“YOU!”
Liu Wanwan was completely stunned after being slapped.
Her plan had been simple—
she came over intending to provoke Liu Qingyue, make her angry, and get pushed.
That way, Zhou Heshan would defend her, and she might even gain some standing in front of his mother.
But she didn’t expect Liu Qingyue to slap her without hesitation.
Liu Qingyue stared at her coldly and said:
“Liu Wanwan, are you really that shameless?”
“I already chose not to argue with you, but you came here provoking me. Honestly, you’re disgusting.”
Then she turned to the military wives nearby:
“Everyone, please be my witness—she started this.
If she causes trouble for me again, I hope you’ll speak up for me.”
Several women had seen everything and immediately agreed to testify.
Liu Wanwan’s eyes filled with tears from the slap.
Watching Liu Qingyue leave with the others, she stomped her foot in anger.
Just then, Wang Guihua came over carrying groceries.
“What were you doing just now? I told you today’s vegetables are the freshest!”
She stopped mid-sentence when she saw Wanwan crying.
“What happened to you?”
Wanwan glared at her angrily and stormed off without answering.
Because of what happened the day before, Wanwan didn’t dare tell Zhou Heshan the truth.
She only said she was too tired to buy groceries.
He didn’t question it much and went out to buy food himself.
Liu Qingyue, on the other hand, didn’t dwell on the incident.
She said goodbye to the women, went home, and started cooking.
At mealtime, Lu Fengting came over as usual.
The two continued spending time together like this for several days.
But just as the day to travel out by boat was approaching…
Rumors started spreading.
People said:
Liu Wanwan had fallen and hurt her pregnancy, and was now staying in the military hospital.
And the reason?
Because Liu Qingyue had beaten her, leaving her shaken and causing the fall.
By the time the rumor reached Liu Qingyue, it had already been spreading for 2–3 days—and had become wildly exaggerated.
That day (Friday), Liu Qingyue went to buy vegetables and overheard people talking.
Some looked at her with hostility:
“Even if her fiancé was stolen, that’s still her sister—and a pregnant one at that. How could she treat her like that?”
“Even if she’s upset, she shouldn’t have pushed her!”
“I don’t think that’s the real story. That younger sister didn’t seem like a good person—maybe she’s lying.”
People had all kinds of opinions.
As soon as Liu Qingyue appeared, Yang Hong and Li Cui rushed over to her side, while Zhao Yumei was already arguing with the gossiping crowd.
After hearing everything, Liu Qingyue gave a cold, knowing smile.
“I thought after that day she’d stop causing trouble…
Turns out she just came up with another scheme.”
Her eyes swept the crowd—and landed on Wang Guihua.
She remembered clearly:
that day she slapped Wanwan, Wang Guihua had been right there.
And anyone still sticking with Wanwan now was likely trying to curry favor with her—after all, being tied to a deputy battalion commander had its advantages.
Liu Qingyue walked straight toward Wang Guihua.
Wang Guihua had just bought fresh vegetables.
When she turned around and saw Liu Qingyue staring at her—
She jumped in shock.
“Ah! What are you doing?!”
“Why did you scare me like that?!”
Liu Qingyue didn’t answer.
She just stared straight at Wang Guihua.
Wang Guihua had been spreading rumors for days, so she already felt guilty.
Now, under that intense stare, she got nervous and swallowed hard.
She stammered,
“W-why are you looking at me like that? What does this have to do with me? I—I didn’t do anything!”
Hearing that, Liu Qingyue suddenly smiled.
But it was a chilling smile.
Wang Guihua tried to leave, but Liu Qingyue grabbed her arm.
Just as Wang Guihua was about to shout, Liu Qingyue lowered her voice and said:
“Go ahead, scream. Let’s see who can act better—you or me.”
“You’ve been spreading rumors for days. If you don’t clear things up today, you’ll regret it.”
Before Wang Guihua could react—
Liu Qingyue suddenly dropped to the ground and started crying.
“You—how could you do this?!”
“You’re the one who spread those rumors! I only came to ask you to help clarify things, and you pushed me!”
She shut her eyes and cried nonstop.
People nearby started gathering, confused by the scene.
Suddenly, Wang Guihua became the center of blame.
She looked at Liu Qingyue on the ground and swallowed nervously.
This woman… she’s not someone to mess with.
Yang Hong stepped in and backed Liu Qingyue up:
“How could you push her? Why did you exaggerate and spread rumors about her and Liu Wanwan?”
“We only came to ask you about it, and you pushed her? She didn’t do anything wrong!”
Since Yang Hong was a teacher, her words immediately drew everyone’s attention.
She then explained what really happened that morning:
Liu Wanwan provoked Liu Qingyue first
Liu Qingyue slapped her out of anger
But she never pushed her—in fact, she even grabbed her to stop her from falling
“There were plenty of witnesses that morning,” Yang Hong added.
Then she looked around and said:
“We’re all women here. If someone kept provoking you like that, wouldn’t you want to hit them too?”
“We’re military wives—not weak people who can just be bullied!”
At first, many people thought Liu Qingyue was at fault.
But now, hearing the full story, they changed their minds.
If it were them, they would’ve slapped her too!
People began speaking up in support.
Yang Hong then turned to Wang Guihua:
“Go on. Tell everyone exactly what happened.”
Wang Guihua swallowed and finally admitted:
“That morning, Liu Wanwan came crying and said she was beaten… I got angry and spread the story. But as it passed from person to person, it got twisted into something much worse…”
She lowered her head and even started crying.
People reacted immediately:
“So it was her again causing trouble?”
“Does she have nothing better to do?”
“Wait… did she even fall at all?”
All eyes turned to Wang Guihua.
She hesitated… then shook her head slightly.
That confirmed it.
The truth was finally clear.
Yang Hong helped Liu Qingyue up.
Liu Qingyue wiped her tears and spoke softly:
“If she comes looking for trouble again, I’ll just avoid her…”
“I only slapped her because I couldn’t stand what she was saying. I didn’t expect it to turn into something like this…”
“If the rumors got worse, people might even say I harmed her baby…”
She leaned weakly on Yang Hong, acting vulnerable.
Yang Hong added clearly:
“Everyone, stop spreading rumors about her. She’s about to marry Deputy Commander Lu. In a few days, they’ll go off the island to register their marriage.”
Everyone nodded in understanding.
Many people now felt sympathy for Liu Qingyue—and even more disgust toward Liu Wanwan.
Not only did she act shamelessly, now she’s pretending to be the victim too?
As people left, still complaining, they suddenly saw Liu Wanwan standing nearby.
An awkward silence fell.
Then someone muttered:
“Let’s go, let’s go. Stay away from someone that scheming.”
“Yeah, better not get involved with someone like her—you won’t even know when you’re being set up.”
“From now on, don’t associate with her.”