Chapter 1

Because I petted a dog that my husband's childhood friend had left at our house, my husband punished me by making me sleep in the dog's kennel for a month.

Even though I shivered from the cold, he didn't allow me to take a blanket and just let me sleep with the dog.

Not long after, half of Jiang City knew I was living in a dog kennel, mocking me as a gold digger who couldn't climb up high branches and could only live happily with a dog.

Even when I went to work, the company's walls were plastered with AI-generated lewd photos of me and the dog.

I intended to continue enduring, until I heard my husband's conversation with his friend.

"Brother Sheng, although you married Song Yun and haven't touched her, are you really willing to drug her and make her consummate with a dog?"

My husband's tone was contemptuous, as if he was talking about an ant.

"Ruoyao said, since Song Yun touched her dog, let her become the dog's wife."

"That's a championship Doberman, pairing it with Song Yun is more than enough, in fact, it's even lowering the dog's standards!"

Hearing this, I felt like the blood in my entire body had frozen, leaving me only with a bone-chilling cold.

The private room erupted with laughter.

"Song Yun is so hands-on, after all these years, she still doesn't know that Sister Ruoyao is a germaphobe and hates others touching her things?"

"If you ask me, Song Yun must have done it on purpose! If she were honest, she wouldn't have brought up the arranged marriage from the previous generation back then, forcing Brother Sheng to marry her!"

"Heh, a gold digger from the countryside, even if she married into the Lu Family, so what, she still ended up as a living widow for three years, right?"

In the low snickers, someone said frivolously, "Speaking of which, as crude as Song Yun is, she's got a great figure, especially that enticing frame, whatever she wears looks good..."

"Brother Sheng, after Sister Ruoyao's dog is satisfied, mind if you let the brothers have a go too?"

My breath caught, and my heart was tightly clenched.

A normal husband's wife being humiliated like this, they would have flipped out and fought ferociously.

But Lu Jingsheng treated it like it had nothing to do with him, just giving a lazy chuckle.

"You think she's fit, go ahead then, she's just a decorative piece married in, who really takes her as a person?"

In that instant, my heart plummeted into an abyss.

Together with my last sliver of hope for Lu Jingsheng, it shattered completely.

However, the beginning of all this was clearly initiated by the Lu Family with the marriage proposal!

Three years ago, Lu Family faced financial issues due to a failed transition and urgently needed economic assistance.

Old Madam Lu held the marriage contract signed by the older generation and personally went deep into the mountains of Yunnan to find me.

"Xiao Yun, grandma knows you just returned from a prestigious overseas university with a PhD, and the Song Family has always been a hidden giant in herbal medicine, valued much higher than our Lu Family."

"Asking you to fulfill the marriage contract now is indeed us aiming too high, but the Lu Family is on the verge of bankruptcy and really has no other choice..."

Old Madam Lu cried inconsolably, kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up.

Backed into a corner, I could only nod and agree to the marriage.

Not only that, I agreed to keep the Lu Family's financial predicament a secret for Old Madam Lu, so her proud grandson Lu Jingsheng wouldn't bear any grudges.

Unexpectedly, on the night of the marriage, Lu Jingsheng gave me a harsh lesson.

On the big marital bed, he and Tang Ruoyao acted as if no one else was present, lost in their indulgence.

When they saw me, they did not hold back at all; instead, they engaged in a long, drawn-out kiss.

The dress Tang Ruoyao was wearing was the vibrant red wedding dress my late mother had personally sewn for me.

At that moment, I really wanted to tear up the marriage contract and return to my remote mountain forest.

But our clan highly values promises, and since I agreed to help the Lu Family weather their crisis, I couldn't retreat at this crucial moment.

In the days that followed, Lu Jingsheng became increasingly excessive, mingling openly with Tang Ruoyao in social venues while treating me worse than a dog.

When I informed Old Madam Lu of the situation, she pleaded with me to stay at the Lu Family for three years.

After three years, no matter the circumstances, if I wanted to leave, she would not stop me.

At that time, we all believed that with three years passed, even a stone should be warmed up.

But the cruel reality slapped me hard in the face.

Turning to leave, I sent the recorded audio of the conversation in the private room to Old Madam Lu, along with a text message.

"Grandma, the three-year agreement is over, it's time to end it."

Having decided to leave, that night I didn't return to the dog kennel but slept in a guest room.

Just waiting to finalize the divorce, and then I'll leave Jiang City forever.

In the night, while I was sound asleep, I was suddenly thrown out of bed with the quilt and all.

"Bitch, did I allow you to sleep on the bed? A bitch should sleep in the dog kennel!"

Lu Jingsheng, drunk and reeking of alcohol, kicked my abdomen twice.

The intense physical pain brought tears to my eyes.

But thinking that I'll soon be free of all this, I didn't want to argue with him any further.

Lu Jingsheng, however, grabbed my wrist, forcing me back onto the bed.

The guest room was warm, and I was wearing only a thin silk nightdress.

"A bitch is a bitch, you go out knowing just how to seduce men."

Lu Jingsheng's gaze was like a slimy venomous snake, slowly circling over me before he harshly tore my nightdress apart.

"If it weren't for others telling me, I wouldn't have known you had such a good figure."

"You really like being watched, don't you?!"

Anger rekindled in his eyes.

But in the private room, wasn't he clearly indifferent?

"I don't have time to accompany your madness." I tried to push him away.

Seeing me attempt to rise, he suddenly leaned down, gripping my throat tightly.

"Tell me, I haven't touched you in three years, how did you endure it, did you sneak out to cheat on me?"

How ridiculous.

Clearly, he's the one who's unfaithful, yet he accuses me instead.

Before losing consciousness, I desperately pushed Lu Jingsheng away, gasping for breath.

Lu Jingsheng merely stood aside like an outsider, coldly watching me, seemingly admiring my near-death embarrassment.