Chapter 17: Hypnosis

Looking at Su Zhiyi’s adorable little eye-roll, Lu Hanchuan nearly burst out laughing, but now was definitely not the time to laugh!

As for why the others hadn’t moved, it was because they had already noticed—Lu Hanchuan didn’t believe Lu Qingyu’s nonsense at all.

The only reason he had stormed over, seemingly ready to beat up the man, was entirely because those two words—“Wife”—had provoked him!

At this moment, Su Zhiyi turned her head and looked at the lecherous-looking man.

“You said you know me, and you called me your ‘wife’. But I’ve never seen you before in my life. I don’t even know your name or your surname.”

A fawning smile appeared on the man’s greasy face. “Hehehe, Wife, don’t be petty now. Come on back with me, the kids at home are still waiting for their mom to return!”

That word—Wife—triggered Lu Hanchuan once again. He roared angrily: “Who the hell are you calling ‘Wife’?!

Say that again and I’ll beat you to death!”

Seeing the furious Lu Hanchuan, all the members of the Lu family tacitly lowered their heads, trying hard to stifle their laughter.

Su Zhiyi helplessly shook his hand gently. “Alright now, let him finish talking first.

But you’re not allowed to call me that again! If you do, I’ll make sure you never speak another word again!”

After pacifying Lu Hanchuan, Su Zhiyi turned around with a vicious expression and glared at the sleazy man.

But the man acted as if he didn’t understand human language, smiling cheekily as he said: “Ayy, ayy, alright, alright. If Wife says not to call, then I won’t call anymore!”

“You—!” Lu Hanchuan was triggered again and let out another angry shout.

Su Zhiyi chuckled and patted the back of his hand.

She then fixed her cold gaze on the sleazy man and said: “I’ll give you one last chance. If you still won’t tell the truth, then don’t blame me for being rude!”

Although Su Zhiyi still wore a smile on her face, the cold, sharp glint in her eyes made the sleazy man pause in surprise.

Standing beside him, Lu Qingyu cursed silently in his heart: Useless piece of trash!

Then he prompted the sleazy man: “Since Su Zhiyi is your wife, then you must know some distinguishing feature on her body, right?”

Upon hearing that, the sleazy man immediately grinned nastily. “’Course I know! My Wife’s got a red mole on her lower back, red like a drop of blood!”

“Oh my god! He really described something!”

At that moment, a woman’s startled exclamation instantly drew the attention of everyone in the room.

Seeing all eyes turning to her, she didn’t seem the least bit flustered. “Didn’t Lu girl say something happened at home and ask us to come as witnesses?”

“Chen Juying, don’t think I don’t know what you all came here for! All of you, get out now! There’s nothing here for you to see!”

The moment Mother Lu finished her sentence trying to drive them away—

That military wife named Chen Juying continued speaking: “That’s not how you should put it. What if you all need help? We’re here to lend a hand!

Besides, we’re here to support Lu girl!”

As soon as her words fell, another slightly frail-looking old woman immediately chimed in to support her:

“Exactly, exactly, that Lu girl is such a good child. You can’t just drive her out of the Lu family because of some vixen!”

Mother Lu looked closely, and saw that the person speaking was none other than Chen Juying’s mother-in-law, Liu Wangshi.

At this moment, Su Zhiyi let out a cold laugh. Her gaze turned icy as she looked toward the few people at the doorway and spoke in a cool voice: “Is that what all of you think?”

The old woman from earlier and Chen Juying both nodded firmly with certainty written all over their faces.

Although the other women did not speak, nor did they nod, the disgust clearly shown on their faces left no room for doubt.

Lu Hanchuan looked at Su Zhiyi, whose small face was now cold, and suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. “I believe you!”

When Su Zhiyi heard this, her face immediately lit up with a bright smile as she looked at him and nodded.

After that, she no longer paid any attention to the few women watching the commotion at the doorway.

She turned her gaze toward the sleazy man, whose eyes were full of disgusting and repulsive lust.

Her voice turned cold as she spoke: “Originally, I was going to give you a chance to admit your mistake on your own and let you off.

But since you don’t appreciate it, I no longer have any reason to be polite.”

At the very moment she lowered her eyes and then looked up again, Su Zhiyi’s gaze suddenly changed. Her voice seemed to come from a distant place.

A hollow, ghostly tone: “Speak. Who are you? And why have you come?”

Then the man’s eyes suddenly turned blank.

“I am Lin Ergou. I live in Linjia Village, Linhuan County.

It was a woman named Lu Qingyu who told me to come look for a woman named Su Zhiyi. She said she was my wife, and told me to take her away. That woman even gave me twenty yuan.”

“No! That’s not true! He’s talking nonsense!” Lu Qingyu frantically shouted in denial.

At that moment, the guard outside was called in by Grandfather Lu.

Very quickly, Lu Qingyu was subdued by the guard. Her mouth seemed as if something had blocked it, preventing her from uttering even a single word.

She could only hum in panic, her expression filled with anxiety. Seeing this, the guard assumed she was trying to break free and unconsciously tightened his grip even more.

Amid the crowd’s astonished gazes, Su Zhiyi’s ethereal voice continued to echo:

“Did you know Su Zhiyi before?”

“Heh, how could I not know her! She was the Village Flower of the neighboring village.

So many young men wanted to marry her—she was a real catch.

There was one time, my mother told me to go on a blind date, and that day, I saw her for the first time.

She looked like a little fairy, her skin so white it glowed, chatting and laughing with the girl beside her.

It’s just a pity that the one I was set up with was the girl talking with her—not her!”

After speaking, Lin Ergou even shook his head with a regretful look.

Su Zhiyi continued to ask: “Then how did you know that Su Zhiyi was at the Yunzhou Military Compound?”

“Funny you should ask. My buddy and I came to Yunzhou to do some small business.

Yesterday, while we were eating at a restaurant, I happened to meet that woman named Lu Qingyu.

Then she told me to come find Su Zhiyi and ruin her reputation.”

“Stop talking! Stop talking! You bastard!”

Only after the man had confessed everything did Lu Qingyu finally break through some kind of restraint and shout out loudly.

The few women watching the scene unfold—how could they not understand now? They had been used by that Lu Qingyu girl as pawns!

Immediately, those women who had stood silently watching began to sneak away one by one.

In truth, the members of the Lu family saw it all, but they chose not to hold those women accountable. After all, they hadn’t meant harm, so it was best to let it go.

However, just as that middle-aged woman named Chen Juying and her mother-in-law Liu Wangshi tried to sneak away—

Su Zhiyi’s ethereal voice rang out again: “Chen Juying, why did you speak up for Lu Qingyu?”

At that moment, a guard, following Lu Hanchuan’s instruction, suddenly grabbed the old woman trying to slip away.

Then the middle-aged woman named Chen Juying stiffened sharply, and slowly turned around.

With a blank gaze, she replied: “It’s all that vixen Su Zhiyi’s fault! If it weren’t for her, my niece would’ve had a chance to marry Lu Hanchuan!”

“Nons—nonsense!” Lu Hanchuan looked toward Su Zhiyi, his expression a bit flustered. “Zhizhi, don’t listen to her nonsense! I don’t even know who her niece is, I’ve never met her before! You have to believe me!”

The guards present—this was their first time seeing Lieutenant Colonel Lu so panicked, speaking in such a gentle tone.

The several guards exchanged surprised glances and couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air in their hearts:

Heavens above, we won’t be silenced by Lieutenant Colonel Lu now, will we?!