Su Qingluan noticed the subtle changes in Chen Zhi's movements. She even thought that Chen Zhi was about to explode and punch Mrs. Zheng who had spoken rudely to him.
But no, he still maintained that look of clenching his fists tightly, his face as gloomy as water, but enduring silently.
Su Qingluan was wondering whether this person had reached his limit of tolerance, or whether he was actually two-faced, like contestant An Jiahe, who was polite and gentle in public but showed his true colors at home?
At this moment, Su Qingluan heard an unexpected voice - it was Zhaodi who spoke first.
"Sister-in-law Zheng, you...you can't say that to Chen Zhi!" Zhaodi's voice was still so timid. After listening carefully, she even trembled slightly.
It's no wonder that when Zhaodi is asked to do any work alone, she always does it meticulously. However, she is so introverted that even when she goes shopping, she is too embarrassed to bargain with the merchants and just goes by what they say.
Asking her to refute someone in front of so many people in public, even if the other party is completely wrong, Zhaodi has no confidence and no courage.
Even so, Su Qingluan could see that she had mustered all her courage.
However, Mrs. Zheng on the opposite side did not take Zhaodi seriously at all. She snorted coldly: "Why do you feel sorry for your lover? Why can't I tell you a few truths? You are so worried and distressed, could it be that you have already..." As she spoke, her eyes clearly glanced at Zhaodi's lower abdomen.
This kind of behavior, let alone in this relatively feudal and conservative era, would be considered slander and obscene rumors even if it happened in Su Qingluan's previous life.
However, Zhaodi was obviously still young and had no experience in quarreling or bickering, so her brain circuit did not turn around for a while, and she was still stuck at the level of "don't hit people in the face, don't expose people's weaknesses when scolding them". She didn't expect that the other party was no longer playing by the rules and was attacking in a dirty way.
So she followed her own train of thought and explained earnestly, "Chen Zhi's father and mother clearly fell down the mountain road. What does this have to do with Chen Zhi? He's not doomed to die alone, otherwise his brother, sister-in-law, and nephews and nieces would all be alive and well. How can this be explained?"
Su Qingluan nodded when she heard this upstairs: "Well, even rabbits bite when they are anxious." Never mind why Zhaodi refuted Zheng's wife, at least she refuted it now, which was a good start.
Moreover, Su Qingluan discovered that although Zhaodi still spoke in a weak and trembling voice, seeming a little lacking in confidence, if one listened carefully to what she said, one would find that Zhaodi's speech was neither fast nor slow, very elegant, and well-organized, and she refuted Zheng Saozi's random nonsense one by one with actual facts.
This made Su Qingluan notice that this girl Zhaodi might be even better than she imagined.
It’s a pity that Zhaodi’s self-esteem is actually very low because she lives in a family that treats her as a “money-losing commodity”. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so “easy to talk to” and take for granted many unreasonable things that are done to her.
But today, Su Qingluan saw a possibility of changing Zhaodi's flawed character - to be more precise, she could become stronger in order to protect others.
Chen Zhi was clearly shocked by Zhaodi's counterattack. From the moment Zhaodi uttered the first word, it was obvious that Chen Zhi's originally tense state relaxed. More precisely, because he turned his head and looked at Zhaodi intently, his originally tense movements unconsciously relaxed.
Mrs. Zheng was also stunned by Zhaodi's well-reasoned "judgment". For a long time, her mouth opened and closed like a catfish, but no sound came out.
But given Mrs. Zheng's temperament, how could she just give up? When she came to her senses, she heard another string of unbearable words.
This time Chen Zhi no longer indulged her. He strode forward and stood between her and Zhaodi.
"What are you doing?" Sister Zheng wasn't a fool after all. Chen Zhi's step forward made the pressure multiply exponentially. She subconsciously took a step back and brought Su Qingluan out. "Madam Su, private fighting is strictly prohibited!"
Su Qingluan couldn't help but roll her eyes. "...You know my 'rules and regulations' now? Then when you were spouting rumors and insults at your two colleagues just now, why didn't you remember that there's also a rule about 'friendly colleagues'?"
However, she didn't say much, and just continued to "watch the show" to see how Chen Zhi would react when facing such a person who humiliated Zhaodi and herself again and again.
Perhaps Zhaodi was also a little worried, she cautiously advised: "You...you shouldn't hit anyone..."
Chen Zhi stared at Zheng's wife expressionlessly: "If the person who spoke foully today is a grown man, I'll beat his teeth out even if it means I have to pay him three months' salary!"
He spoke with a tone of gnashing teeth and sincerity, and no one could doubt the genuine anger in it, so even though he didn't take action, Mrs. Zheng couldn't help but shiver all over and took a step back in fear.
Su Qingluan sighed inwardly: If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place? He can't even win the fight, and he's still so mean, isn't this making me uncomfortable?
Come to think of it, she had actually encountered this kind of scoundrel in her previous life. Of course, although she couldn't beat that kind of scoundrel, they had their own unique "secret weapons" - such as throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground.
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