Wang Hongguang finally calmed down, "Isn't it just that you said you admired me very much, said my handwriting was beautiful, and asked me to copy a poem for you?"

Xiao Li raised an eyebrow. "When did I say that? How come I don't know anything about it?"

Wang Hongguang smiled obsequiously, "Yes, yes, yes, it's because I like you that I wrote you love poems."

Doesn't he know? Young girls are shy; he can't say she's pursuing him.

Xiao Li, however, sensed something unusual.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"

Xiao Li cracked her knuckles.

"I never said those things to you. I didn't even know you before. Who ruined my reputation?"

Wang Hongguang also became serious, and he scratched his head.

"Didn't you ask Xie Meili to tell me? She also said that you complimented my good looks and liked my face."

Xiaoli felt like vomiting. "I would never say such a thing. You idiot, you've been fooled by her."

Wang Hongguang was puzzled. "Why would she lie to me? Besides, we're doing fine together. Even if she lied to me, I'd accept it."

He grinned and leaned closer, saying, "My wife is so wonderful, we're a match made in heaven. She's done a good deed."

Xiao Li couldn't understand it either. Although Wang Hongguang was lazy and gluttonous, he was an educated youth sent to the countryside, and he wasn't bad-looking either. He was at least better than most of the men in the village.

She was a pretty good marriage prospect; when she got married, all the girls in the village envied her.

After thinking it over and over, Xiao Li still couldn't come up with a reason, so she put it aside, but she became more wary of Xie Meili.

Looking at Wang Hongguang's ingratiating face, Xiaoli asked casually.

What kind of person do you think Xie Meili is?

Wang Hongguang pursed his lips. "She's quite clever. She knows how to assess situations and won't suffer any losses."

Xiao Li frowned. This wasn't a good assessment. Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of him, she decided not to ask any further. She figured she could always tell when they got to know each other better.

She put the peanuts away and went straight to bed.

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Xie Meili looked at the brick house and was quite satisfied; it was better than Meng Xiaoli's home.

She felt extremely resentful when she thought about how her husband, Lin Haofei, had only become a lowly security guard after being discharged from the army.

This didn't happen when Meng Xiaoli married Lin Haofei in her previous life, so why was she discharged from the military in this life?

Yes, Xie Meili is a reincarnated person. In her previous life, she watched Meng Xiaoli, a village girl, marry Lin Haofei and live a better and better life. Later, she even became a general's wife.

So in this lifetime, she will try to get along well with Meng Xiaoli and then take the opportunity to steal her man.

Actually, Lin Haofei's demobilization was due to Xie Meili.

Xie Meili was sent to the countryside because her parents had pulled some strings.

The Xie family had been in business for generations and had business dealings with foreigners, so their class background was somewhat problematic. They were barely classified as industrialists and businessmen, and the whole family was to be sent to a farm for labor reform.

It was through Xie's father's connections that Xie Meili was sent to the relatively wealthy Mengjia Village.

Her marriage to Lin Haofei required a political background check, but Xie Meili had no idea about it.

So when Lin Haofei submitted his materials, he was stuck at the political review stage. After a month, the political commissar talked to Lin Haofei.

"It wasn't easy for you to become a battalion commander. You should break up with the woman and give her more compensation. Anyway, you didn't even get a marriage certificate."

Lin Haofei, however, was unwilling. He genuinely liked Xie Meili, and besides, although they hadn't registered their marriage, they had held a banquet, making them a legally married couple in the countryside.

"Political Commissar, I cannot and am unwilling to do so. If I fail the political review, then I will choose to be discharged from the army."

Although the political commissar was very reluctant to part with him, he still stamped the document in the end.

Because of Xie Meili's family background, Lin Haofei was also unable to work for government agencies or public security organs after his demobilization.

Finally, the political commissar arranged for him to work as a security guard at a textile factory.

To avoid embarrassing Xie Meili, Lin Haofei didn't tell her any of this, only saying that he was unwell and had retired from the army.

"Second brother, what's wrong with your health? When I visited last month, you said you were getting a promotion. How come you're suddenly not feeling well?"

Lin's mother kept glancing at Xie Meili, wondering if this vixen had ruined her second son's health.

She had her eye on Meng Xiaoli when they went on blind dates. The girl was beautiful, and her parents were both capable and well-known. She was a thousand times better than Xie Meili.

But for some reason, her son fell for Xie Meili, and now look what happened—he's been dragged down by her and had to leave the army.