The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Anning parked her bicycle aside and squeezed into the crowd to see.

Seeing this, she got even angrier.

In the middle of the crowd, a rather fat woman was hitting Pei Yu, who was disheveled and poorly dressed, while scolding her: ”I’m going to beat you to death, you fox spirit. Can’t you find something else to do other than seducing other people’s men? Haven’t seen a man in a few lifetimes? I’ll show you!”

”What’s going on here?”

People in the crowd who just arrived were asking each other.

”What else could be happening? That woman is going around seducing men and just had a secret meeting with Third Son Feng here. But Third Son Feng’s wife caught them red-handed, and she’s a formidable woman. Do you think she’d let go of that shameless woman?”

The moment Anning saw Pei Yu, she understood that Pei Yu had met her match.

She was also angry; Pei Yu wanting to be flirtatious and reckless wasn’t Anning’s issue, but Pei Yu shouldn’t have gone after married men. Meet up with those young guys who aren’t married, do as you please, stay unmarried your whole life, Anning wouldn’t say anything to Pei Yu. But causing this mess...

But Anning couldn’t just stand by.

After all, this was her aunt, and being held down and beaten up like that with her clothes in disarray was humiliating.

Also, if anything happened, it would be Anning who would have to take care of it.

Anning had no choice but to squeeze to the front, push Third Son Feng’s wife aside, and then squat down to tidy Pei Yu’s clothes.

Third Son Feng’s wife was livid, pointing at Anning as she scolded: ”Where did this little slut come from? Are you with her?”

Anning turned back, giving Third Son Feng’s wife a cold look: ”So you want to scold, okay, scold as much as you want, then I’ll call the police. When we get to the police station, we’ll say your husband committed rape.”

Those two words, ”rape,” really shocked Third Son Feng’s wife.

Originally shrinking to the side, Third Son Feng immediately raised his head, shivering: ”No, I didn’t.”

Anning sneered: ”Whether you did or not is uncertain, it’s all up to what my aunt says.”

As she spoke, she pinched Pei Yu: ”Aunt, what do you say happened?”

Pei Yu got the hint, cried out loud: ”I didn’t seduce him; it’s him. He said he’d introduce me to someone, I believed him, and then...”

”Hear that?” Anning turned to Third Son Feng’s wife, saying if you want to make a fuss, go ahead, but who will end up suffering is uncertain.

Third Son Feng’s wife was no longer tough.

She had come for the sole purpose of keeping Third Son Feng in check, she didn’t really want a divorce, plus they had kids at home. If Third Son Feng really went to prison, what would happen to the kids? Their future job prospects and education would be impacted.

”It’s all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding.”

Third Son Feng’s wife proved to be flexible.

She grabbed Third Son Feng, raining slaps on him: ”You coward, why didn’t you explain it to me earlier?”

Having done punishing Third Son Feng, she pulled Pei Yu over: ”I’m really sorry about this, I didn’t know it was like this. It was my husband’s fault, I’m truly sorry.”

Pei Yu, now savvy, hid her face with her hair, continuing to cry: ”I don’t blame sister-in-law. It’s fortunate you came early, before he succeeded. If you’d been a little late, I would...”

Ever since Anning stepped in, she had been shielding Pei Yu, and she didn’t move aside now, addressing Third Son Feng’s wife: ”Your husband bullied my aunt, then without distinguishing between right and wrong, you hit her, resulting in my family losing face. You tell me what should be done about this.”

Anning knew in her heart the whole incident was partly Pei Yu’s fault, but at this point, she had to stand firm. This matter couldn’t just be ignored, or else people would say the Pei Family were pushovers, not to mention accusations that Pei Yu indeed had an affair with Third Son Feng.

Third Son Feng’s wife gave Third Son Feng a vicious glare. She gritted her teeth, took out US$ 100 from her pocket, and handed it to Anning: ”Sorry for the fright to you, it’s all our fault. Take this money and buy some food to calm down. You see, we’re all from the same area, let’s not call the police. Another day, I’ll take Third Son Feng to your house and apologize. How about that?”

”Aunt, what do you think?” Anning asked, turning back.

Pei Yu knew she was at fault and wouldn’t hold a grudge: ”Well, alright then.”

Third Son Feng’s wife reluctantly gave the money to Anning, then turned back, pulling Third Son Feng by the ear, hitting and scolding him as they walked away.

Anning escorted Pei Yu away.

Seeing there was nothing more to see, the crowd gradually dispersed.

Having encountered this incident today, Anning put aside her plans to ask about loans and led Pei Yu back.

On the way, Anning asked Pei Yu: ”Aunt, what exactly happened? Why are you getting more and more confused, do you dare to mess with married men now?”

Pei Yu started to feel wronged: ”I didn’t intend to... I’m telling the truth. The other day I went to town for the market, ran into Third Son Feng, exchanged greetings because we know each other, and he said he’d introduce me to someone. I took him seriously, wanted to meet the person today, and that’s when Third Son Feng made advances on me, saying if I gave in, he’d find me a good husband...”

Anning, listening while riding her bike, nearly fell off after hearing Pei Yu’s words.

”Get off.” She grit her teeth and spoke sternly.

Pei Yu quietly sniffled and jumped off the bicycle.

Anning got off as well, parked the bike by the roadside, took a few steps forward, grabbed Pei Yu’s arm, and pulled her to the roadside: ”What’s wrong with your brain? How come you have no sense? Honestly... this is also Grandma’s fault; why didn’t she give you a brain when she had you? You see your face is beautiful, your figure is great, but you’re just a dummy.”

”Stop scolding me, would you?” Pei Yu felt quite dejected: ”I’ve never lost face like this; I didn’t intend to get involved with married men. The key is, when their wives find out, I can’t bear the consequences.”

”What else do you want?” Anning glared fiercely at Pei Yu: ”Behave yourself from now on and stop creating trouble for me.”

”Got it, got it.” Pei Yu hurriedly promised: ”I’ll just stay at home for now and definitely won’t go out looking for fun.”

Anning made a serious threat, scaring Pei Yu: ”You cause trouble again, I’ll have Dad marry you off to the mountains, there’s a family deep in the forests with several unmarried men. I’ll sell you to a family like that, get you an ugly, dumb husband, and you won’t escape your whole life.”

”I don’t dare, I definitely don’t dare.” Pei Yu’s pretty face turned pale, promising Anning solemnly: ”I’ll behave for a while, don’t sell me to the mountains, all the men I found before were handsome, I don’t want ugly ones.”

Anning poked Pei Yu’s forehead hard: ”Be careful in the future, don’t just be attracted to good-looking men.”

”Mhmm.” Pei Yu nodded, and her stomach rumbled loudly.

Anning heard it too: ”Hungry?”

”I only had a bit of breakfast; I haven’t eaten anything since.” Pei Yu answered timidly.

”Then let’s hurry home.” Anning went to push the bike: ”Stop by the village entrance for some meat, and mother will make dumplings at home.”

Hearing about dumplings brought a smile to Pei Yu’s face: ”Let’s make fennel and pork dumplings, those are delicious.”

”Having something to eat is good enough, and you’re still picky.”

The Xiao Family living in town, they returned from the commotion they were watching.

Xiao Feng and Xiao Lei walked ahead, the Xiao Family elders in the middle, and Xiao Yuan at the back.

As Xiao Yuan walked, he pondered, he was certain the girl who was protecting Pei Yu was Anning.

But he hadn’t expected Anning to be a girl from the Pei Family this life.

The Pei Family was infamous in the area, people said anyone marrying a girl from the Pei Family was truly unlucky.

As for Xiao Yuan, he indeed suffered the bad luck, not just misfortune, but many years of being talked about behind his back as someone desperate for a woman, otherwise, how could he have married a Pei Family girl?

However, these rumors and gossip weren’t significant, he didn’t mind at all, what mattered was Anning’s feelings.