Chapter 22 Chapter 22

022.

Sun Wenbin's words suddenly exploded, and before Gu Tingzhou could react, Song Chunman's face behind him turned pale in an instant.

Without waiting for Gu Tingzhou to react, she pounced on him like a cat whose tail was stepped on, slapping Sun Wenbin hard in the face, her voice trembling: "Sun Wenbin, shut up!"

"Oh, did you hit a sore spot?" Sun Wenbin laughed even crazier after being hit, with the corner of his mouth tilted to one side. "Don't you want to know why I haven't touched you in the past few years? Because you make me feel disgusted!"

He leaned forward and spit in front of Song Chunman: "You are a piece of scum, a third-hand product! Even your daughter is wild..."

Before he could utter the word "seed", Gu Tingzhou's fist had already hit him on the other side of the face.

After the muffled sound, Sun Wenbin shook like a torn sack. Gu Tingzhou grabbed him by the collar, his eyes cold enough to freeze someone to death: "If you dare say another word, believe it or not, I will make your whole family, including your son, suffer a miserable life!"

Sun Wenbin was beaten so hard that he saw stars and blood dripped down his chin. When he saw the cruelty in Gu Tingzhou's eyes, he was really scared.

Who the hell is this person? How could he do this for Song Chunman?

It doesn’t matter if he gets beaten, but he can’t let his son get hurt.

"I..." He was about to be stubborn, but when he saw Gu Tingzhou's fist raised again, he immediately shrank back like a frightened rabbit, rolling and crawling backwards.

Gu Tingzhou then retracted his fist and said in a voice as cold as ice: "Get lost."

Sun Wenbin didn't dare to stay any longer. He rolled and crawled to his feet, covered his swollen face and ran away. After a few steps, he turned back and said something cruel: "Song Chunman, don't think you can turn things around by hooking up with a soldier. Sooner or later, he will find you dirty just like I do!"

Before he could finish his words, he staggered away like a frightened wild dog.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet. It was early summer, but Song Chunman felt as cold as winter.

Her most embarrassing memory was actually told by Sun Wenbin in front of Gu Tingzhou.

Feeling that something was wrong with the woman, Gu Tingzhou didn't know what to say, because he didn't quite understand what Sun Wenbin meant just now.

He looked at Song Chunman's clenched fingertips that were white, and her back that was trying to stay straight but trembling slightly. He wanted to ask something, but now seemed not the time to speak.

The woman was obviously badly hurt, but she bit her lips tightly and didn't shed a single tear. Her pretended toughness made people feel more anxious than if she had cried out loudly.

His Adam's apple moved, and he suddenly felt that the punch he had just thrown at Sun Wenbin was still too light.

After a long while, he looked at the woman and slowly said, "Um...are you okay?"

Song Chunman slowly came back to her senses at this time, looking at Gu Tingzhou with a pale face, "Fortunately, I'm fine."

She said, forcing a smile, "Well, thank you for what you did just now, but it's getting late, you should go back first, we'll drop you off here."

Gu Tingzhou just nodded, "Okay, then if you need anything, just call my house. It's not far away anyway."

"Thank you." Song Chunman said as she walked away. She was afraid that she would not be able to control her emotions and lose her composure at this moment.

Gu Tingzhou watched her hurriedly pulling the child away, and only got back into the car slowly after she disappeared from his sight.

In the car, he also thought about what the man said.

He said that Song Chunman had already been ruined by someone else when she married him?

Is that what he meant?

During these years of their marriage, they were not actually husband and wife?

What is going on?

Those words were like poison, hooking Gu Tingzhou and making him feel uneasy.

After resting for a long time, he drove back to the compound.

Because he was worried about them, Gu Tingzhou couldn't sleep that night, and the words of the man in the evening kept echoing in his mind.

They seem to have been married for four years. If it is true as the ex-husband said, that they are not husband and wife, then Song Xiyue is not Sun Wenbin's child.

Is it the one who raped Song Chunman?

But the child is only three years old this year, not yet four. So by this calculation, what happened to Song Chunman should have been four years ago?

As he thought about it, he felt as if something was wrong.

He was drugged and forced to sleep four years ago.

What happened to Song Chunman four years ago, and why did he feel that Song Chunman was familiar to him?

Could it be that Song Chunman was the one who slept with him and threw five dollars to him?

Thinking of this, Gu Tingzhou suddenly shuddered.

He felt that he was thinking too much. He actually thought about this. His obsession was too deep and he was about to be poisoned!

No, no, he quickly shook the thought off.

But the more he tried to get rid of it, the more the idea took root in his mind.

Now that things are starting to become clearer, he has to find a time to ask.

But if something bad really happened to Song Chunman, asking again would be a bit like reopening the wound.

He felt that this was not a good idea.

He didn't sleep well that night, but that didn't stop him from going to his childhood friend Zhou Dakang, who was doing clothing wholesale in the compound, the next day to ask him about wholesale jeans.

Zhou Dakang was curious when he heard him asking about this. "Why are you asking this? Are you going to do business too?"

"It's not me." Gu Tingzhou said nonchalantly, "I was asking for a friend."

Gu Tingzhou's friend Zhou Dakang basically knew him. "Who is it? How come I don't know which of your friends wants to do business? Isn't your friend my friend?"

Gu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows slightly. "Just tell me what I'm asking you. Why are you asking so many questions? Just tell me whether you know or not."

Seeing that he was anxious, Zhou Dakang just laughed and said, "Well, this friend must be a woman, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious."

But since he didn't say anything, Zhou Dakang didn't ask any more questions. He just said, "Of course I know, but the jeans are too tight and they squeeze my butt. Only people in big cities would buy them. I'm afraid they won't sell well here. Does your friend really want to sell this?"

Gu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows and nodded, "We can try selling some first. If they sell well, we can buy more."

"Okay." Zhou Dakang agreed readily. "Ask her what kind she wants and tell me. I'll bring it to her later. Or, she can go with me to pick it up in a couple of days."

Gu Tingzhou patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you. I'll treat you to dinner later."

Zhou Dakang smiled and said, "Okay, bring your friends over for dinner later."

Gu Tingzhou: ...

The boy is quite smart.

After Gu Tingzhou greeted them, he couldn't wait to go to the alley, but when he thought about what happened yesterday, which was only half a day ago, he waited until noon the next day to go to the door.

When Song Chunman saw that it was him, she thought of what happened the day before yesterday and felt a little at a loss, but she still invited him in.

When Song Xiyue saw that it was him, she immediately ran over and hugged his legs, "Uncle Gu, you're here!"

Gu Tingzhou touched her little head and said, "Uncle brought you some chocolate today. He brought it back from abroad. It's very sweet."

Song Xiyue had never seen chocolate before, but when she saw what he handed over, she smelled a sweet fragrance and exclaimed, "Wow, it smells so good."

Gu Tingzhou tore open the wrapper of a chocolate for her, "Here, try it, do you like it?"

"Thank you, uncle." Song Xiyue took it and took a bite immediately. In an instant, her eyes lit up, "So sweet."

After that, he handed the chocolate in his hand to Song Chunman, "Mom, you have one too."

Seeing this, Gu Tingzhou quickly handed her the rest of the chocolate in his hand and said, "Eat some too. Eating something sweet can make people feel better."

Looking at what the man handed over, Song Chunman couldn't help but feel a thrill in her heart.

She had thought that after hearing what Sun Wenbin said, Gu Tingzhou would dislike her and would not visit her again, but she did not expect that he would not only come but also bring such valuable things.

She suddenly felt in a good mood and smiled, "Okay, thank you."

Seeing her smile, Gu Tingzhou also breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that she seemed to have recovered.

He paused, then told her the good news, "I've asked about wholesale for you. My friend said if you want it, you can tell me what you want and I'll ask him to get it for you, or we can go get it together."

Hearing this, Song Chunman's heart suddenly brightened, "Really? Can I go with him to get the goods?"

"Of course it's true." Gu Tingzhou said, "But you have to wait two days. He can take you there after he finishes his current work."

"No problem." Song Chunman smiled, "I can wait for a week."

As she spoke, she immediately added, "Thank you so much, Comrade Gu Tingzhou. If it weren't for you, I would really be confused. I don't know how to thank you."

Gu Tingzhou paused for a moment after hearing this, "Then please treat me to a meal."

Song Chunman was startled for a moment, then immediately said, "Please, I must. Wait a minute, I'll go buy some food and treat you to something better today."

"No need." Gu Tingzhou smiled. "It's so hot and sunny now, and cooking is quite troublesome. Let's just have some noodles. The tomato and egg noodles you made last time were delicious."

"Okay, I'll make it for you right away." Song Chunman responded cheerfully, turned around and went into the kitchen with a smile on her face.

Cooking noodles is much faster than cooking rice. In just twenty minutes, three bowls of sour and sweet tomato and egg noodles were served on the table.

This time, Gu Tingzhou's bowl had a lot more noodles and eggs, but he still devoured it all in one whirlwind.

When he put down his chopsticks, he saw Song Xiyue burping with satisfaction while holding the empty bowl.

The two looked at each other and couldn't help giggling. The laughter was crisp, like a handful of sugar sprinkled in the air.

Song Chunman looked at the scene in front of her, and suddenly felt an indescribable bitterness in her heart.

It would be great if this man was really the child’s father.

But as soon as this thought came to her mind, she suppressed it.

It's impossible, it will never be possible.

She suppressed the inexplicable emotion, quickly cleaned up the dishes and went into the kitchen.

After finishing the noodles and talking about almost everything, Gu Tingzhou should have said goodbye.

But the doubts in his heart were like rooted grass, tightly entangled and making him unable to move his feet.

He had no choice but to play with Song Xiyue for a while, but he couldn't help but glance towards the kitchen.

Listening to the sounds of running water and dishes hitting each other in the kitchen, he wanted to get up and ask several times, but he didn't know how to start.

Soon, Song Chunman came out. At this time, Song Xiyue yawned loudly and rubbed his eyes, obviously sleepy.

The child was about to take a nap, so he had no reason to stay.

Gu Tingzhou stood up and watched Song Chunman carry the child to the bedroom, then watched her turn around and come out, walking to the door to see him off.

"I..." He started to speak, then paused.

Song Chunman looked up at him: "What's wrong?"

Gu Tingzhou looked at her and suddenly felt that if he didn't ask, he would never be able to sleep well in the next few days. If what happened to her had nothing to do with him, then at worst he could just tell her his secret.

In this way, it can be regarded as exposing each other's scars, right?

Thinking of this, he took a deep breath and lowered his voice, with a hint of subtle temptation: "Um... If you don't mind, can I ask what your ex-husband meant by those words before?"