The middle-aged woman’s insults were particularly vicious, but Liu Qingyue
merely rolled her eyes and had no intention of arguing with her.
The police officer coughed, his expression becoming extremely stern. “How dare
you two criticize someone else? You’re human traffickers who kidnapped a child to sell! What
you’ve done is utterly immoral. Do you understand that?”
The two of them were still trying to say something, but the police officer had
already taken them away.
The train had already departed, so they could not get off at that moment. They could
only wait until the next station before taking the two suspects back for questioning.
After the police officer left with them, the commotion from earlier had still been
quite loud, and many passengers had woken up.
They had also witnessed what had just happened.
Once the police officer was gone, the female attendant once again expressed her
gratitude to Liu Qingyue, and the people around them immediately broke into applause.
“Young as she is, this girl stepped up to help others. She really is a
wonderful example for the people!”
“I think this girl is really great. She’s beautiful, and she’s
smart too! She actually managed to realize that those middle-aged husband and wife were human
traffickers!”
“I passed right in front of them twice, but I didn’t notice
anything.”
“…”
The passengers in the carriage praised Liu Qingyue from one end to the other. She
smiled shyly.
“All right, everyone, please return to your seats. If you encounter anything
similar in the future, you can come directly to one of our attendants.” The female attendant smiled
brightly. “Catching one human trafficker can save an entire family.”
After praising her, everyone returned to their own seats.
Liu Wanwan had also witnessed everything that had happened.
By the time Liu Qingyue returned, Liu Wanwan was already standing to one side. It
turned out that the man who had previously been resting with his feet on the table had gotten off at the
station.
Liu Qingyue remained expressionless, but Liu Wanwan gave an oddly sarcastic
snort.
“You really think you’re something, huh? Since you knew about this, why
didn’t you tell me?”
Although Liu Qingyue heard her, she had never wanted to bother with her in the first
place.
She simply sat down in her seat and said nothing more.
Liu Wanwan was furious. She kicked the seat in front of her hard.
The people nearby all turned to look at her. Afraid of offending anyone else, she
could only hurriedly find a seat and sit down.
Liu Qingyue let out a soft laugh.
After this little incident, most of the passengers were no longer sleeping.
They began chatting in small groups, and Liu Qingyue overheard quite a bit of gossip.
As the gossip became more and more animated, dawn gradually broke, and they finally arrived at their
destination.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have arrived at the terminal station. Please take all
your belongings with you when you get off the train!”
The attendant’s voice rang out.
Everyone slowly dragged their large and small bags off the train, some of them
rubbing their sleepy eyes.
Liu Qingyue and Liu Wanwan also gathered their belongings and got off.
Since Zhou Heshan had already written back with his address beforehand, the moment
they got off the train, the two of them found a vehicle heading toward the military district and got
in.
The military district was quite considerate. Since it was located on an island, they
had specially arranged vehicles to pick people up here. Any military wife coming to join her husband could
take one of these vehicles.
But taking the vehicle was only the first part. Once they reached the harbor, they
still had to take a boat to get to the island.
It really was quite a journey.
Along the way, Liu Wanwan was extremely unhappy, while Liu Qingyue sat comfortably
throughout both the car ride and the boat trip.
Someone wanted to ask them about some things, and Liu Wanwan was immediately eager to
start talking. But Liu Qingyue reached out and tugged at her.
“What are you doing?” Liu Wanwan clenched her fists. Someone had finally
spoken to her, so what was wrong with chatting for a while?
“You can’t just casually tell people about Zhou Heshan’s affairs.
He’s a deputy battalion commander. If you say something wrong and cause him to lose face, what do you
think he’ll think of you?”
After saying this, Liu Qingyue did not elaborate.
Liu Wanwan thought about it for a moment and could only swallow all the things she
had wanted to brag about.
Before everything was officially settled, she absolutely could not act
recklessly.
What if Zhou Heshan ended up disliking her because of it?
What would she do then?
Hearing that Liu Wanwan had finally stopped making any noise, Liu Qingyue was finally
able to breathe a sigh of relief.
At last, it was quiet.
After traveling for an entire day and night, they woke again just as dawn was
breaking, and this time, they could see the island.
There were not particularly many military wives traveling with the troops this time,
only three or five of them, but they were all extremely excited when they saw the island.
“We’re finally here!”
Liu Wanwan had suddenly started suffering from seasickness the night before, and had
been vomiting and having diarrhea inside the cabin.
When she saw the island, she felt as though she had finally seen hope.
Liu Qingyue stared at the island, the corners of her lips curling into a faint
smile.
She was here!
In her previous life, she had suffered endless humiliation here. In this life, she
absolutely would not repeat the same mistakes.
Anyone who bullied her would have to pay the appropriate price.
After they arrived on the island, they informed the guards that they were looking for
Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou. As soon as the guards heard this, one of them immediately went inside to
report it.
After walking a couple of steps, he turned around and asked about Liu Qingyue’s
identity.
“I’m your Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou’s fiancée.”
Liu Qingyue smiled faintly.
Beside her, Liu Wanwan gritted her teeth.
You won’t be for much longer!
Liu Qingyue knew exactly what Liu Wanwan was thinking, but she did not say anything.
The two of them simply waited outside.
The guard went inside to report while Zhou Heshan was training the soldiers under his
command.
“Deputy Battalion Commander Zhou!”
The guard called out before quickly walking over and reporting directly, “There
are two young women at the entrance. One says she’s your fiancée, and the other is her younger
sister. They want to see you. Should I bring them in?”
Fiancée?
The moment he heard that it was Liu Qingyue, Zhou Heshan felt extremely annoyed. But
when he heard that Liu Wanwan had come along as well, he could only slowly nod.
“Bring them in.”
The soldier hurried outside.
The moment he left, the soldiers under Zhou Heshan’s command gathered around
him. They had all heard the words “fiancée” just now.
They immediately began teasing him.
“Deputy Battalion Commander, I didn’t know you had a
fiancée!”
“Your fiancée must be especially beautiful, right? Did she come to the
island to join you with the troops, and are you planning to submit the marriage application and get married
directly this time?”
“I can’t believe our Deputy Battalion Commander has been quietly doing
something this big! None of us had any idea. Why don’t you share the good news with your
brothers?”
……
Everyone chimed in one after another. Although Zhou Heshan did not say anything, he
was extremely irritated inside.
Before long, Liu Qingyue and Liu Wanwan were brought over.
When he saw the two of them, Zhou Heshan walked straight toward them. Looking at Liu
Qingyue, he asked, “Why did you come here?”
“I already know about what happened—the fact that another man touched
your entire body.”
The hair over Zhou Heshan’s forehead partially covered his eyes, but he made no
effort to conceal the disgust on his face.
“You’re no longer innocent. My parents are quite conservative in their
thinking, so they definitely won’t be able to accept it. I can’t accept having a wife like this
either. I don’t want to marry you.”
Zhou Heshan did not beat around the bush.
After saying this, his gaze shifted to Liu Wanwan standing behind Liu Qingyue.
“But you also know that our marriage was arranged by our parents when we were
children. So I can only marry your younger sister instead. After all, she’s also a member of the Liu
family.”
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