Chapter 679: Apology

Before evening fell, the entire military family compound knew that Sister in law Liu was being sent back to her hometown.

Vice Commander Liu had already bought her the tickets for the trip.

Besides, Sister in law Liu’s wails were deafening at that very moment.

It was impossible for anyone not to hear.

Now, every one of them had turned deathly pale.

‘H-how could this be happening?’

Just as the women who had participated in the gossip were secretly breathing a sigh of relief that Qin Tuan hadn’t come after them, their husbands all came home.

They unleashed a torrent of fury on their respective wives.

Then, they ordered them to go to the Qin family’s home and apologize to Fu Mingxue.

Ashen-faced, they knocked on the door of the Qin Family Mansion one by one.

Qin Wenhao opened the door, and his expression soured the moment he saw who it was.

He stared at them, his face an emotionless mask, his eyes stern and cold.

“Qin Tuan, we’re sorry. This morning, we were gossiping and speaking ill of Comrade Fu Mingxue. We feel terrible about it and have come specifically to apologize to her.”

As one woman spoke, the others immediately nodded in agreement.

They didn’t dare say anything more, though. After all, Qin Tuan’s aura was terrifyingly intense.

His gaze merely swept over them, but it was enough to make their legs go weak and a chill run down their spines.

“Don’t bother my wife. She’s busy with work every day and has no time to be distracted by you. Besides, she doesn’t need your apology.”

“Furthermore, my wife did nothing to provoke you, so I suggest you learn to hold your tongues. Don’t just gossip from morning till night. I don’t care who you bad-mouth, but if I ever catch you targeting my wife again, you won’t like what happens.”

“You’d be wise to remember that.”

“Now, all of you can go.”

‘As for whether they’d be angry at him for being so merciless—heh. They’d slandered his wife to that extent.’

‘Why would he care if they were angry?’

The women’s faces paled and flushed in turns.

They had no face to stay any longer.

One after another, they quickly scurried away.

But after this, they wouldn’t dare speak ill of Fu Mingxue again—not for anything in the world.

‘After all, a woman so fiercely protected by her husband was someone they simply couldn’t afford to cross.’

Qin Wenhao closed the main gate, his face devoid of expression.

He still had to cook dinner.

Just as he was adding firewood to the stove, another knock sounded on the door.

Qin Wenhao’s expression darkened further.

He didn’t even need to guess who it was.

His face grim, he strode over and opened the door.

He wasn’t the least bit surprised to see Sister in law Liu, her face red and swollen from being beaten.

Qin Wenhao felt not a shred of sympathy for her.

“What are you doing here?”

Sister in law Liu’s eyes were bloodshot. “Qin Tuan, I’ve come to apologize to your wife—”

She had cried and thrown a fit at home, but she hadn’t expected Liu Gui to be so dead set on sending her away this time.

If she refused to go, he would divorce her.

With no other options left, she had come to beg Fu Mingxue for help.

Qin Wenhao’s face was cold and grim.

“I don’t need your apology, and I certainly don’t need your insincere one. In the future, you’d do well to watch what you say. After all, not everyone is as good-tempered as I am.”

With that, he slammed the gate shut.

The door nearly slammed into Sister in law Liu’s nose.

The color drained from her face.

‘This… and he has the gall to call himself good-tempered?’

She wanted to leave on the spot, but she truly, desperately didn’t want to go back to her hometown.

So, she could only steel herself and knock on the door again.

The door opened once more.

Qin Wenhao’s stern, cold face reappeared.