Yet Ye Zhiyu still manages to attract everyone's attention just by standing there. Why? It's just because she was born into a good family.
If she has no money and becomes ugly, who will care about her?
It's unfair! God is so unfair. He gave me good looks and a good family background.
What did Li Xi get in return for her efforts to please and cater to others in her previous life?
The tragic death in her previous life has become an obsession for Li Xi.
But she never imagined that if she hadn't harmed others first, her plan wouldn't have failed, and she wouldn't have died a tragic death.
Constantly trying to please others will only make them look down on you more. If you want others to love you, you must first love yourself.
Besides, she only wants to attach herself to people of value. Those who have no value in her eyes are like trash to her. Others aren't stupid; they're not going to waste their time trying to curry favor with someone who doesn't appreciate it.
Her gaze swept over Ye Zhiyu's little leather shoes; they were imported, and she couldn't afford them even if she saved up for a year.
Ye Zhiyu, however, had several pairs of clothes, and her family would buy her new clothes from time to time.
Unlike her, whose father is the only worker in the family, and whose parents are biased, she never gets what she wants, but they buy it for her younger brother.
The more she thought about it, the less she could maintain her facial expression, so she could only lower her head further and cover it with her bangs.
But Ye Zhiyu caught her gaze, and following her jealous look, she saw her own little leather shoes.
Ye Zhiyu understood after a moment's thought, and a cold laugh escaped his lips.
Li Xi was someone the original owner met when she was in her second year of high school. At that time, the original owner had her period and was trapped in the toilet. Li Xi happened to be there and helped her out of her predicament.
From then on, the two became good friends. Li Xi often complained to the original owner that her parents were biased, favored boys over girls, only cared about her younger brother, and ignored her.
The original owner was very naive and unconditionally trusted her best friend. She was indignant and would occasionally give Li Xi some food and supplies.
Once, the original owner invited her to her home. Li Xi immediately took a liking to a pair of little leather shoes and asked if she could borrow them to wear. However, they were a birthday gift from the original owner's maternal grandfather, so the original owner refused.
At the time, Li Xi said it was okay, that she had been presumptuous, but she must have already harbored resentment.
Later, by chance, the original owner learned that Li Xi's parents were not sexist at all; their younger son only wanted study materials, notebooks, and pens.
As for the daughter, she only needs a couple hundred yuan for a pair of leather shoes and a dress that costs a few dozen yuan. The family isn't well-off, so how could they possibly have spare money to buy these things?
But Li Xi couldn't see that; she only felt that her parents were biased.
The original owner was very disappointed and ignored Li Xi for a while. It was only after Li Xi made an excuse and coaxed her for a long time that the two reconciled.
When a person's heart is rotten, no one can save them.
Ye Zhiyu stopped reminiscing and sat down to eat.
The meals at the educated youth settlement were very simple: cornbread, cucumber salad, pickled vegetables, and water for anyone who was thirsty.
Each person pays their allotted food ration, with refunds for overpayments and additional payments for underpayments, ensuring no one takes advantage of anyone else. Meals are prepared in pairs, with men and women working together in shifts to cook.
The dignified little princess of the Heavenly Dao has never eaten such simple food since she was born. All the fine wines and delicacies from land and sea can be delivered to her with a wave of her hand.
Now, however, he has been reduced to eating cornbread, and Ye Zhiyu is heartbroken.
Actually, the cornbread at the educated youth settlement was already good enough. Some villagers had many family members and not enough food, so they would mix wild vegetables into it, which could sometimes cause throat problems.
While Ye Zhiyu looked down on it, some people were swallowing hard.
Xu Fen stared at the cornbread in Ye Zhiyu's bowl with shining eyes. Seeing that Ye Zhiyu didn't seem to want to eat it, Xu Fen reached out and grabbed some, while she wolfed down her own.
"Ye Zhiqing, if you can't eat, I'll help you."
Fortunately, Ye Zhiyu reacted quickly and tapped Xu Fen's hand hard with her chopsticks. Xu Fen winced in pain and pulled her hand back.
Clutching his hand, he stared at Ye Zhiyu in disbelief, his voice rising, "You dare hit me?"
Everyone at the table frowned upon hearing this, stunned by Xu Fen's actions.
Knowing that Xu Fen usually liked to take advantage of others and secretly use other people's things, but was too embarrassed to say it outright, this time she directly resorted to blatant robbery.
Ye Zhiyu scoffed: "I'm hitting you because I said I'm not eating it. It's my stuff, I'd rather throw it away than give it to you."
After saying that, he looked at the steamed bun that Xu Fen had touched with a disgusted expression, gave it to Wu Wenwen next to him, and took the rest back to his room.
No one at the table tried to smooth things over, and the atmosphere became quite awkward for a moment.
Li Xi's eyes darted around, and she said softly, "Xu Zhiqing, please don't mind. Zhiyu was injured today and is in a bad mood. I apologize to you on her behalf."
The implication is that Ye Zhiyu takes out her bad mood on others.
Liu Shengnan scoffed and launched into a tirade: "Some people are at it again, pretending to be saints. Taking something without asking is stealing. What did Ye Zhiyu do wrong? Do some people need to be so hypocritical? And you're even defending her? Who do you think you are? Do you deserve it?"
"Shengnan, I didn't mean anything by it, I just..."
Before Li Xi could finish speaking, Liu Shengnan interrupted her, "Anything else, just call me Liu Zhiqing. I don't know you well. You're so generous, why don't you give all your things to Xu Fen? Let's not talk about anything else, right now, give her your cornbread."
Li Xi choked. She had also worked all day and was starving. How could she possibly give the food to someone else? And Xu Fen was staring at her longingly. What an idiot.
She turned her head and looked at Fu Tingshen with a pitiful expression.
Fu Tingshen's heart melted under her gaze, and he instinctively wanted to say a few words in her defense, "Liu Zhiqing..."
"Stop it. What business is it of yours, a man, that we female educated youths are arguing? What man is like you, a gossip who talks about this and that? Go cool off somewhere else."
Fu Tingshen's face turned ashen from her retort, but he couldn't refute her, otherwise he would have agreed with her.
After Liu Shengnan finished criticizing one person, she looked at Li Xi and said, "You can't do it yourself, yet you criticize Ye Zhiyu. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you. You've wasted your education. You're always acting so provocative. I hate seeing you."
She rolled her eyes and went back to her room.
Seeing that she couldn't gain any advantage, Xu Fen also left, and the remaining people quickly finished their food and fled.
They thought through all the sad things they had experienced over the past two decades before they managed to suppress their laughter.
This Liu Zhiqing has a sharp tongue; I can't afford to mess with him.
Fu Tingshen left with a gloomy face, feeling embarrassed, without saying a word to Li Xi.
Li Xi wanted to go up and say something, but Fu Tingshen had gone back into his room. He had built the house with others, and there were still other people in the room.
Today's mission failed, and the system mission cooldown period is one week. In other words, within one week, she will not only stop absorbing Ye Zhiyu's luck, but she will also have to spend points to maintain her current state.
Li Xi's current appearance is nourished by Ye Zhiyu's luck; once that stops, she will have to spend her own points to maintain it.
Enraged, she slammed her hand on the table, then gasped for breath after the pain.
They deserved it.
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