Chapter 15 Why Marry Her?

Even a nearly dead cabbage wouldn’t be spared; only a heartless wild boar would do

such a thing. So, her whole body aches not just because she slept on a hard bed, but also because she’d been ravaged by a boar.

It’s a miracle she’s still alive.

Gu Youyou hurriedly propped herself up. No, she had to get dressed quickly. What if the wild boar came back and saw her naked, and then went berserk again?

She propped herself up and saw a set of clothes, neatly folded, placed beside the bed.

Without thinking, Gu Youyou picked them up and started dressing.
Doing so many things made her a little tired, but it was much better than in her haunted house.
She wondered if there was something wrong with the haunted house; that’s why she felt so much better as soon as she came out, and even survived being ravaged by a wild boar?

Just as she finished dressing, Gu Youyou heard footsteps outside.

The person’s steps were fast and steady; judging by her keen hearing, it was undoubtedly the wild boar. At this speed, they should be in the yard in a minute or two.

Gu Youyou straightened her clothes, lay back down on the bed, and closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.

The Bible says that when God closes a door, He opens a window; this saying seems to hold some truth. Having been locked in a dark room for years, Gu Youyou’s eyes, unable to see outside in the pitch black, made her ears far more sensitive than ordinary people.

A short while later, she indeed saw a tall man in coarse cloth enter the room—it was Jin Zijing.

He glanced at Gu Youyou on the bed, took a few steps forward, and stood beside the bed.
His angle perfectly blocked the sunlight streaming in from the window, causing Gu Youyou to frown.

Why did he have to stand there blocking my sun?!

The man stood silently by the bed for a moment, then said, “Youyou, the sun is shining brightly outside today. Let me take you to the yard.”

Gu Youyou: “…” What did that mean?

Before she could answer, she felt a pair of strong arms lift her from the covers and stride outside.
Gu Youyou: “…” What did that mean?

Before she could answer, she felt a pair of strong arms lift her from the covers and stride outside.
Gu Youyou couldn’t keep up the act any longer and had to open her eyes.

The first thing she saw was Jin Zijin’s resolute face.

His features were deep and defined; far from ugly, they were quite handsome. However, his dark skin and stubble completely obscured the advantages of his features.

Jin Zijin placed her on a bamboo recliner in the courtyard and then went back into the house.

Gu Youyou followed his gaze, lost in thought.

He must know she was dying.Everyone in the surrounding villages knew about her condition; there was no reason why Jin Zijin wouldn’t know. But why did he insist on marrying her, knowing she was a sickly burden?

As for physical needs, Gu Youyou didn’t think so.

With his conditions, he could easily marry a healthy woman, someone who could bear children!

A moment later, Jin Zijin came out of the house, carrying a thin quilt.
It wasn’t from the bed; judging by its good quality and new appearance, it must have been found in her dowry chest.
That’s true. If Jin Zijing could afford such a quilt, he wouldn’t need to live in this dilapidated thatched hut.

Wait a minute? As if remembering something, Gu Youyou’s heart skipped a beat.

Right, this nice quilt! A dowry! Could it be that he married her because he was after the dowry the Gu family was giving her?

Thinking of this, Gu Youyou felt uneasy, and her gaze towards Jin Zijing turned malicious.