Chapter 74 Bullet Screen Alarm

Xia Qianqian feigned surprise and raised her voice, deliberately addressing the villagers watching, "Oh dear, did everyone hear that? It's not that I'm unwilling to forgive her, it's just that the way she apologized... could you even hear it?"

"I can't hear you!"

"The sound is too soft!"

"Speak louder! I can't hear you!"

The villagers immediately joined in the commotion, their laughter and shouts blending together, showing no respect for Huang Zhaodi whatsoever.

Huang Zhaodi felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. These people usually seemed quite kind, so why were they all on Xia Qianqian's side today?

But when she met the production team leader's stern eyes, it was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

She knew that if she didn't apologize honestly today, she would definitely be kicked out of the village.

"I'm sorry! You heard me this time!" Huang Zhaodi suddenly raised her voice as if she had gone all out, and her sharp voice echoed in the night sky, startling everyone present.

Xia Qianqian clapped her hands with a smile and said slowly, "I heard it, and the sound was quite loud. But... this apology doesn't sound very sincere, does it?"

She drew out her words, her smile deepening in her eyes, tinged with a hint of mockery.

"You...you're bullying me!" Seeing that Xia Qianqian still wouldn't give up, Huang Zhaodi's tears rolled down like broken beads as she cried out, "You...you're all bullying an orphan like me!"

Her pitiful and pathetic appearance was indeed quite sympathetic.

Seeing her like this, several soft-hearted aunties in the village couldn't help but advise Xia Qianqian: "Xia, she's already crying like this and has apologized, so why don't you... just let it go? It's good to forgive and forget."

Hearing these words, Huang Zhaodi became even more smug.

She secretly glanced at Xia Qianqian. Since she had already gone all out, she didn't care what Xia Qianqian said at all, and even hoped that Xia Qianqian would be unforgiving.

In this way, even if she went too far before, everyone would only think that Xia Qianqian was the one who was aggressive first, and she could gain a lot of sympathy.

How could Xia Qianqian not see through Huang Zhaodi's little tricks?

She sighed softly, a hint of helplessness on her face, and said in a soft voice, "Sigh, we're from the same village after all. Even though you blatantly stole my man, and your mother deliberately framed me for theft, even going so far as to go to the city to falsely accuse me, causing me to lose my chance to continue my studies, and then she even tore up my revolutionary evidence..."

She changed the subject, her tone becoming incredibly "sincere": "But I believe you didn't mean it; perhaps you were just confused for a moment. Since you've apologized so 'sincerely,' how could I, Xia Qianqian, bear to make things difficult for you any further?"

These words, every single one, seemed to be an attempt to exonerate Huang Zhaodi, but to the ears of the onlookers, they clearly laid bare the evil deeds of Huang Zhaodi and her mother.

Huang Zhaodi never expected Xia Qianqian to act so unpredictably! She was using a feigned retreat to advance, putting herself in a very difficult position!

Her crying stopped abruptly, her face flushed red and then turned pale, and her previous pitiful appearance now seemed only comical.

Xia Qianqian's "magnanimous" words silenced the villagers for a moment, followed by suppressed snickers. Their gazes towards Huang Zhaodi were no longer filled with sympathy, but rather with contempt and disdain.

"Pah! What a piece of junk!"

In the crowd, a fiery-tempered middle-aged woman couldn't help but spit and shout, "If it were me, and someone did this to me, I'd scratch their face black and blue! And you want me to forgive you? No way!"

The other villagers echoed this sentiment, pointing and whispering about Huang Zhaodi. The discussion grew even louder than before, clearly indicating that Xia Qianqian had done everything she could and that Huang Zhaodi had only herself to blame.

"Huang Zhaodi, stop playing the victim and trying to gain sympathy! Stop with your moral blackmail! Hurry up and write your self-criticism, don't keep everyone from going home to sleep!" Someone in the crowd shouted again.

The villagers joined in the commotion again, and the commune secretary's gaze towards Huang Zhaodi grew increasingly stern. Huang Zhaodi knew she couldn't escape it any longer, so she reluctantly began to give a self-criticism.

Normally, after the self-criticism was done, the matter might have been over. But today was different. Everyone had just heard Xia Qianqian's "magnanimous" words, and they all knew perfectly well that no one could easily let her off the hook.

Finally, the captain made the final decision: "Huang Zhaodi, given your repeated acts of provocation and malicious accusations against comrades, this month's work points will be given to Comrade Xia Qianqian as compensation for her and as punishment for you!"

Upon hearing the words "deduct work points," Huang Zhaodi was so angry she almost bit her teeth off, but dared not utter a single word in rebuttal. The self-criticism was thus hastily concluded amidst a chorus of scorn.

She raised her head and stared intently at Xia Qianqian, her eyes bloodshot. She secretly reached into her pocket and tightly gripped the small paper packet, her malice almost uncontrollable.

Xia Qianqian, you just wait!

"Qianqian, do you want me to beat her up to vent your anger?" Lu Zheng asked, clenching his fists, after the meeting. Although he never hit women, Huang Zhaodi's despicable actions were simply unworthy of being called human.

Xia Qianqian shook her head slightly, a cold glint flashing in her eyes: "No need. But I won't let this matter go so easily."

Lu Zheng immediately replied, "Just tell me what you need me to do."

Just as Xia Qianqian was about to say something, comments suddenly appeared on the screen.

[Holy crap! The female lead is still having the leisure to talk about love here, unaware that Huang Zhaodi has already gone to her house to poison her! This is a crucial turning point in the plot; if the female lead can't get through this, her life will be completely ruined!]

[Oh no, we can't remind her! What should we do? I need help urgently!]

Xia Qianqian looked at the barrage of comments that suddenly appeared in front of her, and she never expected that Huang Zhaodi would be so ruthless!

However, with the prompts from the live chat, Xia Qianqian did not panic.

On the surface, she continued to chat casually with Lu Zheng, but her eyes kept glancing at the comments section, intently trying to catch the information revealed within.

Before arriving home, Xia Qianqian had already clearly seen through the malicious plans of Huang Zhaodi and Liu Xiao'e mentioned in the comments, and gradually came up with a plan to deal with them, just waiting for Huang Zhaodi to walk into her trap.

"Qianqian, have some water to soothe your throat." Mother Lu returned with the children and poured a bowl of water for each of them from the kettle.

Just as everyone picked up their bowls to drink, Xia Qianqian suddenly lowered her voice and said urgently, "Wait!"

After Huang Zhaodi administered the poison, she hid in her own yard, her eyes fixed on the gaps in the Lu family's yard.

This time, she wanted to see how Xia Qianqian would get away!

A few minutes later, Huang Zhaodi heard a sound coming from the Lu family's house, as if something had fallen to the ground.

Her eyes widened instantly, and she excitedly pushed open the gate of the Lu family's courtyard and rushed inside.