After turning away, Su Yao walked unsteadily towards the back mountain of the village, like a puppet out of control. Along the way, images of Lin Qian and Zhao Yu together kept flashing through her mind, and anger and jealousy burned like flames against her reason.
Arriving at a large tree on the back hill, Su Yao slowly slid down to the ground, her eyes vacant as she stared ahead. Her eyes were bloodshot, her face contorted with anger, and her hatred for Lin Qian surged like a tidal wave. Her breathing became rapid, as if she wanted to vent all her resentment.
"Lin Qian, you just wait!" Su Yao repeated through gritted teeth, her voice echoing in the silent back mountain, carrying a chilling aura.
She clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, yet she seemed oblivious to the pain. Su Yao began to recall her past with Zhao Yu, trying to find areas where she was inferior to Lin Qian.
"Why? Why is Zhao Yu so good to Lin Qian? What is it about me that I can't compare to her?" Su Yao muttered to herself, her voice filled with despair.
A gust of wind blew by, rustling the leaves as if mocking her incompetence. Su Yao's body trembled even more violently, feeling as if she had been abandoned by the world.
In this extreme anger and despair, Su Yao gradually conceived a series of crazy plans.
Her first thought was to kill Lin Qian directly. This idea gave her a cruel pleasure. She imagined Lin Qian struggling in pain, and a sinister smile appeared on her lips.
Then, she conceived an even more insidious plan: to trick Lin Qian into marrying a local thug. She knew this would plunge Lin Qian into endless pain and torment, which was exactly what she desired. She mentally pictured Lin Qian's miserable life after being forced to marry the thug, her heart filled with a twisted sense of satisfaction.
In addition, Su Yao also planned to frame Lin Qian for reading foreign books. In this particular historical context, reading foreign books was a serious crime. She believed that if this charge were proven, Lin Qian would face immense hardship and might even be severely punished. She imagined Lin Qian being criticized and condemned by everyone, finding a small release for her pent-up hatred.
However, Su Yao was completely blinded by hatred, losing her reason and moral compass, and failed to realize the horror and danger of these thoughts. If she were to actually carry out these plans, not only would she cause immense harm to Lin Qian, but she herself would also be plunged into an abyss of no return.
After a long while, Su Yao stood up and dusted herself off. Her eyes hardened and hardened, as if she could already foresee Lin Qian's tragic end. She took a deep breath and then walked towards the village, preparing to carry out her vicious plan.
Su Yao had just turned and headed towards the village, her figure gradually disappearing around the bend in the mountain path. Just then, Liu Cui, who had come up the mountain to pick mushrooms, emerged from the nearby woods. She carried a bamboo basket filled with fresh mushrooms.
Watching Su Yao walk away, Liu Cui felt a sense of unease. She noticed something unusual about Su Yao's expression, which seemed filled with anger and resentment. Liu Cui frowned and muttered to herself, "What's wrong with Su Yao? She doesn't seem to be in a good mood."
However, Liu Cui didn't think much of it. She shook her head and continued searching for mushrooms. After all, her main purpose in coming to the mountain was to pick mushrooms, not to concern herself with other people's affairs. As Liu Cui walked, she carefully observed the surrounding ground, searching for mushrooms hidden in the grass.
Shen Yichen, the "son of a landlord" in the village, usually idled away his days, never serious. At this moment, he stood there nonchalantly, but his eyes were fixed on the direction of the educated youth, his mind churning with other thoughts.
Having just listened to the entire story, he couldn't help but feel a unique sense of admiration for these newly arrived educated youth, especially Su Yao. He leaned lazily against the tree trunk, casually chewing on a blade of grass, his eyes revealing a complex mix of emotions—surprise, curiosity, and a barely perceptible wariness.
Shen Yichen kept replaying Su Yao's words and actions in his mind, secretly shocked. That seemingly gentle and weak female educated youth had a ruthless style, which made him, who had always just drifted through life in the village, feel a little wary.
"This Su Yao is really ruthless," he muttered to himself, his voice filled with surprise and awe.
Thinking of this, Shen Yichen's eyes grew even deeper, like a deep, unfathomable pool. He realized that he could no longer be as careless as before.
He began to re-evaluate these educated youth. He also realized that he could no longer underestimate them as before. Especially Su Yao, this seemingly ordinary female educated youth, who might cause quite a stir in the village.
Thinking of this, his gaze deepened. He decided to pay closer attention to Su Yao's movements in the future to see what she was up to. At the same time, he silently warned himself not to provoke this ruthless character lightly.
He stood up from the tree trunk, dusted himself off, spat out the grass from his mouth, glanced at the educated youth's quarters with a complicated expression, and then turned and left.
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