Shen Rongrong never expected that sneaking out in the middle of the night to cry would actually let her catch Ruan Liuzheng’s little secret.
This shameless, flirtatious woman really liked seducing men everywhere.
At home, she had relied on her face to hook her own brother.
Shen Que would always privately reprimand her because of her.
When she was younger, she didn’t understand and thought they were both his sisters—why was he so harsh toward her?
Later, she gradually understood.
Shen Que’s feelings for Ruan Liuzheng were the kind a man had for a woman.
She had even secretly seen Shen Que enter Ruan Liuzheng’s room.
It must have been Ruan Liuzheng who seduced her brother.
The reason she didn’t expose it was because her brother was a military officer. If something scandalous came out, she would also be implicated.
Besides, the one who would suffer would be Ruan Liuzheng.
Just thinking that Ruan Liuzheng was already “unclean” filled her with disgust.
Anyway, her mother would never agree to Shen Que marrying Ruan Liuzheng.
In the end, she would just be a “ruined woman.”
Which man could accept a woman like that?
Ruan Liuzheng would definitely live a miserable life in the future!
So whenever she spread those rumors outside, she felt no pressure at all.
Ruan Liuzheng was nothing but a shameless, flirtatious woman.
Although she hadn’t clearly seen the man’s face last night, his build was tall—slightly taller than her brother.
Men were all blind anyway, only caring about looks.
Thinking of this, Shen Rongrong reached up and touched her own face. These dark spots—when would they disappear?
Would they stay with her for life?
She felt gloomy for a few seconds, then thought of how Ruan Liuzheng had mocked her.
She would never let her off easily.
The next morning, just after brushing her teeth and stepping out, Ruan Liuzheng was blocked by Shen Rongrong.
“Ruan Liuzheng, I have something to say. Come out with me.”
Her arrogant attitude made Ruan Liuzheng not even want to acknowledge her.
This brainless idiot.
If she kept provoking her, she’d make her grow black hair all over her body.
Seeing that Ruan Liuzheng ignored her completely, Shen Rongrong jumped in anger.
Lowering her voice, she leaned close to her ear.
“Ruan Liuzheng, I saw it last night.”
Ruan Liuzheng paused slightly and glanced at her.
“Oh, you were sleepwalking.”
Shen Rongrong: “??”
Furious, she raised her voice.
“Ruan Liuzheng, aren’t you afraid I’ll go tell that man?”
Ruan Liuzheng’s expression turned cold.
She didn’t care if Shen Rongrong went to find Xie Jinghuai—but if this idiot messed up her “strategy,” she could make her disappear in minutes.
“What’s going on here?”
Kong Youping walked out of the room, frowning as he looked at Shen Rongrong’s aggressive posture and Ruan Liuzheng’s seemingly weak appearance.
“Comrade Kong, this is a private matter between us sisters. It’s not convenient for you to listen.”
Shen Rongrong forcefully dragged Ruan Liuzheng outside.
“Ruan Liuzheng, you really have no shame, seducing anyone you see. That man surnamed Kong is so ugly, and you still look at him?”
Ruan Liuzheng replied calmly.
“Maybe you should look in a mirror first.”
Shen Rongrong was so angry she nearly bit someone.
The two of them arrived at a deserted spot.
Ruan Liuzheng suddenly turned around and grabbed Shen Rongrong’s hair hard.
Immediately, Shen Rongrong screamed in pain, her scalp burning.
Just as she was about to curse, she met Ruan Liuzheng’s icy gaze and froze.
After a moment of fear, she forced out, “Ruan Liuzheng, I’m going to tell my brother!!!”
“You’re a liar! You’re just pretending!”
Ruan Liuzheng looked at her coldly. Her voice was soft, but it sent chills down Shen Rongrong’s spine.
“Shen Rongrong, I’ve already come down here to the countryside as you wished. If you want to live peacefully, don’t provoke me.”
“And your brother… are you sure you want to tell him?”
Ruan Liuzheng let go of her hair in disgust and slowly wiped her fingers.
With a contemptuous smile, she turned and left.
Shen Rongrong stood there trembling, lips shaking as she stared at her back.
Wuwuwu… this bitch Ruan Liuzheng—her previous timidness must have all been an act. Her brother must have been deceived by her!!!
She ran angrily all the way to the brigade office.
Deng Yuanchao was startled. “Comrade Shen, what’s wrong this time?”
Shen Rongrong just cried and insisted on making a phone call.
Her crying gave Deng Yuanchao a headache.
He had no choice but to let her in.
Shen Rongrong sobbed as she reached for the phone, then suddenly froze.
No—she couldn’t call.
Her brother liked Ruan Liuzheng very much. She knew that clearly.
If she made this call and her brother found out, he might come and take Ruan Liuzheng away… or even marry her.
Shen Rongrong didn’t even dare to think further.
She absolutely did not want Ruan Liuzheng to become her sister-in-law.
Waaah.
She couldn’t tell her brother.
She had to let Ruan Liuzheng stay with that wild man and completely cut off her brother’s thoughts.
That way, she could still have a sister-in-law from a good family background.
A country bumpkin could never compare to her brother!!!
And Ruan Liuzheng would just stay in this godforsaken place for the rest of her life.
After comforting herself this way, Shen Rongrong finally felt much better.
Deng Yuanchao watched her emotional swings—one moment stormy, the next calm—and silently labeled her as a troublemaker.
He snapped, “If there’s nothing else, go back to work.”
Shen Rongrong left briskly, which only left Deng Yuanchao even more speechless.
This educated youth… her brain might be a little off.
When Ruan Liuzheng returned, she saw that Shen Rongrong was already back.
She let out a cold snort.
With Shen Rongrong’s personality, there was no way she would tell Shen Que.
That mother-daughter pair would be overjoyed if she stayed far away from Shen Que.
A group of them headed to the fields.
Spring planting had just begun; they were assigned to turn the soil and prepare for soybeans.
Later there would be summer weeding and flood-prevention work—there was always something to do.
Winter would be slightly easier, with less farm labor.
Shen Rongrong had joined midway, so she didn’t even have the buffer period of cutting firewood.
She was directly thrown into field work and assigned digging soil.
Even in May, in many places the ground only thawed a dozen centimeters deep.
Digging through frozen, icy soil was exhausting.
After just ten minutes, Shen Rongrong started crying.
Then she saw that Ruan Liuzheng had been assigned the comparatively easier job of pulling weeds, and she ground her teeth in anger.
Just because she was pretty, she got better treatment.
“Comrade Shen, don’t be angry anymore. You can’t beat her,” someone said.
Shen Rongrong turned her red eyes toward Chen Meijuan, who had leaned over.
“Who’s angry? Which eye of yours saw me angry?” she snapped.
All her frustration had nowhere to go, and the moment she heard someone say she couldn’t beat Ruan Liuzheng, she exploded like a firecracker.
“Mind your own business!”
Chen Meijuan was stunned by the sudden outburst.
What’s wrong with this person?
Is her brain broken?
Meanwhile, while working, Ruan Liuzheng suddenly heard the commotion.
“Shen Rongrong, you bitch! You pulled my hair!”
“You’re the bitch! You were the one secretly calling Ruan Liuzheng a vixen! Shameless! You think I didn’t hear you?”
Exposed, Chen Meijuan immediately flushed with anger.
“You’re talking nonsense! You were the one who secretly used Ruan Liuzheng’s face cream!”
“So what? That was bought for her by my Shen family! Why can’t I use it? And you—you think I didn’t see you trying on Ruan Liuzheng’s clothes in front of the mirror?”
“You don’t even look good enough for it!”
As fellow women, Chen Meijuan was instantly enraged by the insult and lunged at her.
Ruan Liuzheng: “……”
Fine. Looks like I was still too gentle.