Chapter 1192 Saving (Part 1)

Hai Xue always believed she couldn’t blame Gui Xiaofeng; if anyone was to be blamed, it was fate.

Now, knowing that she hadn’t been expelled but had retired, she finally understood that Gui Xiaofeng hadn’t "accidentally" leaked information. It was a deliberate attempt to tarnish her reputation, ensuring that even if she returned to the countryside, life wouldn’t be easy for her.

In reality, Gui Xiaofeng achieved her goal—her "carelessness" began Hai Xue’s decades-long ordeal: doing the hardest work, earning the fewest work points, and whenever a conflict arose, she was always the one being suppressed.

Hai Xue couldn’t comprehend: "Gui Xiaofeng and I were friends. How much hatred could there be to make her go out of her way to harm me like this?"

And how foolish she had been back then to follow her arrangements, ruining her own life!

"At that time, she was supposed to retire, but since you retired, it was only natural for her to stay," Gu Ming said through gritted teeth.

The one who benefits is the most suspicious; why hadn’t he suspected her back then?

This Gui Xiaofeng, he absolutely wouldn’t let her go!

Uncle Gu had been kind to him, he couldn’t ignore that. Yang Meiyin was pregnant with his child, he couldn’t be ruthless. But as for Gui Xiaofeng, so what if she married a high-ranking official? He wouldn’t let her off the hook!

Hai Xue gave a bitter smile. So that’s how it was. Among those who enlisted together, all of them married officers in the military. But for some reason, Gui Xiaofeng never found a partner.

When their service time was up, those who weren’t promoted were mostly discharged, and Gui Xiaofeng was among them.

Originally, Hai Xue wasn’t promoted either, but she married an officer, which naturally allowed her to stay in the army. But who would have thought that Gui Xiaofeng would resort to such tactics, stepping over Hai Xue’s plight to secure her place in the military.

Always thinking her mother had been abandoned by a scumbag father, Gu Minxing learned from her parents’ conversation that there was a conspiracy behind their divorce.

With hatred, she asked, "Where is this Gui Xiaofeng now?"

Gu Ming, seeing her like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, couldn’t help but feel amused: "Do you think you can avenge your mother? That Gui Xiaofeng’s grudge will be settled by your father."

Gu Minxing glanced at her father and said, "Of course I can." Then, after a moment, she added, "I wouldn’t remain calm and marry an enemy knowing my family had been wronged."

Gu Ming instantly deflated: "Minmin, your father had no choice back then."

Gu Minxing looked at her father with disdain: "No choice? Mom resolutely returned to the countryside for your future; why couldn’t you stand up against your Gu Family Elders for Mom and refuse to divorce?

Hmph, you even let Yang Meiyin into your bed—"

"Minxing!" Hai Xue was furious and didn’t want her daughter to continue.

"Mom, I have to say it. If he truly had courage, he should have chased you to Hai Village the moment he found out you returned, not drown his sorrows in alcohol, creating opportunities for Yang Meiyin to climb into his bed!"

Gu Ming felt helpless: "Minxing, your father really had no choice, it was the Gu Family Elders—"

"If you didn’t care about the Gu Family Elders, what would they be worth?" Gu Minxing shouted, "Hmph, I heard they even wanted to control my brother’s marriage, pairing him with that fake Eldest Lady Nan Mingzhu. They truly have guts, trying to meddle in everything. Isn’t it because you gave them such power?

He’s just an Uncle, even if he raised you and was kind to you, how could he have more influence than a biological father? Which biological father would treat his son that way? They don’t care for your good; they only seek benefits for themselves!"