Chapter 365: Chapter 361: I’m Blessed to Have You

Xu Wenwan was Village Chief Xu’s daughter, but she had been raised by a wealthy family in the County Town since childhood. With her fair, delicate skin, exceptional beauty, and refined air, she instantly outshone Sun Yeshu.

Xu Wenwan had also heard their conversation. She sized Sun Yeshu up from head to toe, her gaze making it seem like she was looking at a mere buffoon.

’With looks like that, she can’t even hold a candle to Gu Jiaojiao, yet she has the audacity to compare herself to me?’

Xu Wenwan’s lips curled into a small smile. She turned to Yun Hao and said, "Yun Hao, let’s pick up the pace!"

That look stung Sun Yeshu.

’What was that look from Xu Wenwan supposed to mean?’

’Was she looking down on me?’

Sun Yeshu was seething.

But Xu Wenwan hadn’t said a word to her, leaving Sun Yeshu with a bellyful of rage and no one to vent it on.

Yun Hao, meanwhile, was not feeling well.

His steps had been light on the way here, his senses sharp. But now, on the way back, his feet felt heavy, and his mind grew cloudy.

’Am I getting sick?’ he wondered.

He shook his heavy-feeling head, unable to pinpoint what was wrong. When he heard Xu Wenwan speak, he agreed without thinking.

A flicker of guilt crossed Xu Wenwan’s face; she knew this was likely a side effect of siphoning his luck. She immediately reached out to steady him.

"Yun Hao, you don’t look well. Here, let me help you."

Yun Hao nodded.

’Xu Wenwan is so thoughtful,’ he thought. ’I’m lucky to have her.’

Supporting Yun Hao, Xu Wenwan brushed right past Sun Yeshu.

In that brief moment, the contrast between the two women was stark.

Sun Yeshu was considered quite pretty in the village, but her skin wasn’t as fair as Xu Wenwan’s.

As the old saying goes, a fair complexion can hide a myriad of flaws. Based on her skin alone, Xu Wenwan had Sun Yeshu beat.

Sun Yeshu clenched her fists.

’It was bad enough that I couldn’t compare to Gu Jiaojiao, but now I can’t even compete with Xu Wenwan?’ 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

’Back during the meat distribution, Xu Wenwan hadn’t looked this beautiful. How had she gotten so much prettier in just a few days? At this rate, she was starting to rival even Gu Jiaojiao.’

Seeing Sun Yeshu fuming, a girl at her side stepped forward to console her. "Ye Shu, don’t be mad. You might not be as pretty as Gu Jiaojiao or Xu Wenwan, but you’re way prettier than me."

Everyone: "..."

Those words didn’t sound very comforting.

Sure enough.

Sun Yeshu’s expression turned to ice. She shot the girl a vicious glare, her voice frigid.

"Compared to you? Take a good look in the mirror. You think you’re even worthy of being compared to me?"

"Look at all that flab on you, and that pie face of yours! Don’t you have any self-awareness? And you dare compare yourself to me?!"

The girl beside her hadn’t expected Sun Yeshu’s sudden outburst and jumped in fright.

But Chen Ru’s eyes welled up with tears at the harsh words.

She had never been good with words, and no one had ever really wanted to be her friend.

’Did I say the wrong thing again?’

Someone else in the group glanced at Chen Ru, thinking Sun Yeshu had gone too far. "Ye Shu, Chen Ru didn’t mean it like that. She was just trying to comfort you."

Sun Yeshu sneered. "Comfort me? More like gross me out!"

She had always held herself in high regard. In the entire village, only Gu Jiaojiao and Xu Wenwan were worthy of being compared to her. No one else was even qualified.

"How can you talk like that? You’ve gone way too far!"

They all hung out together normally. What did Sun Yeshu mean by that? Did she find them disgusting?

"Too far? Don’t think for a second I don’t know why you all try to butter me up. It’s because when you’re hanging around me, guys might actually give you a second glance."

Sun Yeshu had been provoked by Xu Wenwan and was desperate for a punching bag.

’Whatever,’ she thought. ’Even after I say all this, they’ll come crawling back to make up with me later.’

With a brazen look, Sun Yeshu finished scolding them and swaggered off. Having vented her frustrations, she felt a wave of relief wash over her.

The others frowned.

"What’s wrong with her? Does she really think she’s some princess? Well, I’m done waiting on her."

"Exactly. She went way too far."

It was true that when they hung out with Sun Yeshu, the village boys paid a little more attention to them. But for her to say it out loud like that was just humiliating.

Everyone has their pride, after all. And they had tempers, too.