Chapter 148 From bitter rivals to relatives?
"I'm here to see my brother and sister-in-law, what's it to you? But you, Miss Chu, is there no place for you in such a big city as Beijing? Did your old lady banish you here to gnaw on tree bark?"
His mouth is sharp and venomous, always finding a way to hit people where it hurts.
Chu Jingya's face flushed red instantly.
"What nonsense are you spouting! This is a normal job transfer! But you, Gu Beixiao, look at yourself, you look like a beggar. Did you have another fight with your parents and run away from home?"
She looked Gu Beixiao up and down and retorted without any politeness.
"Let me tell you, this isn't Beijing. Nobody's going to put up with your bad temper here! If you dare cause trouble here, believe me, I'll teach you a lesson..."
"What do you want me to do? Huh?"
Gu Beixiao craned his neck and leaned closer. The distance between the two was less than half a meter, and the tension was so strong that it almost ignited the air.
"You still want to fight? Come on! I want to see what kind of splash you can make here, you proud peacock!"
"You're the peacock! Your whole family are peacocks!"
Chu Jingya stomped her foot in anger.
"You lazy, good-for-nothing brat! What else can you do besides annoy your parents?!"
"Even if I'm lazy and idle, I'm still better than you! Do you think I don't know that? Back in the Beijing Municipal Cultural Troupe, if you hadn't schemed and stolen someone else's spot, would you have been able to perform on stage? You're just a green tea bitch who climbs up by stepping on others!"
"Gu Beixiao, you're spouting nonsense!"
"I'm making baseless accusations? Ha! Who was it that secretly hid their rival's dance shoes back then, all for a solo dance spot? Don't think I don't know!"
"You...you..."
Chu Jingya was so angry that she trembled all over and couldn't say a word after he exposed her secrets.
Su Yue stood to the side, slowly sipping her tea without uttering a single word.
She finally understood.
These two have been rivals for many years.
Judging from this, they must have had quite a few battles back in Beijing.
Unexpectedly, we met again in this small courtyard on Hainan Island.
That's really... so interesting.
Seeing that he had the upper hand, Gu Beixiao became even more smug.
"What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Speechless now? Chu Jingya, I advise you to stay away from my sister-in-law, don't lead her astray!"
He adopted a protective stance towards his own people, drawing Su Yue into his camp.
Chu Jingya took a deep breath and finally calmed down. She sneered.
"Your sister-in-law? You call her that so affectionately. Your brother has been hospitalized countless times because of you, and you still have the nerve to come looking for him?"
"Let me tell you, Gu Beixiao, Su Yue is now my cousin too! In terms of relationship, I'm closer to her than you! You're the one who should stay away!"
She also brought up her connections without backing down.
"What? My cousin?"
Gu Beixiao was stunned. He looked at Chu Jingya, then at the calm Su Yue, and his mind was a little confused.
"Sister-in-law, she...she's really your cousin?"
Su Yue put down her teacup and finally spoke.
She nodded.
"Yes, my aunt is her mother."
Gu Beixiao's expression instantly became quite interesting, as if he had swallowed a fly.
He never imagined that his most hated nemesis would actually become his nominal relative.
This is worse than making him eat shit!
"No! I disagree!"
He blurted it out.
"I do not agree to this marriage!"
Chu Jingya was amused by his nonsensical remark.
"Who do you think you are? You disagree? Who do you think you are? The Pacific police, meddling in other people's business!"
"I just don't agree! It's either her or me, it's either her or me!"
Gu Beixiao acted like a rogue, sitting down on the ground with a thud, as if to say, "This isn't over yet."
"Do you think I want to be with you? If it weren't for my cousin, I would have kicked you out long ago!"
Chu Jingya stood with her hands on her hips, glaring down at him.
"Go ahead and blast it!"
"You...you scoundrel!"
The two of them started arguing again, turning Su Yue's courtyard into their battlefield.
From old grudges to trivial matters, the arguments raged on and on, obscuring the sky and the sun.
Su Yue watched quietly, occasionally adding some water to her bowl.
They argued until they were both hoarse and their throats were parched, staring at each other, neither of them able to utter a word.
The courtyard was finally restored to its former tranquility.
Su Yue then slowly put down her teacup, the bottom of which made a crisp, light sound as it touched the stone table.
She stood up and walked between the two people who were still exchanging sharp glances.
"Are you done arguing?"
Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable calmness.
Gu Beixiao and Chu Jingya turned to look at her at the same time, both of them breathing heavily through their nostrils.
Ignoring their discontent, Su Yue pointed to the lush green experimental field outside the courtyard.
"You two have so much energy, that's perfect."
"We're short-handed at the experimental fields; the land hasn't been turned over yet."
She paused, then glanced at the two of them.
"Don't waste it."
"Get to work, all of you."
......
In the newly built laboratory of the military medical equipment factory on Hainan Island.
Su Yue was intently observing the dark red vine that had separated from the root of the astragalus under the microscope.
The intense work over the past few days has left her mentally exhausted.
She rubbed her throbbing temples and tried to stand up and move around.
But the moment he stood up, a wave of dizziness and disorientation suddenly struck him.
Everything before my eyes began to distort and deform, eventually turning into utter darkness.
"thump."
His body went limp and he collapsed.
"sister in law!"
"Director Su!"
Li's wife and Sun's wife, who were standing by, were so frightened by this sudden scene that they let out a shrill scream.
The entire pharmaceutical factory was instantly thrown into chaos.
...
When the news reached the regimental headquarters office, Gu Beichen was reviewing an exercise report.
A guard scrambled in, the door slamming against the wall with a loud thud.
"Commander! Something terrible has happened! My sister-in-law... she's collapsed at the pharmaceutical factory! She's been taken to the hospital!"
The pen in Gu Beichen's hand snapped in two with a "crack," splashing ink all over his hand.
He was struck as if by lightning, instantly jumping up from his chair. The movement was so violent that the chair behind him was overturned and fell to the ground.
"What did you say?!"
His mind went blank; immense fear gripped his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
Without asking another question, he rushed out of the office like a madman, leaving behind a horrified guard.
He ran incredibly fast, his military boots clattering heavily and rapidly on the concrete. Everyone in the military compound saw their usually calm and collected Commander Gu, now acting as if he were going crazy.
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