“Lin Wan…”
“You… you blocked me!”
Guo Xuyang, in a dazed state, caught sight of Lin Wan. His gaze instantly turned sharp, hatred surging violently in his eyes.
So that was it. Why had Lin Wan so readily given the household registration booklet to Qin Qin?
She was lowering their guard—waiting here for him.
If he hadn’t been affected by the dirty drug and afraid to touch women, he would have rushed over and strangled this poisonous woman to death.
“Shut up!”
Lin Wan pulled out a wooden stick from the corner and smashed it hard onto Guo Xuyang’s head.
Under the influence of the drug, his reactions were sluggish. Managing to stay conscious and reach here was already his last strength.
Ignoring Xu Hui’s terrified gaze, Lin Wan grabbed Guo Xuyang by the ankle and dragged him out of the alley.
Xu Hui clutched her chest in pain, feeling as though something important had been torn away from her.
Her heart was panicked.
Her heart ached.
She struggled to get up and chase after them, but Lin Wan turned back and shot her a fierce glare. That look froze her in place.
She didn’t dare follow anymore—afraid she’d be struck down next.
Dragging Guo Xuyang out of the alley, Lin Wan saw a military jeep parked by the roadside.
Was Huo Xiao following her?
That made sense. He suspected she might be a spy—following her was normal.
Leaning against the car, Huo Xiao saw Lin Wan dragging Guo Xuyang out with great effort. For a brief moment, his expression stiffened.
She was holding him by the ankle, and Guo Xuyang’s head was bumping along the ground with every step.
At that moment, Huo Xiao was absolutely certain—Lin Wan did not have even the slightest affection for Guo Xuyang.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be dragging him out like a dead dog.
“Quick, help me! Take him to the hospital!”
“He seems to be poisoned by a dirty drug!”
Lin Wan dropped his legs, wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, and let out a breath.
The sun was blazing overhead; after all that effort, she felt like her head was steaming.
Huo Xiao carried Guo Xuyang into the back seat, then opened the passenger door for Lin Wan.
After getting in, Lin Wan didn’t wait for him to ask and immediately explained:
“Today I went to the post office exam. Xu Hui was there too. She was acting like a madwoman, constantly looking for trouble.”
“Trying to ruin my job is basically the same as killing my parents.”
“So I followed her, planning to beat her up and put a sack over her head. But then I ran into her being harassed by thugs. I knocked one out, and then Guo Xuyang climbed over the wall and came in.”
“I could tell he wasn’t right, so I knocked him out too.”
Lin Wan mixed truth and lies. She really had planned to beat Xu Hui, so even while lying to Huo Xiao, she spoke confidently without the slightest guilt.
Huo Xiao looked ahead at the road, the corner of his lips curling slightly.
But he quickly suppressed it, so quickly that Lin Wan thought she had imagined it.
At the hospital, the doctor was an acquaintance—the same one who had once made her do a stomach wash.
The doctor looked suspiciously at Huo Xiao and Lin Wan.
“Did he also eat poisonous mushrooms?”
Huo Xiao replied calmly, “Yes. Leftover from home.”
Lin Wan couldn’t hold back and laughed.
Seeing him lie so seriously with a straight face—this contrast was too strong.
She hadn’t expected that even Huo Xiao had a dark, mischievous side.
The doctor rolled his eyes and wrote the order.
“Fine. First stomach wash, then blood tests…”
Huo Xiao went to pay.
Lin Wan quickly grabbed the bill.
“I’ll go!”
She did NOT want to be left alone with Guo Xuyang.
That man was toxic.
After paying, Lin Wan said, “I’ll go find his wife to take care of him.”
Huo Xiao stood up and glanced at his watch.
“I’ll take you. The stomach wash will take a while.”
Lin Wan wanted to refuse.
But Huo Xiao continued, “The bus is too slow. By the time you find her and bring her back, he’ll already be discharged.”
Only then did Lin Wan swallow her refusal and obediently follow him out.
When Guo Xuyang woke up, he saw Zhang Qin and realized he was in a hospital bed. Confused, he asked, “Qin Qin, why are you here?”
Seeing that he had awakened, Zhang Qin quickly asked how he was feeling.
Guo Xuyang shook his head and said he was fine. Only then did Zhang Qin explain, “It was Lin Wan and her boyfriend who brought you to the hospital. They even went back home afterward to call me here to take care of you!”
As she spoke, she hurriedly handed him the payment slip. “Xuyang, this is the medical fee she paid for you. I… I don’t have money to repay her.”
Guo Xuyang rubbed his forehead. “I forgot to give you money.”
He reached into his pocket and gave her all the cash he had.
“When we return to the unit, I’ll give you my passbook too.”
“I didn’t bring much cash this time. There’s still some at home—I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.”
Zhang Qin quickly waved her hands. “No, no need.”
Guo Xuyang gently held her hand. “We’re already husband and wife. What’s mine is yours.”
“In a family, the wife naturally manages the money.”
Tears welled up in Zhang Qin’s eyes. Her heart was completely filled with warmth and sweetness.
No one had ever treated her this well, or trusted her this much.
Even when her mother was alive, she still favored her brothers more…
Only Guo Xuyang truly cherished her in the palm of his hand.
At that moment, she looked like a delicate white flower in the morning dew of spring, swaying gently in the breeze—pitiful and endearing.
Guo Xuyang’s heart stirred.
He suddenly wanted to kiss away the tears at the corner of her eyes.
“Xuyang, I want to buy a gift for Wanwan to thank her,” Zhang Qin said, her face flushed red as she tried to break the overly intimate atmosphere.
The moment Lin Wan was mentioned, Guo Xuyang’s expression turned cold.
He gave a heavy snort. “Qin Qin, don’t be fooled by Lin Wan. She’s not a good person.”
“Do you know what happened to me?”
“I was drugged with something dirty.”
“The one who drugged me was Jin Cuicui. She said it was Lin Wan who gave her the idea!”
“I escaped, but Lin Wan blocked me in an alley… she still wouldn’t give up!”
“I think the reason she was able to send me to the hospital is because someone discovered her, or maybe her so-called boyfriend showed up…”
Zhang Qin’s face turned deathly pale, her slender body swaying as if she might collapse.
Jin Cuicui was Lin Wan’s friend!!!
So Lin Wan…
She was still thinking about Xuyang!
“Qin Qin, once I’m discharged, I’ll go with you and make things between us clear.”
“I’ll make our marriage public.”
“If she keeps doing anything, I can report her for sabotaging a military marriage and for hooliganism.”
Hooliganism charges did not distinguish between men and women.
At the state-run restaurant, Huo Xiao treated Lin Wan to a meal.
She took full advantage of someone else paying.
Mainly, being treated by Huo Xiao gave her the feeling of attending a “last meal,” so she naturally ordered everything she liked without restraint.
The table was packed full.
Braised pork, garlic pork slices, twice-cooked pork, Sichuan boiled pork, braised pork intestines with potatoes, spicy chicken, scallion carp, sliced pork kidney, chive stir-fried river shrimp…
But Huo Xiao only ordered her a bowl of plain porridge. “You just had your stomach pumped. You can’t eat this.”
Lin Wan: (ﾟДﾟ*)ﾉ
What?!
If she couldn’t eat, why let her order?!
And he himself barely ate anything either—just rice with a single dish in front of him, leaving all the other dishes untouched.
“Finished eating?” Huo Xiao asked when she put down her chopsticks.
Lin Wan, who had only had a bowl of plain porridge, answered unwillingly, “Mm.”
What a wasted feast—served porridge for what felt like a “final meal,” ruining his handsome face and tall, imposing figure.
Completely discouraging.
Not a single bad thought could even form.
Huo Xiao stood up, went to pay a deposit, borrowed a few lunch boxes, and packed all the untouched dishes into a net bag.
After sending Lin Wan back to the residential compound, he stopped the car. Before she could open the door, he reached out and pressed her hand against it.
“Comrade Lin Wan,” he said, “we need to talk.”