Chapter 9: Heartbeat
Chen Zhuyi was holding the pastries he had just taken out of the space, and he was a little out of breath because he ran too fast.
"Thank you for saving me last time. I hope you will accept these cakes."
Chen Zhuyi had wanted to take it out on the train before, but the bag she carried was so small that it would be unreasonable to take it out, and she was afraid of arousing suspicion, so she put it off until now.
Huo Jinzhi pushed it back.
"It is our duty not to take a single needle or thread from the people."
Ma Yang also nodded: "Yes, Shen Zhiqing, just keep it for yourself, this is what we should do."
Chen Zhu shook her head. She was not an ungrateful person. Moreover, it was a life-saving favor, so any repayment would not be too much. Besides, it was just some pastries. If she could help in the future, she would definitely help!
"Please accept it. If you hadn't saved me, I wouldn't know where I'd be kidnapped and abused. This is a life-saving favor. If you don't accept it, I'll feel bad."
After saying that, Chen Zhuyi made a sad expression.
this……
Huo Jinzhi hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take it.
"Thanks."
A cunning look flashed in Chen Zhu's eyes, and she guessed that only in this way would they want it, so she smiled.
"I should be the one thanking you. I'm going back now. Goodbye!"
The bright and flamboyant smile touched people's hearts. Ma Yang felt dizzy and covered his heart.
"Brother Huo, I think this is a heart-pounding feeling."
The girl's smile echoed in Huo Jinzhi's mind, but he soon thought of something, laughed at himself, and turned around with the cakes in his hand.
"The last time you said you were in love was the day before yesterday. This is the tenth time you've said that this month."
Ma Yang was not annoyed when he was exposed, and he followed Huo Jinzhi happily.
"It's normal to be moved by a pretty person. Let's go back quickly. It's almost time for dinner. I wonder if there's any meat in the cafeteria today!"
The two figures walked farther and farther away, and Chen Zhuyi also returned to the educated youth point.
We are all children who grew up in the city. Even if our family conditions are average, we don’t have to work every day. After practicing military boxing for the whole morning today, everyone was so tired that they lay down on the bed.
The only two men in the yard were those whose turn it was to cook today.
After saying hello to them, Chen Zhu returned to the house.
The other three female educated youth were lying on the bed. Chen Zhuyi first filled a basin with clean water and washed her face to wash away the sweat from the morning. Then she sat on the edge of the bed and picked up the cold cream on the table.
She didn't apply it this morning because she was in a hurry, so she made up for it now.
As soon as he opened the cap of the vanishing cream, Chen Zhu was stunned.
The white paste turned brown and was mixed with some stones. There were also some dried mud lumps on the lid that had not been mixed in.
Someone touched her vanishing cream!
Chen Zhu's eyes darkened as he glanced around the house, his gaze settling on a corner of the house not far away. It had been cleaned yesterday, but there was inevitably still some dirt in the cracks that had not been cleaned up.
I didn't expect to be targeted on the first day I arrived. Holding the vanishing cream and recalling what happened yesterday, it is obvious who has the greatest motive in this house.
Chen Zhu stood up and walked in front of Huang Cuicui.
Huang Cuicui was not sleeping and was fiddling with her face. She noticed someone standing next to her. She looked up and saw Chen Zhuyi and the vanishing cream in her hand, feeling a little guilty.
"what!"
"Did you do this to my vanishing cream?" Chen Zhu's eyes were cold and deep, as if he could see through people's hearts.
Huang Cuicui seemed to have exploded as if something had set her off.
"What do you mean! What vanishing cream? Why would I touch your vanishing cream! As if I can't afford it!" Huang Cuicui's voice was so loud that it woke up the other two people who had just fallen asleep.
Liu Zhaodi and Ye Xumei came over.
Huang Cuicui saw the two of them coming and her tone became even more agitated: "I'm afraid you can't afford vanishing cream and want to blackmail me, so you deliberately mixed mud into my vanishing cream and want me to compensate you!"
Chen Zhuyi watched Huang Cuicui's performance calmly, and waited until she finished speaking before speaking.
"I haven't even told you what's wrong with the vanishing cream. How do you know it's adulterated? And it's mud?"
Huang Cuicui's face froze, realizing she had said the wrong thing. Regret flashed in her eyes, but she still said stubbornly, "How should I know? I just guessed! You said it was me, do you have any evidence?"
When she finished speaking, Huang Cuicui became confident again, with a smug look on her face.
"If you don't have any evidence, I'll sue you for slander and have you sent to a farm!"
The other two people present understood what had happened from the conversation, and they also knew that it was probably Huang Cuicui who did it.
Ye Xumei looked at Huang Cuicui with disgust. Seeing her smug look, he became annoyed. He took two steps forward and wanted to speak, but was stopped by Chen Zhuyi.
Chen Zhuyi frowned at Ye Xumei and shook his head slightly. Then he looked at Huang Cuicui and pinched his thigh hard. Tears of pain immediately welled up in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
Chen Zhuyi pinched her a few more times, causing her to burst into tears in pain. Her cries soon reached the room of the male educated youth next door.
When Huang Cuicui saw Chen Zhu admit his mistake so quickly and even cried, she felt relieved and raised her chin proudly.
"What did you do wrong?"
The male educated youth had gathered at the door, but Huang Cuicui didn't see it because she had her back to them. However, Chen Zhuyi and the other two saw it clearly.
Chen Zhuyi lowered his head and wiped his tears.
"I have no evidence, even though you've already admitted that you put mud in my vanishing cream. Blame it on me for not getting the evidence. Woohoo, please don't accuse me of framing you. I don't want to be sent to the farm, and I'm never going to use vanishing cream again!"
Huang Cuicui was stunned by Chen Zhuyi's actions. It took her a long time to react, and her face changed as she screamed.
"What do you mean! I told you I only guessed it was mud! I didn't do it!"
Chen Zhuyi nodded fragilely.
"Yes, it's not you. You're the smart one. You guessed right away that someone had mixed mud into my vanishing cream. It's not you. It's all my fault."
Huang Cuicui's face turned even worse. This was not an admission of mistake at all!
"What are you doing!?"
Niu Chenggong, who was outside the door, strode in. Looking at Chen Zhuyi who was crying in grievance and Huang Cuicui with a distorted face, combined with the words he had just heard, he immediately knew who was at fault.
"Huang Cuicui, apologize to Comrade Shen!"
"Why!" Huang Cuicui only then noticed the educated youth gathered outside the door. She immediately reacted, clenched her fists, turned her head to look at Chen Zhuyi, gritting her teeth in hatred.
"Did you do this on purpose?"
Chen Zhuyi seemed to be frightened and trembled all over, shaking his head in panic.
"I didn't, I wasn't!"
This scene was even more heartbreaking, and the male educated youth outside the house came to help fight for justice.
"Shen Zhiqing, don't cry. You are not wrong in this matter. It is Huang Zhiqing's fault. Huang Zhiqing, quickly compensate Shen Zhiqing for the broken things."
"Yes, apologize to Shen Zhiqing again! Shen Zhiqing is so pitiful. He was bullied on his first day in the countryside."
"You added something to someone's vanishing cream. You can only judge a person by their appearance. I originally thought Huang Zhiqing was just spoiled and had a bad temper, but I didn't expect him to be such a vicious person. We have to be more careful in the future..."
Listening to what the people outside said, Niu Chenggong also agreed and looked at Huang Cuicui.
“Huang Zhiqing, you have to apologize to Shen Zhiqing and compensate her, otherwise we will go find the team leader.”
Huang Cuicui also heard what was said outside and didn't expect things to turn out like this.
"I already said I didn't do it! Don't listen to Chen Zhuyi slandering me! Find the captain! Okay, I'll go too! I'm going to sue Chen Zhuyi for slandering me!"
Huang Cuicui stood up directly and looked at Chen Zhuyi with determination in her eyes.
It seemed that he had expected Chen Zhu to make a big deal out of a small matter and then cover the matter up. After all, without solid evidence, he could do nothing to Huang Cuicui.
Chen Zhuyi met Huang Cuicui's gaze and suddenly smiled.
"OK."
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