Chapter 151

When she got back home, all the guests had left, leaving behind only a mess.

Shen Hongxing directed Yang Dawei and her two younger brothers to help clean up. At 10 years old, she already understood a lot, and also knew her parents were in a bad mood right now.

Even though she understood her elder brother had become like this largely because of Shen Hongxing's fault, she still hoped her own mother could stay at home.

After all, even if not a great mom, at least she was her birth mom. If her dad really got them a stepmom, she was afraid life would be even worse than now.

Moreover, she wanted to go to school instead of staying home like a wild child everyday. Perhaps she was also being selfish. Even though her dad said he had no choice, she was unwilling to give up on herself for her siblings' sake.

Especially after her mom came back, caring for them and cherishing them, no longer nagging and quarreling all day like before. She was clearly different from the past.

She liked this kind of mom, which was why she had pleaded with her dad to forgive her mom, along with her younger brother.

Yang Jun had also decided to give Shen Hongxing another chance after comprehensive consideration from various aspects.

Even a child understood that biological parents are still the best. How could he not understand this principle?

This was also why he was willing to let Shen Hongxing quit school and stay home, and why he was always unwilling to take another wife.

He was often not home, inevitably unable to attend to some matters. If he married a vicious woman, the children would surely suffer even more.

He was extremely satisfied with Shen Hongxing's behavior over this period, which was why he finally made up his mind.

But he didn't expect that while his wife had changed for the better, his formerly capable and sensible sister-in-law had become worse and worse over this time, unable to do her work properly and even finding such a partner despite their advice against it.

After all, she wasn't his own sister. Back then when he and Shen Hongxing were divorced, Yang Jun also couldn't overstep his bounds in lecturing his former sister-in-law. So he could only gently advise her a few times.

The leadership of the performing arts troupe had come to him several times already. After all, Shen Hongmei could work in the troupe only because of him initially, which gave Yang Jun a huge headache.

Originally happy today, he had drank more than usual. As a result, all that was left now was discomfort.

Outside, Shen Hongxing pulled Shen Hongmei to the kitchen, ignoring the lingering smoke and shutting the kitchen door. She immediately asked, "Shen Hongmei, what exactly are you thinking? Don't you know Fu Yunqi's reputation? Your sister-in-law and I advised you many times to no avail. If you insist on degrading yourself, no one can do anything. But why did you bring Fu Yunqi to meet An ZhiXia? You clearly know she's beautiful while Fu Yunqi is indiscriminate. You deliberately left him alone with ZhiXia. What were you plotting?"

"How could you think that of me? I really just brought him to say hello, then got thirsty and came back for water. I didn't expect things to turn out like this!" Shen Hongmei said with red-rimmed eyes, "Sis, I really have no feelings left for Pei Jing. I just want to properly spend my days with Fu Yunqi now. Please believe me!"

Shen Hongxing felt wronged too. Her husband was finally willing to forgive her, the children were close to her again, and it looked like good days ahead. Yet such an incident had occurred.

With the leaders of her husband's troop and neighbors present, this disruption, how would others look upon them as a couple in the future?

"Shen Hongmei, I can't control you anyway, so I won't try to control you either. I only have one request of you. Your sister has finally gotten your brother-in-law to forgive me with great difficulty. No matter what you do, don't implicate me and your brother-in-law. Don't think I don't know your intentions. Just now, what was that excuse about adding peanuts? I was in the kitchen the whole time. You can use that excuse to fool others, but not me!" said Shen Hongxing, "Hongmei, we are blood sisters. I always thought I understood you well. You were always so obedient and praised by others. Tell me, why have you suddenly changed over this period?"

Shen Hongxing wondered, could this muddle-headedness be contagious?

When she was muddle-headed herself, Shen Hongmei was in her prime, with both work and temperament praised. Now that she had changed for the better, Shen Hongmei had become muddle-headed, only doing foolish things with no benefit. Shen Hongxing really didn't know what Shen Hongmei was plotting. If she knew, she would probably understand that what she wanted to obtain was not Pei Jing, but something those without such experience simply couldn't imagine.

Shen Hongxing's words also made Shen Hongmei's heart tighten.

If it was just work frustration before, along with the system having disappeared for so long, she discovered that those who used to be well-disposed towards her seemed to be gradually becoming uncontrollable as well.

When the system was present, once someone's goodwill towards her reached a certain level, they could even blindly and recklessly defend her, like how her sister treated her even better than her own children in the past.

But now, this blind defense was clearly weakening, and she could foresee that in the near future, it would completely disappear. She would no longer have any advantage.

Zhao Xin escorted Fu Yunqi halfway. His arm remained hooked around Fu Yunqi's neck and didn't relax at all, making it impossible for Fu Yunqi to escape even if he wanted to. He shivered in fright the entire way.

Suddenly, the arm pressed against him withdrew. Right after, a foot kicked Fu Yunqi's butt, sending his entire body sprawling on the ground. His chin slammed down and scraped, while he also bit his own tongue. The taste of blood filled his mouth.

Before he could react, Zhao Xin had already kicked him over with one foot, knee pressing down on his stomach. One hand clutched his collar, nearly choking off his breathing.

"Spare me, I really didn't have any indecent thoughts. Besides, this is the military. I wouldn't have the guts to try anything." Fu Yunqi said in terror, his forehead beading with sweat. Even when he secretly met with other men's wives at night and got blocked on a mountain path, he hadn't felt such fear.

"I didn't ask you that." Zhao Xin bared his teeth in a grin that was full of menace. "How badly you get beaten today depends on how well you perform. Tell me, why would Shen Hongmei look for a useless wimp like you, if not to deliberately arrange for you to seduce my aunt?"

Seeing Fu Yunqi's eyes rolling wildly, Zhao Xin smashed a fist in. The sound of ribs cracking could be heard. "Don't say there wasn't any scheme. Everyone knows she used to chase after Pei Jing. Who doesn't know your reputation, Fu Yunqi? Only deceiving ignorant rural women. If Shen Hongmei didn't have calculations, would she look for a man like you? Is she stupid or blind?"

Likewise, many knew of Shen Hongmei chasing Pei Jing, and that Fu Yunqi was Shen Hongmei's lapdog.

Shen Hongmei hadn't even glanced at him before. Now they were publicly dating. Of course, who they dated was their freedom. But Fu Yunqi spouting nonsense before An ZhiXia inevitably aroused suspicion. They weren't inexperienced people. Battlefields contained even more sinister schemes, and a woman's tricks followed set patterns. Shen Hongmei and Fu Yunqi's little tricks were insufficient before them.

Of course, it was also possible Shen Hongmei had truly lost her mind and they were overthinking. But Fu Yunqi deserved this beating he was taking anyway. He had brought it on himself.