"Yu Nuan, you're here. Please sit down. This is a stool I borrowed from a friend. You won't have to stand to watch the movie later." Li Yu pointed to the small stool next to him. Li Yu had an educated youth he knew in Shanghe Village who had also borrowed the stool from him.

"Thank you, Brother Li."

"Brother Li, you've really thought of everything!" Zhang Nana said happily.

Soon, the small stools in front, which were used to reserve seats like Li Yu's, were all filled with people. The movie was about to start, and Yu Nuan saw the staff preparing for the screening.

"Yu Nuan, do you see that girl up ahead? She's the famous beauty around here, lots of people like her, but I think she's not as pretty as you." Zhang Nana pointed to a girl not far from her and whispered to Yu Nuan in her ear.

Following Zhang Nana's gaze, Yu Nuan saw a gentle and beautiful woman appear before her. Bathed in sunlight, she exuded an even softer aura, appearing both beautiful and ethereal. Her clothes were unlike anything commonly worn today; Yu Nuan felt they wouldn't be outdated even in later times, but they seemed somewhat out of place in this small mountain village.

"What's that girl's name? She's really pretty."

"Her name is Wang Ya. She is the daughter of the Party Secretary of Shanghe Village."

Yu Nuan only remembered that she was the female lead of this world after hearing the name, and the soldier sitting next to her was the male lead. It's no wonder Yu Nuan didn't recognize the female lead; Yu Nuan felt that she had no interaction with the female lead, so she didn't pay attention. If Zhang Nana hadn't mentioned the female lead, Yu Nuan wouldn't have remembered that this world was evolved from a novel, because the people around her were all real.

"She used to be dating one of the educated youths from her village, but then she suddenly denied it, saying he had harassed her and sent him to a labor camp. Later, I heard she had a fiancé in the army, and they're getting married soon. It's strange, though. When I first saw her, she wasn't this pretty, and she dressed like everyone else. But ever since she sent that educated youth to prison, she's started designing all sorts of clothes, and a lot of people are copying her style. She's become much more confident." Zhang Nana whispered to Yu Nuan, gossiping about the female lead.

Yu Nuan knew that in her previous life, it was that male educated youth who had deceived the female protagonist's feelings, tricking her into going to another city to enslave her and earn money for him. When things didn't go his way, he even abused her. The female protagonist suffered a lot in her previous life, so she came back to start over in this life. As for the changes Zhang Nana mentioned, it was because the Wang Ya they saw was the Wang Ya who had lived most of her life in the future.

"How do you know so much?" To be honest, Yu Nuan was quite curious about Zhang Nana. There was nothing about the things happening around her and the gossip that she didn't know.

"Because the male educated youth who went to the labor camp was my high school classmate. But he deserved to be there. Back in school, he often deceived young girls, and one girl got pregnant by him, but he didn't take responsibility, driving her to suicide. His parents had some connections and paid to settle the matter. He didn't repent even after being sent to the countryside. He's finally met his match! It's truly gratifying," Zhang Nana said angrily. She knew the girl who committed suicide; a very kind girl who ended her life at the most beautiful age.

Yu Nuan was unaware of this, as the author hadn't mentioned it in the book. Indeed, this was a real world, and all sorts of fortunate or unfortunate events occurred outside the fictional setting. "What a scumbag," Yu Nuan wholeheartedly agreed.

Perhaps it was because Yu Nuan and Zhang Nana had been staring at Wang Ya for too long. Wang Ya turned around and looked at them. Caught peeking at someone, the embarrassed Yu Nuan and Zhang Nana instinctively smiled at Wang Ya.

Wang Ya returned the smile. Wang Ya recognized Zhang Nana; in her previous life, this female educated youth had advised her against being deceived by that scumbag. Wang Ya herself had almost scolded Zhang Nana for meddling. Now things were different. She knew she had trusted the wrong person, avenged herself in her past life, and now had a wonderful fiancé in every way. She would never choose the wrong path again.

Seeing that Wang Ya had been keeping her head down and silent for a long time, Wu Weijun asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Wu Weijun's question startled Wang Ya from her reverie. She looked up at him, smiled gently, and replied, "It's nothing. Is the movie about to start?"

"It seems so." Wu Weijun looked up at the screen, where a blurry image had appeared.

The surroundings quieted down, so the two of them stopped talking and quietly watched the screen.

Wang Ya said firmly in her heart, "Wang Ya, you will definitely be happy." In a few days, she would be entering the hall of marriage with the person next to her. Everything would be different from her previous life. She would not misjudge people and suffer a life of unhappiness like she did in her previous life.

After the movie, the educated youth all got busy preparing for the New Year, and no one had time to visit Yu Nuan. Yu Nuan didn't need to prepare anything; her parents had sent her all the New Year's goods she needed.

The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month is also the day for sweeping away dust. According to the festival custom, it is time to clean the house. Yu Nuan got up early and cleaned the house inside and out.

Yu Nuan had just finished cleaning the bedroom when she heard a car stop at the door. When she came out, she saw that it was Shen Chenyi. She hadn't seen him since he delivered coal last time.

"Shen Chenyi, what brings you here? Is there something you need to see me about?"

"I came to attend a comrade's wedding and stopped by to see you." Shen Chenyi took out the things he bought for Yu Nuan from the car.

"Let's go inside and talk." Back inside, "I'll get you a glass of hot water, please sit down."

"You don't need to bother, I'll be leaving in a bit. These are things I brought for you. I didn't know what you needed, so I just bought them randomly. See if you need anything else, I have some coupons here." Shen Chenyi called out to Yu Nuan and handed her the things he was carrying.

“I don’t need anything, you don’t need to give me anything more, otherwise I won’t know how to repay you.” Yu Nuan refused Shen Chenyi.

"Keep it. I don't need your repayment. You even saved my life last time."

"That's my duty as a doctor, and besides, you've already helped me a lot." Yu Nuan refused to accept it no matter what; she already owed Shen Chenyi a lot of favors.

"You should understand my feelings," Shen Chenyi said gently to Yu Nuan as he placed the things on the table.

Yu Nuan remained silent, neither responding to Shen Chenyi's words. Yu Nuan didn't know how to answer, simply assuming she hadn't understood.

Seeing that Yu Nuan was avoiding the topic, Shen Chenyi didn't press her. Instead, he changed the subject. "My comrade-in-arms is from Shanghe Village. He's getting married today. I don't know if you've heard about it."

"From Shanghe Village, is your comrade-in-arms named Wu Weijun?" In Shanghe Village, among the soldiers who recently got married, Yu Nuan could only think of the male protagonist, Wu Weijun.

"Yes, Yu Nuan, you know him?"

"I don't know him, I've only heard of him." Yu Nuan didn't expect that Shen Chenyi was actually a comrade-in-arms of the male lead.

"Then I'll leave first."

"Drive slower on the road."

After Shen Chenyi left, Yu Nuan recalled his words and felt a pang of unease. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't bring herself to refuse him, because she liked him too. But accepting him made her uneasy about the future. Her hesitation stemmed from her feelings for him.

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