Time-Travel: The Tragic Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character Makes a Comeback
CHAPTER 71: The First Wife of a 1980s Big Shot Who Died Young (4)
His bed was a mess. The blanket was rumpled, and there seemed to be someone hiding underneath it. On the floor, there was even a pair of embroidered women’s cloth shoes.
Qin Huaijing’s temples throbbed. Without a word, he stepped forward and yanked the blanket off in one go.
Wu Meifang was lying there wearing only an undergarment. The moment she saw Qin Huaijing, she immediately threw herself at him.
“Brother Qin, the moment I saw you I liked you, ah!”
Qin Huaijing stepped back to avoid her, and Wu Meifang crashed straight onto the floor.
Stumbling, she scrambled back up and grabbed at his pants leg. “Brother Qin, you’ve already seen my body, don’t abandon me…”
Qin Huaijing had never seen such a shameless woman before. Furious, he kicked her away. “Fine! You want everyone to see? Then take off your clothes and let the whole neighborhood come have a look!”
Huo Meilan, who was standing behind him, was completely stunned by the scene.
What kind of desperate performance was this? Wu Meifang really was going all out.
Qin Huaijing reached the doorway and saw Huo Meilan standing there watching like it was a show. Grinding his teeth, he said, “Huo Meilan, are you just going to stand there and watch? I’m your husband.”
Huo Meilan snapped back to reality. Right, Qin Huaijing was her nominal husband now.
She walked over immediately and slapped Wu Meifang across the face twice.
Smack! Smack!
“You’ve got no shame at all! Stripping off your clothes to threaten people? What’s there even to see with just an undergarment on? If you’ve got the guts, take it all off then.”
Wu Meifang was still dazed from the slap, and even Qin Huaijing, who had just stepped out, almost stumbled at her words.
Qin Huaijing quickly said, “Huo Meilan! Don’t mess around. Just keep an eye on her. I’ll go call someone to take her away.”
But Huo Meilan didn’t listen at all. She pretended to reach out and tug at Wu Meifang’s undergarment, scaring her so badly she let out a sharp scream and quickly grabbed the blanket to cover herself.
“Huo Meilan, you shameless hooligan!”
With a sudden forceful yank, Huo Meilan pulled the blanket away. Wu Meifang turned pale with panic. “Ah—!”
She scrambled on the ground, rushing to grab her clothes and hurriedly pulled on her outer shirt in a few clumsy moves.
Huo Meilan tossed the blanket aside in disgust and dusted her hands.
“Wu Meifang, hand over my money and the Qin family keepsake. Otherwise, don’t blame me for getting rough.”
“I didn’t take your money. I don’t know anything about any keepsake.” Wu Meifang glared at her bitterly as she defended herself.
If it weren’t for this little bitch suddenly showing up, she would have already spent the night with Brother Qin. Everything had been ruined because of her.
“Still refusing to admit it, huh?”
Huo Meilan stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and Wu Meifang immediately let out a pig-like scream.
“Ah—!”
“Are you giving it back or not?”
“I will! I will!”
Wu Meifang was completely scared out of her wits by this madwoman. She quickly untied her pants and fumbled around inside her long underwear for a while before finally pulling out something wrapped in a handkerchief.
She unfolded it and took out two hundred yuan that her father had given her, then removed a crescent-shaped jade pendant from around her neck.
Her scalp was aching, and trembling with fear, she handed everything over to Huo Meilan.
“I’ve given it back to you. Just let me go. If this really blows up, your mother will be the first one in trouble. It was all her idea anyway.”
Huo Meilan didn’t even take the items directly from her hands. Just watching her dig around inside her clothes was already disgusting enough.
“Cut the nonsense. Put everything on the table.”
Wu Meifang gritted her teeth and had no choice but to comply.
But the moment she set everything down, Qin Huaijing returned with a few soldiers.
Without a word, they moved in and restrained Wu Meifang, dragging her outside.
At that moment, fear finally hit her. Terrified she might really be taken out and executed, she screamed, “Huo Meilan! Save me! I already gave everything back to you…”
Huo Meilan walked out slowly, casually picking at her ear. “Go accept reeducation properly. The world doesn’t need troublemakers like you running around.”
Stealing a military family identity wasn’t some small joke. In this era, that kind of thing was seriously punished.
“Don’t—!”
Wu Meifang screamed all the way as she was dragged out of the family quarters.
The women in the compound watched it unfold, all of them sighing and shaking their heads.
“So she really was a fake.”
“When I said something earlier, you all thought I was being nosy. That woman always had that petty, showy vibe, always hinting at things when she talked. She didn’t suit Captain Qin at all. Good thing she got exposed, or it would’ve been so uncomfortable to deal with…”
Qin Huaijing followed the soldiers as they left.
Meanwhile, Huo Meilan was surrounded by the women from the family quarters, all of them comforting her in turn.
……
After dealing with Wu Meifang, Qin Huaijing returned only after the sun had set. He had brought back food from the canteen.
Seeing Huo Meilan sitting in the courtyard, he called out for her to come inside.
“I brought dinner. Come in and eat while it’s still hot.”
Huo Meilan was indeed hungry, so she stood up and followed him back into the house.
Qin Huaijing placed the lunchbox on the table and noticed the two hundred yuan and the jade pendant still lying there.
“Why did you leave these here?”
Huo Meilan walked over and put the money away. After a brief pause, she also picked up the jade pendant and kept it.
Two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a bowl of white rice. Qin Huaijing even pulled a pear from his pocket and set it in front of her.
“The canteen had pears today. They’re pretty sweet. Eat it if you get thirsty after the meal.”
Huo Meilan nodded. “Thank you.”
“No need to be polite. Just eat.”
Qin Huaijing handed her a pair of chopsticks and started eating his own rice. Even though he ate quickly, his manners were still very neat.
Huo Meilan had spent two days and one night on the train, surviving on dry food the whole time. It had been a long while since she’d had a proper hot meal. Seeing how well he was eating, she couldn’t help but dig in too.
It was their first meeting, but the atmosphere between them was surprisingly calm and comfortable.
After dinner, the sky outside slowly darkened.
Qin Huaijing quickly stripped the bedsheets and duvet cover, tossing them straight into the basket outside the courtyard. He clearly had no intention of using them again.
Then he opened the wardrobe and pulled out a fresh set of bedding.
The two rooms only had one bed, which instantly became a problem.
Even though they were legally married, they had just met for the first time. Huo Meilan felt it was still a bit too early to be sharing a bed.
But the nights here were colder, and sleeping on the floor would definitely lead to a cold.
Helpless, Huo Meilan asked, “Qin Huaijing, um… can you go get another bed?”
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