Chapter 22: Tsk tsk, childhood sweethearts

Wang Qing cried so hard that her speech became incoherent.

She only has one daughter, Bai Shuyao. After her husband passed away, if it weren't for this daughter supporting her, she would have died with Bai Jianjun long ago.

Over the years, Wang Qing has listened to Bai Shuyao in everything, and it has become a habit.

When Bai Shuyao got into trouble, she panicked and didn't know what to do.

Wang Qing's idea was very simple. As long as Jiang Cha and Ye Surong went to the army and told the leaders that this matter was just a misunderstanding, her Yaoyao would definitely be released.

But she didn't think about whether Jiang Cha was willing to plead for Bai Shuyao.

Jiang Cha decided to play dumb to the end.

"Aunt Wang, what you said is ridiculous. My mother and I have only been in the family compound for a few days. Your daughter has been taken away. What good will it do if I go and plead for her?"

Wang Qing didn't expect Jiang Cha to react like this. For a moment, she even forgot to continue crying. "No, don't you know why this is happening?"

"Is there anything I should know?"

Wang Qing was speechless.

No, she should go and ask Brother Huo for help. This little bitch is just like her mother. Who knows what she might dislike about her. Brother Huo will definitely not ignore her.

Wang Qing wiped her tears, turned around and ran away.

The hurried coming and going is sad but funny.

Jiang Cha held back his laughter and maintained his innocent character to the end.

"Aunt Liu, what happened to her?"

Liu Cuilian said with a hint of meaning, "Don't pay attention to her. She's just desperate and trying all kinds of treatments."

Let the victim prove her daughter's innocence?

Liu Cuilian was being polite by not saying that Wang Qing was stupid!

Jiang Cha said, "Oh!" and said, "I'll go see if my mom is up!"

Ye Surong got up early. After getting up, she had to wash, take care of her skin, and then eat breakfast slowly.

When Jiang Cha returned home, Ye Surong had just started taking care of her skin.

She told Ye Surong what happened outside, and Ye Surong applied the skin care products she made on her face.

"That Wang Qing, if she can't find you, she will definitely go find your Uncle Huo."

Yesterday, after Ye Surong and Huo Tingkun had their conversation, she felt very confident in Huo Tingkun.

Jiang Cha fixed her hair in front of the mirror. "I asked Uncle Huo this morning. He won't favor Wang Qing or Bai Shuyao in this matter."

"I know. I'm just worried that he'll feel bad."

"Tell me, we've been wronged. Does Uncle Huo feel good about it?"

Ye Surong was asked by Jiang Cha.

Yes, why didn't she think about this problem?

By the time Ye Surong finished her breakfast slowly, a group of people came to her door.

Led by Sun Hongying and He Meishan, a group of women, along with the men in their families, went to apologize to Ye Surong and Jiang Cha.

"Sister Su Rong, it's our fault. We didn't know you at all and even said bad things about you behind your back. The leader has already punished us, and we recognize our mistakes. Please be magnanimous and don't get angry with us!"

He Meishan really realized her mistake. Yesterday, when she heard Huo Jingchuan say that his pen was not lost, she realized that she was being used as a tool.

Sun Hongying was just quick-witted but had no bad intentions. When she thought about what happened yesterday when she said the worst things about Ye Surong and Jiang Cha and how they even went to great lengths to make her look bad, she felt particularly guilty.

"Sister Su Rong, I'm just a bad mouth. Don't bother with me. I will definitely change in the future. I will never believe everything I hear and gossip about others again."

Ye Surong had never interacted with others like this before.

She has lived for more than forty years. In the circle in which she lives, no matter who she meets, others bow and nod to her, for fear of making her unhappy.

This was the first time she tried such a friendly way of getting along with others.

"It's okay. We don't understand each other. It's normal to have misunderstandings. Just talk it out."

The more generous Ye Surong was, the more guilty these people felt.

Jiang Cha looked left and right and felt strange.

"Didn't they say Bai Shuyao was also taken away? Why hasn't she come back?"

Jiang Cha felt extremely guilty. "After all, this matter is my fault. If only I had accepted the pen."

"Oh, forget it. That pen doesn't belong to Huo Jingchuan at all."

Sun Hongying gets angry whenever she thinks about this.

"When we came back, she and Huo Jingchuan were still with the leader. I figured she would be back soon."

Because of this incident, the leader deducted one month's allowance from the man in her family. Just thinking about it, Sun Hongying regretted it so much that she wished she could tear her mouth apart.

Who wouldn’t be angry?

Each of their families was fined, and some who were about to be promoted were forced to suspend their promotion assessment because of this incident. This was a huge loss.

He Meishan smiled faintly, "She's innocent. She just said she thought the pen belonged to Huo Jingchuan and tried to cover it up. She's really hurting us."

"Who says not? I used to think this girl was pretty, well-behaved, with a sweet voice and a sweet mouth. Now it seems that she is also a person with no talent for words and no integrity.

Jiang Cha just smiled and said nothing.

These people said this about Bai Shuyao in front of her and her mother. If they took advantage of this to add insult to injury, who knows what they would do behind her and her mother's back.

Jiang Cha simply started chatting with other people. "Mom, Aunt Liu just told you to go to her house when you're free. Her daughter really enjoyed the cleansing cream she used yesterday."

"Really? I'll be right there!"

The men returned to the army and continued to work, but the women's topic suddenly changed when they mentioned whitening and beauty care.

Ye Surong went to Aunt Liu's house, and many people followed her to see it.

Jiang Cha was too lazy to go over, so taking advantage of the cool morning weather, he simply walked around the staff quarters.

As soon as she walked to the pond, she saw Bai Shuyao dive into Huo Jingchuan's arms.

Jiang Cha covered his mouth, took a step back, and accidentally stepped on a dead branch with his heel.

With a crackling sound, the dry branch broke. Huo Jingchuan suddenly pushed Bai Shuyao away from his arms. His eagle-like eyes instantly locked onto Jiang Cha's position and he saw her at a glance.

When their eyes met, Jiang Cha was a little speechless.

Oh my god, she has only been here twice, what kind of things did she encounter?

"Well, I just came over to take a look, you guys keep going, keep going!"

Jiang Cha turned and ran, and Huo Jingchuan shouted at her, "Stop, come here."

When the sound traveled through the air to Jiang Cha's ears, it was like a death warrant, and Jiang Cha's feet moved faster.

She wouldn't stop. Only a fool would stop.

Suddenly, someone grabbed Jiang Cha's collar from behind. The man was quite strong, and her steps were a little unsteady. She accidentally kicked her feet together, and her whole body fell backward uncontrollably.

Jiang Cha raised his hand, frantically trying to grab something to avoid falling.

The next second, a big hand supported her lower back precisely.

So soft!

Huo Jingchuan's Adam's apple rolled and his heart trembled.

Jiang Cha's hands, which were supposed to be grabbing nothing, suddenly grabbed the front of Huo Jingchuan's military uniform.

The straight and ironed military uniform was wrinkled by her, and two metal holes were broken, revealing her beautiful collarbone.

There was a deep red mole on his collarbone, the size of a grain of rice, close to his heart.

As his chest rose and fell.

So...sexy!

Jiang Cha looked away in panic.

When she lowered her head, she realized that her hands were resting on the man's muscular chest muscles.

The military uniform she clutched tightly wrapped around his waist and abdomen, and the outline of his abdominal muscles could be vaguely seen.

Finished!

She seemed to have seen something that she shouldn't have seen!

Jiang Cha suddenly let go.

Not caring about her unstable body, she pushed away the man who was hugging her, staggered backwards, and held on to a big tree to steady herself.

"Thank...thank you!"

Jiang Cha's heart was about to jump out of his throat.

Huo Jingchuan was so angry that he laughed.

"I told you to stop, why did you run?"

"Really?" Jiang Cha continued to play dumb, "I didn't hear anything."

Huo Jingchuan reached out and grabbed the back of her neck.

Jiang Cha subconsciously shrank his neck, "What are you doing?"

"come over."

Huo Jingchuan insisted on bringing the ginger tea to Bai Shuyao.

Bai Shuyao was almost fallen down after being pushed by Huo Jingchuan. Her feet were already bandaged, so her balance was worse than usual.

If she hadn't been quick enough to grab the branch next to her, she might have fallen to the ground.

Who knew that Huo Jingchuan didn't even look at her and ran after that bitch Jiang Cha.

What's so good about her? Why has she already gotten everyone to speak up for her after only being in the family compound for two days?

Bai Shuyao's eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

Knowing this, Huo Jingchuan brought the ginger tea to Bai Shuyao.

Jiang Cha swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother, it's inconvenient for me to be here while you're having a love affair with someone."

"Talk about love?"

Huo Jingchuan pointed at Bai Shuyao and said, "Say what you just said to Cha Cha again."

Even if Bai Shuyao was not convinced, she still had to be well-behaved, sensible and reasonable in front of Huo Jingchuan.

Jiang Cha didn't understand what Huo Jingchuan was up to, and her desire to leave grew stronger with each passing second.

"Jiang Cha, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have come to you and said I wanted to return Brother Jingchuan's pen without verifying it. I caused people to misunderstand you and spread so many rumors. It's all my fault."

Bai Shuyao was crying as she spoke. How could that look like an apology?

She was clearly crying out for justice.

Sure enough, before Jiang Cha could answer, Bai Shuyao said to Huo Jingchuan with tears in her eyes, "Brother Jingchuan, we've known each other for so many years. Don't you know who I am? I really didn't mean it."

Jiang Cha commented pertinently: "Tsk tsk, childhood sweethearts."

Huo Jingchuan: “…”

Bai Shuyao continued, "You should have understood my feelings for you a long time ago, right? She's your sister, and also my sister. I wanted to make friends with her, so I thought of using this incident to get closer to her. I didn't expect things to escalate to this point."

Jiang Cha: "Tsk tsk, they are childhood sweethearts."

Huo Jingchuan: “…”

Could she just shut up?