Song Xuezhi thought Zhou Weidong was just talking, but she didn’t expect him to actually call the police.
He looked at her with a disappointed expression and said seriously, “Xuezhi, as my fiancée, I can’t just watch you continue down the wrong path. Military families should set an example. Violence is absolutely not allowed—it’s illegal. You hit Yuwei, so you must be educated.”
Soon, the police arrived and took her away, saying she needed to be questioned at the station.
Song Xuezhi was stunned. She never expected Zhou Weidong would go this far for Zhou Yuwei—he actually wanted to send her to jail?!
Was he insane?
Seeing how familiar Zhou Weidong was with the officers, her heart sank.
“Officer, it’s her. She hit my sister. Please help educate her…” Zhou Weidong sighed helplessly.
He didn’t think he had done anything wrong.
On the contrary, it was Song Xuezhi who was at fault. She kept hitting Yuwei—she really needed to reflect on herself.
Nearby, Zhou Yuwei was secretly pleased. She knew her brother would always stand on her side.
On the surface, she still acted weak, covering her swollen cheek as she said softly, “I don’t know why sister-in-law hit me… sob… did I upset her? I’m sorry, sister-in-law.”
The officer looked at the scene and frowned at Song Xuezhi. “Comrade, even if you’re family, you still can’t hit people.”
Song Xuezhi pressed her lips together and said nothing, her heart sinking completely.
In truth, the police originally planned to handle it informally after hearing she was Zhou Weidong’s fiancée, but under Zhou Weidong’s insistence, they still took her back to the station.
Zhou Weidong and Zhou Yuwei also went to cooperate with the investigation, but because of their connections, they left quickly after finishing their statements.
Song Xuezhi, however, was left behind for questioning.
He just abandoned her like that and walked away, under the pretense of “teaching her a lesson for her own good.”
At first, Song Xuezhi cried. Later, her tears dried up, and she became eerily calm.
The older officer couldn’t bear it and sighed. “Why go this far? If you’re going to marry Zhou, you shouldn’t have hit his sister.”
“Who said I’m going to marry him?” she sneered coldly. “From now on, I have nothing to do with him.”
No more connection.
Only hatred.
She hated Zhou Weidong—and his vile sister.
If she ever had the chance, she wouldn’t let them off.
The officer looked at her in surprise and silently felt a bit of pity for Zhou Weidong.
Things like this… family disputes between sisters-in-law—he chose his sister, which is understandable.
But this could cost him his marriage.
On the other side, Zhou Weidong actually regretted it the moment he stepped out of the station.
She was just a young woman who had never been to a detention facility—she must have been terrified.
In truth, he only meant to scare her, not actually send her in.
Seeing his hesitation, Zhou Yuwei guessed his thoughts. For some reason, she felt a faint discomfort.
She bit her lip and said softly, “Brother, are you worried about sister-in-law? She must be feeling very wronged right now. Maybe you should bring her out.”
Zhou Weidong’s expression softened slightly.
“But I think sister-in-law is really angry this time. If you go now, she’ll probably argue with you again and blame everything on you. She might even insist on breaking off the engagement…” Yuwei added cautiously.
“Break it off?” Zhou Weidong’s face darkened. “She wouldn’t dare!”
But deep down, he suddenly felt Yuwei might be right.
Recently, Song Xuezhi had been constantly mentioning breaking off the engagement and leaving him.
That had never happened before.
Yuwei then asked, “Brother, has your marriage approval come through?”
“Not yet… I’ve been told it should be done by the end of the month.”
“Then you should hurry it up,” she said worriedly. “Just in case something unexpected happens.”
Zhou Weidong frowned, then slowly relaxed.
Yes, his sister was right. Once things were officially settled, everything would be stable.
He decided to go to the military unit the next day to finalize the marriage.
If her mother was coming, then at worst he would borrow some money and hold a simple wedding banquet.
After all, eating in the military mess hall wouldn’t cost much.
Xuezhi was still too young—she was even younger than Yuwei and didn’t understand things yet.
After marriage, she would learn to be a proper wife and take care of the home while he focused on his career.
“Alright, let’s go. The house in the compound doesn’t even have a bed. You can stay in Xuezhi’s room for now,” he said.
Yuwei’s eyes flickered. “Brother, we don’t have the key…”
“I have one,” Zhou Weidong said, patting her shoulder.
That suited her perfectly.
As for him, he would sleep in the barracks.
Before leaving, he still went back and told a familiar police officer to take care of Song Xuezhi a bit—don’t make things too hard for her.
But in reality, she wasn’t held overnight at all.
She hadn’t done anything serious enough to warrant detention, and with Zhou Weidong’s “greeting,” she was quickly released after a few questions and some advice.
It was already late at night, no buses were running, and the streets were dark. She couldn’t walk home for miles, so she asked the police to help her get a room at a nearby guesthouse.
It cost her two mao.
That night, she couldn’t sleep. She lay awake cursing the Zhou siblings until exhaustion finally pulled her under.
The next morning, she went straight to the state-run restaurant for work.
She valued this job and didn’t dare be late.
“Here, eat this,” Chef Old Xie said, handing her breakfast—two cornmeal buns.
White flour wasn’t always available, so this was already good.
She was starving and quickly devoured them.
Seeing this, Li Daming secretly brought her another steamed bun from the kitchen.
“Thank you,” she said gratefully, saving it for later.
After work, she packed the restaurant’s leftovers to take home. But when she opened the container later, it was empty—only a few grains of rice remained.
The lid had been closed. It didn’t look like rats.
She looked around immediately and realized—
Someone had been in her house.
She opened the box under the bed where she had hidden her money.
The hundreds of yuan inside were gone.