The dim, tungsten lamp bulb crackled suddenly, and then burst into sound with a loud bang.
The intertwined shadows on the mud wall disappeared, but the creaking sound of the old wooden bed continued.
Not until the first light of day appeared at the edge of the sky did the man fall exhaustedly onto the woman's body, his whole body drenched in sweat, and he passed out into sleep.
Li Jinyin felt a bit suffocated under the man's weight, but she had no desire at all to push him away.
That is because this man is Gu Linzhou! The man who loved her, pampered her, and even gave his life for her!
In her previous life, when she found out that her sister-in-law, Zhou Hongying, was having an affair, she had persuaded her to turn back before she did something irreversible and hurt her seemingly blissful family.
Zhou Hongying pretended to heed her advice, but in fact plotted behind her back, buying insurance, pushing her off a cliff, and even causing harm to her father, causing her to lose her unborn child!
After her death, Zhou Hongying played the part of a grieving widow, shaking off any suspicion and eventually taking all her savings and the money from the insurance compensation, and with her illicit lover, led a pampered and merry life!
As for her, she became a wandering spirit, haunting the world of the living, watching her ex-husband Gu Linzhou collecting evidence of Zhou Hongying's murder, limping after her for decades. Finally, just when they found a witness, that witness was bought off and intimidated by Zhou Hongying's illicit lover and turned against Gu Linzhou in court, causing him to be sentenced to three years in prison for false charges. After being released, Gu Linzhou came to her tomb, apologized to her gravestone, and then died full of regret!
At that time, she was just a wandering spirit, unable to do anything. She could only watch helplessly as Gu Linzhou's life faded away bit by bit, his body being gnawed upon by snakes, insects, rats, and ants until his white bones were revealed!
Thankfully, divine justice was served, and she was given a chance to start over! She returned to 1986, the night of their wedding!
As she recollected the events of her previous life, Li Jinyin held Gu Linzhou even tighter.
She swore to herself in this life that she wouldn't be gullible and be misled by wicked people, wouldn't misunderstand Gu Linzhou, let alone quarrel with him! She would make it up to Gu Linzhou multiple times for the deficits in her previous life!
When the first ray of sunlight shone through the begonia glass window and into the room, Gu Linzhou suddenly woke up.
He opened his bloodshot eyes, dazed for two seconds, before the images from the all-night escapade bombarded his brain.
Shock, regret, shame... all sorts of emotions blended together, filling his heart to the brim.
Before they obtained their marriage certificate, he had promised Jin Yu that he would never do such a thing before cultivating a relationship and securing her consent.
However, he not only broke his promise, but also tormented her without any compassion all night...
Just then, Li Jin Yu's curled eyelashes fluttered and then lifted.
Meeting each other's gaze, Gu Linzhou paused for a second and then quickly rolled over to the side.
Li Jin Yu curled her lips and glanced sideways, seeing that Gu Linzhou, whose face was flushed red, did not dare to look at her and was staring at the ceiling instead, his adam's apple bobbing.
She tentatively reached out and touched Gu Linzhou's adam's apple before casually trailing her hand downward. She was afraid that all of this was just a dream and would slip away at any moment of slackening.
"Jin Yu!" Gu Linzhou tensed up, catching Li Jin Yu's hand that had touched his abdomen but didn't intend to stop.
Had she gone crazy? Otherwise, how could Li Jin Yu possibly make such bold moves towards him!
It is said that after a great shock, people might go mad.
Li Jin Yu's decision to marry him already had an element of defiance, and he had also lied to and bullied her...
Taking a deep breath, he decided to take Li Jin Yu for treatment, and resolved that regardless of whether she improved or not, he would care for and cherish Li Jin Yu for a lifetime. Suddenly, Li Jin Yu rushed over and held him tightly!
Feeling Gu Linzhou stiffening, Li Jin Yu sniffled and tightened her arm around him.
Feeling the girl's strength, Gu Linzhou became even more convinced of his suspicion.
Depressed, he extended his hand and hesitantly patted Li Jin Yu's back through the quilt.
"Jin Yu, it was my fault last night; I shouldn't have hurt you."