The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 246: Shrouded in Mystery

It’s just that, even after they reconnected, they didn’t actually interact much.

Until the end of last year, Bai Li introduced a potential match to Jiang Huilan, a vice battalion commander from the army who was nine years older than her.

Bai Li had high hopes for him. Although he was a bit older, he had a promising future. If they got married, Jiang Huilan would become an officer’s wife. The man was capable, and she wouldn’t have to worry for the rest of her life, living the ideal life of supporting her husband and educating their children. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

But this was just Bai Li’s wishful thinking. Jiang Huilan wasn’t fond of rough, boorish men.

Bai Li seemed very enthusiastic. After the blind date, he arranged a date between her and the vice battalion commander.

Naturally, Jiang Huilan didn’t want to go. She hesitated and declined, which annoyed Bai Li. Meanwhile, Zheng Zhen was stirring things up, making the atmosphere at home extremely oppressive. She wished she could spend all day at the factory and not have to return home.

In the end, she couldn’t resist Bai Li’s persistence and agreed to the vice battalion commander’s date.

The vice battalion commander was very earnest, likely taken with Jiang Huilan. Of course, someone young, beautiful, talented, and from a good family would captivate anyone.

He had fought hard for the chance to be set up with her, and even if he noticed her lack of enthusiasm and that she didn’t seem interested, he wasn’t going to give up. Whether it was meant to be or not, he intended to try. He wanted to show her his genuine intentions through his actions.

So on this date, he was very attentive and considerate. Jiang Huilan, a kind-hearted girl, couldn’t really refuse others. When people treated her well, she found it even harder to turn them down.

At that moment, Huang Tianyu was also dining at the same restaurant with his new girlfriend. Yes, a playboy, true to his reputation.

Women came and went around Huang Tianyu, but each time it was never serious; nobody knew what kind of person he was looking for. His relationships lasted for no more than three months, the shortest being just a week.

After this meal, he broke up with his new girlfriend again, after only three days together.

The woman took the breakup fee and left, while Huang Tianyu lit a cigarette, inexplicably staring at a specific spot, which happened to be Jiang Huilan and the vice battalion commander’s table.

After a long time, he saw the vice battalion commander again show attentiveness by offering Jiang Huilan a piece of fish, and after she returned a smile, he couldn’t sit still any longer, kicking the leg of his table with a loud bang.

The noise startled the other diners, who turned to look in his direction.

He was staring intently at Jiang Huilan, and sure enough, their eyes met across the room.

When Jiang Huilan saw him, she was a little surprised at first, then nodded a greeting to him.

Then, she casually turned back to continue her conversation with the vice battalion commander, no longer paying attention to what was happening on Huang Tianyu’s side.

Angry, Huang Tianyu snuffed out his cigarette, which was almost burning his fingers, and tossed it into the soup bowl.

He stood up and walked over to Jiang Huilan, saying with a smirk, "Xiao Laner, out having a meal, huh? Tsk tsk, what have you ordered? It’s rather humble... Come on, let big brother treat you to a feast..."

This insolent, provocative behavior of Huang Tianyu was intolerable to any man with a backbone, and the vice battalion commander, having achieved his position so young, was naturally no coward.

"Hey, brother, watch your words. You’re not welcome here. Please leave." The vice battalion commander continued peeling shrimp, but his aura of authority and fierce demeanor enveloped Huang Tianyu.

Momentarily caught off guard, Huang Tianyu was a bit shocked. But it was just for a moment. The Huang Family had many military men with strong presences, and he had grown up in that environment, so the vice battalion commander’s little bit of pressure didn’t faze him.

"Heh... How to talk? Just like this. Whether I leave or not isn’t up to you." Huang Tianyu glanced at him with disdain and then, looking at Jiang Huilan, he added enticingly, "Let’s go, Xiao Laner."

Jiang Huilan looked at him in disbelief, thrown into a daze by his repeated calling her "Xiao Laner." She didn’t understand what was happening or why he was acting this way.

Watching him, she blinked subtly, questioning silently, only to be met with his mischievous smile.

Good-looking people have an alluring charm when they smile, and she was suddenly entranced, caught off guard.

The interaction between the two was observed by the vice battalion commander, who already perceived it with a different meaning.

"Miss Jiang, you..." He hesitated, a look of unwillingness on his face, "Have you finished eating? Shall we go see a movie?"

Unwilling to give up, he hoped to make one more effort to show her his good qualities.

"Huh?" Jiang Huilan finally came to her senses and apologized, "Sorry, I didn’t hear you clearly. What were you saying?"

"I..." The vice battalion commander glanced at Huang Tianyu, who was staring at her without letting go, then at Jiang Huilan, who seemed disoriented, and sighed lightly, "Have you finished eating? I’ll go pay the bill."

"Oh, I’m full." Jiang Huilan was slightly stunned, then quickly replied. Right now, she felt like a lost fawn, evoking a sense of pity in those who saw her.

The vice battalion commander got up to pay the bill, but when he returned, the table was already empty.

He stood there for a while, dejectedly leaving the restaurant.

Meanwhile, Jiang Huilan was already taken away by Huang Tianyu, shoved into a car, and sped off.

"Slow down, Uncle Huang, slow down," Jiang Huilan sat in the passenger seat with her eyes closed, too scared to move.

Huang Tianyu released his pent-up frustration, and with a hard brake, he stopped the car by the roadside. He slapped the steering wheel hard, the sharp honk startling Jiang Huilan again.

The car stopped, and she couldn’t wait to open the door to get out. This lunatic was too much for her, and she just wanted to escape.

But how could a lunatic let her have her way? Her wrist was tightly gripped, "Where do you want to go? Back to him?"

Jiang Huilan’s face was pale, clearly still unfocused, "What? Go back to who?"

Seeing her confused expression, Huang Tianyu suddenly laughed, "Heh, fool."

"What? Why are you calling me names?" Jiang Huilan was somewhat provoked, wondering what was wrong with him, acting crazy toward her. Really... today was such bad luck, running into a madman.

Of course, these thoughts could only be entertained silently. She didn’t dare to express them, fearing provoking more madness from him.

"Uncle Huang, I want to go home. Please let me go," Jiang Huilan spoke gently. She’d known him for over ten years now. She knew he responded better to softness than aggression, and certain not to confront him head-on; she wouldn’t win against him.

Huang Tianyu gradually calmed down, looking at the little girl opposite him, realizing his actions had frightened her. He consoled her with a newly discovered conscience, "I’ll take you back. But at your age, already looking for a partner? Are you so eager to marry? That man isn’t suitable, don’t engage with him again in the future..."

Obviously, his conscience came with conditions and motives.

He made decisions for her unilaterally. However, Jiang Huilan didn’t mind because she truly didn’t like the vice battalion commander. "Alright, my mom introduced him, and I don’t like him."