“Comrade, Battalion Commander Huo says he doesn’t want to see you. Please return to Jingshi as soon as possible.”
In the reception room, a young soldier in a green military uniform spoke with an expression of pity.
At his words, the female comrade who had been sitting nervously on the stool widened her eyes, her delicate face turning slightly pale.
“He… really said that?”
“Y… yes.”
Yang Jianshe’s expression grew even more sympathetic.
Because what Battalion Commander Huo had actually said was far harsher—he had outright told her to get lost.
Upon hearing this, all color drained from the woman’s face in an instant.
“No… I can’t leave. If he won’t come out, I’ll wait here until he does!”
Su Manqing knew how shameless she was being. After all, they were already divorced—and it was her own fault, her endless provocations that had finally driven the man to his limit, leading him to file the divorce report and storm back to his military unit in anger.
But… she had no other choice.
Thinking of the terrifying events she had witnessed in her dreams, Su Manqing’s lips lost their color as well.
Ever since Huo Yuanzheng left Jingshi and returned to his unit, she had been plagued by nightmares every night.
In her dreams, just half a month after the divorce, the turmoil began.
Due to her mother’s background, Su Manqing was reported and sent down to the countryside.
And the one who reported her was none other than Su Manxue, whom she had always treated like a younger sister.
Su Manqing was quickly dispatched to the countryside—to the most remote and impoverished backwater.
With her striking looks, being sent down there was no different from a lamb entering a pack of wolves.
Sure enough, she soon caught unwanted attention.
At first, out of respect for her origins in Jingshi, the villagers didn’t dare go too far.
But as her family background gradually came to light, those with ill intentions began to stir.
First, local ruffians harassed her with lewd remarks, then matchmakers swarmed around her like flies, constantly trying to arrange marriages for her with villagers.
The men they proposed were either bachelors who couldn’t find wives or old widowers.
Su Manqing naturally refused!
Apart from her work shifts, she hid inside the educated youth point, too afraid to venture out.
Later, someone exposed the fact that she was divorced! Not only did the villagers openly call her a “worn-out shoe,” but even the other educated youths found her disgraceful and drove her out of the point.
With nowhere to go, Su Manqing was forcibly dragged home by an old widower who intended to force her to bear his children.
How could Su Manqing endure such humiliation?
Just as he was about to assault her, she pulled out a knife she had secretly hidden and stabbed him.
The widower died on the spot!
With a life lost, Su Manqing was immediately arrested. She was initially sentenced to death, but then her belly began to swell.
Calculating the time, she was already four or five months pregnant!
In the end, Su Manqing was sentenced to life imprisonment!
While she was struggling through labor reform, heavily pregnant and in a wretched state, Su Manxue appeared—dressed glamorously and celebrated as the lead dancer of the cultural troupe.
“Su Manqing, oh Su Manqing, I never thought you’d be so foolish. With just a little provocation from me, you got divorced and ended up a prisoner. It’s a pity that useless man wasn’t more capable—he should’ve made you a breeding sow in the countryside, bearing ten or eight children. You got off easy. From now on, you and the bastard in your belly can rot in prison. I wonder if Huo Yuanzheng will go mad when he finds out?”
Whether Huo Yuanzheng would go mad, Su Manqing didn’t know—because she had already lost her mind.
So Su Manxue was actually her own father’s illegitimate daughter! And her mother was poisoned to death by that sweet-faced, bitter-hearted stepmother!
The thought that she had been completely fooled by them, severed ties with her grandfather, and even caused his death made Su Manqing’s eyes burn red with hatred!
Who could have imagined it? That woman who claimed to be her mother’s best friend had long been entangled with Su Zhichuan and had even given birth to a bastard child long ago.
Watching Su Manxue’s wildly triumphant smile, her vision turned crimson.
Before she knew it, Su Manqing had already picked up a stone and smashed several gashes into her head, blood pooling on the ground!
Amid the chaos, Su Manqing heard several gunshots—bang, bang, bang!
Intense pain washed over her, and she slowly collapsed to the ground.
Just as her eyes closed, she saw Battalion Commander Huo Yuanzheng, his eyes wide with fury!
Su Manqing was dead! Yet, it seemed she wasn’t completely gone—she drifted in mid-air.
She saw Huo Yuanzheng indeed go mad, just as Su Manxue had said!
He clung to her corpse, refusing to let go no matter what! Even after being knocked unconscious, his hand still tightly gripped her body!
As if welded together.
After finally separating him from her, when he woke again, Huo Yuanzheng remained silent.
He took swift and ruthless revenge on her scumbag father, stepmother, and the stepmother’s family—some died, others went mad, none met a good end!
And because he killed Fang Peilan, he was sentenced to prison. When he died, he still clutched her photograph in his hand.
The scenes in the dream were so brutal that Su Manqing couldn’t recover for days.
At first, she didn’t believe any of it was real.
Only after the major events from the dream that altered the course of history began to unfold did she panic!
Without overthinking, she immediately went to her workplace to get a letter of introduction, then traveled all the way to the southern island to find Huo Yuanzheng!
And now, there was less than a week left before the turmoil began!
If Huo Yuanzheng refused to see her, Su Manqing didn’t dare imagine what would become of her!
“Comrade, did you tell him I’m pregnant?”
Su Manqing felt the young soldier must not have explained clearly; otherwise, why would Huo Yuanzheng be so heartless as to ignore her?
Hearing this, Yang Jianshe’s expression turned very strange.
But he still replied honestly, “I… I told him. Battalion Commander Huo didn’t believe it.”
Not only did he not believe it, but he also flew into a rage and told her to get lost!
Su Manqing staggered, her face as pale as a ghost.
Right, it had only been ten days since their last time together. In such a short time, how could she, not being a doctor, possibly know she was pregnant?
That claim indeed sounded utterly unbelievable!
Moreover, she had only been having nightmares for a few days—it wasn’t as if she was truly certain she was pregnant.
“I… I understand…”
With those words, Su Manqing picked up her luggage and walked out of the reception room, utterly despondent.
The summer sun beat down on her, burning her skin, but Su Manqing seemed not to feel it at all.
In a daze, she walked out of the military unit and onto the completely unfamiliar island, her face filled with confusion and helplessness.
She wasn’t entirely sure the events from her dream were real either. Swallowing her pride to seek out Huo Yuanzheng had already exhausted all her courage.
Since he refused to see her, she couldn’t bear to linger and cause a scene at the military unit.
She only dared to wait at a distance, not too far from the unit’s gate.
What if he came out?
Clutching onto a sliver of hope, Su Manqing sat down on a roadside stone.
She waited until the sun had completely set.
Su Manqing never saw that familiar figure.
The sky suddenly turned gloomy, with thick clouds on the horizon rushing relentlessly toward her.
In no time, a fierce wind began to howl, sweeping up dust and debris from the ground, making it impossible to keep her eyes open!
It was about to rain!
Just as the thought crossed her mind, raindrops as large as beans began to fall!
One drop, two drops…
In an instant, the rain connected into sheets, pelting down on her with a relentless patter.
Before long, she was drenched to the skin!
Su Manqing wanted to find shelter from the rain, but aside from the military unit, there were no other buildings around!
As she hesitated, she saw a tall figure striding toward her with an angry, hurried pace!
It was Huo Yuanzheng!