NOVEL WEB Chapter 199 - 199: Officer, You'd Better Stay Out of This Matter...
Chapter 199: Officer, You’d Better Stay Out of This Matter…
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“What are you doing?”
The woman sneered. “Officer, I advise you not to get involved. Even if you’re a cop, this isn’t your business. Today, this woman can spread rumors about me, who knows what she might do tomorrow! You better let me go! I want to see if this woman can come up with anything else to say!”
Chen Jiahui, usually so patient, had been driven to the brink by her sister-in-law. She spoke coldly, “I suggest you calm down. I don’t want to hurt you.” She withdrew her wrist from Su Xuan’s grasp, and he quickly released her. At the same time, Lan Xiaofen also broke free from Su Xuan’s hold. The two women immediately resumed their struggle, each hurling insults and refusing to back down.
Their mouths were filled with profanities, and even Chen Jiahui, who had initially refrained from using foul language, couldn’t hold back any longer. “Lan Xiaofen, do you have a mental problem?”
After arguing heatedly with Lan Xiaofen, Chen Jiahui’s throat felt dry. Finally, she let out a deep breath and rolled her eyes. But as soon as she uttered those words, Lan Xiaofen’s expression changed drastically.
“Chen Jiahui! What do you mean?”
“I mean, do you have a mental problem?”
Chen Jiahui sneered, “Over these years, which woman you’ve interacted with and become friends with hasn’t been treated as your imaginary enemy by you? Just look at the people we’ve met since moving here. Anyone who has a good relationship with you, you’ve scolded them, every single one of them!”
“Just because my husband is your cousin, what does that matter? Just because I looked at him briefly when we first met, so what? Are you insinuating that I had eyes only for him at that time?”
“Do you really think that when I first met you, I was eyeing only him? Your mind is obsessed with the idea of someone seducing your husband. That’s all you ever think about! You’ve turned yourself into a shrew. If you want to pour that on someone, do it in your own home! Don’t come to me!”
“I’m so fed up with you! Give me a chance, and I’ll move out immediately!” Chen Jiahui’s words made everyone burst into laughter because she was right.
Lan Xiaofen did have some serious issues with her thinking. Over the years, she had quarreled with countless people, and most of them had been her friends at the beginning.
“Yeah, Xiaofen’s mind is really short-circuited.”
“Before, we went to burn incense together, and it felt like we were close friends…”
“I remember one time when I came back, it started raining, and her house was closer, so she invited me over for dinner.”
“But then she turned around and accused me of trying to seduce her husband!”
Once one person spoke up, the others found it easier to chime in.
“Yours isn’t even that bad! My daughter is her son’s high school homeroom teacher. We met once during a parent-teacher meeting, and she even added me to a group chat back then.”
“You won’t believe what happened next!”
“This woman, in front of all the parents in the group chat, started insulting my daughter! Her reputation was ruined…”
“No way, that’s so terrible…”
“Now that you mention it, I remember we used to get along well at first. There was a time when I went to her house for dinner, and we even went mountain climbing together…”
“But then, she started acting all strange and hostile in front of me, and I didn’t want to hang out with her anymore…”
“Wow, I had no idea! It’s surprising that we’ve actually been friends with her. I thought none of you had a good relationship with her!”
Someone couldn’t help but exclaim, but others quickly retorted, “Our relationship isn’t good now! With her temper, I’m afraid that even a simple conversation could turn us into villains!”
“Hilarious! I don’t dare either…”
“Same here. My house is right across from hers, and our vegetable gardens are close. This woman often comes to my place to steal vegetables…”
“I’ve told her not to, but she never listens. Every time, she accuses me of being too stingy. It’s so annoying…”
“With this kind of behavior, how did she manage to find a husband?”
“It’s truly terrifying… Chen Jiahui deserves credit for putting up with her till now. If it were me, I would have broken ties with her a long time ago…”
Whispers from the people around filled the air, and with the argument already escalating between Lan Xiaofen and Chen Jiahui, the added remarks pushed Lan Xiaofen over the edge. She immediately pointed at the surrounding people and started hurling insults.
“You bunch of old hags! Despite your age, you dress up like you’re still young, but who do you think you’re seducing?”
“You talk behind my back every day, thinking I don’t know? I have this kind of temperament! All of you want to seduce my husband. Don’t think you’re hiding it well, I know!”
“You pretended to be friends with me, so you could freely enter my home. Not only did you set your sights on my husband, but you also stole things from my house! You old witch, what’s wrong with me taking some green onions from you? When you people steal from me, I haven’t said a word!”
“I’m doing this on purpose! None of you should befriend me. You steal my things and my man. You’re all just plain despicable…”
Lan Xiaofen spewed venomous words, and even Su Xuan, standing nearby and listening, found it difficult to endure. Could this person be suffering from delusional paranoia? Talking about stealing her things and her man…
Su Xuan’s face twisted, and he took a step forward, about to speak. However, the onlookers nearby couldn’t stand it any longer. They rushed over and surrounded Lan Xiaofen, pushing Su Xuan to the side.
“You damn woman, say that again!”
“Damn it, I won’t argue with you, that’s just me being patient! Do you really think I’m a sick cat?”
“I can’t take it anymore. Nobody better stop me today, I’ll beat the life out of this damn woman!”
Only when surrounded by everyone did Lan Xiaofen realize something was wrong. She immediately backed down.
“What are you all… What do you want?”
“I’m telling you, if any of you dare touch me, I’ll immediately collapse!”
The crowd remained silent.
“Lan Xiaofen, you’re really acting foolish!”
Someone couldn’t help but curse, and upon hearing that, Lan Xiaofen exploded.
In the midst of everyone’s encirclement, she engaged in a heated exchange, cursing and shouting at the top of her lungs. None of the people surrounding her could match her intensity, and Chen Jiahui, who was in the center, was the one suffering the most from Lan Xiaofen’s verbal onslaught.
Su Xuan finally found an opportunity.
“Everyone, please calm down!”
“Now is not the time for arguing…”
However, his words were disregarded by the enraged individuals. They didn’t care that he was a police officer, they wouldn’t be stopped.
Su Xuan was pushed away three times in a row.
Finally…
He, along with his colleagues and two auxiliary police officers, went up to suppress the crowd.
Seeing everyone quiet down, Su Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Together with his colleagues, he approached…
And began to persuade!
Not every day was filled with so many cases.
Police officers often encountered trivial matters…
Su Xuan was experienced in handling such situations, especially in neighborhood disputes, where their role was mostly mediation.
But he didn’t expect…
Lan Xiaofen completely disregarded their attempts at mediation!
“You want me to calm down? Dream on! These damn women keep insulting me, I’m going to sue them!”
Su Xuan:…?
Ma’am, are you saying the opposite?