"Do you want to listen to what you're saying?"
"Of course I know what I'm talking about! It's you who doesn't realize you're about to die!"
Qiao Xuemei narrowed her eyes, her gaze fierce, and she spread her arms to block Jiang Wanqing.
"I heard from a student in the department today that you and Yuan Zhong had a lot of contact at school, and the two of you even hugged. Do you dare to do it but not admit it?"
When did she and Yuan Zhong hug? How come she didn't know?
Jiang Wanqing frowned, then smiled and poked Qiao Xuemei's right shoulder blade.
"You just keep hearing things, so why don't you produce some evidence?"
"You think I can't produce anything? I have witnesses. Do you dare to come with me to confront Battalion Commander Cheng?"
She gritted her teeth fiercely, having waited for months, and finally, her chance had come.
She had just finished an early shift when she overheard a little girl with a schoolbag chatting with another classmate at school, saying that she had seen Jiang Wanqing and Yuan Zhong holding hands.
She knew that putting these two people together would definitely cause trouble, and that was exactly what she wanted!
Jiang Wanqing shook her head, not wanting to argue with her, because she knew that whether she refused to confront her or not, the other party would find an opportunity to spread the news to Cheng Ran's ears, so it was better to have it said by the person spreading the rumor herself.
"A confrontation? Aren't you afraid of making a fool of yourself?"
"You can't escape this time! Come with me!"
She couldn't wait to expose Jiang Wanqing's scandals and indiscretions to Cheng Ran. The ambiguous mark on her neck and the little girl who agreed to testify were the best evidence.
"Go back to my own home, I don't need you to take me, let go!"
Jiang Wanqing rotated her wrist. She realized that people like Qiao Xuemei and Yuan Zhong liked to hold other people's hands all the time. They weren't picky, but she was.
"I've heard something about it. Ningning from the Qin family saw Jiang Wanqing at school, pulling and tugging at another male teacher, and even hugging and kissing him."
"Really? Battalion Commander Cheng can tolerate this? Let's go and see."
...
Qiao Xuemei crossed her arms and lowered her eyebrows contemptuously, trying to look down at Jiang Wanqing. However, her height and aura were not up to par, making her look rather comical, like a cross-eyed person.
“Did you hear that? We people in the family compound hate women who are unfaithful and betray their husbands the most. You, Jiang Wanqing, were not clean to begin with, and you still didn’t behave after marrying Battalion Commander Cheng. We can’t tolerate you.”
She gritted her teeth in hatred, looking as if she wanted to devour Jiang Wanqing alive.
And so, onlookers, troublemakers, and even Jiang Wanqing, the person involved in the "cheating," all came to Cheng Ran's side.
He had just returned from his superior's meeting and hadn't even finished sorting out the conversation when this happened, causing him to frown.
"Wanqing, what's going on?"
He thought Jiang Wanqing had been bullied, and anger was already simmering in his eyes.
She shook her head at him and said, "Dr. Qiao is going to sue me for cheating. Why don't we hear what she has to say?"
"How dare you speak first!" Qiao Xuemei clenched her teeth, having even lost the initiative.
When she looked at Cheng Ran, she forced a gentle expression, assuming that this was his type.
"Battalion Commander Cheng, I didn't slander her this time. Her affair with her sister's husband, Yuan Zhiqing, wasn't something I said or saw. It was Ningning who witnessed it at school. Ningning is still a child; she says what she sees. She couldn't possibly lie. Why do you keep a woman like that around, Battalion Commander Cheng?"
She became more and more animated as she spoke, as if she could replace Cheng Ran and become the woman beside him in the next second.
"Ningning, come here and tell Uncle Cheng what happened."
He beckoned Qin Ning over, and the girl walked timidly to his side, nervously twisting the hem of her skirt.
"Uncle Cheng, after class today, I saw... I saw Teacher Jiang and Teacher Yuan holding hands outside the classroom."
Wow, as soon as these words were spoken, everyone criticized Jiang Wanqing. Some people even wanted to spit on her. The most indignant of all was Sister Liu, who immediately rushed forward.
"Oh, I thought Wanqing was some respectable person, but it turns out she's just someone who can't stand being alone. I didn't expect to be caught by someone's child. She's really disgracing us military families!"
"Yeah, how could someone do something like that, especially at school? It's so shameless!"
“Ningning is so young, it’s impossible for her to be wrong. I’ve heard that she and her sister’s husband have some kind of shady relationship, and now it seems that’s true.”
Have you all said enough?
Jiang Wanqing shouted, but when she met Cheng Ran's worried gaze, she shook her head, telling him to relax. She had plenty of ways to turn the tide against this level of slander.
Just when everyone thought she was going to take her anger out on Ningning, Jiang Wanqing squatted down and patted the child's head.
"Ningning, your teacher remembers you. You were very attentive in class, and your teacher even praised you, right?"
"Yes," Ningning nodded in response.
"Then the teacher asks you, when did those things you just saw happen?"
Everyone was puzzled. What did she mean by asking this? Could she possibly find a way to argue her way out of this mess?
"It's...when get out of class ends."
"Ningning is right, I did run into your teacher Yuan after class."
If it weren't in front of so many people, she would have called him a beast!
"Hmph, Battalion Commander Cheng, you see? She's already admitted it herself. What else is there to say? You'd better make some plans as soon as possible, don't let this vicious woman blind you."
"Tsk tsk, Dr. Qiao is so eager to convict me, is he afraid I'll explain things clearly?"
"Can you explain yourself clearly? Even if you can use your words to argue your way out of it, how do you explain the marks on your neck!"
Qiao Xuemei acted quickly, going over to pull open Jiang Wanqing's collar on the side of her neck.
This woman had been married to Cheng Ran for several months, and there had been no signs of any intimacy between them. But today, she suddenly appeared. And today, Ningning saw her and Yuan Zhong acting inappropriately. Qiao Xuemei immediately connected the two, and became even more determined to have this leverage over her!
"Let her go!"
Cheng Ran pulled Jiang Wanqing behind him to protect her and helped her adjust her collar.
Are you alright?
She smiled and said, "I'm fine. I just don't understand why Dr. Qiao is so interested in the romance between my husband and me. What does that mean?"
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