This incident happened suddenly, and it ended rather abruptly as well.
After several rounds of back and forth, if she and Shen Huaichuan hadn't been prepared, they would have been completely smeared with this mudslinging today, and it would have been impossible to clear their names.
Shen Huaichuan quickly asked, "Are you alright?"
While asking, he took out a handkerchief and gently wiped her face.
"It's alright."
Zhou Qiqi shook her head.
When she rescued Zhou Shuhua, her heart was in her throat. She used both hands and feet to save her. Now her forehead was covered in sweat, which slid down her temples and soaked the back of her ears.
Shen Huaichuan's voice was low, with a lingering fear in his tone. Compared to his tough demeanor in front of the Discipline Inspection Commission Secretary just now, he seemed like a completely different person.
Zhou Qiqi's mind was filled with his earlier words again—?
"What future or status? In front of my lover, they are worthless!"
My heart started pounding.
Although the word "lover" sounds old-fashioned, when it came out of his mouth, it was straightforward and carried a serious, all-or-nothing air that made her cheeks burn.
Shen Huaichuan looked at her face, which was as red as a ripe apple, and frowned again, asking, "Are you really alright?"
"I'm really alright!"
Zhou Qiqi buried her face even lower, not daring to look at the anxiety in his eyes, but she did notice the watch on his wrist, and her brows furrowed slightly.
"Oh no! I was supposed to deliver the clothes to the Zhuo family at nine o'clock, and it's already past eleven!"
Shen Huaichuan also frowned, "The division headquarters has a big competition at the end of the year, and there are a lot of things waiting to be dealt with. I was dragged here by force, so I have to go back quickly."
"Then you should go quickly!"
Zhou Qiqi reached out and pushed his arm, then, as if remembering something, added, "Are you coming back for lunch?"
Recently, those old men in the military region have been busy with the year-end skills competition, and they're as tired as donkeys pulling a millstone.
Most people are too lazy to go through the hassle, so they just grab a bite at the military canteen at noon, then lie down in their dorm to avoid having to make the round trip.
But Chen Huaichuan was different. No matter how late or tired he was, he would rush home every day at noon without fail, just to have a hot meal with her and Zhouzhou. After eating, he would quickly eat a few bites and then rush back to the army.
However, it seems unlikely to happen today. Shen Huaichuan sighed, "It's uncertain. There's a bunch of training summaries waiting to be signed."
"Okay, that's perfect since I won't be able to cook today either. I'll have Yingying pick up Zhouzhou later."
Qin Lei parked the car at the entrance of the family compound. Zhou Qiqi pushed open the car door and jumped out, patting the car window twice: "Let's go!"
The person rushed into the yard like a gust of wind.
She quickly filled a basin with water, washed her face, changed into a new suit, grabbed the cloth bag containing her dress, and rushed to Zhu Yingying's house next door, banging on the door.
Zhu Yingying was hunched over her desk, struggling with foreign language materials, when she was startled by the urgent knocking on the door.
"What's wrong, Qiqi? Why is your face so pale? What happened?"
Zhu Yingying quickly stepped aside to let her in.
"Hey, it's all because of those two troublemakers, Lin Yao and Xu Shu, causing trouble again! This time it's gotten really big, they've taken it all the way to the Discipline Inspection Commission, accusing me of 'ruining a military marriage'!"
Zhou Qiqi plopped down in the chair, picked up the enamel mug on the table, and took two big gulps.
The words "ruining a military marriage" struck Zhu Yingying like a thunderbolt, causing her to drop her pen on the table with a "clatter."
"Huh? This...how is this possible? Don't be afraid, I'll go and testify for you!"
She was about to rush out when Zhou Qiqi quickly grabbed her arm:
"Oh my, you're usually the quietest person, why are you all so energetic today?"
Zhu Yingying stopped walking, her face flushed with anxiety: "What time is it? How can I not be anxious?"
"The matter is over. They have both been taken away and will probably never be able to appear in the military dependents' area again."
Zhou Qiqi pressed her back into the chair.
"But this is a long story. I'll explain it to you in detail when I get back this afternoon. I have something else to discuss with you right now."
Zhu Yingying finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting her chest to catch her breath:
"You scared me! What happened?"
"I wanted you to pick up Zhouzhou for me at noon and take her out for lunch. I already had something to do this morning, and those two messed up my schedule, so I have to get there now. I definitely won't be back by noon."
As Zhou Qiqi spoke, she took out a stack of meal tickets from her pocket, counted out more than a dozen, and stuffed them into Zhu Yingying's hand.
She knew Zhu Yingying couldn't cook, and the couple ate all three meals a day in the cafeteria, so they probably didn't have any extra meal tickets.
"Oh, no need, no need!"
Zhu Yingying hurriedly pushed the tickets back, saying, "Why are you giving me so many tickets? Zhouzhou isn't a little piglet, how can she eat so many!"
"Besides, Sister Cuixiang's family is in a similar situation today. Both of them had something come up, and there was no one to look after the two boys at noon. They just brought Xiangyang and Xianghai over and gave me a bunch of bills to take with me for lunch. Adding Zhouzhou is just a matter of adding another pair of chopsticks. There are plenty of bills, don't worry!"
Zhu Yingying genuinely loves children; her eyes light up whenever she talks about those little ones.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Qiqi didn't stand on ceremony and put the meal ticket back in her pocket.
"Alright! Thank you for your help! I'll talk to you about it properly when I get back this afternoon."
Before he finished speaking, he had already rushed to the door, deftly pushed out the Phoenix brand bicycle, straddled it, pushed off, and sped off towards the city.
Preoccupied with being late, Zhou Qiqi pedaled incredibly fast, as if she had wheels of fire, until the bike chain was practically sparking.
After rushing as fast as I could, I finally arrived at the entrance of the Zhuo family's courtyard.
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