"Li Sichen! You big liar!"

"Who allowed you to die! How could you just leave me behind! Please, don't die..."

Yè Xīngqiáo's voice trembled amidst the rain, tears mixed with the rain, blurring her vision.

She frantically pressed on Li Sichen’s chest. The blood was soaking through unabated.

Li Sichen managed to lift his hand weakly, gently wiping the rain from her face, his voice was low but soft.

"Xīng, believe it or not, getting you out of the Yè family was the best decision I've ever made in my life. Everything I've done for you these years, I did willingly."

He chuckled silently, a hint of self-mockery on his face.

"Now, you're finally rid of me."

Yè Xīngqiáo felt a tight squeeze in her heart, the pain was so intense it nearly took her breath away.

She shook her head desperately, her voice hoarse, "Stop talking nonsense! You can't leave me! I...I can't let go of you!"

Li Sichen flashed a bitter smile, his eyes were filled with deep affection and reluctance.

"You always say you like Qi Mingxiu, but he has never taken you to heart. Don't be sad for him anymore, okay?"

"I stopped liking him a long time ago!"

Tears fell from Yè Xīngqiáo’s eyes like a heavy rain. She had never felt so scared and helpless before.

"Li Sichen, hold on a little longer, I will take you to the hospital. Just hold on a little longer..."

"It's too late..."

Li Sichen looked deeply at her, his gaze filled with endless tenderness, as if intending to forever etch her image into his heart.

Then, as though he had exhausted his last bit of strength, his hand, which had been caressing her cheek, heavily fell...

His body was gradually going cold, devoid of breath.

Ye Xingqiao's body trembled, her heart aching as if being cut by a blunt knife. Tears slid down along with the rain as she desperately grasped at him.

"Li Sichen! You bastard, scoundrel! Who allowed you to die!

"How could you leave me... I hate you... I hate you!!"

Releasing her anger by hitting him, she finally weakened and collapsed on his body, weeping inconsolably.

"I'm sorry, Li Sichen, I'm sorry..."

Qi Mingxiu watched her expressionlessly: "He's already dead."

"You killed him!"

Ye Xingqiao turned around abruptly, her eyes full of hatred.

"Qi Mingxiu, you won't die a good death!"

Qi Mingxiu sighed pretentiously in regret, "Ah Xing, I know it was wrong of me to use you, and I will compensate you."

"Compensate?"

Ye Xingqiao sneered, her voice filled with contempt.

"You're already married to Ye Wanlan, and you still want me to be your mistress?"

Qi Mingxiu's face darkened, "A'Xing, this is just temporary. I still need the support of the Ji family, but I will definitely divorce her in the future."

Ye Xingqiao's smile became more sarcastic, "Do you think I'll still believe your lies?"

Qi Mingxiu slowly approached, trying to convince her.

"A'Xing, you once loved me so much, why can't you give me another chance?"

"I never thought you could be so despicable!"

Ye Xingqiao's heart ached like it was being cut by a knife, her vision blurred with tears.

"I helped you deliver the message, just wanted to get away from Li Sichen. I had no idea you were planning to kill him!"

Qi Mingxiu's eyes turned icy cold, "So what? Li Sichen is responsible for the death of your loved ones. He deserves this."

Ye Xingqiao pushed him away violently, her eyes filled with coldness and determination.

"The death of my brother and aunt was clearly your and Ye Wanlan's design. Do you really think I wouldn't know?!"

Ye Xingqiao’s eyes were bloodshot, she gritted her teeth and said, “To make me go against Li Sichen, you and Ye Wanlan really went to great lengths!”

"Who told you?"

Qi Mingxiu was taken aback for a moment, and then his eyes grew colder, he took a few steps forward and grabbed the collar of her clothes.

"Ye Wanlan told you?"

Ye Xingqiao didn't respond, her face pale, and then suddenly embraced him.

"Qi Mingxiu, have you ever loved me?"

Qi Mingxiu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, a bit of impatience appearing on his face, but his tone was gentle and deeply affectionate.

"I love you, Ah Xing."

Ye Xingqiao chuckled coldly out of his sight, pushing him away abruptly and stepping back a few steps!

In her hand, she was holding the remote of the timed bomb from his pocket.

"Whore meets dog. Qi Mingxiu, I wish you and Ye Wanlan a long-lasting love!"

She looked back at Li Sichen one last time, a smile in her eyes.

If I cannot live with you, then let's die together.

"Boom!!"

A deafening explosion echoed through the sky.

In the final moment of her consciousness, she thought, if life could start over--

In the next life...

She would never push away Li Sichen.

——

"What do you think caused her to faint out of nowhere?"

"Yeah, thankfully it's nothing serious. Otherwise, how are we supposed to handle tomorrow's shooting?"

Struggling with a crippling headache, Ye Xingjiao forces her eyes open.

A pristine white ceiling greets her sight, and by her bed, a man and a woman idle away in conversation.

She feels somewhat dazed and fails to grasp the situation.

Of the two people seated next to her, she recognizes both; one is Su Yu, her manager when she first started her career, and the other is Xiao An, her assistant.

However, these are memories from ten years ago.

Since she was framed during a filming, resulting in a tarnished reputation, she has lost all contact with them.

Why are they here now?

Noticing that she was awake, Su Yu immediately leaned over, "You're finally awake!"

"I didn't die in the explosion? You guys saved me?" Ye Xingjiao hesitantly asked.

Su Yu and Xiao An exchanged glances, their hearts simultaneously skipped a beat, and Su Yu threw up two fingers and wobbled them in front of her eyes.

"Do you know how many fingers I am holding up?"

Ye Xingjiao furrowed her eyebrows, just as she was about to speak, Xiao An spoke up.

"Star, did you hit your head? You suddenly fainted while we were filming and scared both me and Su Yu."

"Filming?" Ye Xingqiao widened her eyes, "What kind of film?!"

"'As If in a Dream' of course!"

Xiao An asked, "Have you lost your memory?"

"'As If in a Dream'?"

Ye Xingqiao repeated blankly, "How could it be..."

"'As If in a Dream' was the first film she shot after her debut at the age of 19, and also the last one.

At that time, the lead actress Fu Xue fell from the aerial equipment on set, breaking a leg. They later found someone had deliberately cut the equipment's ropes.

Soon after, an internet user leaked surveillance footage of her entering the prop room two days before the incident, suspecting her to be the culprit.

Because Ye Xingqiao was initially chosen to be the leading lady of this drama but was replaced by Fu Xue, she had a motive to hurt Fu Xue.

Of course, Ye Xingqiao didn't want to take the blame. When she visited Fu Xue in the hospital, she asked if Fu Xue could clear her name.

Fu Xue promised her, but to her surprise, Fu Xue posted a Weibo post that night.

The general message was that while she initially wanted to let things slide, Ye Xingqiao's actions were too much. So, she refused to stay silent.

Beneath the Weibo post was an audio recording of a conversation between Fu Xue and Ye Xingqiao.

In the conversation, Ye Xingqiao expressed jealousy towards Fu Xue for taking away what should have been hers and said she sought to teach Fu Xue a lesson to be more careful in the future.

As soon as the recording was released, Fu Xue's fans immediately blew up.

They not only ran to her Weibo to curse at her but also doxxed her. They even sent blades and dead cats to her house, threatening to kill her.

In the beginning, her fans still defended her, claiming the recording could have been faked.

However, Fu Xue’s management company employed a professional team to verify the recording, confirming its authenticity.

Now, she began to be condemned all over the internet, with a significant amount of her fans turning against her. They were utterly disappointed in her.

But that's not the end of it. Fu Xue's management then reported her for attempted murder - because of the recording.

Moreover, as Fu Xue insisted that she was responsible, she was directly taken to the police station.

Only then, she understood that she had fallen into a trap set by Fu Xue.

The recording was genuine but was taken not after Fu Xue was injured, but prior to it.

The day before Fu Xue was injured, she approached her to talk about a new drama script.

Having a decent relationship with Fu Xue after joining the team, she kindly agreed.

Little did she expect, this one time would plunge her into an irredeemable abyss!

Finally, due to insufficient evidence, Ye Xingqiao wasn't sentenced to prison, but her reputation and career were utterly ruined.

She became a person who everyone despised, a rat crossing the street.

For a long period, she was hounded by fans and entertainment reporters to the point where she couldn't hold her head high, and she dared not to go out.

And because of this, she developed depression, nearly losing control several times to suicide.

This incident ruined not only her career but also her life.

Because of distortion and obsession, she later made many mistakes.

Until she met Li Sichen.

He helped her take revenge, but some wounds, cannot be healed by revenge.

She never understood why Fu Xue wanted to harm her, until she saw her with Ye Wanlan.

Ye Wanlan used Fu Xue to crash her into the dust, making her jittery and paranoid, altering the course of her life.

All her misfortunes began with this incident.

She didn’t expect that when she woke up, she would return to this time, it must be heavenly mercy for her.

This time, she won't let them get away with it!

Since everything started with Fu Xue, it’s time for Fu Xue to experience the pain she once endured.

Fu Xue, Ye Wanlan, she will not let go of either one!