Chapter 1 Awakening

October 1972, the Northwest Military Region experienced a bone-chilling wind.

But no matter how cold the weather was, it couldn't stop everyone's desire to watch the commotion, because right at the gate of the Military Region Family Quarters, a magnificent drama was unfolding.

"Why is she lying there motionless? Could she have been angered into stupidity?"

"What's there to be angry about? Everyone said that Director Xu and Comrade Yuan walked together because of official business. Getting angry over this is just too petty!"

"I heard from her mother-in-law that they've been married for several years, yet there's not a single peep from her stomach. A hen that can't lay eggs, what right does she have to make a fuss with her own husband!"

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As various discussions erupted, Lin Xun lay in the snow, feeling somewhat dazed.

She hadn't expected that after taking a fall, she would suddenly awaken a large section of memories, discovering that she was actually the cannon-fodder ex-wife of the male lead in a novel.

The male lead was named Xu Zhicheng, the youngest surgeon at the Northwest Military Hospital, talented and handsome with a bright future, but he was born in the countryside and had an extremely mean and unreasonable old mother at home, Cai Jinhua.

Lin Xun had been married to Xu Zhicheng for two years, but her stomach had shown no movement. Cai Jinhua was furious, not only beating and scolding Lin Xun all day long, but also forcing her to drink all kinds of fertility medicines, such as placenta, black talisman water, Guanyin dirt... and even secretly setting up a Buddhist shrine at home, worshipping the Child-Delivering Guanyin, forcing Lin Xun to kneel through the entire night.

Facing all kinds of inhumane torment, Lin Xun gladly accepted it, because she felt she was very happy. Although her mother-in-law was difficult, Xu Zhicheng treated her very well. Not only did he not blame her for not being able to have children, but he also spoke up for her in front of Cai Jinhua.

With such a good man, what more could she be dissatisfied with?

Thus, Lin Xun endured all the torment, working even harder to give birth to a son or daughter for the Xu Family, and even decided to come from her hometown to the Military Hospital to get pregnant more easily. She thought that as long as they spent more time together and weren't living apart like before, she would definitely be able to conceive a child.

However, Lin Xun never expected that after enduring exhausting days on the train and just arriving at the Hospital, she would see her husband standing together with another female comrade.

The two were chatting and laughing, a talented man and a beautiful woman, and even the extremely mean Cai Jinhua's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum towards that female comrade.

Holding her hand, she muttered incessantly: "It would be so great if you were my daughter-in-law! Having a daughter-in-law like you is truly the blessing of our old Xu Family!"

The female comrade was very shy, pulling back her hand, but her eyes looked at Xu Zhicheng with deep affection.

This scene, resembling a family of three, directly stunned Lin Xun. After reacting, she instantly went crazy, crying and shouting as she rushed over, wanting to push that female comrade away!

But Xu Zhicheng, being a man, naturally reacted faster. With a wave of his hand, he directly pushed Lin Xun out.

"You actually pushed me? You actually pushed me for a woman? Xu Zhicheng, I am your wife!"

Xu Zhicheng's action just now was just an instinctive reaction. He wanted to open his mouth to explain, but Cai Jinhua preempted him:

"You shrew! Our Xu Family must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck to marry you! A hen that can't lay eggs, still making a fool of yourself outside, hurry up and get back!"

They were right at the gate of the Family Quarters at the moment, and there were people coming and going everywhere. Being unable to have children was already Lin Xun's greatest pain, and at this moment, having it exposed by Cai Jinhua in public was incomparably humiliating!

Under various blows, Lin Xun couldn't take it anymore. Despairing completely, she turned her head wanting to jump into the river, but as soon as she turned around, she was suddenly tripped by a stone on the ground and fell into the snow.

At the moment of falling, Lin Xun discovered that she was actually the cannon-fodder foil in the novel. In the novel, this time she successfully jumped into the river and died.

As soon as she died, that female comrade just now, which was the female lead Yuan Yaqing, quickly married Xu Zhicheng. After marriage, she not only quickly conceived a child, filling the Xu Family with children and grandchildren, but her own career also rose step by step, becoming a three-good daughter-in-law praised by everyone in the Family Quarters. Even the evil mother-in-law Cai Jinhua had nothing but praise for the female lead, comparing the ex-wife Lin Xun into the mud!

After reading the entire plot, Lin Xun was dumbfounded.

The person in this book couldn't possibly be her!

She would definitely not torture herself just to bear children for a man, and even less would she lose her life in vain out of jealousy over a man!

She did marry Xu Zhicheng, that's true, but the memories after their marriage became extremely blurry in her mind, as if some unknown force was forcing her to walk this toxic plot.

That's right, the plot was toxic, and the Xu Family along with the male and female leads were even more ill-fated!

Lin Xun didn't know why she suddenly woke up, but she would definitely never return to her past days. She had hands, feet, and ability, could make money and support herself. So what if she couldn't have children? Why should she be trapped for a lifetime just because she couldn't conceive?

Besides, she used to live well, but after marrying Xu Zhicheng, everything completely changed. Being forced to follow the plot, being forced to endure inhumane torture, this showed that Xu Zhicheng was simply bad luck, and she must stay as far away from them as possible!

Divorce! She wanted a divorce!

Having figured this out, Lin Xun only felt a sense of clarity in her heart. She stood up from the snow, her tone full of calmness: "Xu Zhicheng, let's get a divorce."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

They didn't expect that Lin Xun, who had just been hysterical, would suddenly quiet down, and even demand a divorce right off the bat!

In this era, which woman would actively propose a divorce? Especially since Xu Zhicheng was a doctor with an iron rice bowl and a bright future, and Lin Xun? She was just a hen that couldn't lay eggs!

How dare she propose a divorce? Once they actually divorced, who would still marry her?!

Xu Zhicheng was dumbfounded: "A-Xun, don't talk nonsense. I already said I didn't mean it just now, it was just an accident, and Comrade Yuan and I were only discussing official business, don't make a scene!"

His tone carried pampering, as if he were comforting an unreasonable child.

Cai Jinhua on the side instantly became angry. She knew that this woman Lin Xun was full of crafty tricks, and now she even dared to use divorce as a threat!

"If she wants a divorce, divorce her! Lin Xun, don't regret it! You..."

Cai Jinhua wanted to say harsh words, but Lin Xun directly interrupted her: "I don't regret it. Since we are right at your unit, let's get a divorce."

Xu Zhicheng's expression changed instantly. He hadn't expected Lin Xun to be serious, "A-Xun, what are you doing? Have you forgotten how good our relationship is?"

Lin Xun smiled sarcastically. Good relationship? My ass!

Yes, Xu Zhicheng indeed wouldn't blame her harshly because of children, and when Cai Jinhua scolded her, he would speak up for her, but that was just it.

She hadn't missed a single sip of those bitter medicines, and even when Cai Jinhua beat her, he would only tell her to endure it. When night came, he would even lecture her and make her apologize voluntarily.

What kind of goodness was this? This was hypocrisy!

"Bringing those up is useless now. I want a divorce. I can't have children, and I don't want to block the Xu Family from passing on the ancestral line."

"Divorce! Zhicheng, divorce her quickly! As long as you divorce, Mom will be able to hold a big grandson!" Cai Jinhua was incomparably excited. She had long wanted to kick Lin Xun out of the house. With such a vixenish look and an uncooperative stomach, what right did such a person have to marry into their Xu Family?

Xu Zhicheng was a doctor! With a boundless future! Only an unmarried girl like Yuan Yaqing, who was both excellent, a city person, and came from a good family background, was worthy of him!

Cai Jinhua was extremely excited, completely failing to notice that Xu Zhicheng's eyes were filled with gloominess.

Because the one who couldn't have children was not Lin Xun at all, but him.

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