Lin Jiaojiao glanced at Lin Miaomiao’s fingers, a strange glint flashing quickly in her eyes.
Then bang—she slammed her chopsticks and bowl down.
In one smooth motion, she grabbed a kitchen knife.
She pointed it at Lin Miaomiao’s hand, her expression icy as she said, “If you can’t control that filthy paw of yours, I don’t mind chopping it off for you.”
Lin Miaomiao was so frightened that she immediately pulled her hand back.
Seeing this, Lin Jiaojiao let out a mocking, contemptuous smile.
Lin Miaomiao instantly felt like she was about to explode in anger.
“Ah… Lin Jiaojiao! You damned little bitch! Don’t get too full of yourself! One day you’ll end up just like your short-lived mother—dying a horrible death!”
“Die a horrible death?”
Lin Jiaojiao suddenly laughed.
Her laughter was seductive, yet it sent chills down one’s spine.
She stood there without moving a single step, but Lin Miaomiao was already terrified beyond reason.
“L-Lin Jiaojiao… w-what are you going to do?”
Without realizing it, Lin Miaomiao kept retreating.
In her panic, she slammed hard into the kitchen doorframe.
A sharp pain shot through her back, making her gasp, but she didn’t dare make a sound.
Seeing her pathetic state, Lin Jiaojiao couldn’t help twitching her lips.
She hadn’t even done anything yet—why was Lin Miaomiao already this scared?
If she actually did something, wouldn’t this woman wet herself on the spot?
Thinking this, Lin Jiaojiao walked step by step toward her.
“I didn’t do anything. And even if I did… what could I possibly do?”
“Or… do you want me to do something to you?”
“No! No, I didn’t want anything! I didn’t—I really didn’t!”
Terrified, Lin Miaomiao screamed and turned to run.
In the blink of an eye, she rushed into Xia Qiuyue’s room.
As if afraid Lin Jiaojiao would follow her in and do something terrible, she slammed the door shut and even locked it from the inside.
Lin Jiaojiao: “……”
Am I really that scary?
Look at the child she’s scared into.
“Mom, Mom! Something’s wrong! Lin Jiaojiao has gone crazy! She’s gone crazy!”
On the bed, Xia Qiuyue frowned when she heard her daughter’s panic.
She clearly didn’t fully believe her words.
But thinking about Lin Jiaojiao’s abnormal behavior today, she had a bold suspicion in her mind.
“Mom, why aren’t you saying anything? I said Lin Jiaojiao has gone crazy!”
Unable to get a response, Lin Miaomiao grew anxious.
After observing her daughter’s frantic state, Xia Qiuyue’s suspicion deepened.
She thought for a moment and said, “Miaomiao, whether she’s crazy or possessed, we’re not her match. Wait until your father comes home from work. Let him deal with her.”
Lin Miaomiao gradually calmed down after hearing this.
At that moment, her stomach let out a loud gurgle of protest.
“Are you hungry? Mom will make you something to eat.”
Despite her own pain, Xia Qiuyue still forced herself up, worried about her precious daughter.
Lin Miaomiao didn’t care about Xia Qiuyue’s condition at all. Instead, she said, “Mom, Lin Jiaojiao is still in the kitchen. Don’t go in. If you anger that madwoman, who knows what she might do to you?”
Hearing this, Xia Qiuyue recalled the suffering she had just endured and reluctantly agreed.
“Alright then. There are some pastries left. Have a few to fill your stomach first.”
“When your father comes back tonight and deals with that little bitch, Mom will make you steamed eggs.”
Lin Miaomiao nodded and sat down.
Xia Qiuyue gritted her teeth and forced her aching body to the cabinet where she kept snacks. She unlocked it, took out a packet of pastries, and handed it to her daughter.
Then she made a cup of malted milk drink for her as well.
Throughout the entire process, Lin Miaomiao showed no concern for her mother’s injuries—she simply accepted everything without question, enjoying her mother’s care as a matter of course.
Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Lin Jiaojiao finished eating and drinking.
She casually placed the dishes aside, slung her green military-style bag over her shoulder, and left the Lin household.
Yesterday, she had already reached an agreement with her aunt and uncle regarding her marriage arrangements.
It was time to go meet Gu Tingzhou.
Half an hour later, Lin Jiaojiao arrived at the guesthouse.
When the knock sounded, Gu Tingzhou immediately opened the door.
He clearly hadn’t expected her to come. The moment he saw her, he froze slightly.
Seeing him staring at her in shock, Lin Jiaojiao suddenly felt the urge to tease him.
She tilted her head and shot him a flirtatious wink.
“Comrade Gu, have you never seen a beautiful woman before? Why are you staring so hard?”
“And what if after we get married, you meet someone even prettier than me? Wouldn’t you end up cheating on me?”
Hearing her teasing tone, the tips of Gu Tingzhou’s ears visibly turned red.
But he still looked at her seriously and said, “No. Comrade Lin Jiaojiao, I promise you—I will be loyal to our marriage just as I am loyal to my country.”
Seeing how serious he was, Lin Jiaojiao also dropped her teasing attitude.
“I’m the same. As long as our marriage exists, I will also be faithful.”
After saying that, she suddenly felt something was off, though she couldn’t immediately figure out what.
“Alright.”
Gu Tingzhou suddenly smiled faintly.
That smile made Lin Jiaojiao momentarily dazed.
For an instant, she felt that no scenery in the world could compare to his smile.
“You look really good when you smile,” she said unconsciously.
Gu Tingzhou’s ears, which had just returned to normal, turned red again.
Even his cheeks faintly flushed.
Looking at such an innocent man, it was hard for Lin Jiaojiao to imagine him as the cold, ruthless battlefield commander described in the original novel—someone who crushed enemy agents without mercy.
In the original story, even though Lin Miaomiao successfully married Gu Tingzhou and became the wife of a regiment commander, their relationship remained distant and polite.
They were neither close nor affectionate—nothing like a normal married couple.
Even by the end of the novel, they never had a child.
Thinking about this, a disturbing idea suddenly popped into Lin Jiaojiao’s mind.
Could it be… that Gu Tingzhou was actually impotent?
As she thought this, her gaze unconsciously drifted downward to glance at him.
Tsk… what a pity. He looks so capable… how could he be—
Although she quickly withdrew her gaze, Gu Tingzhou—who was extremely perceptive—still caught it.
His originally slightly flushed face instantly darkened…