Chapter 1: Transmigrated into Cannon Fodder

"Qin Xiaojiao, are you truly not guilty of selling our child?"

Through her anger, Qin Xiaojiao could hardly voice her defense, and she looked at the person who was questioning her.

Her husband, Lu Fenglie, a military officer and the one who reported her to the police, cradled their sleeping son in his arms.

"How many times do I need to repeat myself! The child had a fever last night, so I took him to the hospital!"

Qin Xiaojiao couldn't resist a low rebuke, feeling utterly unjustly accused.

Just yesterday, she was returning from studying abroad on her plane. Then, after a sudden accident, she opened her eyes and found herself in a novel.

Her husband, Lu Fenglie, was the male lead in this period-piece novel.

Meanwhile, she, Qin Xiaojiao, was his wife but designated as the complete cannon fodder.

Lazy, overweight, and manipulative, she supposedly married Lu Fenglie out of self-interest, drugged him, mistreated their child, and was involved with a young, handsome paramour. She was painted as entirely wicked.

Eventually, she left Lu Fenglie after a divorce to elope with her lover, only to be sold into the deep mountains and die a tragic death.

Lu Fenglie ended up rekindling his relationship with his childhood sweetheart, the female protagonist. They had twins and lived happily ever after.

As for the two children left behind by the original character, due to their lack of a mother's love, they turned to crime when they grew up and died tragically.

Fortunately, she transmigrated at the right time, when the original character was just beginning to get involved with her lover. Taking advantage of Lu Fenglie's mission, they had arranged to go to the cinema last night. However, their precious child suddenly caught a cold and had a fever.

Worried about the child's life, she rushed to the hospital with the boy after transmigrating. After a night of drip infusions and injections, she was almost worn out. Yet, in an outrageous misunderstanding, her husband Lu Fenglie actually thought she was going to sell their child and reported her to the police!

Is there no justice in this world?!

The more Qin Xiaoqiao thought about it, the more angry she became and she couldn't help but add, "Even a ferocious tiger does not eat its own cubs. No matter how inhuman I am, I would never sell my child."

The expressions of the two sitting down finally changed slightly.

Lu Fenglie, with a stern face, possessed an intense, ruthless aura, likely the result of having battled through bloody wars. With cold eyes, he eyed Qin Xiaoqiao as if trying to bore a hole through her.

Biting her lip, Qin Xiaoqiao forced herself to remain calm. Facing this stranger who was her husband, her overwhelming feeling was a mix of awe and respect, likely stemmed from his military status.

After a few seconds of standoff between the couple, someone came in with the verification documents from the hospital, confirming that Qin Xiaoqiao was indeed in the hospital last night. Only then did they give a nod of approval.

"Okay, you can go now."

Qin Xiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief. But before she could say anything, she saw Lu Fenglie rise to his feet with the child in his arms and leave.

In his military uniform, standing tall and muscular with a sharp and looming presence, he seemed to dominate the room with his nearly one-nine-meter-tall stature.

Not daring to delay, Qin Xiaoqiao quickly got up and followed him.

Once outside the door, she pondered back and forth, finally mustering the courage to call out.

"Lu...Lu Fenglie!"

Forgive her for never even having been in love before, she simply could not bring herself to say the word "husband".

At the sound of his name, Lu Fenglie froze, his stern face turned to look at her.

With his sharp gaze and deep features, he was stunningly handsome in a cold way. It wasn't surprising that the original owner insisted on marrying him at first sight. Even for her, now, a few extra glances at him were enough to quicken her heartbeat.

"Xiao Bao is my child too, and I will never sell him off."

Considering her words as nonsense, Lu Fèngliè didn't even bother sparing her a look. With a somber face, he turned around and left, as if any second spent was a waste of time.

Qin Xiaoqiao hurriedly followed him. It took them nearly ten minutes to arrive home. Despite having prepared herself mentally, when she pushed the door open, she was nearly nauseated by the smell inside.

The place was in utter chaos; you could only describe it as filthy, messy, and unkept. There wasn't even a clean spot to set foot on.

She had been so occupied taking care of the child the night before that she didn't have time to clean up.

Lu Fèngliè seemed to have long since gotten used to the mess, walking in without any change in expression.

Feeling embarrassed for the original host, Qin Xiaoqiao hurriedly said, "You...you rest first, I'll clean up a bit."

Without a single word, Lu Fèngliè carried the child into the bedroom.

Seeing him close the door, Qin Xiaoqiao quickly cleaned up the living room.

Once she had finished, she moved to the kitchen intending to prepare some food. But to her surprise, the sink was filled with a stack of dirty dishes.

How lazy the original host was!

So lazy and irresponsible!

But who let her take over this body? Not only did she inherit a bad reputation, but she also had to find ways to reverse everyone's perception.

She quickly cleaned up the kitchen and after rummaging around, she realized there wasn't even a grain of rice. Suddenly, she remembered that the original host used to eat in the dining hall. She felt instantly deflated.

"It's all my fault..."

"Never mind, I'll take a bath and change clothes first."

But the clean clothes were in the bedroom, where Lu Fenglie was. She didn't know how to face this nominal husband...

She soared in front of the door for a long time. When she finally mustered the courage to knock, the door was flung open from the inside.

Lu Fenglie, now in casual clothing, stood at the entrance, loathing her from his superior position. When their eyes met, Qin Xiaoqiao's heart tightened, she stammered,

"I... I'm here for some clothes..."

Lu Fenglie ignored her and strode past her. After taking a few steps he seemed to remember something, he turned back, his tone dark and warning.

"Qin Xiaoqiao, the child is my bottom line. If you abuse them again, I will divorce you no matter what."

Qin Xiaoqiao's body stiffened, although she was not the one who abused the child, why did she still feel guilty?

After taking a shower, she finally felt revived. Wiping the foggy mirror clean, the original owner looked exactly like her!

Except too fat which caused the features to not be prominent, but upon close inspection, it was clearly a melon seed face, big round eyes, high and pointed nose, and even the skin was white.

If she loses weight, she would definitely be a great beauty!

Weight loss was imminent.

As she was about to step out with her lunch box for food, she vaguely heard some noise coming from the bedroom.

Qin Xiaoqiao's heart went into her throat. She quickly walked to the door and found that Xiaobao had awakened!

He had already sat up and was teary-eyed from the emptiness of the room.

"Daddy, Daddy..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, a loud cry erupted, breaking her heart into pieces.

She remembers, the two children were always as white as snow and adorable. The elder son, Lu Jiaxu, who is five years old this year, has never spoken a word since he was a child. The original host used to always mistreat and belittle him, either hitting or scolding.

The younger son, Lu Jiating, is three years old this year. Compared to his brother, he is like a little mischief. He’s always running around, always crying loudly, and no matter how much he is hit or scolded, he never gives in. In any case, he does not recognize the original host as his mother.

For instance, now, when he turned his head and saw Qin Xiaoqiao at the door, the poor little boy was frightened, his eyes bulged out, and then he shouted.

"I don't want you, I don't need you, go away, wicked woman, wicked old hag, wicked old hag... "

"..."

Qin Xiaoqiao was seething with anger. Was the original host really human? Not only did she abuse the children, but now she left all the blame on her!