Chapter 1: Transmigrated into a Book!

“If you’ve made up your mind, then let’s go file for divorce in a bit.”

The dimly lit room, covered with old posters, had a strong retro feel. The man buttoned up his shirt, covering the scratch marks all over his back. His tone was icy cold.

Looking up, Jiang Yuman took in the man before her—broad shoulders, a narrow waist, and a height of at least 1.85 meters. His sharply defined features and the small mole on the bridge of his nose made him even more handsome than the male celebrities of later generations.

At that moment, Jiang Yuman had just finished absorbing all the memories in her mind. Her eyebrows arched slightly.

She had transmigrated into a book!

And not just any book—she had entered the world of the retro romance novel Seventies Pampered Marriage and become the male lead, Fu Jingchen’s, infamous villainous ex-wife.

In the story, Fu Jingchen was the son of a military family, while the original owner was just an ordinary worker at a supply and marketing cooperative. However, she had grand ambitions. Relying on her good looks, she was determined to marry into power.

Afraid that her stepmother would marry her off to an ordinary worker, she took advantage of her childhood friendship with Fu Haitang, carefully scheming her way into close contact with Fu Jingchen. Eventually, she managed to marry into the commanding officer’s family as his daughter-in-law.

Although Fu’s mother disapproved of her lowly background, she had no choice but to accept her as a daughter-in-law when her son insisted.

After the wedding, the original owner immediately quit her job at the cooperative and became a full-time military wife.

Fu Jingchen’s position in the army was dangerous, so when she became pregnant with the Fu family’s child, the whole family pampered her, treating her like a treasure.

But good times didn’t last long. When Fu Jingchen was injured and had to recover at home, his father, Fu Wangshan, was also suspended and investigated. Their once prestigious family fell from grace, and they were even ordered to leave their compound and move to the countryside!

Upon hearing this, the original owner panicked. She forced Fu Jingchen to divorce her, ignoring all of the family’s reassurances that she and the child would be taken care of. She was adamant about going to the hospital to abort her six-month-old baby.

—“Take care of me? You’re all going to the countryside to suffer—what do you have to take care of me with? Do you expect me to live in a cowshed, eat coarse cornbread, and give birth to a child for your Fu family? Keep dreaming!”

Fu’s mother, desperate to keep her grandchild, offered the last of the family’s savings to persuade the original owner to keep the baby.

The original owner smacked the money away, sneering, “Do you think I’m a beggar? You’re already in this state, and you still want to drag me down? A family like yours deserves to die out!”

Without hesitation, she went to the hospital and had an abortion.

Their eldest grandchild—the heart and soul of the elders.

Fu’s mother had always been in poor health. When she saw the original owner terminate the child, she fell gravely ill and passed away shortly after they moved to the countryside.

Losing both his grandson and his wife, Fu’s father was also devastated and bedridden.

The original owner, however, felt no guilt. She immediately published an announcement severing ties with the Fu family, afraid of being implicated and forced to move to the countryside with them.

Not only that, but to avoid relocation, she even reported the Fu family for allegedly hoarding money and supplies, causing their last remaining assets to be confiscated.

With this, she successfully secured a good reputation and stayed in the city as she had wished.

She truly embodied the phrase “burning the bridge after crossing it.”

However, the Fu family had been wronged. Two years later, Fu Wangshan was exonerated, and Fu Jingchen returned to the military, earning great merits. The Fu family once again became a powerful presence in the compound.

By then, Fu Jingchen had long met and married the female lead, returning to Beijing with her to live happily ever after.

And the original owner?

Thinking she had secured herself a wealthy lover, she ended up falling for a scammer!

Worse still, that scammer was involved with human traffickers. Once he got bored of her, he sold her to a remote mountain village, where she met a miserable end.

A tragic fate, to say the least.

Jiang Yuman placed her hand on her slightly swollen belly. Last night, the original owner had cried, scratched, and even threatened to kill herself to force Fu Jingchen to agree to a divorce. The injuries all over his body were proof of that.

Stupid girl—having such a handsome husband and still being unsatisfied!

And not only did she insist on leaving, but she even kicked him when he was down!

When she read up to this part, Jiang Yuman was so angry that her teeth itched.

But in the blink of an eye, she had become this vicious ex-wife. This mess—she had to clean it up.

She absolutely didn’t want to follow in the original host’s footsteps. It was much better to stay with the male lead and enjoy a life of luxury!

Thinking of this, Jiang Yuman pulled out a smile and complained coquettishly, “Hubby, I was just throwing a tantrum before. Did you really take it seriously?”

Fu Jingchen turned his head, his expression utterly exhausted. “Jiang Yuman, stop testing me. Since I’ve already agreed to divorce you, I won’t go back on my word.”

From Fu Jingchen’s angle, the woman on the bed had long hair cascading like a waterfall. She was as beautiful as the first petal of a peony in bloom, delicate and alluring.

His heart skipped a beat for a split second, but he immediately pressed his lips into a thin line. So what if she was beautiful?

This time, he had completely seen through the true nature of the person beside him.

Thinking carefully, from the very beginning of their marriage, she had ulterior motives. Even if things had been good for a while, it didn’t change her inherently vain and materialistic nature.

However…

Fu Jingchen’s gaze shifted downward, landing on Jiang Yuman’s belly.

No matter what happened between them as adults, the child was innocent.

The joy of becoming a father was still fresh in his mind. He had been eagerly looking forward to the baby’s birth, and ever since it started moving, he had often interacted with it through her belly.

Thinking of this, Fu Jingchen lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Yuman. His always-handsome but indifferent features carried a faint trace of pleading.

“For the sake of our marriage, for the sake of my parents’ health—they can’t take any more shocks—can you not abort the baby?”

“I’m begging you.”

Faced with this gaze, Jiang Yuman felt as if something had struck her heart for a moment. In the novel, Fu Jingchen had also said these exact words. But how did the original host respond?

The original host pointed at his nose and cursed him as a drowning dog, a stinking intellectual, mocking him for dreaming beyond his station. Even at this point, he was still indulging in wishful thinking.

In the end, she had coldly declared, “Let me tell you the truth—I’m going to the hospital for an abortion right away. Pregnancy is such a hassle, I’ve wanted to get rid of it for a long time!”

It was precisely these words that left Fu Jingchen completely heartbroken. And coincidentally, Fu’s mother overheard everything at the door, which caused her to have a heart attack on the spot.

Having learned from the novel’s cautionary tale, Jiang Yuman definitely wasn’t going to be that stupid—giving up such a top-tier husband just to make her own life harder.

As a modern woman, Jiang Yuman fully embraced the art of taking it easy. All she had to do was wait for the Fu family to make a comeback, and then everything would be smooth sailing.

Besides, a six-month-old baby was already quite large. Even a tiger wouldn’t eat its own cub!

With this in mind, she firmly declared, “Before, I was just throwing a tantrum. This is our child—I won’t abort it!”

Fu Jingchen stared at her without saying a word.

Ever since trouble struck the family, Jiang Yuman had been making a huge fuss every day, even threatening her life to force a divorce.

How had just one night passed, and now she was claiming it was all just a tantrum?

Fu Jingchen had no idea what she was up to, but hearing her say she was willing to keep the child, a small glimmer of hope rose in his heart.

No matter what, for this family that had just suffered a huge blow, this child was their greatest source of comfort right now.

After all, the Fu family had fallen to rock bottom. Not everyone had the ability to foresee the future. They had no idea how long it would take before they could recover.

Fu Jingchen pressed his lips together. He was just about to say something.

But before he could speak, a sudden voice rang in both of their ears—