"Dad, Mom will have Uncle Gu to take care of her from now on, so you can leave in peace."

It is said that hearing is the last thing a person loses before they die, and that is really true.

Zhuang Yan died at the age of 55. His adopted son personally pulled out his oxygen tube.

He passed away at 55, which is neither young nor old. People who mention it will only say it's a pity, since he could have retired and enjoyed his life a few more years later. Now all his pension contributions have been wasted.

In a daze, Zhuang Yan felt his soul leave his body and float in mid-air, looking at the emaciated body on the hospital bed.

People with cancer are already ugly, and when a car accident disfigures them, they find themselves unsightly.

After his oxygen tube was removed, the adopted son not only didn't feel sad, but instead smiled.

Zhuang Yan smiled bitterly as he thought that he was a disliked person in life. His parents disciplined him with harsh methods and showed him no love. His son, whom he had raised with great care, was indifferent and cut off his oxygen supply. Even after his death, his wife of thirty years was not by his side. He was a complete alienated person.

Looking back on his life, he was filled with regrets. It seemed he had never lived for himself, spending his entire life trying to please and obey others, becoming a spineless coward and a mere background figure.

If he could do it all over again, if there really is an afterlife, he would never want to live such a life again.

...

"Zhuang Yan, why hasn't Wanwan arrived yet? Did something happen on the way? It's already eleven o'clock, why don't you give her a call to check on her..."

His mother, Tang Jing's voice rang in his ears, and Zhuang Yan looked at her in astonishment.

The Tang Jing I remember had a face full of wrinkles and a head of white hair; she shouldn't look so young, and she passed away ten years ago.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Tang Jing frowned in displeasure: "I'm talking to you, what are you daydreaming about! Cheer up, this engagement banquet absolutely cannot be ruined today!"

Zhuang Yan looked around at the familiar scenery, the familiar people, and his body that had regained its five senses.

Zhuang Yan finally realized that he had been reborn, and that he had been reborn on the day he and Xia Wan got engaged.

Because Xia Wan was late in arriving, the guests below the stage began to stir. Tang Jing's face was ugly, and the way she looked at Zhuang Yan was not like she was looking at her own son; her face was full of disgust.

In high society, everyone present is a prominent figure. If Xia Wan were to be absent today, it would undoubtedly be a disgrace to the organizers.

Zhuang Yan didn't call Xia Wan because he knew she wouldn't come, so he simply walked into the outer hall.

Tang Jing called out to him, "Where are you going? I told you to call Xia Wan, didn't you hear me?"

Zhuang Yan said calmly, "She won't come."

Tang Jing's expression was grim: "How do you know she won't come? What happened to her?"

Of course he knew, after all, in his previous life he waited from day to night, and finally saw on the trending topics that she was in the hospital celebrating Gu Qian's birthday.

Gu Qian is Xia Wan's ideal woman, and also the "Uncle Gu" her adopted son refers to.

On this day in his past life, for the sake of both families' reputation, he stood up to apologize, praising Xia Wan while trying to give her reasons. However, he only found out that night that Xia Wan had run away from the wedding to be with Gu Qian. Their intimate photos quickly went viral, and the whole internet knew that Xia Wan had run away from the wedding for love, and then angrily scolded him as a third party who had interfered.

Seeing Zhuang Yan trending on social media felt like a blow to the head.

Friends in the industry came to comfort him, telling him to have the courage to face the rumors and gossip.

Because of this incident, even when he was fifty years old in his previous life, he was still being ridiculed.

Now, his rebirth has come at just the right moment; everything can be salvaged.

“She’s currently celebrating Gu Qian’s birthday, 300 kilometers away, so naturally she can’t make it back.”

Tang Jing was taken aback, then burst into a tirade against Zhuang Yan: "You can't even keep an eye on one woman, what use are you? You're a complete waste! So many people came today, and you've made us all lose face."

"If you don't want to lose face, then call off the engagement."

Tang Jing asked as if she had heard something unbelievable, "What did you say?"

Zhuang Yan repeated, "I said I'm breaking off the engagement. I'm not going through with this marriage."

Tang Jing was furious: "If you dare to break off the engagement, I'll pretend I don't have a son like you!"

In his past life, Tang Jing had used these words to threaten him many times. Zhuang Yan smiled kindly: "Okay, Auntie, may I go out and annul the engagement now?"

Zhuang Yan is very tall, 187 cm. Tang Jing has to look up when she stands in front of him. Before she could even react to being called "Auntie", Zhuang Yan had already pushed her away.

Tang Jing stumbled as she was pushed. She stared in disbelief at Zhuang Yan's figure as he walked into the elevator, feeling utterly unfamiliar with him.

Zhuang Yan walked lightly and felt relaxed. He looked at himself in the elevator door. He wasn't exactly handsome, but he was certainly good-looking. He was tall and straight, with a healthy and energetic vigor. He had no dark circles, no wrinkles, and no stomach cancer.

He rubbed his stomach, thinking that once it was over, he would treat himself to a hot pot meal.

The scene was noisy. As Zhuang Yan stepped out of the elevator, the murmurs reached his ears.

"Why hasn't Xia Wan arrived yet? Could she have run away from the wedding?"

"A perfectly good engagement party is ruined because the bride isn't here. The Zhuang family is going to lose face all day."

"Zhuang Yan is quite pitiful. He's been pursuing Xia Wan for three years now, and they finally got engaged, but then this happened."

"The Zhuang family's current status is not worthy of the Xia family at all. If it weren't for the fact that Old Master Xia and the Zhuang family were old acquaintances, how could Zhuang Yan have been chosen? It's understandable that Xia Wan ran away from the marriage."

"Even if Zhuang Yan is bad, he's still better than that little starlet Gu Qian."

"I heard that Gu Qian and Xia Wan have known each other since they were children. If it weren't for Grandpa Xia's interference and kicking Gu Qian out of the country, the two of them would probably have gotten together and have a child."

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