"That’s just how things are in this world," Bai Ye understood very well, so although he had grasped the subtext of Zhou Yan’s words, he didn’t feel any resentment.
In fact, if Qiu Yiming really wanted to kill him in secret, he would definitely not show Qiu Yiming any mercy. Once Qiu Yiming died, the Qiu Family’s influence would inevitably suffer a huge blow, and he didn’t believe anyone would seek revenge for a dead Qiu Yiming!
So you see, things are actually quite fair.
His teammates weren’t fools, they understood the ins and outs, so even though they were dissatisfied with Bai Ye’s punishment, they didn’t directly oppose it.
With that, the earlier dispute was considered over. Zhou Yan walked over to Qiu Yiming and whispered, "Major Qiu, let’s go."
He was worried that Qiu Yiming would not be able to control himself if he stayed, so he intended to take him away. Given Qiu Yiming’s temperament, as long as he had time to cool down, everything would be easier to handle.
But Qiu Yiming did not accept his goodwill and instead said coldly, "You go ahead, don’t worry, I won’t cause any more trouble! Don’t treat me like an idiot!"
After he said that, he disregarded Zhou Yan’s reaction and strode directly toward Fang Yuxin. Bai Ye, seeing this, subconsciously wanted to intervene, but was caught by Meng Qingluo a step quicker.
He frowned slightly, looking at Meng Qingluo with some displeasure and said in a low voice, "Qingluo, let go."
Meng Qingluo, however, held onto his arm even more tightly and shook her head, "Big brother, this is something between Qiu Yiming and Fang Yuxin, you shouldn’t get involved anymore! Qiu Yiming is military personnel, even if he causes trouble, the military will try to protect him to save face. Right now, in front of everyone, it’s unwise for you to oppose him!"
Bai Ye knew she was right; otherwise, Zhou Yan wouldn’t have accepted Qiu Yiming’s explanation without any doubt, even accepting his defamation. But Fang Yuxin was Bai Qianqian’s mother. As a man, could he really stand by and watch her be bullied by Qiu Yiming?
So he darkened his expression and said with added emphasis, "Qingluo, let go!"
Meng Qingluo was very determined, "Unless you kill me, big brother, I won’t let go."
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes dangerously, he was truly angry this time. He grew up hating when others interfered with his affairs!
Then he released a wisp of lightning, striking Meng Qingluo’s hand. The power of the wisp of lightning was not great; it hurt a bit on impact and caused numbness but did not cause any injury. Meng Qingluo hadn’t expected him to actually strike her; she was directly hit, her hands uncontrollably sprung open, and they trembled non-stop.
The skin in her palm was red, but it was clear that it was not injured.
Meanwhile, Bai Ye had already gone over.
Because of Meng Qingluo’s obstruction, Qiu Yiming had already rushed to Fang Yuxin’s side; his expression was extremely ugly. He reached out to grab Fang Yuxin’s wrist, seemingly trying to pull her away. However, just as he reached out, Fang Yuyang pulled Fang Yuxin away, and then stood in front of Qiu Yiming with a dark expression, asking, "Qiu Yiming, what do you want to do to my sister?"
"You still have the nerve to ask me?" Qiu Yiming gritted his teeth and said this in a low voice. Since there were no other survivors nearby, except for Fang Yuxin and Fang Yuyang, nobody else heard.
After saying that, he didn’t bother with Fang Yuyang anymore and looked past him at Fang Yuxin, "Xinxin, don’t you think you owe me an explanation? You wouldn’t want to talk about those things here, would you? Come with me!"
Fang Yuxin didn’t agree; with outsiders present, Qiu Yiming had to restrain himself. Who knew what kind of crazy thing he might do if they were alone?
So she said, "Qiu Yiming, I don’t have anything to hide. I have already explained the matter about Qianqian to you, and what I said then was the absolute truth, if you don’t want to believe it, I can’t help it. As for Bai Ye, I’ve only known him for a short while, and I probably don’t know him as well as you do, that’s also the truth, believe it or not."
Zhou Yan hadn’t left yet and felt extremely awkward hearing all this, yet also very curious; Fang Yuxin didn’t seem to be lying, but in that case, how did Bai Qianqian come to be?
Could it have been a one-night stand? An accidental pregnancy?
But if that were the case, how did Bai Qianqian suddenly appear in the Fang Family? He had looked into Fang Yuxin and although it was more difficult to investigate after the apocalypse and many things couldn’t be traced, from the information he did find, Bai Qianqian suddenly appeared in the Fang Family; before that, nobody knew of his existence.
However, despite his burning curiosity, he still felt he didn’t need to know about such matters; staying would be too awkward. So he decisively took his leave with his men, to avoid Qiu Yiming turning his rage on him.
For Qiu Yiming, such matters should be considered a shame. In Zhou Yan’s eyes, Qiu Yiming certainly wouldn’t want others to know.
He was right in his guess; once Qiu Yiming saw him leading people away, his expression eased a bit. Then he glanced at the survivors who refused to leave and memorized their faces, sneering inside.
He also didn’t want to believe that Fang Yuxin had deceived him, or more precisely, he didn’t want to accept the ’fact’ that Fang Yuxin had been with Bai Ye, so he would rather believe Fang Yuxin’s words.
His gaze stayed fixed on Fang Yuxin, trying to determine if she was lying: "Xinxin, is everything you said true? If you have no connection to him, don’t you find his arrival at the Safe Zone at this time too coincidental?" (To be continued. If you work, feel free to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly tickets; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)