Zhang Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said, “Now that Xiao Cui is back, I’ll go back and tell your regimental commander, so he doesn’t keep nagging in my ear.”
“Thank you, sister-in-law!” After speaking, Cui Yunhan saw Zhang Jing off.
Hearing the footsteps, Zhu Nuannuan looked up, gazing at the tall figure standing at the door, she opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
If there really wasn’t anything between them, how would others have the opportunity to spread these rumors?
After a long silence, Zhu Nuannuan said faintly, “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you already had someone you liked. How about this, when I find a suitable house, we’ll get a divorce.”
The original owner had already been killed by those rumors, and she didn’t want to be pointed at all day long. Although it was a bit difficult to live in this era, it wasn’t impossible.
Cui Yunhan was stunned for a moment. He didn’t expect the first thing his wife said to him would be divorce.
He frowned, “I…”
“Yunhan Ge!”
Just as he was about to explain, a delicate voice came over, interrupting his words. Zhu Nuannuan, who was sitting on the sofa, looked over.
She saw a girl in a light-colored dress running over. She had two low ponytails, and because she was running too fast, the strands of hair hanging in front of her chest rose and fell with her steps. Her slightly red cheeks were filled with worry, “I heard from other comrades that you’re back. Are you injured? I brought a first-aid kit. You can’t be like before, not saying anything even when you’re injured. Let me check.”
As she spoke, she reached out her slender hand to unbutton Cui Yunhan’s clothes. Cui Yunhan took a step back, avoiding her touch in time.
“Thank you, Comrade Bai, for your concern. My injuries have already been taken care of.”
Zhu Nuannuan widened her eyes in shock. Was this woman in front of her the female comrade named Bai Lian that Cui Yunhan was rumored to like?
Noticing her gaze, Bai Lian looked over, a hint of disbelief flashing in her eyes, and looked at Cui Yunhan with hurt in her eyes, “Yunhan Ge, is it because of her that you and I…”
She bit her lip aggrievedly, squeezed out a reluctant smile, and said pretentiously, “I’m just worried about your injuries. After all, your previous injuries were all me… I’m sure Comrade Zhu wouldn’t mind, right.”
???
Sure enough, her name matched her perfectly. She was indeed a perfect white lotus.
Zhu Nuannuan looked at Bai Lian indifferently and said in a calm tone, “What should I mind?”
Bai Lian choked, secretly sizing up Zhu Nuannuan, feeling very puzzled in her heart. How was this woman different from the rumors?
“I know Comrade Zhu has some misunderstandings about me, but Yunhan Ge and I are just friends. I’m just worried about his injuries and want to help him treat them.”
Zhu Nuannuan looked at Bai Lian’s appearance and sneered, “I think it’s Comrade Bai who has some misunderstandings about me. I didn’t say anything, but Comrade Bai said so much to me. It seems I shouldn’t be here disturbing you. You can take care of the injuries slowly. I’ll go back to my room first.”
After speaking, she stood up and prepared to walk towards the room.
Bai Lian hurried forward, grabbing Zhu Nuannuan’s arm, and said aggrievedly, “Comrade Zhu, don’t go. I’m the one who should leave. I shouldn’t have come.”
Zhu Nuannuan looked at Bai Lian, who seemed to have suffered a great grievance, and smiled, directly 甩开 Bai Lian’s arm, crossing her arms.
“I said, can we take a break? Aren’t you tired after pretending for so long?”
Bai Lian shook her head, “Comrade Zhu, you misunderstood. When Yunhan Ge was on missions before, I was the one who took care of him. I was just anxious and thought too much. There’s nothing between Yunhan Ge and me.”
“I said, Comrade Bai Lian, can’t you understand human language? I advise you to shake your head more when you have nothing to do, shake out the stupidity and you’ll be able to understand.”
Hearing this, tears instantly fell from Bai Lian’s eyes, accusing, “Comrade Zhu, I just wanted to explain to you, why are you scolding me?”
“I’m just scolding you, so what? You have the ability to pretend, but you don’t allow others to scold you?”
Bai Lian’s face was covered with tears, looking like a pear blossom in the rain, looking at Cui Yunhan pitifully.
“Yunhan Ge, Comrade Zhu is so hostile to me, please explain to her.”
Cui Yunhan looked at the two women in front of him, only feeling a headache. Why didn’t he realize that this Comrade Bai talked so much before?
Frowning slightly, he said in a deep voice, “Comrade Bai, thank you for your concern. I’m really fine. Please go back!”
If one of them left, it wouldn’t be so noisy, right?
Bai Lian looked at Cui Yunhan with a hurt expression, her eyes red, looking as if she had suffered a great grievance, “Yunhan Ge, you…”
Seeing that Cui Yunhan didn’t react, Bai Lian lowered her eyes and said in a trembling voice, “Okay, I’ll go! You have a good rest.”
Zhu Nuannuan looked at Bai Lian’s ‘sad’ leaving figure and couldn’t help but kindly remind her, “You’ve made her cry, why don’t you hurry up and chase after her?”
Cui Yunhan frowned in confusion, “Why should I chase after her?”
“Isn’t she the person you like? Aren’t you going to explain it to her?”
Zhu Nuannuan stretched and yawned, no longer looking at her, and walked towards the room.
Cui Yunhan looked at her back, with a complicated look in his eyes, and said, “She’s not the person I like. There’s nothing between me and Comrade Bai.”
Zhu Nuannuan stopped, responded softly, and then pushed the door open and entered.
Although this cheap husband’s figure and appearance were to her liking, she couldn’t accept a man with another woman in his heart, especially the kind who liked to be ambiguous!
Thinking of how aggrieved the original owner died, Zhu Nuannuan’s goodwill towards Cui Yunhan disappeared instantly.
Picking up the mirror on the table and looking at it, she was directly stunned. Was the person in here herself? Was it the self with many suitors?
Zhu Nuannuan turned the mirror upside down on the table, took a deep breath, and picked it up again, turned it down…
“Ah…”
The person in the mirror had dark skin, and even so, she couldn’t hide the two red plateaus on her face. Her skin was terribly rough, and her hair was more withered than dry grass in winter. This face wasn’t ugly, it was ugly to the extreme!
As soon as she thought that her smooth, snow-white skin and her proud figure had left her, Zhu Nuannuan couldn’t help but cry, wuwu… her good skin…
Cui Yunhan sat on the sofa, hearing the movement in the room, his brows furrowed tightly. Why did he always feel that his wife was different from the results of the investigation that he asked his comrades to help with?
Was she really Zhu Nuannuan?