Chapter 26: Hate and Jealousy

Lu Jingchen reached out to embrace Su Anan, holding her completely in his arms to cushion the impact.

He gently patted her shoulder: “Anan, are you alright?”

He had just run into an acquaintance and chatted for a couple of sentences.

Su Anan, on the other hand, had encountered trouble.

“Mm, it hurts!” Su Anan frowned slightly. Her small frame had indeed been hurt by bumping into the man’s chest.

Mainly, the man was all muscle.

Seeing her wrinkled little nose and red, teary eyes, her wronged expression, Lu Jingchen felt a tightness in his chest.

Dong Xiaoju also realized that her behavior had been excessive.

If Su Anan were hurt, she wouldn’t be able to get away with it either.

But Su Anan had revealed her secret, and now she was completely at a loss.

Seeing Lu Jingchen, tall and handsome in his military uniform, softly comforting Su Anan, she was stunned.

In a moment of anger, she shouted: “Hey, what are you doing cuddling here? This is a department store, it’s shameless!”

She had to ruin Su Anan’s reputation.

Then, no one would believe anything Su Anan said.

Although, she wished she were Su Anan, to be held by such a handsome man.

Su Anan was like an angry kitten.

Every hair on her body stood on end.

Lu Jingchen patted her shoulder: “It’s okay, don’t be angry, I’ll handle it.”

He steadied Su Anan.

“Junior Brother Lu, is this your wife? What a handsome couple, a perfect match!” At this time, the department store manager came over with a fawning expression.

He showered Su Anan with praise.

“What wife? A vixen, throwing herself at other men, so shameless. No wonder Wei Zhiming chose Yu Ting over you, you’re such a flirt!” Dong Xiaoju said recklessly. “Director An, don’t be fooled by her pretty face.”

Director An had promised her uncle that she would take good care of her.

She had indeed taken good care of her.

That’s why she was so arrogant here.

And now, feeling guilty, she decided to strike first.

She couldn’t let Su Anan get the upper hand.

“The people under Director An’s supervision are so lacking in quality,” Lu Jingchen’s eyes were filled with coldness. “I don’t know how you manage them. This department store represents the face of the government and the country. This is like stepping on the face of the government and the country!”

Director An’s face tightened.

He slapped Dong Xiaoju hard: “Apologize!”

“Director An, I…” Dong Xiaoju was stunned. “I didn’t say anything about this gentleman, I only said…”

“Slap!”

Director An slapped her again.

His face turned green with anger.

“This comrade is not suitable for working at the counter,” Lu Jingchen shook his head slightly. “She doesn’t know how to adapt to the situation, and she doesn’t know how to protect the interests of the country.”

“You, you’re all fooled by her,” Dong Xiaoju said, pointing at Su Anan with red eyes. “She’s lazy, a liar, she’s not filial to her parents, she bullies her cousin who lives with her…”

“Ugh!”

Before Dong Xiaoju could finish her sentence, she was kicked away.

Lu Jingchen kicked her.

Hard.

“Director An, you must give me an explanation. My wife is so gentle and kind, yet she was bullied like this,” Lu Jingchen usually doesn’t hit women, but Dong Xiaoju pushed Su Anan and said such hurtful things, he couldn’t help himself.

No one could bully his wife.

Dong Xiaoju clutched her stomach, unable to get up for a long time.

The pain contorted her features.

Her face was pale and bloodless. Lu Jingchen had held back.

Director An was also stunned. His junior was always a gentleman, yet he actually hit a woman.

He couldn’t react.

However, he knew that Lu Jingchen was truly angry, and it was frightening.

He hurried to Dong Xiaoju and whispered: “Hurry up and apologize, are you crazy? You actually provoked his wife, do you know who he is? He’s an army officer, his wife is an officer’s wife, the words you said, are you tired of living?”

Dong Xiaoju’s face was a mixture of emotions.

Pain, shock, and anger.

She looked at Su Anan with her mouth half open.

An officer’s wife?

How is that possible?

She learned about Su Anan through Xia Yuting. In her eyes, Su Anan was disrespectful to her parents, bullied her cousin, was lazy, and unreasonable…

How could such a woman become an officer’s wife?

How could she be worthy?

Director An urged Dong Xiaoju again: “Don’t you want to work here anymore?”

Dong Xiaoju was unwilling, but she dared not resist, so she could only endure the pain and apologize to Su Anan: “I’m sorry, I was blind and talked nonsense, please forgive me.”

Thinking of the original owner’s death, which she was partly responsible for, Su Anan really wanted to add fuel to the fire.

But right now, Dong Xiaoju’s actions hadn’t reached the point where she deserved to die.

She couldn’t be unreasonable.

She just nodded: “If you know you’re wrong, change.”

Then she added: “She’s so reckless and ignorant, she’s not suitable to work here. She might offend someone she shouldn’t one day!”

She wasn’t easy to talk to.

If someone scolded her once, she would return ten times as much.

If someone slapped her, she would return ten slaps.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t be satisfied.

“Indeed, this is a department store after all, the chance of interacting with those high-ranking officials is very high. You’re not afraid of offending someone you shouldn’t one day. Dismissing her is a small matter, you yourself will also be implicated.” Lu Jingchen also hinted, clearly stating that Dong Xiaoju could no longer stay here.

He patted Director An on the shoulder.

Then he took Su Anan’s hand and continued to choose clothes.

Dong Xiaoju was transferred from the counter to manage the warehouse.

At this time, Dong Xiaoju could only cry alone, and she hated Su Anan even more.

Thinking that Su Anan had become an officer’s wife, she trembled with jealousy.

Why her?!

Leaving the department store, Lu Jingchen and Xiao Ge were carrying bags full of purchases.

“The place where we’ll be stationed might be a bit hard,” Lu Jingchen said hesitantly in the car, “But don’t worry, I won’t let you suffer.”

“It’s okay, as long as I’m with you, I’m willing to endure any hardship,” Su Anan said with a smile.

She really liked this man who was so full of masculinity.

Lu Jingchen’s ears and face turned red, and he looked deeply at Su Anan.

He put his hand over his chest.

He felt that the jade pendant was very hot.

Su Anan also covered her chest, where Lu Jingchen’s love token was.

At this moment, it was also burning hot.

A vast empty space flashed in her mind, very large.

Then, in a flash, nothing.

Her heart beat faster, she seemed to remember what had flashed through her mind just now.