Chapter 1: Transmigrating into a Novel

Qiu Yinuo had a dream, a particularly vivid and sensual one.

She was like a hungry old pervert, clinging to the man in her dream, demanding more and more. She even boldly taught him several difficult moves…

In summary, all the little films she had watched before were not in vain.

Unable to help herself, she covered her face, wishing she could crawl into a hole!

The next moment, there was a knock on the bedroom door. After receiving permission, a well-dressed man entered. It was her assistant, Jiang, who had fought alongside her to build her career.

He first handed her a cup of honey water, then began to methodically report the day’s work schedule.

His eyes occasionally glanced at the romance novel on the nightstand, with a hint of amusement in his gaze.

The book’s title was particularly eye-catching: The ’70s Darling Wife in His Arms, Never Straightened Her Back Again.

A capable and strong female CEO had just successfully socially “died” in front of her subordinate.

Jiang’s eyes flickered with mischief. “Quite good, huh? Things you never watched when you were young, you’re catching up on now.”

Qiu Yinuo, without thinking, threw a pillow at him. “I’m only thirty-six this year. I’m still young.”

“It’s good that you think so. You should hurry up and find a partner. Don’t keep working yourself to death for that ungrateful nephew of yours, only to never get anything in return.”

Seeing she didn’t respond, Jiang couldn’t help but sigh. “Your nephew has been making quite a stir lately. Don’t tell me you don’t know what he’s planning? He dreams of replacing you.”

Clearly, Jiang had underestimated him. Qiu Fuwen not only wanted to replace her, but he also wanted to take her life.

If it weren’t for her pancreatic cancer, she might actually consider fighting for it.

But now, with less than two months left, she could only try to secure a way out for those who made a living under her.

A month later, Qiu Yinuo’s phone buzzed with a message.

“Qiu Fuwen tampered with your car today.”

Before getting into the car, Qiu Yinuo pushed Assistant Jiang out.

“Xiao Jiang, after all these years of working by my side, do you know what I fear the most?”

Assistant Jiang raised an eyebrow. “You’re scared of something?”

“I’m afraid of pain!” Before the age of ten, Qiu Yinuo had been an especially delicate girl, needing her parents to blow on a cut finger to soothe her.

Later, after her father passed away from illness and her mother succumbed to depression, she could no longer afford to show weakness.

She feared being seen as pretentious with no one to comfort her, but luckily, she had an older brother and sister-in-law who cared for her.

Then, tragically, even her brother and sister-in-law died in a plane crash, and Qiu Yinuo realized she no longer had the luxury of being vulnerable.

Facing the wolves and ambitious people eyeing the Qiu family’s wealth, Qiu Yinuo had used sheer determination to build up the Qiu Group for her nephew.

As Qiu Fuwen grew older, the bond between them gradually weakened.

She had looked it up online—pancreatic cancer was known as one of the most excruciating types of cancer.

She refused to endure the agony of chemotherapy. Instead, she would use her life to carve out a better future for those who depended on her. It would be worth it.

“Jiang Yang, today I want to drive myself to the airport.”

He paused for a moment. It had been a while since she had called him by his full name. “Am I fortunate enough to ride in the boss’s car…?”

Qiu Yinuo snorted in amusement, coldly interrupting him. “You think you can take advantage of the boss’s generosity? Drive yourself.”

She solemnly said to him, “Jiang Yang, goodbye.”

The odd farewell left him inexplicably uneasy. Without time to reflect on her strange behavior, he watched her drive away.

Two hours later, news of a fatal car crash involving the CEO of Qiu Group, the rising star Shao Xingchen, and an unknown young man made the front page headlines. None of them survived.

Jiang Yang suddenly understood—her goodbye was one that meant they would never meet again.

Qiu Yinuo woke up to excruciating pain. A sharp, cramping pain in her lower abdomen almost took her life.

She couldn’t help but let out a blood-curdling scream. My God, pancreatic cancer hurts so much!

“Come on, give it one more push, Mrs.!”

Mrs.?

Another round of contractions hit, and Qiu Yinuo sat up abruptly, her eyes wide in shock as she looked at her swollen belly, almost fainting from the sight.

How could she be pregnant? She didn’t even have a man!

The simple operating room, the doctors’ white coats that had worn to near translucency, and the old-fashioned gauze masks on their faces made Qiu Yinuo’s heart race with panic.

The medical conditions here were so poor. She couldn’t possibly give birth and risk her life, could she?

In the next moment, a flood of unfamiliar memories surged into Qiu Yinuo’s mind.

She had transmigrated—into the villainess of the book she had read yesterday, The ’70s Darling Wife in His Arms, Never Straightened Her Back Again.

She had become the deceased, overweight wife of the future high-ranking officer, Shao Chengyuan.

The original owner of this body had been the male lead’s childhood sweetheart from the countryside. The two had made a promise to marry once he became a platoon leader.

But unexpectedly, Qiu Yinuo’s father, who favored sons over daughters, had sold her off for a dowry. Luckily, the original owner’s mother still had some conscience left and secretly helped her escape by providing an introduction letter.

While the original owner was on her way to seek refuge with her aunt, by chance, she saved Shao Chengyuan’s mother. In the process, she hit her head, lost her memory, and forgot all about her childhood sweetheart.

Seeing her plight, and knowing that it was because she had saved her that she lost her memories, Shao Chengyuan’s mother took the initiative to matchmake the original owner with her son.

With no recollection of who she was, the original owner naturally clung to Shao Chengyuan, her lifeline.

When Shao Chengyuan was young, the Shao family suffered a tragedy with the sudden death of his father. This loss deeply affected him, and he served in the army for three years without returning home, feeling a strong sense of duty to his mother.

When his mother suggested that he marry the original owner, Shao Chengyuan agreed without hesitation.

Eventually, the original owner became pregnant. Just days before she was due to give birth, a soldier from the army arrived with the heartbreaking news that Shao Chengyuan had been “killed” on a mission.

Unable to accept the death of her son, Shao’s mother fled the house in grief and has not returned since.

According to the book, she was involved in a car accident, and the person who hit Shao Chengyuan’s mother was a relative from her childhood who had been lost. Through indirect descriptions by the author, it seemed this relative was a well-known figure from the capital.

However, Shao Chengyuan’s mother fell into a coma and was in critical condition. The other party decisively took her to the capital for treatment.

This all happened on the very day Qiu Yinuo was giving birth.

It was said that after Shao Chengyuan’s mother was rescued, she lost her memory, even forgetting she had a son.

This novel, set in the past, had made full use of the amnesia trope.

When the original owner gave birth, she regained her memories and remembered her childhood sweetheart, as well as the promises they had made. She didn’t even finish her postpartum confinement before running back to her hometown.

She arrived just in time to see the male lead unable to find her, only to be moved by the female lead’s sincerity two years later.

The original owner couldn’t handle this shock and immediately became twisted.

From there, a series of self-destructive actions followed. The female lead, being generous and forgiving, didn’t pursue the matter, which made the male lead grow increasingly disgusted with the original owner and more in love with the female lead.

As for the author’s extensive focus on Shao Chengyuan, it was because he didn’t die. Instead, due to this task, he got promoted and eventually became a high-ranking officer.

Shao Chengyuan was essentially the author’s “cheat” for the male and female leads, resolving all the obstacles in their married life.

Shao Chengyuan was reasonable and understanding. Upon learning of his wife’s embarrassing and scandalous actions, he didn’t divorce her and even cleaned up after her numerous times.

In terms of work, he helped the male lead rise through the ranks, later reconciled with his mother, and even used his maternal family’s connections to help the female lead out in many ways.