Chapter 1: Traveling Through a Book

"Xiaoxuan, Xiaoxuan...don't sell him..."

"You bastard, why aren't you dead yet..."

"It's a pity for these children to have a mother like you..."

Images flashed through my mind quickly, and memories that did not belong to me slowly merged into my mind.

It was raining heavily, and the smell of the country earth filled my mouth and nose.

Fu Yuling opened his eyes in a daze. His body was sticky, his face was touching the wet ground, and his eyes were completely blocked by the rain.

She had no choice but to close her eyes.

When she woke up again, she was still in the same place, surrounded by people.

Everyone had the same expression, pointing at her with disgust, and some children even threw branches at her.

It was as if she was the enemy who killed their father.

"It was you who sold Xiaoxuan, you ugly woman!"

A little boy cursed.

There was undisguised disgust in the innocent eyes of the little boy, and someone nearby even started cheering, almost clapping.

"She's awake..."

Finally, someone noticed that Fu Yuling had woken up. The adults with children around them pulled their children to hide her behind themselves and kept an eye on her.

“…”

Fu Yuling felt cold all over, but his mind was somewhat clearer after being scolded.

She stood up and slowly looked at the people around her. She could identify everyone.

Looking at these familiar yet unfamiliar people, she was confused as to what was going on.

"What's going on?"

He frowned and finally remembered something in the corner.

She was clearly doing experiments in the lab, why did she come here?

And judging from the way these people are dressed, it's clear they're not in the city.

Just as Fu Yuling was sitting on the ground in a daze, there was a commotion outside.

"What are you doing!"

A childish voice shouted, and the villagers who had been surrounding Fu Yuling immediately moved away.

Fu Yuling also looked at the person who was approaching. It was a young man, but he was thin and pale, with only his eyes like a lone wolf.

"What are you doing here? You just gossip all day long..."

The young man said without a word. He was tall and thin, wearing a vest that was so white that it looked yellow, and he walked towards Fu Yuling without stopping.

"Can you stand up?"

Seeing Fu Yuling's condition, he went to help her up.

Then he squatted down, carried the person on his back, and slowly walked away from the group of people with her.

By the time Fu Yuling came to her senses, the young man had already taken her quite far away.

Fu Yuling looked back and saw that those people were still whispering to her from a distance, still saying something.

"Please put me down first."

She didn't know how long she had been in the rain, and it seemed a little difficult for her to speak, and her voice was hoarse.

"Why are you showing off? You usually show off your might in front of the He family, but now you don't even know how to fight back against those gossipers!"

"You can only pick the weak ones."

The young man mocked her mercilessly, but he didn't let her go.

Fu Yuling could not sense his ill intentions, but he did feel uncomfortable carrying her on his back.

"Fu Qi, put me down!"

Subconsciously, Fu Yuling's voice raised its pitch by several degrees, sounding sharp.

Sure enough, Fu Qi put her down the next second.

He seemed to have been patient for a long time, but finally exploded. With red eyes, he yelled at her: "What are you yelling for? You are the only one who can yell, right?"

"If your parents hadn't been worried about you and asked me to come find you, do you think I would have cared about you?"

"With all the crap you've done, where do you think our family is? Now wherever mom and dad go, people point fingers at them. How embarrassing! They're considered 'celebrities' in Zhuangjia Village!"

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The boy threw his hands away and after he finished yelling, tears flowed down his cheeks.