1970s: My childhood sweetheart ran away, and I turned around and married the wildest chief.

Zhou Hong was taken aback, bit her lip, and said, "We met by chance, we have no grudges."

Gu Xun listened without saying a word, his unfathomable eyes fixed on her.

Zhou Hong was too embarrassed to look up under his gaze, and felt very wronged.

Gu Xun chuckled lightly, "If you have no grudge against her, why are you targeting her? If you have no grudge against her, why are you going out of your way to sow discord between her and her husband?"

Zhou Hong felt even more aggrieved. "Where did I sow discord? I was just stating a fact, why are you defending her like this?"

Gu Xun's eyes flashed with even more malice. "Stop playing dumb with me. Sowing discord is sowing discord. You dare to do it but not admit it? You're using facts as a pretext. Even if it were true, it's a matter between the couple. Why are you interfering?"

"Should the truth be publicized everywhere? The fact that you seduced me and got me pregnant is also a fact. Do I need to publicize it for you?"

Zhou Hong's face turned pale instantly, accompanied by extreme grievance and shame.

She had already given birth to his child, yet he still used the past to humiliate her, especially since it was all for the sake of an outsider.

Is Qiao Wanqing that important? She only said one thing to her, so why should he punish her in such a humiliating way?

Tears streamed down her face as she lowered her head, concealing the hatred in her eyes.

Gu Xun stood right in front of her and saw the moment she lowered her head, the undisguised resentment in her eyes. He couldn't help but feel extremely disappointed in her.

That's true. A girl who used such unscrupulous means to scheme against him back then, what kind of morality can you expect from her?

Gu Xun's voice grew increasingly cold. "You were the one who said you'd do anything for me, even be my slave, if it meant marrying me. How long has it been? Have you completely forgotten?"

"I'm warning you, Lu Mingzhou and I are comrades-in-arms, we fought side by side on the battlefield back then. I won't allow you to use baseless accusations to sow discord between his wife and son. If this happens again..."

Gu Xun paused for a moment, then uttered an extremely cruel statement, "From now on, behave yourself, take good care of the children, and this life can still go on. Otherwise, even if you're married, you can still get a divorce!"

Zhou Hong suddenly looked up, her face deathly pale. This time, she was truly panicked.

"No……"

Zhou Hong screamed, "No, Brother Xun..."

"Shut up, what are you yelling about in the middle of the night? The child just fell asleep, do you want to wake her up?"

Zhou Hong immediately shut up.

She knew that although Gu Xun didn't like her, he cared a lot about the child. As long as the child was there, she could stay in this family.

As for how long I can stay...

Zhou Hong was uncertain. She felt that her daughter was ultimately unreliable. If she had given birth to a son, would Gu Xun still treat her this way?

She should increase her stakes.

Lu Mingzhou didn't take Zhou Hong's provocations to heart, and neither did Qiao Wanqing; their lives remained happy and sweet.

While she was enjoying a peaceful and happy life, things weren't going so well for Uncle Xu.

Their family has been in the hospital for several days now. Xu Yanran is perfectly fine, and the hospital staff are getting impatient and want to kick them out.

They had been deliberately hiding for the past few days, so that no one they knew would see them and Qiao Wanqing and the others would know that he was here.

Uncle Xu knew very well that, despite Qiao Wanqing's arrogant demeanor at the time, Uncle Qiao was actually as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Uncle Qiao's position was hard-earned, and he has several children. He couldn't possibly risk the entire Qiao family for Qiao Wanqing's sake. He was just too embarrassed at first, but in the end, he would definitely send Qiao Wanqing to the Bai family to resolve the issue.

Besides Qiao Yuanhe, the only other relative of the Qiao family in Beichuan is him. Qiao Yuanhe is a junior and not very capable, so this matter will definitely be handed over to him, the elder, to handle.

It would be most appropriate for him to personally escort Qiao Wanqing over to talk to Bai Zhengxiong.

That brat Qiao Wanqing still can't see the situation clearly. She dares to throw a tantrum at him and even dares to hit him. He must avenge this.

Uncle Xu felt that after leaving the Qiao family waiting for several days, the time was probably almost right.

"It's almost time, we should go back. The sooner this is resolved, the better. If it drags on, too many people will find out, and it won't be good for our family."

After all, his own parents were also locked up!

Xu Yanran thought so too. After spending a few days in the hospital, her mind calmed down, and she felt that the marriage certificate Qiao Wanqing had was probably fake.

"Dad is right. A few days have passed, and things are almost settled at the Qiao family's place. Hurry up and bring Grandpa and Grandma out. Dad, you take Qiao Wanqing there, and this matter will be over."

"We should get promoted sooner so that Qiao Yanshuo can be demoted. The government shouldn't take back that little villa. After all, they personally came to pick us up back then. We can't let Grandpa and Grandma have nowhere to live. Once Qiao Yanshuo is gone, we can move in. I really can't stand that little house anymore."

She was the eldest daughter of the Xu family, and used to live in a large mansion with a bunch of servants. Now that she has returned to China, she was allocated a small three-bedroom apartment only because of her father's position. It was really unbearable, and it was not even as big as her old bedroom.

The villa where Qiao Wanqing lived, although not as grand as the former Xu family manor and without servants, was at least much better than her current small house.

If Qiao Wanqing can stay here, why can't she?

She continued, "Dad, that bitch is always cunning. The marriage certificate she showed that day was most likely fake. Although Lu Mingzhou is a peasant, no matter how lecherous he is, he wouldn't risk his future like that. It's a pity we couldn't find the money Grandpa and Grandma hid. We'll search carefully when we go back this time, lest something unexpected happens."

As soon as he finished speaking, Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu's eyes lit up.

Money!

The Xu family's money!

The difference between now and then is too great. The savings that were given to them before have been almost spent. What can they do with that little bit of salary a month? It's gone as soon as they buy a nice piece of clothing. The Xu family has so much money, why should they let outsiders spend it?

The reason for taking the risk of locking up the Xu family elders together was because of the money they had hidden. Otherwise, locking up Qiao Yanshuo and Xu Hui would have been enough to make Qiao Wanqing submit.

The family of three hid in the hospital for several days, completely unaware that Bai Zhengxiong had died. The Bai family arrived in Beichuan City that very day and immediately went to great lengths to suppress the news. As a result, the incident caused quite a stir, but only at the top levels. Apart from those with power, influence, and good connections, ordinary people really didn't know about it.

On the day it happened, some gossip circulated, and ordinary people just listened to it as gossip, probably not even knowing who the real person was. At that time, Xu Erjiu's family still thought that Qiao's parents and Xu's maternal grandparents were still detained by the Revolutionary Committee!

Back home, Uncle Xu ran straight to his workplace, saying, "I'm going to make a phone call."