cheng didn't expect Zhong Miao to dare to kick him, but he was afraid of Pei Ze's fist and didn't dare to fight back. He could only stare at Zhong Miao and yell, "Pei Ze, what are you doing? I'm her cousin, what's wrong with playing a joke on her?"

Pei Ze didn't waste any words with him. He kicked Zhong Cheng on the calf where Zhong Miao had just kicked him. This time, Zhong Cheng couldn't even stand steadily.

"Ah, you two, aren't you afraid that I will tell Third Uncle?" The Third Uncle that Zhong Cheng mentioned was Zhong Ming.

"My dad doesn't have a nephew like you. We split up a long time ago. Don't try to trick me. My cousin is dead."

Zhong Miao's face was tense, and her eyes seemed to be blazing with fire.

Zhong Cheng was about to say something in rebuttal when Song Xing pulled him aside and signaled him not to speak.

Seeing Song Xing like this, Pei Ze understood that these inhuman creatures were used to bullying the weak with their numbers, and they were afraid of being defeated.

Song Xing is a complete jerk who is two-faced. He is also involved in this matter, otherwise he would not have stopped it until now. He should have stopped it long ago when Zhong Cheng and Shorty were bullying Zhong Miao.

"Song Xing, your parents paid for you to go to college, just to let you lead a bunch of lackeys to bully a woman? Where are your family education? Did you use it to talk nonsense to your wife?"

Pei Ze gets annoyed when he sees Song Xing, he thinks he’s hypocritical.

Song Xing also had a headache. He really didn't expect Pei Ze to come. Wanting to watch the fun was one thing, but it would be bad if a fight broke out.

No matter how you look at it, they are not responsible for this matter. Why are they blocking Zhong Miao's house and acting like hooligans?

Song Xing was unhappy, but it would be embarrassing to tell it to others. He had just been promoted and didn't want to get into trouble. Rumors spread fast these days. If it got to the factory, he would have no shame.

Several neighbors nearby heard the noise and looked out.

If Pei Ze hadn't come, Zhong Miao wouldn't have dared to say anything. Even if others heard it, they would think Zhong Miao was in the wrong and it would have proven that he was cheating on Pei Ze, but he wouldn't suffer any loss.

But when Pei Ze came, they were now wrong to say that.

"Pei Ze, it's wrong for you to say that. I didn't say anything. I was just passing by."

"Just passing by? Why did you stop in front of my house when you were just passing by? Are you trying to disgust me?"

Speaking of spoiled and domineering, who can compare to Zhong Miao, the daddy's boy? Although she is usually well-behaved at home, she can't eat outside.

Even if she suffered a loss at the time, her father would help her get it back later. She holds a grudge.

She didn't bear a grudge against Pei Ze mostly for the sake of her mother-in-law. Besides, even though Pei Ze was unhappy, he wouldn't really bully her.

Pei Ze is an okay person. At least he serves bath water when asked to, cooks when asked to, and rushes to do any work. So what if he is unwilling? He still does what he is supposed to do. It's not her who is entangled and uncomfortable.

What's more, there is a marriage certificate. She knows who is inside and who is outside better than anyone else. She has always been tolerant and generous to her family and never merciful to others.

"Well, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. I just heard some rumors and wanted to ask you. I didn't mean any harm. I didn't say anything. I'm leaving now."

Song Xing called a few people to leave this troubled place, "I'm sorry, Zhong Miao, please leave quickly. It's not nice to crowd in front of someone else's door."

"Oh, you also know it's a rumor. It seems like you five grown men brought an old woman to deliberately bully my wife."

There was no way Pei Ze would let him go. He had to tell him everything.

Old woman? What did Pei Ze say? Wang Yingying couldn't believe it. "Pei Ze, what are you talking about? You are the old woman, your whole family is old women."

"Shut up." Song Xing scolded Wang Yingying. How could she be so tactless? "You fought with Zhong Cheng and the third brother, but I didn't bully your wife. What else do you want?"

"Anyone who comes uninvited is an idiot. Just admit that you are idiots. What do you think?" Zhong Miao asked Pei Ze.

"Okay, I'll listen to you. As long as they admit that they are cuckolds, let's forget about it." Pei Ze was amused by her. His wife's way of thinking was indeed different from others.

"Don't go too far, you two. Just apologize to Zhong Miao and that's it." Song Xing said this to Zhong Cheng and Short Third.

These people looked arrogant, but they were actually bullies who only cared about the weak and feared the strong. Seeing that Pei Ze really dared to beat people up and Song Xing refused to step in, Short Third and Zhong Cheng could only bear it and apologized reluctantly.

"Okay, let's go." Song Xing pulled his wife away with a dark face, followed by a few lackeys.

"Don't go." Zhong Miao pulled Pei Ze who wanted to go with them, "It will be bad if you keep insisting. We can get it back after this." Zhong Miao winked at him, and the neighbors around were watching.

In fact, the few of them made quite a noise just now, and the big brother next door almost came out to stop the fight. Zhong Cheng and the dwarf were beaten, but they also apologized, and the rumors were self-defeating.

This plot in the original text is an important turning point for Pei Ze's family and also the beginning of misfortune. Zhong Miao doesn't want to spread bad rumors and cause trouble for her in-laws. These things are not worth it. However, this matter is not over yet.

"Brother Xing, are you just going to let it go like this?" Wang Yingying felt aggrieved as she walked, after being called an old woman and scolded as a cuckold.

"Don't bother with an illiterate person. We are people of status and we can't curse like her."

Ever since Song Xing was admitted to university, he felt that he was superior to others and was particularly concerned about his reputation. He could talk about anything in a noble tone.