Huang Xiaojuan was too scared to utter a sound. Encouraged by Gu Changmei, she weakly said, "Sister Ting usually... usually makes me do things I don't want to do."
Chen Ting was about to stop him when she was intimidated by Gu Chengfeng's gaze.
Huang Xiaojuan then completely opened up and said, "Helping her get meals, hot water, and run errands to deliver mail is not bad, but sometimes when she makes a mistake, she will use me as a scapegoat, and it has happened several times..."
“If I’m not happy, she’ll hit me immediately and threaten me with performance opportunities…” she said, rolling up her sleeves, which were covered with purple and blue marks from being pinched by Chen Ting.
Chen Sisi stared wide-eyed at the mottled marks, a chill running down her spine.
Chen Ting lunged at him frantically, raising her hand to hit him: "Shut up...you...how dare you say I hit you? Who saw it?"
She was like a mad dog, baring her teeth and trying to bite.
Everyone tried to stop her, but then a loud voice rang out from the crowd: "I can testify that I personally witnessed Chen Ting assaulting Huang Xiaojuan."
Another young girl also stepped forward: "It wasn't just her; I was also bullied by Chen Ting."
The girl said that Chen Ting deliberately ruined her dress before going on stage to embarrass her.
Many people seized the opportunity to recount the grievances they had suffered at Chen Ting's hands.
Gu Changmei was dumbfounded: "She went so far as to go too far, why didn't you react?"
A girl with a ponytail said, "She usually acts like a tyrant in the dormitory, like an empress. She also found a powerful and influential boyfriend. We are all angry but dare not speak out, for fear that she will retaliate."
They say Chen Ting has a lot of tricks up her sleeve and is not someone to mess with.
Unexpectedly, this time I encountered a ruthless person like Shen Sisi.
Chen Ting tried to argue, but her words were immediately drowned out by the wave of condemnation.
The crowd was furious. If Gu Changmei hadn't been there, they would have joined forces to tear her apart!
Chen Ting cowered on the ground, facing the condemnation of everyone, and dared not continue her antics.
At this moment, Gu Changmei shouted, "Quiet! Everyone, quiet!"
The outcry was temporarily suppressed.
Gu Changmei glared at Chen Ting: "I didn't expect you to be like this in private, bullying so many people... It seems letting you go is too lenient. You should be fired, you must be fired!"
Upon hearing that she was to be expelled, Chen Ting disregarded all pride and opened her arms to hug Gu Changmei.
Gu Changmei avoided her arm as if it were a plague, and gestured with her chin towards the security personnel: "Quickly pull him up and take him to the conference room..."
Chen Ting was dragged away like that. As she left, she turned around fiercely and glared at Chen Sisi.
Chen Sisi glared back defiantly: "Chen Ting, why are you glaring at me? You've brought this on yourself..."
Chen Ting was forcibly taken away amidst shouts of protest.
Those who had previously spoken well of Chen Ting quickly changed their tune: "I never expected her to be like this in private. I was even thinking of saying a few words in her defense just now."
"It seems I misunderstood Commander Gu. Commander Gu is not settling personal scores, but is eliminating a scourge for the people."
"Yes, to rid the people of this scourge! To pull out this malignant tumor."
Gu Changmei pressed her arms down, signaling everyone to calm down and be quiet: "Don't worry, everyone, I, Gu Changmei, will never show favoritism. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give everyone a fair and just explanation!"
"Commander Gu, we believe in you..."
"Now, all of you line up and go to the secretary to register. Tell her how Chen Ting bullied you. Don't be afraid, the organization will stand up for you!"
With Gu Changmei's words, everyone felt relieved and had no more worries.
The onlookers immediately dispersed, and Gu Changmei then said apologetically to Shen Sisi, "I'm so sorry, Sisi, I didn't know that such a scoundrel would appear here, almost harming you all."
Chen Sisi grasped her hand: "Aunt, what are you saying? This has nothing to do with you, you don't need to blame yourself."
How could Gu Changmei not feel guilty?
She was the one who transferred Chen Ting to the provincial capital back then, thinking she was a promising talent, but it turned out she was a wicked and twisted one.
After returning from the performing arts troupe, Shen Sisi and Gu Chengfeng walked side by side under the streetlights.
The light cast their shadows long, very long.
Gu Chengfeng remained lost in thought and sullen.
"What's wrong? Are you still thinking about Chen Ting?" she asked.
Gu Chengfeng suddenly stopped and took her soft little hand: "The reason they bullied Niu Niu and you two is because I, as a husband, failed to do a good job."
"I've been so busy with work that I've neglected you two. I think... it's time to put the wedding on the agenda. How about the first day of the Lunar New Year?"
He looked down at Shen Sisi with utmost solemnity, his sincerity mixed with a spark that stirred her heart.
"But……"
But what about his childhood sweetheart?
Just as Chen Sisi was about to say "never mind," Gu Chengfeng answered for her without waiting for a reply: "Since you didn't refuse, then it's settled!"
What?
Is that settled?
She looked at Gu Chengfeng and suddenly felt an urge to reach out and touch his forehead. Had this guy been through something traumatic?
Since things have come to this point, Chen Sisi might as well just explain it clearly.
She grabbed Gu Chengfeng: "Wait, don't be impulsive."
Gu Chengfeng was pulled back by her forcefully: "I'm not acting impulsively, actually... I've wanted to do this for a long time."
Chen Sisi was moved, but she remained rational and took a deep breath: "I know you want to have a wedding to tell everyone that Niu Niu and I are your family now, and that no one can bully us anymore, but... if we get divorced, and you want to go again, wouldn't that be..."
Upon hearing the word "divorce," Gu Chengfeng calmly lowered his gaze, his eyes as deep and unfathomable as an ancient well: "Since we got married, I've never even considered divorce..."
Shen Sisi's heart pounded wildly. Had she heard correctly? Gu Chengfeng had no intention of getting a divorce?
"If you don't get a divorce, what will happen to your childhood sweetheart..." Shen Sisi asked in a low voice, hesitating to finish her sentence.
Gu Chengfeng immediately understood. So the reason she had repeatedly mentioned divorce was because of his neighbor!
It wasn't because of any other man...
Gu Chengfeng couldn't help but laugh and cry when he thought of all his previous worries.
He took a deep breath, his Adam's apple bobbing: "So it was because of her..."
As he spoke, he gently tightened his grip on Chen Sisi's fingers: "Whether you believe it or not, she and I are just neighbors and friends, not at all like what you imagine."
"I have absolutely no romantic feelings for her!"
For some reason, hearing him explain so anxiously to her made Shen Sisi feel as sweet as if she had eaten honey.
It turns out they really were just friends.
She had worried for so long, fearing that she had hindered his true love.
Gu Chengfeng suddenly took half a step forward, his tall figure blocking out all the light, and stared down at her: "Now, do you still want a divorce?"
"Still trying to avoid having a wedding?"
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