Chapter 796 - 792: Sense of Security

"I just want you to know, I’ll be with you no matter what you do. You don’t have to worry about a thing."

Leng Yuan was blessed with a wonderful voice. It was especially deep and captivating, like a cello, when he spoke softly.

Gu Jiaojiao liked his voice, his short hair, and his handsome looks.

She hadn’t considered having children before because she wanted to take the college entrance exams and build a career.

But now, after what he said, all those concerns and burdens suddenly seemed to vanish.

’I’ve lived a whole other life, yet I’ve only put more shackles on myself.’

’If I don’t get into college, so be it. With my abilities, I know I’ll still have a good life in the future.’

’As long as I can be with the man I love and live a life that feels right, why worry about so much else?’

In that moment, Gu Jiaojiao made peace with herself.

"It’s actually not a huge deal. I just damaged my health from washing too many clothes in the cold winters when I was little. Some medicine to regulate my system should be enough to fix it."

"Why don’t you go into town tomorrow and get the medicine for me?"

Leng Yuan turned to look at Gu Jiaojiao, a flash of pain in his deep eyes. "From now on, I will never let anyone bully you."

He knew Gu Jiaojiao wasn’t the body’s original owner, but he had gathered from their day-to-day life that she possessed the original owner’s memories. He thought of her father, a factory director in this world, and her stepmother. They had once written a letter demanding that his wife divorce him and return home to be married off to someone else. That told him everything he needed to know about how difficult her life had been.

Before he had fallen for her, he hadn’t cared about such things. But now, there was no way he would let her so-called family have a chance to bully his wife.

Gu Jiaojiao smiled, completely unconcerned. "Don’t worry. Those people will never bully me again."

’The original owner was bullied because she couldn’t make a living on her own if she left those monsters. But I’m different. I had loving parents, and I have my own skills. I can survive without anyone.’

’A woman’s greatest source of confidence, at any time, is her financial independence.’

’If those people dare to show their faces, I’ll make sure they regret it.’

Thinking of that awful family, Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but remember her parents from her other world. Since arriving here, she had never allowed herself the time to think about them. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to—she didn’t dare.

Every time their faces flashed through her mind, she couldn’t stop the waves of grief that welled up inside her. The feeling was like a non-swimmer being enveloped by the sea, suffocating, unable to breathe.

She knew how much pain and suffering her mom and dad must have felt when she left, just as she herself couldn’t accept the reality of it. And so, she had chosen to run from it.

’But thankfully, I still have a chance to see them again.’

After getting her emotions in check, Gu Jiaojiao finally felt a wave of drowsiness. She glanced at the watch on her wrist; it was already past eleven.

It was the first time she’d stayed up this late since coming to the seventies for no particular reason.

「The next day.」

Leng Yuan went into town to get the medicine for Gu Jiaojiao.

Xu Wenwan happened to be passing the pharmacy when a casual glance seemed to catch a glimpse of Leng Yuan.

She had already walked past, but she doubled back. Taking a closer look, she saw it really was Leng Yuan.

The moment the system saw Leng Yuan, it grew ecstatic and immediately began to urge Xu Wenwan.

"Host, it’s Leng Yuan! His aura of fortune has grown even stronger. Something must have happened to him recently. This is an excellent opportunity."

If Xu Wenwan could have seen it, she would have noticed that the system was staring at Leng Yuan the way a beggar stares at the Emperor’s dining table.