Shi Qiang opened his mouth, about to call out to Zhu Pandi, but she suddenly burst into tears and roared.

"What do you mean 'his'?! Who told you I belong to him? Can you stop spreading rumors?! Is spreading rumors fun?! Are you happy when I say this to you?"

This sudden turn of events left everyone in the room somewhat bewildered. They looked at each other, none of them expecting Zhu Pandi to say such a thing.

This wasn't the first time they'd said something like that, and she'd never reacted before. Why was she reacting so strongly today?

Although Huang Ying reacted quickly, while everyone was still stunned, she frowned and said something in rebuttal.

"Isn't that what you said? That day, in front of everyone and the brigade leader, you yourself admitted that you two were dating. Who among the comrades present didn't hear that? Why don't you want to admit it now?"

Wang Lan followed closely behind, letting out a disdainful snort.

"Yeah, it's hilarious. They even asked who said it. Would a pig say that? How dare they cry?"

Oh dear, I don't have that kind of shamelessness. Otherwise, I might be able to make a living by just talking all day long.

Oh, I almost forgot, even other people have to be picky about what they eat; she doesn't just eat anyone's food..."

Shi Qiang's expression had already turned sour when he heard Zhu Pandi shout those words, and now, hearing Wang Lan's sarcastic remarks, he was filled with shame and indignation. He turned and went back into the house, ignoring everyone else.

"I...I...you've gone too far!"

Zhu Pandi's words were refuted, and she herself had no way to refute them. She was already stammering and didn't know what to say.

Now that Shi Qiang had left, he suddenly lost his confidence. In his panic, he hastily labeled others and rushed back to his room.

Judging from his anxious appearance, it seemed he was afraid of being caught if he was even a step too slow, and he wanted to pull her aside and explain things properly.

Once the two parties left, the scene became lively, but after they finished their discussion, it fell silent again.

Zhu Pandi, inside the room, heard the entire conversation outside, including the contempt and belittling directed at her in their words.

She clenched her hands tightly, her palms covered with crescent-shaped marks from her fingernails, and she continued to clench them as if she were oblivious.

She only released her grip when a few drops of blood seeped out, smiling as she looked at the wound on her hand.

It seemed that the blood flowing out wasn't her own, but rather that of those outsiders, which made her feel much better.

Through that thin door, Zhu Pandi made up her mind that she must take revenge on Huang Ying, Wang Lan, Zhou Chunli, and the others; she would not let them get away with it.

After thinking for a while, an idea came to her.

Huang Ying and the other two live in the same room, and today it just so happens that two of them are cooking.

Based on Zhu Pandi's experience over the past few days, she knew that the three of them were inseparable, so they wouldn't be going back to their own rooms anytime soon.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Pandi sneaked into the three of their rooms, ran onto their kang (a heated brick bed) with her shoes on, jumped around wildly, and then spat into each of their enamel mugs.

Just as I was about to close the door and leave, I suddenly noticed their small suitcase, which was unlocked.

After only a moment's hesitation, Zhu Pandi went over and rummaged through each of the small boxes.

Finally, with trembling hands, she pulled out one or two bills from each box. The denominations were not large, ranging from 50 cents to one dollar.