Chapter 1 Our small temple cant afford a big Buddha like you

The dark and damp clinic was filled with the smell of dust.

Gu Qingyu lay on the wooden bed in a daze, dizzy and swollen, and could only hear the fragmented words around him.

"Xiao Yu was just confused for a moment, and I dont know who spread it. People in the village are saying that you were beaten and disabled. Isnt she afraid, so she ran away?"

"Grandma, dont say anything. I will divorce her no matter what today!"

"Whats the point of divorce? Its so embarrassing. Listen to grandma... Our family spent all our money to marry Xiao Yu!"

Gu Qingyu opened her eyes as if they were filled with lead with difficulty. Suddenly, a white shadow flashed in front of her and shouted at the door, "Hey, stop making noise, the patient is awake."

"Xiao Yu?"

A pair of rough hands pressed the back of Gu Qingyus hand, and the old mans voice was particularly gentle, "Xiao Yu, how are you? Does your head still hurt?"

The vision gradually changed from hazy to clear. The old man in front of him had gray hair on his temples, wrinkles on his face and age spots. He stared at Gu Qingyus face, and his gray eyes were full of worry.

Her eyes moved over the old womans shoulder and she saw a man standing behind her, wearing camel-colored work clothes, a pair of rubber shoes, and a patch on his trouser knees. He looked to be at most 23 or 24 years old.

Gu Qingyu was looking at him, and he was also looking at Gu Qingyu.

The man had a thin face, deep contours, wheat-colored skin, frowned, a pair of deep eyes with a simple light, a black mole above the right eyebrow bone, and some gray stubble on his chin.

"Awake?" His low voice was very clear, with a strong displeasure in his tone, "Come with me to the village committee now to complete the divorce procedures."

Divorce?

Was he sure he was talking to himself?

"Jier!" The old womans face was long and her tone was full of displeasure. "Xiaoyu just woke up. Why cant we wait until she recovers?"

"Xiaoyu, admit your mistake to Jier. As long as you admit your mistake, the matter of sneaking away will be reversed." The old woman turned to face Gu Qingyu, her voice softened several degrees, and she gently patted the back of her hand, allowing Gu Qingyu to clearly feel the calluses on her palm.

Familiar lines, familiar scenes!

In an instant, Gu Qingyu felt like she was falling into an ice cellar, and the coldness surged to her limbs. A terrible thought grew in her mind. Could it be that... she was in a book?

Became the unlucky female supporting role with the same name and surname as her in the period novel she read last night?

"Grandma, how can she know that she is wrong? If she really has a conscience, she would not elope with someone! All the money that our family has worked so hard to save, she gave it away!" The man strode forward without saying anything, grabbed Gu Qingyus hand and dragged her away.

Gu Qingyu was dragged so hard that she almost fell off the bed.

The male protagonist Li Xunji, a farmer from Mentougou Village, married the supporting role Gu Qingyu. Unexpectedly, Gu Qingyu looked down on him because he was poor, stole his money and eloped with the educated youth in the village.

As a result, not only was the money cheated away by the educated youth, but she also fell into the lake and almost drowned during the escape.

The news that Gu Qingyu eloped with someone spread like wildfire in the village. The male protagonist ignored his grandmothers obstruction and took her to the village committee to get a divorce. From then on, Gu Qingyu had a bad reputation, suffered a lot of misfortunes, and died miserably...

No! No!

Gu Qingyu shuddered, her claws clasping the bed board.

Regardless of whether it was a dream or she became a character in a novel, if she divorced, she would be dead soon!

"I wont go!" She suddenly looked up at the mans angry eyes and said firmly, "I wont divorce!"

Li Xunjis movements were slightly stiff. Since Gu Qingyu married into the family for half a year, she was either drawing eyebrows or eyes every day, and flirting with the educated youth in the village. She had been thinking about divorce for a long time.

At this critical moment, why is she still not happy?

Gu Qingyu took advantage of his hesitation and grabbed his sleeve with her backhand, her eyebrows drooping, her eyes soaked with apology, "Husband, I was wrong, is it okay to be wrong? Dont take me to get a divorce."

If she, the legitimate wife, was laid off, the heroine would immediately take her place and make a fortune.

Why!

She can also make a fortune!

Li Xunji frowned. Usually Gu Qingyu ignored him. What was she doing today?

Why did she call him "husband"? You know, his exclusive name before was "Hey, the one with the surname Li."

Gu Qingyu didnt know what Li Xunji was thinking. Seeing that he looked unhappy, she was even more worried. She squeezed out two tears. "If you divorce me, I wont live. Can you bear to watch me die..."

It would have been better if she didnt say this. After this soft threat, Li Xunjis face turned dark. "If you dont want to divorce now, its too late! Our small temple cant afford a big Buddha like you!"

As he said this, he dragged harder. Gu Qingyus joints were white when they were buckling against the bed board, but they couldnt resist the strength of a big man like him.

The moment she let go, she hugged the waist of the old woman standing beside the bed, "Grandma, I was wrong, I dont want a divorce! I will pay back the money I owe... Woohoo, he coaxed me and said he could take me to school, so I ran away, I want to go to school..."

Gu Qingyu sobbed pitifully, and Li Xunji was stunned.

This woman, is she admitting her mistake? And she said she wants to pay back the money?

Damn it!