Wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt and trousers, her hair was messy and draped behind her head, showing a bit of the languidness of just waking up. Her slightly drooping eye bags and dark circles further ruined her overall appearance and beauty.
Sun Xiaoying crossed her arms and leaned against the door frame, staring venomously at the two men in the yard. She seemed to want to devour them alive, her voice high-pitched and sharp, the malice in her words almost overflowing.
"I thought you were talking about something else, but it turns out you were discussing how to get rid of me? Zhou Jiajun, let me tell you. As long as I'm alive, you won't get rid of me."
Then, without giving anyone a chance to speak, Sun Xiaoying turned to look at Sun Shengli, narrowed her eyes slightly, and her long, narrow eyes flashed with extreme resentment. She raised her hand and pointed at Sun Shengli's nose.
“Sun Shengli, I was only polite to you because I respected you as an elder. Now you dare to come to my doorstep and ask my husband to divorce me? You must be tired of living. Don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re the brigade leader. Believe me or not, I’ll go to the town and report you, expose you to the bottom, and see if you still dare to swagger around in the village.”
Actually, Sun Shengli regretted saying those words. People say you should advise reconciliation, not separation. The young couple was doing well, and he shouldn't have interfered.
Sun Xiaoying's behavior was truly despicable. It was one thing for her to have fallen out with Yan Zhiqing and others and even falsely accuse them, but now she dared to take advantage of the resumption of the college entrance examination to buy and sell books for huge profits. All of these are serious crimes.
Just his involvement in speculation and profiteering alone is enough to get him into serious trouble. How could someone so morally corrupt and exploitative of national loopholes be worthy of an honest young man like Zhou Jiajun?
He had originally intended to soften his tone, but Sun Xiaoying suddenly appeared, overheard their conversation, and then so rudely provoked him.
Having lived for so many years, this was the first time Sun Shengli had been humiliated. A junior pointed his finger at him and accused him of being arrogant and domineering, claiming that as the brigade leader he was working diligently, he was just being conscientious. If outsiders heard this, they might think he was a corrupt official.
“Sun Xiaoying, explain yourself clearly. How am I being arrogant? Can you produce any evidence? If you can't, I'll report you to the town authorities. Do you think you have anything to be proud of? Speculation is a serious crime. If you continue like this, you'll ruin yourself and the Zhou family sooner or later.”
Having been an adult official for so long, it's normal for him to snap at the slightest provocation. Sun Shengli didn't care about anything else and immediately rushed to Sun Xiaoying, giving her a dressing down. Fortunately, he still had some sense and lowered his voice so that no one else could hear. He glared at Sun Xiaoying with his fierce eyes and spoke through gritted teeth.
Having served as an official for so many years, Sun Shengli still carried a certain air of authority. Although he usually appeared kind and approachable, his years of experience had left a mark. His sudden outburst of anger caught Sun Xiaoying off guard, causing her to involuntarily take two steps back, her arrogance subdued.
“Sun Shengli, even though you are an elder, you have no right to interfere in my family’s affairs. What gives you the right to make Zhou Jiajun divorce me? You accuse me of speculation and profiteering. Do you have any evidence? If you don’t have any evidence, I can sue you for defamation.”
In a flash, Sun Xiaoying suddenly became righteous. He had done it so secretly that no one would find out. Even if Sun Shengli knew, so what? He couldn't produce any evidence, so it would be useless.
Upon hearing this, Sun Shengli hesitated. It was this moment of hesitation that made Sun Xiaoying even more certain that the other party had no evidence and was just making wild guesses, and her arrogance grew even stronger.
"What, you can't produce any evidence? If you can't produce any evidence, then get out of my house and don't ever show your face in front of me again." With one hand on her hip, Sun Xiaoying gave him the order to leave.
"Xiaoying, how can you talk to your elders like that? Quickly apologize to your Uncle Sun." Zhou's mother's voice came. It turned out that Zhou Jiajun had carried his mother out when the two were arguing and put her on a chair.
Hearing the argument between the two, Zhou's mother frowned. How could this child have no manners at all? Putting everything else aside, Sun Shengli is the village head, the one in charge; he shouldn't be treated like this. Does he even want to live in this village anymore?
"Enough! Are you all attacking me now? Who exactly is the daughter-in-law of the Zhou family? Or do you, old woman, have some shady relationship with the brigade leader that's why you're helping him break up your own son and daughter-in-law?"
With a fierce glare, Sun Xiaoying's voice almost pierced the sky, her eyes slightly red, it was hard to tell whether it was grievance or anger.
"Sun Xiaoying, what nonsense are you spouting—apologize to my mother and Uncle Sun right now!" Zhou Jiajun was utterly stunned. He never expected that the once gentle and beautiful girl would turn into such a hysterical state, her eyes alone were enough to send chills down one's spine.
No matter how angry you are, you can't use your mother-in-law's and outsiders' innocence as a bargaining chip. That's going too far. What will people think if word gets out? Will they ever be able to face anyone again?
"You, you, you..." Zhou's mother's face turned pale instantly. She clutched her chest, her hands trembling uncontrollably. She couldn't speak for a long time, clearly very angry.
"I'm talking nonsense. Outsiders are riding roughshod over me. Do you expect me to just sit here and swallow my anger? Zhou Jiajun, are you even a man? You can't even protect your own wife. Do you even deserve to be called a human being?"
Long-standing resentment caused Sun Xiaoying's mood to become increasingly extreme. The fact that Wuyou and the others' lives were getting better and better was also a powerful catalyst, plunging Sun Xiaoying into the torment of jealousy and hatred day and night.
Maintaining her marital relationship with Zhou Jiajun and becoming the wife of the richest man in the future is Sun Xiaoying's biggest obsession since her rebirth, and also the bottom line she can never cross.
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