Chapter 01
“What on earth were you thinking? Even if you don’t care about yourself, you have to think about the child in your belly!”
The woman surrounding the bed wiped her tears with a handkerchief, her heart aching. “If something happens to you, how am I supposed to go on living?!”
Can’t think straight? The child in her belly?
These two sentences exploded in Yun Shu’s mind like a clap of thunder.
Alright, she had transmigrated into a book!
Specifically, she had transmigrated into a 1960s military marriage period novel titled Military Marriage in the 60s: The Husband is Too Fierce to Handle. She was now the drama-queen, short-lived beautiful wife of the male lead, who happened to share her exact name.
The reason this novel had caught Yun Shu’s attention in the first place was because the character shared her name, surname, and profession, and secondly, because the plot line was quite wild.
The original owner of the body had graduated from medical school and was assigned to work at the city hospital. Because of this, she looked down on the male lead, who came from a humble, rural background.
On their wedding night, the original owner drank a lot of alcohol out of spite. As a twist of fate, she ended up rolling around the sheets with the male lead.
Afterward, the original owner forbade the male lead from touching her again, but to her surprise, she found out she was pregnant a month later.
The male lead was completely submissive and obedient to the original owner, yet she constantly threw tantrums and caused trouble for him, making their relationship grow increasingly strained.
After the male lead returned to his military unit, the original owner took a leave of absence from the hospital due to her pregnancy. Having nothing to do, she passed the time by attending operas.
Before long, her mind was completely captivated by Duan Jianguo, the director of the opera troupe. She felt that he was her true Liang Shanbo.
Consequently, in order to be with this pretty-boy director, she went so far as to stage a suicide attempt and try to abort the child just to force the male lead into a divorce.
The male lead, having had absolutely enough of her deadly drama, finally compromised and finalized the divorce papers with her.
Once divorced, the original owner aborted the child and threw herself straight into the pretty boy’s arms, believing she would live the life she always wanted from then on.
Who could have anticipated that when the Great Chaos arrived, the pretty boy would run off to Hong Kong with all her wealth, taking his mistresses along with him.
The original owner was left behind in Shanghai, where she was arrested and sent down to a labor camp, eventually dying of exhaustion in the fields within less than a year.
Meanwhile, the actual female lead of the novel was pampered to the heavens by the male lead.
As for the intimate details between that couple, they were the true highlights of the bookânot three chapters would pass without a passionate scene.
Right now, the original owner had just slammed her head against a wall, and Yun Shu had unluckily transmigrated right into this exact moment.
She had joyfully inherited the status of a capitalist’s wealthy daughter, along with a five-month-old pregnancy bonus.
The woman surrounding the bed was Yan Meili, the original owner’s stepmother. She was the young, attractive wife her father married three years after her biological mother passed away.
They always say stepmothers are cruel, scheming, and make you cry, but this stepmother treated her just like her own biological daughter.
Even after giving birth to a pair of dragon-and-phoenix twins for the Yun family, she still did her absolute best for the original owner, never showing a hint of partiality.
“If you really can’t go on like this, your father and I agree to let you divorce Bai Zhan.”
Yan Meili looked at Yun Shu with a face full of heartache. “Your father has already gone to send a telegram to Bai Zhan. You’ve been unconscious for two days, so Bai Zhan should be arriving very soon.”
Bai Zhan was the male lead of the original novel. He possessed illustrious military achievements, having fought the Americans and the Japanese. At the young age of twenty-nine, he had already become a division commander.
Unfortunately, the original owner hadn’t kept many impressions of him. Yun Shu searched through her memory and couldn’t even map out the male lead’s face; the most vivid impression was simply that of a burly, tough-guy figure.
The novel did describe the male lead as not being ugly, but a written description is never as direct as seeing someone with your own eyes.
Hearing that the male lead was already on his way, Yun Shu grabbed Yan Meili’s hand and immediately clarified her stance, “Stepmother, I’ve thought it through. I’m not getting a divorce anymore. I want to live a good life with Bai Zhan.”
“What?” Yan Meili looked utterly astonished, deeply afraid she had misheard. “You’ve really thought it through? You’re not divorcing! Or did I hear you wrong? Weren’t you desperately trying to be with Duan Jianguo?”
The truth was, Yun Shu’s previous tantrums had left the family traumatized. She was worried that Yun Shu was just acting on a whim and would regret it later.
After all, this wasn’t the first or second time she had pulled something like this.
Yun Shu nodded with absolute certainty and pointed to her own head, intentionally putting on an expression of sudden enlightenment.
“After taking a walk through the gates of hell, Lord Yama told me that Duan Jianguo is not a good person. Compared to Duan Jianguo, I still feel Bai Zhan is more reliable. Aside from being a bit burly, he is actually quite a decent man.”
Regardless of Lord Yama or anyone else, seeing that Yun Shu had finally come to her senses made Yan Meili weep tears of joy once again.
“It’s good that you think this way. Bai Zhan is a man you can entrust your life to, otherwise your father and I wouldn’t have agreed to the marriage in the first place. When Bai Zhan arrives in a moment, you must explain things to him properly.”
In her impression, that son-in-law of theirs didn’t seem very easy to talk to. He always kept a stern face, his gaze was particularly intimidating, and he spoke very little.
Fortunately, he was responsible toward Yun Shu. Even though Yun Shu threw such wild tantrums, he never said anything harsh, and he always mailed his military allowance to her on time after returning to his unit.
This time, Yun Shu’s desperate attempt to force a divorce must have truly chilled his heart.
She had no idea how Bai Zhan would treat her Yun Shu once he arrived.
“Don’t worry, stepmother, I’ll talk to him properly.”
Yun Shu understood the situation perfectly clearly. In the turbulent year of 1969, with her current physical condition and being pregnant, if she wanted to rely on herself to conquer the world, she might as well just dream about it.
With a golden thigh like the male lead right there, she would be a fool not to cling to it. Furthermore, the Yun family had accumulated countless assets over generations of doing business.
Even though Yun Guoliang had handed over a vast amount of it, an immense fortune still remained. Precious treasures and gold were hidden away in over a dozen underground cellars. As long as the Yun family kept a low profile, they would surely survive this turbulent period.
Grumble… Yun Shu’s stomach let out a loud sound.
“You must be hungry. I’ll go make you something to eat.”
Yan Meili wiped away a tear and quickly got up to head to the kitchen.
As soon as she left, Yun Shu immediately closed her eyes. With a flicker of her intent, she discovered that her spatial dimension had transmigrated along with her, and her heart instantly felt at ease.
The space contained all of her worldly possessions. Having grown up as an orphan eating food provided by various neighbors, she understood one truth perfectly: when you have money, you must hoard supplies, because nothing is more important than eating a hearty meal.
Therefore, she had bought absolutely everything she could possibly think of. While she couldn’t say it had literally every single thing in existence, it ranged from needles and thread to small cars. Relying solely on the supplies in her space, she could easily survive until old age without any issues.
An hour later, Yun Shu ate the mandarin fish porridge made by Yan Meili, finally recovering some of her physical strength.
And right then, Bai Zhan returned along with Yun Guoliang.
It was the peak of summer, and the continuous chirping of cicadas outside added a layer of irritability to the scorching weather.
Yan Meili quickly got up to welcome them. Even from a distance, before she could see anyone, Yun Shu heard a deep, mellow, and powerful voice speak.
“These are specialties from Yunque Island.”
“You’ve spent too much money again.” Yan Meili took the local specialties and cast a glance at Yun Guoliang standing beside Bai Zhan, though her words were directed at Bai Zhan, “Yun Shu is in the room, she’s been waiting for you for a while. Go on in and see her! If there’s anything to say, the two of you should talk it out properly. You know how her temper is, so please be patient with her.”
“Alright.” Bai Zhan nodded and walked with large strides toward the inner room.
Toward Yun Shu’s dramatic and troublesome personality, he felt nothing but helplessness mixed with a cold indifference.
When he thought about how she had slammed her head against a wall, using her own safety and their child as leverage just to force him into a divorce, Bai Zhan’s heart simply couldn’t warm up.
If she truly loved that other man, he would simply grant her wish.
The short distance took only a few seconds to cross.
Perhaps because the original owner’s impression of him as a rough, fierce giant was so deeply ingrained, Yun Shu couldn’t help but feel a sudden wave of nervousness, her hands clenching into fists unconsciously.
As the footsteps drew closer, that tall figure quickly came into view.
Upon seeing the newcomer’s appearance, Yun Shu couldn’t help but gasp.
What kind of a “burly, rough guy” was this? It was clear that he had the looks of a top-tier handsome man! Keep in mind that in the original novel’s setting, Bai Zhan was the epitome of masculinity. He possessed a sharply defined, chiseled face, high cheekbones, a straight nose, and a pair of dark, piercing eyes that seemed capable of seeing through everything. Standing at nearly 1.9 meters tall, his posture was as straight as a spear, and his broad shoulders and narrow waist were perfectly accentuated by his military uniform.
Even though his expression was cold and aloof, it only added to his dangerous, commanding charm.
Yun Shu’s eyes lit up instantly. This golden thigh wasn’t just safe to lean on, he was incredibly pleasing to look at too!
While Yun Shu was busy admiring his looks, Bai Zhan stopped a few paces away from the bed. His gaze swept over the white bandage wrapped around her forehead, and his eyes darkened slightly.
“Are you awake?” his voice was flat, devoid of any warmth. “If you are clear-headed now, we can talk about the divorce. I have already drafted the agreement.”
Hearing the word “divorce” coming from his mouth, Yun Shu immediately put on a pitiful and remorseful expression. She looked up at him, her eyes pooling with tears as she said softly, “Husband, I don’t want a divorce anymore. I was wrong.”
Bai Zhan was momentarily stunned. He hadn’t expected her to change her tune so completely. He frowned, wondering what kind of trick she was trying to play this time.
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