After saying that, Sang Qing covered her face and ran off.
Watching her retreating figure, Liu Cuilian glanced at Sang Qingshan disapprovingly.
“Director Sang, you’ve gone a bit too far…”
“Mind your own business!” Sang Qingshan snapped before storming upstairs.
When Chu Lanhua had called, she said Sang Yanyan’s face had been beaten so badly by Sang Qing that it was nearly ruined.
He needed to get some money first to comfort the mother and daughter.
He also had to buy some nourishing supplements for his precious daughter, and preferably take her to the hospital for a proper examination. He couldn’t let anything happen to that pretty face.
Otherwise, how would she marry into a wealthy and influential family in the future?
Thinking this, Sang Qingshan reached his dormitory, took out his key, and unlocked the door.
The moment he pushed it open…
He froze.
The room was completely empty.
It was so bare that even a rat would probably leave behind a couple of grains of rice out of pity.
Unable to believe his eyes, he rushed inside and looked around frantically.
After confirming he wasn’t seeing things, he hurriedly shut the door.
Then he went to the corner of the room and pried loose the brick he’d hidden there.
The brick showed no signs of having been disturbed, making him breathe a sigh of relief.
But when he pulled it out…
He nearly fainted on the spot.
Gone!
Everything was gone!
Who had taken his things?!
Sang Qingshan’s mind immediately flashed to Sang Qing’s face.
Furious, he yanked the door open and charged downstairs.
“Director Sang, where are you rushing off to?” Liu Cuilian asked casually.
Instead of answering, he shot her a vicious glare.
Her brows immediately knitted together.
Before she could speak, Sang Qingshan demanded,
“Did I ever give you permission? Who gave you the right to let Sang Qing into my dorm to steal my things?”
Liu Cuilian blinked in confusion.
“…What?”
Then she looked at him with utter disgust.
“Bah! I knew an old bastard like you couldn’t be plotting anything good! Just because you’re the factory director doesn’t mean you can slander people however you want! You saw Qingqing leave yourself—she didn’t take a single thing!”
When Sang Qing had first arrived saying Sang Qingshan told her to come, Liu Cuilian had already wondered why he’d ask her to come when he wasn’t even there.
So this was his scheme all along!
Thankfully she’d asked a few extra questions earlier.
Otherwise, she never would’ve realized what a shameless scoundrel this man was.
The poor girl had merely stopped by once, and now he was pinning everything on her?
Bah!
What a piece of trash!
“Impossible!” Sang Qingshan roared, glaring at Liu Cuilian.
“Tell me! What benefits did Sang Qing give you to make you lie for her?! Believe it or not, I’ll report you to the Public Security Bureau right now!”
Liu Cuilian burst out laughing from sheer anger.
“Go ahead! Report me! Do it! You think I’m afraid of you?! You’d better go right now! If you don’t, then you’re nothing but a cowardly turtle hiding in its shell!”
“You…”
Just as Sang Qingshan was about to continue arguing, Liu Cuilian picked up a basin and splashed a bucket of dirty water toward him.
Fortunately, he dodged instinctively.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t have merely soaked his pant legs and shoes.
When he looked up again, Liu Cuilian had already disappeared inside.
Grinding his teeth in fury, he turned and stormed out of the factory.
Since that unfilial daughter insisted on driving him into a corner…
Then she shouldn’t blame him for what came next.
He was going to report her to the police!
Even if she was a regiment commander’s wife, she wouldn’t escape the law!
Meanwhile…
After finishing his business, Lu Qiance was hurrying back with Sun Dajiang and Li Xiaohe.
Before they even reached the alley, a woman’s voice called out.
“Commander Lu!”
Lu Qiance frowned slightly and looked toward the source of the voice.
His expression immediately turned cold.
Jiang Mengmeng.
He hadn’t even gone looking for trouble with her yet.
Yet she couldn’t wait to stir things up herself.
He gave her an indifferent glance.
“Comrade, what do you want?”
Seeing Lu Qiance’s strikingly handsome face, Jiang Mengmeng couldn’t help blushing.
Thinking that before long this man would belong to her made her heart flutter.
She pursed her lips.
“Commander Lu, I’m Jiang Mengmeng. We’ve met before.”
As she spoke, she took a few steps closer.
“I just heard from the neighbors that Sister Sang Qing drove Director Sang out of the house. The whole thing has become a huge scandal. Won’t this affect your career? You’re a soldier, after all. Sister Sang Qing was a bit inconsiderate toward you by causing such a scene…”
Standing nearby, Li Xiaohe’s eyes widened.
This Jiang Mengmeng really had guts.
She actually dared bad-mouth their sister-in-law right in front of the commander.
Looks like someone was about to have a miserable day.
Earlier that morning, they’d gone out specifically to deal with the Jiang family.
Didn’t Jiang Mengmeng want to earn money and separate from her family?
The Jiang family might look down on the little money she earned now.
But if they were fired from the factory for stealing factory property…
Could Jiang Mengmeng really stay uninvolved?
Still had the spare time to stir up trouble between their commander and sister-in-law?
She wouldn’t have that luxury much longer.
Lu Qiance shot Jiang Mengmeng an icy look.
“My wife’s mother gave birth to only one daughter. She doesn’t like acknowledging younger sisters—especially those who open their mouths just to slander her.”
His voice was even colder than his expression.
A sense of unease instantly crept into Jiang Mengmeng’s heart.
She had assumed Sang Qing had gone too far by causing such a scene yesterday.
So she’d seized the opportunity to come and earn some goodwill from Lu Qiance.
She also wanted him to see the difference between herself and Sang Qing—that spoiled, willful young lady.
Surely he’d be impressed by her instead.
She never expected Lu Qiance to take Sang Qing’s side.
Then again…
He was the novel’s male lead.
Right now, Sang Qing was his wife in name.
Protecting his wife was simply what a male lead was supposed to do.
Once they divorced and he married her instead…
He would surely protect her the same way.
Thinking this, Jiang Mengmeng quickly felt much better.
Still, to avoid leaving him with a bad impression, she had to salvage the situation.
“Commander Lu, that’s not what I meant. I was only concerned…”
As she spoke, she slowly walked toward him.
But before she reached him, her left foot suddenly caught on her right.
She stumbled straight toward Lu Qiance.
For a brief moment, panic flashed through Jiang Mengmeng.
But seeing Lu Qiance right in front of her, she couldn’t help feeling delighted.
Was this the irresistible attraction between the male and female leads?
Even before they officially became a couple, fate was already bringing them together…
Just as Jiang Mengmeng was thinking about how to fall gracefully into Lu Qiance’s arms…
Lu Qiance calmly took a step backward.
Perfectly avoiding where she was falling.
“Ah!”
She never expected him to dodge.
She crashed face-first onto the ground, grimacing in pain.
With an aggrieved expression, she grabbed the leg of Lu Qiance’s trousers.
“Commander Lu… why did you dodge?”