Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 985: Chapter 896: Defending Our Homeland 26

Kou Shuangshuang frowned, lifted the quilt, and stood up to open the door. Luckily, she hadn’t undressed for bed so she could treat Du Haokun’s wounds in time. She opened the door to find Tian Xueli’s anxious face in front of her.

Kou Shuangshuang didn’t waste any words with Tian Xueli and went directly to the room next door. Inside, Du Haokun was sleeping quietly. Kou Shuangshuang approached to check on Du Haokun’s body; it was only slightly warm, not serious, and the wound was not inflamed.

After confirming Du Haokun was fine, Kou Shuangshuang gave him some Western medicine and found a place to sit and watch over him. She didn’t want to return and be called back by the panicky Tian Xueli.

This time, Kou Shuangshuang stayed until daylight, changed Du Haokun’s medicine, and then left his room yawning, planning to catch up on sleep. Later, she had to continue treating Liu Junye’s illness.

Liu Junye’s illness had mostly recovered; now he could stand and move freely, apart from being slightly thin, he looked no different from a healthy person.

Last night, when Du Haokun arrived with Tian Xueli, it was quite a commotion. As the host, Liu Junye couldn’t have missed it, yet he said nothing, patiently waiting for Kou Shuangshuang to treat his illness. After chatting briefly, he let Kou Shuangshuang leave.

Despite Du Haokun’s wound looking dangerous, once the bullet was removed, it was no longer life-threatening. Thus, Kou Shuangshuang decided to take Du Haokun to attend Commander Liu’s banquet at night and officially meet Commander Liu.

When Kou Shuangshuang informed Du Haokun, he didn’t hesitate to nod in agreement. As Du Zongze’s son, having reached Commander Liu’s house, with the two forces set to become allies, there was no reason not to meet Commander Liu.

However, before Du Haokun decided to attend the banquet, Tian Xueli found out and insisted on accompanying him. Although Du Haokun was used to not refusing Tian Xueli’s requests and helping her clean up messes, he couldn’t deny that Tian Xueli was prone to causing trouble.

Du Haokun hadn’t considered that his legitimate wife, Kou Shuangshuang, was still around. Bringing Tian Xueli might make Kou Shuangshuang embarrassed. He was more worried that taking Tian Xueli to the banquet might result in unforeseen troubles.

Furthermore, Du Haokun was concerned that Tian Xueli might seize the opportunity to pry into Commander Liu’s family’s secrets, then leak them after leaving Liu Mansion. Commander Liu was not someone Du Haokun could easily handle, so after careful consideration, he rejected Tian Xueli’s request.

Sadly, Du Haokun completely misunderstood Tian Xueli. She wouldn’t dare provoke someone like Commander Liu. The impression she had left on Du Haokun was so ingrained that he completely thought of her as a fearless person, forgetting how she had been intimidated by Kou Shuangshuang previously.

Tian Xueli knew well that Du Haokun struggled to refuse her, so she persistently clung to him, demanding to go along. Unable to persuade her otherwise, Du Haokun reluctantly brought Tian Xueli along.

At the banquet, Kou Shuangshuang and Du Haokun arrived separately. For Du Haokun, he was accustomed to having a wife who he ignored as if she didn’t exist, feeling nothing amiss about it.

However, to Commander Liu, Mrs. Liu, and Liu Junye, this scene was particularly offensive. Bringing another woman intimately, despite having a legitimate wife, was undeniably disrespectful to the wife.

Had the legitimate wife been merely a woman tending to household matters, it might have been overlooked. But Kou Shuangshuang was a capable person, valued by Du Zongze as a trusted general.

Given her status as a wife and her position beside Du Zongze, Du Haokun should not have disrespected Kou Shuangshuang like this.

Since Kou Shuangshuang had saved Liu Junye’s life, Commander Liu and his family held her in high regard. In fact, Commander Liu’s alliance with Du Zongze, despite their differences, was mostly due to Kou Shuangshuang. Seeing her humiliated by Du Haokun like this, Commander Liu’s family was visibly displeased.

Particularly when it was time to sit; Kou Shuangshuang naturally sat alone while Du Haokun, seated closely with Tian Xueli as if they were a couple, ignited Mrs. Liu’s anger, which she tried to suppress with a smile.

She glanced dismissively at Tian Xueli and said to Du Haokun, ”I’m sorry, I didn’t know Young Marshal Du’s wife was this lady. We thought Miss Kou was your wife, as she’s always referred to as Young Madam. It seems I misunderstood. Perhaps Young Marshal Du has a brother who’s Miss Kou’s husband.”

Mrs. Liu’s words were intended to embarrass Du Haokun. Everyone knew Du Zongze had only one son. Besides, Kou Shuangshuang had told Commander Liu’s aide yesterday that her husband would visit today. Mrs. Liu’s comment was meant to humiliate Du Haokun and stand up for Kou Shuangshuang.

Upon hearing Mrs. Liu’s words, Du Haokun immediately noticed his impropriety today. He felt regretful; it wasn’t wrong to bring Tian Xueli, but placing her where Kou Shuangshuang should be was disrespectful to his wife.

Now that Mrs. Liu had spoken, seeing Commander Liu and Liu Junye’s disapproval was obvious enough. Du Haokun could understand, as Kou Shuangshuang was the one they truly valued.

This issue was ultimately caused by Tian Xueli’s insistence on coming along, and despite being disrespected, Du Haokun didn’t dare anger Commander Liu as Liu’s power surpassed the Du family. Yet, seeing Tian Xueli’s eyes brim with tears, feeling wronged by Mrs. Liu’s disdainful look, Du Haokun couldn’t bear to blame Tian Xueli.

Du Haokun wanted to blame Kou Shuangshuang for not warning him, leading to such a blunder. However, it was his decision. Kou Shuangshuang knew nothing of it beforehand. When he said he’d bring Tian Xueli, she calmly agreed and went separately.

Besides, the most embarrassed was arguably Kou Shuangshuang herself. With this realization, his resentment toward Kou Shuangshuang subsided. Thus, Du Haokun awkwardly explained to Mrs. Liu: ”My apologies, Madam. This is my sister, not my wife.”