The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 205 Do you want to fight with me? (Second update)

Chapter 205: 205 Do you want to fight with me? (Second update)

The next day, Qinglan finally felt a bit better and decided to go out to buy groceries when she ran into Sister-in-law Zhang, "Are you planning to go out, young lady?"

"Sister-in-law, I want to go to the nearby market to buy some vegetables. Do you know where it is?" It was convenient to encounter someone, and Qinglan was relieved.

"Perfect, I plan to go too. Let’s go together."

Returning from the market, Qinglan had several bags of ingredients in her hands. She saw the empty fridge this morning. The items in the fridge before were bought by Fu Hengyi, so she didn’t know where the market was. It turned out to be so close.

After restocking the fridge, Qinglan rolled up her sleeves, ready to cook.

She opened her phone and looked up the recipes for the dishes she wanted to make. Then she began to wash the vegetables. When Fu Hengyi got home, he saw Qinglan holding her phone in one hand and stir-frying with the other.

"Let me do it," Fu Hengyi said with a light laugh, knowing she wasn’t great at cooking.

"It’s almost ready. You start taking those dishes out. I’ll be done with these soon," Qinglan indicated for Fu Hengyi to move, and that’s when he noticed there were several plates of food that looked quite presentable.

After serving the food and getting bowls and chopsticks, Qinglan finished cooking and brought everything to the table.

"How come you decided to cook today? Are you feeling better?" asked Fu Hengyi.

Qinglan nodded, "I’m fine now." Her period pain was only bad on the first day. After tasting the dish, she frowned. It looked good, but the taste was somewhat...

"Let’s go eat in the canteen instead." The dish was just a bit too salty.

"It’s just a bit too salty, the rest is fine. It’s okay," Fu Hengyi consoled his wife. It was rare for her to cook, so he had to eat it all, even if it wasn’t tasty.

Fu Hengyi still ended up washing the dishes. Qinglan had nothing to do in the afternoon and planned to visit her father, Shen Qian, who was also in the Military Region. However, he was a bit far from Fu Hengyi’s side - about an hour’s walk.

As soon as she reached the training ground where the new recruits usually trained, she heard a familiar male voice, "Zhao Wei, you think I don’t know you were settling personal scores during this morning’s combat class, you despicable coward."

Qinglan glanced over and saw Gu Yang. He was angrily arguing with a man in military uniform, who seemed to be a new recruit as well.

"You think you’re so great because you have no match among the new recruits, but you can’t even beat a woman," Gu Yang was indignant, apparently over something.

Zhao Wei originally planned to ignore Gu Yang. So what if he was settling personal scores? He just disliked Gu Yang and Gu Kai, the privileged sons who relied on their family’s influence to mess around in the army.

However, hearing Gu Yang say he couldn’t even beat a woman, Zhao Wei stopped in his tracks and stared at Gu Yang with dark, seemingly dead eyes, "Which woman, tell me."

Gu Yang hesitated. He had just thought of Qinglan and said those words off the cuff, but now he couldn’t really go looking for Qinglan.

He was about to say it was a woman from the neighboring female squad when he laid his eyes on Qinglan. His expression brightened as he pointed at her, "Her, she’s my sister-in-law. Just my sister-in-law alone could thrash you." Gu Yang was brimming with pride, energetically waving at Qinglan, "Little sister-in-law, I’m over here."

Qinglan really wanted to pretend she didn’t see him, but she couldn’t ignore Gu Yang’s piercing harangue and stopped.

Gu Yang ran over in a few steps, smiling and showing off his white teeth, "Little sister-in-law, what brings you here?"

Qinglan gave him a dismissive glance, "If I weren’t here, what would you use as your excuse?"

So he had heard his words just now. Gu Yang felt a bit embarrassed and chuckled, "Well, sister-in-law, I was just frustrated. You don’t know how nasty this kid is. He took advantage of his skills and beat up Gu Kai during this morning’s combat class. I went to confront him about it."

"Bullying by proxy?"

Gu Yang’s smile became more sheepish, "Sister-in-law, I assure you I’m not usually like this. Promise."

Qinglan ignored him and turned to Zhao Wei, "Gu Yang, it seems you have a grudge with someone named Zhao." The car racing incident involved Zhao San, although he was just Lin Hao’s lackey, but he also had the Zhao surname. Then there was the casino incident when he was set up big time, and he foolishly walked right into the trap.

"Let’s not talk about my shortcomings," Gu Yang said, touching his nose.

"So you’re the woman this kid claims can thrash me?" Zhao Wei spoke softly, glancing at Qinglan somewhat defiantly. He didn’t recognize Qinglan. As someone obsessed with martial arts, he spent most of his time training and, even during breaks, replenishing his knowledge. Naturally, he hadn’t heard of Qinglan.

What does he mean by ’this kid’? How rude! Gu Yang clenched his teeth, "My name is Gu Yang, not ’this kid’."

Zhao Wei didn’t even spare him a glance from the corner of his eye, focusing his gaze steadfastly on Shen Qinglan. "I hear you’re pretty tough, and I want to fight you. If you can beat me, I won’t pick on those two, otherwise, if I find them annoying next time, I’ll still get my revenge, public or private."

He was quite unabashed, frankly admitting that he was out for revenge.

Gu Yang frowned darkly. This jerk thinks he’s so great just because he’s skilled, huh? My sister-in-law can beat you hands-down in minutes. Gu Yang had great confidence in Shen Qinglan’s abilities and looked at her with eager anticipation.

"I refuse. If you want to bully them, then bully them. If they can’t stand up for themselves, they deserve to be pushed around," Shen Qinglan said indifferently, without any intention of defending Gu Yang.

The expression on Gu Yang’s face cracked instantly. Was this still his sister-in-law who would rush to the casino for him, his dearest sister-in-law? This must be an imposter.

Shen Qinglan turned and left, not giving a second glance to Gu Yang’s petrified expression. The nature of the problem this time was different from before. This was a military camp, they were all soldiers, and no matter the trouble, it had its limits. She was not worried about Gu Yang at all. Moreover, she wanted Gu Yang to understand that, in any situation, the only person you can really rely on is yourself.

"I want to fight you," Zhao Wei insisted, stubbornly following behind Shen Qinglan. Although he was new, Zhao Wei had already made quite a name for himself among the recruits for his belligerence. Anyone with better skills than him was a target for a fight. With no more opponents among the new recruits, he set his sights on challenging the veterans, and his skills were indeed strong, with even some of the veterans failing to be his match.

Over time, Zhao Wei had attracted a lot of attention in the military camp, even Fu Hengyi had specifically sent a recruit from a training selection to test Zhao Wei’s skills and was quite satisfied with them. However, given Zhao Wei’s other shortcomings, Fu Hengyi eventually abandoned the idea of exceptionally including him in the training selection team.

Shen Qinglan paid no attention to him, and Gu Yang followed, resting his hands behind his head and leisurely watching Zhao Wei get reprimanded, feeling immensely satisfied. All his frustration from before dissipated in an instant. His sister-in-law was still that formidable.

"Gu Yang." Just as they were about to reach their destination, Shen Qinglan called out, and Gu Yang, reflexively answering and then jogging to get in front of Shen Qinglan, asked, "Little sister-in-law, what do you need?" His expression was the spitting image of a sycophant.

"Whoever causes the trouble, solves it."

Gu Yang instantly understood, turned around, and looked at Zhao Wei. "Hey, Wei the Big Dummy, my sister-in-law said she doesn’t want to fight with you. Don’t you understand? What you’re doing is called bullying."

Zhao Wei pretended he didn’t hear Gu Yang’s words, his eyes still fixed on Shen Qinglan, "I’d like to... have a friendly match with you," he said, using a more refined term.

Irritation surged in Gu Yang, being completely ignored.

A trace of a smile flickered in the corners of Shen Qinglan’s eyes, almost imperceptible. It seemed this guy wasn’t entirely foolish. Looking at his stubborn expression, Shen Qinglan’s mind inadvertently conjured up the face of another person, equally stubborn, and her eyes darkened slightly, "You really want to fight me?"

Zhao Wei nodded affirmatively, "This kid says you’re really strong, and I can’t beat you."

"You indeed can’t beat me," Shen Qinglan stated confidently. Unless Fu Hengyi took action, ordinary people really were no match for her.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wei wasn’t angered but rather, his eyes lit up with the excitement of having found a worthy opponent.

This guy really loves to fight, Shen Qinglan thought to herself, dully.

"I’m busy right now and don’t have time for a friendly match. Give me a few days to clear some time, and I might consider having a match with you," she said.

"Can’t do it now?" asked Zhao Wei, who, despite his fondness for challenging others, never struck without the other party’s consent. This was probably why, despite challenging so many people, he hadn’t acquired a bad reputation.

Shen Qinglan shook her head, "Not now."

"When will it work?"

After some thought, Shen Qinglan gave him a precise time, "Three days from now."

Satisfied, Zhao Wei left. As long as Shen Qinglan had agreed, he could wait three days.

"Sister-in-law, are you really going to fight him? That guy is mad, always looking to compare skills with anyone good. He’s challenged quite a few people already. He doesn’t hold back his punches—you should’ve seen Gu Kai all beaten up, his face swollen like a balloon; I bet even his mother wouldn’t recognize him."

"Why does he dislike you guys? What did you do?" asked Shen Qinglan.

Gu Yang was perplexed, "I have no idea. Since entering the military camp, Gu Kai and I have been on our best behavior, never causing trouble. Everyone likes us. It’s just with this madman we can’t get along. I don’t know if our zodiac signs clash or what."

Facing Shen Qinglan’s skeptical gaze, Gu Yang looked back, innocent, "Little sister-in-law, I’m telling the truth. This guy targets me and Gu Kai for no reason."

Shen Qinglan didn’t want to waste time chattering with Gu Yang and spoke plainly, "Gu Yang, you’re Fu Hengyi’s brother. If you’re in danger, I’ll definitely save you. But you can’t rely on others for everything. Today, you were beaten because you’re too weak. If you were strong enough, who would dare to trouble you?"

After saying this, Shen Qinglan walked away, leaving Gu Yang standing there, deep in thought.