Because of sothing Su Xinyao had said, Su Tang had no appetite after she returned ho.
Seeing her like this, Lu Xiao didn’t know what had happened and was at a loss for how to console her.
Just watching Su Tang like this made Lu Xiao’s heart ache.
"Tangtang, you’re back,"
So, all Lu Xiao could do was co ho a little earlier to keep Su Tang company.
"What’s wrong? Why are you looking at like that?"
Seeing the nervous look on Lu Xiao’s face, Su Tang couldn’t help but smile.
Lu Xiao was still holding a plate of freshly stir-fried vegetables, and when he saw Su Tang finally smile, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was just worried about my wife. You’ve finally smiled."
He set the dishes on the table, but Su Tang imdiately grabbed his hand.
"What’s wrong? I’ll go get the stead buns."
Lu Xiao squatted down to be at eye level with Su Tang.
Watching him, Su Tang reached out and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Lu Xiao, I need to talk to you about sothing."
Su Tang spoke slowly, but her heart was pounding.
’For the past few days, she’d been mulling sothing over. If Su Xinyao was already suspicious, she would co looking for her sooner or later.’
’Whatever her motive was.’
’Instead of waiting passively, it would be better to make the first move.’
’Tell Lu Xiao everything.’
’He was the person she loved and trusted most. If she couldn’t even trust Lu Xiao, who else could she possibly trust?’
"Can we talk after dinner?"
Lu Xiao had a feeling that whatever Su Tang wanted to tell him wasn’t going to be a light conversation.
He was afraid that after she said her piece, neither of them would be able to eat.
But Su Tang shook her head. "No, I want to say it now."
With Su Tang’s insistence, Lu Xiao naturally didn’t say anything more.
He stood up, pulled a chair over from the side, and sat down in front of Su Tang.
"My wife, before you say anything, let make my stance clear first."
"No matter what happens, and no matter what you’ve experienced, you are my wife, my Tangtang."
After saying this, Lu Xiao reached out and gently ruffled Su Tang’s hair.
"I will always love you. Always. That’s the one thing that will never change."
Ever since they returned that day, Su Tang had seed to have sothing heavy on her mind.
She didn’t say anything, and Lu Xiao didn’t want to pressure her into talking.
Now that Su Tang was finally opening up, Lu Xiao had to make his stance absolutely clear.
He needed to show Su Tang where he stood.
That no matter what, he would love her.
He said this to free her from any lingering worries.
Listening to Lu Xiao’s words, Su Tang nodded slightly, her voice choked with emotion.
’This man was always full of surprises.’
"The truth is... I’m not Su Tang."
Hearing this, the color drained slightly from Lu Xiao’s face, but he didn’t say anything, only gesturing for Su Tang to continue.
"I co from... a world that’s completely different from this one."
Su Tang took a deep breath, her fingertips turning white from how tightly she gripped them.
"Over there, we don’t have ration coupons or collective labor. We get around by car, and we communicate using cell phones. When you get sick, you can go to a hospital for all kinds of tests, and there are dicines that can cure many terminal illnesses."
Lu Xiao’s eyes widened slightly, his hand on the armrest of his chair tightening unconsciously.
He didn’t understand words like "cell phone" or "tests," but he could sense the truth in Su Tang’s trembling voice.
He rembered how she always seed to know things he’d never heard of before, and how her thods for treating wounds were completely different from the village’s barefoot doctor.
Back then, Lu Xiao hadn’t thought much about it. He’d just assud these were all things from Shanghai.
After all, how could Lu Xiao ever have imagined that another world existed beyond his own?
"In that world, I was also nad Su Tang, and I was a doctor specializing in cardiac surgery. I perford a dozen surgeries a day and witnessed too many partings of life and death. Then one day, after working for eight hours straight, I took a break and... I ca here."
"When I woke up again, I was in this body."
Lu Xiao’s Adam’s apple bobbed as he gripped her hand tightly.
"Then... do you miss ho?"
That simple, earnest question was all it took for Su Tang to lose control of her emotions completely.
She threw herself into his arms, her shoulders trembling violently. "I do... but I’m more afraid. I’m afraid you’ll think I’m a monster, that you’ll look at like a freak."
After all, Su Tang had lived in the modern world for so many years. To be suddenly thrust into this one... no matter how strong she was, she was bound to feel insecure.
Lu Xiao tightened his arms, holding her close in his warm embrace, his chin resting on the crown of her head.
"Is that the kind of man you think I am in your heart, Tangtang?"
"My only fear is what might have been. I’m scared to think of you not coming here, of never eting you."
Lu Xiao chuckled softly and raised a hand to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
Su Tang froze, looking up at him with tear-filled eyes.
"Lu Xiao..."
"Shhh."
He pressed a finger to her lips, his eyes brimming with a tenderness so deep it seed almost tangible.
"It doesn’t matter which world’s Su Tang you are. You’re the person I, Lu Xiao, will protect for a lifeti."
He suddenly lowered his head and pressed a burning-hot kiss to her forehead.
"From now on, you’re not allowed to carry this alone. Your past, your insecurities—give half of them to ."
"If you hide things from again, I’ll get truly angry."
Hearing Lu Xiao’s words, Su Tang could no longer hold back and threw herself into his arms.
"So, this is why you’ve been so down these past few days?"
"Not entirely. What I’m really worried about is Su Xinyao."
Su Tang had cald down considerably. Looking into Lu Xiao’s gentle eyes, she continued.
"I only realized after I transmigrated here that this world is actually a book, and the female lead is Su Xinyao."
"The original book described Su Xinyao as intelligent, resilient, beautiful, and poised. But look at the Su Xinyao we’ve t. Does that description have anything to do with her?"
The more Su Tang thought about it, the more sothing felt off.
"Lu Xiao, since I could transmigrate from another world, could Su Xinyao have... or maybe, been reborn?"
"Reborn?"
Lu Xiao was puzzled by the unfamiliar term.
"Does that an she ca back in a different body, like you?"
Su Tang shook her head while still in his arms. "According to the books, being reborn ans coming back with the mories of your past life. I, on the other hand, just borrowed soone else’s body."
"What she said the other day was so strange. She kept insisting I’m not Su Tang, as if she knew sothing."
That’s what led Su Tang to this bold speculation.
"Then do you think..."
Lu Xiao trailed off, and Su Tang tilted her head up from his chest to look at him.
"If she really was reborn, then everything she’s done would start to make sense."
’Why she targeted her, and why she tried to act so friendly.’
’Could it be because of sothing that happened to her in a past life?’
’That’s right, the male protagonist of the book still hasn’t appeared. Finding him,’ Su Tang thought, ’might be the key to unraveling this entire mystery.’
"Alright, we can think about all this slowly. Let’s eat first."
They had been talking for so long, Lu Xiao was worried Su Tang would be hungry.
But now that everything was out in the open, Su Tang felt much better.
The two had just started to eat when Su Tang looked down at the greasy broth in her bowl and was suddenly overco with a wave of nausea.
Before Lu Xiao could even call her na, she shot up from her seat and ran outside to throw up.
’She hadn’t eaten much for lunch, so why would she feel this nauseous?’
’Wait a minute... about two weeks ago, they had...’
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