Chapter 8

The saying goes, “If you don’t cut the grass at the root, it will grow back in the spring breeze.”

In the Chang Hong brigade, the company commander was like a local emperor. Zhan Xinyue had already offended Huang Jianjun today. She had to bring him down, otherwise, she would suffer later.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhan Xinyue decided to strike while the iron was hot and make sure Huang Jianjun would never rise again.

The villagers’ footsteps were getting closer. Huang Jianjun was sweating profusely in anxiety, but he didn’t know what to do. He couldn’t fight Zhan Xinyue, so he could only beg, “Xinyue, please let me go. I beg you. Whatever money you want, I’ll give it to you.”

Zhan Xinyue didn’t even bother to give him a look. She stood guard like a fierce door god.

Seeing the villagers getting closer, Zhan Hongyan quickly put on her clothes and knelt down in front of Chen Juxiang, “Mom, please save your daughter. Just say it was you who was violated. Okay? I can’t lose my innocence.”

At this moment, Zhan Hongyan didn’t dare to blame Zhan Xinyue. She was afraid that Zhan Xinyue would go crazy and pull down her pants to show the crowd the evidence. She could only beg her mother.

“But, your dad will beat me to death.” Chen Juxiang shook her head repeatedly.

“I’ll take care of you in your old age, let you live in a mansion, and have endless old hens to eat every day.” Zhan Hongyan pleaded. In this era, an unmarried woman losing her innocence was a huge sin. Li Jian would definitely not want her.

Chen Juxiang still didn’t dare to agree. She was afraid of Zhan Aiguo’s fists.

At this time, the villagers had already arrived, led by those who had been targeted by Huang Jianjun. Upon hearing that Huang Jianjun had violated Zhan Hongyan, they grabbed their carrying poles and rushed over. This was a crime of hooliganism. Not only could they bring Huang Jianjun down, but he would also go to prison, and he might even be executed. If Huang Jianjun was no longer in the Chang Hong brigade, their lives would be much better.

“You, Huang Jianjun! You’re the company commander, yet you break the law. We’re going to take you to the police station now.”

“That’s right. Zhan Hongyan is still a virgin. Her fiancé is Sheng Tunan, who is now a high-ranking official. You violated the fiancé of a high-ranking official. Huang Jianjun is going to eat peanuts!”

The villagers were all indignant. Some even brought ropes, pretending to tie Huang Jianjun up and send him to the police station.

“Get out of my way.” Huang Jianjun had been the company commander for many years. How could he endure such treatment? He roared angrily, trying to defend himself, “I didn’t violate Zhan Hongyan.”

“You didn’t? Then what’s on the sheets?” Some bold villagers had already gone into the room and brought out the sheets. There were bloodstains and a man’s…well, those who were married knew what it was.

“Yesterday, Zhan Aiguo went to send money to his youngest son and said he wouldn’t be back until this afternoon. There were no men in the Zhan family last night. Where did this come from?”

“That’s right. Early this morning, the only man here was you, the company commander. What else do you have to say?”

The company commander, who used to be so imposing, always dressed neatly, with his hands behind his back, striding with big steps to inspect work. Officials were above others, and everyone was afraid of him.

But today, Huang Jianjun had two of his front teeth knocked out, his clothes were wrinkled, and his face was covered in black mud. He looked pathetic and wretched. Plus, his short and fat body was nowhere near as imposing as before.

Naturally, everyone was no longer afraid of him. Several laborers continued to approach, wanting to tie Huang Jianjun up and send him to the police station.

“Stop, I have something to say.”

Huang Jianjun was still the company commander after all. He calmed down and came up with a way to escape. He coughed twice and said slowly, “Comrades, don’t get excited. Listen to me. It’s true that the things on the sheets are mine, but I didn’t have relations with Zhan Hongyan. It was Chen Juxiang who seduced me. She wanted to use her body to get Zhan Aiguo a position as squad leader.”

“I was also tempted. My wife died early, and I have lived a chaste life for so many years. Last night, Chen Juxiang seduced me. I couldn’t resist and made a mistake. I apologize to the organization and everyone.”

Huang Jianjun spoke with a righteous air. Compared to raping the fiancé of a battalion commander, having an affair with a married middle-aged woman was nothing. At most, it was a matter of style. He wouldn’t be able to be the company commander anymore, but he definitely wouldn’t go to jail. If anyone went to jail, it would be Chen Juxiang. After all, she was the one who seduced him first.

“Wuwuwu, it was my mom and the company commander who had relations. I was scared, so I wanted to save my mom, but the company commander beat me.” Zhan Hongyan saw Li Jian in the crowd and quickly said. She couldn’t let Li Jian know that she had lost her virginity.

Following Zhan Hongyan’s gaze, Zhan Xinyue saw Li Jian, who was holding Jinyan and Shenxing. Beside him stood the frail and helpless Liu Ruyan. In her previous life, all four of them had died at her hands.

Reborn in this life, she had taken revenge, but thinking about how the four of them had lived a life of luxury before their deaths, and that she, Zhan Xinyue, had earned that luxury through hard work, she felt extremely unbalanced.

Since Zhan Hongyan wanted to marry Li Jian so much, she would help her. She would temporarily protect Zhan Hongyan’s reputation and let her and the Li family of four fight among themselves.

“That’s right, I was mistaken. It was Chen Juxiang who was with the company commander.”

Zhan Xinyue stepped forward and took out the letter of disinheritance, “Comrades, I believe many of you know that I am not the biological daughter of the Zhan family. Since everyone is here today, I would like you to be witnesses. I am breaking off ties with the Zhan family. From now on, I, Zhan Xinyue, will have no further connection with the Zhan family.”