“You better go back and talk some sense into him!”
“I agree—how can he already be engaged and still do something like this? Where’s your family’s dignity?”
“And that girl is already pregnant—I heard it’s been over a month. If it’s true, bring her to our hospital after they get married so we can check on her.”
“Well… things have already gotten this far. What else can you do?”
The women kept gossiping nonstop.
Yang Su couldn’t take it anymore and stormed out of the military hospital.
Not long after stepping outside, she saw Zhou Heshan walking toward her—with a young woman beside him.
The moment she saw the girl behind him, her anger exploded.
“Mom!” Zhou Heshan called out, sounding relieved to see her.
But Yang Su rushed over, grabbed him, and demanded:
“Tell me right now—are those rumors true?”
“Did you mess around with someone outside?”
“And is that girl already pregnant?!”
Zhou Heshan knew he couldn’t hide it.
The island was small—news like this spreads fast.
So he nodded.
Yang Su’s expression darkened.
“So your personal conduct is a problem now.”
“How did your superiors deal with this?”
Zhou Heshan hesitated, unable to answer.
Yang Su let go of him and scoffed.
“If you won’t tell me, I’ll find out myself. I’m sure people already know what punishment you got.”
She turned to leave—
but Zhou Heshan quickly grabbed her.
“The decision’s already been made,” he said quietly.
“I have to write a 3,000-word self-reflection… and…”
He hesitated before finishing in a low voice:
“I’ve been suspended for one month.”
“What?!”
Yang Su almost lost it.
“You’ve really ruined yourself over this, haven’t you?!”
“You just went home for a visit—why would you do something like this?”
“Our families had an arranged marriage since childhood—you could’ve married anyone, so why this?!”
“You’ve completely disappointed me!”
After yelling, she turned away in anger.
Liu Wanwan stood there trembling, clutching her clothes tightly, too scared to say a word.
Zhou Heshan tried to calm his mother—
but suddenly, Yang Su spun around and exploded at Liu Wanwan:
“You little troublemaker! Why did you seduce my son?!”
“So you’re the one he got involved with? Unbelievable!”
“You’re not even that impressive—my son must’ve completely lost his mind!”
“You’re shameless—going after someone else’s fiancé!”
“You did all this just because he’s a deputy battalion commander, didn’t you? You wanted to marry him!”
“Well look what happened now—he’s been suspended! Are you happy?”
“You’ve ruined his future!”
“You’re nothing but a manipulative woman!”
She kept shouting for a long time, but it still wasn’t enough to vent her anger.
Liu Wanwan stood there crying nonstop.
“Stop crying!” Yang Su snapped, hands on her hips.
“I don’t know what’s wrong with my son—choosing someone like you who can only cry and do nothing!”
“I don’t approve of you at all!”
Her anger kept rising the more she looked at Liu Wanwan’s tearful face.
Zhou Heshan finally spoke up:
“Mom, please stop… Wanwan is already pregnant with my child.”
“Pregnant? So what?!” Yang Su snapped back immediately.
“Do you even understand what this means?”
“Because of this incident, you won’t have any chance of promotion for the next two or three years!”
“Do you get that?!”
Zhou Heshan stayed silent, looking troubled.
He knew his mother was right.
After hearing all this, Liu Wanwan swallowed nervously.
No way…
She had always imagined that Zhou Heshan would keep getting promoted—
that one day she’d become a battalion commander’s wife, maybe even a deputy regiment commander’s wife.
How could this situation have such serious consequences?
“Auntie, I really didn’t know!” Liu Wanwan cried harder.
“Heshan and I truly love each other. We just couldn’t help it… we only wanted to be together.”
Before she could finish—
Slap!
Yang Su slapped her across the face.
Zhou Heshan quickly stepped in to stop her.
Liu Wanwan covered her cheek, feeling utterly wronged.
She had already been slapped twice by Liu Qingyue earlier—
and now slapped again by Zhou Heshan’s mother.
If word got out, how would she face anyone on the island?
“‘Couldn’t help it’?” Yang Su sneered.
“Do you think I’m stupid?”
“If you hadn’t tempted my son, would he have done something this disgraceful?”
“Shut up! Who are you crying for? I’m not a man—I don’t fall for that act!”
Liu Wanwan stood to the side, holding her face, crying quietly.
Meanwhile, things on their side were completely chaotic.
On the other hand…
things were much calmer for Liu Qingyue.
Lu Fengting had finished cleaning up the house and even took her to buy some daily necessities.
Watching him carry in bags of supplies, Liu Qingyue smiled.
“You don’t have to do everything all at once,” she said.
“We can slowly get what we need. You should get some rest today too.”
That’s what she said out loud.
But in her heart, she knew—
she already had plenty of supplies stored in her hidden space.
After all, she had basically emptied her old home before coming here.
After setting everything down, Lu Fengting sat on a chair and spoke seriously:
“What I said earlier wasn’t impulsive.”
“When I saved you, I already thought about taking responsibility.”
“But you said no at the time.”
“Later, after seeing everything you went through, I feel even more that I should take responsibility.”
He looked at her steadily.
“This marriage may be rushed… but I will treat you well.”
“I’ll take full responsibility—not just say it and forget it.”
His tone was sincere and firm.
Liu Qingyue looked at him and nodded seriously.
“I believe you.”
In her past life, they had been married too.
There wasn’t much love—but they lived peacefully enough.
He had always treated her fairly and never wronged her in daily life.
It was only because she never gave him her heart that their relationship grew distant.
This time…
she would do things differently.
If she also gave her sincerity, their life together could truly become something good.
“Rest here for now,” Lu Fengting said simply before leaving.
Liu Qingyue lay down on the freshly cleaned bed.
The musty smell had mostly faded—another day or two of fresh air would fix the rest.
After everything she’d been through—the long journey, the confrontation—
she was exhausted.
But she felt satisfied.
She had completely broken free from that terrible man.
She had exposed the truth and let everyone see their real faces.
Her life had already taken a different path from her past life.
And from here on out—
everything would be different.
As she rested, Liu Qingyue entered her special space again.
She wanted to check if there was anything useful she could take out—
something that wouldn’t raise suspicion with Lu Fengting.
But the moment she stepped inside—
she froze.
The space had changed… dramatically.