She thought she was hallucinating, and coupled with her strong dislike for Liu Yansong, she irritably waved her hand, trying to dispel his illusion, but unexpectedly, the slap landed squarely.

"Smack—"

Liu Yansong looked over in shock, his eyes filled with bewilderment and a hint of barely perceptible anger.

"Fine? You hit me?!"

Zhu Qing was bewildered and didn't quite understand what was going on. She stood there without saying a word, and the hatred in her eyes had faded considerably, replaced by confusion.

Before she could react, Liu Yansong had already calmed himself down, walked over in a few steps, and took her hand.

"Okay, okay, you know my mom. It's not that she doesn't respect you, it's just that our family is really... so we have no choice but to make you feel bad."

I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'm incompetent and can't marry you in a grand and respectable way on my own..."

Hearing these familiar words, Zhu Qinghao felt an irrepressible surge of joy.

Could it be?

She's back? Back to the time before she married Liu Yansong?

"Liu Yansong? What day is it today?"

Liu Yansong was a little confused by the question, but he was too busy trying to appease her to think about it, so he honestly answered Zhu Qinghao's question.

"October 23, 1970, oh, don't worry, I remember. We're getting married in a month, I won't forget."

Upon hearing the exact time, Zhu Qinghao put her hands behind her back and pinched herself hard, almost crying out in pain. But she was certain that she wasn't dreaming or fantasizing.

She really did come back to life, and she went back to the time before her family was sent to the countryside, back to when she was 18 years old. At this time, there was still a chance for everything.

She once resented God for not allowing her to become a vengeful ghost, but now it seems that God has been kind to her, giving her a second chance.

"1970, 1970..."

She murmured the time, laughing and crying with excitement, leaving Liu Yansong, who was standing beside her, somewhat at a loss.

"Okay, okay, what's wrong? Just tell me what's wrong, don't cry, if your family sees you, I..."

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed Zhu Qinghao's hand, but she suddenly shook him off, the movement so forceful that he felt his shoulder being twisted.

"Okay, okay, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Qinghao stared coldly at the seemingly affectionate eyes of the man before her, her thoughts drifting back to her own tragic memories.

She remembered the scene; it seemed that Liu Yansong's mother came to her and said that she should bring the Zhu family's property to marry Liu Yansong because her son would never marry into the Zhu family.

However, both families had clearly agreed long ago that Liu Yansong would marry into the Zhu family, because Zhu Qinghao was an only child and the Zhu family was wealthy, so they never considered letting her marry out.

But with the wedding just around the corner next month, Liu's mother has started to manipulate Zhu Qinghao. And the reason she's only starting to manipulate her now is because the marriage between the two families was never a good match in terms of social standing or mutual affection.

They were able to get engaged because Liu Yansong found Zhu Qinghao unconscious outside when he was a child.

Zhu Qinghao was born with a weak constitution and had some heart problems. She was always sickly as a child. Her family tried all sorts of methods, including superstition, to help her grow up safely.

Coincidentally, a fortune teller once said that she would soon meet her soulmate, and once they got engaged, her soulmate would protect her and help her grow up safely.