Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 80: I Publicly Announced I’m Taking the College Entrance Exam—My Sisters-in-Law Turned Green!

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: I Publicly Announced I’m Taking the College Entrance Exam—My Sisters-in-Law Turned Green!

Gu Yanshen’s face turned as cold as ice fragments the moment Gu Lan finished speaking.

He paused in the act of tucking in the quilt for Lin Wan Yi.

"Stay here, don’t go anywhere."

He turned around and picked up the military jacket draped over the back of the chair.

"Brother! You’re still injured!" Gu Lan grew anxious.

Gu Yanshen ignored him and walked straight toward the door.

"Wait."

A weak but firm voice sounded.

Lin Wan Yi supported herself on the edge of the bed and slowly sat up.

Gu Yanshen immediately turned back to the bedside, pressing down on her shoulder.

"Lie down."

Lin Wan Yi shook her head, her gaze clear as she looked at him.

"They’re coming after me."

"If I hide, it will confirm my guilty conscience."

She lifted the quilt and stretched her toes toward the floor.

"I’ll go with you."

At the entrance of the military base family compound.

A large crowd gathered, mostly military wives, along with some children watching the commotion.

"Drive the jinx out! Give us peace in the military district!"

A stout woman was waving her arms, shouting hoarsely.

It was Sister-in-law Qian from the logistics department, a distant relative of Qian Weiguo.

Beside her, Li also fanned the flames.

"Exactly! Ever since she came, our compound hasn’t known peace!"

"First, she fainted during the art performance, and now she’s implicated in Vice Commander Qian’s death! Who’s next?"

"Bad luck! Such bad luck!"

In the crowd, many military wives started whispering among themselves with worried expressions.

"All of you, shut up!"

A loud shout rang out.

Wang Xiu’e and Sister Zhou parted the crowd and hurried over.

Wang Xiu’e pointed at Sister-in-law Qian’s nose.

"Qian Guifang! What nonsense are you spouting here!"

Sister-in-law Qian straightened her neck.

"Mrs. Wang, how am I talking nonsense? Vice Commander Qian’s death is definitely linked to her!"

"Our military district compound is a place for the families of heroes, not for some capitalist’s daughter to bring calamity!"

Sister Zhou gently tugged at Wang Xiu’e and spoke softly to the crowd.

"Ladies, Wan Yi is also a victim. She’s pregnant with twins and nearly lost her life. How can you talk about her like this?"

"Who knows if it’s a ruse!" Li chimed in sarcastically.

"A pampered miss like her, capable of taking down a vice commander? Who can really say!"

With these words, the military wives who had been swayed started chattering again.

Wang Xiu’e was trembling with anger.

"You... you are simply unreasonable!"

At that moment, the crowd parted automatically.

A military jeep parked not far away.

Gu Yanshen opened the car door and carefully helped Lin Wan Yi out.

He wore his military uniform, not having had time to change, with a blood-soaked bandage on his right arm, his expression dark as water.

Lin Wan Yi, pale-faced, was supported by Gu Lan, but she stood with her back straight.

The noisy scene quieted down significantly.

Gu Yanshen’s icy gaze slowly swept over each person present.

"Who was leading the disturbance just now?"

His voice was calm but struck everyone’s hearts like a block of ice.

Sister-in-law Qian felt her scalp tingle under his gaze, but emboldened by her "bereaved family member" status, she stood up bravely.

"Mr. Gu! We’re not causing trouble!"

She pointed at Lin Wan Yi.

"We’re scared! This woman is a jinx! As soon as she came, our military district encountered issues!"

"For our men’s safety, we demand she be driven out!"

"Yes! Drive her out!"

Several agitated military wives echoed.

Gu Yanshen stepped forward, his towering figure completely shielding Lin Wan Yi.

He looked at Sister-in-law Qian, speaking each word with deliberation.

"First, Qian Weiguo was a traitor. His death was well-deserved."

"Second, Lin Wan Yi is a heroine who helped the military district eliminate traitors."

He paused, his voice colder.

"She is my wife, the mother of my future children."

"Today, anyone who dares to slander her is an enemy of me, Gu Yanshen."

"An enemy of our entire regiment, the whole division!"

"Slandering a hero is equivalent to siding with a traitor. Who among you can bear this charge?"

With a "boom," the crowd erupted.

Nobody expected Gu Yanshen to go to such lengths with his words.

This was no longer just a neighborhood quarrel; it was a political indictment!

Sister-in-law Qian and Li’s faces went pale, their legs trembling.

"We... we didn’t mean that..."

"We were just... just..."

Just as the scene was completely subdued by Gu Yanshen’s forceful stance.

Lin Wan Yi stepped out from behind him.

She gently pressed Gu Yanshen’s unwounded hand, signaling him to be at ease.

Everyone’s eyes focused on her.

She was thin, her face as pale as paper, as if she could be toppled by a gust of wind.

But her eyes were incredibly bright.

She did not cry, nor did she defend herself, not even showing any anger.

She calmly surveyed the scene, her gaze passing over Sister-in-law Qian, Li, and the whispering military wives.

Then, she spoke.

Her voice was not loud, but it reached every ear.

"Ladies, perhaps there’s some truth in what you’re saying."

Her words left everyone stunned.

Wang Xiu’e and Gu Lan were anxious.

"Wan Yi!"

Lin Wan Yi raised her hand, stopping them.

She continued.

"It’s true that I come from a poor background."

"And being physically weak, I can’t contribute much to the family and the military district as you do, which is also true." 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Her gaze shifted to Gu Yanshen, filled with tenderness and resolve.

"My husband is a towering hero."

"He sacrifices and suffers for the country. I cannot be his burden."

"So, I have always wondered what I can do for him, for this family."

She took a deep breath, as if summoning all her strength, to announce to everyone.

"The state has just announced the resumption of the college entrance examination."

"I have decided to participate in this exam."

"I hope to get into college, to arm myself with knowledge, so I can better educate our future children, making them as outstanding as their father, and to contribute my bit to the country and the military district with what I’ll learn."

She finished speaking and once again looked at the astonished military wives.

"Ladies."

"Do you think someone who wishes to study and serve the country could be a ’jinx’?"

A deathly silence enveloped the entire scene.

Sister-in-law Qian’s jaw dropped, unable to utter a word.

Li’s face turned the color of a liver.

All the military wives, who had been shouting earlier, lowered their heads in shame.

Exactly.

She’s thinking of college, of serving the country.

And we?

We’re here attacking an almost-dead pregnant woman over some baseless superstition.

The contrast was too stark.

Lin Wan Yi no longer looked at them. She turned, grabbing the equally shocked Gu Lan’s hand.

"Xiao Lan, haven’t you always wanted to go to college too?"

"Let’s register together, study together, work hard together."

"What do you say?"

Gu Lan nodded in a daze, then quickly reacted, eyes bursting with excitement.

"Yes! Sister-in-law! Let’s take the exam together!"

Wang Xiu’e looked at Lin Wan Yi, her eyes full of approval and admiration.

This child was so clever.

A silent victory, moving mountains with little force.

Gu Yanshen looked at his young wife.

She stood there, seemingly fragile, but radiating immense brilliance.

His young wife needed not only his protection.

She herself was the most impenetrable fortress.