“What? Bro, do you even see who’s bullying whom?”
Song Yunting’s leg was still throbbing with pain. Tang Jin… was way too good at acting!
Holding her cheek, Wenfang complained pitifully, “Brother Yunli, Tang Jin suddenly went crazy. She not only kicked Yunting, she even hit me.”
“Song Yunli, they said you’re going to divorce me.”
Tang Jin didn’t deny anything. Instead, she immediately complained to him.
As expected, Song Yunli became even angrier.
“Song Yunting, what gives you the right to interfere in my marriage? Even if Ah Jin got angry, it was because you provoked her first!”
“I…”
Song Yunting’s eyes widened in disbelief. She was completely dumbfounded.
Her brother seemed possessed.
At that moment, Wen Zhengyang didn’t even bother asking what had happened. He grabbed Wenfang and dragged her away.
As he walked, he scolded them:
“Old Song and his wife are doing just fine. Why are you spreading nonsense? Come on, you’re going home with me!”
“Brother?”
Wenfang was stunned.
She had been hit, yet her own brother wasn’t even concerned about her. Why was he siding with Tang Jin, an outsider?
“This is Old Song’s decision. Can’t you at least respect him?”
Wen Zhengyang roared.
Both Wenfang and Song Yunting stared at him blankly.
Before they came, he certainly hadn’t been saying this.
How had he changed sides so quickly?
“Brother Zhengyang, did my brother threaten you?” Song Yunting asked incredulously. “What kind of spell did Tang Jin cast on all of you?”
“No.”
Unable to forcibly drag Song Yunting away, Wen Zhengyang could only pull the unwilling Wenfang with him.
Wenfang wanted to resist, but the moment she met Song Yunli’s cold gaze, she knew staying would accomplish nothing.
Once the siblings left, Song Yunli immediately turned on Song Yunting.
“Song Yunting, can you use your brain for once?!”
“How am I not using my brain?”
She felt that her brother was the one acting strangely.
“I’m your sister! If I didn’t care about you, why would I bother about you raising someone else’s child?”
“That’s my child.”
Song Yunli shot her a fierce glare.
Song Yunting froze like a wooden statue.
Before she could respond, Song Yunli shoved her out the door.
“No, Bro, how could it possibly be your—”
She was still in shock.
How could the child be her brother’s?
He hadn’t even had a girlfriend before.
But she wasn’t the only one stunned.
Wenfang was equally shocked.
Wen Zhengyang looked at her and warned sternly,
“The child in Tang Jin’s belly is Old Song’s. Give up already. He’ll never have anything to do with you again.”
“How is that possible?”
Instinctively, Wenfang refused to believe it.
Wen Zhengyang sighed.
“The mission was classified, so I can’t tell you the details. But Old Song did meet a woman back then.
“He’s been searching for her all this time.
“That woman is Tang Jin.
“Go home. Stop wasting your time here.”
As her brother, he couldn’t bear watching her continue running headfirst into a brick wall.
Wenfang shook her head frantically.
“No way. Brother, you’re just trying to trick me into going home, aren’t you?”
“I’m not lying. Besides, this is Old Song’s personal matter.
“Song Yunting stuck her nose into it because she’s his sister. But you? What right did you have to interfere?”
Having just been scolded by Song Yunli himself, Wen Zhengyang felt increasingly guilty the more he thought about it.
He really had acted impulsively.
That was why he wanted his sister to come to her senses.
“Brother, I’ve wanted to marry him ever since I was little. I never imagined he’d marry someone else.”
Wenfang crouched on the ground and burst into tears.
As a grown man, Wen Zhengyang had no idea how to comfort her.
Fortunately, Song Yunting came out as well.
“Yunting, you and Fangfang are close. Help me comfort her, alright?”
“Okay, Brother Zhengyang.”
Song Yunting nodded vigorously.
After Wen Zhengyang stepped away, she hugged the sobbing Wenfang.
“Sister Wenfang, let’s go back.”
“Mm.”
A dark glint flashed through Wenfang’s lowered eyes.
If she couldn’t be happy, then nobody else would be either.
“Sorry, Ah Jin.”
Song Yunli didn’t dare meet Tang Jin’s eyes.
The people around him had gone too far and caused her a lot of grief.
“It’s okay. I got my revenge.”
With no one else around, Tang Jin finally revealed her true nature.
She smiled lightly.
“I’m not the type to suffer in silence. But your sister and Wenfang are probably questioning their entire lives right now.”
Song Yunli: “…”
Looking at her radiant smile, he couldn’t help but laugh helplessly.
Tang Jin narrowed her eyes and asked,
“Don’t you think I’m scary?”
“Not at all.”
“You never went looking for trouble with them. They started it first.”
He paused before adding,
“The one who starts the fight is the one in the wrong.”
His answer surprised Tang Jin.
She had thought his sense of morality was so rigid that he would disapprove of her behavior.
That was why she had intentionally shown him more of her true personality.
“I’m hungry.”
She pointed at the vegetables she had already washed.
Song Yunli instantly understood.
Rolling up his sleeves, he said,
“Sit and wait. I’ll cook.”
“Okay.”
Tang Jin watched his tall figure leave the room.
Outside, she could hear neighbors greeting him.
“Captain Song, cooking dinner?”
“Mm.”
He responded indifferently.
Then someone, intentionally or not, remarked,
“Your family’s eating well today. I can smell meat.”
“My wife just arrived to join me here. I can’t exactly make her suffer with me.”
His voice wasn’t loud, but everyone nearby heard it clearly.
Immediately, envy spread through the crowd.
“Captain Song’s wife is really lucky. If I’d known he was this considerate, I would’ve introduced my younger sister to him back then.”
“Well, have you seen how beautiful his wife is? She looks like a fairy. If it were me, I’d spoil her too.”
“She’s really that pretty? I haven’t seen her yet.”
“…”
Listening to the discussion outside, Tang Jin couldn’t help smiling.
A short while later, she had just finished setting out the bowls and chopsticks when Song Yunli carried in a plate of stir-fried amaranth greens.
“Let me.”
He took the bowls and rice scoop from her hands and began serving the cured-meat rice.
The aroma was mouthwatering.
Even Song Yunli was salivating.
But Tang Jin…
The smell suddenly made her nauseous.
“Urgh—”
She quickly covered her nose and mouth with a handkerchief.
Concern filled Song Yunli’s face.
“How about I cook some plain rice for you right now?”
“It’s fine.”
Tang Jin took a sip of the well water she had prepared beforehand.
Perhaps it was her imagination, but every time she drank it, she felt noticeably more energized.
“Are you sure?”
Song Yunli pushed the bowl toward her and carefully watched her reaction.
By now, Tang Jin had suppressed the nausea.
The rich fragrance of the cured meat reached her nose once again.
“It’s fine. It smells delicious.”
“Then eat a little more.”
He had left extra rice in the pot just in case she wanted more.
However, no matter how good it tasted, Tang Jin couldn’t eat much.
After a few bites, she set down her chopsticks.
Song Yunli then finished every last bit of food on the table.
Tang Jin kept glancing at him.
Misunderstanding her look, he picked up the dishes and said,
“Ah Jin, just rest. I’ll wash everything.”
“Okay.”
Tang Jin certainly wasn’t about to compete for household chores.
If a man was willing to help, he should be given the chance.
The moment Song Yunli stepped outside, their neighbor, Deputy Battalion Commander Wan, also emerged after dinner and greeted him.
“Old Song, you’re a grown man. Why are you washing dishes? That’s not a man’s job.”