Wu Xiaomin calmed down and said, "I was called here by these sisters-in-law. I don't know what happened."

Yu Xiangnian smiled slightly, "Then let me tell everyone."

She faced the crowd and raised her voice, "Now let me explain this to everyone. Cheng Jingmo married me of his own free will. My parents never forced him!"

"How do you prove that he married you voluntarily?" someone in the crowd immediately shouted.

Yu Xiangnian had naturally already thought of how to answer, but before he could open his mouth, a low voice spoke before him.

"Let me say it!" Cheng Jingmo squeezed in from outside the crowd.

He actually hated to have such personal matters exposed in front of everyone.

But he didn't want to see Yu Xiangnian being chased and questioned by everyone. His one word was worth more than Xiangnian's ten explanations.

Now all three parties involved are surrounded inside, and everyone is even more anxious about the truth that is about to be revealed.

The color on Wu Xiaomin's face was slowly fading. Her palms were sweaty and she was clutching her trouser legs tightly.

Cheng Jingmo said to everyone, "I married Yu Xiangnian of my own free will. No one forced me to do so."

Someone immediately asked, "What about you and Comrade Wu?"

Cheng Jingmo's voice was low but resounding. "Comrade Wu and I met through a blind date. We did meet a few times, but it was just comradely interactions. We were never in a relationship, let alone discussing marriage."

"After making things clear today, please refrain from discussing these matters. They damage my family relationships and our reputation."

This is what Cheng Jingmo really thinks. He just wants to live a good life with Yu Xiangnian now. He really doesn't want those rumors to destroy their relationship.

Wu Xiaomin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She was originally worried that Cheng Jingmo would tell her the reason why their relationship didn't develop back then, but fortunately Cheng Jingmo only mentioned it briefly.

Yu Xiangnian will not let her go!

Before Wu Xiaomin could calm down, Li Guihua squeezed out of the crowd and asked her, "Doctor Wu, I remember you told me in person that you and Deputy Commander Cheng were getting married, and that he was forced to marry Comrade Yu! Why does what Deputy Commander Cheng said differ from what you said?"

Wu Xiaomin: “…”

She seemed to have never seen this person before, how could he say these things to her?

With Li Guihua taking the lead, several family members actually stood up and questioned, "That's right! Doctor Wu, that's what you told us. Why is it like this now?"

These family members clearly stood firmly on Dr. Wu's side, but now that they have been severely slapped in the face, they naturally want to question Dr. Wu.

Facing the gazes of so many people, Wu Xiaomin hesitated, "I... I never said that..."

"That's what you said!" A family member pointed at her and shouted, "I remember it clearly. I was getting an injection at the clinic that day and we were chatting, and that's what you said!"

Several other family members chimed in, "We remember, too. You told us yourself that you and Deputy Commander Cheng were about to get married, but Comrade Yu's father forced him to marry Comrade Yu!"

"Aren't you slandering people?! And you're asking us to join in the rumor-mongering!"

"Even if you like Deputy Captain Cheng, you can't make things up like this!"

"I think you can't bear to see the couple living happily together, and you want to break them up!"

“······”

Wu Xiaomin was surrounded and scolded by the crowd. Her face turned pale and the faces in front of her eyes began to blur.

The curve of Yu Xiangnian's mouth became even bigger!

Li Guihua naturally had not heard Wu Xiaomin say this in person. This was arranged by her in advance, with the purpose of letting the family members who had heard it in person come forward to accuse Wu Xiaomin of spreading rumors.

Yu Xiangnian saw that the atmosphere was almost created, and she was the one who took advantage of the situation...

Uh... no, it's time for her to show her noble character!

She cleared her throat and said, "Calm down, sisters-in-law! Listen to me!"

She said calmly, "I think Dr. Wu is just too fond of my husband, which is why she has the illusion of marrying him! She may just be saying this because she wants Cheng Jingmo to divorce me and marry her."

"Now that this matter has been made clear, please don't mention it again. Dr. Wu works at the clinic. How can she face everyone?"

A family member spat at Wu Xiaomin, "How shameless!"

Another family member angrily retorted, "You're still an educated youth! Spreading rumors like this? All your cultural education was wasted!"

Seeing her niece being scolded like this, Feng Aiqun wished she could find a hole to crawl into!

She grabbed the dazed Wu Xiaomin, pulled her away from the crowd, and dragged her back home.

"Aren't you ashamed?!" Feng Aiqin poked Wu Xiaomin's forehead several times. "With so many men, why do you have to focus on a married man? Look at you, when you spread rumors, you should be careful about the person you're talking to! How come you even included the commander-in-chief in your fabrication?!"

Wu Xiaomin finally woke up from her trance, tears suddenly flowed out, and she covered her face and cried!

Seeing that Wu Xiaomin had left, Yu Xiangnian thought it was time to end the show. She pulled Cheng Jingmo's clothes and signaled him to go home.

The parties involved have all left, leaving only the onlookers still talking about it.

Yu Xiangnian was surprised that Cheng Jingmo stood up and spoke tonight, and was even more delighted.

This shows that Cheng Jingmo is willing to protect her!

As soon as I got home, it started raining heavily.

After a while, the power went out and the family compound was plunged into darkness.

Yu Xiangnian was taking a bath with a kerosene lamp lit. The sound of raindrops hitting the roof disturbed her heart and made her feel uneasy.

Cheng Jingmo's voice was in my ears. He said that he and Wu Xiaomin had never been in a relationship, they were just comrades!

The bath took so long that Cheng Jingmo thought something had happened to her. Only after he knocked on the door and called her did she come back to her senses.

I returned to the bedroom, sat by the bed, dried my hair, and began to daydream.

In the past, she would have been working at this time, but there was no electricity today, and writing or reading was too tiring for her eyes, so she just sat there stupidly.

Cheng Jingmo took a shower and washed his clothes before returning to the main room. Seeing someone sitting in the bedroom, he walked to the door and knocked, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Yu Xiangnian tilted his head.

The light from the kerosene lamp was too dim, and they couldn't see the hidden emotions in each other's eyes.

Yu Xiangnian hesitated for a minute, then stood up and walked over to Cheng Jingmo. He looked up and asked, "Cheng Jingmo, you said you and Wu Xiaomin have never been together?"

Cheng Jingmo was stunned for a moment, then lowered his eyes, "Well, I haven't been there before."

Yu Xiangnian asked again: "Do you like her?"

Cheng Jingmo's thin lips opened and closed, "I don't like it."

The orange light fell on Cheng Jingmo, softening the coldness around him.

Yu Xiangnian looked at the face so close to him, with a short haircut so short that the scalp could be seen, a broad forehead, thick eyebrows, a straight nose, and thin lips.

She could even smell the unique scent of Cheng Jingmo.

The swaying lights stirred people's hearts, and both of them remained silent.

Yu Xiangnian seemed to be awake, but asked in a daze: "Cheng Jingmo, can I kiss you?"