She had been reborn.
In her previous life, Lu Yuanxing’s family had been framed by Li Susu, causing their rehabilitation to be delayed.
Because of that, she had married someone else. At first, her husband’s family had treated her fairly well. But after she gave birth to two daughters and, because of the family-planning policy, could no longer have more children, her in-laws gradually became dissatisfied with her.
Her mother-in-law constantly made things difficult for her, her father-in-law treated her coldly, and even her husband often stayed out all night.
However, one year after her marriage, the Lu family was finally rehabilitated and allowed to return to the city. Not only did the authorities provide them with additional compensation, but Uncle Lu’s position was also promoted by two ranks, putting him directly above the Wang family in status.
Lu Yuanxing joined the military and became one of the most promising officers in the army.
The more she compared her life with theirs, the more she regretted the choice she had made back then. She spent night after night unable to sleep, eventually developing severe depression and jumping from a building to end her life.
That was why, after being reborn, she had come to find Lu Yuanxing even if it meant falling out with her own family.
But in her previous life, Li Susu had clearly been sent to the northwest for re-education!
So why was she going to marry Lu Yuanxing in this life?
No. She had to stop this from happening.
“Brother Yuanxing, we grew up together, and I’ve always liked you. For your sake, I ran around the city trying to help you, and I even fell out with my parents. Yet you’re going to marry this woman who ruined your entire family?”
Wang Yanan spoke through her tears, looking as though she had suffered the greatest injustice in the world.
In reality, she was only putting on an act after being reborn.
The Lu family’s eventual rehabilitation had never actually depended on her.
Li Susu remembered what had been written in the original novel. Wang Yanan had indeed done a lot for Lu Yuanxing, but when Lu Yuanxing later sought revenge against the original owner, Wang Yanan had never appeared.
So why had Wang Yanan shown up this time?
There had to be something strange going on.
It seemed that the plot of the original novel could only be used as a reference!
She watched coldly as Wang Yanan cried her heart out while Lu Yuanxing stood to the side with a grim expression.
The people from the Revolutionary Committee had never expected Wang Yanan to appear.
Originally, they had sympathized with Lu Yuanxing because he was the victim. Besides, he was genuinely capable and outstanding.
But they had never expected him to be so entangled in romantic relationships.
The investigation team from the Revolutionary Committee consisted of one man and three women.
The women were especially disgusted by men who were involved with multiple women.
Their attitudes toward Lu Yuanxing changed instantly. They were practically ready to point at him and scold him.
Lu Yuanxing, meanwhile, looked troubled as he faced Wang Yanan.
“Wang Yanan, Li Susu is pregnant now. I can’t accept your feelings. Go back to the city. There’s no grudge between parents and children that can’t be resolved. You should talk things over with your parents.”
Wang Yanan was utterly shocked when she heard this.
Her Brother Yuanxing had treated her so well when they were children.
Whenever he had something delicious or something fun, he would always bring it to her.
She never expected that after only three years in the countryside, he would have changed so completely.
Wang Yanan couldn’t accept the difference. She covered her face and ran away crying.
Lu Yuanxing’s expression became extremely ugly. He looked at Li Susu as if she were something filthy.
Li Susu felt extremely uncomfortable under his gaze.
Sigh.
The original owner had created this mess. Why should she be the one to clean it up?
Was it because dying once in her previous life hadn’t been miserable enough? Did Heaven have to torment her all over again in this life?
Damn it!
Li Susu looked at Lu Yuanxing expressionlessly.
“Don’t look at me like that. If you’re worried about your childhood sweetheart, then go after her.”
As soon as she said that, Lu Yuanxing’s expression became even darker.
He had originally thought that Li Susu would feel guilty.
He never expected her to…
Actually…
Wait.
If she were behaving according to her usual personality, shouldn’t she be clinging to him and refusing to let him have anything to do with another woman?
Why did she look as though she didn’t care about him at all?
Could she be trying to play hard to get?
It had to be that!
Thinking of this, Lu Yuanxing looked at Li Susu with even greater disdain.
“You don’t need to play games with me. Since you’re pregnant now, I’ll marry you for the sake of the child.”
The moment Lu Yuanxing said this, everyone from the Revolutionary Committee breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Yuanxing had originally been the son of a high-ranking cadre. Because his father had firmly stood by his former superior, the entire Lu family had been sent down to the countryside for re-education.
This year, after his father’s former superior was rehabilitated and returned to the city, he had planned to bring the Lu family back as well.
Without Li Susu’s interference, the Lu family would definitely have been rehabilitated and returned to the city this year.
But because Li Susu had reported them, not only was the Lu family subjected to another investigation by the authorities, even their former superior was investigated again.
This had caused considerable delays and complications. Since the former superior had not yet firmly reestablished himself, all he could do was ask the Lu family to wait a little longer.
Although the former superior couldn’t immediately bring the Lu family back, he had asked the people from the Revolutionary Committee to take extra care of them.
The Lu family had already been rehabilitated. Their status had also changed from being sent down for re-education to being classified as “supporting rural development,” so their return to the city was only a matter of time.
The people from the Revolutionary Committee didn’t want Lu Yuanxing to be delayed again because of complicated romantic matters.
Marriage was undoubtedly the best solution.
One of the female officials stepped forward and took Li Susu’s hand.
“Comrade Li, you’re pregnant now, and you’re about to marry Comrade Lu. You absolutely cannot make the same mistakes you made before! Comrade Lu has a very promising future. You mustn’t do anything foolish again!”
Li Susu nodded along.
“Don’t worry. As long as Lu Yuanxing doesn’t betray me, I definitely won’t cause any trouble!”
The woman nodded in satisfaction before turning to Lu Yuanxing.
“Comrade Lu, it’s better to resolve conflicts than hold grudges. Don’t dwell on what happened in the past. What matters is building a good life together from now on. You already have a child, so you should both think about the child when dealing with things.”
Lu Yuanxing nodded without saying anything.
Seeing that neither side had any objections, the people from the Revolutionary Committee exchanged a few more polite words before leaving.
The room was suddenly left with only Lu Yuanxing and Li Susu, and the atmosphere instantly became awkward.
Lu Yuanxing unconsciously stared at Li Susu’s lower abdomen before speaking.
“Get ready. I’ll take you to the clinic for a checkup later.”
Li Susu knew that Lu Yuanxing simply didn’t trust her. He was afraid that she was lying about being pregnant, so he wanted to go to the clinic to confirm it.
Li Susu unhappily muttered, “You just don’t believe me, do you? Fine, I’ll go. Who’s afraid?”
Although her voice was very soft, Lu Yuanxing still heard her.
He glanced at Li Susu, who was pouting, and suddenly found it somewhat amusing.
She was actually kind of cute.
“I’ll go out first. Get yourself ready, then come with me to the clinic.”
With that, Lu Yuanxing left.
He still needed to go home and tell his family that Li Susu was pregnant.
After Lu Yuanxing left, Li Susu sat down on the bed and let out a long breath.
That was close. I finally managed to get through that.
She looked at the original owner’s skincare products, hair ties, and other belongings, and suddenly became curious.
The original novel had never described the original owner’s appearance. It had only said that she was vicious, spoiled, and constantly dressed herself up in an overly flashy manner, making people dislike her.
Could she be ugly?
Li Susu herself wasn’t a stunning beauty, but she was still considered attractive.
The kind of woman who made people turn their heads to look twice.
With a nervous feeling in her heart, she picked up a mirror.
But the moment she looked into it, what she saw was a face as red as a monkey’s backside.
Her eyebrows had been drawn thick, straight, and pitch-black.
Her lips were frighteningly red, with some of the lipstick smeared beyond the lip line.
She looked as if she had eaten a dead baby.
“Ahhhhhhh~!”
What kind of disaster is this?!
Li Susu’s heart completely shattered.
She really was an ugly duckling!
No wonder Lu Yuanxing disliked the original owner so much.
She looked exactly like a clown from a circus. Who would possibly like her?
No wonder Lu Yuanxing had just told her to “get ready” and “clean herself up.”
So that was what he meant by getting ready!
He wanted her to fix that horrifying face of hers!