Sensing the change in the gazes of her neighbors, Ye Lan was very pleased. The vetting process for military marriages was extremely strict. If the military sent someone to investigate and found out that Ye Qingqing had problems with her lifestyle, it wouldn't be so easy for her to marry Lu Mo!
Even in other families, those with better financial situations place extremely high importance on the future daughter-in-law's lifestyle, no less so than the political vetting process in the military.
Hmph, Ye Qingqing made her suffer and was misunderstood by Lu Qingquan. She's going to ruin that bitch's reputation!
Ye Qingqing also noticed the strange looks and whispers from her neighbors. With her keen senses, she vaguely overheard a few words.
"I never would have guessed that the second daughter of the Ye family would have such a good luck with men!"
"Hmph, I could tell at a glance that this girl is restless. Just look at her eyes; she's not the kind of woman who can stay with a man and live a peaceful life."
"She doesn't resemble her mother at all. Her mother is very proper and honest. No wonder, she grew up without a mother to teach her, and she's beautiful, so it's normal for her to go astray."
"Why are you all worrying? Ye Qingqing has such a big house, she doesn't have to worry about getting married. There are plenty of men fighting over her!"
“A good family would definitely not want her. When it comes to marriage, one should marry a virtuous woman. No matter how beautiful or rich she is, what’s the point of bringing a restless woman into the family?”
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Ye Qingqing's face turned ashen. Those damned Wei Yugang and Ye Lan, they must have conspired together to smear her. Although she didn't care about her reputation, rumors could spread like wildfire.
If a rumor is repeated enough, it will eventually become the truth.
If Lu Mo, a man of such integrity and upright character, were to marry a promiscuous woman who changes men more often than clothes, he would probably be unable to hold his head high in the military!
Moreover, if Ye Lan's scheme succeeds, she might not even pass the military's political review when she marries Lu Mo.
She had already experienced the strictness of the political review process for military marriages when she married Lu Qingquan. Now that Lu Mo is a combat hero, the political review will only be more stringent, and no dirt will be tolerated to tarnish Lu Mo's honor.
Ye Qingqing gritted her teeth, preparing to retaliate and defend her reputation.
However, someone beat her to it.
"Ye Lan, what nonsense are you talking about? When did Qingqing get a boyfriend? She's been engaged for a long time. Her fiancé is an officer in the army and a combat hero. Now that he's injured, Qingqing goes to take care of him every day. She's so busy that she doesn't even have time to do her homework."
Zhao Di, who was rushing home from work for dinner, saw Ye Qingqing being harassed by Ye Lan and another hooligan, so she stood up and loudly defended Ye Qingqing.
The reason why Zhao Di knew so much was because Ye Qingqing and Zhao Di had bumped into each other on the street a few times in the past few days and chatted for a while.
Ye Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhao Di with gratitude.
She never expected that Zhao Di, who usually didn't like to talk to people, would actually stand up for her. It was completely unexpected.
Zhao Di, with a calm expression, continued, "Ye Lan, you're so heartless. You've been eating and living at the Ye family's house, and Qingqing's father has been so good to you, yet you still conspired with outsiders to frame Qingqing. This man isn't your new lover, is he?"
"You're talking nonsense! I don't know him at all! He's Ye Qingqing's new boyfriend!" Zhao Di's appearance made Ye Lan flustered and confused, but she stubbornly refused to admit it and still tried to smear Ye Qingqing.
Zhao Di looked at her with disdain and said, "Nobody believes you. Just a while ago, you were seen hugging and kissing a man in broad daylight!"
Everyone was taken aback and looked at Ye Lan in disbelief.
Who would have thought that the usually well-behaved and obedient eldest daughter of the Ye family was actually a hidden master of romance!
You really can't judge a book by its cover!
The old lady of the Ye family was absolutely right; Ye Lan is indeed in the throes of first love!
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