Accidentally Marking The Vicious Female Lead After Transmigrating Into A Period Novel - Chapter 16

The sky, which had been overcast for days, finally cleared. After lunch, a golden sun hung high in the sky, casting down a gentle, melting warmth.

Lin Yishu lay on the kang (heated brick bed), her lips curved into a genuine smile. She had a premonition that the haze haunting her was fading from here on out, only good days awaited.

Li Yan lay on the other side of the kang. Li Can was sandwiched between them, partially blocking Li Yan’s view, but she still managed to catch the overflow of joy from the person on the other side. Consequently, her own lips curled upward.

Everything felt bright and lovely. Even the dust motes in the air were dyed with a golden morning glow, looking very much like a warm, tender scene from an old movie.

When a person is happy, their spirit is easily lulled. Li Yan felt she must be suffering from this exact symptom otherwise, why would she feel so drowsy right now?

Just as Li Yan’s eyes were about to close, a loud shout suddenly erupted from the courtyard.

“Chunmei! Chunmei, are you home? Come out quick! That group from the army has arrived, they’re already at the village entrance! Hurry out and see the excitement!” The voice was so booming that it could belong to no one other than Auntie Lv from next door.

This single shout instantly chased away all of Li Yan’s fatigue. She felt her head jerk with a start, she was lucky she hadn’t been scared half to death.

Beside her, Li Can felt the same way.

“Ahhh! What is up with Auntie Lv? Every single time she comes to our house, she scares the daylights out of me. I was just about to doze off, and she startled me so bad my whole body shook. Sister Yishu, you felt it too, right?” She pursed her lips and looked at the person to her left, who was stifling a laugh. “Sister Yishu! How can you laugh at me?”

Lin Yishu had also been startled, but compared to the two sisters, she remained relatively calm. Seeing Li Can’s ruffled feathers, she quickly reached out to pat the girl’s head to coax her: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I’ll stop laughing.”

“Fine, I forgive you!” Li Can immediately hopped off the bed with a grin, urging her two older sisters, “Sis, Sister Yishu, let’s go take a look! People from the army! I’ve never seen them before. They must be very handsome and full of spirit, right?”

In the outer room, Li Chunmei was also asking, “Yanyan, Mom is heading out. Do you girls want to see? Ask Yishu and A-Can…”

Li Chunmei knew her youngest daughter too well; if there was any excitement to be had, she’d want to be there first.

Li Can giggled and raised her voice to reply: “Mom, we’re coming! You go first, we’ll catch up in a second.”

Li Yan then turned to ask, “Shall we go take a look then?”

The expression on Lin Yishu’s face cooled. Inside her mind, the System was constantly prodding her.

[Go, go, go! We need to see! Aren’t you curious about what the Male Lead looks like?]

Lin Yishu’s expression took on a subtle, intriguing meaning. She said decisively, “Go. Of course we’re going.”

She had “waited” for this person for so long, after all. She couldn’t let that wait be for nothing, could she?

A large crowd had indeed gathered at the village entrance. However, even with the throng, one could easily spot the long, olive drab line stretching out toward the village outskirts.

Military personnel were different from others. Their arrival at Xili Village was met with a posture of enthusiastic welcome from the entire village, top to bottom. The Village Director, the Village Party Secretary, and several production team leaders were gathered at the very front, their smiles more brilliant than the last.

“Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome! Fellow members, let’s give a round of applause to welcome the PLA soldiers who have traveled from afar, shall we?”

At the Director’s command, the villagers including Li Chunmei, began clapping excitedly.

Li Can had already rushed to the front to watch. Li Yan stayed where she was, seeing that Lin Yishu had no intention of moving forward, she silently withdrew the foot she had been about to step out with.

Watching everyone’s genuine happiness, Li Yan’s thoughts were a bit of a mess. In this era, the People’s Liberation Army were like idols to the common folk. Having an army unit willing to station in their village was, truthfully, a matter of great pride.

This unit didn’t look small, maybe several hundred people? Likely the size of a battalion.

But why did Lin Yishu look so unhappy? Was it just an illusion?

Lin Yishu watched the crowd coldly, searching for the figure of the so-called “Male Lead.” After scanning the area, she failed to find anyone who fit the target.

Until the leading military officer pulled a man out from the group and explained to the village head: “This is a comrade we encountered on the road. He’s likely an educated youth (zhiqing) assigned to the nearby farm. He was bitten by a venomous snake on the way and nearly lost his life. Our military doctor barely managed to save him. I was thinking of letting him rest and recuperate in your village for a few days before he reports to the farm. Village Head, could you see if you can arrange something?”

Lin Yishu stared at the man who had been brought forward, her eyes scanning him from head to toe.

A moment later, she let out a cold sneer and rolled her eyes at the System in her head: “Don’t tell me he’s the Male Lead? Are you kidding me? Am I blind? Would I ever fall for someone like that?”

The System was very offended by such “rebellious” words.

[What do you mean ‘someone like that’? You can even fall for a village girl, so why can’t you fall for the Male Lead?]

Lin Yishu’s face turned icy in an instant. Every word sounded like it was squeezed through her teeth: “Say that again. Who did I fall for? And who gave you permission to call her a ‘village girl’?”

Even though she couldn’t actually hurt it, the System shivered for no reason and didn’t dare to talk back further. However, it couldn’t help but complain internally: And you say you haven’t fallen for her? If you haven’t, why are you defending her so fiercely?

Li Yan had no idea that in a corner she couldn’t see, Lin Yishu was defending her. She only noticed that the other woman’s face had suddenly become very unsightly. She was startled again. “Lin Yishu, are you okay? Do you feel unwell again? You aren’t running a fever again, are you?”

As she spoke, she couldn’t help but reach out to check.

Lin Yishu didn’t dodge the movement. Instead, she tilted her forehead up slightly, looking at her with an air of leisure as she asked: “Didn’t you say we can’t hold hands outside? Is it okay to touch foreheads outside, then? This….”

She even raised a finger to point at her own arm, then suddenly leaned in close to Li Yan’s ear, her breath falling softly: “Isn’t this… even more intimate than holding hands?”

The stray hairs near her ear brushed against Li Yan’s cheek, creating a strange, tingling sensation.

Li Yan could confirm that Lin Yishu was no longer running a fever.

Because the one burning up now was her own hand.

Oh no, she thought. She had seemingly been flirted with by this Omega yet again.