Yang Li stood up and waved the loose thread in her hand in front of Gu Ningzhi. "Gu Ningzhi, there was a loose thread on your clothes. I've already bitten it off with my teeth."

"Thank...thank you..." Gu Ningzhi awkwardly took a step back.

"Gu Ningzhi, what's wrong with you? Why do I feel like you're avoiding me?" Yang Li took a step closer to Gu Ningzhi, who then took a step back and leaned against the wardrobe, with nowhere left to retreat.

Yang Li reached out and placed her hand on the wardrobe next to Gu Ningzhi, as if she were encircling him in her arms. She looked up at Gu Ningzhi curiously and asked, "Am I some kind of monster?"

"No." Gu Ningzhi shook his head.

"Then what am I?" Yang Li leaned close to Gu Ningzhi and asked curiously, her breath brushing against Gu Ningzhi's face, and Gu Ningzhi was momentarily lost in thought.

Yang Li moved even closer. "Hmm? Am I too ugly to catch your eye?"

"No, no, Yang Li, you are very beautiful." Gu Ningzhi swallowed hard. Although Yang Li was not as good-looking as Wen Xi and Wang Xinru, whom he had his eye on, she was still of average appearance and not ugly. Moreover, she knew how to take care of herself, which added a lot to her appeal.

"So you think I'm very pretty? I thought you looked down on me and didn't want to talk to me!" Yang Li leaned close to Gu Ningzhi's ear, her lips lightly brushing against his cheek. Gu Ningzhi was almost unable to resist her charm.

Then Gu Ningzhi moved a little to the side, and Yang Li's lips landed on his as she tried to whisper in his ear. Yang Li quickly pulled away, feigning shyness, "I'm sorry, I just wanted to whisper something to you, I didn't expect it to turn out like this... um..."

Gu Ningzhi couldn't stand it anymore and went straight up to her.

A hint of pride flashed through Yang Li's mind. See? Men all like to cheat, whether they are married or not. Gu Ningzhi took a fancy to Wang Xinru and wanted to pursue her, but now he's still clinging to her and kissing her.

Gu Ningzhi carried Yang Li to the bed and pressed her down to continue kissing her. Just as he was about to take things further, Yang Li quickly grabbed Gu Ningzhi's hand and said, "Gu Ningzhi, you came to see Wang Xinru today, do you like Wang Xinru? If you like Wang Xinru, how can you do this to me in the future?"

Gu Ningzhi regained his composure and sat up apologetically. "Yang Li, I'm sorry, could you please not tell Wang Xinru about this?"

Yang Li sat up and straightened her clothes. "Nothing happened between us. What would I tell Wang Xinru? I just envy Wang Xinru. She's so lucky. So many people like her. I wish even one person liked me."

Yang Li lowered her head, playing with her fingers, looking aggrieved. Then she looked up at Gu Ningzhi and gave a bitter smile. "But I thought you liked me a little, and I was quite happy. Thank you for giving me a little sweetness and letting me know that there are such sweet things in this world."

Seeing Yang Li like this, Gu Ningzhi felt extremely guilty. He decided to make it up to her later, since he had just kissed her.

Afterwards, Gu Ningzhi accompanied Yang Li shopping. When Yang Li was buying things, Gu Ningzhi insisted on paying for them and paying the receipts. It could be said that Yang Li didn't spend a single penny today, saving all her money.

After buying their things, the two went to see a movie together. It was Yang Li who invited Gu Ningzhi to the movie, so Yang Li refused to let Gu Ningzhi pay for it. After all, two movie tickets only cost a few cents, and she was willing to pay for them.

Moreover, you can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. She has to give first to get something in return. Isn't that what she has gained today?

In the dimly lit movie theater, Yang Li quietly reached out and held Gu Ningzhi's hand, making Gu Ningzhi think that she was a girl who needed protection and that she needed him, so that she could gradually break down his heart.

As they left the movie theater, Gu Ningzhi felt a pang of sympathy seeing Yang Li's flushed cheeks. Considering how many things she had bought that day, he suggested, "Yang Li, let me take you home. It's too much trouble for you to carry all this stuff back by yourself."

Yang Li blinked. "Is it okay? Won't that be too much trouble for you?"

"No, let's go!" Gu Ningzhi took the things from Yang Li's hands, then led Yang Li back to the transport team, and then drove Yang Li home.

When they arrived at the Fengshou Brigade and were about to get off the vehicle, Yang Li leaned close to Gu Ningzhi's ear and said in an envious tone, "Gu Ningzhi, I wish the person you like was me."

Her lips brushed lightly against Gu Ningzhi's cheek, making Gu Ningzhi's heart flutter again.

When everyone saw Yang Li returning with bags and packages, they felt both envious and resentful. If Yang Li hadn't stolen Gu Ningzhi from them, this fine young man would have been the girl's boyfriend, and all these things would naturally have belonged to her.

When Yang Li returned to the dormitory of the educated youth, everyone had already returned. Seeing that she was carrying so many things, Xu Mengying asked curiously, "The villagers said that Gu Ningzhi, the driver from the transport team, came to pick you up. Is that true?"

Yang Li nodded proudly, "So many people saw it, how could it be fake? Of course it's true. Gu Ningzhi even bought me so many things. I'm going back to my room to pack up, I can't chat with you guys anymore!"

Yang Li proudly carried her things back to her room, while Xu Mengying and Zuo Qiuyi hurriedly returned to their rooms to join in the fun. Wang Xinru, however, was not interested in other people's affairs and therefore did not return to her room.

Watching Yang Li take out White Rabbit milk candy, brown sugar, walnut shortbread, and other treats one by one, Zuo Qiuyi's face was full of envy, and she quietly clenched her hands.

Xu Mengying was alright. Although her mother remarried and she had a stepfather, these things were still quite common in her home. She wasn't as greedy as Zuo Qiuyi.

Sensing the envy in their eyes, Yang Li was incredibly smug. She gave Xu Mengying and Zuo Qiuyi each a White Rabbit milk candy, then locked the rest of the items in the cabinet.

Zuo Qiuyi sneered inwardly. She had bought so many things, yet she was only given one piece of candy. How stingy!

If Yang Li knew what Zuo Qiuyi was thinking, she would definitely take the candy back; she didn't want to waste a single one.

The news that Gu Ningzhi picked up Yang Li from the village and bought her many things quickly spread throughout the village. However, Wen Xi rarely interacted with the villagers. It was only when Wang Xinru brought an old hen over and asked her to help cook that Wen Xi learned about this.