This made Cheng You look at her with newfound respect.
Who was Song Jingtang? His family had served in the military for three generations, and his mother's family was also in the system. No one in his entire lineage was ordinary.
He was the youngest son in his family. In other words, he was the pampered son of capitalists.
Face was of utmost importance to him.
He gave up the opportunity to go to university and decisively went into business.
Such boldness was not something everyone possessed.
"Did his family not come looking for you?"
Sun Xiaowan nodded. "They did, but I ignored them."
It had already become a done deal, so there was no point in them coming to her.
Cheng You nodded. "Indeed, there's no need to pay them any mind."
The two of them chatted while they ate. The meal lasted for over an hour.
If they hadn't ordered good dishes that were not cheap, the owner would have wanted to ask them to leave.
"You should go back to school. I need to go home too."
Cheng You rubbed her hands. It was still a bit cold at night.
She had not taken two steps when she saw a girl angrily blocking Sun Xiaowan.
"So you're the one who wants to ruin my cousin! How can you be so selfish, staying to study diligently while making my cousin go into business?"
This was not the first time Sun Xiaowan had been troubled by people from the Song family. She hadn't recognized them when the two families were discussing marriage, but now she knew most of them.
"You're Tang Yu?"
She was the niece of Song Jingtang's mother's side of the family.
When Song Jingtang's mother had asked Sun Xiaowan to give up her chance to attend university, she wanted to give the spot to Tang Yu.
Tang Yu snorted. "That's me, so what!"
Cheng You walked over and gently took Sun Xiaowan's hand.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just an irrelevant person. You should go home first."
Hearing Sun Xiaowan's description, Tang Yu became even angrier.
"Who are you calling irrelevant? With that attitude of yours, I'll tell my cousin not to marry you!"
Tang Yu's face was thin, her cheekbones prominent, and her lips were thin. Even when she glared, she looked as if she hadn't woken up.
In short, she wasn't very attractive.
Cheng You wondered if Song Jingtang was a genetic mutation.
Sun Xiaowan rolled her eyes and pulled Cheng You forward.
"Don't pay her any mind."
Tang Yu was not one to hold back. She directly grabbed Sun Xiaowan's braid, preventing her from leaving.
Sun Xiaowan's head was pulled back. Cheng You tried to pull Tang Yu away, but to her surprise, Tang Yu was so strong that it felt like she was tearing her scalp.
Without time to think, Cheng You slapped Tang Yu directly across the face.
One slap wasn't enough, so she hit her a few more times.
Tang Yu, being the youngest in her family, had been spoiled since childhood and had a domineering personality. She had never been hit like this, especially not so savagely.
She immediately burst into tears, feeling incredibly wronged.
Sun Xiaowan, holding her throbbing head, kicked out.
"What are you crying about! You started hitting me, and you're not allowed to fight back? And now you're making a scene as if we bullied you, do you think this is your home?"
Tang Yu cried hysterically, but she didn't forget to curse. "You did bully me! You vixen, you seduced my cousin! If it weren't for you, he wouldn't have given up his chance to go to university!"
Sun Xiaowan gritted her teeth in anger. What nonsense!
"He didn't give up his chance to go to university because of me, it was your family who forced him! And it's thanks to you, too. If your aunt hadn't tried to scheme for my university spot, Song Jingtang and I wouldn't have broken up! If we're talking about shamelessness, you're the most shameless. You couldn't get into university yourself, yet you wanted to take someone else's place!"
Seeing that her own affairs had been exposed, Tang Yu covered her face and ran away.
The students here had all gotten into university through their own merit. They hated her attempt to take someone else's spot the most.
Cheng You tidied Sun Xiaowan's hair and asked, "Do people from his family often act like this?"
Sun Xiaowan waved her hand. "Tang Yu is an exception. Song Jingtang's mother cares a lot about appearances."
No matter how angry she was, Song Jingtang's mother wouldn't resort to violence like that.
"That's good. If they go too far, you just find Song Jingtang. Let him deal with his family's matters himself."
Sun Xiaowan patted her shoulder. "Don't worry, I know."
Knowing that she wasn't someone who would let herself be wronged, Cheng You had nothing to worry about.
She waved goodbye to Sun Xiaowan and got into the car heading home.
It was already dark when she arrived home.
She didn't even have a flashlight. She had to feel her way to open the door.
With a gentle push, she found that the door was unlocked.
Cheng You looked at the slightly ajar lock, feeling a sense of unease.
Had she forgotten to lock the door when she left?
That shouldn't be the case.
Biting her lip, she suddenly found it difficult to move her feet. What if there had been a break-in?
Just as Cheng You was about to turn around to find someone, a long arm reached out from the darkness of the doorway and pulled her inside.
Cheng You's head hit a hard chest, and her panic instantly dissipated.
She hadn't cried when she was scared earlier, but at this moment, she couldn't help but shed tears.
"Wuwuwu, you scared me to death! I thought there was a burglar."
She hit his chest while hugging him tightly.
Qi Chengyan hadn't expected to scare her. He let her hit him, apologizing as he did.
"I'm sorry, Youyou. When I got back, you weren't home, so I thought I'd leave the door unlocked for you."
He had almost gone out to look for Cheng You, as she was still out so late.
After venting for a while, Cheng You felt much better.
More than anything, she was happy.
"Why are you back?"
Qi Chengyan held her hand and led her inside. "The military needs to investigate Wang Fang's case, so they sent me home to wait for news."
Cheng You nodded. So that was it.
"How many days can you rest at home?"
"I'm not sure. It depends on when the military finishes its investigation."
It shouldn't take too long, as Wang Fang had already confessed.
Qi Chengyan hugged Cheng You and let out a deep sigh.
He had never imagined in his life that he would be able to have his name cleared.
"Youyou, thank you."
Cheng You looked up and leaned her forehead against his chest.
"Since you're thanking me, hurry up and go draw me a bath. You're washing my hair today."
"Okay." Qi Chengyan carried her to the bed and sat her down.
He first found Cheng You's pajamas, then went out to fetch water.
"Do you want a bath?"
Cheng You shook her head. "No, maybe another day."
Bathing was too wasteful of water.
So Qi Chengyan only prepared hot and cold water for her.
"Go ahead, I'll wash your hair."
Cheng You had previously had a small bed made and placed in the bathroom. A basin could be placed next to the head of the bed, allowing her to wash her hair while lying down.
Qi Chengyan tested the water temperature, deemed it suitable, wet her hair, and applied shampoo.
Cheng You didn't like washing her own hair because of her back pain. This way was much more comfortable.
Qi Chengyan would also massage her shoulders and acupoints, which was very comfortable.
She teased him, "If you weren't a soldier, you could earn money washing hair at a hair salon."
Qi Chengyan smiled. "I'll only wash it for you."
"For a lifetime," she said domineeringly.
"I'll only wash it for you for a lifetime."