The Spoiled Young Lady Who Married a Military Officer-Chapter 141 - 139: If She Gets Hurt, I Will Consider It Your Doing
It was all thanks to Wang Xinxin’s shout that Su Tang managed to sidestep Chen Man’s lunge.
Seeing Chen Man’s arm frozen in mid-air, Su Tang instinctively shielded her stomach, a cold glint flashing in her eyes.
"What were you just trying to do?"
Hearing Su Tang’s question, Chen Man retracted her hand and snorted coldly.
"Since Doctor Su won’t accept my terms, I have nothing more to say to you."
With that, Chen Man turned to leave, but Wang Xinxin had already walked over and blocked her path.
"Were you just trying to push my sister-in-law? I saw everything."
Wang Xinxin grabbed Chen Man’s arm, not letting her go. Chen Man tried to pull free but couldn’t.
She looked at the mud splatters on Wang Xinxin’s clothes, her face contorting in disgust.
"Let go of me! What are you trying to do to me? Believe it or not, I’ll call for help!"
Chen Man was still spouting arrogant threats when she heard Su Tang say, "Go ahead, call for help. It’ll be a great opportunity for everyone to see what you just did."
"You clearly knew I was pregnant, yet you still tried to push me. Isn’t that attempted murder?"
Su Tang had escalated it to a criminal accusation. Chen Man didn’t dare act tough anymore. If she really got arrested, wouldn’t she have to rely on Chen Zhengnian to bail her out?
She couldn’t bear the thought of embarrassing herself in front of Chen Zhengnian.
"I just happened to stick my hand out, that’s all. Besides, you’re fine, aren’t you? Now let me go."
Chen Man spoke matter-of-factly, but Wang Xinxin didn’t loosen her grip.
She had seen it crystal clear. It wasn’t ’happening to stick her hand out’—she had clearly meant to push her sister-in-law.
"Auntie, Uncle, come out quick! Someone is trying to hurt my sister-in-law!"
With that thought, Wang Xinxin shouted into the house at the top of her lungs.
Hearing Wang Xinxin’s shout, Mr. and Mrs. Lu hurried out from inside. Mrs. Lu was still holding a spatula.
"What’s wrong? What’s going on?"
Hearing Mr. Lu’s question, Wang Xinxin quickly explained what had just happened. The moment they heard that Chen Man had tried to push Su Tang, fury appeared on both Mr. and Mrs. Lu’s faces.
"How can a young woman like you have such a black heart?"
Mrs. Lu’s words were even harsher.
Hearing this, Chen Man’s face flushed a burning red.
Attracted by Mrs. Lu’s loud voice, the surrounding neighbors began to peek out of their homes, looks of contempt on their faces.
The neighbors all knew about Su Tang’s pregnancy. They all looked out for her a little extra in their daily lives. They never expected this woman who showed up today would actually try to harm her.
"It wasn’t me! I didn’t!"
Hearing the accusations all around her, Chen Man could only use her free hand to cover her face.
"A little late to be feeling ashamed now."
After speaking coldly, Su Tang said to Wang Xinxin, "Xinxin, let’s take her to the security department."
The moment she heard "security department," Chen Man struggled even more fiercely.
She thrashed with all her might and actually managed to break free from Wang Xinxin’s grasp.
However, in her attempt to flee, she ran right into Lu Xiao, who was just coming home.
Lu Xiao was much stronger than Wang Xinxin. His hand clamped down on Chen Man’s arm, and she was unable to break free again.
"Cousin, you’re finally back! This woman just tried to push my sister-in-law! If I hadn’t come back when I did and shouted, she might have fainted by now!"
Wang Xinxin trotted over and blurted this out.
Hearing this, a sharp, severe look flashed in Lu Xiao’s eyes.
"I understand. You all head back inside. I’ll take her to the security department."
Without another word, Lu Xiao started dragging Chen Man away. Su Tang followed.
"Lu Xiao, she’s Chen Zhengnian’s cousin."
Hearing Su Tang’s reminder, Lu Xiao just nodded.
’I don’t care whose cousin she is,’ he thought. ’If she dares to bully my wife, I’ll be the first to put a stop to it.’
And just like that, Chen Man was dragged to the security department by Lu Xiao.
When the security staff learned she had tried to harm Lu Xiao’s wife, their expressions turned grim.
’How dare someone do something like this in the family compound?’
Just as they were about to take Chen Man away, a person suddenly appeared at the door.
"Mr. Lu, my apologies. Chen Lü sent me to take her home."
The moment the person at the door saw Chen Man, his expression turned stern. Chen Man immediately fell silent. This was the Chen Family’s butler.
He was someone whose words carried a lot of weight in their household.
"Go home? How can she go home when this matter hasn’t been cleared up? Even if Chen Lü came here himself, I don’t think this would just be over and done with, would it?"
Lu Xiao’s attitude was firm. Hearing his words, the butler’s face showed a hint of displeasure.
"Then what does Mr. Lu propose we do?"
"We can offer compensation or an apology. Besides, your wife wasn’t substantially harmed. I don’t think it’s necessary to blow this out of proportion, do you?"
After the butler finished speaking, Chen Man nodded eagerly.
"I already said I just happened to stick my hand out. I didn’t want to hurt her."
Lu Xiao sneered, walking over to lean against a desk.
"So according to you, I’ve wronged you. Your hand just happened to be in a very convenient place, then."
"Forget compensation. But an apology shouldn’t be too much trouble for Miss Chen, right?"
He picked up a pen and paper from nearby and placed them in front of Chen Man.
Chen Man looked at Lu Xiao, confused.
"What’s this for?"
"Write a letter of apology."
Chen Man had assumed Lu Xiao’s talk of an apology just meant a verbal one. She never imagined he’d actually want her to write a letter.
If she wrote this letter, it would be a massive humiliation.
"Don’t go too far."
"It seems Miss Chen would prefer we have a nice, long chat with everyone about how you treat pregnant women."
Chen Man was about to say more, but the butler beside her raised a hand to stop her.
"Understood. We will write this letter of apology to Mr. Lu’s wife."
With the butler’s word, no matter how reluctant Chen Man felt, she could only swallow her disgust and write a "sincere and emotional" letter of apology.
After finishing, she slammed the letter down on the desk.
"There. Are you satisfied? Can I go now?"
Lu Xiao looked at the letter, then handed it to one of the security department officers.
"Could I trouble you to post this letter of apology at the entrance to our camp?"
Hearing Lu Xiao say it would be posted publicly, Chen Man completely panicked.
"What do you mean? I already wrote the apology letter like you demanded!"
"Since it’s an apology letter, I have the right to make it public. Sorry, but my wife is pregnant right now. If anything were to happen to her, I’d hold you responsible whether you did it or not."
"This letter is your warning. If there’s a next time, I won’t be this ’kind’."
Lu Xiao stared coldly at Chen Man. His gaze held a ruthlessness forged on the battlefield, making Chen Man instinctively shrink back.
"You!"
"Still not leaving?"
Chen Man wanted to say more, but Lu Xiao simply raised an eyebrow as he watched the butler drag Chen Man away.
’That Chen Zhengnian,’ he thought, ’he really knows how to cause trouble for my wife.’
