novellhall Chapter 29: Gentleness Clears Her of Suspicion
Chapter 29: Gentleness Clears Her of Suspicion
During the week that Wenrou was taken to the investigation team, everyone in the family compound assumed that she was a spy.
After all, if she had really been wronged, she would have been released long ago.
"Big brother, go ask Wenrou when she's going to return the money she took from us?" Zhou Chunmei urged impatiently.
Upon hearing this, He Cuihua hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, go and get the money back quickly."
That's two thousand yuan, we can't let Wenrou get away with it so easily.
Zhou Dayong nodded, put on his clothes, and went to the army to inquire about the situation.
"Mom, do you think Wenrou will really be taken away this time?" Zhou Chunmei asked, still somewhat worried.
Before He Cuihua could say anything, Shen Qingshuang snorted coldly, "Colluding with spies is no small crime. She'll probably spend the rest of her life in jail."
Both of them came from the countryside and didn't know anything about these things.
Hearing Shen Qingshuang say that, he felt relieved.
These past few days, He Cuihua and Zhou Chunmei have been staying in the family compound, living a more comfortable life than they would at home.
Although the conditions here are not good, it is still much better than the poor life back home.
Moreover, Zhou Chunmei has taken a liking to Hao Gang these past few days for some reason, and she's even less inclined to go back.
She even inquired about Hao Gang everywhere. When she heard that he was a military officer, she tried every means to get to know him and asked Shen Qingshuang to act as a matchmaker for her.
Upon hearing her idea, Shen Qingshuang couldn't help but sneer inwardly.
She's from the countryside, and she still wants to marry into a wealthy family?
However, he verbally agreed.
At noon, Shen Qingshuang and Zhou Chunmei had just finished eating and were sitting at the door cracking sunflower seeds when they saw that Wenrou, who had been taken away, had actually returned.
"Is that Wenrou? Why is she back again?" Zhou Chunmei, with her sharp eyes, noticed first and pointed to the door, asking in shock.
Shen Qingshuang thought she was joking, so she looked in the direction she was pointing and saw Wenrou.
She stood up in disbelief. "How is this possible?"
Wenrou has already been convicted of being a spy, so how could she possibly be released?
Not only the two of them, but everyone else looked at Wenrou as if they had seen a ghost when she returned.
"Is Huo Tuan's wife back?"
"Isn't she a spy? How come she was released so quickly?"
"Yeah, what exactly happened?"
Wenrou walked step by step towards her home amidst everyone's shocked gazes.
She didn't actually know that during the week she was locked up in the intelligence group, she had already prepared for the worst.
Unexpectedly, someone from the military came over at noon today and said that she had been cleared of suspicion, so they released her.
Wenrou didn't think much of it, assuming that the military personnel had already investigated and found out.
She naturally saw the shock on Zhou Chunmei and Shen Qingshuang's faces, and sneered inwardly, thinking that she was about to disappoint them.
Seeing the gentle smile on her face, Shen Qingshuang and Zhou Chunmei were indeed quite angry.
"Wenrou, you stop right there!" Shen Qingshuang said angrily as she walked towards Wenrou.
Upon hearing the sound, Wenrou turned around and looked in Shen Qingshuang's direction.
"Aren't you a spy? How dare you run out on your own?" Shen Qingshuang thought Wenrou had run out on her own, and pointed at her to question her.
He looked at her with a gentle amusement, "So what if I ran away? Go ahead and report me again if you dare!"
After she finished speaking, her expression immediately turned cold.
The Zhou family is truly despicable; unable to defeat her, they resort to underhanded tactics?
Fortunately, the military has now investigated and cleared her name; otherwise, who knows how long she would have had to stay there.
"You...you just wait, I'm going right now." Shen Qingshuang said as she walked towards the door.
Just then, Huo Yanchuan and Hao Gang walked towards them from the direction of the door.
Upon seeing Hao Gang, Shen Qingshuang stormed over, pointed at him, and demanded, "What kind of work is your intelligence team doing? Wenrou is a spy, and she just ran away like that, and you didn't even care?"
Seeing that Shen Qingshuang's face darkened, Huo Yanchuan was told by Hao Gang, who was standing next to her, "It's all a misunderstanding. The higher-ups have already investigated and found out that Comrade Wenrou has no connection with any spies, and the child in her womb has nothing to do with spies either. I don't know where you heard this rumor. If you dare to say such things again, it will be considered slander."
Hao Gang came with Huo Yanchuan this time specifically to clarify things for Wenrou.
When Zhou Chunmei saw Hao Gang, she hurriedly came over and pulled Shen Qingshuang away.
"Sister-in-law, calm down. Deputy Battalion Commander Hao said so, so there's no problem with Wenrou." Zhou Chunmei smiled at Hao Gang and then persuaded Shen Qingshuang.
When Shen Qingshuang saw that Zhou Chunmei was actually speaking up for Wenrou at this moment, she was so angry that she slapped her across the face.
"You treacherous, two-faced bastard, whose side are you really on?"
Zhou Chunmei was slapped, and in front of the person she liked. She covered her face, feeling extremely wronged.
"Sister-in-law, how can you be so unreasonable?"
When Hao Gang saw Zhou Chunmei being beaten, he showed no other expression besides surprise.
He wasn't very familiar with Zhou Chunmei; he only knew she was Zhou Dayong's sister. These days, every time he came to the compound, she would pull him aside and ask him all sorts of questions.
Sometimes he gets so annoyed that he can only give a few perfunctory replies and then hurriedly leave.
When Wenrou saw Zhou Chunmei smiling at Hao Gang like that, she was initially puzzled.
He was also surprised to hear her speak up for Hao Gang on his behalf.
However, seeing Zhou Chunmei looking at Hao Gang with a shy expression, she quickly guessed that Zhou Chunmei might have feelings for Hao Gang.
He Cuihua, who was inside the house, came out when she heard the noise and was shocked to see Wenrou.
However, upon seeing Shen Qing Shuang hit her daughter, she had no choice but to go over and break up the fight.
Seeing this, Wenrou ignored them and walked towards home.
Huo Yanchuan followed her home, but along the way, a complex look appeared in his gentle eyes.
He took the initiative to go to his superiors and explain what had happened three months ago, which cleared him of suspicion regarding Wenrou.
Apart from the leaders mentioned above, no one else knew about this matter, and of course, he was also hesitant about whether to tell Wenrou.
They were both innocent about what happened three months ago, but he hadn't figured out how to tell her yet.
For her, that incident was a long-standing source of pain in her heart.
If I tell her, knowing her personality, I'm afraid she'll want a divorce.
She's in this state now, pregnant with two children, and has been kicked out by her family.
If she leaves here, where else can she go?
After much consideration, Huo Yanchuan decided to wait until after the child was born before making any decisions.