What Liu Lijuan said sounded, on the surface, somewhat reasonable—but the hostility in her tone was extremely obvious.
Of course she knew who Zhao Yunzhi was. They all lived in the same compound, and any new person would quickly become known. Her identity had already been investigated by everyone.
The reason she deliberately brought up the Su family causing trouble was to smear Su Yiyi in front of Zhao Yunzhi and make things difficult for her.
Su Yiyi looked at her. “Busybody.”
That indifferent attitude made Liu Lijuan feel like she had punched cotton—completely ineffective. But seeing Zhao Yunzhi standing right there, she thought she still had plenty to say.
“Oh my, how can you talk like that? You’re already known in the compound as the most difficult person to get along with. Everyone’s talking about it. I was even defending you, I didn’t expect…”
She wanted Zhao Yunzhi to believe that Su Yiyi had a bad reputation in the compound.
But Su Yiyi responded even more directly than she expected.
Su Yiyi smiled faintly and looked at the watching military wives. After hearing Liu Lijuan’s words, several expressions clearly changed.
“I’m actually curious,” Su Yiyi said calmly. “Where exactly did those rumors about me come from? Since you said you defended me, you must know who spread them, right? Why don’t you point them out for me?”
Liu Lijuan froze.
How could she possibly point them out? The moment she did, she’d be exposed instead.
“Uh… sister-in-law, let’s just forget it…” she tried to back off.
But Su Yiyi wasn’t letting it go.
“Sister-in-law, you should know how important a woman’s reputation is. I barely go out, so I really want to know who has such a grudge against me that they keep spreading these rumors.”
“If this continues, the story will only get more and more exaggerated. Who knows what I’ll become in the end?”
“If you don’t want to say it, then I’ll just go ask the political commissar.”
That sentence instantly panicked Liu Lijuan.
She knew very well where those rumors came from. If this really went to the political commissar, a lot of people would be implicated—and she would be the first to suffer.
Her expression turned awkward immediately.
The watching military wives also changed their expressions. Some who were uninvolved remained calm, while others started looking suspiciously at Liu Lijuan.
Zhao Yunzhi finally saw through everything.
This woman was clearly trying to stir trouble between her and her daughter-in-law.
Her face darkened. “What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Just opening your mouth and spreading rumors. My Yiyi is right—you should name the people clearly. Otherwise, how many people are you slandering with just your mouth? So in this whole compound, only you are honest?”
Her blunt words made Liu Lijuan’s face even worse.
The surrounding military wives also began to criticize her, calling her a troublemaker. Some even praised Zhao Yunzhi for being clear-minded and not easily manipulated.
Liu Lijuan had clearly shot herself in the foot.
Seeing the situation spiral out of control, she quickly forced a smile.
“S-Sorry, Su Yiyi. I shouldn’t have said nonsense. Considering our husbands are comrades, let’s not take this to the political commissar. If such a small matter goes up there, it won’t look good for Commander Cui either…”
But Su Yiyi’s tone turned cold.
“This is not a small matter.”
“You casually tried to ruin my reputation in front of my mother-in-law and stir up conflict between us. My husband serves the military, and you’re trying to make his home unstable. I seriously have to question what kind of background you actually have.”
“And before this, when my relationship with Zhenyang wasn’t good, it was also you who kept whispering in my ear—saying things like men don’t come home because their hearts are elsewhere, and that there are many good girls in the art troupe, implying he might already have someone else.”
“If you hadn’t been saying those things, would I have been arguing with him all the time? I think we need to settle this properly. Otherwise, you might really think I’m a fool.”
The original host might have been naive—but Su Yiyi wasn’t.
And today, she wasn’t making things up for nothing. She just wanted Liu Lijuan to understand one thing: she was not someone easy to provoke.
Otherwise, living across from such a person would never bring peace.
“You’re talking nonsense! I never said those things!” Liu Lijuan’s face changed drastically.
If this got out, not only her, but even her husband would be affected.
Su Yiyi remained calm. “Whether you said it or not, you know best.”
The onlookers were already shocked, their gazes shifting toward Liu Lijuan with doubt and suspicion.
Even those who were once close to her now looked wary.
At that moment, Zhao Yunzhi finally lost her temper.
“So you’re this vicious!”
“If my son and daughter-in-law’s relationship is really affected, I’m going straight to the higher-ups to report you!”