Chapter 65.2

Xie Yin looked at the two with satisfaction, her chin slightly raised.

“This is what happens when you bully me.”

Gu Yilin shot her a fierce glare before quickly helping Ruan Mingfu up.

“Are you okay?”

“Ugh—”

Ruan Mingfu gasped, looking at her hands and seeing large abrasions. The worst spots were already oozing blood.

The same went for her other hand.

Ruan Mingfu felt her eyes sting with tears from the pain.

“How could it be so serious?” Gu Yilin grabbed her arms anxiously. “Let me see, is there anywhere else?”

“Ugh… it hurts…”

Ruan Mingfu’s delicate brows furrowed tighter.

This fall hurt a lot. She felt pain all over her body. Her knees and elbows were all scraped. With her fair skin, these injuries looked even worse.

“Don’t scare me like this…”

Seeing her in such a sorry state, Gu Yilin’s eyes turned red too.

What if she…

“I… I think I twisted my ankle…” Ruan Mingfu tried to move her right leg, but a sharp pain shot through her.

Her brow furrowed even deeper.

Gu Yilin let out a sigh of relief.

As long as she was fine, as long as she was fine…

She looked up at the triumphant instigator and picked up a broom to swing at Xie Yin’s head but was firmly blocked again.

“Uncle Lin, she’s so fierce.”

Though Xie Yin called him Uncle Lin, he was about the same age as Xie Yanzhao. He was burly and looked like someone who trained regularly.

Xiao Lin frowned at Ruan Mingfu’s injuries. “Miss, the commander only asked me to protect you today.”

“Just do what my dad says,” Xie Yin said, not pressing the issue further.

She knew very well that Uncle Lin would follow her dad’s orders. Even if he didn’t intervene directly, just having him there to suppress that annoying woman was enough.

Xie Yin felt a surge of malice.

She had to get revenge for that slap from the other day, not to mention that face…

Seeing Ruan Mingfu fully blossomed, her beauty even more striking, made Xie Yin feel uneasy.

After all, she was already married, and for their future, it wouldn’t hurt to ruin that pretty face.

She could consider it doing a good deed…

Xie Yin’s eyes glinted with malice, and as Gu Yilin noticed something was off, she quickly let go of Ruan Mingfu and grabbed Xie Yin instead. “You’re coming to someone else’s house to bully people, and you still think you’re right? Someone! Help! Help!!!”

With her increasingly loud screams, the surroundings began to stir, and heads turned to look.

“Sisters-in-law, this person came here to cause trouble! Come quick!!!”

As more and more people gathered, Xie Yin’s expression turned urgent.

“Let go of me!”

Only a fool would let go!

Not only did Gu Yilin not let go, but she also held Xie Yin tightly.

Xie Yin couldn’t break free no matter how hard she tried.

“Bitch! Let me go!”

“No!”

Helplessly, Xie Yin had to turn around and look at Xiao Lin. “Uncle Lin, please ask her to let me go.”

“The commander said I’m only responsible for ensuring your safety.”

Xiao Lin shot her a glance.

He was a guard assigned to Commander Xie, not Xie Yin’s henchman. Especially since she had attacked a military wife, Xiao Lin definitely wouldn’t get involved.

Xie Yin’s anger flared. “You!”

Before long, a large crowd gathered around Ruan Mingfu’s yard.

Compared to the unfamiliar Xie Yin, they were much more familiar with Ruan Mingfu. Seeing her kneeling on the ground, her eyes red and looking thoroughly bullied, they became agitated.

“Oh no, what happened?”

“Can’t you see? Sister Ruan was attacked!”

“How dare they act so brazenly in broad daylight? This is outrageous, they must be caught!”

“Yes, let’s catch them!”

Several military wives rushed out to find help.

“Sister-in-law, are you alright?” Hu Wanning hurried over and, seeing Ruan Mingfu on the ground, felt a jolt of concern. “Come on, get up.”

Sister Lin and Sister Wang quickly brought over chairs, helping her sit.

“Sister-in-law…”

Ruan Mingfu, usually so dignified, had never faced such humiliation. Tears welled in her beautiful peach blossom eyes, making her look pitiful.

“Let me see where you’re hurt.”

Hu Wanning’s anger was brewing.

Xie Yin had gone too far this time!

However, there was no time to settle scores. Seeing the injuries on Ruan Mingfu’s body darkened Hu Wanning’s expression.

“Yilin, don’t pay her any mind! Go get a basin of water.”

Sister Lin furrowed her brow. “We need to treat this quickly. If she gets scars, it’ll be bad.”

“Okay!”

Gu Yilin shot Xie Yin a fierce glare and, as she let go, quickly pinched her waist.

“Ow—what are you doing?”

Gu Yilin was already far away, like a monkey.

Xie Yin, watching the crowd grow, felt a sense of retreat creeping in.

At least she had gotten her revenge today… She could come back in a few days!

With a cold huff, Xie Yin said, “Uncle Lin, let’s go!”

She wanted to leave, but just as she reached the gate, someone blocked her path.

“You think you can just walk away after hitting a resident of our compound? Who do you think you are?”

“If she dared to hit Sister Ruan today, she’d dare to come back and hit us tomorrow. We can’t let this kind of person go!”

“Exactly! Does she think this place is her home? Come and go as she pleases, then just leave after hurting someone?”

Although military wives had their disagreements, at this moment they were united.

Panic flickered in Xie Yin’s eyes.

“But… she hit me too!”

In this regard, the military wives showed their loyalty to one another.

“Then tell us, why would Sister Ruan, a good person, suddenly hit you for no reason?”

“Yeah, why don’t you explain? We’ll listen.”

“Why are you silent now? Is it because you have nothing to say, feeling guilty?”

Xie Yin found it impossible to answer against the chorus of accusations.

Just as she was about to explode with rage, the nanny pushed through the crowd, looking down and gesturing to Xie Yin before speaking up.

“This is indeed a mistake on Xiaoyin’s part; how could you hit your sister-in-law?”

“Sister-in-law?”

The crowd of military wives fell silent, their expressions shifting to one of interest.

They had rushed over upon hearing about the fight but hadn’t realized the family connection.

The nanny hesitated to speak. “Xiaoyin was just standing up for me. Please, given her age, let’s not hold it against her. Xiaoyin, go apologize to your sister-in-law.”

“Mom!” Xie Yin stomped her foot. “She framed you as a spy and locked you up. You…”

At these words, the expressions of the military wives turned dark.

Locking up a visiting mother-in-law and sister-in-law was something only the boldest would dare to do.

Instantly, their gazes toward Ruan Mingfu shifted.

“Shut up and go apologize—ah!!”

Suddenly, a figure lunged forward and slapped the nanny across the face.

The crisp sound rang out, startling the birds perched on the nearby banyan tree. It left everyone in stunned silence.