Sweet Nostalgia of the 80s
Chapter 1158: Obsessed

Chapter 1158: Chapter 1158: Obsessed

The water was ice cold and drenched Ruan Fangfang completely.

Her face makeup and eyebrow pencil were mostly washed away, and Zhang Lanxiang took the chance to grab her clothes and wiped Fangfang’s face, revealing the features that were previously obscured, now clear for all to see.

Everyone’s flashlights converged on Ruan Fangfang’s face.

After seeing it was her, the hallway erupted with chatter like a pot boiling over.

"Isn’t that the deputy regiment commander’s niece?"

"That’s right, it’s her."

"Good gracious, how could she do something so outrageous and against all reason?"

"Indeed. The staff officer’s wife is even pregnant, this is intolerable."

"You’re Hen Zhiyuan’s niece?" Zhang Lanxiang glared at Ruan Fangfang, "Speak, why did you do this? Where did my sister-in-law offend you?"

Ruan Fangfang, with her face exposed, was too humiliated to raise her head.

She quickly covered her face with her hands and started to cry loudly.

Having done something so shameful, how could she defend herself? And without a defense, she was left to the mercy of the crowd’s every word, drowning her in their spit and scorn.

Zhang Lanxiang was known for her good temper and amiable disposition, hardly ever involved in conflicts.

But faced with today’s event, she was truly enraged.

Her child had nearly drowned once and was saved by Qin Jian at the risk of his own life.

Now with Qin Jian gone, his wife was being bullied, and as his sister-in-law, she could not just stand by and watch.

Moreover, Ruan Fangfang’s actions were despicable, devising such crooked schemes to scare people.

Being cornered by everyone and yet still unwilling to come forward and admit her mistakes.

Zhang Lanxiang stepped forward, grabbed her by the collar, and yanked Ruan Fangfang up from the ground, "Tell me exactly why you did this? If you don’t give a satisfactory reason today, I won’t let you off, let alone the neighbors watching this unfold."

Zhang Lanxiang was normally well-regarded, and as the regiment commander’s wife, she had considerable influence in the neighborhood.

At her call, the neighbors all came out in support of her.

Never underestimate the power of women’s words; their accusations were so harsh that Ruan Fangfang felt like she might as well kill herself.

She only had enough cunning to scheme behind people’s backs.

Faced with so many people and such a formidable presence, Ruan Fangfang couldn’t hold out any longer.

"I’m sorry, I’m really sorry, I was just momentarily possessed," she had no other choice but to apologize at this moment.

"Possessed?" Zhang Lanxiang clearly wasn’t ready to let her go so easily, "Is it all settled with just being ’possessed’? Your ’possession’ today and another ’possession’ tomorrow, is ’possession’ the reason you harm people?"

"Sister-in-law, I really made a mistake, please forgive me, I won’t dare to do this kind of thing ever again," Ruan Fangfang begged for mercy through her tears.

"Just tell me why you scared my sister-in-law so much in the middle of the night?" Zhang Lanxiang clearly did not want to let Ruan Fangfang off easily, insisting on getting to the bottom of it.

It was necessary to expose her filthy motives so everyone would be cautious when interacting with her in the future.

"I...I just couldn’t stand her," Ruan Fangfang, cornered, finally told the truth, "She’s prettier than me, has better grades, and is more popular during the hospital internship. The man I liked only had eyes for her."

"That last bit is utter nonsense," Zhang Lanxiang slapped her across the face, "Don’t drag that into this. There’s nothing to criticize about my sister-in-law’s character. If some man prefers her over you, that’s his business."