Chapter 2

Just a simple two-word sentence, and the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Because the village chief of Baiyang Village, Secretary Wang, was present—accompanied by two guards from the military district—none of the onlookers or sent-down youth dared to gossip aloud. They only snuck glances at Lu Yancheng’s expression.

Any man would probably find this hard to endure, right?

The relationship between Comrade Song and Comrade Gu had always been ambiguous, and rumors had long spread throughout Baiyang Village.

But this time, they were caught red-handed having an affair. Looks like a divorce is inevitable now?

Secretary Wang gave two dry coughs. Seeing that no one was leaving, he shouted, “Disperse! What’s there to see? Don’t just stand around gossiping. You all still have work to do in the fields. If you’re late, your work points will be docked!”

At his words, the crowd quickly dispersed.

Secretary Wang breathed a sigh of relief.

Commander Lu’s military district wasn’t far from Baiyang Village and often extended favors to their village.

The military officials held Commander Lu in high regard, so when someone reported the affair between Comrade Song and Comrade Gu, Secretary Wang didn’t dare make a decision on his own. He immediately went to the military district to find Commander Lu. Coincidentally, the senior officer was also there. Upon hearing the situation, he took it seriously and specifically sent his personal guards to back Lu Yancheng, clearly aiming to protect his reputation.

Seeing that there was no movement inside, Secretary Wang called out quickly, “Commander Lu, should I go in and take a look first?”

Lu Yancheng was just about to respond when a voice came from inside the Bayi Temple—

“What, you want me to be some kind of holy woman? The Notre Dame has been burned down for years now—do I look like some homeless saint to you?”

Secretary Wang and Lu Yancheng were both stunned.

This…

She never seemed like this before. Turns out Comrade Song has quite a sharp tongue?

Secretary Wang cautiously glanced at Lu Yancheng’s expression.

Lu Yancheng also looked very surprised.

In a lowered voice, Secretary Wang asked, “Commander Lu, what’s Notre Dame?”

Lu Yancheng replied, “A church abroad.”

“Oh, kind of like our temple then?”

“More or less.”

While this brief exchange took place, inside the Bayi Temple, Song Si was still haggling with the irritating system when her breath caught.

[Wait a second… Did I just say something out loud? Pretty sure I didn’t…]

Outside the temple, Secretary Wang: “……”

What’s wrong with Comrade Song?

She sounds like she’s lost her mind.

Wasn’t that definitely her voice just now?

He looked at Lu Yancheng again.

Lu Yancheng remained silent.

It seemed like… he didn’t really know his own wife that well.

Interesting! She even calls herself “Old Lady” now?

Inside the temple, still caught in a daze, Song Si suddenly heard the system’s grating electronic voice—

“Host, I’m warning you—if you don’t bind with me, you won’t get access to the original owner’s memories.”

Song Si: “No memories? So be it.”

System (furious): “Then I can’t provide you with any information about Lu Yancheng!”

Song Si: “Alright. No info is fine.”

She remembered the system said no one else could hear her when she spoke to it?

Sure enough, there was no more noise from outside the temple.

The system, now helpless, began acting pitiful, trying to guilt-trip her.

Song Si: “Enough. Stop talking.”

With that single sentence, the system’s voice was automatically muted.

System: “!!!”

Because she hadn’t bound with the system, she wasn’t technically its host. As long as she didn’t want to listen, she could shut it out completely.

Thanks to a bug, many functions were unusable. For now, the system was helpless, angrily buzzing to itself.

Song Si turned to look at Gu Chen not far away.

Gu Chen looked extremely anxious.

With Secretary Wang and Commander Lu right outside, he had no idea what to do. If it was confirmed that he had an affair with Song Si—a married woman—his life would be over!

When he suddenly noticed Song Si looking at him, he quickly blurted out, “Comrade Song, didn’t you ask me to meet you here at noon today?”

Song Si replied softly, “No, I didn’t.”

She looked Gu Chen up and down, silently mocking him—

[Pale and weak—this guy’s clearly kidney-deficient. As if I’d like this pathetic excuse for a man. What a joke.]

Was she just imagining things earlier?

She had spoken that thought to test if her guess was correct.

Judging by Gu Chen’s reaction, he couldn’t hear her. But what about the two men outside?

Just as she suspected, her inner monologue had reached the people outside. At the doorway, Lu Yancheng’s face turned ice-cold.

Secretary Wang: “……”

His reflex was to glance at Commander Lu’s complexion. As a soldier, he had a healthy, wheat-toned skin—definitely not pale.

So Comrade Song was talking about Gu Chen? Not Commander Lu?

Wait a second. Even so, wasn’t her comment inappropriate?

If not liking weak and pale men meant liking the strong and tan type, wasn’t that exactly the kind of man Commander Lu was?

Then why the secret meeting with Gu Chen in the Bayi Temple in the middle of the day?

Lu Yancheng couldn’t take it anymore. If this continued, who knew what outrageous things she’d say next? In a harsh voice, he called out, “Song Si, come out.”

Song Si wasn’t sure if Lu Yancheng and Secretary Wang could hear her inner thoughts, so she replied, “Alright.”

She turned, walked straight to the door, and when she pushed it open, she almost ran right into a wall of muscle.

“You…”

She stumbled back a couple steps, still dazed. When she looked up and saw Lu Yancheng’s face, she stopped breathing for a moment—

This!

[Holy crap, my heart! What a prime rugged hunk!]

[That face, that build, those muscles, those long legs… I can’t handle it. This man is exactly my type. My preferences are going wild just looking at him.]

Her beautiful eyes locked onto Lu Yancheng’s figure, staring without blinking.

Lu Yancheng, who had been scowling, suddenly turned red. “Song Si! Have you no shame? What kind of filthy things are you saying in public?”

Snapping out of her daze, Song Si froze completely, not daring to let her thoughts wander anymore.

But that confirmed it! Her suspicions were correct!

She then looked at Secretary Wang beside her—his face, at his age, was already crimson.

Secretary Wang felt like he couldn’t breathe.

Comrade Song’s words made her sound like a complete pervert.

But then again, Lu Yancheng and Song Si were husband and wife. Maybe it wasn’t that inappropriate?

He took a deep breath and turned to Lu Yancheng, speaking with some embarrassment, “Commander Lu, it’s getting late. I’ll go back to my work now. If you need anything, just come to the village committee—I’ll make sure to handle it fairly.”

Lu Yancheng nodded. “Alright. Thank you, Secretary Wang.”

Secretary Wang quickly walked off, his steps hurried.

Lu Yancheng glanced coldly into the Bayi Temple at Gu Chen.

Gu Chen was in full panic mode, barely managing to speak, “Commander Lu, please don’t misunderstand. Comrade Song and I—”

Lu Yancheng looked away and stared down at Song Si, his tone icy. “What, can’t bear to leave?”

Realizing her situation, Song Si instantly understood that Lu Yancheng was her biggest and strongest lifeline!

She reacted quickly, throwing herself into his arms with a wronged look and wrapping her arms around his solid waist. “Hubby, you’re scolding me.”

Lu Yancheng froze on the spot, his entire body tensing up. Before he could even respond, he heard the woman’s shameless inner voice again—