Chapter Ninety-Nine: I'd Rather Be the One Who Hurts
"What... what do you mean by this?"
"Captain Zhou, I advise you to watch your words. You're the one who bullied my daughter, and now you think you're in the right? Everyone, tell me, does that make any sense?"
The couple, Company Commander Guan and his wife, were talking back and forth, while Guan Yiting looked at Zhou Congsheng with tears streaming down her face and a feeling of grievance.
The Guan family was surrounded by layers of people, and their faces turned grim as they listened to Zhou Congsheng's words.
This is the military; if someone commits a misconduct offense, their career is practically over.
Almost everyone knows what happened between Zhou Congsheng and Guan Yiting, but looking at Zhou Congsheng on the sofa...
He sat there calmly, as if the noisy chatter had nothing to do with him.
Guan Yiting looked at him and couldn't help but feel flustered. But thinking about what happened last night, she was sure that there was no problem. Then she put on a pitiful look and looked at Zhou Congsheng.
"Captain Zhou, I know this might be hurtful to your fiancée, but it's already happened. You owe me and her an explanation. I'm not trying to pressure you, but the reality is, I'm innocent too, sob sob..."
"Stop crying, stop crying! Someone in your family died, and you're still crying your eyes out. You want my brother to explain this to you? Here's a piece of cake, do you want it?"
Zhou Congsheng chuckled at her words, then looked up and saw Shen Yuzhu's somewhat gloomy expression. He immediately stood up.
He strode up to Shen Yuzhu and looked at her with a wronged expression.
Shen Yuzhu's heart softened at his gaze. He looked haggard, and his eyes were a little red, so she couldn't help but reach out and touch his face.
Are you alright?
"Zhuzhu, they're all bullying me!"
Everyone: "..."
How can you say that? You weren't like that just now, Captain Zhou!
"Zhao Yue, aren't you supposed to be training today? Does your Battalion Commander He know you left without permission? If you don't want to be punished, get out of here now."
"Hey~ I'm not leaving, Company Commander Guan. You three are trying to force my brother and sister-in-law to separate, and I can't even speak up? I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen a daughter as shameless as you. Everyone in our dorm knows that she spreads rumors about my brother all the time. But the eyes of the masses are discerning. My brother only has eyes for my sister-in-law. Everyone else is just dog shit in his eyes!"
Shen Yuzhu: "..."
Goodness, if you can't speak properly, you can speak less in the future. How could you even scold yourself?!
Guan Yiting's face turned red from the scolding, and she trembled all over. She staggered to her feet and looked at Zhao Yue and the two people gazing at each other with affection.
She felt so distressed that she could hardly breathe.
"You, you've gone too far! I didn't do it! You're slandering me!"
The people in the family compound felt sorry for her when they saw her like this; what kind of girl would use her own innocence to slander someone?
Why does this female soldier from Beijing speak so rudely? She's a young woman who curses people right off the bat and talks back to her superiors. What kind of behavior is that?
For a time, many people were talking about Zhao Yue. She had a stubborn temper, and the more people talked about her, the more she argued back.
Shen Yuzhu pulled Zhou Congsheng and Zhao Yue, dragging them behind her.
“Slandering you, Comrade Guan, do you think you’re in the right? My Xiaoyue has a quick temper, but she never causes trouble. Just because she doesn’t explain herself doesn’t mean she’ll let others say what they want.”
Company Commander Guan looked Shen Yuzhu up and down. He had just noticed this strikingly beautiful girl. Seeing how close she was to Zhou Congsheng, he suddenly had a bad feeling.
"Who are you? You don't seem to be from our residential compound."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce myself first. I'm the one you're talking about who's not presentable, the childhood sweetheart fiancée that Zhou Congsheng's family arranged for him!"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gaze to her.
Guan's mother was also speechless. No one had told her that Zhou Congsheng's fiancée looked like this. How come her face was still so smooth and fair after she had been a sent-down youth for a year?
Before she came, she could say whatever she wanted, but now that she's here, what are people supposed to say?
Guan Yiting's face also turned pale. Ever since she last met Shen Yuzhu, she had felt uneasy. She had never seen such a beautiful girl before. If she wanted to join their art troupe, it would be a piece of cake.
Her gaze fell on Zhou Congsheng, and she composed herself.
"Hello, Shen Zhiqing. I'm sure you know about this. I'm also helpless about how things have developed. But since it has already happened, we still have to make a choice. If we have to hurt one of us, I would rather it be me. But, but, Captain Zhou and I have special identities. I hope you can understand."
"You're very understanding, and I understand completely. However, I have a few questions I'd like to ask, which you, Comrade Guan, can also understand, right?"
Guan Yiting was certain that she wouldn't give up so easily. After all, Zhou Congsheng was so outstanding, and as a sent-down youth, she had to work every day. It was normal for her to want to marry and follow the army.
"I understand. Please tell me. As long as you are willing to discuss this matter properly, I will cooperate."
Shen Yuzhu smiled, looking at her intently.
"Very good. First question, what time did you finish eating yesterday?"
"I don't remember if it was two or three in the morning. I was already resting at that time, but it was noisy outside, so I didn't sleep very well."
"Second question: Did Zhou Congsheng enter your room, or did he harass you in the living room?"
Guan Yiting blushed at these words and looked up at Zhou Congsheng.
The latter frowned deeply, trying to say that he hadn't acted like a hooligan, but rather that he had been taken advantage of.
But judging from Shen Yuzhu's expression, she clearly didn't want him to say anything more, and even secretly pinched his waist.
"Room, room."
"Oh~, so Zhou Congsheng got drunk at your house and didn't leave until after 3 a.m. He sneaked into your room and harassed you while your parents and other guests were there. Tsk, your dad is one thing, but was your mom drunk too?"
For a moment, Guan's mother panicked, then pointed at Shen Yuzhu and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Everyone else had left except Zhou Congsheng. Who knows when he sneaked into my Yiting's room? We thought he was gone, so we washed up and went to bed. Who knew he was secretly a..."
"Watch your mouth, try swearing at me!"
Company Commander Guan and Guan Yiting exchanged a glance, and saw a hint of tension in each other's eyes.
Shen Yuzhu pointed at Guan's mother's nose and shouted sharply, then turned to look at Guan Yiting.
"The way you invited me to dinner is really strange. Zhou Congsheng trained for more than a month and told me that we would take wedding photos tomorrow. But he turned around and ate at your house until two or three in the morning. The others who came with us didn't find it strange. Guan Yiting kept saying that she didn't sleep well and didn't even know that someone had entered the house. But you two parents are even more bizarre. Instead of covering up the fact that your daughter was in trouble, you made a big fuss about it. It's like you want everyone to know."
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