When she heard someone call her name, Su Qian’an instinctively turned around. The moment she saw the person approaching with an aggressive aura, she paused.
In the blink of an eye, the person was already in front of her, raising a hand to slap her.
Su Qian’an quickly dodged to the side and frowned.
Missing her target, Su Jiaojiao flew into a rage. “You still dare to dodge? You little slut! Did you say something in front of Brother Juncheng? Is that why he abandoned me and went back to the city alone?”
Meng Juncheng again!
Su Qian’an didn’t know what to feel, but she still subconsciously tried to explain.
“You’ve misunderstood. I have nothing to do with him…”
But Su Jiaojiao didn’t listen at all. She didn’t even notice anything strange in Su Qian’an’s tone, continuing to scream in anger.
“Stop defending yourself! You’re just jealous that I’m Brother Juncheng’s fiancée and trying to break us apart. I’m telling you—you’re dreaming!”
This woman was Meng Juncheng’s fiancée?
Thinking of the things Meng Juncheng had said to her that day, Su Qian’an felt disgusted, like she had swallowed a fly.
Ma Youlan recognized Su Jiaojiao and, seeing her immediately start insulting people, frowned in displeasure. Thinking of how Su Qian’an had suffered in the Su family before, she stepped forward to defend her.
“I say, Su Jiaojiao, you and An’an are at least cousins. There’s no need to speak so harshly.”
“As for whether Meng the educated youth returned to the city alone, that’s his own decision. Why didn’t he take you, his so-called fiancée? How could that possibly have anything to do with An’an?”
Her words made sense. If Meng Juncheng didn’t take Su Jiaojiao with him, shouldn’t she reflect on herself instead?
Seeing someone defend Su Qian’an, Su Jiaojiao became furious.
“Shut up! Brother Juncheng came to find Su Qian’an the day before he returned to the city. It was her who interfered and ruined our relationship!”
Su Jiaojiao insisted firmly. Her serious expression made many bystanders start to hesitate.
They thought back to past rumors and began to waver—who was telling the truth?
All eyes full of gossip turned toward the two women.
Hearing that they were cousins, Su Qian’an took another look at Su Jiaojiao. The hatred in her eyes was so strong it seemed like she wanted to tear her apart.
Su Jiaojiao glared at her viciously, regretting that she hadn’t drowned her that day.
She wasn’t afraid of Su Qian’an reporting her, since no one had seen what happened by the river that day.
If it hadn’t been for Huo Zheng passing by, this little slut would have died quietly in the river, only to be discovered when her corpse rotted.
Just then, someone suddenly spoke up.
“I think I saw Meng the educated youth at the gate of the Huo family that night. They seemed to be pulling and tugging at each other.”
The crowd erupted in murmurs.
“So what Su Jiaojiao said is true?”
“Did Su Qian’an really say something to Meng Juncheng that made him leave alone?”
“Weren’t they saying nothing was going on between them? Who are we supposed to believe?”
“Who cares who’s right, it’s just fun to watch the drama!”
……
Seeing someone support her, Su Jiaojiao looked at Su Qian’an triumphantly.
However, Su Qian’an remained calm and simply nodded.
“That day, Meng the educated youth did come to see me. But there was nothing like them pulling and tugging.”
She chose to clarify directly.
He had come in the evening, so it wasn’t strange for someone to have seen it. There was no need to deny it.
Seizing on this, Su Jiaojiao immediately shouted, “You see! She admitted it! She was the one who interfered in our relationship!”
But Su Qian’an spoke unhurriedly.
“Don’t slander me. I never said anything bad about you to him. That day he came to talk about returning to the city. But everyone knows I already married Huo Zheng—how could I possibly leave with him? That would be completely inappropriate.”
The crowd that had been wavering began to nod again.
If she truly wanted to leave with Meng Juncheng, why would she have married Huo Zheng?
Hearing this, Su Jiaojiao froze.
“You… you married Huo Zheng?!”
Since when?
Why hadn’t her family heard about this?
Of course they hadn’t. The Su family had never cared about Su Qian’an’s affairs, thinking she had disgraced them by having a child out of wedlock.
Su Qian’an paused briefly.
“A few days ago.”
She had asked about her parents when she first woke up. She was told her father had passed away and her mother had remarried. No one mentioned any other family.
If this cousin hadn’t suddenly appeared today, she wouldn’t even have known she had relatives.
Su Jiaojiao was stunned speechless.
But then, thinking it over, she felt there was nothing surprising.
A little slut like her matched with a little thug like Huo Zheng—truly a perfect match made in heaven.
Realizing Su Qian’an was already married, and that Meng Juncheng now belonged to her alone, a hint of joy flashed in Su Jiaojiao’s eyes.
She snorted coldly.
“Fine. You know your place. If I ever find out you’re still clinging to Brother Juncheng, I won’t let you off.”
With that, she turned and left.
Ma Youlan spat in the direction she left, then turned to comfort Su Qian’an.
“Don’t take her words to heart, An’an. Auntie believes you’re not that kind of person.”
Su Qian’an smiled gently.
“I’m fine.”
It seemed her relationship with this cousin wasn’t very good.
When Huo Zheng woke up, only little Huo Jibei was beside him, and there was a burning scratch on his neck.
He grabbed the child’s hand and looked at it.
“Heh. No wonder they call you Huo Dogdan. Are you a dog? I’ll chop off your claws.”
The little one immediately widened his eyes, pulling his hands back into his sleeves and protesting loudly.
Huo Zheng ignored him and looked around. Seeing no sign of Su Qian’an, he pinched the child’s chubby cheek.
“Where’s your mother?”
“Aaah—”
Realizing the child couldn’t speak yet, he let go.
“Forget it. Asking you is useless.”
He picked the child up by the clothes with one hand and walked out.
Zhao Yingjun and Song Huaisheng were still fast asleep inside.
Huo Zheng sat down with a headache after drinking and placed the child on his lap.
An hour later, Su Qian’an returned carrying a small basket of mushrooms.
Huo Zheng opened his eyes.
“Where did you run off to this time?”
The child immediately reached out for her.
She showed him the mushrooms. “I went to pick some mushrooms.” Then she gently said, “Mommy is dirty, I’ll change clothes before holding you.”
The child withdrew his hands, staring at her with eyes exactly like hers.
Huo Zheng glanced at them but said nothing.
That night, Zhao Yingjun and Song Huaisheng stayed for dinner again. The atmosphere on this side was warm and lively—
while the Su family’s side was anything but peaceful.