Shen Lifeng threw another punch into Da Lei’s face and sent him crashing to the ground.
Crack!
Da Lei’s leg broke.
The arrogant swagger he had displayed moments earlier vanished as he clutched his leg and howled in pain. The arrogance on his face was replaced by agony and fury.
Quite a few people around them felt a sense of satisfaction.
How could they not?
This ugly fat man had been dreaming far above his station. He had actually tried to force Doctor Wen into a relationship. None of them would have dared do such a thing! Da Lei had managed to provoke everyone’s anger.
Without drawing attention to herself, Wen Zhiyu withdrew her hand. A moment ago, her fingers had been itching to act, and she had considered giving Da Lei an acupuncture needle that would leave him impotent for the rest of his life.
But seeing his current state, combined with the medical standards available here, that leg was definitely never going to recover properly.
“Oww…”
Seeing his son injured, Zheng Songhua threw herself onto the ground beside him.
“My son! My poor son!”
Shen Lifeng walked over to Wen Zhiyu’s side, about to ask whether she had been hurt, when Zheng Songhua suddenly turned around and lunged at Wen Zhiyu again.
However, Shen Lifeng reacted instantly and stepped between them.
“What are you doing?”
The gentleness he showed Wen Zhiyu was nowhere to be seen. His face was stern and intimidating.
He stared fixedly at Zheng Songhua, as if ready to make her pay if she dared say a single offensive word.
Zheng Songhua shouted, “My son ended up like this because of her! Doctor Wen, you have to take responsibility! Otherwise, I’ll call the police and have this soldier arrested!”
Wen Zhiyu glanced at Shen Lifeng.
She would leave this problem for him to handle.
Shen Lifeng immediately understood.
“Fine. But before that, you’ll need to come with me. Comrade Wen is under military protection. We suspect that you’re enemy agents who deliberately approached her with malicious intentions.”
The moment the words “enemy agents” were spoken, the way the crowd looked at Zheng Songhua and her son changed completely.
Suddenly, someone spoke up.
“I knew something felt off! Why else would that fat guy suddenly become obsessed with Doctor Wen? A soldier wouldn’t lie to us. They must be up to something!”
“I think so too!”
“Exactly! There’s definitely something suspicious about this mother and son. We have to protect Doctor Wen. Since she came to the hospital, she’s saved who knows how many people. These enemy agents must want to harm her so more of our soldiers will die!”
…
The crowd chimed in one after another, all filled with contempt for Zheng Songhua and Da Lei.
“Our family has lived here for generations! How could we possibly be spies? You’re all talking nonsense!”
Seeing the accusations becoming more outrageous, Zheng Songhua hurriedly defended herself.
But accusations like these were impossible to explain away.
Then she looked at Shen Lifeng’s icy expression and gritted her teeth.
Beside her, Da Lei continued crying and screaming. Tears streamed down his face as though they cost nothing.
Left with no choice, Zheng Songhua helped Da Lei leave.
Even as they departed, she felt guilty and uneasy, afraid Shen Lifeng might actually arrest them.
Only after they had gone did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
The crowd still lingered around. Wen Zhiyu was about to ask everyone to disperse when Shen Lifeng spoke first.
“I’m sorry, everyone. Comrade Wen is my fiancée. I apologize for any trouble this has caused you. But I will never allow anyone to bully her or make her suffer any injustice.”
As he spoke, Shen Lifeng’s expression was extremely serious. A faint aura of menace radiated from him, making everyone instinctively restrain themselves.
After the crowd dispersed, Shen Lifeng turned around and found Wen Zhiyu looking at him with an amused smile.
He had indeed harbored a small ulterior motive just now. He didn’t want Wen Zhiyu to encounter situations like this ever again.
But at this moment—
He chickened out.