Chapter 18
Brother, I'm your sister
Gu Shu appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by Qin Yunzhou.
"Brother, you're here. Tell them that it's all because of that shameless bitch Xu Sui who betrayed you by hooking up with other men and was caught in bed with them by you."
When Gu Shuang saw her cousin who had just been recognized, she instinctively ran over, hugged his arm, and shook it.
However, the next second, his hand was shaken off.
She looked up abruptly, staring at the man in front of her in disbelief.
"Brother, I'm your own sister, I'm just trying to help you."
That woman betrayed him, what's so good about her?
Gu Shu's eyes were deep and dark. "I don't need your help with anything, and Xu Sui hasn't betrayed me in any way."
Gu Shuang gradually calmed down.
"No, that's impossible. Then tell me, tell everyone, who were the two adulterers who slept in your new house that night?"
"Brother, do you still like Xu Sui? What's the point of doing this? She has already betrayed you and is about to marry another man, yet you're still so devoted to her."
He doesn't want any of the many good girls in the world, but instead falls for a restless woman.
He even embarrassed his own sister in public because of this woman.
Gu Shu frowned. "There was no one there that day. You must have misheard."
"Many people were waiting outside the door at the time. If there were really people inside, how could they not have seen anyone?"
Qin Yunzhou nodded slightly. "There's something you've all misunderstood. The Qin family and the Xu family had a marriage agreement a long time ago, so now I'm the one who's engaged to Xu Sui."
"It's not a question of whether Xu Sui betrayed anyone."
"In addition, my marriage application with Xu Sui has been approved, and our wedding day will be in half a month. Everyone is welcome to come and witness the ceremony."
"If Xu Sui were really the kind of person you're describing, how could she have chosen me instead of Gu Shu? Therefore, I hope everyone will think carefully and not be misled."
Everyone fell silent.
Even Gu Shuang opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
Yes, why?
Gu Shu still has feelings for Xu Sui. If Xu Sui were willing, she could choose Gu Shu, who has a better family background, and marry him to live a good life.
Everyone present looked at Xu Sui, some curious, some scrutinizing, and some still doubtful...
Xu Sui seemed oblivious to the stares she was receiving.
She walked up to Gu Shuang and said, "If you hit someone in private, you have to leave the performing arts troupe. I hit you, so I'll leave on my own."
"However, Comrade Gu Shuang, you attacked me first. I was only retaliating to protect myself. If I leave, you must leave too."
"Commander, don't you think so?" After saying that, Xu Sui looked at Shen Shan beside her.
Shen Shan frowned and said, "I didn't say I wanted you to leave, so why are you being so unreasonable and refusing to let it go?"
"Besides, you weren't hit. On the contrary, you've slapped Gu Shuang's face like this. You should know how important the faces of female soldiers in the cultural troupe are."
"You were both wrong in this matter. I'll let it go for now, but you'll both have to go back and write a two-thousand-word self-criticism. This is a one-time exception."
Xu Sui shook her head. "From the first day I joined the cultural troupe, I have been ostracized and suppressed for no reason, and now I am being bullied in public."
"If I stay there, I might encounter even more unfair things in the future. I don't want to stay in the cultural troupe anymore. Director, please fire me."
These words were spoken.
Everyone was shocked.
He would rather give up his job than not expose these inside stories in public, and he even publicly challenged the Gu family and the group leader.
Xu Sui has gone mad.
In these famine-stricken times, every family is struggling. What will she do if she loses her job? What will her family do?
Shen Shan's expression was not good. "Are you threatening me?"
She dares to say anything in front of so many people, and keeps saying she's scared, but with her shameless behavior, she's not scared at all.
Xu Sui sighed, "It's not a threat, it's just that I don't dare to stay in the art troupe anymore. I can barely get away with it once or twice, but if it happens too many times, I might inexplicably be stigmatized in the art troupe again and be kicked out in a sorry state."
"Rather than that, I'd better be sensible and leave quietly on my own."
What she said is true.
The cultural troupe's benefits were indeed good, but it was also really tiring, not only physically but also mentally, and there were so many people above her who didn't like her.
Rather than staying and suffering, it's better to leave.
Anyway, dancing is just a hobby for her. If you really asked her to make it a career, she really wouldn't be able to handle it in the long run.
And another thing, barring any unforeseen circumstances, is that she is already pregnant, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to continue dancing.
Gu Shuang gritted her teeth in anger, "Xu Sui, what do you mean by that? It's clearly your own misconduct that's being mentioned, yet you're saying we're suppressing you."
"What do you have that makes us want to suppress you?"
"Don't make it seem like we're all ganging up on you alone. You're not worth it."
She came from a small town, and if it weren't for her pretty face that allowed her to seduce men, her two older brothers would have been completely fooled by her.
How could she possibly get into the performing arts troupe? How could she possibly continue to stand here and oppose her?
Xu Sui seemed somewhat puzzled, "Am I not worthy?"
"Then what are you doing standing here? You called the regimental commander, brought in those witnesses you mentioned, and made such a big fuss. Don't tell me that none of this was to get back at me?"
Gu Shuang was furious. She stomped her feet, thinking that no one had ever dared to contradict her like this before.
"Fine, if you want to leave, then hurry up and leave. I want to see what kind of job you can find after leaving the cultural troupe."
She had already inquired about it.
Xu Sui's biological father died early, and her widowed mother worked alone in a textile factory, raising the three siblings on a monthly salary of just over twenty yuan. Life was very difficult for them.
Previously, the family had emptied most of their savings to help Xu Sui get married.
Now that Xu Sui has finally been accepted into the performing arts troupe, their family's life has finally improved a bit.
Seeing that things were out of control, Shen Shan simply waved his hand and said, "Fine, Xu Sui, if you want to leave, then leave."
This Xu Sui is no ordinary person.
Keeping such people around will only disrupt the peace of the performing arts troupe.
"Wait, if I'm leaving, Gu Shuang has to leave too. She was about to hit me just now, and she's always targeting me. She was the first person to break the rules, and everyone here saw it. I can't be the only one leaving, can I?" Xu Sui said.
She wanted to leave, that's true, but to just slink away like that isn't in her nature.
Before leaving, at the very least, we must seek some justice.
Shen Shan's face darkened. "Xu Sui, don't push your luck. Gu Shuang didn't hit you."
He really is a rebellious troublemaker who fears nothing. If I had known, I would never have let this troublemaker into the cultural troupe.
Gu Shuang is not someone she can afford to offend.