Rebirth of the Cannon Fodder in the Entertainment Circle-Chapter 587: Republic Divorced Wife Cannon Fodder (1)

Luo Ning awoke once more.

She sat in a room filled with an ancient charm.

Across from her, a middle-aged woman dressed like one from the late Qing period, was prattling on uninterruptedly.

"Ah Ning, in my heart, you will always be my daughter-in-law."

The woman wiped away a tear, "But Sichen has embraced new ideas, and during his time overseas, he found someone he likes and insists on divorcing you. I have no way to stop him."

"Don’t worry, even if you are divorced, you are still part of our Huo Family, and I will cherish you just as my own daughter."

"As long as you keep your heart in it, once Sichen has had his fill of playing, who’s to say he won’t return to your side?" freewebnoveℓ.com

Luo Ning had not yet accepted the original owner of the body’s memories, thus she couldn’t discern the exact situation.

But from the middle-aged woman’s words, she picked up on two key elements.

First, this person was her current mother-in-law, her husband who returned from overseas wanting a divorce, which indicated it was likely the Republic Era.

Only during that period, would the scum men who returned from abroad under the pretense of condemning arranged marriages as feudal dregs openly take a mistress and not be scorned after a divorce.

Second, this so-called mother-in-law didn’t want the original owner to leave the Huo Family, continuously buttering her up with kind words.

Luo Ning watched as the other party spoke with emotion, a faint mocking curve formed on her lips.

If she truly cherished the original owner as her own daughter, she wouldn’t have brought her here.

The words were even more disgusting, what did she mean by ’keep your heart in it’, waiting for him to play enough and then ’return to your side’?

Did she see her as someone who picks up trash?

Although this middle-aged woman appeared to mean well and treated her seemingly very kindly.

Luo Ning still found it hypocritical and genuinely disliked her from the bottom of her heart.

And so, she couldn’t be bothered to flatter her.

Her eyes felt swollen and painful, her face still covered with tears.

Luo Ning took a handkerchief to wipe her tears, her voice hoarse, "I wish to be alone for a bit."

Some are not convenient to accept memories.

The middle-aged woman had earlier seen her daughter-in-law looking ready to collapse and was on the verge of fainting, so hearing her request, she agreed.

"Alright, take some time to yourself, think carefully about what I just said."

She stood up, supporting herself with a maid as she left.

Once the people had left, Luo Ning closed her eyes to begin receiving the memories.

It was indeed the Republic Era, but it was quite different from the Republic she knew of.

There were no characters from the history books, and the historical progress was somewhat different.

This indicated that she was in a parallel universe called Little World.

Currently, it was the era of warlord strife, with a division between the Northern Government and the Southern Government, each holding their own.

The original Luo Ning was born in Beicheng, to an aristocratic family.

Her grandfather, Luo Jingjiang, was a successful imperial examinee of the late Qing Dynasty and had held a significant official position.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, due to the family’s deep foundation and marriages to other powerful families, he had found work with the Northern Government.

Luo Jingjiang had two principal wives. The previous one had passed away, leaving two sons, while his current wife had one son.

The father of the original owner, coincidentally, was the third son born from the current wife.

As a result, the relationships between the first, second, and third households were not good,

Among the three brothers, the father of the original owner was the most capable and able, becoming the president of the Huaxia Northern Bank, yet unfortunately, he had an accidental death a few years ago.

Old Master Luo had always favored the first and second households more, thinking his two sons lacked a mother, having only him as a father, so he felt the need to protect them more.

As for the highly capable third son, the old master did not dote on him particularly, and upon his premature death, the old master only lamented that it was a pity.

The third household was then left with two girls, thus Old Master Luo paid even less attention to them.

Had it not been for the protection of the Old Lady, Luo Ning was unsure how much the third branch of the Luo Family would have been marginalized.

Aside from herself, there was also an elder sister, who was five years older.

Her sister’s husband came from a decent family and had also studied abroad, but shortly after his return, he and her sister divorced through a newspaper announcement.

Old Master Luo was a man who deeply cared about his reputation. Although the divorce was publicly announced, in his eyes, his granddaughter was effectively a divorced wife sent back to her family’s home.

He refused to allow his granddaughter to live at her maternal home.

Her sister, with her fiery temperament, stubbornly took her son and daughter with her after the divorce.

Seeing that their grandfather would not permit her to return to the maternal home, she did not insist and decided to live elsewhere with her children.

Unable to do anything, Luo Ning’s mother and grandmother bought a courtyard outside to settle her sister and two children, providing secret care for them.

Luo Ning was then married to the Huo Family’s youngest son, Huo Sichen, to whom she was betrothed from childhood.

The ancestors of the Huo Family were military officers, and among the Beicheng clans, they could only be considered mid-tier; before the betrothal, the Huo Family was even inferior to the Luo Family.

Huo Sichen’s father and Luo Ning’s father had a good relationship; her father had once provided significant help to Huo Sichen’s father, though the details were unknown.

It was said that because of this assistance, the Huo Family’s fortune considerably improved afterward.

Therefore, even after Luo Ning’s father passed away, and the Luo Family suggested a replacement for the marriage, Huo Sichen’s father did not agree.

Two years ago, Huo Sichen’s father became the Northern Government’s most powerful warlord, Commander Huo, and the Huo Family’s status soared, catapulting them to the top echelons of Beicheng’s elite.

Luo Ning married into the Huo Family four years ago when they had not yet reached their current prominence and influence.

Before the marriage, Luo Ning had met Huo Sichen a few times and had fallen deeply in love with her handsome and dashing fiancé.

She often sent him gifts privately, such as clothes she made, pastries, and other warm gestures of concern.

Huo Sichen, though somewhat cold towards Luo Ning, took all her affection for granted.

He had always wanted to study abroad, but Commander Huo wouldn’t allow it, and Huo Mu could not bear to let him go.

He believed that his marriage to Luo Ning was holding him back, hence he strongly opposed the marriage when Commander Huo didn’t agree to let him study overseas.

Commander Huo highly valued the marriage alliance with the Luo Family but loved his youngest son deeply, so he sought a compromise.

He promised Huo Sichen that as long as he married Luo Ning on the agreed date, he would be allowed to study abroad.

Thus, Huo Sichen agreed and took Luo Ning as his bride.

However, on their wedding day, they did not consummate the marriage, as Huo Sichen left with a few friends on a ship bound for Europe.

It was said that there was a ship departing for Europe on their wedding day, and missing it would mean waiting another month, which Huo Sichen could not afford to do.

Commander Huo and Madam Huo verbally scolded their son and apologized profusely to Luo Ning, consoling her to wait for Huo Sichen.

In reality, they were very indulgent with their youngest son.

If Commander Huo really wanted to intervene, Luo Ning believed that Huo Zha would not have been able to escape.

Because she loved Huo Sichen, Luo Ning endured it, and at the time of returning to her family’s home, she even made excuses for him, saying many good things to gloss over the situation.

Huo Sichen’s sneaking away hurt Luo Ning deeply, and half a month after marrying into the Huo Family, she discovered something even more heartbreaking.

When Huo Sichen was younger, Huo Mu had arranged for a woman to initiate him into adulthood.

That woman then secretly discarded the contraceptive soup and got pregnant.

It was only after her belly started to show that she could no longer conceal it, and the Huo Family learned of it.

The pregnancy was too far along for an abortion, and Madam Huo could not bear the thought of losing a grandchild, so they secretly settled the woman, who then gave birth to Huo Sichen’s illegitimate eldest son, Huo Yunjie.

Unfortunately for the woman, she died of excessive bleeding during childbirth.

By the time Luo Ning met Huo Yunjie, he was already four years old.

At that time, Luo Ning was furious, followed by various placations from Huo Mu.

They even handed the child to her, claiming that it was an unintended result of Huo Sichen’s actions, and that the child was innocent.

Now that the child’s mother had died, Luo Ning was his mother; they urged her to raise the child, promising that he would surely be filial in the future.

Moreover, with Huo Sichen away, Luo Ning could find some solace, and he would definitely be happy with how well she had raised the child, knowing that she was a virtuous wife and mother.

Luo Ning was coaxed and surprisingly agreed to take the child under her wing and care for him meticulously.