In your past life, you looked down on me. Now that I have been reborn, I have become your uncle.
On the day of the engagement banquet, his fiancée went missing.
Having just been reborn,...
Can a person change so much after losing their memory? Even their habits change; they can't turn on the TV, they're stuck in junior high school so they can only do junior high school problems, and their perception is that of a 15-year-old girl.
Zhuang Yan inexplicably felt like he was raising a daughter, even though she was his wife just two days ago.
Zhuang Yan didn't know how long she could maintain this condition.
Lu Yan loves learning, but it's impossible for her to study 24 hours a day. Zhuang Yan made a complete study plan for her, took her out to play, went to concerts, temple fairs, water parks... and let her experience everything she had never done before she was fifteen.
Ever since Lu Yan lost her memory, Zhuang Yan took off her ring because she wasn't used to it. Looking at her fingers, Zhuang Yan's heart would always skip a beat.
As Lu Yan gradually opened up to him from her initial awkwardness and wariness, she began to be curious about the world, to love life, and to understand why 27-year-old Lu Yan would fall in love with Zhuang Yan.
When she first arrived here, Lu Yan was filled with anxiety and fear all day long because she couldn't adapt, like a stressed little animal.
Zhuang Yan would take care of her feelings. Knowing that she liked desserts, he would make cakes and various snacks to distract her.
He was able to detect and resolve her emotional outbursts immediately.
Lu Yan saw many different things here and learned a lot, which made her more persistent and hardworking.
She never believed in anything that came without effort. She believed that you had to give something in return for something you wanted to get. To become a superior person, you had to put in many times more effort than ordinary people in order to withstand fate.
Lu Yan didn't ask too many questions about her life. If she knew everything, there would be fewer surprises and it would be easy to lose her composure.
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Besides taking exams, Lu Yan uses her tablet the most. She saw her and Zhuang Yan trending on social media, and when she clicked on it, she found it was a variety show.
She couldn't help but grumble, "How can they be so unjust? They actually went to participate in a dating reality show?" Despite saying that, her hands clicked on the program.
Watching her pursue men from a third-person perspective is quite a strange feeling, but it has to be said that 27-year-old Lu Yan has really become the person she imagined herself to be: bright and confident, daring to love and pursue, and not backing down because of Zhuang Yan's rejection.
These past few days, Zhuang Yan hasn't gone to work to take care of her; she's been helping her with her homework and playing with her.
Over the weekend, Zhuang Yan took Lu Yan to the zoo. Along the way, they bought everything they could find that was delicious or fun. Zhuang Yan carried a lot of things, and Lu Yan carried some as well.
Seeing that Lu Yan's shoelaces were untied, Zhuang Yan immediately squatted down and tied them for her before she could even react.
Lu Yan blushed slightly, her eyes darting around shyly.
When they reached a crowded place, Lu Yan took the initiative to reach out and grab Zhuang Yan's clothes, so she wouldn't worry about getting separated from him.
In the evening, Lu Yan said she wanted to eat barbecue. Fortunately, there was a barbecue grill and charcoal at home, and the yard was big enough that there were no safety hazards.
Zhuang Yan lit the charcoal, washed and chopped the ingredients, and took them outside to skewer.
Lu Yan sat opposite Zhuang Yan: "What if I can't remember?"
"If you can't remember, that's fine. It's better than losing an arm or a leg."
"So, do you prefer me now, or me before?"
Zhuang Yan continued making his handiwork, replying to her, "It's all because of you, but you haven't fallen in love with me yet, so I have to work hard to make you like me again. Anyway, I have plenty of time."
The meat on the grill sizzled and produced a lot of smoke. Zhuang Yan brushed on some seasoning and flipped it over to continue grilling. The ham and pork belly were already cooked, so they were ready to eat once the skin was slightly charred. Zhuang Yan put the edible parts on a plate and handed it to Lu Yan.
Lu Yan chose a sausage, and halfway through eating it, she said, "Would you believe me if I said I traveled from the past to the future?"
No one would believe such an absurd thing; Zhuang Yan would probably just think she'd hit her head.
But the next second Zhuang Yan said directly, "I believe you."
Lu Yan chuckled: "You actually believe something this absurd?"
"Why don't you believe me? I noticed something was off about you on the first day. Someone with amnesia shouldn't forget their habits. It's understandable that you couldn't find your way home, and you can't turn on the TV, but your handwriting, plus the fact that you've been doing high school problems lately... it doesn't seem like amnesia."
Another reason that Zhuang Yan could believe it was that he himself had been reborn. If he could return from the past to the present, then others could too.
I just don't know if Lu Yan experienced this in her past life.
"Tell me, what were you doing before you came here?"
After finishing her sausage, Lu Yan played with the skewer in her hand: "I was sick with a fever, so I asked the teacher for sick leave to go back to the dormitory. After taking the medicine, I went to sleep, and when I opened my eyes, I was here. I don't know if I can go back."
If 15-year-old Lu Yan appears in the body of a 27-year-old, does that mean the 27-year-old Lu Yan has returned to her 15-year-old self?
Lu Yan said she had known him since she was 15; so that's what it meant... The moment he realized it, Zhuang Yan felt a chill run down his spine, and he stared unblinkingly at Lu Yan beside him.
"Why are you looking at me? Is there something on my face?" Lu Yan touched her face.
Zhuang Yan looked away and handed her another chicken leg: "I just discovered something unexpected and very surprising."
The feeling is hard to describe. It's like racking your brains to solve a difficult problem, and finally, through your continuous efforts, you solve it. In that instant, everything becomes clear, and a sense of accomplishment surges from your blood to every corner of your being.
"Now that we've finally arrived in the future, I can tell you anything you want to know, like college entrance exam papers, winning the lottery..."
Lu Yan shook her head and refused: "I don't want to cheat. I don't want to be someone who gets something for nothing. I came here by accident and should abide by the rules of this world." She believed that everything she had at the age of 27 was earned through her own strength, and only by taking each step steadily could she stand more firmly.
Lu Yan's words were entirely within Zhuang Yan's expectations. Although he had figured some things out, there were still many strange things. Since 15-year-old Lu Yan had come to the future and met him, why didn't she come to find him after she went back? What happened in between?
After having a barbecue, it was getting late, so Zhuang Yan packed up the barbecue grill.
Back in the room, Lu Yan continued working on the software repair. Looking at the words on the screen, she asked, "What is a tree hole?"
"It's a chat application that disappeared several years ago. I've been trying to find someone to fix it recently." Zhuang Yan asked the same question again, "You really haven't seen this application before? Why don't you think about it some more?"
Lu Yan looked at it carefully for a while, but still shook her head.
Lu Yan wouldn't bring up this software without a reason.
After staying up for several nights in a row, Zhuang Yan finally fixed the software and recovered his account.
Under the combined pressure of mental and physical stress, Zhuang Yan fell ill.