After Awakening, She Tore Apart Her Enemies and Joined the Army on an Island - Chapter 56

She gazed at the crowd in the rain curtain, rubbed her aching eyes, and walked back with Mo Hengyu.

Xie Mian’s senses were the sharpest.

The moment she appeared at the carriage door, he noticed her. “Dr. Lin is back!”

Xiao Qi ran over joyfully. “Brother, why are you all wet? You’ll catch a cold.”

Su Meng patted her head. “The wind and rain at the door are too strong. Go back quickly, and be careful not to catch a cold.”

Cheng Wangshu set down his book, picked up a towel, and walked over. “Dr. Lin, for you.”

Su Meng paused, took it, and handed it to Mo Hengyu. “I think Elder Mo needs it more. Thank you, Dr. Cheng.”

Cheng Wangshu stiffened briefly but then regained his composure, apologizing to Mo Hengyu. “Elder Mo, it was thoughtless of me. Please don’t take offense!”

Xie Mian’s gaze shifted between Cheng Wangshu and Su Meng a couple of times before he deliberately coughed.

He turned to Cheng Wangshu. “I’ve long heard of the talented young master of the Cheng family in Zhou City, who not only manages the family business with great success but is also passionate about medicine. Three years ago, he went abroad to study medicine. That must be you, Dr. Cheng, right? Congratulations on completing your studies and returning!”

Cheng Wangshu hadn’t expected to be recognized. Smiling, he cupped his hands in acknowledgment. “Indeed, it is I. Thank you, Comrade Xie!”

Seizing the opportunity while they chatted, Su Meng slipped away to the restroom to freshen up.

Afterward, she quietly made her way through the carriages, secretly leaving behind ample vegetables, fruits, sweet potatoes, as well as old ginger and brown sugar.

Having finished this, she had just returned to Carriage No. 3 when she overheard Cheng Wangshu saying, “Comrade Xie, rest assured! Our Cheng family has always treated friends this way: when friends come, we offer good wine; when enemies come, we meet them with blades. We value loyalty, abide by rules, and neither betray others nor owe anyone.”

Xie Mian believed these words.

The Cheng family had started as pirates a century ago, a band of sea rovers who specifically fought against Japanese pirates in the southeastern seas. Like the Su family, they were red capitalists. However, the Cheng family had won greater favor in both lawful and unlawful circles, and to this day, no one dared to challenge them. The Zhou City Shipyard, from its founding to the present, had always been under the Cheng family’s control, boasting the largest dock in the southeastern seas and standing as the most capable shipyard in the country.

But Su Meng was just an orphaned girl, it was better for her to keep her distance from the Cheng family. After all, prominent families placed great importance on matching social status.

Pretending to be casual, Xie Mian remarked, “Your family is so vast and influential, surely they’ve already arranged a well-matched marriage for you?”

Cheng Wangshu, unsuspecting, replied with a frank smile. “It’s rare to find a soulmate in life. I haven’t found one yet. I truly admire Dr. Lin’s composure in crises, his straightforward and upright character, his expertise in traditional Chinese medicine, and his studious spirit. How about it, Dr. Lin? Come work at Zhou City First People’s Hospital. We will certainly offer you generous compensation.”

Su Meng: “…We’ll talk about it later.”

Why were they discussing her career again? Right now, she didn’t want to work. She only wanted to find her father and younger brother and figure out exactly who Xie Mian and Xiao Qi were to her.

According to Huo Zhenhua, Xie Mian was a native living near the military base. Their military headquarters was located on Peach Blossom Island. That meant she had to make a trip to the island.

The group endured another day of waiting, but there was still no sign of the train moving.

Su Meng repeated her donation method once more but found no further opportunities to act.

No wonder, everyone wanted to see who it was that could repeatedly provide so many supplies for free, to the point where guards were stationed at every carriage connection.

Even the restrooms had no free moments.

When her donations stopped, people first speculated whether the kind-hearted person had exhausted their entire savings.

Soon, the panic of impending hunger began to spread through the train.

The wounded, in particular, were the most disheartened.

Su Meng shook her head helplessly. Using the excuse of going to the restroom, she returned to her space and harvested another batch of fruits and vegetables.

Just as she stepped out of the restroom, the train suddenly started moving.

Staggering backward, she flailed her arms and accidentally struck the doorframe.

A sharp pain shot through her arm, as if her muscles were tearing and her bones were aching, almost on the verge of breaking.

She cried out in pain, “Ah! What kind of lousy train is this? Why didn’t they make an announcement?”

Fuming, she leaned against the doorframe, rubbing her arm with a pout.

Suddenly, a shadow fell over her.

Before she could look up, she heard a mocking laugh: “Can’t take a shit, so you blame the toilet? How peculiar!”

At that moment, Su Meng was so angry she forgot the pain.

Who else could say something like that but Huo Zhenhua?

She jerked her head up and swung her fist at him, but it was caught in a grip as tight as a vise, leaving her unable to move.

Su Meng glared at him furiously. “Mind your own business!”

That damn man!

Nothing good ever comes out of his mouth!

Every time they met, he spewed venom, what terrible luck!

She struggled angrily, trying to pull her fist back.

But her strength was nothing in Huo Zhenhua’s eyes, not even enough to scratch an itch.

Originally, seeing her on the verge of tears, he had only meant to tease her with a joke. He hadn’t expected her to be so petty.

She changed her expression in an instant and even threw a punch at him.

Hah! One day apart, and she’s grown the courage of a leopard.

Daring to throw a punch, and still muttering complaints in her heart?

He wanted to pull her closer to teach her a lesson.

But feeling the softness in his palm, his heart softened.

The fist squirming in his hand reminded him of the way she had once nuzzled against his chest.

He loosened his grip slightly and sighed. “Stand steady, comrade!”

Hearing his words, Su Meng froze as if struck by a paralysis point.

Why did she lose her composure so impulsively at the sound of that damn man’s voice?

She was Lin Xi now, a man.

And a stranger to him.

Would hitting him suddenly… make him suspicious?

Thinking this, she quickly glanced at him.

He probably hadn’t recognized her, right?

As a respected regiment leader, he surely wouldn’t beat up a civilian or report her for attacking a soldier, would he?

Su Meng instinctively clasped her hands behind her back and subtly shifted backward.

Little did she know, her every thought had been laid bare to him.

Huo Zhenhua, having overheard her inner monologue, struggled to hold back his laughter. He pulled out a lighter, struck a spark with a “sizzle,” and tapped the restroom wall, kindly reminding her, “If you retreat any further, you’ll fall into the toilet.”

Su Meng: “…”

None of your business!

Such a meddler!

She glared fiercely at his retreating figure, silently raising her fist but not daring to let it show beyond her sleeve.

Ah! She couldn’t win against him, she just couldn’t!

Admitting defeat wasn’t shameful!

She thought to herself that she and Huo Zhenhua were truly bound by a twisted fate.

After that incident at eighteen when she helped deliver a gift, she had assumed they would never cross paths again.

Who would have thought that in such a vast world, they would keep running into each other everywhere?

Every time, he would suspect her, treating her with caution and doubt, even harboring some inexplicable hostility toward her.

How ridiculous!

Did Su Meng have the face of a thief, or had she committed some unforgivable crime in the past?

She had every reason to suspect that the only way she kept running into him so frequently was because he had been keeping her under surveillance.

Yes!

It had to be surveillance.

Lost in thought, she walked with her head lowered until she bumped into a “wall.”

She hissed in pain and stepped back, raising a hand to her head. When she saw the man turning around, the apology on her lips instantly turned into a silent eye-roll. “You’re blocking the way!”

A flicker of concern flashed quickly in Huo Zhenhua’s eyes. His arm lifted slightly before he casually lowered it again, stepping aside to make way. In a deep voice, he reminded her, “The meal cart is coming!”

So that was it, the meal cart was coming.

Su Meng obediently moved to the side, her heart churning like turbulent waves crashing relentlessly against the shore.

A single unbelievable thought echoed in her mind…