Chapter 1: Turning Into a 200-Pound Fat Girl
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“Somewhat fat, but her skin is soft and fair… she must taste good…”
Chi You woke up to a disgusting and nauseating voice, only to find herself staring at the face of a man smiling at her with a wicked grin.
She tried to move, but immediately realized something was wrong. This was not her body!
She felt rough hands reaching toward her neck and slowly moving downward.
Her clothes were being removed one after another, revealing more of her soft, milk-white skin.
“Y-You… stop—”
Chi You tried to resist, but her voice came out weak, like the meow of a cat. Her body was soft and flabby like a ball. Who had drugged her?
“Hehehe, Miss Chi, don’t resist. Although you are fat and ugly, for money I will still make you a real bride… After all, the young master in the mansion is unable to—”
Li San began to take off his clothes and moved his mouth toward her neck.
His hot body pressed against her. She wanted to scream, but… quickly, Li San loosened his belt and leaned closer to her neck. His hot body pressed on her again. She wanted to scream, but what came out of her lips was only a weak moan.
“Ah… no…!”
Li San laughed obscenely.
“Be obedient, and I will take you into a world of pleasure!”
But suddenly, his eyes widened in shock and his body froze like a clay statue!
A sharp hairpin had been stabbed into his chest!
Chi You looked at her right hand in astonishment and relief at the same time.
If it weren’t for this hairpin in her hair, the chastity she had preserved for more than twenty years would have been destroyed by this ugly man!
She slowly moved and got off the bed, walking toward the dressing table.
She suddenly raised her head and looked into the bronze mirror. When she saw her face, she almost choked from shock.
“Who is this?!”
A round face the size of a dinner plate!
Some people may have a chubby face like a small cake, but her face… looked like ten cakes stacked on top of each other!
She took a deep breath and then looked down, her mouth trembling uncontrollably.
My God… women usually have curves. But her body looked like one huge lump without any clear shape!
No wonder she had difficulty breathing!
When she looked again at her thick arms and legs, she felt terrified.
Her weight must exceed two hundred jin (about 100 kilograms)!
At that moment, a voice sounded in Chi You’s mind, and countless memories appeared before her in an instant.
She had crossed into another world.
The last thing she remembered from her life in the modern era was an influenza outbreak in the countryside. She had worked until the sun was about to set, and then suddenly fainted.
When she regained consciousness, she found herself in this place called Bei Yuan.
She was no longer a traveling rural doctor providing medical care. Instead, she had become Chi You, the daughter of the late great general Chi Yunchang, who had protected the country. She had even kept the same name as before, Chi You.
Only half an hour ago, she had been carried in a luxurious bridal sedan to Duke An’s mansion, where she officially became the destined wife of the eldest son of the Duke, Zhao Shiyan.
Rumors said he was extremely handsome, so much so that people often mistook him for a girl. For this reason, he never went out without wearing a mask. No one had ever seen his real face.
But what made him more remarkable was not his appearance, but his unique intelligence and sharp strategies. It was said that his mind surpassed even the greatest commanders and strategists.
When he was fifteen, his name had already become famous in Northern Yuan. When he turned eighteen, he entered the battlefield alone and attacked the enemy army with the goal of killing their commander.
He became famous after just one battle and was granted the title Yan Hui.
However, two years later, Zhao Shiyan suffered an accident while hunting and fell from his horse. Since then, he had become paralyzed.
And misfortune did not stop there. A month ago, he was struck by a serious illness and was on the verge of death, which forced him to marry in order to ward off bad luck.
After a short while, Chi You began to accept herself as she was.
Now was not the time to worry about her appearance. She had to regain her strength first.
Chi You searched the dressing table and found several old wooden and iron hairpins.
Enduring the pain, she fiercely pierced a hairpin into the middle finger of both hands, then pressed several specific points on her body.
After a few minutes, blood began to drip onto the floor, while Chi You felt her strength gradually returning.
At that moment, she noticed the clothes of the maid who had accompanied her lying on the floor.
According to her memories, Li San was one of her accompanying maids. He had pretended to be a woman and entered the Duke’s mansion with the goal of destroying her chastity.
Chi You quickly thought it through and soon understood the sequence of events.
Before the wedding, her vicious aunt’s wife had secretly put poison in her soup to weaken her body. Then she arranged for Li San to enter the mansion. The goal was to ruin her chastity so she would not be able to remain in the Duke’s mansion.
In this era, if a woman committed such disgraceful acts, the only outcome would be death!
What a vicious plan!
Anger boiled in Chi You’s veins. She almost rushed back to the General’s mansion to tear her evil aunt apart! But after a moment, she calmed down.
She walked toward Li San and pulled the hairpin out of his chest.
Blood immediately flowed out, and Li San suddenly opened his eyes.
“You fat pig…”
What fat people feared the most was being called fat. Chi You did not like those words, so she reached out and grabbed the bone of his throat.
This place was the weakest point of the human body.
With just a gentle press, Li San felt completely paralyzed and unable to resist.
“If you dare say another word, do you believe I will take your life?”
Her sharp voice sounded like a ghost from hell. Her blood-stained hands made Li San feel extreme terror.
He could not understand how Chi You had suddenly regained her strength and even become so fierce!
But he was good at adapting to situations. Now that his neck was tightly restrained, he had no choice but to confess immediately.
“My lady, please forgive me! It was the Madam who sent me. That vicious woman said you must die so that the General’s mansion would become entirely hers!”
Chi You’s pupils suddenly widened—exactly like in the original body’s memories.
In order to seize the General’s mansion and steal the bride price, that vicious aunt not only poisoned the original body to make her fat and ugly, but also arranged for her to marry a disabled man to bring him luck. And now… she wanted to kill her!
What unbearable injustice!
Anger rose again in Chi You’s heart.
She tightened her grip, and Li San’s face turned dark red. His mouth opened and closed like a dying fish.
“What else? Continue talking.”
“The Madam said that when the confiscation officers arrive, the soldiers will find that you and I were committing adultery in the bridal chamber. That way I can escape!”
“What?!” Chi You’s heart trembled, and she tightened her grip even more.
“Confiscation?! Explain what you mean!”
Li San rolled his eyes several times before finally catching his breath.
“The Madam contacted the steward of the Lin family and heard that the Emperor plans to take action against the Zhao family. So she thought of a way to marry you off… She said the Zhao family has a long history of military achievements, so they probably won’t be killed, but most likely exiled… She also said she wanted Miss Chi to suffer the greatest humiliation and die on the road to exile…”
Before Li San could finish speaking, loud noise and shouting suddenly came from outside.
“Run! The soldiers are coming to confiscate the mansion!”
When Chi You’s attention was distracted for a moment, a cunning look flashed in Li San’s eyes.
Quickly, he pulled out a dagger from his sleeve and stabbed toward her hand.
“Do you dare?”
Chi You sneered coldly and pushed him away with force.
Boom!
Li San crashed into a chair, fell to the ground, and rolled until he hit the opposite window.
In an instant, blood flowed from his mouth and nose. He gasped desperately for air.
“What tremendous strength!”
Chi You stared at her plump hands in shock.
Had she suddenly become a strong woman?
“Run quickly!”
The voices outside grew more chaotic.
Chi You opened the door and indeed saw many servants running through the nearby corridor with their heads lowered in panic, like flies without heads.
Was the mansion really being confiscated?
No. She couldn’t stay here. She had to run!
She hurried back inside, closed the door behind her, and began removing the eye-catching wedding dress.
Suddenly, loud knocking came from outside the door.
“Youyou! Youyou! My dear daughter-in-law!”
It was the voice of the Duke’s wife, full of fear and weakness, reminding Chi You of a frightened rabbit surrounded by danger.
She quickly opened the door.
A beautiful woman rushed inside and grabbed her hand tightly.
“Yu’er, run quickly! The mansion is about to be confiscated! I can’t help you anymore!”
In Chinese, “-er” is often added to names as an affectionate nickname used by family members.
The Duke’s wife’s face was pale, and her thin shoulders trembled nonstop, making Chi You feel uneasy.
“What exactly is happening?!”
“There are many soldiers outside. They have taken your father-in-law and Yan’er away…”
At the mention of her husband and son, the Duke’s wife wiped away her tears and her expression turned firm.
“I must find a way to save Yan’er! Yu’er, run as fast as you can!”
After saying that, the Duke’s wife rushed out of the door and ran away.
Chi You stood there silently.
Had this temporary mother-in-law come just to tell her to escape?
It seemed she was not such a bad person after all.
But where could she run?
Even if she managed to leave the Duke’s mansion, she wouldn’t be able to leave the capital. Sooner or later she would be caught.
In Bei Yuan, if one person was convicted, the entire family would be punished.
So it might be better for her to calmly await her fate.
What Li San said was not wrong. Duke Zhao Yongzhi and Zhao Shiyan had a long record of military achievements. Even if the Emperor wanted to eliminate them, he would consider his reputation and would not kill them directly, but send them into exile.
Going into exile with the Zhao family might be a new beginning.
As soon as this thought appeared, the despair in Chi You’s heart disappeared.
She quickly began searching through the boxes and cabinets, gathering everything she could take.
She had to find some money to survive the journey into exile.
Her original dowry was extremely pitiful. She found only a bank note worth one hundred taels of silver and several small gold beads.
There were also some valuable pieces of jewelry, so she carefully gathered them and hid them.
Then, while searching Li San’s pocket, she found a bank note worth five hundred taels of silver.
When she saw his motionless hands hanging down, a chill ran through her heart.
“Disgusting!”
She kicked him several times fiercely before continuing the search.
Gradually, she found three golden hairpins, two jade pins, and several gold and silver ingots.
Chi You did not hesitate to take everything. She left nothing behind.
But when she tried to hide these things in her clothes, she discovered that it was impossible
This body is far too plump; anything she tries to hide will be obvious! She would never be able to fool the inspectors during the search! What should she do? Does she really have to go into exile empty-handed?!
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