Hua Ying didn’t know how to answer for a moment, fortunately, Jiang Cheng was good at breaking silences.

"If you don’t say anything, I’ll take it as a yes."

After Jiang Cheng spoke, she pointed at Li Chunxiang and Gao Zhonghua and introduced, "This is Comrade Gao Zhonghua, and this is Comrade Li Chunxiang. The three of us are together."

Hua Ying nodded at the two people, standing tall in the middle, unsure of what to do for a moment.

Looking at Hua Ying’s cool and sharp face, Jiang Cheng always felt that her brain and face didn’t quite match.

"You should tidy up your berth first."

With one sentence, Jiang Cheng pointed Hua Ying in the right direction.

"Okay!"

Hua Ying was not talkative.

When she was silent, her face was stern, with a clear message that strangers should stay away.

But in reality...

This girl brought her own bedsheet, yet she fumbled with it for a long time without getting it right.

Her face grew colder, but her increasingly frantic movements showed her inner turmoil.

Jiang Cheng gave Li Chunxiang a look, and Li Chunxiang nodded.

"Comrade Hua, let me help you."

Hua Ying expressed gratitude with a "cold" face.

"It’s nothing, no need to thank me."

Li Chunxiang quickly helped, and asked in passing, "How do you know Boss Jiang?"

Boss Jiang?

Hua Ying looked at Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng nodded at her.

Hua Ying withdrew her gaze, saying coolly, "She beat up someone I dislike."

Li Chunxiang was even more intrigued.

"Really? Then Boss Jiang must have won, right?"

Hua Ying nodded slightly, and Li Chunxiang said with a cheerful smile, "My boss is amazing!"

Soon, once Li Chunxiang finished making the bed, Hua Ying thanked her again.

She took out Taotou to share with a few people, and Li Chunxiang and Gao Zhonghua instinctively looked at Jiang Cheng.

Having understood a bit of Hua Ying’s personality, Jiang Cheng said, "This Taotou smells really good, give me a piece to try."

Jiang Cheng, Gao Zhonghua, and Li Chunxiang each took a whole piece, and the three of them shared it while eating.

Hua Ying wanted to give more, but Jiang Cheng didn’t take any more.

However, seeing them eat, she felt a bit relieved.

She didn’t like owing others.

The compartment became quiet again, and on the train traveling through the night, the sound of snoring gradually began to rise.

At the break of dawn, Jiang Cheng was no longer in the compartment.

She had gone outside the compartment to talk to the attendant.

The train staff came at fixed times every day, apart from a few routine inspections, they followed the train schedule.

Jiang Cheng was restless, and since she couldn’t chat with the passengers, she decided to chat with the staff instead.

Just as she was talking, Zhang Guisheng, who had been with Hua Ying the day before, arrived.

"Hello, comrade, is my fiancée Hua Ying awake?"

Jiang Cheng sneered inwardly.

She could bet that Zhang Guisheng must have mentioned his "fiancée" Hua Ying several times in his compartment throughout the night.

Now he wanted to use her as a stepping stone to solidify this title further.

But she just wouldn’t comply!

"Who?"

Jiang Cheng feigned confusion, and Zhang Guisheng repeated himself.

Jiang Cheng suddenly realized, "Oh, Hua Ying——how do I remember that she said she’s not your fiancée?"

"I must have remembered wrong. Let me call Comrade Hua Ying to check."

The "enthusiastic" Jiang Cheng was about to open the door when Zhang Guisheng stopped her.

"No need, don’t disturb Hua Ying’s rest. I’ll wait here for a bit."

Jiang Cheng was determined not to do as Zhang Guisheng wished.

"It’s no trouble, I love helping others. You don’t believe me, ask the attendant Xiao Lu?"

Xiao Lu, holding a kettle nearby, immediately validated, "Yes, Comrade Jiang is very enthusiastic!"

Jiang Cheng had already opened the door, shouting loudly, "Comrade Hua Ying, this gentleman says he’s your fiancé!"

Hua Ying, who was already up, jumped up and rushed out of the compartment. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Zhang Guisheng, how many times have I told you, I’m not your fiancée!"

"I’m not your fiancée!"

Hua Ying’s voice was cold and laced with disgust, and almost the entire car heard it.

Zhang Guisheng hadn’t had time to explain when a well-meaning old lady interrupted.

"You’re Hua Ying....that won’t do, it’s just that Comrade Zhang didn’t book the compartment together with you, what’s there to be angry about."

"When young couples have issues, it’s best to talk it out, everyone move along, this is how life goes on."

The well-meaning old lady’s advice directly infuriated Hua Ying.

Hua Ying glared at Zhang Guisheng, her fingers trembling with anger.

"Zhang Guisheng, make it clear, I’m not your fiancée!"

Zhang Guisheng still looked honest, making an apologetic expression to those around, then turned to Hua Ying soothingly.

"Hua Ying, I bought you breakfast, eat it while it’s hot."

"It’s all my fault, if you say not, then not, don’t be angry anymore."

Those ambiguous words rendered Hua Ying’s entire previous explanation in vain, and the people who shared a compartment with Zhang Guisheng last night all stood up to mediate.

Trying to persuade them to reconcile!

Hua Ying was so angry that she was jumping, feeling like she had a thousand mouths but couldn’t explain herself.

"I’m saying this for the last time, I have no relation to this Mr. Zhang."

"Yes, yes, whatever you say, I’ll listen to you."

Having said that, Zhang Guisheng looked at the people around, with an apologetic look, "Thank you all for your kindness, thank you, but I.... really am not Hua Ying’s fiancé."

With the last sentence, Zhang Guisheng lowered his head, the angle of sadness just right.

To outsiders, it seemed like he preferred to say he wasn’t, just to make Hua Ying happy.

Hua Ying’s face, flushed with anger, felt like she was about to explode.

"Oh dear, what’s this propaganda? Someone calls a female comrade wife, and bystanders help the guy, my goodness!"

Jiang Cheng’s exaggerated voice attracted everyone’s attention.

And they saw Jiang Cheng and Li Chunxiang standing before a propaganda poster, observing eagerly yet seriously.

"It’s terrifying! No matter how much the woman explains, no one believes her."

"Ah? Then what to do?"

Li Chunxiang displayed worry in tandem, and Jiang Cheng pointed at another comic panel.

"What else can anyone do, the woman gets kidnapped by traffickers and sold off into the mountains."

"How tragic!"

Li Chunxiang covered her mouth dramatically, her eyes sweeping over the people who had just spoken up for Zhang Guisheng.

"Aren’t they all accomplices then?"

Jiang Cheng nodded with a tut-tut sound, "Yes, indeed a great sin!"

As they finished talking, the carriage, which was noisy moments ago, fell silent for a few seconds.

After a few seconds, those who had just spoken on behalf of Zhang Guisheng each looked at him with less pleasant expressions.

Last night, did this man deliberately mention it several times?

Many things don’t hold up under scrutiny.

"Disperse, let’s all go."

"Don’t meddle in others’ affairs."

A group that had just urged reconciliation dispersed just like that.

Standing at the compartment door, Zhang Guisheng dug his nails into his palms, and clenched his teeth.

All of last night’s scheming was ruined just like that!

Jiang Cheng caught Zhang Guisheng’s eye from the perfect angle, and she suddenly smiled, startling Zhang Guisheng.

"He’s glaring at me!"

"Uh-oh, is he going to claim I’m his fiancée now?"

"Oh my! Attendant Xiao Lu, come save me!"