Gu Jingtai and Sheng Shiwu, upon receiving the order, didn’t hesitate to grab Dong Yuanyuan and drag her out.

“Brother Shuoci～don’t you like me anymore? How can you treat Yuanyuan like this～”

Dong Yuanyuan wailed and screamed, but she was no match for the two young men. In no time, she was thrown out of the yard.

Dong Yuanyuan, who had never been humiliated before, simply lay on the ground and howled.

Sheng Shiwu and Gu Jingtai exchanged glances. “Should I go back and call Grandpa Dong to come get his daughter?”

“You ride the bike and go. Tell them to hurry. I’ll stay here and keep an eye on her.”

Gu Jingtai thought that if anyone asked, he would explain the situation to avoid the neighbors blaming his sister and brother-in-law.

Next door, Zhou Mei and Zhou Ling, two sisters, heard the commotion and leaned over their second-floor balcony to watch the spectacle.

Seeing Dong Yuanyuan being dragged out, Zhou Mei felt a secret thrill. She had been mocked by Dong Yuanyuan many times before.

Dong Yuanyuan had called her a toad lusting after swan meat, telling her not to daydream. But was it wrong for her to have a crush on Big Brother Su?

“Well, well～where did this shrew come from, making such a racket in our yard? Can’t you let people watch TV in peace?”

“Zhou Mei, if you’ve got the guts, come down here,” Dong Yuanyuan snapped, looking for someone to vent her anger on.

“Come down? Who’s afraid of who?” Zhou Mei stomped down the stairs.

Living in the three-story building on the east side and the two-story building on the south side of the compound, their families certainly had some status.

Zhou Mei’s father was a regimental-level officer, and her mother was a middle school teacher who taught ninth grade in the compound.

Zhou Mei, now twenty-one, was a college junior. She had harbored a crush on Su Shuoci for years, but the man had always ignored her.

Every time she tried to get close to Su Shuoci, she couldn’t. The man always exuded an intimidating aura that made her back off.

Later, when the man became disabled, she thought she might have a chance.

But instead, the way he looked at her became even more sinister. When he did speak, it was only to tell her to get lost.

That man made Zhou Mei both love and hate him. So, on the day Su Shuoci and Gu Jiaojiao got married, Zhou Mei deliberately provoked Gu Jiaojiao.

She had bottled up her frustration for years and was eager to pick a fight with Gu Jiaojiao.

Unfortunately, Gu Jiaojiao was a complete sickly person. She would faint at the slightest provocation and remain unconscious for two days and nights.

This scared Zhou’s mother, who warned her daughter several times not to provoke the sickly girl.

If she ever caused the sickly girl to die from anger, it would be a disaster, implicating her father and brother.

Zhou Mei wasn’t stupid and knew the seriousness of the situation.

So, after Gu Jiaojiao transmigrated, Zhou Mei hadn’t dared to show her face around her.

Dong Yuanyuan, on the other hand, was healthy and wouldn’t die from being provoked. This gave Zhou Mei the urge to pick a fight with her.

However, this urge lasted less than five seconds in her mind.

Because she knew very well that even if she won, it wouldn’t lead to anything good. Dong Yuanyuan was definitely not someone she could afford to mess with.

So, when Zhou Mei reached Dong Yuanyuan, she chose to remain silent, as she had already calmed down.

But this silence didn’t make Dong Yuanyuan happy. Instead, it made her feel that Zhou Mei was the most terrible woman.

“You know what? The biggest tragedy of your life is that you dare to love but not speak up.”

Dong Yuanyuan spoke with a provocative tone. “You have no idea, I saw with my own eyes how tender and loving brother Shuoci is with his wife.”

“Are you jealous of Gu Jiaojiao? But you’ve already been thrown out by Big Brother Su,” Zhou Mei retorted with a hint of sarcasm.

“I’ll kill you, you bitch, for talking nonsense.”

Then, a shrill scream echoed through the night.

“Ah!”

After the scream came the heart-wrenching wails of a woman.

Zhou Mei was slapped so hard by Dong Yuanyuan that she saw stars. Not to be outdone, she grabbed Dong Yuanyuan’s long hair.

“Slap～” Dong Yuanyuan, in pain, slapped her again.

“You shameless woman! Since Big Brother Su doesn’t want you, you take your anger out on innocent people. I’ll kill you, you shameless bitch!”

Then, a series of slaps and punches followed, accompanied by the women’s painful screams and one woman’s frenzied curses.

“You bitch, how dare you pull my hair! Trying to make me bald? I’ll beat you to death!”

Dong Yuanyuan was taller and stronger than Zhou Mei. She quickly turned the tables and landed several more slaps.

Zhou Mei was left dizzy, her face burning with pain. She covered her reddened cheeks.

She glared at the woman in front of her, wishing she could eat her flesh and drink her blood. But she had no chance.

Because Dong Yuanyuan pushed her hard, and she fell to the ground, landing on her back. Her face was swollen and looked utterly pitiful.

“You evil woman, you’ll die a horrible death!”

“Shut up!” Dong Yuanyuan squatted down, pinching Zhou Mei’s chin and forcing her to look into her eyes.

“I’m warning you, don’t go around spreading nonsense, or you’ll regret it～”

Dong Yuanyuan looked ferocious, her eyes icy cold, making one shiver. Where was the weak and pitiable woman from before?

Zhou Mei was scared into silence, her eyes flashing with fear. But she wasn’t one to admit defeat.

She clenched her teeth and said nothing. Dong Yuanyuan, seeing her so subdued, nodded in satisfaction.

Just as she was about to issue a few more warnings, Zhou Mei mustered all her strength and flipped Dong Yuanyuan over, pummeling her.

“Stop～” Ren Xiaofang nearly fell off her bicycle as she jumped off and rushed over to push Zhou Mei away.

Zhou Mei’s younger sister, Zhou Ling, and their mother also came out, each protecting their own daughter. The two sides pulled and pushed in chaos.

Gu Jingtai hurried back inside and vividly recounted the scene of the two women fighting outside, leaving everyone sighing in amazement.

Gu Jiaojiao shot Su Shuoci a look. “It’s all your fault, making two beautiful girls fight over you.

If your leg gets better, I’ll either be fighting your bad peach blossoms or on my way to fight them every day!”

“No one dared to fight in front of me before. It’s only because I’m disabled now that they dare to act so recklessly!”

Su Shuoci, seeing his wife blaming him, immediately played the victim to gain sympathy.

Gu Jiaojiao actually fell for it. “Fine, even if they start a fight, I won’t be afraid of them.”

“Jiaojiao, don’t learn from them and start fighting at the drop of a hat. You’re no match for them!”

Mrs. Su and Mrs. Gu said in unison.

“Exactly.”

“That’s right.”

Mr. Su, Mr. Gu, and Grandpa Gu all nodded in agreement. Su Shuoci and Second Brother Gu looked at her with concern.

Eldest Brother Gu, after being treated with acupuncture by Gu Jiaojiao, had fallen into a deep sleep.

Seeing everyone’s concerned looks, Gu Jiaojiao smiled and said, “Don’t worry, I know my limits.

When dealing with upper-class people, I reason with them. There’s no need to hit or scold them, because a loud drum doesn’t need a heavy hammer.

With middle-class people, I consider the situation and decide whether to hit them, as they can’t handle being hit or scolded.

With lower-class people, I beat them into submission, because they’re fragile, narrow-minded, and can’t be treated with worldly etiquette.”

“Jiaojiao, are you saying… anyone who makes you hit them is a bad person?”