Chapter 422: Don’t Leave Your Brain and Eyes at Home

When Xu Ming saw that she remained silent, the anger on his face burned even brighter.

"I’m talking to you. Where did you come from? What are you doing here? Are you trying to steal secrets?"

Qin Wenying was so incensed she could only laugh.

’What’s wrong with this guy?’

’To just come up and slap me with such a baffling accusation.’

She immediately sneered, "A brain and a pair of eyes are valuable things. Try not to leave them at home next time you go out."

"You—You’re calling me brainless? And blind?" Xu Ming hadn’t expected this woman to have the gall to insult him like that.

Qin Wenying sneered. "Heh, at least you have some self-awareness."

"You—Don’t try to change the subject! Just tell me who you are!"

"I’m Fu Mingxue’s sister-in-law, and I’m here to bring her lunch. Besides, if there was something wrong with my identity, would I be standing here so openly? From now on, even if you’ve left your brain at home, you should still give things a little thought."

Who was Qin Wenying?

She had been the sharpest tongue in the residential compound since she was a child. Was she just going to take this ridiculous accusation lying down?

Especially when he had just walked up and, without bothering to get the facts straight, accused her of stealing secrets. To her, this was an utter humiliation.

It was a slander against her character.

If word of this really got out, it would be the end of her military career.

When Xu Ming heard her say she was Fu Mingxue’s sister-in-law, he was dumbstruck.

Then, his throat felt as if a giant hand had seized it, making it hard to breathe.

’Oh god, what... what have I done?’

His face instantly flushed beet-red. "S-Sorry. I... I—"

He stammered "I..." for a long moment but couldn’t get another word out.

Thinking back to his righteous accusations from just a moment ago—he really wished he could find a hole to crawl into and disappear.

"What? You’re not going to properly apologize for your baseless accusations?"

Qin Wenying’s face was grim. She was clearly unsatisfied with his hasty and half-hearted apology.

Xu Ming had to admit that he had truly misspoken.

So, he bent into a ninety-degree bow. "I’m sorry, that was my mistake. Please forgive me!"

Then he remembered she’d said she was bringing food for Group Leader Fu.

To make up for his mistake, he quickly added, "I’ll go get Group Leader Fu for you."

Before he could even leave, he was met with another sneer from Qin Wenying.

"Heh. I said you were brainless, and you really are. I say I’m Fu Mingxue’s relative, and you just believe me? What if I’m a bad person? If you just call her over like that, wouldn’t you be putting her in danger?"

Xu Ming: ...?

His eyes widened.

’So, is she Group Leader Fu’s sister-in-law or not?’

Qin Wenying couldn’t stand fools.

Seeing him just standing there looking dumb, she said in disgust, "Alright, stop gawking. Go get Fu Mingxue! Tell her I’m here with her food."

Xu Ming: ...?

"Okay."

He turned and fled.

He took huge strides, as if a demon was hot on his heels—

’That woman was terrifying.’

’Group Leader Fu has such a difficult sister-in-law—does she get bullied at home?’

He arrived where Chang Qingze was.

He shouted directly to Fu Mingxue, "Group Leader Fu, there’s someone here who says she’s your sister-in-law! She brought you food and is waiting outside your office."

The moment he shouted, the three of them fell silent.

All eyes turned to him.

Chang Qingze looked away from Xu Ming and back to Fu Mingxue. "Group Leader Fu, you haven’t eaten yet?"

At the same time, Li Zhao also looked over at her.

’After all, he’d gotten her a meal earlier—did she not eat it?’

’Did she not like it?’