Gu Jiaojiao said obediently, “Mom, I’m really full. I was ignorant in the past, but from now on, I will make sure you all live a good life.”

After drinking half a bowl of plain porridge and being cared for by Su’s mother despite past grievances, Gu Jiaojiao made a solemn promise.

Although she came from a well-off family in her previous life, she had worked her way up to become a top medical expert through her own abilities.

Her mother passed away early, and her father remarried and had two more children. Her father and stepmother treated her quite well.

That was mainly because she had always lived with her grandfather and rarely disturbed the happy life of their family of four.

Now that she had come to this virtual world within a book, her grandfather and relatives probably wouldn’t be too heartbroken, as they still had a complete family.

She was determined to roll up her sleeves and start striving anew, not to disappoint the expectations of heaven for her rebirth.

“Hmph! Gu Jiaojiao, with your frail body that gets out of breath after just a few steps, how do you expect to make my mom live a good life? It would be a blessing if you didn’t drag our family down. Only my parents treat you like a treasure, doting on you so much.”

Su’s younger sister couldn’t help but mock Gu Jiaojiao, while cautiously glancing at her elder brother lying on the bed.

Seeing that her brother had his eyes closed, she grew bolder and complained in a low voice.

“I don’t think the Sheng family is any good either. Gu Jiaojiao, since you know you’re a fake daughter, you should go back to the farm.”

The implication was that she shouldn’t stay here and cause trouble for her elder brother.

Gu Jiaojiao: …

If she had come earlier, she would have indeed returned to her biological parents, no matter their status. It would have been better than living under someone else’s roof.

Unfortunately, by the time she arrived, she was already on Su Shuoci’s wedding bed!

Su’s mother sternly lectured her daughter, “Chunni, don’t say that the Sheng family doesn’t want Jiaojiao anymore.

Jiaojiao is still so young. How can she withstand you and your brother scaring her like this?
Besides, the Sheng family hasn’t told Jiaojiao where her biological parents are. How can she go find them?

Jiaojiao, from now on, you are the daughter-in-law of our Su family. Whatever food we have, we will give it to you first.”

“Thank you, Mom~” Gu Jiaojiao thanked sincerely, then turned to warn Su Chunni not to underestimate her: “Chunni, don’t…”

“Who are you calling Chunni? My name is Su Qinchun, Su Qinchun! You’ve been engaged to my brother for half a month before getting married. You don’t even know my name? Do you even…”

An awkward silence fell.

Su’s father’s trembling voice sounded at the door.

“Shuoci’s mom, Chunni, come out quickly. The in-laws have arrived with their eldest daughter.”

Gu Jiaojiao sensed the unease in Su’s father’s tone. She hadn’t expected to meet the female lead of the book so soon.

Her embarrassment quickly turned into excitement, though not because she was eager to see the Sheng family.

After all, she wasn’t the original host and wasn’t familiar with them.

Gu Jiaojiao wanted to see just how beautiful the female lead of the book was. The book described the male lead as more handsome than Pan An and the female lead as more beautiful than Diaochan.

While drinking the porridge earlier, she had taken her own pulse. The original host’s body didn’t have any serious illness, let alone a terminal condition.

She was just physically weak, simply put, too pampered and lacking exercise, resulting in poor health.

She wanted to go out and meet the female lead of the book, as well as the original host’s adoptive mother. If the adoptive mother wasn’t good, then the two families wouldn’t interact in the future.

The original host wasn’t driven to death by the Su family, nor by the Sheng family.

From her memories, it was the ridicule from the women in the compound that caused her to faint and never wake up again.

“Jiaojiao, I’ll go out first to meet your… adoptive mother and sister. You tidy up a bit and then come out,” Su’s mother said gently.

“Okay, Mom, you go ahead~” Gu Jiaojiao replied obediently, her voice clearly filled with excitement.

Su Chunni (Qinchun) took the half bowl of porridge from her mother’s hands and quickly finished it in a few gulps.

She followed her mother’s footsteps out, turning back to sneer at Gu Jiaojiao.

“Drinking porridge like a cat eating its food. Take your time getting ready, no need to rush. Sheng Xinglian won’t leave without seeing you.”

“Get lost~”

Gu Jiaojiao roared in anger. Really, even a clay figure has some temper. Su Chunni had repeatedly looked down on her.

Unfortunately, her roar was worlds apart from Su Shuoci’s roar, lacking any real force.

Su Chunni might not have even heard it, leaving only a back that resembled a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

At this moment, Gu Jiaojiao didn’t have time to dwell on other matters. She needed to change her clothes before going out.

Only then did Gu Jiaojiao realize she was still wearing the wedding dress from the day of her marriage. The Su family probably didn’t dare to change her clothes while she was unconscious.

A red chiffon blouse with a semi-high collar and lace trim, paired with gray bell-bottom pants.

This outfit should have looked tacky and vulgar, but on the original host, it somehow maximized her charm.

Especially with one button at the collar undone, revealing a hint of her collarbone, making her stunningly beautiful.

Damn, she was beautiful! Gu Jiaojiao was almost mesmerized by the reflection in the mirror.

Unfortunately, after sleeping for two days and nights, the clothes were already wrinkled. She bent down and asked the man who was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.

“Um, where are my clothes?”

“In the wardrobe.”

The man’s voice was steady and calm, without any fluctuation. But when Gu Jiaojiao spoke, her warm breath carried a faint fragrance.

It overwhelmed his senses. Although he was paralyzed from the waist down, his ears and face quickly flushed red.

But Gu Jiaojiao didn’t have time to notice. She quickly got out of bed and walked to the wardrobe, which was filled with her clothes.

It seemed the Sheng family had treated the original host well. Although the clothes were colorful, they were clearly made from the best fabrics of the 1980s.

There was a green chiffon dress, a red chiffon blouse, yellow dacron bell-bottom pants…

Gu Jiaojiao picked out a green chiffon dress. The room didn’t have a bathroom or a separate space to change clothes.

She could only go behind the door to the small space there and quickly change.

The dress had no complicated or fussy designs, with two ties at the collar.

Gu Jiaojiao neatly tied a beautiful bow and pulled out a belt of a similar color to fasten around her waist.

Her figure was now accentuated, and paired with a pair of green plastic sandals, she instantly looked like a green fairy who had mistakenly wandered into the human world.

Three parts rely on looks, seven parts on fashion sense. A woman’s taste and temperament often surpass her appearance.

“Um, do you want to come out with me?” Gu Jiaojiao politely asked.

She also deliberately wanted the man to see how beautiful she was.

“I won’t go.”

“Do you want me to call your dad to help you?”

“Get lost~ I’m paralyzed from the waist down, not incapable of taking care of myself.” The man’s dark eyes stared at her as he roared.

Gu Jiaojiao saw the man’s face red with anger. He couldn’t possibly think she was trying to humiliate him, could he?

Heaven knows, she was genuinely asking out of kindness.

The man was doing everything he could to preserve his dignity at all times.

“Just you wait~ I’ll deal with you when I get back.”

After saying this fiercely, Gu Jiaojiao left the room without daring to look back.

Su Shuoci watched the graceful figure leave, then took out the heart-shaped stone from under his pillow that he hadn’t been able to give her.

His dark eyes grew even more somber…