B5SB -Chapter 87 Confrontation

Gu Yihan led Li Yajing on a bike ride that lasted over an hour before they finally arrived at their stop.

As if they had rehearsed it, the two of them quickly made their way through the crowded streets. Once they got out of the car, they glanced at each other’s disheveled appearances and both burst into giggles.

Li Yajing immediately linked her arm with Gu Yihan’s, and the two of them walked side by side toward the military housing compound.

“I think you’re my benefactor,” Li Yajing said happily. “As long as I meet you, I seem to turn misfortune into fortune.”

Gu Yihan turned her head to look at Li Yajing but didn’t respond to the compliment. Instead, she changed the subject: “You still don’t know where your cousin lives, do you? I’ll take you there.”

Military Housing Compound

At the entrance, a soldier saw Gu Yihan leading a young woman and blocked their way. “Sister-in-law, this is…?”

Gu Yihan knew the protocol and smiled. “This is Lin Yifei’s cousin, Li Yajing. You can confirm with Captain Lin. Then we’ll go in.”

The soldier turned and returned to the guard room, made a call to confirm, and after getting verification, allowed Gu Yihan and Li Yajing to enter.

Li Yajing chirped excitedly to Gu Yihan about Qiao Shuhui along the way.

Gu Yihan, still being considerate, reminded her gently, “It’s fine as long as Captain Lin likes her. After all, they’re married, and it’s not good for outsiders to talk too much.”

Li Yajing turned her face aside and pouted. “Married? My cousin’s family doesn’t even recognize Qiao Shuhui.”

Seeing that Li Yajing didn’t take her words to heart at all, Gu Yihan decided not to waste her breath.

When they reached Captain Lin’s house, Gu Yihan raised her hand and knocked. Soon, she heard footsteps approaching the door from inside.

Captain Lin opened the door and looked over Li Yajing with concern before stepping aside to let them in.

Gu Yihan wanted to head straight home, but Li Yajing held her hand tightly and pulled her inside.

As soon as they sat down, Lin Yifei’s expression turned cold. He looked at Li Yajing. “Do you know how worried aunt was?”

Li Yajing, already frightened, had been holding back tears, but at Lin Yifei’s words, big tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

Gu Yihan’s eyes flickered with silent exasperation. She turned to Lin Yifei and said, “Captain Lin, Yajing was frightened today—she almost got abducted.”

Hearing this, Lin Yifei’s body radiated an icy chill. His voice cut like ice as he asked Li Yajing, “What happened?”

Li Yajing threw herself into Lin Yifei’s arms and sobbed loudly, recounting everything that had occurred.

After hearing the whole story, Lin Yifei knew that if it weren’t for Gu Yihan, his cousin might have been in serious danger today.

He looked at Gu Yihan’s fair face, a complex expression flashing in his eyes. “Xiaohan, on behalf of my sister, thank you. If we hadn’t met you today, Yajing would’ve suffered greatly.”

Gu Yihan, keeping a serious expression, looked at the back of Li Yajing. “We’re all friends. No need to be so formal.”

“Creak”

Qiao Shuhui, holding the clothes she had just bought, opened the door and immediately saw a woman clinging to Lin Yifei.

Without thinking, she threw the clothes to the ground, ran over, and grabbed Li Yajing by the hair.

She swung her arm and slapped Li Yajing across the face. “You little bitch! How dare you seduce my man?”

“Ah…” Li Yajing was completely unprepared and took two slaps.

Gu Yihan and Lin Yifei hadn’t reacted in time.

Seeing Qiao Shuhui raise her arm to strike Li Yajing again, Lin Yifei grabbed her wrist. “What are you doing?”

Qiao Shuhui had lost all rationality. She sneered viciously, “She seduced my man, and you’re protecting her? If I don’t beat her to death, it’s only because she’s lucky.”

Li Yajing covered her face, glaring at Qiao Shuhui with deep hatred. “You’re the first person to ever hit me since I was a child.”

Then she stood, walked to Lin Yifei, and mocked him. “This is the woman you carefully chose? A shrew?”

Hearing herself called a shrew, Qiao Shuhui struggled fiercely, trying to get past Lin Yifei to slap her again.

Lin Yifei held her firmly by the shoulders.

Then he said to Li Yajing, “I apologize on Xiaohui’s behalf. Don’t take it personally. She’s still pregnant and emotionally unstable.”

Tears welled in Li Yajing’s eyes. She looked at Lin Yifei, opening her mouth in grievance.

Meanwhile, Qiao Shuhui’s mind kept replaying Lin Yifei’s apology for her, which only made her angrier.

Venomous words slipped out: “Are you so desperate for a man that you have to go after a married woman? So low…”

Lin Yifei covered her mouth with his hand, stopping her from speaking further.

Li Yajing quickly stepped in front of Lin Yifei, her eyes cold and devoid of warmth. “Cousin, it seems your family really doesn’t welcome me.”

“Then I won’t trouble you. I’ll stay at the guesthouse tonight and return to Jinyang City first thing tomorrow. I hope you will protect her unwaveringly for the rest of your life.”

“Cousin?” Qiao Shuhui, hearing Li Yajing speak to Lin Yifei this way, slowly calmed down and tapped Lin Yifei’s hand, signaling him to let go.

Lin Yifei’s eyes were complicated as he observed that her emotions had stabilized. Only then did he release her.

Gu Yihan felt mortified and carefully tried to lower her presence. She hadn’t expected to witness such a massive scene in person.

Seeing the room quiet down, Gu Yihan subtly said, “It’s getting late. I still have things at home, so I’ll leave first.”

Only then did Qiao Shuhui notice Gu Yihan sitting on the wooden sofa in the house. She shouted, “Who told you to come to my house?”

Li Yajing smirked at Qiao Shuhui. “Xiaohan is my friend, so she came with me. Besides, this is my cousin’s house, not yours.”

“Really, a lapdog biting the moon, clueless about the world. If you hadn’t interfered…”

Feeling Qiao Shuhui trembling, Lin Yifei shouted, “Li Yajing, shut up!”

Li Yajing yelled back at Lin Yifei, “Lin Yifei, do you think I care about your trivial matters? I will never reconcile with Qiao Shuhui in this lifetime.”

With that, she grabbed Gu Yihan and stormed out, slamming the door loudly behind them.

Qiao Shuhui’s eyes reddened as she clutched Lin Yifei’s shirt corner and ground her teeth. “Why did you let Gu Yihan into our house?”

Lin Yifei could not understand what was going on in Qiao Shuhui’s mind and could only smile helplessly. “Xiaohan is my cousin’s friend.”

Qiao Shuhui’s eyes swept over Lin Yifei coldly. She walked straight to the bedroom and closed the door, thinking about why Gu Yihan had to appear in front of him.

Qiao Shuhui thought: if she hadn’t been reborn with memories from her past life, she might have accepted her fate. But fate had given her her past memories…

Not only that, she had met Lin Yifei and even married him. How could she possibly accept it?

Qiao Shuhui would never accept her fate in this life. No one could take Lin Yifei away from her.