Song Xuezhi was not polite toward Zhou Weidong either. She directly told the truth with red-rimmed eyes.
Anyway, the more pitiful she looked, the better.
In her past life from the dream, Zhou Yuwei had done exactly the same—standing on the moral high ground and forcing her to work like a servant, while everyone around still thought Song Xuezhi was at fault and not doing enough.
This time, she would use the same method—make Zhou Yuwei have no way out.
“He used all the money for our wedding and gave it to his nephew’s medical treatment… I can’t help it. It’s not that I look down on Zhou Weidong, but he used my dowry and even got himself into debt. My family refuses to agree to this marriage.”
The short-haired military wife nodded slightly, finding it understandable.
People always try to climb higher. A beautiful, delicate girl like her probably couldn’t endure hardship.
However, some of the military wives clearly disagreed and even looked at her with disdain.
Wasn’t this just being materialistic and abandoning him once things got difficult?
When Zhou Weidong was promising and rising in rank, she came all this way to marry him.
Now that his nephew was sick, she wanted to leave him.
In their eyes, Song Xuezhi’s character was questionable.
Comrade Wang’s wife, Li, curled her lips and said, “Aren’t you two already registered? This is a divorce then. Military marriages aren’t easy to break.”
“Yes,” another wife said earnestly, “Young girl, you can’t act like this. A military wife should support her husband. Don’t be so calculating. Captain Zhou is a good man—helping his nephew is just being loyal and responsible. Hard times don’t last forever. Being with a man like him, your life won’t be bad.”
No, being with him would only make life worse and worse.
Zhou Weidong was an excellent soldier, a good uncle, a good brother—but not a good husband.
Song Xuezhi was not surprised by their reaction.
Some military wives still lived in an outdated mindset, willing to sacrifice everything for men.
If she wanted to completely break off the engagement with Zhou Weidong, she had to escalate things a bit.
So she said with a slightly aggrieved tone:
“Actually… there’s something I don’t know if I should say…”
A month ago, during a thunderstorm night, Zhou Weidong went to stay with his sister in the middle of the night. They even slept in the same bed. The next morning, I saw him only wearing undershorts…”
“Since they are siblings, I thought maybe it’s fine… but honestly, if they were together instead, it might suit them better…”
“So I’d better step aside, so Zhou Yuwei won’t feel like I’m stealing her good brother.”
She spoke with a trembling voice, eyes red.
The courtyard exploded.
The military wives were shocked by this explosive gossip.
This actually happened a month ago.
Zhou Yuwei was afraid of thunder, so Zhou Weidong went to accompany her.
The military housing was a one-bedroom unit with only one bed.
He later explained that he slept on the floor.
But Song Xuezhi’s deliberately ambiguous words made everyone’s imagination run wild.
After she left upstairs, the wives below went wild discussing it.
“Is this true? They’re siblings, right? That’s too absurd!”
“I think it might be real. Otherwise why would she suddenly insist on breaking off the engagement?”
“Captain Zhou treats his sister way too well… even gave her the marriage apartment…”
Rumors escalated rapidly.
By the end, it had turned into claims that Captain Zhou was lying naked in bed with his sister making strange noises at night.
When Song Xuezhi reached her apartment door, she couldn’t open it.
After trying several times, she realized the lock had been changed.
She let out a cold laugh.
A new lock like that wasn’t cheap. So they really planned to stay long-term?
But this was her wedding house. Everything inside—from furniture to kitchenware—was bought with her own money. Did Zhou Yuwei even have the right to do this?
Disgusting.
She had originally planned to move everything out while they were away, but now she would have to wait until tomorrow and hire a locksmith.
Just then, a neighbor, Comrade Wang’s wife, returned from a walk and called out:
“Young Comrade Song, I heard you’re divorcing Captain Zhou?”
“It’s not divorce, it’s breaking off the engagement,” she corrected. “We haven’t officially registered yet.”
Wang’s wife sighed sympathetically and said quietly, “I saw his sister once asking him to change the lock. You probably can’t get in.”
So he personally changed the lock for her sister…
Without even telling her.
Song Xuezhi’s heart turned colder.
She had no expectations left for that man—only disgust.
She wanted to escape from him like throwing away garbage.
Wang’s wife noticed her expression and quickly said:
“My cousin works nearby and knows a bit about locksmith work. I can call him to help you.”
“Alright, thank you so much.”
Later, while waiting, Wang’s wife even invited her inside.
Her children happily ran up to her, calling “Auntie!”
“So well-behaved,” Song Xuezhi smiled and patted their heads.
After sending the kids inside, Wang’s wife poured her tea and asked gently:
“Are you really not going to continue with Captain Zhou?”
She shook her head. “No.”
“That makes sense… anyone would find it impossible to continue in this situation,” the woman said, then added, “What about your dowry? Those big pieces of furniture—you can’t carry them back home.”
Song Xuezhi was also thinking about that.
They were from the same hometown, so Wang’s wife understood her situation well.
She had once advised her not to rush into buying so many things, but back then Song Xuezhi had been determined.
Now everything had become a burden.
“I’m planning to rent a warehouse and hire people to move it,” she said.
She would not leave anything behind for that fake brother-and-sister pair.
Wang’s wife suddenly slapped her thigh.
“Why don’t you sell it to Battalion Commander Wang from the neighboring unit? His second wife is coming to live here too and needs furniture. I heard he’s been looking for carpenters recently—your stuff is already ready-made!”
Song Xuezhi’s eyes instantly lit up.