Chapter 271: Chapter 271: Danger in the Rain

Wang Miaomiao listened to the whole story and couldn’t help but feel a bit emotional.

Lu Xuemei, thinking about her past actions, Wang Miaomiao felt no sympathy for her. As for Zhou Hu, alas… being liked by such a woman was naturally unfortunate.

Hopefully, their messy affairs wouldn’t involve her.

Unfortunately, sometimes what you fear the most comes to pass.

In mid-March, the drizzle filled the air with a hazy mist. Wang Miaomiao walked briskly through the rain with a small flower umbrella. She had no poetic sentiment for walking in the rain, only feeling particularly irritated by the rainy day.

It had been raining for five consecutive days, and she had to dry clothes at home with a dryer. Clothes that hadn’t seen the sun always felt sticky and not clean when worn.

The drizzle hitting her couldn’t be shielded by the umbrella; her clothes soon got wet at the hem and cuffs. Wang Miaomiao stepped over a puddle, but as her stride was large, the spot she landed also splashed, drenching her shoes.

Wang Miaomiao frowned slightly, feeling her socks getting wet, and felt even more urgent to go home.

Just at that moment, a woman’s explosive shout came from beside her ear, “Wang Miaomiao, you bitch, go to hell…”

Following the sound, she looked up to see a woman coming at her with a cleaver.

In the nick of time, Wang Miaomiao used her umbrella to block.

“Slash…” The umbrella was slashed open, Wang Miaomiao’s hand trembled slightly, and the umbrella’s frame broke. Staggering a step to steady herself, she felt a lingering fear.

“Ah…”

“In broad daylight, wielding a knife to commit murder…”

“Quick, call someone, isn’t that Wang Miaomiao from the 77th English Class…”

There were quite a few students at the school gate after class; recently, Wang Miaomiao had become famous, and many recognized her…

Wang Miaomiao narrowly escaped disaster and secretly rejoiced that the other party shouted before attacking, giving her time to prepare and react.

But there was no time to relax now. Her hands reacted faster than her brain, taking advantage of the gap when the opponent missed a strike, and she turned defense into offense, kicking the woman’s wrist. The cleaver clattered to the ground puddle, splashing water everywhere.

After all, she was a trained veteran; the hardships of those years were not in vain and finally had their place of use today.

With a few grappling moves, Wang Miaomiao subdued the woman, pinning her face-down on the ground. Her hair was already wet from the rain, now looking even more disheveled, with her left cheek on the ground, dirt covering her face. She continued to utter profanities.

“Wang Miaomiao, you bitch, you stole my man, you’ll die a horrible death…”

Wang Miaomiao was furious, what was this about, who stole her man? Could it be a woman Jiang Yan attracted outside?

“Who are you?” She stared at half of the woman’s face, feeling it familiar, but couldn’t remember at the moment…

“Isn’t that Zhou Hu’s wife from the 77th Computer Class? She was causing trouble at school yesterday, hey, quickly go get Zhou Hu over here…” The security guard at the gate recognized her, feeling shocked, and quickly sent someone to get Zhou Hu.

“Lu Xuemei?” Hearing Zhou Hu’s name, Wang Miaomiao immediately remembered who she was. But after only interacting for a month back then, the past was like smoke. She hadn’t particularly remembered a passerby in her life; the person’s appearance had long been lost to memory, but seeing her now, she recalled some things.

“Hehe… you still remember me,” the woman sobbed, “it’s all because of you, my life was ruined, so many years have passed, you’re still haunting us. Zhou Hu wants to divorce me for you. I won’t have it good, neither will you two cheap lovers…”

As Lu Xuemei spoke, many of the onlookers had already started whispering.

“Lu Xuemei, what’s wrong with you? The stuff between you and Zhou Hu has nothing to do with Wang Miaomiao; she’s long married with kids,” Li Jiajia squeezed through the crowd just in time to hear Lu Xuemei’s words, and immediately spoke up for Wang Miaomiao.

“Miaomiao…”

“Miaomiao…”

Cheng Xue and Jiang Huilan hurried over without even using an umbrella, “Are you alright?”

They had agreed to call each other by name while at school, otherwise it would be strange.

“I’m fine, luckily I learned a few tricks and still not out of practice.” The rain kept pouring heavier, Wang Miaomiao looking at the growing crowd at the school gate frowned, “Hurry and open your umbrellas, you’ll all be drenched. By the way, has anyone called the police?”

The two relaxed upon hearing she could still joke, immediately took out umbrellas and opened them.

Meanwhile, above Wang Miaomiao’s head, Li Jiajia had already covered her with an umbrella.

At this moment, the police finally arrived, seeing Wang Miaomiao’s professional technique in subduing Lu Xuemei, they asked curiously while taking Lu Xuemei into custody, “Young lady, where did you learn that move?”

Wang Miaomiao shook her hand, calmly said, “Served in the army for two years, injured and discharged long ago, haven’t practiced much. By the way, there’s her weapon dropped in the puddle, a cleaver, please take it as evidence.”

“Alright.” The middle-aged officer was also a veteran, taking a liking to her on hearing this, held onto Lu Xuemei and said, “Let’s go, we’ll talk at the station.”

At that moment, Zhou Hu finally arrived.

Seeing the cleaver retrieved from the puddle and Lu Xuemei being escorted away, he walked up to Wang Miaomiao, full of guilt, “I’m sorry, classmate Wang…”

Something complicated flashed in Wang Miaomiao’s eyes, then she smiled flatly, “There’s no need to apologize, after all, it’s not you who tried to kill me. However, an explanation is needed, as your wife just said quite a few defamatory things about me. Rumors can be fierce, and I’m someone with a husband and son. While classmates are still around, let’s clear it up, to prevent any inappropriate gossip…”

Understanding the power of rumors, Wang Miaomiao planned to clarify things right then and there.

Zhou Hu’s lips twitched slightly, a hint of reluctance in his eyes, but he was powerless, “Alright.”

Wang Miaomiao saw that he was being sensible and was relieved, “Alright, let me ask you, what is our relationship?”

Zhou Hu’s heart got stabbed mercilessly, suppressing the sting, he said, “Middle and high school classmates, university alumni.”

“Hmm.” This answer satisfied Wang Miaomiao, “I’ll ask again, after high school graduation until university enrollment, during that time, did you and I have any interaction?”

“No.” Those years of emptiness, they ultimately missed each other, Zhou Hu’s heart was filled with an indescribable bitterness.

“Very good.” Wang Miaomiao glanced around, “Everyone heard, right? Zhou Hu’s wife just said I stole her man, classmate Zhou Hu has given the answer, aside from being classmates, there’s no other interaction between us.”

“My husband Wang Miaomiao has been seen by many, and if you’ve missed him, no worries, I’ll have him pick me up a few more times. His excellence is undeniable, our marriage is harmonious, we have twin sons, and our family is happy. The school is a place for spreading knowledge… I hope tomorrow the campus remains good-natured, pure, and honest.”

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