The woman was completely enraged by the words “mistress,” her eyes reddening instantly.
She shouted loudly, “I’m not a mistress! They’re already divorced! Chen De and I are in a normal relationship!”
Hearing this, Sister Wang looked at Xiang Wanwan and shook her head repeatedly. “No, we’re not divorced!”
“I still have our marriage certificate!”
As she spoke, she immediately stood up and went into the master bedroom to rummage around.
A moment later, she came out holding a marriage certificate, clearly bearing her and Chen De’s names and photos.
At that moment, the two children in the bedroom were awakened by the noise.
They ran out and threw themselves into Sister Wang’s arms, crying loudly, “Mama!”
Sister Wang burst into tears, hugging the two children and sobbing uncontrollably.
Watching this scene, Xiang Wanwan grew even angrier!
The root of all this mess was that scumbag of a man.
Just then, a man walked in through the doorway. He was wearing an army-green military uniform, had a square face, stood around 1.7 meters tall, and didn’t look young—probably around forty.
When the woman saw him, she immediately threw herself into his arms and began crying in complaint.
“Husband, they bullied me! They even hit me!”
This had to be Chen De!
Chen De frowned slightly, reached out to hold the woman in his arms, then looked at the tearful Sister Wang and the two children, speaking in a low voice:
“Why did you come here?”
Sister Wang placed the children aside, stood up, and pointed at him, her voice trembling.
“I’m not allowed to come? If I hadn’t come, how would I know you actually have another woman here!”
“Chen De, can you live with your conscience?”
“I gave birth to twin sons for you, took care of your parents in their old age and even sent them off when they passed away, and this is how you repay me—with behavior worse than beasts!”
Sister Wang cried as she spoke, tears streaming down her face. Seeing their mother cry, the two children also began wailing loudly.
Xiang Wanwan quickly comforted the children, then took them next door to her own place, took out some candies for them, and let them play by themselves for a while.
It was better not to have children witness this kind of thing.
After settling the children, Xiang Wanwan hurried back.
She was afraid Sister Wang would suffer—Sister Wang was an honest, straightforward person!
As soon as Xiang Wanwan stepped inside, she heard the scumbag spewing nonsense.
“Hongying, take the kids back. I’ll send you money once every six months! We’re not suitable for each other!”
“Pah! You’ve already had kids, and now you say you’re not suitable?”
“When you needed someone to take care of your parents in their old age, why didn’t you say we weren’t suitable then?”
“Now that you’ve used her up, you want to dump Sister Wang and find someone young and pretty? You’re a modern-day Chen Shimei!”
Xiang Wanwan unleashed a full verbal barrage, leaving Chen De completely stunned.
How could such a seemingly refined young girl curse people so fiercely?!
Chen De looked at Sister Wang again. “If you’re dissatisfied with the amount I send, I can give you a lump sum. Tell me—how much do you want?”
“Slap!”
Hearing this, Xiang Wanwan took three quick steps forward, walked right up to Chen De, and slapped him across the face.
“You scumbag! Sister Wang endured so much hardship—she sold the land and house back in her hometown and brought the children to follow the army and seek you out. Do you think it was for your lousy money?”
“If money really has to be given, then everything you earn in this lifetime should belong to Sister Wang!”
“And you’re even a soldier—has your conscience been eaten by dogs?”
Chen De clenched his teeth in fury. No matter what, he was a regiment commander, yet he’d just been slapped by a young girl.
He glared at Xiang Wanwan and suddenly raised his hand.
Seeing this, Sister Wang quickly stepped forward, pulled Xiang Wanwan behind her, lifted her chin, and glared at Chen De.
“Chen De, you want to hit someone now? If you dare touch us, believe it or not, I’ll go out right now and shout it to everyone—that you abandoned your wife of hardship to find a mistress!”
Those words clearly intimidated him, and he slowly lowered his hand.
Seeing this, the woman beside him pinched her voice and sneered,
“Hah, a forced melon isn’t sweet! With your shrew-like attitude, what man would want you?”
“Slap!”
Xiang Wanwan stepped out from behind Sister Wang, reached out, grabbed the woman by the hair, and dragged her straight to the ground.
“Since when is it your turn to speak here?”
“And whether it’s sweet or not is a matter between husband and wife. What does it have to do with you, a mistress?”
“Look at you—you look human enough, so how are you blind enough to fall for this shameless old man? What exactly do you see in him?”
“Is it because he’s old? Or because he already has twin sons so you can instantly become a mom?”
An old bull eating tender grass—and the tender grass was even willing, eagerly warming his bed!
With her hair yanked by Xiang Wanwan, the woman screamed loudly, her fake, green-tea act instantly shattering.
“Ah—! You bitch, let go of me!”
Chen De rushed over as well, trying to pull Xiang Wanwan away.
But before he could even touch her, Xiang Wanwan suddenly released her grip. The woman stumbled and fell right in front of Chen De.
Chen De’s face turned ashen as he hurried to help the woman up.
As a grown man, being spoken to like this by a young girl—how could he keep his dignity?
What’s more, everyone here knew he was divorced, and now Wang Hongying had shown up with the children!
If people found out the divorce was fake, his position might even be affected.
Seeing his expression, Xiang Wanwan knew there had to be something fishy about this so-called divorce.
So she walked over to Sister Wang and pretended to comfort her softly:
“Sister, don’t worry. This is a military compound. I’ll take you to see the commander and let the organization make a decision!”
Sure enough, Chen De’s face changed instantly when he heard that.
“Wait!”
Then he turned to the disheveled woman beside him and said in a low voice, “You go back first. Once I settle things here, I’ll come find you.”
The woman glanced at them, pouted, stomped the ground twice in frustration, then left unwillingly with a messy, bird’s-nest hairstyle.
Watching how gently Chen De treated that woman, Sister Wang couldn’t help but recall how he used to treat her the same way back then.
He had said he would never let her down.
He told her to stay home and take good care of his parents.
All these years, she had worked tirelessly to manage that household, so he could have no worries behind him—yet what did she get in return?
Betrayal!
“Chen De, let me tell you—I’m not going back. The position of regiment commander’s wife is mine!”
Xiang Wanwan looked at Sister Wang with approval.
That’s right!
Why should she give way to a mistress?
No matter what, Chen De was still a regiment commander—there would be good days ahead. She absolutely couldn’t give this up.
“Regiment Commander Chen, I’m sure you don’t want this matter to blow up. If you want to keep your position, then handle your woman properly. Sister Wang is kind and virtuous, you have two adorable sons—what more could you possibly want?”
Xiang Wanwan had no goodwill toward a scumbag like him, but since Sister Wang had already come to follow the army and had no way back, she could only rely on Chen De.
So the best outcome was for Chen De to deal with that woman properly and live a decent life with Sister Wang.
Everyone would be happy.
If he insisted on driving Sister Wang away, then they’d all go down together—he wouldn’t get to enjoy good days either.
Chen De sized up the young girl in front of him again and asked, “Who exactly are you, to meddle so much in our family affairs?”
“Chen De, don’t yell at Wanwan! She’s doing this for my sake.”
Sister Wang protected Xiang Wanwan like a cub, shielding her behind herself.
Then she turned and smiled gently at her. “Wanwan, please help me watch the children for a bit. Once I settle things here, I’ll come pick them up.”
Xiang Wanwan knew this matter still needed to be discussed privately between the two of them.
“Sister, if anything happens, just come next door and call me—I’ll come right away!”
Sister Wang looked at her gratefully.
Hearing this, alarm bells went off loudly in Chen De’s heart.
Next door?
The person living next door was Commander Lu. What kind of relationship did this woman have with Commander Lu?
As Xiang Wanwan walked out the door, she saw a group of women gathered at the courtyard entrance.
They were all craning their necks to peek inside, whispering among themselves.
“I heard people came to Regiment Commander Chen’s place? Didn’t he get divorced?”
“Probably here to rely on him.”
“I just saw Nurse Li from the hospital come out with her hair all messed up, her face livid.”
“Nurse Li’s been ambiguous with Regiment Commander Chen for a long time. This is going to be entertaining!”
Sure enough, loving gossip and spectacle was etched into women’s genes.
Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Xiang Wanwan left the courtyard and walked back to her own place.
“Hey, who’s that? She actually went into Commander Lu’s courtyard!”
“I heard Commander Lu’s wife arrived today!”
“Then is that his wife? She’s quite pretty.”
From leaving the Chen household to returning to her own courtyard, Xiang Wanwan was observed by many along the short path.
At that moment, a young woman wearing a floral blouse and twin braids stared fixedly at Xiang Wanwan, her hands clenched tightly, her eyes filled with jealousy.