Chapter 81: Forming a Grudge
Tang Xiaolian was summoned over and made emergency mental preparations on the way.
The two sisters originally didn't see eye to eye, and the situation was already on the verge of erupting. What I said was just the trigger, even if I didn't say anything, they would still fight.
It has nothing to do with me, hmph. But why was Yan Yu in Deputy Captain Zhang's room?
She arrived at Zhang Huaide's room, and saw the two sitting on chairs, looking at her expressionlessly.
Most of the time, Zhang Huaide wore a cold expression, accustomed to thinking rather than speaking directly. Tang Xiaolian was not unfamiliar with this, but Yan Yu's current expression made her slightly uneasy, and she instinctively defended herself:
"I really don't know. When they left the base, I was still sleeping in your bed."
Yan Yu quietly looked at her, seemingly trying to find clues on her face. Tang Xiaolian did not dare to meet his gaze and could only pretend to be shy and lower her head, her heart drumming with anxiety.
"Huaide, what do you think?" Yan Yu turned his head and asked.
"Master, there is definitely something fishy." Zhang Huaide took the hint.
"I've been wronged!" Tang Xiaolian instinctively cried out, then paused slightly.
Why am I playing along with them?
"Where is the fishiness?" Yan Yu raised his sword finger and pointed at Tang Xiaolian slightly. She quickly lowered her head again.
"As far as I know, Zhou Hongyu and Tang Xiaolian are extremely close, almost to the point of sharing everything." Zhang Huaide said calmly, "Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen fought recklessly without reason, Tang Xiaolian may not know ten out of ten, but she should at least know a few things, rather than being completely ignorant."
Zhang Huaide, you bastard! Tang Xiaolian cursed inwardly, but outwardly she feigned a pitiful look, explaining to Yan Yu:
"I didn't say I was completely ignorant, just that I wasn't sure and didn't want to speak carelessly. Actually, Sister Hongyu really wanted to spend more time with you, but you didn't come to see her in the past few days, she thought you spent more time with the team members, so she might have some grudges against them."
"So it's a case of jealousy leading to a battlefield of jealousy." Zhang Huaide mused, "Personal charm doesn't work in this aspect?"
Yan Yu's brow furrowed immediately, feeling that Zhang seemed to be mocking him.
"Didn't you try to stop her?" He asked Tang Xiaolian.
"I did try!" Tang Xiaolian said loudly, "She wouldn't listen to me!"
"Wait a second." Zhang Huaide suddenly said, "Didn't you say earlier that when Zhou Hongyu and Zhao Yuanzhen left the base, you were sleeping?"
Tang Xiaolian's expression froze, realizing she had misspoken, and seeing Yan Yu already smiling, she knew she couldn't hide it anymore. She then recounted how Zhao Yuanzhen barged in, how Zhou Hongyu argued, and how she tried to mediate to protect Yan Yu's room, leading them to fight outside, detailing everything thoroughly.
Yan Yu and Zhang Huaide exchanged glances, feeling utterly speechless.
Of course, this can't be blamed on Tang Xiaolian. Both girls had strong personalities, and it was only a matter of time before they clashed.
The problem lies in their current strength being too powerful. Top-grade Golden Core True Men, casually casting a spell outside, would be akin to the end of the world for those around them. From a societal impact perspective, it is necessary to intervene, not because Yan Yu fears the battlefield of jealousy.
The question is: how to intervene?
Yan Yu cast a glance at Zhang Huaide, implying "Little Zhang, you have a good brain, come up with an idea?"
Zhang Huaide returned with a look of helplessness, implying "You're their husband, why are you asking me for ideas?"
Seeing Zhang unwilling to offer a solution, Yan Yu could only ask Tang Xiaolian:
"Xiaolian, do you have any good ideas to stop them?"
Then Tang Xiaolian showed a bewildered expression, as if to say, "What does your wives' fighting have to do with me?"
Seeing Yan Yu's expression becoming vaguely hostile, Tang Xiaolian quickly raised her hand and suggested:
"I have an idea! Just make sure they're so exhausted they can't fight anymore."
I can take advantage of the situation to have some soup, hehe. Then when facing others, I can say, like Sister Zhao, "I've eaten more than you've smelled!"
"This idea is good." Yan Yu said stiffly, "But I won't adopt it."
"Using exhaustion to stop them is like adding fuel to the fire." Zhang Huaide echoed, "Sleeping once today, ten times tomorrow, the fuel won't run out, and the fire won't extinguish."
Tang Xiaolian argued:
"This is the root solution. If you don't want to use it, then you can only use temporary measures, like asking relatives and friends to mediate, but even if you stop them this time, they'll still fight next time."
"Asking relatives to mediate works too." Yan Yu muttered, "Do they have any relatives?"
Zhao Yuanzhen definitely doesn't, crossing over from another world, she's solitary. Zhou Hongyu's parents are still alive, but to her, they might as well be dead.
"Why not ask original team members to mediate?" Zhang Huaide suggested, "I'll pull the Huofeng Team, you bring the Zhenhai Team, everyone will rush and pull them apart."
"That's fine." Yan Yu thought for a moment and nodded.
Others don't dare to mediate for fear of being affected, but original team members coming to make peace, you two wouldn't attack your former teammates, right?
So Yan Yu then called Li Weiguo and explained the upcoming solution.
Li Weiguo listened and was very puzzled too, aren't these your wives? You just need to say a word, why call so many people?