Chapter 142: The Heroine Appears
Huang Jiqin’s initial shock gave way to calmness.
She thought about her long and tiring journey and remembered her earlier resolution.
’As long as she’s a woman and she’s alive, that’s good enough.’
’The girl is just a little fierce. Isn’t that a good thing?’
’It’s actually kind of cute.’
’She managed to come all the way to the Northwest Military Region by herself to find a fiancé she’s only met a few times. How could she have done that without being bold and fierce?’
Thinking of this, Huang Jiqin couldn’t help but smile.
’If Xie Huaizheng really marries this girl, life is going to be fun.’
She was confident this girl could definitely tame her demon king of a son.
Su Zhaozhao dragged Zhou Chengguo downstairs and headed straight for the Public Security Bureau.
Zhou Chengguo was like a ragdoll, completely at Su Zhaozhao’s mercy as she pulled him along.
His eyes had just begun to recover when he started bawling, snot and tears everywhere. "I was wrong, Ma’am! I’m begging you, please spare me! I’ll never dare to disrespect you again!"
He finally understood. Su Zhaozhao was not a woman he could afford to cross.
"So you know you were wrong now? Why don’t you go reflect on it at the Public Security Bureau," Su Zhaozhao said coldly.
She was about to die from annoyance. Thinking of the shocked look Huang Jiqin had given her, she had no idea how she was going to explain herself.
All she could do was blame everything on Zhou Chengguo.
’It’s all his fault. If it weren’t for him, I wouldn’t have shown such a fierce side.’
She knew that first impressions were crucial.
She had worked so hard to make a good first impression on Huang Jiqin, only for Zhou Chengguo to ruin it.
She wished she could beat Zhou Chengguo to death right then and there.
"No, no, no, Ma’am! I can’t go to the Public Security Bureau! I’m begging you, please spare me!"
If he went to the Public Security Bureau, he would be completely finished!
All Su Zhaozhao would have to do is tell the comrades at the Bureau that he had come to her home specifically to threaten her, and his life would be ruined.
Zhou Chengguo pulled Su Zhaozhao to a halt and even knelt before her. "I’m begging you, Su Zhaozhao, really! I’ll resign from the military region’s elementary school and leave West State for good. I’ll never get in your way again. Please, I’m begging you, don’t take me to the Public Security Bureau, okay?"
Zhou Chengguo was filled with immense regret.
Su Zhaozhao looked at his pathetic state but didn’t feel a shred of pity for him.
"If you knew this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Zhou Chengguo, you don’t regret this because you’ve truly seen the error of your ways. You’re just scared of me taking you to the Public Security Bureau."
Su Zhaozhao grabbed his clothes and continued dragging him directly to the Public Security Bureau.
She had been exercising hard lately, and with the help of the spiritual spring water, her body was now in excellent shape.
She had plenty of strength.
Even though Zhou Chengguo didn’t want to go, he was still dragged to the Public Security Bureau by Su Zhaozhao.
However, just as they were about to reach the Public Security Bureau, a voice called out to Su Zhaozhao, "Zhaozhao?"
Su Zhaozhao turned her head and saw Lin Shumo’s refined and handsome face.
He still looked just as good, wearing a white shirt and black casual pants.
Su Zhaozhao realized that she hadn’t seen Lin Shumo for a few days.
It was probably because she wasn’t working at the hospital anymore, so it was harder to run into him.
Lin Shumo was very happy to see Su Zhaozhao. He pushed up his glasses. "Zhaozhao, long time no see."
"Long time no see," Su Zhaozhao nodded at him.
"What are you up to?" Lin Shumo’s gaze fell on the man Su Zhaozhao was dragging, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"Oh, this man did something bad to me, so I’m taking him to the Public Security Bureau to let the comrades there sort it out," Su Zhaozhao told Lin Shumo.
"What happened?" Lin Shumo instantly grew tense, looking at Su Zhaozhao. "Are you hurt?"
"I’m fine, I’m perfectly okay." Su Zhaozhao gave Lin Shumo a reassuring smile.
Just then, Su Zhaozhao saw a girl standing next to Lin Shumo. She had two braided pigtails and was wearing a set of army-green work clothes.
It was a very popular style for this era.
Her face was delicate and pretty, with a faint scholarly air about her. Her skin was fair, and she had a petite frame.
There was a cool determination in her eyes.
She was also looking at her.
In that instant, a myriad of thoughts flashed through Su Zhaozhao’s mind, and a realization suddenly exploded in her head like a firework.
Lin Shumo noticed Su Zhaozhao’s gaze and immediately said to her, "Oh, right, Zhaozhao, this is the childhood friend I grew up with that I told you about. She’s here visiting for her summer vacation. You two can get to know each other and hang out together in the future."
"This is Gu Qingran," Lin Shumo said to Su Zhaozhao.
Even though Su Zhaozhao had already asked for Gu Qingran’s name last time, he felt he should still give a formal introduction now that she was present.
After he finished, Lin Shumo turned to Gu Qingran. "Qing Ran, this is the amazing girl I mentioned to you, the one who’s around your age. Her name is Su Zhaozhao."
Gu Qingran’s gaze fell upon Su Zhaozhao, carrying a hint of inquiry.
She then looked at Lin Shumo and saw the gentle look in his eyes as he gazed at Su Zhaozhao.
A sense of stuffiness and irritation welled up inside her.
’How strange. Lin Shumo and this Su Zhaozhao are actually this close?’
’Su Zhaozhao... The name does sound a little familiar.’
But she had only just been reborn, and many of her memories from her past life were still a chaotic mess. Where had she heard the name Su Zhaozhao before?
While silently pondering this, Gu Qingran put on a gracious smile, walked up to Su Zhaozhao, and extended her hand for a handshake.
"Hello, Comrade Su Zhaozhao. I hope we can become good friends."
"Hello."
Su Zhaozhao was a little excited inside.
’The female lead of the novel! She’s the female lead!’
’The female lead whose story I followed and actually quite liked.’
It was just that her appearance was so sudden it caught her completely off guard.
If she remembered correctly, Gu Qingran wasn’t supposed to appear this early. She was only supposed to show up after the male lead became a regiment commander.
’Is it because I transmigrated into the book that things have changed?’
’Wait, that’s not right either.’
’It could also be that the male and female leads just didn’t cross paths at this point in time, so it wasn’t mentioned in the novel...’
’Maybe right now, the female lead really is just here to visit and hasn’t met Xie Huaizheng yet.’
Thinking about her own impending marriage to Xie Huaizheng, Su Zhaozhao sighed. Why did the female lead have to show up now?
It made her feel like the other woman.
But who asked her to transmigrate as the vicious female supporting character? She had to work hard to survive, too.
Su Zhaozhao said to them, "I need to take this person to the Public Security Bureau first. Let’s talk next time."
"How about I go with you?" Lin Shumo’s gaze fell on Zhou Chengguo, and he frowned.
He was worried that Su Zhaozhao, being a young woman, wouldn’t be able to handle it on her own.
"It’s okay. Qing Ran just arrived, why don’t you show her around and help her get familiar with the area?" Su Zhaozhao said to Lin Shumo.
The main reason was, she didn’t know how to face the novel’s female lead.
She kept feeling that Gu Qingran’s look held a degree of vigilance and inquiry.
’In the novel, the female lead is reborn. She couldn’t possibly know that I’m the vicious female supporting character, right?’
’So if I don’t act like the person I was in her past life, will she get suspicious?’