Chapter 9 Protecting My Wife
She subconsciously took a step back, and her voice became a little weaker.
"I also heard it from others..."
She tried to explain, looking very uneasy.
Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a sound suddenly came from the door.
Then there was a "click" sound and the door was opened.
Xiao Zhiyu, who had just returned from the army, walked in and the scene in front of him made him frown slightly.
The man looked around quickly.
Finally, he turned his gaze to Ruan Chuxia who was standing beside him.
After a moment's silence, he asked, "What happened?"
Hearing the familiar male voice, Wang Lijuan became alert and instantly came up with an idea.
Her eyes suddenly lit up and she turned her head quickly.
"Brother Zhiyu, you are finally back."
"Actually, it's nothing. I just wanted to pester Sister Zhiwei and meet my future sister-in-law, but..."
There was a hint of embarrassment on her face, as if she didn't know what to say next.
"I remembered that Sister Zhiwei told me before that your two families might exchange marriages. I accidentally mentioned it during the chat, and my sister-in-law got a little angry."
Having said that, she bit her lower lip, her face full of innocence.
Xiao Zhiyu raised his eyebrows and his eyes became sharp.
Seeing that he seemed really angry, a barely perceptible smugness flashed in Wang Lijuan's eyes.
But this expression quickly disappeared.
"I really didn't mean to bring it up. My sister-in-law insisted that she didn't elope with anyone. Brother Zhiyu, why don't you show us the letter you sent us?"
"Let's take this opportunity to clear up all the misunderstandings!" she continued.
"What letter?" Ruan Chuxia frowned slightly when she heard this.
She really knew nothing about this matter.
Xiao Zhiwei, who was already in a bad mood, became even more angry.
If this matter were made public, it would be a complete disgrace to the Xiao family!
She stared at Ruan Chuxia with dissatisfaction and asked, "Are you still pretending to be innocent? A few days ago, you wrote to Zhiyu to cancel the engagement and said that you liked someone else and wanted to marry someone else?"
Her brows were furrowed, and she slowly turned her head to look at Xiao Zhiyu.
At this moment, the man's face was extremely serious.
After taking a deep breath, she asked softly, "Do you believe me?"
"If you believe me, let me see the letter."
Under such gaze, Ruan Chuxia felt an invisible pressure.
Xiao Zhiyu was silent for a moment before slowly nodding.
"I trust you."
After saying this, Xiao Zhiyu turned around and walked into the study.
Soon, he took out an envelope from the desk drawer, returned to Ruan Chuxia and handed it to her.
After taking the envelope, Ruan Chuxia just glanced at the messy and typo-filled words on the envelope, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
She never expected that her own sister would be so scheming!
Then, Ruan Chuxia held up the suspicious letter in her hand and showed it to everyone present.
"This is not my handwriting, and I have never written a letter like this."
After a brief pause, she spoke again: "I have never liked anyone, let alone eloped with anyone."
Faced with this conspiracy, Ruan Chuxia did not hesitate at all and directly pointed out its authenticity.
"This letter was obviously forged by my sister to facilitate the marriage exchange!"
Everyone was shocked.
"What?!"
After hearing these words, Xiao Zhiwei, who was standing aside, widened his eyes in surprise.
"but……"
"How do you prove that you didn't write it?"
Wang Lijuan asked anxiously.
Ruan Chuxia did not show much emotional fluctuation in this regard.
Instead, she raised her eyebrows slightly.
"If I can prove it, will you apologize to me?"
Ruan Chuxia asked back.
"Not only a verbal apology, you also have to write a letter of apology by hand and post it on the bulletin board in the compound!"
"you!"
Wang Lijuan didn't expect Ruan Chuxia to make such a request, and she was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.
She stood there, her eyes wide open, completely speechless.
This sudden blow made her not know what to do for a moment.
After all, it was he who had provoked the incident. At this point, he could only hesitate for a long time with his face flushed, struggling internally, not knowing what to do.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and responded in a trembling voice: "Then apologize. As long as you can prove your innocence, I will apologize to you immediately!"
"Okay, you said it yourself." Ruan Chuxia raised the corner of her mouth.
She turned and walked quickly into the study, and when she came back she had a pen and a piece of paper in her hand.
She slowly spread the paper on the living room table and bent down slightly.
She looked focused, yet relaxed.
The pen tip glides smoothly across the paper.
In front of everyone's astonished gaze, Ruan Chuxia shook the paper, handed it to Xiao Zhiyu, raised her eyebrows and asked with a smile: "This is my handwriting. Compare it with the letter in your hand to see if it was written by the same person."
Xiao Zhiyu looked down at the vigorous and powerful characters in his hand, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he looked up at Ruan Chuxia.
“It’s definitely not the same person.”
"How could this happen... How could this happen?!"
Wang Lijuan widened her eyes and her cheeks turned red with anxiety.
"Aren't you from the countryside? Why do you have such beautiful handwriting?"
Ruan Chuxia crossed her arms and looked at the other person with a smile.
"Can't people from the countryside learn to write?" There was a hint of sarcasm in her tone.
She continued coldly.
“This is discrimination against farmers.”
Ruan Chuxia slapped the letter she had already written on Wang Lijuan.
"Comrade, please look at the facts clearly. It is wrong to slander others casually. Can you apologize to me now?"
Wang Lijuan's face flushed red, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into!
She was about to cry and quickly looked to Xiao Zhiwei for help.
"Sister Zhiwei..."
"If you dare to speak for her, don't even think about setting foot in my house again."
Before Xiao Zhiwei could speak up for mercy, Xiao Zhiyu took the initiative.
This time, Xiao Zhiwei was so frightened that he quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Alright, alright, this shouldn't have happened. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, Lijuan, please apologize to Xiao Ruan!"
"I……"
Under everyone's gaze, Wang Lijuan was incoherent. In the end, she forced herself to hold back her tears and said to Ruan Chuxia helplessly: "I'm sorry, sister-in-law, it's all my fault. I apologize to you!"
Ruan Chuxia smiled.
"Is it enough to just talk about it?"
"Before eight o'clock tomorrow, I want to see your handwritten apology letter on the compound bulletin board!"
"You, don't go too far!" Wang Lijuan retorted unwillingly.
She never expected that Ruan Chuxia would actually ask her to write a public apology and make it public!
"Too much? You were the one who slandered my reputation first. I just wanted you to apologize. Don't you think it's too much to say in front of everyone that I was going to elope with another man?"
Ruan Chuxia stared at Wang Lijuan intently.
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