"You're sick. Not only are you sick, but you're seriously ill." Wang Qianqian stepped aside, shielding Song Yueying behind her, and glared angrily at Qi Yanyun.

"You look decent enough and you're dressed well, but I never expected you to be sick."

He's mentally ill.

Zhang, the educated youth, couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up to persuade him: "Qianqian, Qi is sick and his mind might not be working properly. How can you scold him like that?"

"Did I curse him?" Wang Qianqian looked at Zhang Zhiqing innocently. "This is really inexplicable. I was clearly answering his question. Didn't you just answer his question too?"

"But he ignored what you said and insisted on asking my teacher again."

“My teacher doesn’t need to answer personally; I’ll answer for her.”

"Is it you who has a problem, or is there something wrong with him?"

At this moment, Wang Qianqian was very angry, extremely angry. Even if this new educated youth, Qi, really had some kind of relationship with the teacher, she shouldn't have spoken so recklessly.

His words to himself just now were definitely not unintentional.

Saying things like "She's still angry with me, hasn't forgiven me, and won't come to see me" is easily misunderstood. If word gets out, where will the teacher's reputation be?

Do you even care about your reputation?

This educated youth, Qi, is wicked, wicked to the core.

"Xixi, you've misunderstood. I have no objection." Zhang Zhiqing had only said one sentence when Wang Xixi retorted with a few words, and he looked like he had been wronged.

"Shut up if you have no objections." Wang Qianqian is now the type to criticize anyone she can get her hands on. "You're everywhere. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."

Zhang Zhiqing's face turned pale and then red as she was scolded. "Qianqian, how did you become like this? You weren't like this before!"

Wang Qianqian sneered, "Do you really still remember what I was like before?"

Zhang Zhiqing shut up speechlessly, but his gaze towards Wang Qianqian seemed venomous.

Teacher, is Song Yueying this woman's teacher? Qi Yanyun, who was lying down, slowly sat up and looked at Song Yueying standing behind Wang Qianqian.

Seeing her standing there calmly and indifferently, looking at him as if he were an insignificant person.

Qi Yanyun felt a sudden jolt in his heart, realizing that his muttering to himself had not reminded Song Yueying of the past, but had instead backfired.

After coughing twice, Qi Yanyun withdrew her gaze from Song Yueying and looked at Wang Qianqian, saying, "I have no problem, please don't be angry, comrade."

Just as Wang Qianqian was about to say something, she was patted on the shoulder.

Swallowing back what she was about to say, she turned to look at Song Yueying. Seeing Song Yueying shake her head at her, Wang Qianqian also decisively shut her mouth and stepped aside.

Yueying still cared about him; otherwise, she wouldn't have stopped the village woman from cursing him. Qi Yanyun's smugness lasted less than a minute before being ruthlessly shattered by Song Yueying.

Song Yueying said, "Qi Yanyun, have I ever told you that your way of speaking is very annoying?"

Qi Yanyun's expression changed, and he looked at Song Yueying with disbelief.

"Moon Shadow, you..." She clearly loved listening to him talk and even said his voice was very pleasant, so why is she now saying... that his voice is extremely annoying?

Zhang, the educated youth, was already thrilled to hear Song Yueying call Qi, the educated youth, by her full name. Then he heard Qi, the educated youth, also call Song Yueying by her full name, omitting her surname.

Her face was beaming with excitement, and she could hardly contain it. She had guessed that the two knew each other, and now it seemed that they not only knew each other, but also had an ambiguous relationship.

If... if I use this to blackmail Song Yueying, will she teach me medicine?

Wang Qianqian frowned, looking at Song Yueying disapprovingly. She thought to herself, "For the teacher to call a bad person by their name like that is tantamount to admitting they have a relationship."

From this moment on, Qi Yanyun was a thoroughly bad person in Wang Qianqian's eyes.

"I've always been the type to keep clear accounts even between brothers," Song Yueying sneered. "The herbal soup for treating heatstroke was prepared by the brigade leader; it was free."

"My consultation fee is five yuan. Pay me now."

She...she actually asked him for a consultation fee, leaving Qi Yanyun utterly shocked.

Zhang Zhiqing frowned, his gaze shifting between Qi Yanyun and Song Yueying. He was secretly pondering what Song Yueying meant by "even close brothers should keep clear accounts."

Song Yueying and Qi Zhiqing don't look alike at all, so they shouldn't be siblings!

If they weren't blood-related siblings, why did Song Yueying say, "Even close brothers should keep clear accounts"? Zhang Zhiqing was completely baffled.

Wang Qianqian was equally puzzled.

His purpose in coming was to appease Song Yueying and prevent her from becoming unhappy again. Qi Yanyun took out a few one-yuan bills from his pocket, counted out five yuan, and handed them to Song Yueying.

Song Yueying didn't reach out to take it, but turned to Wang Qianqian and said, "Qianqian, collect the money, pick up the medicine box, and let's go."

After saying that, he didn't even glance at Qi Yanyun before turning and leaving. His dashing figure reminded Qi Yanyun of a line he had once read: "Waving his hand, he leaves without taking away a single cloud."

Wang Qianqian was a good student who strictly followed her teacher's instructions, and she reached out and took the money from Qi Yanyun's hand.

"Thank you for your patronage." With that, Wang Qianqian turned and left.

She certainly wouldn't say such offensive things to other people. But to bad people, she just doesn't think those four words are offensive enough.

"Thank you...thank you for your patronage?" Qi Yanyun blinked in surprise. Why was this country girl talking so irritatingly?

Zhang Zhiqing was equally astonished, staring in disbelief at Wang Qianqian's retreating figure. When did Wang Qianqian become so sharp-tongued?

An eerie silence fell over the room.

On the other side.

Song Yueying and Wang Qianqian were stopped again when they entered the courtyard.

"Sisi, you're back. I have something to tell you." A simply dressed, pretty woman walked over with a smile.

Before Wang Qianqian could respond, she looked at Song Yueying and introduced herself, "Dr. Song, hello, my name is Li Li, and my family is Qianqian's family... no, now I should say Qianqian's maternal family."

“My family and Xixi’s family are from the same city, and we came to the countryside together as educated youth.”

Another person trying to use Wang Qianqian as a stepping stone to get close to her. Song Yueying glanced at Wang Qianqian and replied indifferently, "Hello."

"Hello! Hello!" Li Li was flattered and said "hello" twice more. She had seen Zhang Fen bring Wang Qianqian and Song Yueying in from the kitchen earlier.

Zhang Fen tried hard to talk to Dr. Song, but Dr. Song ignored her. She simply greeted Dr. Song, and Dr. Song responded immediately.

How could she not be flattered?

This shows that in Dr. Song's eyes, she was more pleasing to the eye than Zhang Fen.

Li Li wasn't overwhelmed by the flattery and forget her purpose. She politely asked Song Yueying, "Excuse me, may I take up a little of Dr. Song's time?"

"I really have something very important to tell Qianqian, and I hope Dr. Song can make an exception."

Song Yueying nodded, looking at Li Li, who claimed to be from the same city as Wang Qianqian. She was smarter and more cunning than the previous Zhang Zhiqing.

"Thank you, Dr. Song." Li Li thanked Song Yueying first, then looked at Wang Qianqian and said, "Qianqian, there's something I need to tell you."

"Why don't you and Doctor Song come and sit in my room?"

Li Li is smart, and Wang Qianqian isn't stupid either. Besides, she knows Li Li's character; she's not someone who likes to help others. Her saying she had something to tell her was probably just a pretense.

The real purpose was the latter statement; Li Li wanted to use her to lure Dr. Song into her room.

Wang Qianqian said, "There's no need to go to your room, just tell me what's on your mind now."

"Xixi." Li Li was a little embarrassed because she hadn't expected Wang Xixi to reject her suggestion so directly, since she had nothing to say to Wang Xixi.

Saying she had something to say to Wang Qianqian was just an excuse she made up to keep Song Yueying behind.

Seeing that Li Li didn't speak, Wang Qianqian deliberately misinterpreted her meaning, "Have you forgotten what you were going to tell me? It's okay, it's getting late, the teacher and I will go back first."

"Come to my house when you remember what you want to say to me."

“If I’m not home, you can tell my husband Aimin and have him pass on the message to me.”

"Look at my memory! I was so happy to see you and Dr. Song that I forgot what I wanted to say to you," Li Li said, following Wang Qianqian's words.

Since Wang Qianqian has already said that, it would arouse suspicion if she kept anyone else.

Having failed to achieve her goal, Li Li's smile faltered, and her gaze towards Wang Qianqian turned cold.

I'm so happy I forgot what I was going to say to her. What a joke! Wang Qianqian smiled and said, "It's okay. You don't need to study medicine with your teacher, so your memory doesn't have to be too good."

Upon hearing this, Song Yueying glanced at Wang Qianqian in surprise. She had always thought Wang Qianqian was an innocent little rabbit, but she never expected her to be so treacherous.

Li Li's smile completely vanished. She didn't dare look at Song Yueying, afraid that Song Yueying would see her stiff face. "I'll see you out of the courtyard."

"Okay, thank you for your help." Wang Qianqian nodded happily.

Song Yueying walked in front this time, while Wang Qianqian and Li Li walked side by side.

Watching Song Yueying's retreating figure, Li Li felt incredibly regretful. When she first arrived in the countryside, Dr. Song wasn't in the village, but she heard the villagers say many bad things about him.

Later, when Doctor Song returned to the village, his reputation was ruined.

These educated youths all kept their distance from Song Yueying, and now when they tried to get on her good side, she simply ignored them.

Walking through the somewhat deserted courtyard, Song Yueying thought that the educated youth must have all gone to work in the fields. Because in the original owner's memories, there were quite a few educated youth sent to the countryside in their brigade.

After seeing Song Yueying and Wang Qianqian off, Li Li's face completely fell. That damned Wang Qianqian, not only did she not say a good word for Song Yueying, but she also spoke ill of her.

That's outrageous, absolutely outrageous!

The silence in the large house where the male educated youth lived was soon broken by Zhang, the educated youth.

She asked, "Qi Zhiqing, did you know Dr. Song before?"

Qi Yanyun looked coldly at Zhang Zhiqing. Although Zhang Zhiqing looked at him sincerely, she couldn't hide the fact that she was trying to find out.

"I don't know her." Qi Yanyun shook his head, but his eyes remained fixed on the doorway for a long while. As if worried about being misunderstood, he emphasized again, "I don't know her."

"Please don't misunderstand, and don't make wild guesses about my relationship with her."

"You have no relationship with her, yet you call her by her name directly?" Zhang Zhiqing thought to himself, but nodded with a smile on his face, "Of course, I certainly wouldn't misunderstand."

“You don’t know Dr. Song, so I won’t make wild guesses about your relationship with Dr. Song.”

"After all, these past two days everyone in the village has been saying that Dr. Song's husband, who died for the country, has miraculously come back to life."

"What did you say?" Qi Yanyun asked in a deep voice. It wasn't that he hadn't heard Zhang Zhiqing's words clearly; on the contrary, he had heard them clearly and wanted to confirm it.

Feeling the dangerous glint in Qi Yanyun's eyes, Zhang Zhiqing's heart trembled, and a sense of fear surged within him.

Realizing his expression had frightened the woman, Qi Yanyun closed his eyes to calm himself. When he opened them again, he had adopted a gentle, harmless expression.

He curled his lips into a faint smile. His eyes were fixed on Zhang Zhiqing's eyes as he spoke slowly, "I remember you. Your surname is Zhang, isn't it?"

"Yes, my surname is Zhang." Zhang Zhiqing was captivated by the smile on his face and unconsciously looked into his eyes.

"Zhang Zhiqing, I apologize for my attitude towards you just now." Qi Yanyun looked at Zhang Zhiqing sincerely. "I was rude, and I hope you can forgive me."

"No...it's alright." Zhang Zhiqing shook his head.

"You mean you've forgiven me?" Qi Yanyun smiled again.

“Yes, I forgive you.” Zhang Zhiqing nodded, and Qi Yanyun took the opportunity to ask, “Since you have forgiven me, then tell me, what have the villagers been saying about Song Yueying these past two days?”

Zhang, the educated youth, replied, "These past two days, everyone in the village has been saying that Song Yueying's husband, who sacrificed his life, has come back to life."

Qi Yanyun asked, "Why are the villagers saying that? Has someone seen him?"

Zhang, the educated youth, replied, "Yes, many people in the village have seen him and say he is very handsome."

Qi Yanjue really came here, but how could that be? Qi Yanyun lowered his eyes, his mind a mess, his heart even more so, like a tangled mess of knots.

Was he sent to find Song Yueying and get close to her just to wait for Qi Yanjue?

However, according to Zhang Zhiqing, Qi Yanjue had arrived here much earlier, at least before him.

Zhang Zhiqing suddenly gasped for breath and blinked at Qi Yanyun.

He lowered his eyes, as if pondering something important. She automatically interpreted this as him figuring out how to conceal his relationship with Song Yueying.

Hmph, now that Zhang Fen knows about this, he and Song Yueying can't cover it up.

Zhang, the educated youth, said, "Qi, the educated youth, Dr. Song said that you need to drink two bowls of medicinal soup to get better. I'll go to the brigade leader's place now and get you the medicinal soup."

"Thank you, Zhang Zhiqing, you are such a good person." Qi Yanyun looked up and smiled at her, her smile gentle and refined.

"You're welcome, you're welcome." Zhang Zhiqing said as she walked towards the door. She was in a hurry to go out and spread the fresh news and didn't want to stay for even a minute longer.

Watching Zhang Zhiqing's figure disappear through the doorway, Qi Yanyun's smile vanished, replaced by a chilling expression.