He Teng’s eyes darkened, clutching He Zhilan’s hand a little harder, his expression somewhat cold.
"This is nothing! Gu En failed to hurt He Zhilan last time, and yet, she still tried to deceive her into going out again, but thankfully, He Zhilan did not fall for it! Then, the next day, she stirred up gossip flyers, spreading them all over the school, causing He Zhilan to be pointed at and whispered about by her classmates. She was also called up by the Dean of Academic Affairs for questioning. Thankfully, the Dean was reasonable and cleared He Zhilan’s name through announcements. Too bad there was no evidence, otherwise, we could have reported Gu En to the leaders!" Jiang Biyun scoffed, "Her hand was injured yesterday evening due to a push from Gu En."
After saying this, Jiang Biyun glanced at Lin Deng, "You keep saying there’s been a misunderstanding! If you’re as close to Gu En as you claim, you better be careful with her, lest she sells you off and you end up counting money for her."
"Gu En wouldn’t do that." Lin Deng weakly defended Gu En. However, seeing that He Zhilan had truly been hurt, and knowing Jiang Biyun and He Zhilan weren’t the type to wrongly accuse people, his defense lacked conviction. After all, he couldn’t guarantee what the young miss of the Gu family, Gu En, would or wouldn’t do.
"She’s done all these things and you’re still defending her." Jiang Biyun said with a hint of sourness. Even in this situation, Lin Deng tried to speak for Gu En, it was clear how important and trusted Gu En was to Lin Deng.
"Did you get any medicine from the school nurse?" After a long pause, He Teng finally spoke.
"Huang Cai had some medicine and it helped a lot overnight!" He Zhilan smiled, "It doesn’t hurt at all now. Just when I think about Gu En, my heart feels so suffocated!"
"He Zhilan, I’m sorry, rest assured, when I go back today, I will have a serious talk with her. Friends should not act !" The helpless look on Lin Deng’s face as he apologised for Gu En spoke volumes, "If Brother Lan Li finds out, I wonder how he would scold her."
"Lin Deng, tell Lan Li that I, He Teng, have patience. If Gu En continues to behave this way, don’t blame me for getting the military involved." A soldier’s wife being bullied by a soldier’s child to this extent; He Teng was certain the military would intervene.
"No, no, no! Absolutely not! I’ll definitely have a good talk with her tonight." Lin Deng quickly dissuaded. If the military got involved, it would be a massive issue, where would the Gu Family place their face then?
"That’s so cool!" Jiang Biyun pulled at He Zhilan’s hand, her eyes sparkling, "I’d love to see if Gu En will still dare to bully you so unscrupulously at school!"
He Teng had no other recourse, so the only thing he could do was to risk his reputation and ask for the military’s help. It was unreasonable for him to spill his blood protecting the country in the military while his wife was being bullied like a soft-spoken victim at school, enduring humiliation without the ability to fight back.
He Zhilan nodded, but she was somewhat worried inside. If Lin Deng would scold Gu En after returning home, would it cause Gu En’s pathological psychology to become more twisted? Would it increase her hatred of her?
Her fear was that after hearing Lin Deng’s words, Gu En might become even more ruthless.
But hearing He Teng defending her so firmly, He Zhilan felt much more at ease. After all, she was the wife of a soldier. If He Teng reported this to the military, they definitely would not just stand by.
Lin Deng’s promise to talk to Gu En wasn’t just to placate He Teng, he truly took the matter to heart.