frightfiction Chapter 167 An unusually beautiful mental state
Chapter 167 An unusually beautiful mental state
Chapter 167 Exceptionally Beautiful Mental State
Ding Hongmei's face was contorted with jealousy. She could no longer bear to hear Wang Chunmei praising Shu Yun and said with a fake smile, "So, has your opinion of her changed now?"
Before Wang Chunmei could speak, she said urgently, "Have you forgotten how she bullied me? In college, she always put me on the back foot, ostracized me, and prevented my classmates from being friends with me."
Well… speaking of being one step ahead of Ding Hongmei, Ding Hongmei ranks near the bottom in the class. To be honest, most people in the class are one step ahead of her. As for being ostracized, that's not even a question. It's just that Shu Yun is good-looking, academically excellent, and has a gentle personality, so naturally everyone prefers to play with her. However, in the narrow-minded eyes of Ding Hongmei, it's clear that Shu Yun is the one who started isolating her.
Ding Hongmei felt extremely wronged, and her voice choked with sobs as she spoke, "When I got to the family compound, I heard from Hong Hui that it was Shu Yun who instigated me behind the scenes, making me lose face in the compound as a newcomer."
Ding Hongmei spoke emotionally, thinking that Wang Chunmei would feel more sorry for her, but she had no idea that she had made things worse. "I don't know about what happened in college, but Xiao Ding, you have to admit your shortcomings. Your artistic skills are indeed not as good as Shu Yun's. If you want to surpass Shu Yun, you can work hard to catch up with her. Fantasizing that she is targeting you only shows that you are too narrow-minded."
Wang Chunmei spoke bluntly, and Ding Hongmei felt as if she had been shot in the chest. She wanted to vomit blood, but it didn't end there. Wang Chunmei continued, "I've heard about what happened in the compound, about the conflict you had before. Wasn't Shu Yun in her postpartum period then? How could she have sown discord? And you know Hong Hui's reputation in the compound—she's sexist, loves to take advantage of others, and loves to gossip. You actually believe what she says? You should avoid associating with her in the future, lest you be led astray by her."
Thud! Ding Hongmei was struck in the chest by another arrow!
Seeing her unpleasant expression, Wang Chunmei softened her tone, "If you really think Shu Yun harmed you, we'll go find Shu Yun now and confront her face to face. Any misunderstandings can be cleared up then."
Ding Hongmei: ...She doesn't want to!
In the end, she could only listen to Wang Chunmei scold her before leaving in a huff.
Fortunately, Wang Chunmei still considered their past relationship and seemed to realize that she had gone too far in her criticism. The next day, she brought gifts to the Ding family, which made Ding Hongmei feel much better. At least, Aunt Wang still cared about her.
However, Ding Hongmei, who left Wang Chunmei's house that day, was filled with anger, and her face was no longer as peaceful as usual, looking somewhat distorted.
"Hey, Ms. Ding, wait a minute, there's some mail for you here." The sentry on duty in the mailroom called out to Ding Hongmei and handed her a large bag of packages.
Upon seeing this, a military wife asked curiously, "Teacher Ding, you've also submitted your work to a publishing house?"
"Hmm." Ding Hongmei didn't want to say more, so she picked up the package and turned to leave.
The military wife watched her retreating figure and pouted, "What's with the attitude?"
When Ding Hongmei got home, she immediately opened the package. This was the first comic book she had completed in recent days.
Ever since she learned from other people that Shu Yun's comic books had been published for several issues and made a lot of money, she had also been thinking about doing the same thing.
In her opinion, she had graduated from university, while Shu Yun was just a high school student. If Shu Yun could make money by submitting articles, then she, a university student, could certainly do the same.
Ding Hongmei opened the package with anticipation, only to find her comic book drawings being returned. She frowned, a bad feeling creeping into her heart. After opening the envelope and reading its contents, she was devastated – her work had been rejected!
The publisher's reply was very formal, saying that after comprehensive consideration, they believed that your work did not fit the publisher's current publishing plan and topic selection direction, and looked forward to your next letter?
Ding Hongmei was so angry her nose almost twisted crooked. She was panting heavily, thinking, "You were expecting the next letter? I won't submit any of my work to you next time. You'll regret it!"
Hong Hui noticed Ding Hongmei's return and immediately scurried over, completely oblivious to her surroundings, "How did it go? What did the division commander's wife say?"
Ding Hongmei gave her a cold look. "Didn't you say anything?"
Hong Hui was puzzled, but then she saw the letter in Hong Mei's hand. Recalling the conversation between the military wives, she immediately smiled and said, "Hong Mei, you submitted your work? How is it going? Is it going to be published? What's your name? I'll definitely buy a copy to support you after it's published."
Ding Hongmei closed her eyes, feeling as if the woman's smile was mocking her. Gone was her usual composure. She pushed the woman out the door, saying, "Go away, you're not welcome in my house."
Hong Hui was pushed out, looking completely bewildered. The door slammed shut in front of her, almost pinching her nose. "What's wrong with you?"
After Hong Hui left, Ding Hongmei was still seething with anger and smashed everything she could in the house, yelling "Ahhhhh!"
The wailing and howling from next door startled Ah-happy awake from her comfortable sleep in her den. She barked loudly in the direction of the neighbor.
Shu Yun patted its head, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
Yang Fan returned home exhausted after a long day in the military camp. Not only was there no hot meal, but the floor was a mess, and there was a woman who had gone mad.
Ding Hongmei sat on the floor of the main room with her hair all messed up. Yang Fan, suppressing his anger, questioned, "Ding Hongmei, what's wrong with you?"
Ding Hongmei: "I've been bullied. That damned woman next door bullied me, and Wang Chunmei and the others bullied me too. You're my husband, go and help me get justice."
Yang Fan couldn't afford to offend either of these two husbands, nor did he want to deal with mentally unstable crazy women. If it weren't for Ding Hongmei's family background, he wouldn't have sacrificed his marriage to marry such a woman, but now he was already somewhat regretting it.
His indifferent attitude immediately enraged Ding Hongmei. She rushed forward with a scream, "What kind of attitude is this? Are you even a man? Your wife is being bullied, and this is how you react?"
Ding Hongmei scratched and clawed at Yang Fan's face, and the sounds of the couple fighting could be clearly heard from Shu Yun's house next door.
Shu Yun leaned against the wall, propped up on a chair, and looked at Ding Hongmei, who was in a very good spirits. So what exactly had happened to this woman?
Before she knew it, time flew by. Letters kept arriving from her hometown, urging Wang Xiuwen to return. The date for Wang Xiuwen's return home was also set.
Remembering Wang Xiuwen's previous surgery, Shu Yun suggested, "Why don't we go to the hospital for a follow-up check-up before we leave?"
Although the previous surgery went smoothly, Wang Xiuwen's fear of hospitals couldn't be dispelled. "No, maybe we shouldn't?"