On the second floor of a European-style small villa, a window of a room was opened, and immediately a small bag was thrown out. Then someone's left leg came out...
After that...
There was nothing after that.
Xiao Li looked a bit puzzled at her position—the windowsill.
Oh, she's back, back to the moment she was about to jump out the window.
She looked around to make sure she really was back. The next second, Xiao Li decisively retracted her leg and got down from the windowsill, collapsing at the bottom of the windowsill...
At the moment she sat down, Xiao Li was gasping for breath, narrowly escaping... If she had returned a minute later and jumped, it would have been too late.
In her previous life, Xiao Li had jumped down, and that jump officially opened the most painful and final year of her life.
Xiao Li was originally a third-year student at S City Medical University. This summer, when she came back, she was inexplicably engaged by her father to marry a man she had only met once who was ten years older, and the wedding was arranged for the day after they met.
Xiao Li, who was innately averse to restraint, especially about such a major event as marriage, planned to escape the wedding by jumping out of the window with the enthusiastic help of her cousin, Xiao Yan.
With that jump, Xiao Li broke her leg and was disfigured, and during her hospital stay, her father died of illness.
Xiao Li didn't even attend her father's funeral, let alone saw him one last time.
After being discharged, under the eloquent words of her aunt and Xiao Yan, Xiao Li felt that her unfortunate circumstances were all caused by her unconsummated fiancé—Qin Xiao.
Facing Qin Xiao, who came to take her away from the Xiao Family, Xiao Li not only lashed out at him verbally, but also physically attacked him, throwing everything she could reach at him until his head was broken and bleeding...
In the end, she wouldn't even let Qin Xiao enter the Xiao Family's door.
Until she was deceived by her uncle's family into handing over all the property left to her by her father, and was driven out of the Xiao Family.
At that time, knowing the whole truth about the past, with a broken leg and a disfigured face, she was worse off than cats and dogs wandering the streets...
Amidst the pouring rain, Qin Xiao took her, who was in dire straits, back home, but having been betrayed by her closest people, how could Xiao Li trust an outsider?
During her few months with the Qin Family, even though Qin Xiao was with her every day, the deeply wounded Xiao Li never saw even a hint of goodness in him.
Xiao Li dragged her broken body, enduring until the night when her uncle's family also met a bad end, then set fire to her room. As she was engulfed by flames, she saw Qin Xiao walking towards her, sitting beside her calmly saying, "If you truly feel there's nothing left to cherish in this world, then I'll accompany you."
The firelight instantly surrounded them both, and before losing consciousness, Xiao Li finally let go of her aggression and saw the deep affection in Qin Xiao's eyes...
A phone's ringtone interrupted Xiao Li's thoughts. She fished out her phone from her pocket, and the caller ID showed it was her cousin.
Xiao Li curled her lips and answered the call, "Xiao Li, why haven't you jumped down yet?
I've been waiting down here for so long. If you don't jump soon, someone might find out, and then you won't be able to run away, and you'll have to marry Qin Xiao."
Xiao Yan's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone; Xiao Li merely gave a cold chuckle after hearing it...
So, she's urging now, seems eager to see her tragic state!
Xiao Li said indifferently, "I'm not finished packing yet, wait till I'm done, and I'll jump, just hang on a bit longer for me."
"Alright, but hurry up!"
After saying this, Xiao Yan hung up the phone.
Listening to the busy tone in the phone, Xiao Li sneered again, how impatient indeed!
Turning off the phone, Xiao Li stood up from the ground, came to the window, glanced down at the bottom, and thought you'd better enjoy getting bitten by mosquitoes for a while!
Under the summer tree, it's not so pleasant to wait.
Not bothering to close the window, Xiao Li directly lay on the bed and drifted off to sleep...
After all, tomorrow is her wedding day!
She needs to be well-rested to leave beautifully!
Under the tree near the lawn below, Xiao Yan had been staring eagerly at the open window on the second floor since hanging up the phone, impatient to see Xiao Li become a mangled mess.
On the lawn under the second-floor window, an iron plate and scattered glass shards glinted menacingly in the moonlight.
The next day, the sun had barely risen when Xiao Li awoke, although she hadn't slept much out of excitement.
Getting out of bed, Xiao Li walked to the window and took a deep breath of fresh air, ah... so refreshing...
At eight o'clock in the morning, the wedding convoy stopped in front of the Xiao Family's small building. Qin Xiao, in a sharp black suit, stepped out of the car and led his people into the Xiao Family.
He made his way smoothly to the Xiao Family living room, where Xiao Zhengnan, the head of the Xiao Family, was sitting on the sofa waiting.
Surely only Qin Xiao could pick up a bride so effortlessly, mainly because there was no one in the Xiao Family to block the bridegroom!
Xiao Li was the only daughter. Her mother, Wen Lan, had passed away from illness two years prior. As for her maternal family, Xiao Li hadn't visited them since childhood. It's said that the Wen Family disapproved of Wen Lan marrying Xiao Zhengnan, so they had severed ties since the marriage.
On the Xiao Family's side, Xiao Zhengnan had an elder brother, and Xiao Li had a cousin brother and sister. Ironically, none of them showed up to block the groom during her wedding...
Not until Qin Xiao had spoken at length with Xiao Zhengnan in the living room, waiting to take the bride out at the auspicious time, did they finally show up late...
"Oh my, the groom has come so early!
Feng and the others were talking about blocking the door outside, but look... the groom's already sitting inside. Blocking is pointless now!
Yan'er, go call your brother and the others in..." Chang Fang, the aunt, exclaimed exaggeratedly.
Uncle Xiao Zhengfang merely nodded towards Qin Xiao, then sat directly next to Xiao Zhengnan.
Having waited outside all night and fed mosquitoes all night, Xiao Yan faked a smile, "I won't go. Brother and the others couldn't block him, but I can! I'll go guard Xiao Li's room..."
Saying this, she smiled and headed to the second floor, but as soon as she set foot on the stairs, her smile vanished.
On the second floor, Xiao Yan knocked impatiently on Xiao Li's door, "Xiao Li, open the door..."
Inside the room, Xiao Li was inspecting her makeup. Hearing the voice, she ignored her and casually added another stroke or two to her eyebrows with the pencil...
If today weren't her wedding day, which isn't suitable for seeing blood, how could Xiao Yan still be screaming here...
No rush, now that she's back, there's plenty of time to settle scores with them later...
When Qin Xiao arrived on the second floor, Xiao Yan was still locked outside. Upon seeing him, she feigned a smile, "Qin Xiao, if you want to take the bride, you have to pass my guard..."
As she stretched out her hand, the door opened, and Xiao Li, dressed in a white wedding gown, walked out of the room, smiling sweetly at Qin Xiao, "It's about time, let's go!"