The process of waiting in line felt long and tedious. Shu Xin aimlessly observed the crowd around her. The expressions on everyone’s faces had lightened, a stark contrast to the tension and despondency of the past few days.

The government’s rescue operation had greatly soothed their panic, helping them regain their composure.

No matter how bad things got, they believed that the country wouldn’t abandon them.

At this moment, the government was working hard to stabilize the emotions of the public by distributing relief supplies. However, the country’s reserves were limited, and the stockpiles in different regions were also finite. The disaster wasn’t confined to one province or city; it affected the entire country.

The disaster wouldn’t end anytime soon; it would be a prolonged battle with an uncertain end.

Due to the weather this year, there wasn’t much food left. What remained was emergency stockpiled supplies.

Once the higher-ups fully realized what Yan Mo had said, they would likely pull all available resources back. Whether the relief supplies would continue to be free or even continue at all would be up for debate.

If the government stopped distributing relief supplies, people would soon realize that the devastating natural disaster was far from over. The backlash could be uncontrollable, and society’s order would collapse in an instant.

A familiar name suddenly snapped Shu Xin back from her wandering thoughts. She turned to look in the direction of the voice, where a man, a woman, and a woman dressed in a somewhat neutral style stood facing each other.

“Ye Yuhan?! Is that really you?! What are you doing here in this neighborhood?!” Wang Yayun’s surprised and somewhat sharp voice drew the attention of those around them.

The innate tendency of Chinese people to watch a scene unfold was triggered, and eyes subtly shifted towards their direction, eager to see what drama was about to unfold.

Standing beside Wang Yayun, Du Hanxu’s expression wasn’t much better. His gaze at Ye Yuhan was filled with resentment.

Ever since Ye Yuhan had publicly exposed the fact that she had done his homework for him, Du Hanxu had lost all his face in the academy. The reputation he had carefully built up was completely destroyed.

He had been a contender for the prestigious “Top Student” award this semester. After Ye Yuhan’s scandal, he was removed from the list, and another person took his place.

That person had always been at odds with him, and now had seized the opportunity to mock him. He blamed it all on Ye Yuhan. If she hadn’t suddenly lost her mind and exposed the homework incident, he would still be the “good student” everyone admired.

Wang Yayun harbored similar resentment towards Ye Yuhan. She couldn’t understand how Ye Yuhan found out about her relationship with Hanxu. It was clear that they had made some improper gestures in front of her, yet she never noticed anything unusual.

She naively believed that Du Hanxu was just being kind to her because of their good relationship, and that he was simply being nice to her as a friend.

Who would have guessed that Ye Yuhan had suddenly figured it all out and exposed their relationship? In the past, it wouldn’t have mattered. After all, she and Hanxu had broken up, and she had lost nothing.

Du Hanxu, being from a wealthy family, was good at studies, and handsome—he was the type of guy everyone at school admired. Being his girlfriend was something many girls would envy. Yet now, as she reveled in the fact that she might soon be Du Hanxu’s public girlfriend, Ye Yuhan, this “bitch,” had ruined Hanxu’s reputation.

But that didn’t matter. As long as she stayed by Hanxu’s side, she believed that he would come to understand her sincerity, be moved by her, and eventually marry her into his family.

“Why can’t I appear in this neighborhood? What? Is this your neighborhood?” Ye Yuhan hadn’t expected this kind of bad luck.

She had cut her long black hair into a short bob, and was dressed in men’s clothing, with a hat and mask covering her face completely. To think that Wang Yayun recognized her like this—what terrible luck. No wonder her right eyelid had been twitching before she left the house.

“Ye Yuhan, you still have the nerve to show up in front of me?! You really have guts!”

The others in line could feel the intensity of Du Hanxu’s words. His anger was so palpable that it made the crowd’s interest grow even more.

“Yeah, Ye Yuhan, after all the things you’ve done to Hanxu, how dare you show your face?!” someone else added.

“Actually, I think I’m the one who should be saying these words. After all, it wasn’t me who secretly had an affair with my best friend’s boyfriend, and it wasn’t me who handed in someone else’s work as my own. Who is it that’s morally corrupt and lacks personal integrity? You two? And yet you dare stand in front of me and criticize me?” Ye Yuhan retorted coldly.

“Oh~ I get it now. I suppose after doing so many shameless things, your face has thickened. You’ve gotten used to blaming others and washing your hands clean of everything,” Ye Yuhan’s tone was icy, her expression emotionless, but it felt profoundly sarcastic.

The crowd, eavesdropping on the gossip, was now fully awake, their eyes gleaming with curiosity.

While the drama may be cliché, it was still exciting, especially when they were witnessing the live version of these grievances. The long wait in line no longer felt like much.

The disdainful looks thrown at Du Hanxu and Wang Yuyun felt like two slaps directly to their faces, leaving them feeling utterly embarrassed.

But they couldn’t afford to leave without the relief supplies, so they could only put on their masks and return to the back of the line, their resentment towards Ye Yuhan growing even deeper.

They had just moved into the area, and many things still hadn’t been bought. When the official heavy rain warning had been issued, they had gone to the supermarket, but the crowd was so large that they bought very little and left. They never expected the rain to last this long.

Du Hanxu and Wang Yuyun didn’t know how to cook, so all they had bought were instant foods or snacks. They had managed to survive until now thanks to Du Hanxu’s family sending some supplies over in the first two days of the rain.

Now, their food was almost gone, and Du Hanxu’s family couldn’t send anything over. If they hadn’t swallowed their pride, they wouldn’t have come to collect supplies they usually looked down on.

Shu Xin, standing not far away, had also become a bystander, silently enjoying the drama.

Finally, she saw the female lead from the book, Ye Yuhan, in person. Her name and face matched up. Interestingly, in the book, after Ye Yuhan’s rebirth, she lived in another neighborhood, but now she was in the same one as Shu Xin.

Tsk, living in the same neighborhood as the female lead… Hopefully, Ye Yuhan’s building would be far from hers. Otherwise, they might find themselves constantly in trouble. Those were the kinds of things the female lead had to deal with, but they, as mere side characters, certainly didn’t need to.