Chapter 1 : Traveling with the Space Spirit Spring 

Hot.

Very hot.

This was Fang Xiaoluo’s first reaction upon waking up.

Suddenly, a cool sensation swept across her chest, followed by something pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe, yet she felt an inexplicable urge to draw closer.

She heard heavy breathing near her ear, the crisp scent of air mixed with a faint fragrance, something she had never smelled before.

Fang Xiaoluo’s mind was hazy. She didn’t understand why she had this strange feeling after just waking up from sleep.

Could it be that she was sick?

“Mom, it’s here.”

A female voice, laced with sobs, echoed.

Soon after, the sound of many footsteps drew nearer.

“Mom, how could Xiaoluo do this? Even if she doesn’t want to go back to the countryside, she could have just told me! She can’t steal my marriage partner like this!”

“If she doesn’t want to go back to the countryside, I certainly won’t force her. I’ll go back myself. I won’t let Xiaoluo suffer any injustice.”

The woman’s sobs grew louder and more intense, as though she was about to faint.

The sound of her crying woke Fang Xiaoluo and the man beside her.

Fang Xiaoluo’s mind was fuzzy. She was Fang Xiaoluo, but not the original Fang Xiaoluo.

She had traveled to another world!

The voices outside grew louder, and it was clear she had been drugged.

What a disaster, how could this kind of plot happen to her?

The man beside her seemed to realize something was wrong and forced himself to got out of bed.

Fang Xiaoluo saw his bloodshot eyes, veins bulging.

There was no time to think further. Fang Xiaoluo hurriedly checked if the space she always carried with her had followed her here.

Fortunately, the space had come with her, and the spiritual spring water was still dripping.

Fang Xiaoluo turned her back, quickly drank the spiritual spring water, which immediately neutralized the effects of the drug. Then she hurriedly dressed.

She stood up, picked up a cup from the table, and poured the spring water into it. She handed it to the man. “If you trust me, drink this first. We can talk about the other things later.”

The man stared at the water in the cup, without hesitation, he drank it in one gulp.

In an instant, he felt a rush of comfort, the flush on his face disappeared.

He remade the bed, opened the window, his movements swift and decisive.

Fang Xiaoluo stood there, noticing that the man’s profile was devastatingly handsome. The solid muscles from earlier and that feeling…

Now wasn’t the time to think about that. She shook her head.

In that instant, a flood of unfamiliar memories surged into her mind.

It immediately made Fang Xiaoluo realize that she had indeed traveled to another world, taking over the body of a fake daughter with the same name.

The man in front of her was named Shen Zheng, who had originally been the arranged marriage partner of Xu Yaqiu, the woman who had been crying outside. But the original owner of this body had run into this room in the inn.

This Xu Yaqiu was the true daughter of the Xu family, who owned a wooden products factory in Jiangcheng, the provincial capital.

The original owner had learned that she wasn’t the biological daughter of the Xu family and had cried for days, not wanting to return to her biological parents in the countryside.

Even though the Xu family was eager and had changed their household registration back, and even changed the surname back, the original owner still wanted to be Xu Xiaoluo and had no desire to go back to the poor Fang family in the countryside.

“Yaqiu, don’t cry. Mom will make it right for you.”

Fang Xiaoluo recognized the voice. It was Xu Yaqiu’s biological mother, Zhao Lihong, the original owner’s adoptive mother.

“Xiaoluo is spoiled. She already has someone she’s with, how could she do something so shameless in broad daylight!”

“This time, no matter what, she must be sent back to the Fang family. We can’t let her act so recklessly anymore!”

Xu Yaqiu cried, her face like a drenched pear blossom, her eyes red. “Mom, but what about my marriage?”

Zhao Lihong didn’t even think before replying, “Xiaoluo has no shame, doing such things. The marriage with the Zhou family will go to you. She doesn’t deserve it!”

“Yaqiu, you’ve suffered so much in the countryside all these years. I won’t let you suffer anymore.”

No one saw the flash of golden light in Xu Yaqiu’s eyes.

What she wanted was the Zhou family’s marriage. She wanted to ruin Fang Xiaoluo’s reputation and ensure she would never live a peaceful day!

In her past life, she wasn’t Xu Yaqiu, but Fang Yaqiu.

Fang Xiaoluo was Xu Xiaoluo.

It was she, Fang Yaqiu, who married Shen Zheng, became the stepmother to his children, and had to deal with Shen Zheng’s mother, that old crippled woman.

In her past life, she had a miserable existence and died a tragic death.

Originally, she was the biological daughter of the Xu family, who owned a wooden products factory in the provincial capital, but by a twist of fate, she ended up living in the impoverished Fang family of Honghe Village for nineteen years.

She had hoped that Shen Zheng, being a regiment commander, could fulfill her fantasies of escaping the poor Fang family, but in the end, it was nothing like she imagined.

After marrying Shen Zheng, she followed him to the military. Shen Zheng’s three children were a nightmare, his eldest was vicious and hateful, wishing he could kill anyone at any moment.

The second child was a fool, constantly screaming and losing his mind, never listening to anyone, throwing things and biting people was a daily occurrence.

The third child was timid and weak, constantly crying, with a face full of misfortune.

Her mother-in-law, too, treated her like an enemy, watching her as if she were a thief.

There was no one easy to get along with in the whole family, and her marriage with Shen Zheng was nothing but endless arguments. Shen Zheng never even touched her once, not even holding her hand.

Not only that, Shen Zheng turned out to be short-lived, dying six months after they married.

That old crippled woman couldn’t bear the shock and ended up bedridden, soon passing away herself.

She wanted to remarry, but there was never a suitable candidate, and going back to the Fang family wasn’t an option since they were too poor. She thought that by taking the three children, she might be able to claim Shen Zheng’s death pension, but those children turned out to be ungrateful.

Because she had married off the third child, the unlucky one, to a wealthy cripple, the eldest locked her and two Tibetan mastiffs in a room, and she was torn apart by them. The pain was something she still remembered to this day. She hated it!

Meanwhile, the person who took her place, Xu Xiaoluo, had grown up with Zhou Yanwen and was naturally married to him. The two of them were happy and respectful to each other. The in-laws were harmonious, and her younger siblings treated Xu Xiaoluo well. Her marriage was more perfect than anything out of a drama.

In the end, the couple started a business together, and their company grew big, becoming the richest in the city.

In her past life, by the time she discovered that she was the true daughter of the Xu family, it was already too late.

At that time, the honor and disgrace of the Xu family depended entirely on Xu Xiaoluo and Zhou Yanwen.

Her life was a mess, and the Xu family never needed a daughter like her.

Now that she had been reborn, she would take back everything that was rightfully hers.

Fortunately, when she was reborn, it was still not too late.

She had made sure that the Xu family recognized her early and successfully returned to the Xu family, changing her name to Xu Yaqiu. She had Fang Xiaoluo removed from the Xu family’s household registration.

But this damned imposter, Fang Xiaoluo, refused to leave the Xu family.

This time, she was going to marry Zhou Yanwen and become the wife of the future richest man in the city, enjoying wealth and honor. How could Fang Xiaoluo refuse to leave?

As for the mess at Shen Zheng’s house, let Fang Xiaoluo deal with it! This was something Fang Xiaoluo owed her, and she should pay her debt!

Did Shen Zheng need a wife? No, he just needed a nanny to look after his children and take care of his mother.

Now the two of them had shared a bed, and the deed was done. Fang Xiaoluo had no choice but to marry Shen Zheng.

As for Zhou Yanwen, now that Fang Xiaoluo had done such a thing, the Zhou family would never let a shameless woman like her enter the door. The Xu family would surely compensate her by having her marry Zhou Yanwen.

Her beautiful life as Xu Yaqiu was about to begin!

The next moment, her father, Xu Zhigang, kicked open the door.