Tang Qing never expected that she would be hit and die while applying makeup on a top stream male star in the entertainment industry, Ji Boyan.
The hearse she was in was split into two by a big truck.
Yes, a hearse!
Tang Qing is an embalmer. One second ago, she was lamenting that a handsome man like Ji Boyan would pass away too early, and the next, she followed in his footsteps. With this collision, she was astonishingly reborn in the eighties!
The moment she opened her eyes, her body felt as if it had been run over, causing her to scream in pain.
"Ah!!!"
Her shriek pierced the quiet of the military compound.
Sweat dripped off Tang Qing's forehead while she panted heavily, looking at her own stomach that was protruding like a small hill. The midwife's head came out from between her legs and yelled as she pinched her thigh.
"Push! Push harder!"
Tang Qing lightly shook her head; the splitting pain in her body made her unable to think.
The door curtain was lifted, and Li Guiyun, wearing a grey blouse, rushed to Tang Qing's side with a bowl in her hand with an anxious look.
"Tang Qing, drink this!"
Tang Qing looked up to see a bowl of dark, murky water in a porcelain bowl with a thick layer of ash floating on it - it didn't look beneficial at all.
"Your daughter-in-law is having a difficult labor, only the water mixed with ash from the stove will work!"
The midwife yelled urgently, and Li Guiyun nodded in agreement.
"It's ashes from the stove, I scraped a bowl full of it! Come on, Tang Qing, drink it up quickly!"
Li Guiyun helps Tang Qing up and tries to force the ash-laden water into her mouth.
"I... I won't drink it..."
Tang Qing struggles, adamantly refusing to drink.
What kind of folk remedy is this? It could only lead to death!
Tang Qing pushes the bowl away as she realizes that she had traveled back to the 198s. The original host, who shared her name, was a military spouse who had died from agonizing childbirth, and she, however, had tragically picked up where she left off.
"So you won't drink it? Are you trying to kill my grandson and end our Ji family lineage?"
Li Guiyun's face changes, she squeezes Tang Qing's face and tries to pour the ashen water into her mouth.
Tang Qing is drenched in sweat, on the verge of fainting, she looks fearfully as the black water comes close to her mouth.
Just as she was about to lose hope and close her eyes, a deep, magnetic voice suddenly rings out.
"Mother, stop!"
A tall figure rushes to Tang Qing's side, snatches the porcelain bowl from Li Guiyun's hand, and ferociously throws it to the ground.
"What do you think you're doing?"
Li Guiyun anxiously pats her leg, but the midwife steps forward to push the man away.
"Men are not allowed in the delivery room, it's bad luck. Out, get out now!"
The midwife pushed the man and Li Guiyun also pushed him out.
"My son, Tang Qing's difficult childbirth is a sign of bad luck, and you have a bright future. You can't be hit by these evil forces! Get out!"
The two, one on the left and one on the right, forcefully pushed the man out. Tang Qing raised her eyes to look, she could only see his silhouette, clad in a military uniform, with a height of at least 1.85 meters, standing proudly and impressively tall.
Was this the original host's husband, Ji Junze?
Tang Qing closed her eyes, realizing there was no need for her to plead for help now.
The original host had drugged Ji Junze, ruthlessly forced herself on him while he was intoxicated, and unexpectedly became pregnant. She threatened him with her own death, forcing Ji Junze to break off his engagement and marry her instead. Their relationship froze to an extreme point after marriage.
"Oh dear God, please let me die thoroughly this time!",
Unable to resist her fate, Tang Qing planned to wait for death passively. It was just a pity for the child in her belly.
Unconsciously, Tang Qing caressed her swollen belly, only to feel a small hand suddenly slam against her abdomen. The little strong force made her body ache, and she abruptly opened her eyes.
Upon opening his eyes, she saw a handsome face appearing in front of her out of nowhere. The high nose was as if carved with a knife, and his deep gaze seemed capable of sucking people in. This breathtakingly handsome man...
This man... looked exactly like Ji Boyan!
Ji Boyan was nationally recognized as the standard model face. One glance is enough to create a lasting impression, one smile enough to captivate a city.
Such a handsome face was right in front of her. He even leaned down, getting closer and closer to her, until she could feel the warm breeze from his nostrils.
Ji Junze quickly lifted Tang Qing in his arms. Looking at his taut arms, Tang Qing realized that she must weigh at least 180 pounds. She was a complete chubby girl!
"I will take her to the hospital."
Ji Junze's voice was firm and powerful as he held Tang Qing and made his way out.
"Oh, child, going to the hospital is too expensive, no, no!" Li Guiyun frowned with concern.
"The water broke ahead of time. You are taking her to the hospital only now. The child might suffocate on the way!" exclaimed the midwife in a shrill voice.
Ji Junze's grip on Tang Qing tightened, and he turned his head, his attractive eyes narrowing dangerously.
"So you intend to have them die on you? Are you going to join them in death?"
His intense aura sent a chill down the midwife's spine, silencing her immediately.
Carrying Tang Qing, Ji Junze made his way out. The news had reached everyone in the military compound that the fierce and fat woman of the Ji family was giving birth, crying as if she was being slaughtered.
Everyone stood at the door, straining their ears to listen.
On seeing Ji Junze carrying the pale-faced Tang Qing out, they quickly retreated back into their houses, peeping from the windows.
"Look at her, she's barely breathing. She probably won't make it."
"It's retribution! Everyone knows how this child was conceived! She violated womanhood, serves her right!"
"When she was pregnant, she would use the child as collateral to threaten others. No one dared to cross her. It’s truly instant karma!"
Tang Qing heard every bit of the whispered conversations.
The former hostess was fierce and uncultured, using her pregnancy to assert dominance in the military compound, causing many disputes, thereby earning a terrible reputation.
Ji Junze's expression remained solemn, but his warm hand gradually covered Tang Qing's ear. Feeling the warmth in his palm, Tang Qing looked up at him.
Was he... trying to block her ears, preventing her from hearing all those gossip?
Ji Junze remained silent, his face taut as he carried Tang Qing all the way to the entrance of their office building, where a green jeep was parked.
A woman stepped out of the car, flaunting her charm. She was wearing a red trench coat, small lambskin boots, and her hair styled in big waves. Removing her sunglasses, she smiled at Ji Junze.
"Junze, I'm back."
The woman advanced, stretching her arms out for a hug with Ji Junze.
Tang Qing thought to herself, "Hey lady, do you not see me, almost 200 pounds, right here?"
Ignoring the woman, Ji Junze went past her and directly opened the car door, turning to her.
"Bai Linglong, you arrived just in time. Would you mind taking my loved one to the military hospital?"
Bai Linglong?
A name struck Tang Qing's mind like lightning ─ Bai Linglong, Ji Junze's fiancee whom he chased for eight years!
To be exact, the one who was his rightful girlfriend before being "taken advantage of" by Tang Qing.