Reborn in 2006, I met Mr. Zhou from the past.

In the ward of Zijiang County Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, the faint yet distinct smell of disinfectant lingered in the air. Su Fengnan was in a drowsy state, her consciousness drifting, until two voices abruptly pulled her back to reality.

Are you a patient's family member?

"Yes, I'm her sister." Su Fengxia's voice was filled with barely concealed panic as she stared intently at the doctor. "How is my sister? Why is she still unconscious?"

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious. It's just a high fever caused by a cold. Luckily, she was brought in in time; any later and it would have been dangerous." The doctor reached out and felt Su Fengnan's forehead. "The fever has gone down. After she finishes this IV drip, she can be discharged once she wakes up and gets some medication."

Upon hearing this, Su Fengxia finally felt relieved after a long period of anxiety and repeatedly expressed her gratitude: "Okay, thank you, doctor."

"Don't wake her up, let her rest a bit more."

"I understand, thank you for your help."

After the doctor left, the ward became quiet. Su Fengxia stayed by the bedside, waiting intently for her sister to wake up.

Suddenly, Su Fengnan's exposed hand, with the IV needle still attached, twitched slightly. Su Fengxia jumped up and hurriedly reached out to press it down, afraid that Su Fengnan would pull out the needle: "Sister, don't move, you scared me to death!"

Su Fengnan frowned slightly and slowly opened her eyes.

The first thing you see are the pristine white walls and clean hospital beds, and the familiar smell of disinfectant fills the air – this is a hospital.

But she clearly remembered that just a second ago she was drinking with her husband Fang Shangyi to celebrate paying off all the debts, so how could she suddenly appear here?

"Sister, you're awake! How are you feeling?" Seeing her open her eyes, Su Fengxia burst into tears of joy, her eyes reddening.

"How did I get here?" Su Fengnan asked in a hoarse voice, her mind still a little muddled.

"You came back from the rain last night, completely soaked, and then your fever spiked to 40 degrees Celsius in the middle of the night. It scared me to death. Thanks to Rong Lili's help, we were able to get you to the hospital. If it had been any later, you would have been delirious with fever."

Getting caught in the rain? Having a fever?

Su Fengnan murmured these words repeatedly, her heart suddenly jolting.

She was clearly drinking last night and didn't get caught in the rain at all.

In the midst of the chaos, she finally looked seriously at the girl in front of her.

With a youthful, innocent face, bright eyes and white teeth, and the unique playfulness and liveliness of a young girl, it was Su Fengxia, her younger sister.

But this face clearly looks like that of a fifteen-year-old.

Su Fengnan froze instantly.

Su Fengnan clearly remembered that she and Fang Shangyi had just paid off all their debts. Being debt-free made them especially happy. That night, after their two children were fast asleep, the couple sat down and drank together, reminiscing about the past few days. They drank too much and got quite drunk. Then, in a daze, they heard the sound of an ambulance, and then... they couldn't remember.

Su Fengnan shook her head, trying to recall. In her hazy memory, something fell from her neck and shattered. What was it? ...Then her consciousness fell into chaos, and she couldn't break free.

Could it be... that she died of alcohol poisoning?

She instinctively raised her hand, which pulled on the needle on the back of her hand. A sharp pain instantly shot through her, making her eyes sting.

"Sister, don't move around. The IV drip is almost finished, or we'll have to start the injection again," Su Fengxia urged urgently.

The excruciating pain abruptly cleared Su Fengnan's muddled consciousness. Her heart pounded wildly, and an absurd yet incredibly real thought sprouted from the ground—

She was reborn.

Overwhelmed with mixed emotions of joy and sorrow, she almost lost control.

Fate played such a cruel joke on her.

She used to joke with her husband, saying that birth, aging, sickness, and death are common occurrences, and that she must pass away before him when she gets old, so that he wouldn't be left alone in the world to suffer loneliness.

What was originally just a joke has now become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Thinking of her husband of many years from her past life and her sleeping child, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably. She longed to go back.

Seeing her sister silently weep, Su Fengxia hurriedly grabbed a tissue to wipe her tears, and couldn't help but complain, "Sister, you've been so absent-minded these past few days, what's wrong? Last night it was raining so hard, you came back soaking wet, why didn't you wait for the rain to stop before you left? You're the older sister, yet you always make me worry about you."

As she finished speaking, her voice gradually lowered, her eyes reddened, and she was filled with grievance.

Su Fengnan snapped out of her daze, looked at her younger sister in front of her, and felt a surge of indescribable bitterness and relief in her eyes.

Su Fengxia felt uncomfortable under her gaze, so she moved closer and said worriedly, "Sister, you haven't really damaged your brain, have you? Don't scare me."

Su Fengnan slowly sat up, supporting herself on the hospital bed. She reached out and hugged her younger sister tightly, crying tears of joy: "Xiaoxia, it's so good to have you here."

It's wonderful to be given a second chance at life.

In her past life, she had only been away from home for a little over a year when her younger sister met with a devastating tragedy.

Su Fengxia was relentlessly pursued by Liu Hui, a vocational high school student. Later, someone took revenge on Liu Hui and vented their anger on her younger sister, ruining her life. In an attempt to avenge his sister, Liu Hui accidentally killed someone and was ultimately sentenced to life imprisonment. As a result, the younger sister dropped out of school and went to Chengdu to stay with her.

That was a pain she could never let go of in her entire life.

In this life, she will never let the tragedy repeat itself.

Su Fengxia felt a little awkward being hugged and gently struggled. Su Fengnan noticed her discomfort and slowly released her grip.

She knew that her younger sister had always relied on her. Her parents worked in Wenzhou year-round, only returning home once every year or two. They usually communicated only by letter, and only used public phones for emergencies. In this family, she was her younger sister's support.

Su Fengnan closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

This is no joke; it is a blessing from heaven, a chance for her to atone for her sins and rewrite her destiny.

Just then, her phone in her bag suddenly started vibrating, interrupting her thoughts.

Su Fengxia took out her phone for her, glanced at the caller ID, and whispered, "Sister, it's Yan Yun. Should we answer it?"

Yan Yun.

Hearing this name, Su Fengnan felt a chill in her heart.

In her past life, around this time, she was bewitched by Yan Yun's sweet words. At the same time, her father was seriously ill and urgently needed money. In order to ease the burden on her family, she was bewitched and agreed to drop out of school and elope with him to Rongcheng.

But after only three days of eloping, she was filled with remorse. She wanted to turn back, but Yan Yun held her firmly in his sights, making it impossible for her to move an inch. Penniless and unfamiliar with the area, she ultimately had no choice but to compromise and completely abandon her studies.

For the next six years, she lived a very repressed life. Yan Yun was extremely controlling and suspicious. During their arguments, he would often hit her, and afterwards kneel down to repent. For six whole years, she was trapped in his cage, without a single friend.

Thinking back on her foolishness and cowardice in her past life, Su Fengnan felt both laughable and hateful, wishing she could slap her past self.

She calmly took the phone, and Yan Yun's gentle and doting voice immediately came through the receiver: "Su Su, I've bought the plane ticket for the 6th. I've already talked to my brother, and he'll take you to the airport. You can just pick up your boarding pass with your ID card."

"Susu, I really want to see you soon, I miss you."

The exact same rhetoric, exactly the same as in his previous life. Even through the screen, Su Fengnan could picture his hypocritical and eager demeanor.

In her past life, she was filled with trepidation and confusion, and softly replied, "Okay, then you must come to pick me up as soon as possible, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to find you."

She was ridiculously naive back then, actually believing that she could be with him until the end.

Su Fengnan clicked her tongue softly, feeling only intense disgust in her heart.

On the very first day of my rebirth, I've stumbled upon such a tricky situation.

She slowly curved her lips into a smile, her tone calm yet firm: "Yan Yun, I can't go."