Su Nanzhi flinched as if frightened by Qin Lie, her whole body trembling as she struggled to stand up. “I’m not making a scene. I was wrong. Qin Lie, don’t hit me.”
At these words, the crowd’s shocked and suspicious gazes turned sharply toward Qin Lie.
They hadn’t expected Deputy Battalion Commander Qin to be a man who hit people?!
Qin Lie opened his mouth to explain, but the moment he saw the wound on Su Nanzhi’s forehead, he realized it had been caused by his own careless shove just moments ago.
Seeing this, Zhao Xue immediately stepped forward. “Nanzhi, this is all a misunderstanding. Xiaobao just saw you holding something and wanted to help you carry it. She didn’t expect you to have such a temper…”
“And Brother Qin only pushed you by accident because he was anxious.”
Despite having a name as gentle as flowing water, Zhao Xue’s appearance could only be described as plain. She spoke in a soft, delicate voice, and with her perpetually smiling expression, her words carried a certain persuasiveness.
But only Su Nanzhi, who had suffered countless hardships in her past life, knew that Zhao Xue was a venomous snake hiding in the shadows, ready to strike at any moment.
On the surface, she was explaining things for Qin Lie, but between the lines, she was implying that Su Nanzhi was the vicious one who had hurt Zhou Xiaobao first.
In her past life, because she cared about Qin Lie, she had swallowed all these grievances.
In this life, she would tear off the hypocritical masks of Qin Lie and Zhao Xue.
A flicker of guilt crossed Qin Lie’s face, but seeing the crowd’s stares, he said, “Nanzhi, you’re an adult. Why are you arguing with a child? Apologize to Xiaobao, and we’ll let this matter rest…”
But he trailed off mid-sentence when he saw the faint, mocking smile on Su Nanzhi’s face.
Su Nanzhi only felt that her past self had been as stupid as a pig, unable to see through Qin Lie’s hypocrisy.
She put on a wronged expression. “So where exactly is Xiaobao hurt?”
Zhou Xiaobao was chubby, and having just cried, her eyes were slightly red. Her cheeks now glowed with a healthy flush, making her look far better off than Su Nanzhi, who sat on the ground with blood on her forehead and a pale face.
Qin Lie’s expression darkened, feeling that Su Nanzhi was embarrassing him.
“But Xiaobao is indeed still young. As an adult, I really shouldn’t argue with her.”
Hearing Su Nanzhi’s words, a satisfied look appeared on Qin Lie’s face, until he heard her continue: “But when I went to Qin Lie’s house, a dark figure rushed out and bit my hand. I thought a stray dog had gotten into the house.”
As she spoke, Su Nanzhi casually shook her left wrist, which still bore deep bite marks.
The onlookers drew in sharp breaths. “Good heavens, Zhou Xiaobao bit her that hard?”
“Last time my Tiedan was playing with Xiaobao, she bit him too.”
“She really is no different from a stray dog.”
Zhou Xiaobao was already four years old and could understand a great deal. She caught on that Su Nanzhi was calling her a dog, and her little face immediately flushed red with anger.
“Bitch, you’re the dog! That’s my house. I won’t let you come to my house!”
Su Nanzhi looked at Zhou Xiaobao with a faint, knowing smile.
If Zhao Xue was a big green tea bitch, then Zhou Xiaobao was a little one.
But at only four years old, Zhou Xiaobao clearly hadn’t perfected her craft yet.
When the military wives heard a child cursing like that, their expressions immediately changed.
A child that young—who else could have taught her? Zhao Xue must have said such things at home.
They never would have thought that Zhao Xue, who was always so refined and proper, was actually this kind of person behind closed doors…
Seeing this, Zhao Xue quickly spoke up. “You’re just a child—where did you learn such foul language? Apologize to Auntie Su right now.”
Zhou Xiaobao, who was always spoiled by her, naturally refused and began wailing loudly again.
Su Nanzhi lowered her head, hiding the contempt in her eyes, and sobbed with tears streaming down her face.
“Brother Qin Lie, I’m your fiancée. How come I didn’t know you already had a family in the military, and a child this old?”
At these words, the crowd erupted once again.
“Didn’t Qin Lie say the woman taking care of him was his cousin?”
“Now that you mention it, Qin Lie and Zhao Xue really are quite close.”
“Do you think they’re… you know…”
Watching Qin Lie’s face turn from pale to red, Su Nanzhi felt a sense of satisfaction as the words tumbled out of her mouth.
“I want to call off our engagement.”