After confirming that Yang Hailong was temporarily incapacitated, Lu Shengye immediately turned to the still-shaken Jiang Xuan and asked urgently but gently, "Xuanxuan, are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Although Jiang Xuan was indeed startled by the sudden attack, she felt relieved when she saw Lu Shengye appear in time and easily subdue the attacker.

She shook her head. "I'm fine, Shengye. Luckily you arrived in time."

Ma Xiaolan also ran over from the shop, clutching her chest and trembling, saying, "Oh my god, that scared me to death."

"I'm fine, Sister Lan."

The surrounding crowd, recovering from their astonishment, began to discuss the matter.

"My God! Has this person gone mad? Committing a crime in the street?"

"That was terrifying! If it weren't for this soldier, that girl would have been in danger!"

"Judging from their conversation, they seem to know each other? Do they have a grudge?"

"No matter what, you can't commit violence! This is too heinous!"

The passersby who had helped break up the fight were now filled with lingering fear and condemned Yang Hailong's outrageous behavior.

Lu Shengye looked around and calmly said, "Could someone please go to the police station and ask the police to come over? Committing a crime in broad daylight must be handled by the public security organs according to the law!"

"I'll go." Ma Xiaolan responded and ran to find the police.

Jiang Xuan walked up to Yang Hailong, who was being held down by Lu Shengye, her eyes cold and disdainful.

"Yang Hailong, I ask you, why did you do this?"

Yang Hailong's face turned fierce: "Why? You caused my dad to lose his job and made me break up with Qi Juan."

"Yang Hailong, you're hopeless! Your breakup with Qi Juan is your fault for misjudging people and for being hypocritical. What does it have to do with me?"

"As for your dad losing his job," Jiang Xuan approached him angrily, "you still have the nerve to bring this up? Have you forgotten what your dad and your aunt Yang Shuying did?"

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what kind of shady business Jiang Xuan was talking about.

Jiang Xuan said loudly, "Since this person has brought up this matter, I will tell everyone about it and let everyone judge for themselves."

She pointed at Yang Hailong, "His father, taking advantage of his position, helped my cousin switch my university admission letter. As a result, he was arrested for breaking the law. They brought this upon themselves, so who can they blame?"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"My God, switching university acceptance letters, that's too much!"

"That's right, everyone knows how difficult it is to get into university."

"He only lost his job. These bad elements should be arrested and punished."

Jiang Xuan glared at Yang Hailong: "You've become a complete joke! Your whole family has done wrong, yet you show no remorse and instead blame everything on others. Your retribution has only just begun!"

Every word Jiang Xuan said was like a knife stabbing into Yang Hailong's sore spot.

He was pinned to the ground, his face pressed against the cold floor, listening to the disdainful comments of those around him and Jiang Xuan's icy condemnation, his mental defenses completely crumbling.

Soon, two uniformed police officers rushed to the scene.

Seeing that Lu Shengye had Yang Hailong firmly pinned to the ground, the police officers immediately stepped forward to inquire about the situation: "What happened? Who reported the incident?"

The onlookers pointed out Yang Hailong in various ways:

"Officer! This man is about to hit that girl on the head with a brick!"

"If this soldier hadn't caught him, he probably would be dead!"

"To commit such a heinous crime in broad daylight is outrageous!"

Lu Shengye calmly handed over control, handing Yang Hailong over to the police, and then, with the characteristic orderliness of a soldier, briefly recounted the events:

“Hello, officers. I am Lu Shengye, an active-duty soldier. This man deliberately attacked my wife, Jiang Xuan, with a brick, intending to strike her head. His actions were heinous. When I subdued him, there was both witness testimony and physical evidence. The brick is here, and the surrounding crowd can all testify to this.”

Yang Hailong struggled and roared in despair, "I didn't mean to kill anyone! She's the one who made my boyfriend run away and my dad lose his job! It's all her fault!"

The police officer looked at Jiang Xuan and asked, "What exactly happened? Is there some personal grudge between you two?"

Jiang Xuan calmly recounted the events again, also revealing Yang Hailong's extramarital affair.

Yang Hailong's face turned pale, and he cursed Jiang Xuan as a slut.

The police officer sternly stopped him: "Attacking someone in the street with a weapon is a crime! You are now under criminal detention according to law! Take him away!"

"Comrade Lu and Comrade Jiang, please come to the police station to cooperate with the taking of statements."

Lu Shengye gently put his arm around Jiang Xuan's shoulder and whispered, "Let's go to the police station first. Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Jiang Xuan watched Yang Hailong being led away and nodded gently to Lu Shengye: "Don't worry, I'm not afraid."

Ma Xiaolan said, "Then you guys go ahead, I'll watch the stalls."

*

After leaving the police station, Lu Shengye and Jiang Xuan walked side by side on the noisy street.

The sunlight was warm, but Lu Shengye's tightly furrowed brows remained furrowed.

“Xuanxuan,” he stopped and turned Jiang Xuan around again, his tone serious and unquestionable.

“I’m still terrified when I think about what happened today. Yang Hailong is a completely irrational person; he’s capable of anything. Promise me that from now on, whether you’re busy in the shop or running errands on the street, you’ll be more careful and watch out for any suspicious people following you. Don’t just focus on getting there or thinking about other things.”

Jiang Xuan said angrily, "Yang Hailong is a pervert. He doesn't have money to buy clothes for his girlfriend, so he insists that I buy them for him on credit. When I disagree, he gets angry and embarrassed."

"Just to buy a piece of clothing? That's ridiculous!"

Lu Shengye's gaze deepened. "By the way, has he divorced Jiang Qiaoyun or not?"

"They're divorced, but it must have been recently. He was already seeing his current girlfriend before the divorce. He thought he'd found true love, but it turns out she didn't even like him; she just wanted his money so she could squander it. Forget it, let's not talk about these unpleasant people and things. I promised the kids I'd buy them a cake before I left home today, let's hurry over."

Lu Shengye put his arm around Jiang Xuan's shoulder and nodded: "Let's go buy a cake."

*

As evening fell, the door opened and two small figures rushed out like cannonballs.

"Mom! Dad!"

"Cake! Did Mom come back with the cake?" Fanxing's eyes sparkled as she eagerly craned her neck to look at the box Jiang Xuan was carrying on her back.

When she saw the square box with the pattern of a pastry shop printed on it, she immediately cheered and shook her hand vigorously, saying, "Brother, Mom really bought a cake! Let's go tell Grandma!"

"Okay, let's go tell Grandma."

Just then, Hu Tao, who was sewing clothes in the bedroom, came out and asked, "What do you want to tell me?"

"Grandma, Grandma, Mom and Dad bought a cake. We can eat cake tonight."

"Okay, I understand." Hu Tao smiled gently. "Grandma will go cook now, and we can have cake after dinner."

Jiang Xuan placed the cake on the table. "Auntie, let me help you."

"Okay, let's go."