Chapter 77

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Li Huairou opened her eyes, looked at the empty bedroom, and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was a university student, so she didn’t have to go through the National College Entrance Examination again. It was really great!

Li Huairou fell back and hugged her quilt, wanting to sleep for a while.

The door opened. “Huairou, Huairou, get up and eat something before going to sleep! I bought your favorite sushi.”

“Jie, I have a headache and don’t want to eat it.” Li Huairou closed her eyes and knew the person who had come—it was the original body’s elder sister, as well as her task objective this time and an important female supporting character of the novel—Jiang Shuxin.

Jiang Shuxin and Li Huairou were siblings, but one took their father’s surname and the other took their mother’s surname. The two sisters not only had different surnames, but they also had completely different personalities.

Jiang Shuxin was smart, generous, lively, and cheerful, while Li Huairou had average academic performance and a weak body. It was thanks to Jiang Shuxin’s supervision and encouragement that Li Huairou and her elder sister had been admitted to the same university.

At this time, Li Huairou was just a freshman, and Jiang Shuxin was already in her third year this year.

Li Huairou had been in poor health since she was a child. After only one day of military training, she’d fainted and developed a high fever that night. Her instructors, counselors, and roommates were scared to death. Fortunately, Jiang Shuxin had taken care of her younger sister since she was a child and had experience. After hearing the news, she rushed over and took care of her in person. She also explained the situation to the instructors and counselors.

“Be obedient. Eat a little bit, and I even bought you milk tea.” Jiang Shuxin stood in front of the bed, on her tiptoes, and reached out to touch Li Huairou’s forehead. “It’s not burning anymore. You—you really scared me to death. Didn’t you agree? You are not in good health; didn’t you ask the counselor for leave early? You must have been timid and didn’t dare to say it. Oh, if I’d known, I would have asked for leave for you. It made you sick again.”

The original body owner’s character was always like this. Because she was frail, she didn’t have many friends, and she was a bit introverted. This was also the reason why the Jiang parents and Jiang Shuxin had insisted on having the original owner and Jiang Shuxin go to the same university—it was because they were worried.

“I thought I could do it,” Li Huairou said numbly.

Jiang Shuxin smiled, handed the sushi and milk tea to Li Huairou, and pinched her cheek. “The weight you put on when we raised you left so easily.”

Li Huairou was speechless. Jiang’s parents and Jiang Shuxin had been working hard to raise the original owner up white and plump. They thought that this was a symbol of health, so she was fed whenever they had the opportunity. The original owner did not live up to her family’s expectations. She was 1.58 meters tall and weighed 110 pounds.

That was it—the Jiang family thought she was too thin!

“Jie, I lost weight. My stomach is full of meat, alright?” Li Huairou wanted to lift up her clothes and show Jiang Shuxin.

Jiang Shuxin said perfunctorily, “Okay, okay, you’re not thin. Eat quickly and take a bath after you finish. Jiejie will take you to eat some delicious food at noon! There’s a Cantonese restaurant near the school, and the soup there is nutritious and delicious. It’s the best for you. If you like it, jiejie will often take you to eat in the future.”

Li Huairou snorted. Here it comes. The first time Jiang Shuxin and the scumbag met was at a Cantonese restaurant.

What Li Huairou had transmigrated into was a very bloody TV series. The first half was about the literature on youth and pain, and the second half was about the grievances of the rich and powerful. The story revolved around the male protagonist, Qin Huai, the female protagonist, Nan Shu, and the female partner, Jiang Shuxin.

Qin Huai and Nan Shu were childhood sweethearts, attached to each other. But Nan Shu went abroad when she was in high school for family reasons, and there was no news since then.

Qin Huai’s family was well-off, he was handsome and elegant, and there was never a shortage of women around him. But he had always been obsessed with Nan Shu and waited for her to come back. Until, in his junior year, he saw Jiang Shuxin in a Cantonese restaurant.

Jiang Shuxin and Nan Shu were very similar, especially their long black hair, which was like seaweed. When he saw Jiang Shuxin for the first time, Qin Huai thought he had seen Nan Shu.

After that, Qin Huai launched a fierce pursuit of Jiang Shuxin. Not long after, the two got together. She even moved out of the dormitory and lived together with him.

Jiang Shuxin thought she had found true love, and she devoted herself to this love. For Qin Huai’s sake, she changed a lot, washing her hands, making soup, and taking care of Qin Huai’s clothing, food, and daily life. The two lived like a young couple.

But Qin Huai was just using Jiang Shuxin as a stand-in. Although he liked Jiang Shuxin, he didn’t cherish her. He was venting all his desires for Nan Shu on Jiang Shuxin, and everything he wanted but was reluctant to do to Nan Shu was vented on Jiang Shuxin.

Even regarding that activity, because Qin Huai didn’t like wearing condoms, Jiang Shuxin had to take medicine afterward. But even so, the two were together for three years, and Jiang Shuxin had had three abortions for Qin Huai.

The Jiang family parents asked them to get engaged, and Qin Huai agreed.

Just when Jiang Shuxin and her parents were in full swing for their engagement, Nan Shu came back.

As soon as Qin Huai saw Nan Shu, how could he still remember Jiang Shuxin? He circled around Nan Shu all day. Nan Shu had originally had a relationship with Qin Huai. She’d gone abroad because her father’s company had gone bankrupt. Her father had committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her mother became depressed. She’d accompanied her mother to go abroad to relax and treat her illness. She’d originally wanted to contact Qin Huai when she settled down. Who knew that her mother wouldn’t accept the blow of her father’s death and then commit suicide? In addition to feeling sad, she also had to comfort her elderly grandparents. She was also ill, so she had never been able to contact Qin Huai.

This time, she’d managed to clear up her mood and wanted to go back to China to find Qin Huai. It turned out that Qin Huai already had a girlfriend.

Nan Shu was about to go back to China when Qin Huai hugged her and told her all his thoughts and difficulties: “Nan Shu, I love you. I’ve always loved you! As for her, can’t you see it? She is a shadow of you!”

He said this ignoring Jiang Shuxin, who went pale when she heard this.

Jiang Shuxin had never thought that her love was just a joke. From beginning to end, she was just a stand-in, just a shadow.

Qin Huai and Jiang Shuxin proposed a break-up, and Nan Shu had come back, so there was no need for a stand-in. He wanted to restore his single status and pursue Nan Shu again.

As proud as she was, Jiang Shuxin begged bitterly, but in the face of love, she was still lowly, in the dust.

She pulled on Qin Huai, begging bitterly, and even knelt down to him. Unfortunately, Qin Huai couldn’t be moved.

Jiang Shuxin went to find Nan Shu and knelt on the ground and begged her, begging Nan Shu to help her and Qin Huai.

In front of everyone, Nan Shu couldn’t hold back her expression, and she left in shame. Then she packed up and wanted to leave.

After Qin Huai learned the news, he slapped Jiang Shuxin in front of many people, knocking her to the ground, and left to chase after Nan Shu without even looking at her.

Jiang Shuxin, slapped by Qin Huai, fell off the steps and had a miscarriage. The Jiang parents were angry and sad, but looking at their daughter, who was laying in the hospital bed, the husband and wife could only swallow their accusations and take good care of Jiang Shuxin.

But after that, Jiang Shuxin was like a different person. She drank, smoked, and danced. She had a different boyfriend every week, completely letting go of herself.

The Jiang parents had a big fight with Jiang Shuxin, and Jiang Shuxin ran away from home in the middle of the night. Her younger sister went to find her, only to meet a few drunk migrant workers. Li Huairou was found, not breathing, the next morning.

The Jiang parents got this bad news. The mother suffered a heart attack and died after the rescue failed. The father received blows, one after another, and fell ill, but within a month, he also went with his wife and daughter. Before he died, he refused to see Jiang Shuxin again.

Qin Huai finally got back to Nan Shu, and the two sweetly returned. As soon as he returned to China, he learned of the change in the Jiang family.

Nan Shu’s heart softened, thinking that it was all Qin Huai’s fault.

Although Qin Huai didn’t think it was his fault, Nan Shu said so, and he recognized it. He took Nan Shu to see Jiang Shuxin and said that when she needed help, she could just say it.

Jiang Shuxin looked at him coldly and did not speak.

Qin Huai couldn’t stand Jiang Shuxin’s cryptic manner, and the two broke off unhappily.

Qin Huai and Nan Shu were getting married, but at this time, there was a problem with the Qin family. Qin Huai’s father, Qin Zhongde, insisted on a divorce. The reason was that he had found true love at the age of fifty.

Qin Zhongde and his wife, Wu Huifang, had gotten together through a business marriage. After marriage, they only had one son, Qin Huai. The husband and wife maintained peace on the surface and played their own ways behind the scenes.

But this time, who knew what had happened—Qin Zhongde insisted on divorce.

Qin Huai was busy persuading his father and comforting his mother, so his marriage could only be put on hold.

Qin Zhongde insisted on going his own way and on divorce. Wu Huifang refused, but the Wu family’s company was immediately hit, losing several orders one after another, and their bank loan was delayed. Wu Huifang knew that this was Qin Zhongde’s warning. There was no other way—she agreed to the divorce.

With ugly expressions, Qin Huai and Nan Shu accompanied Wu Huifang to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the divorce procedures. Qin Zhongde and Wu Huifang had signed a prenuptial agreement before they got married, so there was no entanglement in the matter of property. Wu Huifang was in a bad mood. She thought that she and Qin Zhongde had had a tacit understanding long ago that the Qin family would belong to her son sooner or later, so she’d never expected this. It was only on the day of her divorce that she realized that she’d suffered a loss.

But Qin Huai’s mood was even worse.

Because, after Qin Zhongde and Wu Huifang went through the divorce formalities, it was followed up by his helping a woman with a big belly from a car, and that woman turned out to be Jiang Shuxin!

When Qin Huai saw Jiang Shuxin, his complexion changed greatly, and Nan Shu was also in disbelief. How did things turn out like this?

In front of his ex-wife and son, Qin Zhongde and Jiang Shuxin went through the marriage formalities. Holding the marriage certificate, Qin Zhongde happily touched Jiang Shuxin’s belly.

Qin Huai couldn’t take it anymore. “Dad, how can you do this?! Do you know who she is? She’s…”

Qin Zhongde interrupted him. “She is your mother! As long as you still recognize me as a father, she is your mom! Come on, call her mom!”

Jiang Shuxin leaned into Qin Zhongde’s arms, looked at Qin Huai, and showed a smug smile.

After that, there was a ten-year struggle between Jiang Shuxin and Qin Huai. Of course, the final winner was Qin Huai. Jiang Shuxin and her child finally failed and flew away with a sum of money. However, her goal was also achieved. She’d successfully turned the Qin family upside down and disgusted Qin Huai for many years.

Did Jiang Shuxin lose? Not necessarily, but the price was too painful.

Therefore, Li Huairou never wanted Jiang Shuxin to have anything to do with Qin Huai, that scumbag.

Li Huairou looked at Jiang Shuxin, who had already taken her cellphone and started to book a seat, and thought about how to stop it.

Twenty minutes later, there was a loud bang in the bathroom, which successfully changed Jiang Shuxin’s expression.

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