Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Wife of Humble Origins (1) Chapter 1: Chapter 1 Wife of Humble Origins (1) “Xiao Li, this promotion opportunity is rare, and the teaching resources over there are better too; the children could get a better education.”
The moment Su Li regained consciousness, a deep male voice filled with confidence echoed in her ears. It seemed he was certain Su Li wouldn’t object to what he was saying. Rather than sounding like a discussion, it was more like informing her of a decision already made.
Su Li frowned slightly and pressed her temples gently, replying nonchalantly, “I’m a bit tired, I want to rest for a while. Let’s talk about this later.”
“Okay, then you rest a bit, I’ll go organize some things. We have to inform my parents about moving the whole family to Shanghai… You should also think about when to go to the company to finalize the resignation, don’t delay too long. I am quite pressed for time here; they’ve only given me half a month…”
When the room finally fell silent again, Su Li suppressed the lingering headache and quietly browsed through the memories belonging to this Su Li.
This Su Li was not that Su Li.
Every time Su Li descended into a small world, the person she inhabited always shared her name. Su Li didn’t know if there was something peculiar about it.
This was the fourth small world she had experienced.
She didn’t know what kind of existence she was; aside from remembering her name, she knew nothing else.
Fortunately, Su Li had a good memory, possessing a photographic memory which helped her learn anything quickly.
After experiencing chaos in the first small world, she had adapted quite well by now. Su Li found that with each new world she experienced, her spiritual power seemed to grow a bit stronger.
Moreover, starting from the third small world, she seemed able to inherit the original host’s memories and even sense the emotions left behind by them.
Su Li felt like her current situation resembled what she had inadvertently heard about system fast-wear stories from her little granddaughter in the previous world.
Except she didn’t have a system nor any conditions restricting her…
It seemed… she could live as she wished…
However, since she had taken over someone else’s body, Su Li thought that as long as it didn’t contradict her principles, she might as well try to compensate for the original host’s regrets.
This idea seemed to suddenly appear in Su Li’s mind, and her intuition told her it was important.
The memories of the original Su Li were not complex, even somewhat monotonous.
Her memories from childhood to adulthood revolved around a boy named Chen Jin.
Both were childhood sweethearts, attending the same elementary, middle, high school, and even university…
Originally, Su Li’s grades were very good; she was the top scorer in the humanities for the college entrance exam, but for Chen Jin, she gave up the most prestigious universities to attend the same one as him.
Although it was still a key university, it was somewhat inferior.
The two families knew each other well, and naturally, they got married right after graduation, and had a child the following year.
Now with the second child also born, a son and a daughter complete, Chen Jin’s career was also flourishing more and more. Su’s family and the Chen Family also got along harmoniously.
In others’ eyes, Su Li was really fortunate, truly a winner in life.
If things had continued this way, Su Li might have felt she should be the luckiest woman in the world.
The best age, married to love, with a considerate husband, adorable children, and a harmonious family.
But there were no ifs in this world, ever-changing. Su Li had never imagined that such a wonderful life, after completely spoiling her, would heartlessly abandon her.
In her thirtieth year, her husband, who had become a prominent representative in Southern China, encountered the eighteen-year-old “Su Li” and his love blossomed anew.
Everything happened too precipitously, and Su Li could only beg Chen Jin in the humblest of manners not to be so cruel.
But Chen Jin was resolute, craving after long-lost passion.
Chen Jin said, Su Li, I can no longer find the feeling of being in love with you. Every day when I come home from work, I’m confronted with your disheveled appearance and the incessant crying of our children, which frustrates me.
Chen Jin said, Su Li, we aren’t short of money, why can’t you make yourself look a bit nicer? How can I feel good about taking you out to meet colleagues and clients ?
Chen Jin said, Su Li, you graduated from a prestigious university, why can’t you be ambitious like other wives… Your drabness can’t keep pace with me; we lack a common language.
In Su Li’s memory, every subsequent word from Chen Jin was a sharp knife that lacerated her heart.
She wanted to roar, she wanted to explain…
But all language seemed particularly pale and powerless in front of a heart that had changed.
Chen Jin had constructed a comfortable and safe haven for her, yet he cruelly shattered it with his own hands.
Su Li ultimately chose the most embarrassing path.
She developed severe depression… The constant pain was unbearable for her.
She might have had the chance to rise again, but the blame and complaints from her closest family during her ordeal became the final straw that overwhelmed her…
Unfortunately, she owed an apology to her two children.
If, if it were possible…
Su Li wanted to truly live for herself.
Su Li’s obsessions were not profound, just a muted despondency.
From childhood, she had always been the obedient child in the eyes of others and her parents. She advanced through school, love, and work, and got married, all according to her parents’ plans. But did she really harbor no hidden regrets or resentment?
In the corners of her memory, Su Li discovered that what she had truly wanted was to attend Jing University, but she chose Su University in the same city to satisfy her parents and childhood sweetheart.
After graduating, she had aspirations to pursue her dreams, but they were gently dissuaded by her relatives and friends.
She chose a stable job that allowed her to better care for her family, her children, and Chen Jin.
It seemed all her life decisions and choices had been made by others, right until her death…
After inheriting the memories of her former self, Su Li didn’t feel a stranger to her current situation.
It was probably the time when Chen Jin was promoted and transferred to Shanghai.
Her previous self, of course, was happy for Chen Jin and immediately handed in her resignation the next day, then moved to Shanghai with their children, who were five and two years old, to join Chen Jin.
Having left their original city and without the help of their parents and in-laws, Su Li and her two young children indeed went through a chaotic period before finally settling down.
But Chen Jin neither understood nor helped; all he felt was that she hadn’t created a pleasant, comfortable home for him.