My husband sent me to a wealthy family to serve as their proxy wife so he could care for his widowed sister-in-law.
This time, I didn't cry or make a fuss. I packed my things myself.
When I reached the door and saw the astonishment on my husband's face, I quickly took his hand in a show of understanding.
“There's no need to explain, my husband. I know how hard it is for you to shoulder the responsibilities of both branches of the family. I'll go.”
My sister-in-law, who had been smirking just moments before, stiffened. My husband, Shen Yuci, frowned suspiciously, too.
I imitated the way he had acted in my previous life and gently patted the back of his hand. “My brother-in-law saved my life. It's only right that I repay him and my sister-in-law by offering my body in exchange for some money.”
“Besides, knowing you still care for me is more than enough. Once the three years are up, I'll come back and be your wife again.”
Having heard his own words repeated back to him, Shen Yuci stared at me in disbelief, momentarily at a loss for words.
I glanced at the two of them and continued with a smile.
“Oh! Why don't we sign the divorce papers, too? That way, my sister-in-law will have a proper title, and her child can attend a private school. And I can earn a few extra taels of silver each month from the Liang family. What do you think?”
Later, Shen Yuci went mad.
He wept and asked how I could betray him and fall in love with someone else.
