Hu Lili felt like her whole world was falling apart.
So, it turned out that Mu Xiaocao was dead set on divorcing Liu Guoqiang, and Liu Guoqiang was the one who didn’t want to leave?
Even though this was exactly what she wanted, why did she feel so incredibly annoyed?
Hu Lili felt a surge of hostility and turned her head, no longer wanting to deal with Liu Guoqiang.
Liu Guoqiang, whose mind was elsewhere, didn’t notice Hu Lili’s strange behavior. He simply said, “I’m leaving. I’ll have Mu Xiaocao come over and apologize to you tonight,” and then he actually left.
Hu Lili: “…”
She took a deep breath.
Don’t be in a rush, don’t be in a rush. As long as Mu Xiaocao came to apologize, she would magnanimously forgive her.
As for Liu Guoqiang, as long as Mu Xiaocao didn’t divorce him, his money would be hers for the rest of her life…
In the afternoon, Mu Xiaocao went to Commissar Wang’s office, but unfortunately, he wasn’t there. She could only return home in disappointment.
She didn’t know if the Divorce Application had been approved yet.
Just as she arrived back at Qin Su’s house, she saw Hu Ping rushing over aggressively.
Because she came from the countryside and did manual labor year-round, Hu Ping—despite looking dark and thin—was quite physically strong.
She lunged in front of Mu Xiaocao in a few steps and swung her hand to strike her.
“You country bumpkin! How dare you bully Lili? I’ll beat you to death!”
Mu Xiaocao dodged to the side and then threw a punch straight into Hu Ping’s stomach.
“Ow! You little bitch, you… you…”
Hu Ping could hardly believe it. Mu Xiaocao actually had so much strength that she nearly knocked the crap out of her!
Mu Xiaocao also looked at her own fist in surprise.
She felt that her agility and strength had both increased significantly.
“You old shrew! Who gave you the right to act wildly at my doorstep?”
Qin Su, who had just returned from school, parked her bike steadily and stood in front of Mu Xiaocao with her hands on her hips to protect her.
In this Family Compound, Qin Su relied on her young uncle’s reputation to act tough; no one had ever dared to bully her.
“Exactly. The mother of Lu Deputy Battalion Commander comes over and makes things difficult for Mu Xiaocao the moment she arrives. That’s really uncalled for.”
“Lu Deputy Battalion Commander is so handsome and dashing, so why does his mother look like such an unreasonable tigress? That sharp and mean look makes her seem even more difficult to deal with than my mother-in-law.”
“She’s probably here for that ‘Great Princess’ Hu Lili again. Tsk tsk, she really has a good life. Not only does Battalion Commander Liu stand up for her when she suffers a little grievance, but even Lu Deputy Battalion Commander’s mother won’t let it rest.”
Hu Ping didn’t care what others said about her. She raised her claws and lunged at Mu Xiaocao again.
“You bitch! Even if my Lili lost her husband, it’s not your turn to bully her! I’ll beat you to death, you bitch!”
However, Hu Ping’s raised hand was intercepted by a large palm.
Following that, a sharp, indifferent voice that seemed wrapped in frost and snow echoed in everyone’s ears. “Intentional injury will result in detention.”
Mu Xiaocao looked up and saw a man who was a head taller than her.
The man wore a crisp military uniform and a cap. Beneath the brim, a pair of spirited, pitch-black eyes seemed to hide ice that hadn’t melted for a thousand years, making one feel a bone-chilling cold at a single glance.
Yet his exquisite features looked as if they had been carefully crafted by Goddess Nuwa herself—like a fine piece of art, cold and noble.
Mu Xiaocao quickly retracted her gaze. She looked coldly at Hu Ping, and then at Liu Guoqiang, who was standing to the side with an indifferent expression.
He was here to watch the show.
When Hu Ping was about to hit her just now, he could have stopped it.
But he didn’t.
A hint of irony flashed in the depths of Mu Xiaocao’s eyes.
Heh, is he here with Hu Ping to cause trouble for me?
Unfortunately, I’m no longer the pushover I used to be.
Liu Guoqiang felt a pang of guilt under her gaze.
In truth, he hadn’t expected Hu Ping to attack Mu Xiaocao the moment she arrived.
However, why would Qin Battalion Commander, who was always indifferent and ignored everything, stand up for Mu Xiaocao?
Furthermore, if Mu Xiaocao wasn’t at home, why did she appear in Qin Battalion Commander’s courtyard!
“Who are you? Why are you stopping me? Watch out, or I’ll hit you too!”
Hu Ping was used to being arrogant. Even in the Military Compound, she wouldn’t restrain her overbearing nature.
She forcefully shook off his hand and, before Liu Guoqiang could speak, pointed at Qin Muyang and cursed, “Oh my, everyone come and look! This little harlot Mu Xiaocao doesn’t stay at home all day because she’s hooked up with some other paramour. She’s fickle and involved in an improper relationship herself, yet she spends all day framing my Lili. I think you’re just a thief crying ‘stop thief’!”
As soon as Hu Ping spoke, Liu Guoqiang’s expression changed drastically. He hurried to pull her back.
“Auntie, don’t talk nonsense!”
Immediately after, he stepped forward and gave a standard military salute to Qin Muyang, who stood as firm as a green pine with a stern expression.
“I’m sorry, Qin Battalion Commander. I came to find my wife. Auntie Lu speaks without thinking; I hope you won’t take it to heart.”
Hu Ping pushed Liu Guoqiang away. Believing she had caught Mu Xiaocao in the act, she remained relentless.
“So what if he’s a Battalion Commander? Does being a Battalion Commander mean you can do whatever you want? You look decent enough, but you teamed up with that country bumpkin Mu Xiaocao to swindle five hundred yuan from my niece. People like you should be hit by a car the moment you step outside!”
Seeing Qin Muyang’s eyes grow colder and colder, Liu Guoqiang hurriedly shouted, “Auntie, stop talking nonsense here! Qin Battalion Commander doesn’t even know Mu Xiaocao. You’d better shut up!”
He regretted bringing Hu Ping along now.
When he returned home at noon, he didn’t see Mu Xiaocao, and the luggage in the room was gone.
At that moment, Liu Guoqiang only felt a deep ache in his heart and was anxious to death.
Mu Xiaocao had left the keys and departed. Liu Guoqiang felt that if she left this time, she would never look back.
So, he searched all over the compound.
After meeting Hu Ping, she said he had been too indulgent with Mu Xiaocao. She claimed she would help him bring Mu Xiaocao back and help him make her change her mind.
Who knew that Hu Ping was useless for anything other than throwing tantrums and making a scene, and that she would only make things worse?
Hu Ping only belatedly realized that she had just cursed at a Battalion Commander. Her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her lips began to tremble uncontrollably.
“Qin… Qin Battalion Commander…”
She had never met Qin Muyang, but she had heard the name from her son.
A tiger son from a family of generals, a fierce general of the Military District, a cold and detached personality, ruthless methods…
How did she end up provoking such a fiend!
Moreover, a Battalion Commander’s rank was much higher than her son’s!
Liu Guoqiang felt humiliated. If there were a hole in the ground, he would have crawled into it!
Hu Ping was still quite shrewd; her eyes darted around as she tried to fix the situation.
“So it’s Qin Battalion Commander. A misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding. Please forgive my ignorance. I was just so driven by rage by Mu Xiaocao that I spoke out of turn.”