Rebirth: Solely Cherished by the Devoted Commander

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Resentment Escalation

This time, not only did Sun Lijuan’s wrongful accusation fail, but it also messed up the plan she and her mother had to demand a bride price. It was truly a case of trying to steal a chicken and losing the rice used to lure it. But she had to agree; the police were right there, and she had tried to frame Gu Junming without success. Besides, she still had a job to keep.

As long as she made it to the city, everything would be fine.

Sun Lijuan picked up a pen, signed her name, and tossed it to Sun Chan. Sun Chan picked it up and turned to leave.

"Stop!" Sun Lijuan looked at Sun Chan: "Don’t think you’re in the clear this time. Gu Junming is a top leader, and you’re just an illegitimate child. Do you really think he’ll stay good to you forever? Just wait until he gets tired of you, and then you’ll be left crying."

Sun Chan sneered: "You’d better take care of yourself. I’ll tell you once more, live your life well, and don’t cross me, or you’ll only get unlucky." With that, she left.

The police officers said a few words to Sun Lijuan before leaving as well. They didn’t have a good impression of this girl at all. Losing her virginity was one thing, but trying to frame her brother-in-law to climb up the social ladder? What kind of person does that?

Sun Lijuan lay alone on the cold bed, tears streaming down. She had always been proud and ambitious; when had she ever been this humiliated? Now her body was ruined, and she could never have children again. It was all Sun Chan’s fault—from the moment she refused to marry Zhou Jinzhu and left the village, nothing had gone smoothly for her!

"Just you wait, if I have to die, I’ll take you down with me," she said through gritted teeth. Naturally, she hated Zhou Jinzhu just as much, and she wouldn’t let him have a peaceful life either. She was determined to find a way to deal with him!

While Sun Lijuan was seething with anger and enduring her illness,

Sun Chan and Gu Junming had already left the hospital with light steps. Although the matter was resolved, Sun Chan wasn’t in a great mood either.

"Those two always blame others for their misfortunes. I can’t imagine how much they hate me now."

Gu Junming frowned slightly: "Don’t worry about them. We’ve let them off the hook a few times already. One more incident like this, and we’ll let them go to jail. If it weren’t for Zhao Xiuxia raising you, selling you off to Xiong’er Ridge alone would be enough to press charges."

Sun Chan sighed: "Even though it wasn’t great, she did raise me. It’s not that easy to be so heartless."

Gu Junming didn’t reply. Though he understood Sun Chan, he still thought she was too kind.

In winter, night falls early, and it was already completely dark. Sun Chan felt a bit regretful: "I wanted to have a nice meal and chat with you, but who knew we’d run into such a situation? It’s really unfortunate."

Gu Junming smiled and didn’t say much, simply embracing her.

Sun Chan was startled and pushed Gu Junming: "What are you doing? We’re on the street." noveldrama

"There’s no one around," Gu Junming patted her back. "I’ve taken a few days off to spend with you, and then we can go back to the village for the New Year together."

Sun Chan nodded: "Do you want to stay at my place? Don’t go back; the army camp is too far from where I live."

Gu Junming shook his head with a smile: "Aren’t there a lot of people staying there already?"

"They’re all staying at the inn," Guihua took her son there. Staying at the inn, they could look after the shop, and Yang Liu went with them too. Originally, they were going to ask Sun Chan over, but since she was worried that not lighting the stove would freeze the pipes and cause problems for the neighbors, she decided not to go.

Gu Junming nodded: "Alright, I’ll go with you."

Sun Chan was very happy and didn’t think about any inconveniences of men and women. Gu Junming smiled and shook his head; even though she was eighteen, she was still like a kid.

The two didn’t eat out but returned to the house. The stove’s embers had gone out. Sun Chan quickly rekindled the fire, steamed a pot of rice, simmered some potatoes and cabbage, and fried a plate of pepper eggs for the meal.

Both Sun Chan and Gu Junming were hungry, so they ate heartily. Gu Junming shared some stories about his disaster relief efforts, avoiding the dangerous parts and only talking about the mundane ones, yet Sun Chan was still frightened for him.

"You’re really working hard."

"It’s okay, it’s what I’m supposed to do in the first place."

Sun Chan, feeling a bit shy, asked, "Will you get promoted?"

Gu Junming chuckled: "Maybe." This time, the soldiers he led saved employees from a factory workshop, earning a merit award. Meanwhile, his two competitors had encountered some problems, so if nothing unexpected happened, he’d get the position he wanted.

Sun Chan was delighted and placed a piece of egg on his plate: "You’re amazing, here’s a reward for you."

"Alright." Gu Junming laughed. "Since I have nothing else to do, I’ll help you sell fruit tomorrow."

Sun Chan nodded enthusiastically. To other couples, this might seem normal, but for her, it was precious because Gu Junming, being a soldier, couldn’t often be around.

After eating, Sun Chan heated some water in a large aluminum basin on the stove for him to wash up.

Then she found a thick quilt and set it up in the small room next door, where Yang Liu used to live. It was originally used for storage, but after Yang Liu came, they cleared it out for her.

While she was making the bed, Sun Chan suddenly realized she would be spending the night alone with Gu Junming, and her actions slowed as her ears turned red.

Gu Junming walked in, drying his face with a towel: "You don’t need to make it too hot. I’m used to sleeping in cooler places and don’t want to overheat."

Startled, Sun Chan accidentally pricked her finger and let out a light yelp.

Gu Junming quickly went over and helped her up: "What’s wrong?"

"Nothing, you sleep," Sun Chan said shyly, pulling her hand away.

Gu Junming, certainly aware of her nervousness, didn’t say much, just smiled and patted her shoulder: "Alright, you sleep early too." He climbed directly onto the kang (a heated brick bed).

Sun Chan went to the room next door, hesitated for a moment, and ended up locking the door. She felt quite embarrassed.

Hearing the sound from that room, Gu Junming smiled helplessly. Though his wife was nearby, there wasn’t much he could do. He didn’t want to scare her. Better get some sleep. He quickly fell asleep after getting under the covers, while Sun Chan tossed and turned a bit before finally drifting off.

Early the next morning, Sun Chan got up, started the stove, and reheated the leftover food from the night before in the pot to get Gu Junming up for breakfast.

Gu Junming, already accustomed to early rises in the army, was up by then, sitting on the kang writing in a black notebook.

Curious, Sun Chan asked, "What’s that?"

Gu Junming tapped the notebook: "I’m thinking of helping you get into a school. Studying on your own is fine, but it’s not very systematic. You’d definitely be confused. You should start attending classes with the middle schoolers."