Caught completely off guard, the driver was hit by a brick and staggered back a few steps.
Yu Lian's face flushed red; her anger was evident from her expression. Then, without hesitation, she raised her cane and struck Si Qin repeatedly, once, twice, three times. Only when blood splattered on her face did Yu Lian regain some composure. Finally, Si Qin collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely.
Yu Lian collapsed to the ground, and He Lin squatted beside her.
"He didn't do anything to you, did he?"
"He didn't touch me. But... why did you suddenly come back?"
Speaking of this, He Lin coughed twice—he himself didn't know why he would become a different person as soon as he got close to Yu Lian.
"I forgot to return your pen."
The word "forget" simply didn't exist in his mind. The two had barely exchanged a few words when they were surrounded by a group of people. Surprised, Yu Lian shifted her position slightly. Noticing that the seam between her sleeve and shoulder had been accidentally torn, He Lin immediately stepped in front of Yu Lian, taking off his shirt jacket and draping it over her shoulders.
With tears welling in her eyes, Yu Lian disregarded everything else and gasped for breath. A long time passed before she heard a familiar voice. It was already fifteen minutes after the police arrived at the scene.
"Sister, it's alright now." Yu Xin looked at her sister with red eyes, took off her coat, revealing bruises all over her arm.
"Sister..." Yu Xin, who was about to say something, belatedly shut her mouth.
After a while, Yu Lian slowly realized a problem: "Mom, where's He Lin?"
Wang Meixia came out of the storage room, holding medicine for her injuries: "Tell me what happened first."
Yu Lian recounted what had just happened in detail, her voice trembling with anger by the end. Wang Meixia's reaction suddenly intensified; she smashed the glass medicine bottle in her hand.
"Great! This Si Qin, I originally thought he was just a bit stubborn, but now it seems he's practically inhuman!"
Just then, Xu Fang arrived. Wang Meixia gave her a few brief instructions, but no one responded, and she ran out.
"What's Auntie rushing off to?" Xu Fang looked towards the door, then at Yu Lian in front of her, and said self-reproachfully, "I'm so sorry, Yu Lian, I didn't know He Lin was this kind of person..."
One sentence brought everything that had been stuck in Yu Lian's mind back to normal.
"What did you say! Did Si Qin say something that made everyone misunderstand He Lin?"
"Huh? It wasn't that He Lin tried to molest you, and Si Qin saved you, but instead He Lin beat her until she was bleeding profusely? Now a lot of people in the compound are protesting..."
Yu Lian jumped up from the sofa: "Of course not! He Lin saved me. Si Qin overheard my conversation with He Lin and knew we were faking it, so he kept pressing me. At the crucial moment, He Lin turned back and saved me. I'm the one who hit Si Qin; I hit him with my crutches. Help me over quickly."
Upon hearing this, Xu Fang's eyes widened immediately: "Why should I help you? Let's just leave!"
Xu Fang suddenly picked Yu Lian up and carried her outside without saying a word. Xu Fang was so strong that Yu Lian had to admit defeat. From home all the way to the military administrative center and the crowded place, she didn't even break a sweat.
He Lin stood in the middle of the crowd, with only Wang Meixia protecting him.
"Teacher Wang, you can't protect a criminal who attacked soldiers just because this man is your son-in-law!"
The crowd spoke with righteous indignation. Wang Meixia's explanation was completely drowned out by the crowd.
"Make way! Make way, everyone!"
Xu Fang's loud voice and large physique allowed her to carve a path through the crowd for Yu Lian and herself. Yu Lian had already spotted that Director Wang was leading the charge in the crowd.
Looking at He Lin surrounded, she felt a pang of guilt. She quickly masked this emotion and whispered a few words to Xu Fang. Xu Fang's eyes lit up, and she put Yu Lian down.
Unable to stand steadily on one leg, Yu Lian simply sat down on the ground. This matter concerned her and He Lin's innocence, so she didn't care about her image.
After sitting down, Yu Lian wasted no time. She felt a little hot all over, and large teardrops dripped onto the ground, spreading out and standing out against the hard, dry cement.
"Aunt Wang, I may not treat you like a biological aunt, but I've always shown the respect due to an elder. Is it just because you're Si Qin's aunt that you're siding with your family and disregarding right and wrong, and that's why you're hiding the truth and slandering me and my partner?"
"Dear uncles and aunts, those who know me well know my personality from childhood to adulthood. If today it's really as Aunt Wang said, that Si Qin and I can't beat a student who can't even kill a chicken? Everyone knows Si Qin; he's an elite soldier, and he knows me to some extent too. I'm very different from ordinary women. How could two people be bullied by a student?"
Just when everyone was completely confused, Xu Fang stood up and cried in a way that was both pitiful and exaggerated.
"Yu Lian, you've had it so tough! That guy is just too much! You've already said you don't like him, but he still keeps bothering you like a leech! Now he's going to harass you and your boyfriend, and when you refused, he tried to assault you. When he got caught red-handed, he turned around and accused you! You're so unlucky!"
Everyone's not stupid. Although no names were mentioned, the phrase "dog-skin plaster" tells you something. Since they're all from the same compound, news spreads quickly. Everyone knows Si Qin likes the deputy commander's eldest daughter, but everyone also knows Yu Lian has never liked or paid attention to Si Qin.
Suddenly, the relationships between the characters became clear. Realizing they had been tricked, everyone turned to look at Director Wang.
Director Wang didn't know how Yu Lian knew, so he looked at his friend beside him.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I didn't say anything, are you crazy?!"
Being suspected immediately as a close friend wore off Sister Xiang's good temper, and she instantly became angry. Their conversation indirectly confirmed the truth of the matter.
It's unpleasant to be played, especially since everyone was there to demand justice, and as military families, they should have helped each other. Now they're clearly being used as pawns. Suddenly, public opinion at the gate changed.
He Lin was asked to sit down and wait. Several people in charge had gone to the hospital to wait for the results, and only returned after the doctor announced that there was no danger to his life.
The atmosphere was already tense, and with this incident, even if He Lin had a reason, he would still suffer because of the person he assaulted. Yu Lian mentally calculated the worst possible consequences of this incident, while also trying to devise a way for He Lin to escape unscathed. But her mind was fogged up, and she couldn't think of a better solution.
But the act had to continue. Supported by Xu Fang, she walked to He Lin's side.
"Are you alright? I was so frightened that I didn't come over right away. I didn't know Si Qin would turn the tables on me."
He might have felt somewhat humiliated, but He Lin unusually waved his hand and said, "It's nothing."
Yu Lian didn't know what was the point of pretending at this time, so she didn't expose her and continued, "Don't worry, I won't let this affect you in any way."
He Lin's lips curled into a smile: "You mean, a capitalist's child, attacking People's Liberation Army soldiers in the street, can escape unscathed in this situation?"
He Lin laughed at himself after hearing this. Yu Lian looked troubled, but still said firmly, "My dad is very capable. Even if I can't solve it, he can handle it. Don't worry."
He Lin shook his head, giving up hope.
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