Chapter 30: Beat Them Until They Admit They’re Wrong

“Ruan Jiaojiao, get out!” Lu Jingchen burst through the door, his face filled with anger, and barked the order.

He quickly went to Su Anan, examining her from head to toe: “Anan, are you alright?”

His face was full of anxiety.

Xiao Ge had been delivering newly bought pork to Su Anan when he saw Ruan Jiaojiao and a man enter Lu Jingchen’s courtyard. He immediately went to report it.

He didn’t dare confront them directly; after all, he was new here and didn’t know many people.

He wasn’t sure if the two were Su Anan’s friends.

After all, Ruan Jiaojiao looked like someone not to be trifled with.

Su Anan took a step back and shook her head: “I’m fine, she’s the one with the problem!”

She tilted her chin slightly, pointing towards Ruan Jiaojiao.

Already slapped, now yelled at, tears streamed down Ruan Jiaojiao’s face like a broken string of pearls.

Su Anan felt increasingly annoyed.

Here came someone even more prone to crying than her.

Lu Jingchen noticed the change in Su Anan’s attitude and felt a jolt in his heart.

He hadn’t interacted much with Su Anan, but he understood her personality.

She couldn’t tolerate even a grain of sand in her eyes.

“Brother Jingchen, you yelled at me!” Ruan Jiaojiao looked hurt, crying like a rain-swept pear blossom, with a clear five-finger imprint on half her face.

It showed how hard Su Anan’s slap had been.

Su Anan curled her lips in disdain.

Lu Jingchen glared at Ruan Jiaojiao: “Do you have any manners? You actually brought Zhang Lun into Anan’s room. Are you trying to ruin her reputation?”

His face was filled with anger.

“I, I…” Ruan Jiaojiao forgot to cry, “Brother Jingchen, in your heart, am I that kind of person?”

“What you did makes me think so,” Lu Jingchen didn’t give Ruan Jiaojiao any face.

He was a straightforward man, a steel straight man.

He never considered the feelings of the girls around him.

Ruan Jiaojiao was used to it.

Usually, it was fine.

But today was different.

She couldn’t back down in front of Su Anan.

She swayed her waist, walked to Lu Jingchen, and put her arm around his: “Brother Jingchen, I really didn’t mean to. I didn’t know she was sleeping without clothes on so late.”

Lu Jingchen frowned, avoiding her arm, his face even colder: “Ruan Jiaojiao, you and Zhang Lun apologize to Anan, then leave, and don’t come back.”

His expression was devoid of warmth.

He was afraid that if he spoke further, he would lose control.

Ruan Jiaojiao had been domineering since childhood, always resorting to any means to achieve her goals.

She never considered others’ feelings.

Bringing Zhang Lun here was clearly malicious.

“I’m not leaving!” Ruan Jiaojiao stopped crying and yelled, “My parents said you have to take care of me.”

“Do you want me to hit you?” Lu Jingchen’s features were sharp, his brows furrowed.

“You, you dare…” Ruan Jiaojiao’s momentum weakened, “If you hit me, I’ll tell my parents you bullied me.”

“Humph, haven’t I bullied you enough? Come on, apologize to Anan!” Lu Jingchen felt uneasy. Su Anan’s calmness, her detached attitude, was unsettling.

He clenched his fist.

He and Ruan Jiaojiao grew up together.

When they were young, he had hit her many times.

As they grew older, they met less, and he was always harsh towards her.

He never pampered her like others did.

Ruan Jiaojiao was completely distraught.

She pouted, full of grievance.

She knew Lu Jingchen was always cold-hearted, but she didn’t expect him to remain the same after all these years.

Didn’t he know how to be gentle?

Zhang Lun couldn’t stand it anymore. He walked in, glanced at Su Anan, frowned fiercely, and glared at her.

Then he went to Ruan Jiaojiao, standing in front of her: “Lu Jingchen, Jiaojiao came all this way to see you, transferred to this godforsaken place for you, and you treat her like this? Are you even human?”

“Zhang Lun, this isn’t the military compound. If I hit you, no one will back you up.” Lu Jingchen looked at Zhang Lun, Ruan Jiaojiao’s loyal follower.

He had braved hardship and traveled far to be her protector.

Lu Jingchen stood beside Su Anan.

These uninvited guests were infuriating.

Especially these two clueless ones.

Seeing Lu Jingchen protecting Su Anan, Zhang Lun was secretly pleased.

This meant Ruan Jiaojiao had no chance.

But he had to defend Ruan Jiaojiao outwardly, raising his chin: “You can’t hit me, or I’ll report you.”

This was a war zone.

A superior officer hitting a subordinate was a mistake.

Lu Jingchen was also annoyed. It seemed reason wouldn’t work.

Then he would beat them until they admitted they were wrong.

The next second, Zhang Lun was kicked out by Lu Jingchen.

Before he could react, Lu Jingchen had him pinned down, his fists raining down on his face.

Xiao Ge, who had been outside the courtyard, quickly brought a large piece of pork into the kitchen.

He also carried a lot of seasonal vegetables.

Then he looked around: “This guy deserves a beating, daring to bully the regiment commander’s wife.”

His voice wasn’t low.

People were already peeking over.

Xiao Ge’s words drew the wives over.

They wanted to know what happened.

They all liked Su Anan. Although she was a bit delicate and sentimental, she had a job and didn’t need to work in the fields.

“What’s going on? Did they really bully Captain Lu’s wife? This is asking for a beating! A grown man bullying such a weak woman, shameless!”

“Exactly, Captain Lu’s wife is so kind, they even dared to bully her at her doorstep! They’re inhuman!”

“Serves them right, Captain Lu hit them well.”

The wives applauded.

Then they realized Su Anan had come out and couldn’t help but smile: “Sisters are here.”

However, her eyes were a little red.

She looked wronged.

Ruan Jiaojiao panicked, but she had always been arrogant and condescending.

The military wives, weathered and sun-tanned from working in the fields, were mostly poorly dressed and lived frugally on their military allowances. They were the kind of people Ruan Jiaojiao looked down on.

Her disgust and annoyance were unconcealed. She subconsciously covered her nose and mouth, frowning and stepping back.

She was afraid the wives would touch her.

Su Anan stood among the wives, briefly explaining Ruan Jiaojiao and Zhang Lun’s ill-mannered behavior.

The wives sensed Ruan Jiaojiao’s disdain and disliked her even more.

They found Su Anan more approachable.

Zhang Lun, his nose bleeding, was indignant: “Lu Jingchen, don’t think you can be with her just because you married her. My parents said they won’t recognize it.”