These words are like daggers to the heart!
If it were someone else, hearing these words, they might suddenly realize their mistake and weep bitterly in repentance for their sins.
But who is Li Dahong?
She is a selfish woman to the core who will never think she is wrong.
These words, when they reached her ears, did not evoke any remorse; instead, they fueled her resentment and bitterness even more!
Li Dahong wouldn't listen to a single word!
Only one thought swirled in her mind—
Why is my life so miserable! Why am I so unlucky!
The whole world has wronged me!
She suddenly raised her head, her bloodshot eyes staring intently at the cadre, her lips trembling, wanting to refute, to curse, to shift all the blame onto others.
She wanted to say, if it weren't for Ye Nian'an, that jinx, how could Zhang Weiguo have turned out like this!
She wanted to say, if Zhang Qingqing wasn't so useless, how could she have gone crazy over such a small thing?
She wanted to say, if Zhang Weiguo hadn't been such a coward and useless person, how could he have been driven to murder?
However, the heart that had long been filled with resentment and jealousy could no longer withstand the series of enormous blows at this moment!
A strong, sweet, metallic taste suddenly welled up from deep in my throat!
"I...I..."
Li Dahong opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but suddenly everything went black before his eyes, and his temples throbbed, as if something had exploded in his mind with a "boom"!
"puff--!"
A mouthful of dark red blood, mixed with fragments of broken internal organs, gushed out of her mouth and splattered onto the cadre's trouser leg!
"I...am not...will...accept...this..."
Li Dahong used the last of his strength to squeeze out these words through gritted teeth, his unwilling eyes fixed on the azure sky.
Immediately afterwards, her body went limp and she fell straight backward, crashing heavily onto the hard yellow earth.
His limbs twitched twice before he lost consciousness completely.
"Quick! Someone come quick! Something's happened!"
The cadres were startled by this sudden turn of events and immediately shouted towards the distance.
The farm's medical clinic was in complete chaos.
After a frantic rescue effort, Li Dahong's life was temporarily saved, but he was completely ruined.
"Acute cerebral hemorrhage, with a large amount of bleeding, compressing the central nervous system."
The elderly doctor with gray hair in the clinic took off his stethoscope, shook his head, and said to the cadre.
"Although the person is not dead, it is hard to say whether he will wake up in the future. Even if he does wake up, the best outcome will be that he will be a paralyzed person with a crooked mouth and eyes, and he will need to be taken care of in his eating, drinking and toileting."
The cadres felt a chill run down their spines after hearing this.
He looked at the old woman on the hospital bed, her face as white as paper, motionless, and felt a mix of emotions.
What a terrible thing!
Perhaps this is the cruelest, yet fairest, punishment for someone like her.
She was allowed to live, but her life was more painful than death.
Let her watch herself become a useless person, a burden, slowly and gradually exhausting her sinful life amidst endless regret and pain!
...
Time slips away silently, like sand through your fingers.
Before we knew it, it was early summer of 1982.
The weather in Haicheng had already turned somewhat hot, and cicadas were chirping tirelessly in the old locust tree in the courtyard.
Sunlight filters through the lush foliage, casting dappled shadows on the bluestone slabs.
A cool breeze was blowing under the grape trellis in the Chu family compound.
Ye Nian'an, Chu Xin'er, Leng Siqing, and Shen Shuling, the four most famous "best friends" at Haicheng University, were sitting around a stone table.
On the table was a plate of watermelon that had just been chilled in the spiritual spring water, with red flesh and black seeds, which looked very tempting.
Time flies, and four years have passed since those thrilling events.
In these four years, the country has undergone tremendous changes, and the spring breeze of reform and opening up has swept across the country, bringing opportunities and vitality everywhere.
And all four of them have entered a new phase of their lives.
Thanks to Chu Yan and his team's successful transfer back to the Haicheng Military Region, Ye Nian'an was finally able to continue her studies at Haicheng University with peace of mind.
Over the past few years, while taking care of ten children, she has managed to attend every class with her exceptional intelligence, consistently achieving top grades. She is about to graduate with her best friends.
"Hey, you guys, we're graduating soon, what are you all planning to do after that?"
Chu Xin'er scooped out a large piece of watermelon with a spoon, eating it while the juice dripped down her face, and then she started talking.
The moment this question was raised, the originally relaxed and pleasant atmosphere instantly became filled with a sense of anticipation for the future and a touch of melancholy at the impending separation.
"I want to stay at the university."
Sitting opposite Chu Xin'er, Leng Siqing adjusted his black-rimmed glasses and was the first to speak.
Her voice wasn't loud, but her tone was filled with an unprecedented firmness.
The trials of several years of university life have transformed that once self-conscious, timid girl who dared not speak loudly into a confident, composed, and well-read intellectual woman.
She was no longer the pitiful girl who needed to hide behind Ye Nian'an for protection, but through her own efforts, she became one of the top students in the literature department.
Several highly respected professors even favored her and vied to take her as their last disciple.
"I want to continue my studies and do academic research under my supervisor. I hope that I can stay at Haicheng University like Ye Yao and become a respected professor."
"Yo yo yo—!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Xin'er winked and teased, "You just want to be a professor? I think you want to be colleagues with certain people for life, right?"
This blatant teasing made Leng Siqing's cheeks flush bright red instantly. She shyly pushed Chu Xin'er away and scolded, "You...you're talking nonsense again!"
Ye Nian'an and Shen Shuling, watching from the side, couldn't help but laugh.
Over the past few years, the whole family has witnessed the affair between the eldest brother Ye Yao and Leng Siqing and is happy to see it happen.
Ye Yao is gentle and refined, and possesses a wealth of knowledge.
Leng Siqing is intelligent, resilient, kind, and reserved.
The two were academically equals and close friends, and they also took care of each other in life. Their tacit understanding and compatibility made them a match made in heaven.
They're just one step away from breaking through that barrier.
"Siqing, I support you!"
Ye Nian'an held Leng Siqing's hand, her eyes full of encouragement: "With your talent and hard work, you will definitely become the most outstanding scholar! As for the rest... let nature take its course, and things will fall into place naturally."
Leng Siqing nodded slightly, her eyes sparkling: "Yes... thank you, Sister Nian'an."
"Then I'm different from you guys."
Shen Shuling, who had been heartily munching on watermelon, wiped her mouth and said, "I'm going to the South!"
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