Chapter 76 Let Me Touch It Again
Under the blood-red sunset, the golden cornfield rustled softly.
The woman's soft voice drifted into Deng Yingying's ears on the evening breeze, making her stomp her feet in anger.
She really wanted to crawl into the cornfield and expose those two adulterers, Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming.
A sense of humiliation, stemming from Xie Zhongming's utter disdain, surged through him.
The more humiliated Deng Yingying felt, the more she wanted to destroy Xie Zhongming and Qiao Xingyue.
Since she couldn't get together with Xie Zhongming, Deng Yingying had no choice but to go to Jiang Beisong in order to get married before her belly got too big.
When Xie Zhongming is caught having affairs, he will definitely lose his position as the regimental commander. Jiang Beisong might become the commander, and if she marries him, she will become the commander's wife.
She had to find someone to catch Xie Zhongming and Qiao Xingyue in the act of this mess.
After saying that, Deng Yingying hurriedly went to call for help.
A dozen minutes later, Deng Yingying summoned Jiang Beisong, Jiang Beiyang, Chen Jiahui, Xiao Songhua, Chen Jiahui's father, Chen Shenghua, the division commander, and the rest of the troops she had met on the way.
Looking at the old bicycle lying on the edge of the field, she pointed to the flattened cornfield and said with ill intent:
"Commander Chen, this is it. Regiment Commander Xie and Qiao Xingyue are having an affair in there. It's not even completely dark yet. They have no shame. Commander Chen, this matter must be severely punished. How can a regimental commander be so morally corrupt and have such an affair? Xie Zhongming doesn't deserve to be a regimental commander. He's bringing shame to the army."
The more Deng Yingying tries to explain, the worse it gets.
Hearing this, Chen Jiahui, who was standing next to her, felt her chest tighten with anger. "Deng Yingying, don't make false accusations. Commander Xie and Xingyue are both sensible people. Watch your mouth."
"I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, go inside and see for yourselves. Right now, Qiao Xingyue and Commander Xie are definitely inside naked, doing some shady business."
At this moment, Deng Yingying has only one goal.
That is to catch Xie Zhongming and Qiao Xingyue in the act and destroy Xie Zhongming, whom she cannot have.
She grabbed Jiang Beisong's arm. "Brother Beisong, quickly take some people in and take a look."
Although Jiang Beisong had liked Deng Yingying since childhood, he still maintained a sense of propriety when Deng Yingying grabbed his arm and politely shook her off.
He glanced at the rustling cornfield.
As dusk approached, nothing could be seen except for a cornfield swaying in the wind.
The rustling sound was unclear; it was either from the wind or some other noise.
Jiang Beisong clenched his fingers.
This concerns the reputation of his best friend. Even if it's true, Jiang Beisong doesn't want to catch Xie Zhongming red-handed. Besides, he believes his good brother isn't such a reckless person.
Jiang Beisong frowned. "Yingying, Zhongming and Xingyue are not like that. You must have misunderstood."
But he also understood Deng Yingying. Over the years, she had always had Xie Zhongming in her heart, but Xie Zhongming had never given her a second glance. She must have felt some bitterness in her heart.
Jiang Beisong said to Deng Yingying, "Yingying, Zhongming is a man of principle and principle. He will not do anything out of line."
Hearing Jiang Beisong defend Xie Zhongming so much, Deng Yingying's aggrieved tears fell. "Brother Beisong, you misunderstood me. I didn't mean any harm. I just think a regimental commander should act like a regimental commander. I also don't want Brother Zhongming and Sister Xingyue to do such a thing."
Seeing that there were quite a few onlookers, Jiang Beisong glanced around and said, "Everyone, stop making a fuss and disperse. It's all a misunderstanding."
"No, none of you can leave," Deng Yingying said urgently, trying to stop them.
If the onlookers leave, how can she ruin Xie Zhongming's reputation?
Deng Yingying looked at Chen Shenghua and said, "Commander Chen, you have to take care of this matter. It concerns the reputation of the army."
At this point, Chen Jiahui, Xiao Songhua, and Jiang Beiyang all knew Deng Yingying's purpose, including Chen Shenghua, who also saw through her intentions.
This woman was unable to marry Xie Zhongming as she wished, and she wanted to ruin his reputation!
What a vicious scheme!
Chen Shenghua looked at the rustling cornfield with a solemn expression and sighed heavily.
Back then, Xie Zhongming was tricked by Fatty's mother in Chadian Village, and that incident happened between him and Fatty. He was worried about Xie Zhongming's reputation and had no choice but to approve Xie Zhongming's marriage application.
If Xie Zhongming repeats the same mistake, it will indeed affect his reputation.
Moreover, Chen Shenghua had a premonition that Xie Zhongming was tricked by Zeng Xiuzhu back then, and now Deng Yingying was so confident in calling for someone to catch them in the act, so she must have planned it all along.
Perhaps Deng Yingying used the same method as Zeng Xiuzhu, buying breeding drugs on the black market to frame Zhongming and Xingyue.
It's even possible that Deng Yingying's purpose wasn't to scheme against the two of them, but rather to get Xie Zhongming to marry her, but things didn't go as planned.
The fear is that Zhongming and Xingyue have both been given veterinary drugs for breeding by Deng Yingying by mistake.
Chen Shenghua knew better than anyone how Deng Yingying's mother, Jiang Chunyan, married Old Deng, who was then a regimental commander. Jiang Chunyan bought veterinary drugs for breeding on the black market, mixed them into Old Deng's rice porridge, slept with him, and forced him to marry her.
You have to understand that Jiang Chunyan was no match for the handsome and talented Lao Deng in terms of looks, family background, or education. She was a dark-skinned woman who hadn't received much education, so she could only resort to despicable means to scheme against Lao Deng.
It's not impossible that Deng Yingying is now using Jiang Chunyan's methods to scheme against Xie Zhongming.
Chen Shenghua didn't send anyone to investigate the cornfield. Instead, he stared at Deng Yingying with a serious expression and asked, "Comrade Deng Yingying, did you go to Zhongming's regimental headquarters today?"
"I... I went to borrow a book from Jia Hui." Deng Yingying felt uneasy under Chen Shenghua's gaze.
That look in his eyes carried a scrutinizing quality.
Deng Yingying's little scheme was about to be exposed, and she quickly looked away in a panic.
Having seen countless people, Chen Shenghua could tell at a glance that Deng Yingying had something to hide.
Seeing that Chen Shenghua was hesitant to make a decision, Deng Yingying, disregarding her pregnancy, jumped into the cornfield, pulling at the corn stalks as she went, saying, "You won't believe me, just watch..."
That cornfield showed signs of being trampled.
The evening breeze swept by, rustling softly.
But there was no one there.
The corn stalks, flattened on the ground, were empty; there wasn't a soul in sight.
Deng Yingying panicked. "Why is no one here? That's impossible. I saw Zhongming and Xingyue hugging and cuddling here with my own eyes."
"Nonsense!" Chen Shenghua shouted.
With a stern expression, he criticized in the harshest tone, “Comrade Deng Yingying, as the child of a martyr, how can you smear the military like this? Go back and write a 5,000-word self-criticism and post it on the bulletin board in the compound. If it happens again, your benefits and subsidies as the child of a martyr will be revoked.”
Deng Yingying stood in the cornfield, looking left and right, but couldn't see Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming anywhere.
She was unwilling to accept it.
Jiang Chunyan told her that the veterinary drug used for breeding was very potent. After her father was tricked by her mother, he had sex with her mother several times in one night.
Qiao Xingyue and Xie Zhongming were clearly doing *that* here just half an hour ago, how could no one be here?
Chen Shenghua breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Deng Yingying's scheme failed, otherwise Zhongming and Xingyue's reputations would have been ruined by Deng Yingying.
He waved his hand and looked at the onlookers, "What are you still standing there for? Everyone, disperse."
The crowd dispersed like birds and beasts, leaving one after another.
Left standing in the evening breeze, Deng Yingying, disheveled and filled with resentment, stared angrily at the cornfield rustling in the wind.
Jiang Beisong stood on the edge of the field.
He originally intended to jump into the cornfield and call out to Deng Yingying, but at this moment, looking at Deng Yingying, he felt a little unfamiliar with her.
Why is Deng Yingying, who is usually considerate and understanding, acting all high and mighty today, as if she wants to ruin Zhongming's reputation?
Didn't she say that she sincerely wished Zhongming and Xingyue well?
Can jealousy really change a person beyond recognition?
Jiang Beisong lifted his leg and walked towards the cornfield, preparing to jump down. Chen Shenghua called out to him, "Beisong, come here for a second."
Jiang Beisong turned around upon hearing the sound and followed Chen Shenghua toward the other side of the field. "Commander Chen!"
The sky was gradually darkening, just like Chen Shenghua's gloomy face. "Bei Song, do you know how Deng Yingying's mother, your Aunt Jiang, married your Uncle Deng?"
Jiang Beisong stood ramrod straight, shaking his head blankly. "I don't know."
Chen Shenghua sighed heavily. "Logically speaking, I shouldn't talk about such disgraceful things in the army, but as your elder, I feel it's necessary to remind you."
In the military, Chen Shenghua was a superior officer and a leader.
In private, he's my uncle.
Jiang Beisong changed to a tone more like that between uncle and nephew, saying, "Uncle Chen, please just say what's on your mind. I've always known that you're doing this for my own good."
Amidst the dark, dappled path between the fields, Chen Shenghua sighed heavily. "Your Aunt Jiang used veterinary drugs for breeding to scheme against your Uncle Deng, which is how she became a military wife and had Deng Yingying. With a mother like that, and influenced by your Aunt Jiang, Deng Yingying's mind isn't pure either. You saw her trying to ruin Zhongming's reputation just now."
Jiang Beisong immediately understood, "Uncle Chen, do you mean that Yingying's love turned to hate, so she also gave Zhongming that kind of drug?"
Chen Shenghua: "It's not impossible."
After saying that, he patted Jiang Beisong on the shoulder and said, "Beisong, I hope you will think carefully about your personal life and not be deceived by Deng Yingying's appearance."
Jiang Beisong did not answer.
Could it be that he really didn't see through Deng Yingying's true colors?
At the other end of the field, Chen Jiahui saw Deng Yingying emerge from the cornfield, her clothes and head covered in tiny bits of corn leaves. Enraged, Chen Jiahui shoved her, "Deng Yingying, are you deliberately trying to frame Commander Xie and Xingyue? I've never seen anyone so scheming! If you can't have something, you want to destroy it. How can someone like you have the nerve to be the daughter of a martyr?"
Deng Yingying was already harboring resentment.
Now that she was being criticized, she became even angrier, and her tone turned fierce, "Chen Jia Hui, how dare you talk like that? Why don't I deserve to be the child of a martyr? It was Zhongming and Qiao Xingyue who did the shameful things. I just didn't want Zhongming to make the same mistake again because of that woman. If it weren't for Qiao Xingyue..."
Snap!
Before Deng Yingying could finish speaking, Chen Jiahui slapped her across the face.
The crisp sound of a slap echoed along the paddy field ridges, gently swaying in the evening breeze, prompting Jiang Beisong to return from a short distance away.
Chen Jiahui's face was ashen as she warned, "Deng Yingying, watch your mouth. Everyone knows who did what they did. You're not allowed to slander Commander Xie and Xingyue."
Although she and Qiao Xingyue hadn't known each other for long, Chen Jiahui felt an instant connection with Qiao Xingyue.
Qiao Xingyue, such an open and honest woman, has repeatedly risked her own safety to save people from danger. She is the kind of friend that Chen Jiahui wants to make.
She wouldn't allow Deng Yingying to slander Qiao Xingyue like that.
As Jiang Beisong approached, Deng Yingying tearfully cried out, "Brother Beisong!"
vomit!
Chen Jiahui was about to throw up. How could this person be so good at pretending?
She was glaring at her just now, looking like she wanted to kill her, and now she's pretending to be weak in front of Jiang Beisong.
"So what if I hit you? Who told you to slander Commander Xie and Xingyue?" Chen Jiahui was still angry, so her tone was naturally not good.
Deng Yingying didn't say anything, she just kept crying.
She's pregnant now, and she doesn't even know who the father is. If she can't marry Xie Zhongming, she can only marry Jiang Beisong.
She thought that as long as she kept crying, Jiang Beisong would definitely feel sorry for her, because every time she cried in the past, Jiang Beisong would comfort her and feel sorry for her.
This time, however, Jiang Beisong's face was grim. "Yingying, you really shouldn't have called so many people to watch, and you shouldn't have slandered Zhongming and Comrade Xingyue..."
"Brother Beisong...I..."
There was no one left to listen to Deng Yingying's tearful complaints. Jiang Beisong, his face dark, walked away into the distance along the completely blackened field ridges.
Jiang Beiyang, whose face was equally dark, glared at Deng Yingying and said, "Comrade Deng Yingying, don't even think about messing with my second brother. With me here, I will never let you marry my second brother."
This woman had always kept her second brother as a backup option.
Only his second brother is stupid enough not to see Deng Yingying's true colors.
Jiang Beisong left, and Jiang Beiyang helped Xie Zhongming's old bicycle up and pushed it behind his second brother, followed by Xiao Songhua and Chen Jiahui, and finally Chen Shenghua. He glanced at Deng Yingying, who was constantly wiping away tears, and said, "Tomorrow morning, I want to see your 5,000-word self-criticism on the bulletin board in the compound. A martyr's child should act like a martyr's child. Put away your filthy thoughts."
After everyone left, Deng Yingying plopped down on the edge of the field and rolled around on the ground several times.
She rolled around on the ground, crying and shouting, constantly cursing Qiao Xingyue.
"Ahhh, Qiao Xingyue, you damned thing! Why do you keep ruining my plans? You should just die!"
...
At the other end of the ridge, Xie Zhongming helped Qiao Xingyue, who was covered in mud and bits of grass, to walk forward with difficulty.
Qiao Xingyue's body was burning hot, and her consciousness was blurred.
"Xingyue, we're almost there, just hang in there a little longer."
Crossing this field ridge leads to a path.
That was a shortcut that led directly to the military district's guesthouse.
Xingyue was burning up and somewhat disoriented. Just now, in the cornfield, she had been riding on top of him and doing *that* with him.
She hadn't walked far when her soft, muddy little hand reached out and tugged at his shirt, whose buttons had long since fallen off.
A small, hot hand reached in.
I gave it a hard pat.
"What well-developed muscles!"
"Xingyue, stop fooling around..."
"No, I want to touch it more..."
"We're almost there, be good!"
If he sent her back to the compound and her parents and grandmother saw her, he wouldn't know how to explain it. Besides, there were two other children at home, An'an and Ningning, and it wouldn't be appropriate for them to see Xingyue like this.
According to Xie Zhongming's assessment, Xingyue's symptoms were exactly the same as when she drank the sweet potato porridge that Zeng Xiuzhu had given her with veterinary drugs for breeding.
Deng Yingying is pregnant. She went to the regimental headquarters again today. He looked at her several times and felt that she was acting suspiciously.
The above information quickly flashed through Xie Zhongming's mind; it must have been Deng Yingying's doing.
Deng Yingying's target wasn't Xingyue, but him. She wanted him to be the father of the child in her belly. But then Xingyue also came to their regiment headquarters. Maybe the water he gave Xingyue had already been tampered with by Deng Yingying.
Xingyue was being too restless and refused to leave. Her feet seemed rooted to the edge of the field, and her little hands, which were already open, began to pull open his military green shirt and reach inside...
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