She was tricked into marriage for three years, then remarried a childless, tough guy and became preg

The leader's words were like a stone thrown into calm water, instantly causing an uproar among the audience.

"Someone has reported that Shen Tang and Huo Xiuyuan have a close relationship, and that Shen Tang is also married. This matter must be dealt with seriously, otherwise it will affect morale."

As soon as the leader finished speaking, the audience erupted in uproar.

"Oh dear, what's going on here? Training sessions all happening at the same time?"

"How can Shen Tang be so indecent? No wonder she was so desperate to join the Wen Gong Group. It turns out she has her eye on the group leader."

"Lu Jingshen is really pitiful. Everyone knows he's been cuckolded."

Lu Jingshen, standing at the back of the crowd, clenched his fists tightly, his back teeth clenched, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Does he even care about his reputation? He'll become a complete laughingstock at the garment factory from now on.

Lu Jingshen looked at Shen Tang with a sinister gaze.

Shen Tang, you shameless slut!

Shen Tang took a step forward: "Sir, may I take a look at that anonymous letter first?"

The commander glanced at her and handed the envelope forward.

Shen Tang took the letter, quickly scanned it, and then smiled.

She folded the letter, returned it, turned around, and calmly scanned the audience before finally settling on Yang Xinyue's face.

Yang Xinyue met her gaze, her eyes carrying a hint of barely perceptible provocation.

Shen Tang withdrew his gaze and raised his voice, "Chief, I would like to ask—what exactly happened, where, and who witnessed the anonymous letter's report? Is it written in the letter?"

The leader glanced down at the letter: "There was no specific time or place; it only said that 'the two were repeatedly found behaving intimately.'"

"Then this letter itself contains no evidence whatsoever." Shen Tang turned around, facing everyone in the audience.

"Everyone present today can testify. If anyone witnessed Commander Huo and I misbehaving, they are welcome to step forward and clarify the situation. Otherwise, it's just baseless accusation and slander!"

The leader looked at everyone and said, "Now that I'm here today, I will absolutely not let a single corrupt official go unpunished, nor will I wrong an innocent person."

There was a moment of silence in the audience.

Huo Xiuyuan stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Shen Tang is indeed married, but I have never crossed any lines with her."

"Whether there has been any misconduct is not for you to decide alone." The commander paused. "Alright, the competition is paused. All of you, tell me, have you noticed anything inappropriate between those two?"

The team members looked at each other, but no one spoke first.

Zhao Wenjing stepped forward and said, "Commander Huo treats us all equally, without any discrimination against Shen Tang. It's just that some people in our team are jealous of Shen Tang, and it's possible that they would stab us in the back."

Sun Qian retorted, "Commander Huo treats Shen Tang differently."

"Oh?" The commander looked at her. "Then tell me, what's the difference?"

Sun Qian seemed to have been prepared all along, and poured it all out at once:

"Last time Shen Tang got drunk, Commander Huo drove her away, and the two of them stayed at the hospital for several hours. Later, when Shen Tang fainted, Commander Huo carried her to Commander Ge's dormitory. Also, Commander Huo specially bought more than a dozen pots of jasmine flowers, definitely to please Shen Tang!"

Whispers broke out again from the audience.

Shen Tang didn't rush to refute. She waited until Sun Qian finished speaking before slowly asking, "Sun Qian, are you done?"

Sun Qian was momentarily speechless at her question: "I...I'm done talking."

"Okay, then I'll answer you one by one." Shen Tang counted on her fingers. "First, I went to sign the performance costume contract and drank too much. Director Huo took me to the hospital—Comrade Sun Qian, if you were drunk and passed out, would you prefer someone to take care of you, or would you prefer to be dumped on the side of the road?"

Sun Qian opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.

"Secondly, I fainted, and Commander Huo, as the only male present, carried me into Commander Ge's dormitory—what's wrong with that? Should I have had several girls carry me? Or do you think Commander Huo should have turned a blind eye?"

"Third, jasmine." Shen Tang glanced back at Huo Xiuyuan. "Commander Huo bought over a dozen pots of jasmine and placed them on both sides of the corridor, so everyone in the compound can smell and see them. How did that become something specially for me?"

Sun Qian's face flushed red and then turned pale as she was rebuked: "You...you two are always up to something! You're always exchanging glances!"

Shen Tang chuckled: "Flirting? What, if I smile, it's flirting? If I smile at you, are you going to accuse me of harassing you?"

Some people in the audience couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Shen Tang turned to the commander: "Commander, do you think her reasons are valid?"

The commander looked at Sun Qian: "Do you have any other evidence?"

Sun Qian bit her lip and remained silent.

Yang Xinyue then slowly spoke, "That day, Commander Huo specially cooked lean meat porridge for Shen Tang for more than an hour. I don't know if that counts."

Shen Tang squinted at her, finally making her move.

"And after the last competition, when Sun Qian and I returned to the training compound, we saw Commander Huo holding Shen Tang's wrist, and we didn't know what they were doing."

Sun Qian immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, I saw it with my own eyes!"

Shen Tang stared straight at Yang Xinyue, a smile still playing on her lips, but her voice was icy:

"Who told you that the meat porridge was made separately for me? How did you know? Did you follow Commander Huo around like a shadow every day?"

Yang Xinyue clenched her fists, and the gentle smile on her face froze for a moment.

Shen Tang turned to the commander: "Commander, the old lady in the kitchen had a stomachache that day, and Commander Huo cooked a big pot of porridge. It wasn't just for me. You can call the old lady over and ask her if that's the case."

"As for the wrist-holding incident—"

She glanced at Huo Xiuyuan, who took a step forward, grabbed Shen Tang's wrist, and twisted it behind her back.

Shen Tang turned around and threw a punch at Huo Xiuyuan's face. Huo Xiuyuan turned his head to dodge, and Shen Tang's elbow struck his abdomen. He raised his hand to block, and Shen Tang quickly retreated a few steps, breaking free from Huo Xiuyuan's grasp.

This set of movements was clean and efficient, taking only a few seconds in total.

Someone in the audience exclaimed, "Wow—Shen Tang is amazing!"

Shen Tang stepped forward and said to the commander, "At the time, Commander Huo was teaching me counter-grappling techniques. I think that when learning kung fu, grabbing a wrist or pulling an arm is perfectly normal. If this is considered improper interaction, then does that mean male instructors in the cultural troupe can't even touch the female soldiers during training?"

The commander's gaze darkened. "From what I've heard, the two of them haven't really overstepped any boundaries."

He looked at everyone, his gaze serious, "Does anyone else have something to say?"

They looked at each other and shook their heads.

"I can't see any difference between the two."

"That's right, their relationship seems pretty normal."

Feng Yuling looked at Huo Xiuyuan's polyester shirt and remembered the design draft.