Chapter 44: Even a Celestial Maiden Couldn’t Compare

Clang—clang—

The green train rumbled through the pitch-dark tunnel.

The moment it exited the tunnel,

The entire carriage instantly lit up.

And a breathtakingly beautiful face appeared before everyone.

In that instant, the whole cabin seemed to glow.

Sunlight streamed in from the window,

Falling onto the girl’s snow-white, luminous face, casting a charming porcelain-like halo.

Her skin was smooth and flawless, her brows and eyes exquisitely shaped, her aura icy and distant—

Like the bright moon in the sky, radiant and untouchable.

Though her hairstyle was different, her appearance perfectly matched that of a female protagonist.

The three male comrades present were completely stunned.

Beautiful!

She was simply too beautiful!

They had never seen such a stunning female comrade before!

Chen Guang’s eyes sparkled with burning desire.

He had to win this girl over!

What Chu Ling? What Zhang Lian? They weren’t even one ten-thousandth as beautiful as her!

The other two male comrades were clearly thinking the same thing.

Their eyes were fixed on Lin Xiaodou, gazing at her in a daze, as if they wished they could claim her on the spot.

At that moment, Chu Ling’s face was full of complicated emotions.

After being coldly rebuffed by Lin Xiaodou when she tried to befriend her, the two hadn’t spoken again.

These past few days, she had been endlessly pestered by Zhang Lian, and Lin Xiaodou hadn’t helped her at all.

So when Zhang Lian turned her sights on Lin Xiaodou, Chu Ling had actually wanted to watch her get humiliated.

Just like Zhang Lian, she thought Lin Xiaodou must be extremely ugly, which was why she wore a veil all the time.

But she never expected that beneath the veil was such a stunningly beautiful face.

With looks like that, if she had seen her in her past life, there’s no way she’d forget.

So now, she was utterly certain that Lin Xiaodou was part of the butterfly effect triggered by her rebirth.

If Lin Xiaodou had been ugly, she wouldn’t have cared.

But the exact opposite—Lin Xiaodou was incredibly beautiful.

A wave of unease rippled through Chu Ling’s heart.

She worried that her husband from her past life, Han Guoqiang, might fall for Lin Xiaodou.

After all, in her previous life, she had been the most beautiful among all the educated youth.

Han Guoqiang had fallen for her at first sight.

Even after she caused all kinds of trouble, he had still taken good care of her.

With that thought, Chu Ling looked at Lin Xiaodou with a hint of veiled hostility in her eyes.

She could only hope her fears were unfounded.

Otherwise, she’d have to consider taking action against Lin Xiaodou.

No one was allowed to steal her man.

Guoqiang could only belong to her!

…

Everyone present had their own thoughts. The atmosphere grew heavier and quieter.

And at this moment, an untimely voice rang out:

“Aiya, Comrade Lin, I’m so sorry. I tripped and accidentally pulled off your veil.”

Zhang Lian had been facing away from Lin Xiaodou when she’d faked her fall.

So she hadn’t seen Lin Xiaodou’s face yet, still feeling smug about what she thought she’d accomplished.

She got up from the ground, turned around, and noticed the strange expressions on everyone’s faces.

She thought maybe Lin Xiaodou looked so ugly that she’d scared everyone.

So she handed the veil back to Lin Xiaodou—who had her back to her at the moment—completely unbothered, and said:

“Here, take it back. You’d better put it on, or people might laugh at you.”

Lin Xiaodou turned around and gave her a faint smile:

“Well then, thank you kindly.”

“You! You! You… you’re not—”

Zhang Lian stared at that stunningly beautiful face, too shocked to form a complete sentence.

What was going on?!

Wasn’t Lin Xiaodou supposed to be hideous? How could she be this gorgeous?!

“Comrade Zhang Lian, hurry up and apologize to Comrade Lin Xiaodou! Who told you to yank off her veil!”

Across from them, Chen Guang wore a stern expression.

No one was allowed to bully his goddess! No one!

“Apologize to Comrade Lin Xiaodou! All you did was go to the bathroom, yet you walk like a crab and yank things at random!”

“Exactly! If you don’t apologize, then return all the biscuits and pastries you’ve eaten these past two days!”

The two male comrades sitting next to Lin Xiaodou chimed in as well.

The three of them glared at Zhang Lian in outrage, as if she had committed some unforgivable crime.

“I didn’t mean to… Do you all really have to be so aggressive?”

Zhang Lian’s eyes turned red, and she looked pitiful and wronged.

She was trying to play the same old trick again.

Unfortunately for her, the men weren’t falling for it anymore.

“Enough! Stop putting on an act in front of us. Hurry up and apologize!”

Hearing this, Zhang Lian’s expression twisted like a color palette—ugly beyond words.

She bit her lip and muttered, “Sorry.”

Chen Guang frowned. “Too quiet. You need to say it to Comrade Lin Xiaodou’s face!”

Zhang Lian looked at him in disbelief.

She could tolerate it when Chen Guang was attentive to Chu Ling—

After all, Chu Ling came from money, and Chen Guang got some benefits and would still give her some attention in secret.

But Lin Xiaodou? Who even was she?!

Someone he had only known for a few days—how could she be favored over her?!

The more Zhang Lian thought about it, the angrier she got. Her resentment toward Lin Xiaodou deepened.

But under the pressure of the moment…

She begrudgingly apologized.

Because the commotion was getting loud, a few curious people glanced over—

And with just one look, they were stunned.

Holy—what did they just see?!

There was a female comrade on that side, beautiful beyond belief!

That face! That figure!

Even if a celestial immortal descended to the mortal world, she wouldn’t look any more stunning!!

And so, the next scene played out:

A crowd of young men and women squeezed toward Lin Xiaodou, all enthusiastically trying to get close to her.

One shy young man mustered his courage and said:

“Comrade, I feel like we’re kindred spirits at first sight. Can we be friends?”

Another lively young man shouted:

“Comrade, look at me! I’m 18 and single, and my family owns five houses! If you date me, you can live in any of them!”

Everyone else glared at him:

“A goddess this beautiful—of course she can’t date just anyone! Get lost!”

“Yeah! A toad dreaming of eating swan meat—you wish!”

At that moment, a cheerful young woman squeezed in from the side, grinning:

“Sis, how about me? I look decent. Can I be your buddy?”

Lin Xiaodou: ……

The train car was so rowdy it nearly attracted the train police.

To avoid any trampling incidents…

Lin Xiaodou had to politely—if awkwardly—smile and turn everyone down.

Her excuse was the same for all: she was too young and not considering a relationship.

She would love to make friends, but unfortunately, they weren’t being sent to the same rural area—so it just wasn’t meant to be.

She said the same to the two male comrades next to her.

Although they were all going to the same province for re-education through labor, they were assigned to different counties and wouldn’t be meeting again.

The two men looked utterly dejected after hearing that.

Only Chen Guang was secretly delighted.

In this train car, only he, Chu Ling, and Zhang Lian were going to the same commune as Lin Xiaodou.

And the other two were women—no competition there.

That meant his chances were way better.

Once the crowd dispersed—

Lin Xiaodou finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Being too good-looking really was a kind of trouble.

Luckily, she had formidable combat skills. Otherwise, she’d really have to worry about people setting their sights on her.