After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 277, Episode 0292: The Whole Story
"The daughter of the Second Brigade took a liking to Xu Zhichuan. That woman was rather... uh... enthusiastic and outgoing. She was quite persistent with Xu Zhichuan. She even used her father's connections to get Xu Zhichuan transferred to the same team as her. Every day, she would wait for Xu Zhichuan at the intersection he always passed to go to work together, and they would also go home together after work."

"Gradually, rumors began to circulate that Xu Zhichuan and the daughter of the Second Brigade were in a relationship. Neither of them denied it, and it seemed that they were both admitting it."

"Moreover, Xu Zhichuan was very close to the daughter of the Second Brigade, but he always maintained a normal distance from Ren Yan, at least that's what everyone saw."

As a result, many people who heard that Xu Zhichuan and Ren Yan were in a relationship felt that Ren Yan's so-called relationship was a bit fake.

Then rumors spread that Ren Yan was an orphan, an orphan whose biological parents and adoptive parents had both died.

Following this, rumors circulated that Ren Yan was a jinx to her family, with some even saying that anyone who got close to her would be cursed by her.

A woman whose name contains the character "萌" (meng, meaning cute) wanted to prove that the so-called "cursed luck" was just a rumor. She went in and out with Ren Yan every day. Who knew that, by such a coincidence, two days after she went in and out with Ren Yan, she accidentally injured her foot with the hoe she was holding while working in the field.

Then several people who got even slightly close to Ren Yan were injured in one accident or another.

Although none of the injuries were serious, and there was hardly any bleeding, these successive accidents seemed to confirm that Ren Yan was indeed a jinx to her relatives.

So from then on, everyone avoided Ren Yan and pointed fingers at her.

Lin Yuexi frowned deeply: "Where is Xu Zhichuan?"

Xu Shan knew she was asking what role Xu Zhichuan played in the whole affair.

Honestly, looking at the whole thing, anyone with a brain can see that someone is targeting Ren Yan, and that someone is taking advantage of the public's ignorance to attack or even destroy her.

The reason he specifically mentioned that someone had taken a liking to Xu Zhichuan was because he realized that the whole thing was clearly orchestrated, and the source of that manipulation was that someone had taken a liking to Xu Zhichuan.

They used to spend a lot of time with Ren Yan, so how come they never heard that she was a jinx to their families?
Ren Yan has been in Northwest China for quite some time now, so why wasn't she unlucky with her relatives before?
"Xu Zhichuan, this guy..."

Xu Shan paused for a moment. He had always been by Lin Yuexi's side and knew that the relationship between the Leng family and the Xu family was fairly good. Leng Xingran and Xu Zhichuan were still good brothers, and the leader seemed to have thought highly of Xu Zhichuan before.

So after thinking it over, he said in a rather tactful way, "He is a fairly responsible person. The daughter of the Second Brigade set a trap. On the Second Brigade's birthday, she invited him to her home for dinner, then got him drunk. When he woke up the next day, the two of them were lying together, and the Second Brigade's family caught them doing *that*."

"I don't know what kind of agreement they made, but Xu Zhichuan has secretly registered his marriage with the daughter of the Second Brigade. However, this matter has not been made public, and the two have not held a banquet. Moreover, it seems that Ren Yan does not know about this matter."

With a "crack," the fountain pen held in someone's hand was snapped in two by that seemingly delicate and weak little hand. The ink seeped out, staining the flawless back of the hand with a glaring black stain.

Xu Shan's heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, he took two steps forward, grabbed Lin Yuexi's hand, put the broken pen in a sealed bag and put it in his pocket, then opened the water bottle and quickly helped her wash her hands.

While washing, she kept nagging, "It's okay to be angry, but don't neglect your health. If you keep doing this, I'll start telling you all this again."

After washing and carefully checking to make sure he was not injured, Xu Shan finally felt relieved and retreated back to the back.

He casually touched his pocket to make sure the broken pen was still there, and only then did he truly breathe a sigh of relief.

This is a strict rule of their class: anything used by any leader cannot be left outside; everything must be taken back and destroyed.

Many team members didn't understand why this was being done, making the leader they were protecting seem like the source of a virus.

Only Xu Shan knew that their leader was too special, almost like he had superpowers. Who can say that someone who is too smart doesn't have special abilities? So the higher-ups were afraid that if someone found out the leader's identity, they would pick up the things the leader had used and take them for research.

They're not so afraid of people studying how to become as smart as the leader; what they're afraid of is people studying how to deal with the leader.

Therefore, everyone around Lin Yuexi kept a close watch on everything she owned. Anything she had used that might have her DNA on it, and anything she was about to throw away or had already thrown away, would be immediately picked up and destroyed. But I digress. Let's get back to the point.

"Xu Zhichuan deceived Ren Yan and even allowed and condoned everyone to slander Ren Yan?" Lin Yuexi's voice was so calm that it was impossible to tell whether she was happy or angry.

But Xu Shan, who knew Lin Yuexi well, could already sense that a storm was brewing.

However, he also despised people like Xu Zhichuan, who thought they could control everything but were actually nothing.

He did not defend Xu Zhichuan, nor did he feel sorry for Ren Yan; he simply recounted what he had found out.

"Before the rumors about Ren Yan even started, Leng Xingran and the other three had already been transferred to Beimu Mountain to pick fruit. They only returned a few days ago after completing their mission."

Beimu Mountain is far from the educated youth office, requiring more than three hours by car. It is an oasis in the desert, with more than ten hectares of fruit trees.

Once the fruit ripens, the educated youth who were sent to pick it usually don't return for one or two months.

This is clearly a diversionary tactic.

Ren Yan was left alone in the educated youth settlement, facing the rumors and malice around her.

There might also be suppression from above and targeting from those around them. After all, the fact that Xu Zhichuan secretly married the daughter of the Second Brigade shows that the whole family in the Second Brigade is not very good.

Suddenly, the two fell silent, their eyes warily fixed on the horizon of the plain, where a black dot was rapidly approaching, growing larger, and gradually taking on a human shape. A tall man in military green was walking briskly toward them.

"Why are you here?" Is it a coincidence?

Huo Han pursed his lips slightly nervously, "I came here specifically to see you, and I need to discuss some arrangements with you beforehand."

Xu Shan rolled his eyes speechlessly from behind. Did this brat think he didn't know his sinister intentions?

Why would such a thing need to be discussed in a special way?

The usual practice is to make arrangements for the escort, then notify the person being escorted, and the person being escorted simply needs to cooperate.

He looks serious on the surface, but he's probably sweating profusely from nervousness.

However, Xu Shan did not step forward to expose them; on the contrary, he was quite happy that the two could actually become a couple.

He was well aware of the motives of some people in higher positions. Some wanted to get the leader into their own hands, while others did not want the leader to be bound by any connections. As a result, these bodyguards were pressured from all sides. Some wanted them to help, while others wanted them to obstruct them.

However, their leader's intention was that it was entirely up to her; she could date if she wanted, and no one could influence her if she didn't—it was influence, not coercion.

This is basically telling them to stop them.

Therefore, they are now also responsible for preventing members of the opposite sex with improper intentions from getting close to the leader.

However, if this kind of thing continues indefinitely, it will not only do no good to the leaders, but also add a lot of unnecessary work for them, and in turn, it will create a vicious cycle that affects the leaders' safety.

So they all secretly hoped that the leader would have a girlfriend, even if it was fake, so that at least those people would be too ashamed to approach him again.