Chapter 2: Singing a different tune

Upon hearing this, Di Yelei quickly released her hand.

Seeing Liu Sisi's teary eyes spinning in her eye sockets, he felt annoyed.

"Don't be afraid, I didn't mean to grip you painfully. I only worried that your weak body would get dizzy from being in the sun too long. You'd better go lie down for a while!"

As he spoke, he bent down and yanked Liu Sisi up. In a few strides, he pulled her back to the inner room, took off her shoes and socks, and tucked her back into bed all snug and sound.

Liu Sisi stared blankly at this busy man, her weak body too slow to react before he had already resettled her back into the bed, lying down once more in the quilt she had rested in for days.

Before Liu Sisi could make sense of it, Di Yelei left the room only to return moments later with a large bowl in hand.

"Come on, drink the medicine! Be careful not to burn yourself."

Without saying much, Liu Sisi sat up and picked up the large bowl, pouring it into her stomach.

In fact, from the initial awakening, she was afraid to drink this bitter, black medicine. However, remembering the man before her forcing her to swallow it previously, she thinks it's better for her to drink it herself.

Di Yelei pondered for a moment, deciding to speak up.

"I've heard all about your past, but since you've come to my Di family with the big red bridal sedan, three matchmakers, and six bridesmaids, you are alive as my person, Di Yelei, and dead as my ghost, Di Yelei. Nevermind if you can return, even if right now you want to return... can he still want you?"

"Even if he still wanted you, Di Yelei would never let you go again! You'd better just give up on that idea. If you're willing to live our days peacefully, I won't let you be hungry as the husband of Di Yelei, even if only for a single day!"

Finally, Liu Sisi put down the big bowl and returned to the quilt, staring at him with a pair of puzzled tear-filled eyes.

A big red bridal sedan, with three matchmakers and six bridesmaids, huh?

In her mind, she has absolutely no memory of it!

Di Yelei didn't mind Liu Sisi's silence, he continued speaking on his own, "As for whatever you had with that man in the past, the moment you stepped into my Di's house, you completely severed that tie! Rest assured, no matter how far you've gone with him, even if you... are having a child, Di Yelei can still raise you..."

Expecting a child? Liu Sisi hesitantly placed both hands on her still-flat stomach, thunder rolling in her thoughts.

She'd gone her entire life without ever dating, never even giving away her first kiss, how could she be pregnant?

However, it didn't matter, as it is natural for a grown woman to get married. At least now she has a family, which for Liu Sisi, an orphan from her previous life, is already a rare blessing.

Speaking of the baby in her womb, Liu Sisi couldn't help but gently stroke her still-flat stomach, smiling faintly. This little one would be her closest relative in this world!

"Similarly, if you can't let go of him and want to run away, even if you run to the edge of the world, Di Yelei will definitely catch you and bring you back! By then, you will know that Di Yelei is not so easy to deal with! In fact, all I want isn't much. If you are willing to treat my two children at home well, and help with the housekeeping..."

Liu Sisi didn't respond, the Employee let the original person get married to someone else. She didn't need such a man! She didn't have any of the original person's memories, nor any reluctance to leave.

Di Yelei rambled on for a long time and didn't hear Liu Sisi move. Then he looked up and saw that she had already fallen asleep, snoring softly.

In fact, he knew very well that everyone was right, a woman like her who had escaped and even had intimate relations with other men was not an ideal choice for a virtuous wife or a good mother.

A feeling of failure filled his heart, and he just couldn't treat this little woman harshly.

Not only because of his own evil reputation of harming his mother and his wife but mainly because every time he looked into Liu Sisi's bright big eyes, his heart betrayed his own consciousness, caring for her deeply and unwilling to let her go.

He sat there for a while, and as it gradually grew darker, he got up to prepare dinner in the kitchen.

There was still plenty of food left from the wedding preparations a few days ago. There was still a hind leg of the wild boar and more than half of the wild pheasant. In addition, the other remaining cooked meats had been mostly eaten over the past two days.

After thinking for a moment, Di Yelei put the wild boar meat back into the wooden barrel floating in the water tank, and he took out more than half of the wild pheasant, washed it quickly, chopped it up, and started cooking chicken soup in a pot.

As the sun began to set, the chicken in the pot emitted a strong aroma that tempted people's appetite.

Similarly, the greedy worms in Liu Sisi's stomach rolled around, forcing her to wake up from her sleep.

This time, she felt refreshed when she woke up, and her fatigue disappeared. It seemed that the black medicine was really effective.

Putting on her shoes and socks, she headed to the kitchen. This was Liu Sisi's first time in the kitchen. Di Family's kitchen was located on the far right of the four adobe walls and roof of thatched hut arranged in a row. The room with smoke rising from the chimney was the kitchen.

Perhaps Liu Sisi's footsteps disturbed Di Yelei, who was cooking. He turned his head and saw her face warm at the sight of Liu Sisi, "You're up? Dinner will be ready soon, and you'll be able to eat in a while. How are you feeling? Have you become more comfortable?"

Liu Sisi didn't speak but moved slowly towards a small table and sat on a bench before looking around.

This was an extremely simple kitchen. Two large iron pots were placed on a stove, and above them, close to the wall, was a large water tank. Beside it was a bowl cabinet which could be seen all the way to the bottom, containing a few big clay bowls. Then there was the small table where she was sitting.

Di Yelei's question made Liu Sisi look up at him, but she immediately lowered her head and refused to speak.

"Come, have a bowl of chicken soup first to warm your stomach!"

Di Yelei didn't get angry either. He got up, washed a clay bowl, filled it with half a bowl of chicken soup, and placed it in front of Liu Sisi.

"Thank you."

Liu Sisi was indeed hungry and quickly picked up the large bowl to blow on it and cool it, taking small sips. In recent days, she had been busy trying to contradict Di Yelei, and only when the chicken soup entered her mouth did she realize how hungry she was.

"No, no need to thank me!"

Di Yelei was also somewhat embarrassed, even his face unconsciously carried a smile. He didn't expect Liu Sisi to actually thank him, so he stood there in a daze for a moment.