Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 450 - 312: Return

Chapter 450: Chapter 312: Return

Today and tomorrow, there will be only one update. Family members are having a tough time at work and in a bad mood, so Nuan didn’t feel good about typing away alone after coming back at night. The day after tomorrow, there will be two updates.

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"Lin Chuxia!"

Just as Chuxia was about to go upstairs, Rao Ying turned the corner. Her complexion was bruised, her appearance trembling, which startled Chuxia, "What happened to you?"

"I had a fight with Qiao Gang." Rao Ying held her arms, "Can I talk to you alone? It’s about my sister."

"This..." Chuxia glanced at the time, "I can give you ten minutes, but for your sister’s matter, I probably can’t be of much help. You know very well what she did to me. To tell you the truth, I’m not that magnanimous. Perhaps, you should register and get some medicine first?"

"No need!" Rao Ying shook her head, "Do you plan to talk here?"

"Let’s go up to the second floor." Chuxia led the way upstairs. At the end of the second-floor corridor, there were several rooms piled with miscellaneous items, basically deserted. Once steady, she looked indifferently at Rao Ying, "Go ahead."

"Do you think you’re worthy of Zhou Mikang?" Rao Ying asked bluntly.

"Of course."

"In what way are you worthy?"

"You have no right to ask that."

"Fine, let me ask in a different way, what have you done for him?"

"No comment."

"Hmm, so that means you haven’t done anything for him to boast about, right? But do you know what Ye Meiru has done?"

Chuxia cast her a brief glance and walked away.

"Hey, what are you doing?" Rao Ying grabbed her abruptly, "It hasn’t been ten minutes yet, where are you going?"

"I agreed to talk to you, but that doesn’t mean I want to listen to you play at being the big bad wolf here. Who do you think you are, to have the right to discuss these pointless things with me?

You need to understand, you’re the one seeking me, not the other way around. You have no right to bargain with me, got it?" Chuxia pointed at the hand clutching her sleeve, "Let go!"

Rao Ying’s expression froze, and she quickly apologized, "I’m sorry! My relationship with my sister has always been the closest, so seeing her end up in this situation today really hurts me inside, I got a bit carried away.

Look at my body..." She rolled up her sleeves and lifted her clothes, revealing patches of bruises, "This is from getting beaten up by Qiao Gang.

When I asked whether you deserved Zhou Mikang, or what you had done for him, what I really wanted was to tell you that marrying Zhou Mikang would be a huge blessing.

Zhou Mikang might be stubborn, but he truly protects his woman and wouldn’t hit her. If you hadn’t appeared, he would definitely have become my brother-in-law.

If he had become my brother-in-law, I wouldn’t have had to marry Qiao Gang. If he had become my brother-in-law, Qiao Gang wouldn’t dare treat me like this.

Before you came into the picture, no other girl was a threat to my sister. The fruit of her many years of waiting was picked by you, how could she bear it?

True, her actions were terribly wrong, but you weren’t harmed. On the contrary, as a result, the Xiao father and son were sent to prison, which actually benefited the Zhou family.

Being kind to others is being kind to oneself. Xuexue is still at the flower of her age; if she gets a criminal sentence, her life will be over. This stain will follow her for the rest of her life.

Lin Chuxia, I know I have no right to ask anything of you, but please, look at what I’ve reduced myself to for my sister’s sake and show some mercy, okay?

I promise, my sister will never trouble you again. I will send her to grandma’s house, so she will never appear before you again, deal?"

Chuxia sized her up, "You really love your sister a lot, don’t you?"

"Yes, I love her very much."

"You’re a good sister." Chuxia nodded with a smile, "But you asked the wrong person. This isn’t something I can decide. Sorry, I have to go to work now."

"You’re a heartless beast!" Rao Ying stood behind her, gritting her teeth. She had her pride too, and having to say so many humble words was her limit. Chuxia hadn’t been moved in the slightest, which left her struggling to hold back her emotions.

"Say what you like." Chuxia turned back, looking at her faintly, "When your sister was helping others plot against me, did she ever consider what would happen to me if they succeeded?" With that, she turned the corner and disappeared from the second floor.

Rao Ying’s body swayed, and she closed her eyes, forcing herself to stay calm.

If the Xiao father and son had succeeded, of course, she knew what would have become of Lin Chuxia, but from her own perspective, since it didn’t come to that, and she had lowered herself so much to plead with her, she should have given Rao Xue a chance.

Since she’s being so ungrateful, she wouldn’t mind showing less courtesy.

Originally, she thought that Zhou Mikang’s life had finally stabilized, and she didn’t want to go too far. But now, they forced her to take this step.

...

On her way, Lin Chuxia ran into Jing Zhe, who sized her up and asked, "Who upset you? You look as puffed up as a toad."

"Have you ever seen such a pretty toad?" Chuxia glanced at him, "I’m off to work, don’t feel like dealing with you."

"Such a fiery temper." Jing Zhe shook his head and headed to his office. He noticed two young men approaching, eyed one of them—an effeminate man with gold-rimmed glasses—and tentatively asked, "Jiang Qi?"

"It’s me." The effeminate man gave him a smile, "You really have sharp eyes, recognizing me even in this guise."

"Didn’t recognize me, did you?" The other muscular man laughed proudly, "Seems like my disguise is a success."

"Ma Chao?"

"Damn, you recognized me too." The muscular man slapped his head, "Right, it’s me."

"What are you two doing here?" Jing Zhe pulled them towards his office, "Haven’t we not seen each other for five or six years? Come on, let’s sit in my office for a while."

But the two men didn’t budge, and Jiang Qi leaned closer, lowering his voice, "We’ll have plenty of time to chat later. Not now, though. Ma Chao and I are responsible for protecting your pretty toad."

Jing Zhe was surprised, then burst into laughter, "If that girl heard you, see how she’d tattle to Zhou Mikang. Anyway, what happened to her earlier? Who upset her?"

Ma Chao nodded at Jiang Qi, "I’ll head over first; you catch up with Second Brother."

"Alright." Jiang Qi waved him off and lowered his voice, recounting the conversation between Lin Chuxia and Rao Ying to Jing Zhe.

"That’s my sister for you." Jing Zhe gave a thumbs up, "I’ve always been worried she’s too kind and would suffer for it. Now it seems my worries were unnecessary."

"Yeah, I thought she would be hit hard by that woman. Instead, she ended up making her so angry she nearly fell backward. But it’s quite interesting how furious she was, despite clearly having the advantage," Jiang Qi remarked.

"Can’t say it like that. Rao Ying had no right to go after her. She was mad because, clearly in the wrong, they still bothered her..." Jing Zhe chuckled, "This girl really is quite similar to Zhou Mikang in temperament. No wonder Mikang picked her out early. I was puzzled how Old Zhou’s usually poor judgment was so accurate this time."

"Just admit defeat." Jiang Qi punched him playfully, "Don’t tell her. Ma Chao and I want to see when she’ll figure out who we are."

"Sure." Jing Zhe punched him back, "I’ll leave my sister’s safety in your hands. But you two, why would you willingly do this job?"

"Boss’s orders. Could I really refuse?" Jiang Qi made a bitter face, "I would have preferred to be on a mission, but..." He sighed, then added, "But to let the boss do his thing with peace of mind, it’s worth it. Couldn’t believe the boss would fall for such a young girl."

Jing Zhe’s face fell, "What, you look down on my sister?"

"Not at all, not at all." Jiang Qi quickly held up his hands in a placating gesture, backing away, "Who has the guts for that? For you and the boss to be so protective, could she be just anyone? Go on with your work..."

...

Ye Family.

Old Master Ye’s face was dark as he looked at someone sitting on the couch, silent. Beside him, Grandma Ye was gently stroking his hand.

"Dad, she’s willing to settle down and get married quietly, so please don’t be mad at her anymore, okay?" Ye Meiru’s mother, Qiang Yuxian, pleaded for her daughter with a look of desperation.

Father Ye, Ye Zhongliang, was silent, head lowered, but his expression showed that he did not approve of his daughter’s hasty marriage.

Ye Meiru was kneeling opposite the elders, crying like a rain-soaked pear blossom: "...Grandpa, I was afraid you’d be unhappy, that’s why I didn’t dare to bring him home now. Grandpa, if it weren’t for making amends for my past mistakes, why would I marry a man whose face was completely disfigured?

I’ve done this much, and you still won’t forgive me. Grandpa, am I even your granddaughter? Do you have even the slightest bit of compassion for me?"

"Ah!" Old Master Ye finally let out a heavy sigh, "If I didn’t care about you, do you think you’d have been able to live so comfortably all these years?

Forget it, I don’t want to dwell on the past. Let bygones be bygones. From now on, live a good, honest life, and stop causing a bunch of trouble."

Ye Meiru immediately stopped sobbing, "Thank you, Grandpa!"

"Get up," Old Master Ye said.

"Ouch!" Having knelt too long, her legs had gone numb, and Ye Meiru collapsed onto the floor. Qiang Yuxian quickly helped her daughter up, her face full of pity, "You foolish child, you’re already married, and yet you do such things. Who are you fighting with?"

"Didn’t Grandpa just say it? I must make amends for my mistakes with actions." Ye Meiru shuffled next to Grandma Ye, affectionately wrapping her arms around her grandmother’s arm, "Grandma, I’ve been so worried these past few days, scared that Grandpa would kick me out again."

"Your grandpa just wanted to give you a lesson, he wouldn’t really kick you out again." Grandma Ye chuckled as she embraced her granddaughter, "If that’s what he really wanted, would he have let you stay at home?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)