The night is as dark as ink.

Lin Jianxue lay on her hard wooden bed.

She turned sideways, her hand subconsciously reaching into the small pocket hidden close to her body.

Her fingertips touched a piece of warm jade infused with body temperature, and she took out the jade bracelet.

The finest jadeite, her palm glowed with a faint green light.

Lin Jianxue gently stroked the smooth surface of the bracelet with her fingertips, thinking wildly.

It's time to find a time to return the bracelet to Fu Zhewei.

Why did he give her such a valuable bracelet as a birthday present?

Does his mother know about this?

Or maybe, wait for a day off, find some time to go back to where Fu Zhewei lives and return the bracelet to his mother...

She sighed softly, feeling her eyelids growing heavier.

She put the jade bracelet back into her pocket and closed her eyes.

This sleep, perhaps because my body was too tired, was unusually sound.

The light coming in from the window became bright and dazzling, and Lin Jianxue woke up slowly when she heard faint voices in the yard.

It was already daybreak. The early morning sunlight, with its unique chill of Heilongjiang Province, shone through the window lattice onto the ground in front of her bed, casting tiny spots of light.

She opened her eyes and looked blankly at the simple and rough ceiling above her head, which was made of a few logs.

For a moment, she was a little dazed.

Where is this?

A few seconds later, her memory returned and she realized that she was no longer at home in Kyoto. She had already moved to the countryside.

Lin Jianxue yawned, rubbed her still sleepy eyes, and got up from the bed.

She quickly put on her clothes, picked up her toiletries, and walked out of the dormitory.

There were already quite a few people in the yard in the early morning.

In the yard, there were already a few educated youth washing by the well.

Everyone was bleary-eyed and their movements were a little slow. There was no conversation between them, only the monotonous creaking of the water pressure well and the sound of splashing water.

The well water was icy cold. Lin Jianxue scooped up a handful and splashed it on her face, instantly dispelling the last trace of sleepiness.

Back in the dormitory, she found her army green thermos and prepared to get some hot water from the cafeteria.

The chef in the educated youth canteen has already started working, steaming today's breakfast - cornmeal steamed buns - in a big pot.

Lin Jianxue successfully brought back a bottle of hot water.

She had no appetite for steamed bread today, so she dug out a can of malted milk from her luggage and made a cup of it with hot water.

She took out a few Golden Rooster biscuits, sat on the edge of the bed, drank malted milk and ate the biscuits, which was considered her breakfast.

After eating, she tied her long hair neatly into a high ponytail, changed into a wear-resistant blue khaki suit, opened the dormitory door, and prepared to go to the brigade's meeting point to wait for the assignment of today's farm work.

Just as she turned the corner of the dormitory corridor leading to the public lobby, a familiar and shrill voice came over, making her stop abruptly.

It was Liu Liwen's voice.

"...Her? Lin Jianxue? Humph, you don't know, she just got divorced last month!"

"Divorce?" There were small gasps all around.

In this era, divorce is not a glorious thing, especially for women.

Liu Liwen sneered and lowered her voice: "Hey, I heard that her ex-husband was caught for cheating on her, and it seems...it seems that he was eventually shot!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar!

"What?! Shoot?!"

The female educated youth who were listening nearby all gasped, their faces filled with disbelief.

Liu Liwen looked at everyone's reactions with smugness and continued to add fuel to the fire:

"That's right. How could she be so cruel? As the saying goes, a husband and wife are bound by love every day. Even if a man made a mistake and had someone else outside, it was just a moment of confusion! But she pushed him to death right away! Tsk tsk tsk!"

"As a man, what man doesn't cheat? Can't you just bear it and get through it? What good will it do to her if she makes such a fuss?"

"So, women are the most vicious! The ancients were right!"

"Besides, she keeps cheating, isn't it because she's unattractive? She can't even keep her own man under control! Why doesn't she reflect on herself? Is it because her family is too strong, putting too much pressure on her man, so he cheats on her for comfort?"

"...Who are you trying to show off to with that aloof facade all day? She's like ice. Even those who don't want to cheat will do so if they see that face! Don't you agree, Ruichen?"

She even turned her head, trying to seek approval from Zhang Ruichen beside her.

Lin Jianxue walked over and stood there, his eyes calmly sweeping over the crowd that had gathered around him.

The originally noisy discussions seemed to be strangled by an invisible hand and instantly became quieter.

Several female educated youth who had just been listening to the gossip with great interest now showed a bit of embarrassment and self-consciousness on their faces. They avoided her gaze and did not dare to look her in the eye.

Liu Liwen had her back to the door and hadn't realized the real owner had arrived. She just felt that the surroundings had suddenly become quiet, which was a bit strange.

Zhang Ruichen, who was beside her, changed his expression the moment he saw Lin Jianxue appear.

Lin Jianxue swept a clear gaze over everyone, then turned around expressionlessly and walked back towards the dormitory where she came from.

Everyone looked at her departing figure, looking at each other in bewilderment, and the atmosphere became a little stagnant for a moment.

Her movements were so quick and decisive that the onlookers were stunned.

Is this... a surrender? Or is he just unwilling to argue?

But after more than ten seconds, the figure appeared around the corner again.

This time, she had something extra in her hand - an enamel basin filled with water.

The well water in the early morning is icy cold.

Lin Jianxue didn't stop and walked behind Liu Liwen, who was still sitting on the bench and hadn't fully reacted.

Then, she raised the basin high—

“Crash!”

A whole basin of well water was poured over Liu Liwen from head to toe!

Water splashes everywhere!

Dead silence.

In an instant, the entire lobby was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Everyone was stunned by this sudden scene.

The next second, a shrill sound like a pig being slaughtered suddenly rang out!

“Aa ...

Liu Liwen jumped up from the bench as if she was pricked by a needle!

She sloppily wiped the cold water off her face while screaming in frustration, "Who is this?! Which psychopath did this?! Are you crazy?!"

When Liu Liwen saw clearly that the person standing behind her was the expressionless Lin Jianxue, her arrogance obviously diminished.

After all, if you are caught talking bad about someone behind their back, you will never be able to justify it.

In front of everyone, especially in front of Zhang Ruichen, she couldn't just give in like that!

"Lin Jianxue! What are you crazy about?! You threw water on me for no reason!"

Lin Jianxue casually threw the empty basin to the ground, making a crisp "clang" sound.

He took a step forward, and the distance between them was instantly shortened.

She was slightly taller than Liu Liwen. At this moment, she lowered her eyes slightly. Her eyes, which always looked a little distant and cold, seemed to be frozen at this moment, staring coldly at Liu Liwen's wet face.

"What did you just say?"

Her voice was not loud, and could even be described as calm, but the chill in it made everyone around her shudder subconsciously.

Liu Liwen felt uneasy when she was stared at by her and subconsciously wanted to step back, but she thought that there were so many eyes watching her and she couldn't show her fear!