The crescent moon hung like a hook, and the night breeze flowed like water.
Ye Ningxin struggled to turn her body and saw a sky full of stars above her. In her dazed state, her first thought was: Had the roof been torn off?
But this roof was clearly made of wood, not like her own little home. Besides, what was with the pain radiating from this body?
Ye Ningxin raised her hand and looked at her fingers, plump as pig’s trotters. A herd of ten thousand alpacas stampeded through her heart: She had transmigrated! And into the body of a fat woman!
Before she could think further, a cold voice came from nearby: “You’re awake?”
Ye Ningxin jolted in fright and quickly looked toward the source of the voice.
By the starlight, she could vaguely make out another person on the bed in the outer room.
“Gu Haoyuan…” she instinctively called out the name. At the same time, a flood of memories belonging to the original host surged into her mind.
To speak of the original host’s life—it was truly tragic!
When the original host was young, her family had been somewhat well-off; otherwise, they couldn’t have fed her into becoming a fat woman. The trouble began when her father later developed a gambling addiction, leading to the family’s decline and increasingly difficult days.
For money, her parents sold her to the Blind Prince, who had been exiled to the area, and demanded that she extort valuables from the Prince to bring back and support her parents.
On top of that, her childhood sweetheart cousin often came to her to freeload. While sweet-talking her with promises to marry her once the Blind Prince died, he also took every valuable item she had.
Today, she had happily returned home to deliver money but accidentally witnessed her cousin embracing her younger sister. Before she could even question them, she was beaten by her father for bringing back too little money. On her way back, overwhelmed with anger and failing to see the mountain path clearly, she accidentally tumbled down the slope.
After struggling back to the small, dilapidated house, she breathed her last.
How utterly foolish, was Ye Ningxin’s conclusion about the original host.
Why did she have to transmigrate into such a miserable background when she could have been a renowned physician?
Ye Ningxin wanted to cry.
“I thought you were taking the money today to elope with your cousin. What, didn’t work out?” Gu Haoyuan’s voice was full of mockery.
Too exhausted to deal with this, Ye Ningxin’s immediate priority was to examine her body and take some simple first-aid measures. Otherwise, she would soon die again.
If only her medical laboratory were here.
In her previous life, as an orphan raised by a renowned physician, Ye Ningxin had shown exceptional talent from a young age and became the physician’s successor. With her outstanding abilities, she had long since established her own medical laboratory, equipped with various emergency medicines, medical instruments, and advanced equipment…
If not for being accidentally injured by a stray bullet during a rescue mission, she would still be in her laboratory, working on her latest invention.
Lost in thought about her treasures, Ye Ningxin suddenly saw the door of her laboratory appear before her eyes. Tentatively reaching out, not only did the door open, but she could also freely touch everything inside.
Had her Medical Space followed her through the transmigration?
This was, by far, the best news yet.
After a quick check, Ye Ningxin found two painkillers in the laboratory and took them, while also injecting herself with anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing shots. She then broke open two energy supplements and drank them to restore her strength.
After resting for a while, she finally regained some energy.
With a casual toss, the remaining medicine and used medical waste all disappeared, likely automatically returning to the laboratory.
“I still need some bandages and medicine to promote wound healing,” she thought, planning to treat her external injuries.
But the Medical Space vanished before her eyes.
Was it still unstable after just crossing over?
Ye Ningxin gave a bitter smile, tearing a few strips of cloth from her clothes to wrap around her left arm, which was covered in gruesome wounds.
Since she was here, she might as well make the best of it. Fate might be playing tricks on her, but she refused to believe that destiny was predetermined!
“Ye Ningxin!” Perhaps hearing the commotion, the man who had been silent for half a day spoke again. “What are you doing?”
Following the sound, she saw that the man had stood up. Underneath his dark robes, his figure was tall and imposing, his face fair and sharply defined. Though his eyes couldn’t see, they shimmered like dark pools under the moonlight, complemented by sword-like eyebrows that nearly reached his temples and a high-bridged nose. He looked like a character straight out of a comic book.
Even in such dire circumstances, he still maintained such an imposing presence. Ye Ningxin couldn’t help but admire him inwardly.
“Gurgle… gurgle…” Before she could finish her admiration, the rumbling of his stomach completely shattered her romanticized thoughts.
“Are you hungry?” Ye Ningxin asked with concern.
“I’m not.”
“Your stomach is growling.”
“I…”
The original host had walked all day today and collapsed into bed as soon as she returned. This Prince probably hadn’t eaten a single meal all day.
Seeing his slight embarrassment, Ye Ningxin wondered if she had been too direct.
But the words were already out, and she couldn’t take them back. Besides, she herself was so hungry she was starting to see stars.
“I’ll make something to eat,” she said briskly, lighting an oil lamp and heading to the kitchen.
The sight before her, however, made her heart sink. The kitchen was a mess of haphazardly placed pots and pans, but aside from that, it was practically empty.
“This is just… too pitiful.”
After rummaging around, she finally found eight eggs in a corner, half a small jar of coarse rice, and a small bag of flour.
She could make egg drop dough ball soup.
If her hands were in better shape, she could even make noodles. As someone who had lived independently, Ye Ningxin was capable of cooking many delicious dishes! But given the current situation—one person injured and the other blind—it was best to keep things simple.
There were no special seasonings, but the ingredients were pure and natural. Besides, when you’re hungry, anything tastes good.
As she ladled out two bowls of egg drop dough ball soup, the aroma was enough to make anyone’s mouth water.
“Come and eat,” Ye Ningxin called out cheerfully.
Seeing that he refused to move, Ye Ningxin wasn’t surprised. The rift between the Prince and the original host ran deep.
“From now on, I won’t go back to my parents’ home anymore. I’ll live a good life with you.”
The Prince merely snorted in response.
Heaven above, Ye Ningxin meant every word she said.
Although the things the original host had sent to her parents’ home today weren’t much, they were enough to buy two pounds of meat and two jugs of wine.
It was bad enough that the original host’s father showed no gratitude, but he even resorted to violence. That was something she simply couldn’t swallow.
Since she couldn’t rely on her own family, she would have to lean on the man before her for now. Having just traveled through time, she still knew little about this dynasty, and trying to stand on her own would be far too difficult.
At the very least, this Prince was good-looking. Even if his temper was poor, as someone who valued appearances, she could endure it for a while.
“The food is over here. Let me help you over,” Ye Ningxin said, reaching out to support the Prince.
Unexpectedly, he reacted sharply and shook off her hand.
“Ouch…” Her injured arm was jolted again, and Ye Ningxin couldn’t help but cry out in pain.