Zhou Yunze is handsome and has a good character; he is so dazzling, while she is not worthy to stand beside him at all.

Even if no one cares or shows concern, you still have to take care of yourself. How can you be so harsh on yourself?

Xu Shanshan's voice was very nasal. "Huang Zhiqing, I am not like you, who have the love and affection of family and friends. No one has liked me since I was born. Even my parents hate me and wish they had never given birth to me. A person like me does not deserve to be liked by others, nor does he deserve to live a good life."

"Nonsense!" Huang Xinrui raised her voice, and Zhou Yunxia next to her stirred. She quickly covered her mouth.

After waiting a while and making sure no one woke up the others, she lowered her voice and continued, "It's not your fault that your family doesn't like you; it's their problem. You have a good personality, a kind heart, and you don't like to take advantage of others. Compared to most people, you're already very good. Why don't you deserve to be liked by others? Why don't you deserve to live a good life?"

Xu Shanshan's eyes lit up. Was she really that good?

“In my opinion, you are much better than Xue Min and Tian Lingling.” Huang Xinrui whispered in her ear, “It’s you who are too weak. When others bully you, you need to learn to fight back. That way, others will know that you are not easy to bully, and they will be afraid of you and respect you.”

"I'm scared..." Xu Shanshan said softly, her voice trembling.

Huang Xinrui asked, "What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of causing trouble and implicating your family? They don't care about you, so why do you care about them?"

What if they hit me?

“If they hit you, you hit them back harder. Haven’t you heard the saying, ‘The tough are afraid of the ruthless, and the ruthless are afraid of the reckless’? Once you’ve beaten them into submission, they’ll never dare to bully you again.”

These were the words of Yueyue, and that's exactly what she did. If anyone dared to bully her, she would beat them into submission in one go. If one time wasn't enough, she would do it twice, and she would always manage to subdue them.

Yueyue is beautiful and rich. Would anyone in the whole brigade dare to make a move on her?

If Yueyue hadn't been so ruthless, she probably would have been eaten alive long ago, leaving not even bones behind.

"But what if I injure someone and I don't have the money to pay for it? Wouldn't that cause me trouble?"

At home, being beaten and scolded had become a habit, and being submissive had become an instinct. She didn't dare to resist in the slightest, fearing that her situation would get worse.

“If you don’t have the money to pay, just keep owing it. It’s better than being bullied all the time.” Huang Xinrui reminded her, “Yunxia caused a lot of trouble back then and was in debt, but she has paid it all off now. The villagers are afraid of Yunxia and don’t dare to mess with her at all.”

Xu Shanshan knew this. Even those two troublemakers didn't dare to mess with Zhou Yunxia now because Zhou Yunxia had been ruthless to people before.

Feeling empowered, Xu Shanshan relaxed both physically and mentally, and her stomach pain subsided. She didn't know if it was because the medicine was working or because she was no longer nervous.

Huang Xinrui yawned. "Think about it carefully. I'm going to sleep. I have class tomorrow."

"Thank you, Huang Zhiqing." Xu Shanshan was deeply grateful.

Huang Xinrui helped her today and talked to her so much; she's genuinely good to her.

With Zhou Yunze caring about her and Huang Xinrui looking after her, she wasn't some useless person no one cared about.

Huang Xinrui waved her hand, "It's nothing."

That night, Xu Shanshan slept unusually soundly.

The next morning, everyone got up. Xu Shanshan felt that her stomach pain had subsided, but she still didn't ask for leave and went to work as usual.

"Yueyue, I went to the commune to take care of some things today and won't be back until tonight."

Li Xiyue smiled and replied, then pulled him aside and said with a smile, "Then come back soon."

"Okay." Chu Xun gently pinched the tip of her nose. "Be careful when you go up the mountain to collect herbs."

After everyone left, Li Xiyue carried her basket and prepared to go up the mountain. On the way, she met Tian Lingling, who was on her way to work. She inadvertently smelled a strange odor on Tian Lingling and frowned.