Under the captain's questioning gaze, Zhai Qiaoyun reluctantly asked Duan Nianzhen for a day off and then went to work.
When Guo Dongxu didn't see Duan Nianzhen at breakfast, he knew that she must have stayed out all night.
Just then, he saw Zhai Qiaoyun asking Duan Nianzhen for leave, so he came looking for her.
"Qiaoyun, where's Nianzhen? Why didn't she come to work?"
"Didn't I just tell the captain that Nianzhen isn't feeling well today? That's why I came to help her ask for sick leave!"
"How could that be? She was perfectly fine last night."
Guo Dongxu didn't believe a word of Zhai Qiaoyun's excuse.
"Qiaoyun, although you're married, you're still a sent-down youth. Nianzhen may be a bit slow-witted, but you've always had a good relationship with her!"
Seeing that Guo Dongxu was about to start lecturing, Zhai Qiaoyun was impatient to listen to his nonsense.
If it were the old Zhai Qiaoyun, she might still believe he meant well, but the current Zhai Qiaoyun is no longer the fool she once was.
Furthermore, she felt no remorse whatsoever for Duan Nianzhen's matter. It wasn't that she hadn't warned Duan Nianzhen, but Duan Nianzhen was foolish and had dragged her into suffering as well.
The moment Zhai Qiaoyun was brutally beaten by Li Hongwei, she had completely given up on the idea of helping Duan Nianzhen.
"To be honest, I said I was taking sick leave for Nianzhen's sake. After all, it sounds better to be sick than to be too drunk to get up for work!"
"Did you drink too much?"
Guo Dongxu asked with some confusion.
"Yes, we stewed wild rabbit at home yesterday. Nianzhen enjoyed it so much that she insisted on drinking with me, and that's how she got drunk."
If Commander Guo was really worried, why didn't he go to pick him up last night? Now he's come here to question me. Isn't that going a bit too far?
Or perhaps, Commander Guo is so concerned about Nianzhen because he has some special feelings for her!
"No, don't talk nonsense. I was just acting out of a sense of responsibility, subconsciously showing concern. Zhai Zhiqing, I won't keep you from work any longer, I'll be going now!"
Guo Dongxu quickly made an excuse to leave, as he didn't want to get involved with Duan Nianzhen.
The purpose of visiting Zhai Qiaoyun was simply to establish a persona of caring for comrades. If it were to involve any other motives, it would backfire.
Watching Guo Dongxu's hasty departure, Zhai Qiaoyun sneered. People are indeed selfish; seeking advantage and avoiding harm is simply human nature!
Picking up the hoe, Zhai Qiaoyun focused all her attention and energy on the piece of land in front of her.
Meanwhile, in Zhao Hongwei's courtyard, Duan Nianzhen opened her eyes in a daze, and then felt something strange in her body, and she immediately woke up.
"ah...."
Duan Nianzhen's shouts woke up Li Hongwei, who opened his eyes with a frown.
At this moment, Duan Nianzhen had already huddled in a corner by the wall, hugging her knees with her hands, her eyes red and swollen. Even if she was stupid, she would understand what had happened last night.
She just couldn't understand why she was sleeping with Li Hongwei, since there was Zhai Qiaoyun in the room too!
Why is that?
Li Hongwei slowly sat up and looked at the woman huddled in the corner. Her pitiful appearance was somewhat endearing.
“Zhenzhen.…”
Seeing Li Hongwei's outstretched hand, Duan Nianzhen subconsciously stepped back, trying to avoid his touch.
But there was already a corner behind him, and there was no way to avoid it.
"Don't come any closer! Don't touch me!"
"Zhenzhen, don't get so excited. You weren't like this last night. You were clearly very enthusiastic, and you liked it too, didn't you?"
"You're lying! You did this on purpose, didn't you? You planned this all along? I'm going to sue you! This is rape!"
Upon hearing this, Li Hongwei's face darkened, and he said nonchalantly:
"Heh, sue me? Then go ahead, go tell everyone that I, this hooligan, slept with you all night, and I don't know how many times I slept with you."
What's more, you practically offered yourself up to me for sex. I'll tell everyone that you deliberately seduced me after my wife got drunk.
Believe it or not, my reputation is already ruined. I just don't know if you, Zhenzhen, are willing to bear the reputation of a slut and a whore.
After Li Hongwei finished speaking, he suddenly moved closer to Duan Nianzhen, hugged her, and gently bit her earlobe.
Duan Nianzhen, who was restrained, couldn't stop crying. Thinking about what Li Hongwei had just said, her mind was in complete chaos.
She couldn't imagine what kind of life she would face if others found out about this.
The thought of others looking at her with strange eyes, the thought of others insulting her, mocking her, and despising her without restraint...
Duan Nianzhen trembled all over.
"Good girl, Zhenzhen, as long as you behave, I promise that no one else will know about what happened between us."
Besides, you also have feelings for me, right? I'll treat you well in the future too. Wouldn't it be wonderful if we lived together in love?
Duan Nianzhen was stunned for a moment, then looked at Li Hongwei with a helpless expression, but the next second, she broke free from Li Hongwei's embrace.
"You're lying to me again. How could I possibly be with you? What about Zhai Qiaoyun? You two are married, what about her?"
"Leave everything to me, don't worry. She wouldn't dare object, much less tell anyone about us. Although she's my wife in name only, in my heart, you're the one who's truly my wife!"
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