Liu Wanwan stood to the side, crying nonstop.
Zhou Heshan, already furious, raised his hand—ready to slap Liu Qingyue.
Liu Qingyue was just about to dodge—
when a strong hand suddenly grabbed Zhou Heshan’s wrist mid-air.
Blinded by anger, Zhou Heshan didn’t even look at who stopped him.
He shouted loudly, “Why are you stopping me? I’m going to teach her a lesson!”
But as soon as he finished yelling, he realized something was wrong.
The person who had stopped him… wasn’t just any soldier.
It was Lu Fengting, the deputy regiment commander.
Zhou Heshan froze.
He had just yelled at his superior.
His face turned pale as he quickly apologized:
“S-sorry, Deputy Commander! I didn’t realize it was you—I didn’t mean what I said. Please don’t take it personally!”
He instantly regretted everything.
If he had handled things more carefully earlier, none of this would’ve escalated like this.
Now even the deputy commander was involved…
If this got reported, his career would definitely be affected.
And because of that—
he hated Liu Qingyue even more.
Lu Fengting’s face remained stern.
“It doesn’t matter if you yelled at me,” he said coldly.
“But you’re a deputy battalion commander—and you tried to hit a woman.”
“Do you think that reflects the conduct expected of a soldier?”
Those words hit hard.
Only then did Zhou Heshan realize how badly he had lost control.
“Isn’t this enough already?” Lu Fengting said, releasing his grip.
Zhou Heshan stumbled backward a few steps, nearly falling.
He opened his mouth—but couldn’t say a word.
“This matter must be reported,” Lu Fengting continued firmly.
“Behavior like this cannot be ignored.”
His words were sharp and decisive.
Liu Qingyue looked at his profile, her emotions complicated.
In her past life, Lu Fengting had saved her once…
Then saved her again when she tried to end her life.
They eventually married.
He had treated her well—
but she had never truly let go of Zhou Heshan.
Because of that, their marriage had always felt distant.
They stayed together until old age, but it was never truly happy.
And now…
standing here again, seeing the younger version of him—
she felt something she couldn’t quite explain.
Compared to Zhou Heshan—
Lu Fengting was better in every way.
More capable. More composed. Higher rank.
Zhou Heshan didn’t even come close.
Zhou Heshan’s face darkened as he listened.
But there was nothing he could do.
Too many people had witnessed everything.
This situation couldn’t be hidden anymore.
At that moment, Liu Wanwan, still sniffling, looked up—
and suddenly recognized Lu Fengting.
Wasn’t he the naval officer who had saved Liu Qingyue earlier?
And… he was from the same unit as Zhou Heshan?
A deputy commander?!
Her eyes flickered with jealousy.
Why did Liu Qingyue always get such luck?
This man was clearly better than Zhou Heshan—more handsome, higher rank, better future.
Liu Wanwan clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging into her palm.
A thought crossed her mind—
What if Liu Qingyue ended up with him instead?
How could she accept that?
She would only be married to a deputy battalion commander…
While Liu Qingyue could marry someone even higher?
Meanwhile, the surrounding soldiers began whispering openly:
“A deputy battalion commander having an affair like this… isn’t that embarrassing?”
“He’s supposed to set an example. What kind of example is this?”
“Seriously—someone like that doesn’t deserve his position!”
The crowd’s opinion had completely turned.
And Zhou Heshan’s reputation—
was collapsing right in front of everyone.
The soldiers didn’t dare say much.
After all, they were trained under Lu Fengting—they had to be careful with what they said.
But the military wives?
That was a different story.
They had no such restrictions.
After watching everything unfold, it was obvious what had really happened.
How could anyone not see it?
These two had clearly been involved with each other—yet they tried to frame Liu Qingyue as immoral.
Zhou Heshan kept insisting she was “impure” and unacceptable…
But he himself had an affair—and even got another woman pregnant.
That was the truly disgusting part.
And he was supposed to be a deputy battalion commander?
The military wives scoffed.
“Please!”
Their voices grew louder and louder.
Zhou Heshan and Liu Wanwan’s expressions turned ugly.
Meanwhile, Liu Qingyue quietly observed everything.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Wanwan suddenly came up with an idea.
She sniffled a few times, then looked up at Lu Fengting.
“You… you…”
She pretended to be shocked.
Everyone turned to look at her, thinking something big had just been revealed.
Then she swallowed and said,
“How… how is it you?”
Her hesitant tone immediately sparked curiosity.
Even the soldiers leaned in, interested.
First the deputy battalion commander’s scandal—
now were they about to hear something about the deputy regiment commander too?
What a day.
“What’s wrong, Wanwan?” Zhou Heshan asked, frowning slightly as she pointed at Lu Fengting. He lowered his voice, sensing something was off.
Liu Wanwan’s eyes flickered. Then tears suddenly streamed down her face.
“He… he’s the one who saved my sister from the lake.”
“The one who touched her all over while rescuing her!”
“And he’s actually the deputy regiment commander from your unit?!”
Hearing this, Liu Qingyue rolled her eyes.
What was she pretending for?
That day, Lu Fengting had been wearing a naval uniform—his rank was obvious.
And now she was acting like she just found out?
How fake.
Before Liu Qingyue could speak—
Liu Wanwan suddenly pointed at her.
“Sister, you keep accusing me and Brother Heshan of being involved—then what about you?”
“This deputy commander saved you, and now he’s defending you again. Aren’t you two already involved?”
“Didn’t you meet again after he saved you? Or were you already secretly together?”
She flipped the situation completely—turning the blame onto Liu Qingyue.
Then she burst into tears again.
“You’re the one acting improperly, yet you accuse me!”
Even Liu Qingyue hadn’t expected this level of shameless deflection.
But instead of getting flustered—
she let out a cold laugh internally.
Then she also started crying.
“My life is already miserable enough!” she cried loudly.
“My own sister and fiancé betrayed me—and now they’re forcing me to step aside!”
“And now, just to push me out, you’re making up lies about me too?!”
“Yes, he saved me,” she continued, pointing at Lu Fengting.
“But we’ve never met again after that!”
“He’s the deputy commander—of course he came when things got this big!”
“And yet you’re still trying to frame me like this?!”
Her voice grew more emotional:
“My life is so tragic!”
“You pushed me into the lake—if not for you, would he even have saved me?”
“If not for that, would we even have crossed paths?”
“And now you’re accusing me—just because I exposed your affair and your pregnancy!”
“I can’t live like this anymore!”
Having lived decades and watched countless dramas in her past life…
Liu Qingyue had learned a thing or two.
If Liu Wanwan wanted to act innocent and manipulative—
she could do it too.
And she would do it even better.