Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1423: Chapter 1408: Saving Face at the Cost of Suffering

As soon as she saw the document that Su Qingqing took out, it indeed read “Lieutenant Colonel of the Army,” stamped with an official seal of a certain military district, along with Huo Sining’s photo. The three women, including the Bai family’s sister-in-law, all showed expressions of fear.

The Bai family’s sister-in-law also felt a bit guilty inside. She came to cause trouble, thinking that this sister-in-law of hers was now all alone with no one to rely on. Little did she expect that in less than half an hour, a tough one would show up.

If the person who came was someone from a government department, the Bai family’s sister-in-law wouldn’t be afraid. All she’d have to do is play the fool and act unreasonably, as people from government departments generally avoid causing trouble and often choose to settle things peacefully.

But this little girl in front of her, who didn’t seem very old, turned out to be a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army.

Although the Bai family’s sister-in-law had never been to the military, she knew that the soldiers in the military weren’t as reasonable as government officials. If they got really annoyed, they would bring a tank and lock people up in the military, and even the police couldn’t intervene. If these people really took control, she’d be in real trouble, as calling for help would be useless.

At the thought of this consequence, the Bai family’s sister-in-law also felt a bit scared. However, she still didn’t quite believe it, pretending to remain calm and said:

“How can a lieutenant colonel be so young? Are you kidding me? Do you really think we’re that gullible? This document must be fake. Forging official documents is illegal. I can report you! Do you believe it?”

Huo Sining raised her eyebrow but didn’t explain. She directly dialed a number on her phone, putting it on speaker:

“Instructor Chen, it’s been a while since we last talked. How have you been lately?”

On the other end, Chen Dekun was delighted to hear Huo Sining’s voice: “Haha, Lieutenant Colonel Huo, what made you think of calling me? I was saying, since you’ve got promoted, you should have at least treated me to a meal. You’re earning so much money, yet you’re so stingy. Not nice at all.”

Huo Sining pursed her lips and smiled: “Of course, I’ll invite you. Aren’t I calling you right now? I’m just a lieutenant colonel in title, how can I compare to you, a lieutenant colonel, who has three special forces battalions under your command? When are you free? Let’s have a meal together. I happen to have a little trouble I want your help with.”

Chen Dekun, suspecting nothing, laughed and said: “I’m currently on a mission outside. When I return to the Magic Capital, I’ll definitely make you treat me. What trouble are you facing? Is it tough to resolve? How about this, I’ll give you Xu Chao’s contact info. You can directly contact him. You know Xu Chao, right? He’s the ace battalion commander here. He’s currently in the Magic Capital. Whatever the trouble is, tell him I said to directly bring a team of elite fighters. He’ll know what to do! Those soldiers have been idle recently and are itching for action with no assignments.”

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared in Huo Sining’s eyes, and with a side glance, she noticed the Bai family’s sister-in-law had already turned pale and was unable to stand still.

Seeing Huo Sining looking at her teasingly, the Bai family’s sister-in-law awkwardly smiled, her eyes filled with panic. Without saying another word, she turned around and pulled the other two women out of the store, disappearing in a flash.

“Hey, did they just run after hitting someone? Ningning, you might as well have called the police. At least let those three women be detained at the police station for a few days, let them suffer before talking!”

Seeing the Bai family sister-in-law leave with the others, Su Qingqing was immediately furious and wanted to chase after them, but was stopped by Huo Sining.

“Forget it, let them go. Let’s check on Sister Yishan’s injuries first.”

Huo Sining hurriedly stopped Su Qingqing. It wasn’t that she wanted to avoid trouble, but during her confrontation with the Bai family’s sister-in-law, Bai Yishan hadn’t said a word, indicating she didn’t want to escalate the matter.

This is a family matter for Bai Yishan, and if she sends them to the police, it could lead to a complete break with the entire Bai family. Intimidating the Bai family sister-in-law with power, making her too afraid to cause trouble again, is the best solution right now.

As expected, just as Huo Sining predicted, after hearing her conversation with Chen Dekun, the Bai family’s sister-in-law sneaked away. Bai Yishan, who had been hiding silently in the corner, finally relaxed, looking up with gratitude at Huo Sining, clearly glad that her approach fit with Bai Yishan’s thoughts.

Huo Sining couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

Bai Yishan seems to be a strong woman, but in reality, she is emotionally sensitive, just like her in her past life. Even though her family constantly hurt her, she could never bring herself to cut ties with them.

People like this are easily taken advantage of and suffer for their pride, but others can’t persuade them. Just like her past life, she wouldn’t give up even if she hit a brick wall until she was sold off and finally realized the truth.

“Is the injury serious? How did you get hurt?” Huo Sining noticed Su Qingqing still looking unconvinced and hurriedly went over to Bai Yishan to ask with concern.

As expected, when she asked, Su Qingqing’s attention finally shifted, and she came over as well.

Bai Yishan shook her head: “I was pushed and hit the corner of a table, it’s nothing serious, just a slight cut, easy to clean with some antiseptic.”

Upon hearing this, Su Qingqing immediately panicked: “You hit your forehead? You can’t take that lightly, what if it leaves a scar? Let Ningning take a look; her Qigong massage is very effective, a few presses on the wound, and it definitely won’t leave a scar.”

“No need, it really isn’t a big deal…”

Bai Yishan still wanted to decline, but Huo Sining directly reached out and pulled off the bandage on her forehead.

Seeing the half-inch cut on Bai Yishan’s forehead, Huo Sining immediately got angry: “We may not interfere with your family matters, but you should at least take care of yourself. Look at your wound—this wide, and you say it’s nothing?”

Huo Sining held a makeup mirror to the wound, letting Bai Yishan see it for herself. Seeing the terrible cut on her forehead, Bai Yishan’s face flushed red, unsure of what to say.

Huo Sining felt helpless too. Seeing Bai Yishan like this reminded her of her past self. Even if she was angry, she couldn’t express it, so she resignedly sighed and took out a bottle of healing powder from her backpack (storage ring). While applying the powder to Bai Yishan’s forehead, she infused Spiritual Energy into the wound.

She didn’t dare use too much Spiritual Energy, just enough to make the wound heal quickly without leaving an unsightly scar.