Chapter 1128 Be Firm
Qiao Nan did not care about the fierce looks that Zhai Hua had deliberately put up. “Sister Zhai Hua, don’t worry. Besides, I am not that easily bullied.” Now, she also dared to retaliate when Ding Jiayi and Qiao Zijin wanted to deal with her. Would she agree to be bullied by others?
Zhai Hua was a very smart person. She understood Qiao Nan’s words immediately. “Why? Did someone really dislike you because of this first-prize scholars.h.i.+p?”
Qiao Nan covered her mouth and smiled. “If I tell you that I have already been bullied last year, and there were rumors in the school that I was my father-in-law’s kept woman, do you believe it?”
“My goodness, that’s terrible!” Zhai Hua almost jumped. “Is this person purposely going against our Zhai family? Which family’s child is that?”
Qiao Nan held on to Zhai Hua. “This matter is not as complicated as you think. At that time, I just got engaged to Brother Zhai. I am just an ordinary college student in the capital. Father-in-law was implicated although he did not do anything. Coincidentally, mother-in-law was sick that day and father-in-law came to fetch me home to look after mother-in-law. When the other party saw father-in-law’s age and knew that he drove a Land Rover, I became a ‘kept woman’. However, don’t worry. I have resolved this matter. There won’t be any more issues.”
Zhai Hua had black lines all over her face. “I’m really not wrong to say that the young ladies nowadays are too scheming. Are they brainless? Don’t they know that everyone has to be responsible for their own actions and speech? Don’t tell me she thinks that she will get away scot-free after spouting untrue words, that she doesn’t need to be imprisoned?”
The most annoying thing was that she even maligned her father. This person had the gall of a leopard!
“So how is she doing now?”
“A little bad. She went back to where she came from.” Qiao Nan did not hide the truth. She said it bluntly.
Zhai Hua looked at Qiao Nan from the corners of her eyes. “Did you stop her? You’re a lousy kind one!”
“I’m kind?” Qiao Nan pointed to her own nose in disbelief. “Do you know that no one in the dormitory dares to bother about her after she created such a din? Even cla.s.smates from the same faculty dare not a.s.sociate with her. If she is like me, who prefers to focus on studies, that’s fine. However, she is eager to make friends. Tell me. Given her character, will she feel comfortable staying in the school?”
Most of those who were aware of the matter gave Lü Yan psychological abuse.
Even though Qiao Nan disliked boycotting, she really had nothing to say when she encountered someone like Lü Yan.
It was not easy for Lü Yan to make it to college. It was also not easy for her parents to support her through her education all this while. If Lü Yan could sort out her thoughts and focus on her studies, the psychological abuse from others would not upset her that much.
However, Lü Yan was as scheming as before. As such, Lü Yan’s school life was not something that Qiao Nan could empathize with.
Zhai Hua pinched Qiao Nan’s face. “It’s so rare. Given that soft and flour-like heart of yours, it’s considered extreme to have done what you did to this woman. Alright, as long as you’re not the type who apologizes to the person after the latter bullies you, then that’s fine.” The only regret was that Qiao Nan’s retaliation was not strong enough.
If it was her or Zhai Sheng, they would have caused the college student to be expelled.
She did not believe that Peking University was willing to accept a student who maligned others casually, who would be liable legally.
After having a heart-to-heart talk with Zhai Hua, Qiao Nan waved the books in her hands. Zhai Hua rolled her eyes a few times at Qiao Nan unhappily. “I specially came to keep you company as Zhai Sheng is not at home. I am afraid that you will feel lonely. Who knows that your life is more fulfilling than mine.”
“You can continue to keep me company. There are so many books on the shelves. You can just grab any book to read.” Qiao Nan blinked her eyes. Of course, she was glad that someone was willing to keep her company. However, she preferred a ‘quiet’ companion.
Zhai Hua flung her hands. That look of disdain on her face was as if she was chasing flies away. “Don’t joke with me. I have finally graduated from school. Why would I still want to read books? No way, no way.”
Having said that, Zhai Hua took off to her room. She had a look of worry on her face as if Qiao Nan was really going to make her stay behind and read.
In the blink of an eye, it was the weekend.
On this morning, Qiao Nan wanted to go out as per her usual routine. Just as she went down the stairs, she was stunned by the straight and tall figure in green army attire sitting in the living room. “Brother Zhai, you… Why did you come back?”
Brother Zhai looked fine but there were some greenish dark circles under his eyes. Obviously, he had not been sleeping well for some time.
Qiao Nan’s heart ached badly at the sight of this. “You have just been deployed here and the leaders sent you for missions immediately. Do they need to be so anxious? How many sleepless nights did you have?”
He was in good spirits. Coupled with the fact that there were many joyous events recently, Zhai Sheng’s eyes did not look like that of someone who had not slept for two days.
With Qiao Nan’s concern, Zhai Sheng seemed to have taken a soup with a concoction of ten powerful tonics. His whole body felt much better. It was better than having ice in June. “Don’t worry. I am fine. I am new here and have thus encountered some situations. I’ll be fine after tiding over this period.”
Zhai Sheng was very young and he had been deployed to the capital suddenly.
The people in the new army did not know Zhai Sheng well. Although they heard that Zhai Sheng had many contributions and achievements, many people felt that these were empty talks.
No one could guarantee that these so-called achievements of Zhai Sheng were not obtained through underhand means.
Everyone did not trust the contributions of Zhai Sheng. Moreover, he a.s.sumed a senior position of great authority as soon as he joined. Zhai Sheng was basically given a promotion. To the people who took their job seriously and were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the peace of the country, that was too unfair.
This was not the first day that Zhai Sheng had joined the army. At first sight, he knew in his heart that many people in the new army were not convinced by him.
If this problem continued to persist, Zhai Sheng would definitely encounter hindrances during his training and missions in the future.
In the army, it was not necessary to speak too much. Basically, one could gain respect with absolute capability.
Zhai Sheng was clear about this. Hence, he did not waste his breath on the new comrades when he joined the camp. He went by the books and did what he should. Those who were unconvinced could step out and challenge him.
On the first day that Zhai Sheng joined the new army, he already had physical exchanges with a few of the people with the best brawns in his team. It happened in an alfresco setting and everyone witnessed that.
Zhai Sheng fought with these people one by one.
In this way, he won respect from others. At the same time, he was also testing the standard of the new team that he had just taken over.
Undoubtedly, Zhai Sheng won beautifully in the end.
Because Zhai Sheng won against his last ‘opponent’ after much difficulty, no one thought that Zhai Sheng was someone without substance or someone who was only good at talking thereafter.