Chapter 122: Harboring Ill Intentions

Sun Xiaojing, seeing the situation, finally let out a cold sneer in her heart. Even in their modern times, many men would be displeased if their women had been involved with other men before. There was no need to mention the present era, where reputation and honor were valued above life itself. Especially considering Song Tingshen and the Song family's standing in the Taizhou Island Military District.

Sun Xiaojing had racked her brains earlier and finally recalled a fragment from the original storyline about Zhong Xiao, the "cannon fodder fiancée." At that time, aside from Zhong Xiao feeling that Taizhou Island was too remote and not wanting to come, there was another reason—she had a lover back in Yue City. Although no one knew how far their relationship had progressed, Zhong Xiao certainly wouldn’t have brought up such a disgraceful matter herself. What truly happened between them was known only to the two of them.

Falsehoods and rumors, after all, arise from thin air—the more outrageous and novel, the more they capture people’s interest. Sun Xiaojing did not need others to believe her outright; it was enough to sow doubt and gossip.

After all, the easiest and quickest way to ruin a woman was simply to tell others that she was immoral.

With this in mind, Sun Xiaojing said with conviction, “Tingshen, do you really understand Zhong Xiao’s past? Are you truly unbothered by it?”

Song Tingshen slowly turned around, his gaze deep as he looked at her. A trace of confidence crept into Sun Xiaojing’s heart, a faint smile tugging at the corners of her lips. Indeed, no man could be indifferent to such matters.

After watching her for a moment, Song Tingshen began to walk towards her step by step, his expression dark and serious.

Feeling self-satisfied, Sun Xiaojing was about to continue weaving her slander when suddenly Song Tingshen said, “If I’m not mistaken, you grew up along the coast, followed your parents to Taizhou Island at a young age, and your whole family lives on the island. You went abroad to study technical skills two years ago and only recently returned.”

“You’ve never been to Yue City, and until today, you haven’t even met my beloved.”

“So then, how do you know about my beloved? How do you know about her past and her relationships with others?”

Sun Xiaojing was stunned. She had hastily blurted out the storyline she knew.

But this was no longer a script—it was real life.

Looking into her eyes with utmost seriousness, Song Tingshen said, “There are only two possibilities. First, you are fabricating lies and deliberately slandering my family. I can hand you over to your superiors and have you held accountable—at least five years of exile.”

Sun Xiaojing’s face drained of color.

Song Tingshen continued, “The second possibility is that, while you seemingly went abroad to study, you were actually secretly investigating various information within the country. But why would a military district liaison officer be gathering such intelligence? The only conclusion is that your true identity is that of an enemy spy.”

Sun Xiaojing was utterly terrified. The first option meant a decade of exile; the second could mean execution.

She stammered for a long time, finally taking a deep breath under Song Tingshen’s pressure and said, “I... I... Tingshen, you misunderstand. I only heard from someone else that Zhong Xiao was hiding many things from you in Yue City. I... I thought that a woman’s secrets would be no more than these kinds of things...”

After she finished speaking, Song Tingshen’s gaze grew even colder.

“You are a woman yourself, so you understand how damaging rumors can be. This only shows how malicious your intentions are. I will report to your superiors and request to have you replaced as liaison officer. From now on, unless it’s official business, we will never meet again. I’ll let this slide this time, but if there’s a next time, and I find you harboring ill intentions toward my beloved, I will not let you off so easily.”

“Also, you need not attend our wedding banquet. You are not worthy.”