It was dinnertime in the family courtyard.
Many people were around.
Everyone heard the sound of a car and looked over—good heavens, was that Mr. Qin carrying his wife?
They were all so shocked their eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.
"I... was I seeing things just now? Did I just see Mr. Qin carrying someone inside?"
The astonished voice belonged to Li Cuihua, Liu Ban’s wife.
Zhong Xiufen’s face was cold, her sharp glare positively venomous.
"What’s there to see wrong! That was Mr. Qin carrying her in. I’m telling you, that hussy is really something else, bewitching a man into carrying her in broad daylight. What, is she some kind of princess?"
This afternoon, the courtyard had been cleaned in a flurry of activity—she had found out it was for Mr. Qin’s house.
It was because Mr. Qin’s wife was coming to the base with their child, so the family housing was arranged immediately.
When she heard the news, it felt like she’d been struck by lightning.
’How could this Mr. Qin have a wife?’
’Wasn’t he unmarried? Where did this wife come from?’
She had planned to marry her own younger sister to this Mr. Qin—after all, leaving aside his good looks, he was a regiment commander at such a young age. That was truly incredible.
Besides, she’d also heard that Mr. Qin came from a very good family.
’If she married her sister to Mr. Qin—wouldn’t her husband and Mr. Qin become brothers-in-law?’
Now, that dream had been brutally shattered by some woman who came out of nowhere. It’d be a wonder if she wasn’t furious.
Most importantly—her sister had already been here for two or three days, and she was just looking for a chance to propose a match with Mr. Qin!
’What now?’
Li Cuihua and Zhong Xiufen were next-door neighbors, so of course she knew what Zhong Xiufen was plotting.
Hearing her talk like this, she couldn’t help but get anxious. "Keep your voice down! And don’t spout nonsense. There’s definitely a story behind this—"
"Story, my ass!" Zhong Xiufen said, her face indignant. "Even if her leg was broken, that’s no reason to have a man carry you in broad daylight in front of everyone. It’s completely indecent! Shameless—"
Li Cuihua: ...?
’Why is she getting more and more worked up?’
’Why don’t you say it a little louder?’
’If you’re so brave, why not go in and say it to the couple’s faces?’
"Didn’t you see she was wrapped in a blanket? She must be—sick!"
Zhong Xiufen immediately rolled her eyes. "What, is she dying or something?"
Li Cuihua: ...? ’That mouth of hers is too vicious, to actually curse someone like that.’
’You haven’t even met her, and you already hate her this much?’
Not wanting to talk to her anymore, she simply went back inside her house.
The others, seeing how venomously Zhong Xiufen spoke, were also afraid of getting into trouble and all found excuses to go back inside.
After all, Mr. Qin was notoriously not someone to be trifled with.
’If he heard them—wouldn’t that be offending him for no reason?’
The crowd scattered in a flash.
Zhong Xiufen: ?...
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Because she hadn’t been cursing very loudly just now, the two who had gone inside didn’t hear her.
Qin Zhicheng placed her on the bed.
"I’ll go get you some water, and I’ll make dinner in a bit—"
Su Yun, who still hadn’t quite processed everything, heard his words with an extremely complicated feeling. "—Okay, I’ll have to trouble you then."
But as soon as the words left her mouth, the oppressive aura around Qin Zhicheng returned.
He said in a cold voice, "We’re husband and wife."
With that, he turned and left the room.
Su Yun: ...?
’Wait, he gets angry just because I was being polite?’
’No one told me his temper was so unpredictable.’
’Is he always this emotionally unstable?’
She first settled the sleeping child.
Then she looked around the house. ’I have to say, the place is quite spacious, clean, and bright.’
Meanwhile, as Qin Zhicheng was leaving the courtyard, he saw Luo Yi’s wife standing not far from the gate and frowned slightly.
However, he paid her no mind, simply pulling open the car door and getting in.