Chapter 154 Shameful Corporal Punishment

Lu Huaidong suddenly stood up, his voice hoarse: "Thank you."

"Sister-in-law, could you—"

Seemingly knowing something, Su Wantang immediately interrupted him.

"cannot."

"I respect all of Jia Jie's decisions."

After saying that, Su Wantang turned and left.

If it weren't for Li Jia's reputation, Su Wantang wouldn't care how long Lu Huaidong knelt there.

All they do is verbally apologize without taking any real action. Are they trying to fool idiots?

"Sister Jia... what are you doing here?" Su Wantang asked guiltily.

"I was afraid you'd get lost." Li Jia didn't mention what she had just seen. "You didn't even say hello. I'll have asked my mom to buy some extra groceries for you."

Su Wantang remained silent, but smiled and said, "Auntie and Sister Jia are good cooks; everything they make tastes delicious."

...

"Why are you calling me at this hour?" Huo Jun, who had been called down to the dormitory, frowned impatiently.

Huo Jun's family reunion banquet is in three days, so he is currently still staying in the military dormitory.

Sensing the coldness in Huo Jun's tone, Sun Qian felt annoyed. Did he really think he had suddenly become successful? Without her family, Huo Jun was nothing.

“We’ve been dating for a while now. If it’s not your family reunion banquet in three days, we can take this opportunity to finalize our marriage. It would be a double celebration.”

Huo Jun immediately objected: "No way."

Why not?

“My uncle told me that I had just returned home and that I should focus on my career.”

"Huo Jun, do you really think I'm a brainless idiot? Building a career? What good would marrying me do to you? Don't forget, who did you rely on to get where you are today? And don't you naively think that with your meager abilities, you could have risen to the rank of battalion commander? And been transferred to Beijing?"

Huo Jun's face was ashen, and his large, cold eyes were filled with malice.

That day, after shooting Liu Cuicui, Huo Jun went to the hospital to tell Huo Xiaoyan what was going on.

As he left the ward, he bumped into Huo Qing, who was pushing a wheelchair, in the corridor.

Huo Qing was stunned the moment he saw him. His eyes were filled with longing, and he murmured, "So alike, so incredibly alike."

Afterwards, they sat together and successfully recognized each other as relatives.

Originally, Huo Jun didn't take the matter to heart until the guards came and called out "Commander".

Now, he is no less capable than Lu Huai'an.

Huo Jun, having learned about the Huo family, even felt that, in terms of status among the descendants of the Huo and Lu families, he was superior to Lu Huai'an.

After all, he was the only male member of the Huo family, even though he was a nephew, while the Lu family had four or five.

As the sole heir of the Huo family, Huo Jun naturally looked down on the daughter of a mere deputy political commissar.

Therefore, he has declined Sun Qian's invitations many times these past two days, citing being busy with other matters.

Others might be intimidated by Huo Jun's current state and dare not speak. But Sun Qian, with her status, had seen many important figures and was not intimidated by Huo Jun.

"Huo Jun, let me tell you, I'm not a woman you can just play around with. Although not many people know that we're dating, we've still been seen going out together. If I put in the effort to find these people, do you think you'll get away with it?"

"Xixi, don't worry, let me finish. I definitely care about you, but you also know that I have five older cousins ​​in the Huo family. After all, they are my uncle's biological daughters. As a nephew, I can't overstep them, so I naturally have to be obedient and sensible. That way, my uncle will entrust the Huo family to me."

Sun Qian didn't believe Huo Jun's nonsense at all, but she also knew she couldn't go too far.

"That's perfect. You don't understand the intricacies between women. Let's get the marriage arranged so I'll have a legitimate reason to speak up for you."

Huo Jun hadn't expected Sun Qian to be so difficult, so in order to appease her, he had no choice but to agree.

The two lingered downstairs for a while longer before parting ways.

As soon as they parted, Huo Jun picked up the phone on the first floor of the dormitory and called Sun Lei.

He explained his predicament to Sun Lei, hoping to dissuade Sun Qian from her idea. Unexpectedly, the cunning Sun Lei smiled and passed the buck back to him.

This realization struck Huo Jun as a shock, and he suddenly understood that Sun Lei had known all along that he had killed Liu Cuicui.

No, it shouldn't be said that everyone knew; perhaps this was all his doing.

Sun Lei must have known his identity all along; he thought it was because Sun Lei appreciated his abilities.

After a long while, Huo Jun, having figured out the situation, had a ruthless glint in his eyes.

Dare to scheme against him?

The Sun family, you just wait!

...

After finishing their meal, Su Wantang and Lu Huai'an left the Li family home. On the way, the couple continued to talk about Lu Huaidong and Li Jia.

Suddenly, a figure blocked their way.