Chapter 1: Suddenly Became a Mother

“Mommy… Mommy…”

Li Xinyue was exhausted.

She had pulled two all-nighters in a row for the experiment and could only rest for a short while. Her mind felt heavy and sluggish.

But the constant murmur of “Mommy” in her ear, like a dream, disturbed her sleep.

She had been married for three years, to a “gay friend.”

Forget having children, Li Xinyue hadn’t even held a man’s hand.

Before marriage, she thought he was a decent man, respecting her, leaving everything for their wedding night.

But who knew, he liked men, and actually disliked women.

He married her because of his parents’ demands.

Li Xinyue, who was very sleepy, had never thought that there would be a child sleeping next to her.

Whose child was making so much noise?

So annoying!

Closing her eyes, she swatted at something… feeling like she wanted to get angry…

“Who are you?”

The feeling in her hand startled Li Xinyue, making her sit up instantly.

When she saw the skinny child beside her, she couldn’t help but shout.

Who is this?

How did they end up in her bed?

Wait, this wasn’t her bed… this room, it looked like a firewood shed?

Light was coming in from all sides…

The boy on the bed curled up like a puppy.

He had his eyes closed, muttering unconsciously: “Mommy… Mommy… Gou’er  is so uncomfortable…”

Mommy?

 The Gou’er …

Finally, Li Xinyue felt like she had been struck by lightning – this dilapidated firewood shed, this child…

Her mind went “boom.” She was completely stunned!

Oh my god, wasn’t this a scene from a novel?

Holy crap! Did she transmigrate into a book?

After confirming it, Li Xinyue felt like killing someone!

She had picked up a romance novel in the duty room to kill time!

And now she became this stupid female supporting character named Li Xinyue?

At this moment, her cheap son was running a high fever?

And then he would become an idiot.

Then her mother-in-law would sell her into the mountains, to an old bachelor as his wife, and she would die falling off a cliff while trying to escape?

An idiot son?

High fever?

Li Xinyue shivered, reaching out, a burning sensation spreading from her palm to her heart…

“Gou’er !”

“Mommy… Mommy… Pain…”

Suddenly, Li Xinyue burst into tears.

As if this child was her own flesh and blood, she discovered her heart was aching, twisting into a knot…

“Mommy is here, Mommy is here! Baby!”

As if getting a response, the painful little face showed a hint of a smile: “Mommy, Mommy… Pain…”

“Okay… Okay… Baby, Mommy knows, Mommy knows…”

Tears streamed down her cheeks, but Li Xinyue didn’t realize she was picking up the child and scrambling to get out of bed.

“Mommy… hum… hum… pain…”

At this moment, Li Xinyue couldn’t think about anything else, she only had one thought: saving the child was important.

“Gou’er , don’t be afraid, Mommy will take you to the village clinic!”

“Rumble…”

Lightning followed by thunder, it looked like it was about to rain again, but Li Xinyue couldn’t care less.

She practically jumped out of bed, slipped on her shoes, and rushed out with the child in her arms…

“Third sister-in-law, where are you going?”

Just at the door, she bumped into a woman, who asked Li Xinyue.

Li Xinyue had the memory of the original owner and knew that this person was Wang Mei, the wife of the second son of the Chen family.

This woman was considered kind in the Chen family.

“Second sister-in-law, Gou’er  has a high fever, I’m taking him to the clinic.”

Wang Mei was stunned: “He’s still burning? Why won’t the fever go down? It’s been three days!”

“But you’re taking him to the clinic, do you have money?”

Money?

Yes, she had no money.

Li Xinyue’s face twitched: she was a penniless pauper!

She was a pauper!~~~~ So helpless~~~

With no other choice, she had to find money, no matter how difficult it was!

“Where’s the old lady?”

All the money in the Chen family was in the hands of the Mrs. Chen. If she wanted money, she had to find her!

It had been raining all morning, and it had only stopped a while ago, so the production team hadn’t called for work yet.

Wang Mei pointed: “She’s sleeping in the house. Do you dare ask her for money?”

Dare?

At this moment, Li Xinyue only had two things on her mind.

One was to take the child to the clinic.

The other was to ask her mother-in-law for money.

She didn’t even think about the words “dare or not.”

“Mother-in-law, wake up, Gou’er has a high fever.”

“Hurry up and give me some money, I need to take him to the clinic.”

Arriving at the door, Li Xinyue, ignoring her fear, shouted at the top of her lungs…

Money?

Mrs. Chen was sleeping soundly, and being woken up to be asked for money, she was immediately furious…

“Li Benlu, are you wailing?”

“Why should I go to the clinic for a minor cold? I don’t have money, but I want my life!”

Li Xinyue… this old woman!

Always talking about life, are you a bandit?

Looking at her child’s flushed face, Li Xinyue decided to hold back her temper for now.

She said in a good voice: “Mother-in-law, Gou’er is your own grandson.”

“If something happens to him, what if his father comes back? We won’t be able to explain.”

“Just give me a few yuan, okay?”

“Gou’er’s illness can’t be delayed! Please, okay?”

“Give me a few yuan now, and I’ll pay you back hundreds later, okay?”

A few yuan?

Pay back hundreds?

Who is she trying to fool?

This bitch, she dares to threaten her with her son!

Is she getting bold?

Humph!

Inside the house, Mrs. Chen’s face was gloomy: her son had been gone for five years, ignoring them, and she still expected him to stand up for this bitch?

Didn’t she think about what the Li family did to her third son?

This useless thing, she wants to earn hundreds of yuan?

Humph!

What a clueless person!

“Bang,” something was thrown against the door, making a loud noise.

Then, Mrs. Chen’s roar could be heard through the door: “Li, if you keep wailing, be careful I deal with you!”

“I said, no money, you have a life!”

“Get out! You two bitches, get out of my sight! If you want to die, do it quickly!”

Outside the door, Li Xinyue’s face was gloomy.

This damn old woman, she’s so hateful!

If murder didn’t have consequences, she would kill her right now!

They are bitches?

The child is always a Chen family member, right?

This old woman, is she saying the Chen family is a bitch?

Fine, old hag, I’ll deal with you when I have the chance!

In the courtyard, seeing the mother and son, Wang Mei felt sympathy.

The child had been burning for days, if he continued like this, he would burn to a fool.

But she, like her third sister-in-law, had no money!

“Third sister-in-law, the old lady won’t give you money, you should go cook some ginger soup for Gou’er.”

Would ginger soup help with a fever like this?

As a doctor, Li Xinyue knew too well that her cheap son’s fever was so high, only western medicine could bring it down quickly!

But she was now a skilled woman with no rice to cook!

Nothing else mattered, saving the child was the priority!

Almost at a sprint, Li Xinyue carried her child towards the village clinic.

Seeing her run like that, Wang Mei sighed and immediately chased after her: “Third sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, you should go find the secretary first!”

“With him, it will be better!”

Find the secretary?