Yao Qing has always maintained that she did it on purpose.

Dong Yiyi could only look at Pei Xingzhi with teary eyes, hoping he could offer some explanation.

But he didn't even look at her, giving her a flirtatious look instead.

Wang Zhihua clenched his fists.

"Pei Zhiqing, what do you think?"

Li Yanhong then posed the question to Pei Xingzhi.

Pei Xingzhi then looked up at the two female educated youths opposite him.

He slowly opened his mouth and said, "I will marry you if you are willing."

He wasn't saying this to Dong Yiyi; his gaze was fixed on Yao Qing.

Yao Qing looked up in disbelief, only to fall into Pei Xingzhi's deep eyes, and her cheeks flushed for a moment.

She hasn't answered yet.

Dong Yiyi stood up, bracing herself on the table, and echoed the refusal: "No! No!"

All eyes were on her.

She then realized that something was wrong.

"What I mean is, this idea of ​​repaying someone with one's body after being rescued from drowning is so outdated and outdated. We are all intellectuals, how can we be swayed by these kinds of ideas?"

"Yao Qing, what are you thinking?" Pei Xingzhi asked Yao Qing without even looking at her.

Before Yao Qing could finish speaking, Li Yanhong nudged her with her elbow, gesturing for her to look at Dong Yiyi.

Dong Yiyi hadn't even had time to withdraw her resentful gaze.

All of this was seen by Yao Qing.

"I agree."

Pei Xingzhi nodded, "Then I will write a letter back to inform my parents."

Yao Qing nodded shyly.

It seems they have completely forgotten about Dong Yiyi's existence.

Su Qiao exclaimed, "Great news! Is the male lead going to marry someone else?"

Seeing that her official partner had chosen someone else, she thought to herself, "This male lead is tainted," while also trying to salvage the situation.

"Pei Xingzhi, are you really going to choose her? You've already forgotten..."

Dong Yiyi deliberately left a message unsaid.

The onlookers were abuzz with discussion.

Originally, it was thought that after being rescued from the water, there would be two more marriages at the educated youth settlement.

It seems to be a love triangle now!

That's so exciting! It's incredibly exciting!

Pei Xingzhi frowned and replied directly, "Dong Zhiqing, I don't know what kind of relationship we have besides being educated youths together."

"Xingzhi, have you... have you forgotten how you took care of me in every way before?"

“I wouldn’t ignore this if it were anyone else. I’ve helped others before, and your words will cause misunderstandings. The reputation of male educated youth is also a reputation.”

Pei Xingzhi's tone wasn't harsh, but Dong Yiyi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Could it be that her previous feelings of attraction were just a misperception?

Moreover, if he hadn't gone to rescue Yao Qing first, she wouldn't have been rescued by Wang Zhihua.

Now, everything is out of place.

Wang Zhihua felt extremely pleased watching the interaction between the two.

Some dark thoughts flashed through my mind.

"Yiyi, I rescued you from the water in front of everyone, which has ruined your reputation. As long as you are willing to marry me, I am willing to marry you."

Pei Xingzhi is now out of control, and Dong Yiyi is desperate to grasp at Wang Zhihua as a lifeline.

"Wang... Brother Zhihua, thank you."

The tone of his voice neither indicated willingness nor unwillingness.

Yao Qing and Pei Xingzhi had already gone to the side for a friendly chat.

Su Qiao looked at the tangled mess of the male and female leads' relationship and clicked her tongue twice.

This passage wasn't in the book before.

It seems that this time-traveling woman's skills are far inferior to those of the original female protagonist.

Su Qiao felt slightly comforted.

An impulsive and unplanned enemy is always better than an enemy with a clear objective and who will stop at nothing.

It's all the female supporting character's fault. It's all because of her that I took such a risk. Now everything is over.

[Host, even without the male lead's help, you can still achieve success in your career and studies.]

Having finished watching the excitement, Su Qiao had long since returned to her courtyard.

She just didn't expect that Dong Yiyi's ability to shift blame was truly first-rate.

The temperature was very high. Su Qiao looked at the empty yard, thought for a moment, and began to loosen the soil.

She wanted to plant some thorny climbing plants along the courtyard wall.

I was thinking about going to the back mountain when I had time.

I'll find some seedlings and see if there are any medicinal herbs I can grow in my space.

Soon it will be time to start work in the afternoon.

As soon as she stepped outside, she saw the two people who had been with Lu Xiangze yesterday heading towards the back mountain.

Su Qiao glanced at it and then looked away.

She regretted it as soon as she started working.

The villagers didn't have a chance to ask in the morning, but these people asked out of curiosity in the afternoon.

Especially Aunt Hua.

"This morning, those people said, 'Su, you did a heroic deed.' What exactly happened? Tell me about it."

"Auntie, it's just a small matter."

Aunt Hua feigned sadness and said, "Sigh, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. From now on, I'll keep any fun things to myself."

I figured it wasn't a big deal.

Su Qiao didn't hide anything.

"I only saved the girl who fell into the water, that's why they thanked me. Otherwise, if a man had saved her..."

Aunt Hua gave a thumbs up.

"Su, the educated youth, was truly brave."

After saying that, the others realized there was nothing worth digging for, so they went back to their work.

Only Aunt Hua remained by her side.

Seeing that no one was paying attention, he began to mutter to himself.

"Did you find out about what happened at the educated youth settlement at noon?"

Su Qiao nodded.

Aunt Hua immediately became interested and added all the details that Su Qiao had missed.

At first, Dong Yiyi refused to come ashore no matter what. When Wang Zhihua swam to her side, she was still struggling desperately.

They became even more nervous after seeing Pei Xingzhi go into the water.

Finally, after Pei Xingzhi rescued Yao Qing and showed no intention of going back into the water, Dong Yiyi was "rescued" by Wang Zhihua.

Were there only a few educated youths around at the time?

"Of course not. It seems there's more..."

Aunt Hua suddenly seemed to remember something, and after a long pause, she leaned close to Su Qiao's ear and whispered, "Actually, there was another person, Zhao Laizi, who seemed to be nearby at the time. I heard he was about to go into the water, but was stopped by another educated youth named Song. Luckily, he wasn't allowed to go in, otherwise, wouldn't those two educated youths who fell into the water have been..."

Aunt Hua didn't say what came next, but Su Qiao could guess.

The name Zhao Laizi sounds like it belongs to a bad person.

No matter which educated youth gets involved, they're unlikely to fare well in the future.

Su Qiao had reason to suspect that Dong Yiyi was behind this.

But what was her motive?

Logically speaking, Yao Zhiqing didn't seem to have shown much desire to be with Pei Xingzhi just now, right?

Anyway.

Su Qiao couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it and focused on earning work points.

Inside the abandoned house.

Lu Xiangze lay on the bed, and the surroundings still looked very dilapidated.

But it's much better than yesterday.

Song Yun and his companion cleaned the courtyard according to the standards for a dormitory.

They also repaired any unstable parts of the house.

At least it looks like a place where a person can live.

Lu Xiangze didn't sleep; he just lay there.

Suddenly, a series of furtive footsteps came from the doorway.

He immediately became alert.

He picked up a wooden stick next to him.

I stood quietly by the door, on guard.

He wanted to see just who was so audacious!

The dilapidated wooden door was carefully pushed open.

A figure slipped inside.

The windows weren't fixed yet, and the room was very dark.

It's impossible to see clearly.

Lu Xiangze slammed the stick down directly.

The person who came screamed.

"ah!"

The person's voice sounded familiar; wasn't that the younger brother's voice?

Why is this person here instead of attending school?