Shen Zhiyu remained as steady as a mountain, each strike powerful and heavy, forcing her to constantly adjust her rhythm.

He suddenly swept his leg towards her lower body, and Su Qingzhi quickly jumped up.

She had barely steadied herself and hadn't even had a chance to back away when Shen Zhiyu clung to her like a shadow, wrapping one hand around her waist and holding her firmly in place.

She tried to break free, but found that his arm was as strong as an iron hoop, and she couldn't budge him.

Looking down, Shen Zhiyu's lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of approval.

The two lost their balance, their bodies tilted at the same time, and they both fell onto the grass.

Su Qingzhi's nose touched Shen Zhiyu's shoulder, and with each breath, she smelled the familiar scent of soap on him.

His deep, chuckling voice immediately reached my ears.

"Comrade Xiao Qiao, shall we continue?"

Su Qingzhi raised her hand and pinched his cheek, her voice soft.

"My company commander Shen is so capable, I can't bear to let him go."

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiyu's ears instantly turned bright red, his chest heaved, and a thin layer of tears welled up in his eyes.

Before he could react, Su Qingzhi quickly grabbed his right wrist.

With a twist of the knuckles and a roll to propel himself up, he leaped lightly into the air.

She landed firmly, turned around and ran home, her hair whipping in the wind, her laughter echoing all the way.

Shen Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, then his lips curled up slightly, he sat up and chased after him with a smile.

The next day, just as dawn was breaking, Su Qingzhi got up early.

After washing up quickly, I tiptoed out the door.

The morning mist had not yet dissipated, and the mountain air was filled with the damp scent of earth.

When she arrived at the cave dwelling, the sun had just risen over the mountain, and she happened to run into Shen Cunpu and Su Qingzhi coming from another path.

They used to come secretly every time, and no one knew they knew each other in private.

At that moment, they pretended not to know each other, nodded slightly to each other, said nothing more, and went their separate ways.

Su Qingzhi went directly to Zhu Xiuqin's door and knocked three times.

As soon as the door opened, Zhu Xiuqin stood in the doorway wearing an old cotton-padded coat. When she saw it was her, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

What do you want from me?

Su Qingzhi raised her hand and pointed into the room, her tone indifferent.

"If you want to hear it, let me in; if you don't, then forget it."

Zhu Xiuqin hesitated for a moment, then stepped aside to let her in.

As soon as Su Qingzhi entered the room, she got straight to the point.

"Liu Yuelan wants your lives."

Zhu Xiuqin suddenly raised her head, her eyes widened, and her brows furrowed.

"Impossible, where did she get the guts? Things are different now."

Her voice rose an octave, filled with disbelief.

Su Qingzhi gave a cold laugh.

Do you still think of her as that little girl who used to be bullied by everyone?

"If she wasn't capable, how could she have married Fang Youming so quickly?"

Zhu Xiuqin lowered her head, a bead of cold sweat appearing on her forehead.

Su Qingzhi pointed to the side.

Li Hong was lying on the kang (a heated brick bed), snoring away, completely unaware that danger was quietly approaching.

"You've long forgotten how your son humiliated her back then."

Su Qingzhi's voice was cold and stern.

"But she hasn't forgotten a thing."

Zhu Xiuqin glanced at her son, her expression complex.

Scenes of Liu Yuelan at the Li family flashed through my mind.

The way she swept the floor with her head down, her pale face when Li Hong publicly ridiculed her, and her eyes that held back her anger yet concealed a burning passion.

Thinking about all this, she couldn't help but shudder.

Leaving aside whether Liu Yuelan harbored hatred, let's just talk about Fang Youming.

She heard that the man was particularly protective of Liu Yuelan, and wouldn't let anyone say a harsh word to her.

If he finds out what terrible things the Li family did to Liu Yuelan, will he immediately come to settle accounts?

Just thinking about it made Zhu Xiuqin's heart tighten and her hands and feet turn ice cold.

She panicked, her face turned deathly pale, and she suddenly looked up at Su Qingzhi, her eyes filled with pleading.

"Can you save me? Please... Su Qingzhi, you're smart and resourceful, please save me!"

Su Qingzhi remained calm and slowly shook her head.

"I can't help you. I never intended to get involved in your feud. Only you can save yourselves."

She never intended to be a support for this mother and son.

She only wanted Zhu Xiuqin to personally take action and tear off Liu Yuelan's seemingly weak but actually scheming mask.

Zhu Xiuqin collapsed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), her shoulders slumped, her eyes vacant.

Her hands trembled as she touched Li Hong's face again and again.

"But what should I do?"

Her voice trembled, as if she were asking Su Qingzhi, or perhaps asking herself.

"I can't even see the road clearly anymore..."

Su Qingzhi stared at her, speaking at a measured pace.

"It depends on which path you choose. You either continue to play dumb, or you should get to the bottom of things as soon as possible."

"Don't be fooled by how loving Liu Yuelan and Fang Youming appear to outsiders; their relationship isn't actually that solid."

"One is a military family member with connections, and the other is an ordinary farm girl. There are too many interests and calculations between them."

She didn't mention the rumors that had been circulating widely in the military family compound recently.

It is said that Liu Yuelan was actually engaged to someone else long ago, but the Fang family suppressed it.

She feared that Zhu Xiuqin might get carried away by such baseless rumors and cause trouble, which could lead to her death.

Su Qingzhi continued.

"I can only advise you not to eat anything that Liu Yuelan or Fang Youming sends you, not even a bowl of soup or a piece of cake."

"Don't go to any unfamiliar places with them, especially after dark."

"Be careful they don't suddenly show up at your door, saying they have something to discuss. As soon as they enter, they'll take you and Li Hong into custody. At that point, you'll be left with no one to turn to."

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