In a ward at the Beijing Cotton Mill Staff Hospital, three women gathered around the bed, speaking softly to the person lying there. Faint, intermittent sobs could be heard.
Meanwhile, a man standing by the door, a leather strap in his hand, loudly reprimanded the young man opposite him: “Jiang Che, look at how you’ve angered your mother! Why don’t you apologize quickly?”
The young man, Jiang Che, was incredibly stubborn. As if he hadn’t heard a word, he stiffened his neck and remained silent.
Mother Jiang, lying on the hospital bed, couldn’t bear to see her son like this. She couldn’t help but cry louder, threatening that if her son didn’t agree to her demands, her condition would become even more critical.
Father Jiang saw his wife crying so much, and felt both angry and pained. His son’s utterly defiant attitude infuriated him to no end, but he couldn’t bring himself to swing the leather strap in his hand. After all, this was his most beloved youngest son; if he truly beat him severely, not to mention himself, his wife wouldn’t forgive him either.
Seeing the stifling atmosphere, Jiang Che’s three older sisters on the side didn’t dare to breathe loudly.
In the end, Mother Jiang couldn’t bear to lose her son. She was the first to take a step back, and only then was the matter resolved satisfactorily.
When Jiang Che saw his mother agree to let him marry Wei Xuan, a radiant smile immediately appeared on his face, as if the serious person from moments ago wasn’t him. He flattered Mother Jiang, coaxing away the last bit of reluctance in her heart.
“Forget it, if she’s a country girl, then she’s a country girl. As long as it makes my son happy again, I’ll accept it.”
Seeing that the matter was resolved, Jiang Che’s three sisters exchanged glances. Their eyes were filled with resignation and a knowing familiarity; they knew it would always end this way.
Father and Mother Jiang had a total of five children. The eldest was a son, followed by three daughters, and Jiang Che was considered a late-born child, only six years older than his eldest brother’s child. Coupled with his sweet tongue, his ability to charm people, and his good looks, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was the apple of Mother Jiang’s eye.
His older siblings were all quite a bit older than him and always indulged him, which was how he developed such a ‘little tyrant’ personality.
Therefore, his three sisters were not at all surprised that their parents would eventually agree. From childhood to adulthood, every time there was a conflict, their parents were always the first to compromise.
Jiang Che ignored what his three sisters were thinking. He was planning when to tell Wei Xuan the good news. As for the specific wedding date, as long as he made his mother happy, everything would be easy to discuss.
Meanwhile, Wei Xuan woke up in a rural mud house. She was still unaware of the huge surprise awaiting her.
Her entire being was in chaos.
Who could tell her? Hadn’t she died of a heart attack? How did she wake up in a different body? And where was this place? Where had the original owner of this body gone?
A string of questions in her head went unanswered. Fortunately, once she calmed down, she discovered she still had the original body’s memories.
After roughly going through this body’s memories from childhood to adulthood, Wei Xuan sighed in relief. In her previous life, she had read quite a few novels; her current situation was probably the legendary ‘rebirth.’
Although she didn’t know why she had transmigrated into the original owner’s body, she had a personality that, having arrived, would settle down and adapt to her circumstances.
In her previous life, right after she was born, she was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect and abandoned by her biological parents at the gates of the welfare institute. Although Director Yuan of the welfare institute was a kind person, not only adopting her but also managing to raise money from kind-hearted people in society to treat her illness, her condition was an incurable disease, and doctors said it would be difficult for her to even reach adulthood.
Sure enough, she died before her eighteenth birthday.
Due to this illness, she didn't even have the chance to attend university, couldn't do strenuous work, and could only live her entire life in the orphanage until her last moments.
But now, Heaven had pity on her, giving her a second life and a healthy body. Even if the original owner were to return later, it was already great that she could enjoy a day of freedom like this beforehand.