Ever since Su Niannian returned to China, she was unfortunately caught red-handed by Si Lijue. Now, whenever she hears the three simple words "five years ago," her heart will instantly go off the alarm bells and pound violently, and a nameless fear and vigilance will arise spontaneously.
Seeing the doubt and confusion on Su Niannian's face, Qin Huai took the initiative to explain: "Sister-in-law, didn't your brother tell you? Actually, five years ago, your brother was molested by a shameless woman."
From then on, the eldest brother developed a rare form of misogyny. He would feel inexplicably disgusted and repulsed if a woman was within three steps of him, and he would even feel fear.
That's why my older brother hasn't dated a girlfriend in the past five years.
Sister-in-law, aren't you happy to hear how innocent my brother is?
Every woman wants her man to be faithful and pure towards her, and she dislikes men who are philanderers and promiscuous.
Qin Huai believed that Su Niannian was also a woman, and she must love Si Lijue to death when she heard how pure he was!
He also indirectly helped his older brother win Su Niannian's heart, so that she would understand his brother better and love him more. In this way, his brother and sister-in-law could grow old together and he would no longer be a lonely man.
When Su Niannian heard Qin Huai's words, she didn't think about how innocent Si Lijue was, but rather that the events of five years ago were known to everyone. She felt like she was being roasted on a fire, feeling embarrassed, guilty, regretful, sad, and heartbroken.
She felt incredibly guilty, her eyes darting around, unable to meet everyone's gaze. Her head was lowered, and she asked softly, "Do you all know about the incident where he was sexually assaulted five years ago?"
She never imagined that the accident would cause him so much harm and make him suffer so much pain!
If time could really go back five years, even with the slightest possibility, she vowed that she would never provoke him easily, no matter what.
She would not hesitate to sacrifice her own life!
“Yes! My brother is really pitiful and innocent.” Qin Huai’s face showed a touch of heartache, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes. “Sister-in-law, you are the first woman he has been willing to take the initiative to contact in the past five years. I hope you will not hold his past against him and live a good life with him.”
"......"
As the instigator, how could Su Niannian possibly care about his past? All this misfortune was originally caused by her.
When she learned that Si Lijue's good friends knew what she had done to Si Lijue five years ago, she was extremely uneasy and didn't know how to face them, let alone calmly chat with them.
She wondered what everyone would think when they found out she was the shameless woman they were talking about.
Su Niannian felt a strange pain in her heart, as if someone was stabbing her heart with a sharp blade.
Si Lijue came in from outside after finishing his phone call and immediately saw Su Niannian sitting on the sofa with her head drooping, looking like a child who had done something wrong. He thought she was being neglected by everyone and felt wronged.
So he strode over to her, sat down next to her, and asked with concern, "What's wrong? I just went out, did they say or do something to upset you?"
"No, they're fine." Su Niannian shook her head. "I...I need to go to the restroom. You guys keep talking."
She stood up and hurriedly walked towards the door, as if she were fleeing in panic.
She just wanted to leave, get some fresh air, and calm herself down, because she was afraid she would lose control and burst into tears.
Five years ago, that incident weighed on her like a mountain pressing down on an egg, almost suffocating her, making it hard for her to breathe, filling her with endless regret and deep self-blame...
"I'll go with you." Si Lijue was worried and stood up from the sofa, about to follow her, but he heard her decisive refusal: "No need, I can go by myself. You stay here with your friends!"
With her back to Si Lijue, Su Niannian left those words, opened the door to the private room, and walked out without looking back.
Si Lijue coldly surveyed the group, then asked, "What did you all do and say just now?"
Qin Huai hurriedly said, "Brother, we were all fine before you came in. We didn't say anything or neglect your wife. Maybe she really just needed to use the restroom!"
Jiang Che didn't know what had gotten into Su Niannian, but she felt that Qin Huai was right, so he chimed in, "Yes, Sister-in-law was just chatting and laughing with us, but suddenly she became unhappy."
Could it be that my sister-in-law is unwell or emotionally unstable?
Li Xian nodded and said seriously, "Yes, yes, people always say that when a woman gets her period, her mood can easily fluctuate wildly and she can lose control of her emotions."
"Do you think I'd believe that? Why would she suddenly run away for no reason?" Si Lijue wasn't stupid. Seeing Su Niannian's depressed appearance, it was obvious that she had a problem.
Also, she didn't have her period at all; that was just an excuse he made up to stop these people from toasting her.
To prove that Su Niannian's bad mood had nothing to do with them, Qin Huai changed the subject, "Brother, we all know you haven't had much experience with women, so naturally you don't know that a woman's mood changes unpredictably during these few days of the month."
If you don't believe me, you can ask the women here.
You don't believe what we say, but you should at least believe what they say!
"Big brother, I just chatted with sister-in-law, and she wasn't neglected," Zhang Siyu said, raising her hand.
“Brother, I can also testify that sister-in-law was perfectly normal just now.” Zhang Feifei also raised his hand in affirmation.
“I can also testify.” Seeing that two of the three women present had spoken up, Su Li quickly raised her right hand as well.
"Big brother, you should believe us now, right?" Qin Huai was a little guilty because he had just mentioned that Si Lijue had been cheated on five years ago. He wasn't sure if Su Niannian cared about that, and he didn't dare let Si Lijue know, so he was in a hurry to prove it.
However, Qin Huai forgot the old saying, "There's no silver buried here!" His expression and words told Si Lijue that something was amiss.
Si Lijue stared intently at Qin Huai with sharp eyes, questioning her in an unpleasant tone, "You've always been one to speak without thinking, did you say something you shouldn't have to to offend her?"
"No...no, big brother, I really didn't say anything." Qin Huai shrank back, stubbornly refusing to admit it.
His intuition told him that if Si Li Jue knew what he had said, he probably wouldn't see the sun rise tomorrow.
Tang Shuo, who had been silently drinking to the side, couldn't stand Qin Huai's stubborn refusal to admit it and said, "Qin Huai just mentioned that five years ago, you were defiled by a shameless woman."
When my sister-in-law heard this, her face fell. I guess she cared about you too much and was bothered by this matter.
Brother, do you want to go see her? I'm worried she might do something rash and cry.
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