"The novel I was reading had a male lead named Lu Shishen and a female lead named Shen Youyou. Wang Xiuxiu, who shares the same name as me, is Lu Shishen's cannon fodder ex-wife." Wang Xiuxiu frowned. "The reason I mentioned Chen Ji is because of the vicious female supporting character Jia Shuling."
Wang Xiuxiu turned to Xu Ruantang and stared at her with a stern face. "In the later part of the book, your second aunt was punished by the female lead, Shen Youyou, because she was always causing trouble in front of the female lead and competing with her for Lu Shishen."
Many of the bad things your second aunt did have been exposed, including the one where she caused your niece-in-law to have a difficult childbirth...
The more Wang Xiuxiu spoke, the more her expression changed.
Xu Ruantang knew it probably wasn't good news, so she slowly tugged at the corners of her lips and encouraged her to continue, "Sister Xiuxiu, I can handle it, just keep talking."
Wang Xiuxiu pursed her lips. "The book says that Jia Shuling caused her third nephew's wife to die in childbirth, and not long after, her third nephew Chen Ji also committed suicide."
The book is told from the perspective of the female protagonist, Shen Youyou. She is a reborn woman who knows the term PTSD and immediately concludes that Chen Ji committed suicide because he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Therefore, Wang Xiuxiu's book and hers are not the same book. The male protagonist of Wang Xiuxiu's book is Lu Shishen, while the male protagonist of hers is Chen Ji.
Moreover, in her book, "Xu Ruantang" is a cannon fodder wife who dies young, so who is the "third niece-in-law" in Wang Xiuxiu's book?
Things are getting more and more complicated.
Seeing that Xu Ruantang was keeping her eyes down and not speaking, Wang Xiuxiu pondered for a moment and comforted her, "Sister, don't think too much. Look, my book doesn't say that you are a time traveler. Maybe the course of events has already changed, but we just don't know it."
Just like the original owner of the body, "Wang Xiuxiu," was about to leave the world, she unexpectedly transmigrated into it.
Wang Xiuxiu did not die, and Lu Xiaozhao did not suffer any psychological trauma or become a strange child.
As for whether Shen Youyou will reappear later, and whether she and Lu Shishen will have a chance to get back together, Wang Xiuxiu said she doesn't care and has no intention of competing for a man.
"Sister Xiuxiu, did your book mention Chen Ji's wife's name?" Xu Ruantang asked thoughtfully.
Wang Xiuxiu shook her head. "No, they just used my third niece-in-law and Regiment Commander Chen Jichen's wife instead."
There are only two possibilities: one is that this person is her, and after she transmigrated, Chen Ji returned to the army, but she died in childbirth, and Chen Ji committed suicide for some reason.
Xu Ruantang felt a little breathless, her heart feeling as if it were entangled by a dense web of threads.
If she had been able to remain calm before hearing that Chen Ji committed suicide due to post-war trauma, now that it was said to be because of her, she was completely unable to stay composed.
Chen Ji is not that kind of person; he wouldn't.
At least Xu Ruantang felt that he wouldn't, because Chen Ji loved his country the most, and he once said that the country and the people would always come before her!
How could he...?
There is a second possibility: Chen Ji's wife is not her. In that case, the entire trajectory has changed, and the suicide should not happen again.
Xu Ruantang would rather be the second one.
It doesn't matter who Chen Ji'ai loved in the parallel world; what matters is that he lived a good life.
Wang Xiuxiu noticed that Xu Ruantang's expression was off, and she looked like she was about to cry, so she quickly changed the subject and started chatting with her.
Back in the compound, she comforted Xu Ruantang for a long time before the two went their separate ways home.
Before Wang Xiuxiu confirmed her return to work, she had a chat with Lu Shishen. Since they were getting a divorce in a month, the issue of child custody had to be resolved.
She didn't intend to take the child away, but suggested putting the child in the nursing home in the compound.
Lu Shishen initially disagreed, feeling that Lu Xiaozhao was too young and would not adapt well to unfamiliar environments.
Wang Xiuxiu didn't argue with him, but called Lu Xiaozhao over and asked the child for his opinion.
Lu Xiaozhao agreed quickly and said like a little adult, "Dad, Mom is an adult and needs her own world too. Xiaozhao will also have her own world when she goes to school, so Mom won't be angry every day like before."
After parting ways with Xu Ruantang, Wang Xiuxiu went straight to the nursery to pick up Xiao Zhao and take her home.
Xu Ruantang arrived home early; Chen Ji had not yet returned.
With things on her mind, she didn't want to be idle, so she went into the kitchen to cook.
When Chen Ji returned, there were already two dishes on the table, and the aroma of stewing soup was wafting from the kitchen.
Chen Jijin entered the kitchen, where Xu Ruantang was cutting fruit, her hair falling onto her cheek.
Chen Ji approached, gently tucked a stray hair behind her ear, stretched out his long arm and hugged her from behind, his deep, playful voice ringing in Xu Ruantang's ear: "Wife, you really went to great lengths for those two hours I couldn't move?"
They agreed that Xu Ruantang would have two hours to sketch, during which Chen Ji would not be allowed to move around or disturb her artistic creation.
Chen Ji held Xu Ruantang in his arms, took the knife from her hand, and slowly cut the watermelon into small pieces.
"Absolutely, this is an opportunity I worked so hard to get, it's very precious."
Xu Ruantang turned around in his arms and wrapped her arms around Chen Jijin's thin waist.
"What are you doing? It's not your time yet, lady. Please watch your behavior." Chen Ji chuckled softly.
Xu Ruantang rubbed Chen Ji's waist with her palm through his clothes, "You can't pay attention to anything, the dazzling array of flowers is dazzling, you can only take a look if you can."
After dinner, Chen Ji went into the kitchen and wouldn't come out.
When Xu Ruantang came out after taking a shower, he was still busy inside.
When she went inside, she saw that the dishes, which she could usually wash in two minutes, still had more than half left unwashed, even after she had taken a shower.
Her medicine was still bubbling and steaming on the stove.
Xu Ruantang ignored him and went out to the main room to set up her easel. Once she was ready, she nestled on the sofa and ate watermelon.
This guy can hide for a while, but can he hide forever?
Chen Ji finally came out of the kitchen, still carrying a dark bowl of medicine.
Before he could speak, Xu Ruantang calmly straightened up, took the bowl, and gulped down more than half of it. She frowned, put the bowl down, and stuffed two pieces of watermelon into her mouth.
He quickly picked up the medicine bowl again and drank the rest of the medicine in one gulp.
Xu Ruantang blinked slowly, a cryptic smile playing on her lips. "Go! Take! A! Shower!"
Chen Ji's expression was extremely complicated. In the end, he said nothing, stood up, and walked towards the bathroom.
"Wait a minute." Xu Ruantang smiled playfully, "We agreed that you can only wear one item on each person, okay?"
Chen Ji's eyes were deep and unfathomable. He looked away unnaturally and gave a deep "hmm" in his voice.
After a sound of running water, the bathroom door opened quickly.
Xu Ruantang craned her neck to look, her lips twitching. She quickly stood up and walked to Chen Ji's side, her tone full of anger: "You're a man who doesn't keep his word!"
"No, it was only one." An unnatural blush flashed across Chen Ji's face. "There really is only one."
Xu Ruantang was furious. Was the same thing that Chen Ji had mentioned?!
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