Ouch—

My head was throbbing like it was going to explode, and all around me was noise. I struggled to open my eyes.

A cold, menacing gaze suddenly fell upon her head. Out of instinct, Qin Yuexi leaped from the bed and stared alertly at the source of the gaze, her eyes fixed in place.

The man sat on a chair by the bed, wearing a rough red wedding robe. In his hand, he held a celebratory silk handkerchief. His features were strikingly delicate, like they had been meticulously sculpted by a master craftsman.

But a clear anger flashed in his eyes, and his gaze was filled with disgust. “How could it be you? Aren’t you Qin Yueyan?”

Qin Yuexi was stunned for a moment, Qin Yuety?

Wasn't he betrayed and hunted down by his own organization, shot and killed?

My forehead suddenly shot with a sharp pain, and the original owner's memories flooded in.

The original owner, Qin Yuexi, was a concubine's daughter of the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Because of a birth defect, he was considered to be ill-fated and born with an intellectual disability. Because of this, he was ridiculed by everyone and treated worse than even the lowest maids in the household. He was constantly bullied.

Qin Yue was the legitimate daughter of the Hou Mansion, originally betrothed to Gu Zichen, the eldest son of the esteemed Gu family. However, the Gu family suffered a sudden downfall, and they were exiled to this remote village on the outskirts of civilization. Their future seemed bleak.

The man sneered, his eyes filled with disdain and mockery. "Unwilling to fulfill the marriage contract, you send a fool to take its place. The Hou Mansion is truly calculating!"

"Do you think I want to marry you?"

Qin Yuexi glared at him angrily. Wasn't he feeling any remorse? It was bad enough waking up to find she had travelled through time, but to be married off as well! Who wouldn't resent that?

Gu Zi Chen let out a cold snort, "Then that's just perfect, I'll write a letter of withdrawal right now, you can send it back."

"You..."

Just as I was about to curse, a sharp pain came on my forehead, and a warm sensation slowly flowed down my cheek.

Along the way, that group of wedding guests either beat or scolded the bride-to-be relentlessly. When they arrived at Gu's family, the original owner was already exhausted and on the verge of death, which finally gave the opportunity for the transmigration.

At this moment, the Gu family's elders led their child into the room in a hurry. Seeing the two people facing each other, the elders were stunned: "Zi Chen, what's going on?"

Gu Qingqing was even more shocked and said, "Isn't this Qin family's fool?"

After the shock, those big, watery eyes were filled with anger, pointing at Qin Yuexi trembling with rage, "Brother, the Jing'an Hou Mansion is too much! Sending this fool to insult you, I'm going to find them and settle the score!"

"Speaking, he strode forward and grabbed Qin Yuexi, dragging her out. “Your Hou Mansion is too much! Our Gu family doesn't welcome you. Go back to where you came from!”

Gu ZiChen was already feeling troubled, hearing this made his face even more difficult to look at, he didn't stop his younger sister's actions.

Qin Yuexi's eyes were filled with pain, but her reaction was extremely fast. She moved like lightning and quickly grabbed Gu Qingqing's wrist, twisting it back: "Let me go."

The moment those three words were uttered, the room fell silent. Gu Qingqing was stunned and froze in place. The elder Gu couple hurriedly stepped forward to pull their daughter back, whispering, "What are you doing being so reckless? You haven't even figured out what happened!"

Gu Qingqing pursed her lips, glanced at her elder brother's embarrassed face, and intelligently closed her mouth.

"Qingqing!" Gu's father, though over fifty, was full of vigor. His brow and eyes held a noble bearing.

Seeing Qin Yuexi's wound crack open, she stopped making things difficult for him and ordered her son, "Go get the doctor to take a look."

"Father, it's best he's dead!" Gu Qingqing anxiously retorted, "Lord Jing'an clearly pushed him into the well, using this fool to insult his brother. How could you—"

"Gu Qingqing!" Gu's father rebuked in a low voice, his face icy. Only then did the little girl reluctantly close her mouth and mumble to herself as she went to find her sweetheart.

Before leaving, he glared at Qin Yuexi one last time.

Gu Mu looked at Qin Yuexi, who was about the same age as her own son. The scar on her forehead was quite noticeable, but it didn't affect her appearance. It was a pity to hear that she was a foolish girl, so she felt a little sorry for her and handed her a handkerchief. "Girl, haven't you suffered?"

Unexpectedly, Madam Gu was so kind. Qin Yuexi was stunned and withdrew her coldness, "I will leave, please rest assured."

Just as she was about to get up, Gu's mother pulled her back. "You, a young lady, should wait for someone from the Qin Residence to come and pick you up..."

When Qin Yue heard this, she looked at Madam Gu, "If they were going to break off the engagement, I wouldn't have appeared here."

Rather than getting a divorce and losing her reputation, wouldn't it be better to just send them a foolish young lady? That way, both honor and face would be saved, right?

Upon hearing this, the Gu family members all frowned.

Before they could speak, Gu Zichen coldly looked at Qin Yuexi, "I will not marry you."

"Thanks for not marrying me."

Qin Yuexi snorted coldly, preparing to leave but was ridiculed by Gu Zichen: "With such an injury, you can't even walk to the front door?"

Mrs. Gu hurriedly grabbed Qin Yuexi, "That's right, girl, the capital is thousands of miles away from here, it's not safe for one person to leave alone. It's better to stay first, even if you learn to make some silk or something, you can support yourself and have no worries about your livelihood."

Actually, this injury could be healed by Qin Yuexi herself with some herbs. It's just that she had only just crossed over and didn't know much about this world.

“But...

Now that the Gu family was barely scraping by, it was still kind of them to take in another. Unconsciously, she glanced around at their rather cramped surroundings.

Under such conditions, having one more meal is undoubtedly an unnecessary burden.

When Gu's mother and father saw the pale complexion and worried look on her face, they quickly reassured her: "Although our conditions are not good now, we can't let you, a wounded young woman, just leave like this."

Qin Yuexi said, "I won't leave for nothing."

"Alright, alright." Seeing that she no longer insisted on leaving, Mrs. Gu hurriedly helped her sit down to rest.

Gu Zichen, seeing the situation, didn't say anything. His expression remained as indifferent as ever, pushing his chair and leaving.

(The end)