On the night of her wedding, the husband left for a mission as a soldier. For three years, Su Yueya dutifully took care of her mother-in-law. Just as she finally waited for her husband to be promot...
The boss was so angry that his blood pressure rose.
"Zhou Jinglan, what exactly is going on between you and Comrade Leng!"
Leng Yinghong used the same excuse, crying and shouting, demanding that Zhou Jinglan take responsibility for her.
"Sir, I saw him with that vixen today. He slept with me and was also having affairs with other vixens. The military can't just ignore this!"
"How could he just abandon me, a virgin like me, after I've been with him?"
"He reported me to the police, which caused me to go to jail. My parents were behind this, so I can forgive him. But he has to take responsibility for me and marry me!"
While feigning pitifulness, Leng Yinghong slandered Zhou Jinglan, determined to make him marry her.
The leader's face grew increasingly dark.
This matter is egregious in nature.
"Zhou Jinglan, what do you have to say?" The leader's face darkened, showing a hint of disappointment and frustration with Zhou Jinglan.
He originally thought highly of Zhou Jinglan, but now that this has happened, he has decided to give up on him.
"Boss, please don't be angry. Let me ask her a few questions," Zhou Jinglan said. He had been remarkably calm since he stepped into the office, and he showed no panic even when faced with Leng Yinghong's slander.
His calm demeanor made the leader realize what was going on.
Is there a twist in this story?
"Okay, ask away. We are all witnesses here," the leader said. There were still quite a few soldiers in the office.
Zhou Jinglan wasn't afraid of losing face; as long as things were explained clearly, he wouldn't be the one to lose face.
“Alright, Leng Yinghong, since you keep emphasizing that I had a relationship with you, then tell me, what are my physical characteristics?” Zhou Jinglan asked.
Leng Yinghong was stunned for a moment.
She hadn't thought of this at all. Most importantly, the idea of having a relationship was something she made up. How could she possibly know what physical characteristics Zhou Jinglan had?
But if she can't answer, then all her previous accusations against Zhou Jinglan will be invalid.
No, she has already come this far, she absolutely cannot fail.
"Can't explain it?" Zhou Jinglan laughed and asked in return, "Leng Yinghong, we've had a relationship, yet you don't even know what birthmark I have. Who's lying here?"
Leng Yinghong told herself not to panic and to stay calm.
Making things up is definitely not an option; it's too easy for her to be exposed. Besides, Zhou Jinglan might be bluffing her, and he doesn't actually have any birthmark at all. That's right, this is definitely a trap.
Furthermore, Zhou Jinglan was burned so severely back then, I heard that his whole body was burned, and even if he had any birthmarks, they have been burned away and no longer exist.
He was definitely bluffing.
“I’m not lying! You were injured on a mission back then, and your whole body was burned. Even if you had any birthmarks, they’ve all been destroyed. You’re asking this on purpose to trick me. You still don’t want to take responsibility for me!”
Leng Yinghong then looked at her superior and said weakly, "Supervisor, Zhou Jinglan is bullying people like this! How could he do this? You must stand up for me!"
Before the leader could speak up to uphold justice, Zhou Jinglan preemptively spoke up.
“No, although I was burned, the birthmark happened to be in a rather private area and didn’t disappear because of the injury. Anyone who has had relations with me would know that. The fact that you can’t tell me the exact location proves that you are lying,” Zhou Jinglan said, his tone quite resolute.
Leng Yinghong: "..."
No way? How could it be such a coincidence that the birthmark is still there despite such severe burns?
Leng Yinghong is also quite clever; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to impersonate Qiao Xinruo for so long despite the misunderstanding.
Zhou Jinglan is definitely bluffing her; she mustn't fall for it!
“I’m not lying. You’ve never had any birthmarks. You didn’t have any before you were injured, and even if you did after the injury, they would be burn scars, not birthmarks!” Leng Yinghong said.
She appeared calm, but inside she was actually panicking.
After all, it was all just her guess, and she wasn't 100% confident.
Hearing her answer, Zhou Jinglan smiled.
Just as he had expected.
Since Leng Yinghong dared to come looking for him and even dared to slander him with such a vicious reason, she must have thought of a countermeasure in advance, enough to deal with any move she made.
But he wasn't stupid, and he had already set a trap for Leng Yinghong.
As the saying goes, "The righteous path is one foot high, but the evil path is ten feet high."
“No, I have a birthmark, and it’s right on the inside of my left thigh. It’s precisely because of its special location that it wasn’t affected when I was injured. As for whether it’s a birthmark or a burn… Boss, I can take off my pants so you can examine it. I’m sure it’s easy to distinguish between a birthmark and a burn.” Zhou Jinglan said, his eyes filled with the air of a victor as he looked at Leng Yinghong.
Leng Yinghong: "..."
Could it really be a birthmark?
Didn't she just give herself away?
“Okay, then I’ll inspect it myself,” the leader said.
If it can be proven that Zhou Jinglan was slandered, it would be a good thing. After all, the leaders greatly admire Zhou Jinglan, and if his innocence can be proven, the army will lose one less talented person.
"Wait a minute!" Leng Yinghong quickly stopped him, rushing to the leader to prevent him from leaving with Zhou Jinglan to check the birthmark. She changed her story, saying, "It's like this, it's on the inner left thigh. I've seen it before, but in that situation just now, I suddenly forgot about it. Yes, there is such a birthmark. I know it, I've seen it before!"
Changing their tune at this point seems utterly ridiculous.
How could she suddenly forget something so important, especially since Leng Yinghong came to the military base to demand an explanation?
The leaders who were originally on Leng Yinghong's side have now wavered.
"I really did see it! I just suddenly forgot, that's all! Zhou Jinglan, don't think you can escape responsibility with this!" Leng Yinghong shouted, completely flustered.
Zhou Jinglan looked at her calmly, revealing a victor's smile even brighter than before.
"Leng Yinghong, you're about to die, and you still want to slander me?"
“You’re wrong. There’s no birthmark on my inner thigh at all. I didn’t have one before, and I don’t have one now. You’re lying. You’ve been slandering me from beginning to end,” Zhou Jinglan said, looking at Leng Yinghong as if she were a clown.
"What?" Leng Yinghong was dumbfounded.
It turned out to be a complex scheme?
"Impossible, impossible... Zhou Jinglan, you're lying to me! You're lying to me!" Leng Yinghong was completely defeated and began to scream hysterically, as if she had lost her mind.
"So what if I lied to you? Compared to your malicious slander and rumors against me, what I just did was merely prove my innocence; it wasn't even a retaliation," Zhou Jinglan said coldly, glancing at the other soldiers around him. "Why aren't you taking him into custody?"
The soldiers quickly moved forward and subdued Leng Yinghong.