On a summer afternoon, Susan was leaning against the tree roots by the back wall, staring blankly at the sky above her head, still unable to recover from the current situation.

A few married women passing by the Family’s courtyard looked at her from a distance and whispered to each other.

“Do you think the Gomez family’s new bride is not right? Her gaze is so straight, and she looks so foolish. Could it be because a high fever turned her into an idiot?”

“Don’t you know, this new wife of Daniel isn’t like any ordinary person. I heard that she had something going on with Businessman Zeus from the city… Anyway, she failed to escape marriage and jumped into the river on her wedding night. She ended up like this because of the cold she caught while having a high fever.”

“If you ask me, what’s the use of keeping such a shameless daughter-in-law? Better just tie her up and sell her to the brothel to save on medical expenses.”

Daniel is pretty good actually. If it weren’t for his two children, he wouldn’t have married this disaster of a woman back home…”

The chirping in her ears made Susan gently close her eyes.

She had heard similar gossip over the past few days, but she simply did not pay attention to them!

Others thought she had caught a cold from escaping marriage and falling into the water, staying sick for several days. However, only she knew that she had changed her core by now, and she was no longer the same person.

The original her was just an orphan whose parents had died, grew up with her grandpa in their rural hometown. When she got her first month’s salary after graduating from college, she bought a bottle of red wine to celebrate, but after getting drunk, she woke up as this Susan, who had attempted to escape her wedding and drowned in an accident.

The gossip from a few married women suddenly woke up her idle thoughts, and she realized that she had forgotten about the big problem waiting for her!

A hurried footsteps were heard, and soon, a big man appeared before her eyes.

Daniel had just come back from the old house, and with a belly full of idle anger, he felt suffocated and irritable when he thought about his sickly wife lying in bed.

His biological mother passed away as soon as he was born, and tragedy struck his betrothed wife before their marriage. Years later, he finally found a new wife. Just when their lives were starting to improve, she had a fall and died, leaving him with two children and a mountain of debt.

Initially, Aunt Jane had persuaded him, thinking about his young children, and hearing the matchmaker talking up the bride’s beauty and abilities. He gritted his teeth and agreed to the marriage, but in the end, it turned out like this.

Upon hearing this, Di Yelei quickly released her hand.

Seeing Liu Sisi’s teary eyes spinning in her eye sockets, he felt annoyed.

“Don’t be afraid, I didn’t mean to grip you painfully. I only worried that your weak body would get dizzy from being in the sun too long. You’d better go lie down for a while!”

As he spoke, he bent down and yanked Liu Sisi up. In a few strides, he pulled her back to the inner room, took off her shoes and socks, and tucked her back into bed all snug and sound.

Liu Sisi stared blankly at this busy man, her weak body too slow to react before he had already resettled her back into the bed, lying down once more in the quilt she had rested in for days.

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Before Liu Sisi could make sense of it, Di Yelei left the room only to return moments later with a large bowl in hand.

“Come on, drink the medicine! Be careful not to burn yourself.”

Without saying much, Liu Sisi sat up and picked up the large bowl, pouring it into her stomach.

In fact, from the initial awakening, she was afraid to drink this bitter, black medicine. However, remembering the man before her forcing her to swallow it previously, she thinks it’s better for her to drink it herself.

Di Yelei pondered for a moment, deciding to speak up.

“I’ve heard all about your past, but since you’ve come to my Di family with the big red bridal sedan, three matchmakers, and six bridesmaids, you are alive as my person, Di Yelei, and dead as my ghost, Di Yelei. Nevermind if you can return, even if right now you want to return… can he still want you?”

Even if he still wanted you, Di Yelei would never let you go again! You’d better just give up on that idea. If you’re willing to live our days peacefully, I won’t let you be hungry as the husband of Di Yelei, even if only for a single day!”

Finally, Liu Sisi put down the big bowl and returned to the quilt, staring at him with a pair of puzzled tear-filled eyes.

A big red bridal sedan, with three matchmakers and six bridesmaids, huh?

In her mind, she has absolutely no memory of it!

Di Yelei didn’t mind Liu Sisi’s silence, he continued speaking on his own, “As for whatever you had with that man in the past, the moment you stepped into my Di’s house, you completely severed that tie! Rest assured, no matter how far you’ve gone with him, even if you… are having a child, Di Yelei can still raise you…”

Expecting a child? Liu Sisi hesitantly placed both hands on her still-flat stomach, thunder rolling in her thoughts.

She’d gone her entire life without ever dating, never even giving away her first kiss, how could she be pregnant?

However, it didn’t matter, as it is natural for a grown woman to get married. At least now she has a family, which for Liu Sisi, an orphan from her previous life, is already a rare blessing.

Speaking of the baby in her womb, Liu Sisi couldn’t help but gently stroke her still-flat stomach, smiling faintly. This little one would be her closest relative in this world!

“Similarly, if you can’t let go of him and want to run away, even if you run to the edge of the world, Di Yelei will definitely catch you and bring you back! By then, you will know that Di Yelei is not so easy to deal with! In fact, all I want isn’t much. If you are willing to treat my two children at home well, and help with the housekeeping…”

Liu Sisi didn’t respond, the Employee let the original person get married to someone else. She didn’t need such a man! She didn’t have any of the original person’s memories, nor any reluctance to leave.

Di Yelei rambled on for a long time and didn’t hear Liu Sisi move. Then he looked up and saw that she had already fallen asleep, snoring softly.

In fact, he knew very well that everyone was right, a woman like her who had escaped and even had intimate relations with other men was not an ideal choice for a virtuous wife or a good mother.

A feeling of failure filled his heart, and he just couldn’t treat this little woman harshly.

Not only because of his own evil reputation of harming his mother and his wife but mainly because every time he looked into Liu Sisi’s bright big eyes, his heart betrayed his own consciousness, caring for her deeply and unwilling to let her go.

He sat there for a while, and as it gradually grew darker, he got up to prepare dinner in the kitchen.

There was still plenty of food left from the wedding preparations a few days ago. There was still a hind leg of the wild boar and more than half of the wild pheasant. In addition, the other remaining cooked meats had been mostly eaten over the past two days.

After thinking for a moment, Di Yelei put the wild boar meat back into the wooden barrel floating in the water tank, and he took out more than half of the wild pheasant, washed it quickly, chopped it up, and started cooking chicken soup in a pot.

As the sun began to set, the chicken in the pot emitted a strong aroma that tempted people’s appetite.

Similarly, the greedy worms in Liu Sisi’s stomach rolled around, forcing her to wake up from her sleep.

This time, she felt refreshed when she woke up, and her fatigue disappeared. It seemed that the black medicine was really effective.

Putting on her shoes and socks, she headed to the kitchen. This was Liu Sisi’s first time in the kitchen. Di Family’s kitchen was located on the far right of the four adobe walls and roof of thatched hut arranged in a row. The room with smoke rising from the chimney was the kitchen.

Perhaps Liu Sisi’s footsteps disturbed Di Yelei, who was cooking. He turned his head and saw her face warm at the sight of Liu Sisi, “You’re up? Dinner will be ready soon, and you’ll be able to eat in a while. How are you feeling? Have you become more comfortable?”

Liu Sisi didn’t speak but moved slowly towards a small table and sat on a bench before looking around.

This was an extremely simple kitchen. Two large iron pots were placed on a stove, and above them, close to the wall, was a large water tank. Beside it was a bowl cabinet which could be seen all the way to the bottom, containing a few big clay bowls. Then there was the small table where she was sitting.

Di Yelei’s question made Liu Sisi look up at him, but she immediately lowered her head and refused to speak.

“Come, have a bowl of chicken soup first to warm your stomach!”

Di Yelei didn’t get angry either. He got up, washed a clay bowl, filled it with half a bowl of chicken soup, and placed it in front of Liu Sisi.

“Thank you.”

Liu Sisi was indeed hungry and quickly picked up the large bowl to blow on it and cool it, taking small sips. In recent days, she had been busy trying to contradict Di Yelei, and only when the chicken soup entered her mouth did she realize how hungry she was.

“No, no need to thank me!”

Di Yelei was also somewhat embarrassed, even his face unconsciously carried a smile. He didn’t expect Liu Sisi to actually thank him, so he stood there in a daze for a moment.

Liu Sisi didn’t show any restraint. She slowly sipped the chicken soup from the big clay bowl until it was all gone.

A warmth began to spread from her stomach to the rest of her body. As she lifted her head to take a satisfying breath, she found herself eye-to-eye with Di Yelei, who was closely watching her.

“Is there something on my face?”

Liu Sisi instinctively reached up to wipe her face.

Di Yelei quickly averted his gaze and walked away, his face suspiciously flushed.

No-nothing! You rest while I serve the rice. It’ll be ready in a while.”

How could he admit that he had lost himself watching her to the point of forgetting to blink?

Liu Sisi tilted her head curiously. The man’s mood seemed a bit strange.

From outside came a burst of laughter, followed by a little girl’s voice: “Brother, wait for me, don’t walk too fast.”

Liu Sisi turned around to see a boy rushing in from the door.

The boy was about six or seven years old, carrying a bamboo basket on his back. His face was pitch-black, only his two large grape-like eyes could be seen, rolling around in his sockets. Behind him, a little head timidly peaked out – upon seeing Liu Sisi, the head quickly retracted.

Though it was only a glimpse, it was enough for Liu Sisi to see that the little girl was no more than three or four years old.

Upon meeting Liu Sisi’s gaze, the boy showed a hint of resentment in his eyes, and then coldly snorted before greeting Di Yelei, who was serving the rice.

Dad, we’re back!”

“Xuan’er, you’re back. You’re late today. Hmm, where is your little sister YingEr? Why is she hiding? Hurry up and wash your hands for dinner.”

As Di Yelei turned around with his chicken soup, he asked curiously.

“Ok, Dad.”

Di Xuan casually put down the bamboo basket and then took his little sister YingEr to wash their hands.

Liu Sisi looked over to find that the bamboo basket contained some wild vegetables, probably foraged by the two children.

By the time Di Yelei had set out the bowls and chopsticks, the two children had washed their hands and sat opposite Liu Sisi. Di Xuan, with a stern expression, glared at Liu Sisi before picking up his bowl to eat.

Liu Sisi didn’t care. From the moment she woke up, this boy hadn’t had a pleasant expression on his face.

Liu Sisi didn’t eat much at dinner. She nibbled just two pieces of chicken meat. Her already half-filled stomach from the chicken soup couldn’t take in any more food.

Contrarily, when it was time to wash her face and feet, she stared blankly at the washbasin for a long time before finally giving up the idea of taking a bath.

side of the bed and covered himself with the quilt.

Could it really be that easy?

Liu Sisi instinctively felt apprehensive towards the strange man and was still on high alert.

After lying on the bed for a moment, Di Yelei suddenly reached out and with unerring accuracy, grabbed Liu Sisi’s hand, pulling her back onto the bed. Before she could even let out a cry of surprise, she was lying back on the bed with Di Yelei’s long arms and legs winding around her, trapping her in his embrace.

“Ah! Let go–”

Liu Sisi instinctively began to resist, trying to escape from his grip.

“Shut your mouth! Go to sleep, otherwise, I won’t mind taking you right now!”

Di Yelei’s cold words sounded in her ear, which finally silenced Liu Sisi. She quickly settled down, obediently lying in his arms.

Indeed, he didn’t make any further moves. He just quietly held her as if she was a body pillow and, in no time, started snoring lightly.

Being held in someone’s arms, especially a mature man’s arms, was something Liu Sisi, who had been living alone for many years, was not accustomed to. She felt uncomfortable all over and several attempts to break free proved unsuccessful.

Turning and tossing, she tried to find a comfortable position. It wasn’t until the rising body temperature next to her alerted her to the anomaly.

“Stop moving! Do you want to sleep peacefully or not?”

A rough man’s voice spoke from very close.