Chapter 41 – Lin Xiaodou Witnesses an Interesting Scene

As Lin Xiaodou was sizing up the female lead, the other party was also looking at her.

The female lead, Chu Ling, had just been reborn.

She clearly remembered everything that happened in her previous life.

She recalled that on the train to the countryside, she hadn’t seen this female comrade before.

After all, the girl was dressed quite oddly.

In the height of summer, she still had gauze wrapped around her face, and her eyes kept glancing her way.

Chu Ling couldn’t help but speak, “Comrade, do we know each other?”

Lin Xiaodou raised an eyebrow.

She figured it was because she had been staring at the description floating above the female lead’s head just now that raised suspicion.

Lin Xiaodou replied, “We don’t.”

She didn’t offer any further explanation.

After all, she was just a random passerby who had barged in. These main characters had nothing to do with her.

Chu Ling was slightly taken aback.

She hadn’t expected the girl to be so direct.

At this moment, the train began to move slowly.

This carriage was filled with educated youth heading to the countryside. Since they were all young people, naturally, conversation flowed easily.

Before long, everyone began introducing themselves and getting familiar with one another.

“Hello everyone, I’m Wu Gang, heading to the countryside in Hunan Province. Nice to meet you all!”

“Hey buddy, what a coincidence, I’m also from Hunan. Don’t tell me you’re from the ** commune too…”

…

As for Lin Xiaodou—

The honest-looking male comrade next to her was the first to introduce himself.

The one seated by the window was also a male comrade, who followed with a few words.

Once the two of them had finished, Lin Xiaodou spoke up:

“Lin Xiaodou, 17 years old, going to the countryside in Hongshi Commune, Guizhou Province.”

“Ah, what a coincidence! We’re the same age and from the same place!”

The girl with braided pigtails sitting across by the window exclaimed in delight.

She had an oval-shaped face and a soft, gentle voice.

She looked pure and harmless on the outside.

If Lin Xiaodou hadn’t heard her name, she really might have been fooled.

“Comrade Lin Xiaodou, hello! I’m Zhang Lian. Very happy to meet you!”

Zhang Lian?

Wasn’t she the white lotus best friend who deceived the female lead, according to the description?

If that was the case, then the person sitting next to the female lead must be the scumbag Chen Guang.

Sure enough, the next moment, a voice rang out:

“Hello everyone, I’m Chen Guang, 18 years old, also going to the countryside in Hongshi Commune, Guizhou.”

“Chu Ling, 18 years old this year, same as Comrade Chen Guang, also going to the countryside in the same place.”

The female lead, Chu Ling, spoke up at the right time.

As she said this, she glanced at Lin Xiaodou.

This person was also going to the same place as her, yet she had no memory of her at all?

That didn’t make sense. She had spent a full seven years in the countryside.

Could it be that her rebirth had triggered a butterfly effect?

Chu Ling frowned slightly at the thought but soon let it go.

Forget it. Someone unimportant wasn’t worth her attention.

Now that she had been reborn—

In this life, she was going to trample those scumbags beneath her feet and make them suffer!

She would also find her husband, love him dearly, and make up for the regrets of her past life!

Just thinking of her husband’s broad and warm chest made Chu Ling’s heart race with excitement.

Brother Guoqiang, wait for me—I’ll see you soon!

…

After a round of simple introductions, everyone began chatting casually.

Zhang Lian, the white lotus, was the most active.

One moment she complimented a boy across from her for having nice eyes, and the next she praised the honest boy beside her for having a pleasant voice.

These two young men clearly weren’t used to interacting with girls and were left flustered and bashful from the praise.

They fidgeted awkwardly, their faces as red as monkey butts.

The female lead, Chu Ling, watched Zhang Lian’s performance with an expressionless face.

Scumbag Chen Guang was all smiles, diligently peeling oranges for her.

Chu Ling was arrogant and domineering, and her family background was exceptionally wealthy.

Chen Guang’s family conditions were average. In order to climb the social ladder, he had put in a lot of effort.

Even though he didn’t like Chu Ling deep down, he acted as if he did—just for her family’s money.

At this point in time, Chu Ling hadn’t broken off with him yet, so their relationship looked fine on the surface.

Due to Chen Guang’s handsome face, Zhang Lian also liked him.

Seeing her crush being attentive to another girl made Zhang Lian feel very upset.

She bit her lip and whined:

“Brother Chen, why are you only peeling oranges for Lingling? We’re all old classmates, you shouldn’t play favorites.”

Chen Guang, enjoying Zhang Lian’s jealousy, was pleased.

“How could I? I’ll peel one for you right now.”

He grinned and reached under his seat for the netted bag of oranges.

But before he could get them out, Chu Ling spoke:

“The oranges are mine.”

The moment those words fell, the whole carriage went quiet.

Zhang Lian’s eyes instantly turned red with grievance.

“Lingling, why are you always picking on me?

You’ve been giving me the cold shoulder since we got on the train. What did I ever do to offend you?”

Chu Ling gave her a cold, disdainful glance. “You know exactly what you’ve done.”

She would never forget how, right before her death in her past life, Zhang Lian had mocked her.

“Chu Ling, so what if you came from a good family? What else do you have?

Now you’ve lost everything. I’ve stolen your husband, your family has abandoned you—what are you still so arrogant for?

Haha, fools like you shouldn’t even exist. You might as well die early and stop wasting air!”

Recalling this, a sharp pain pierced Chu Ling’s chest.

She had poured her heart out for this so-called best friend, and all she got in return was cruel betrayal.

She had been blind—this time, she wouldn’t make the same mistake.

Seeing the two female comrades suddenly clash, the nearby male comrades didn’t dare say a word.

Just as the atmosphere grew tense—

A crunching sound broke the silence.

Everyone turned to look.

They saw the gauze-masked girl—Lin Xiaodou—reaching under her mask to crack sunflower seeds with her teeth.

Seeing all eyes on her, Lin Xiaodou held out her hand full of seeds and smiled:

“Want some sunflower seeds? They’re super fragrant.”

She was just a passerby—and loved nothing more than a good melon to eat!

Her interruption eased the tension a lot.

Chen Guang hurried to smooth things over. “This weather’s so hot, not a breeze in sight. It’s easy to get irritable.”

He was trying to speak up for Chu Ling, but she didn’t appreciate it at all.

Compared to Zhang Lian, the person Chu Ling hated most was still this scumbag man.

As for the meager handful of sunflower seeds in Lin Xiaodou’s hand, no one accepted the offer.

Too few. It felt awkward to take any.

After finishing the seeds in her hand, Lin Xiaodou made a trip to the bathroom.

Actually, she snuck into her space to eat in private.

The train carriage in the summer was like a furnace.

She devoured a big tub of strawberry ice cream just to cool down a little.

When she squeezed her way back into the crowded carriage—

She witnessed a very interesting scene.