Lin Jianxue raised her eyelashes slightly, met his gaze, and finally a very faint smile appeared on her lips, as if it was a casual question.

"Really?"

Those two words were so light, but they made Jiang Yubai feel like he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

He was startled, and even his voice changed with excitement:

"Really! Jianxue, it's true!"

He leaned forward impatiently, the handcuffs making metallic clanking sounds as he moved, but he seemed oblivious to the noise, eager to prove the credibility of his words.

"That time... after seeing you during summer vacation, I was completely lost for days! All I could think about was you in that white dress... After that, I looked forward to it every day, looking forward to the holidays, so I could go back to the city with my mom, to your house... Even if it was just to clean the house, and I could sneak a peek at you, I would be satisfied..."

He choked up, as if immersed in his own "affectionate" memories, and tears began to fall uncontrollably again.

"Later... later, your family agreed to our relationship, and you agreed to marry me... Jianxue, do you know? That day... that day was truly the happiest and happiest day of my life! I felt like I was dreaming... Being able to marry a fairy like you is the blessing that I, Jiang Yubai, have cultivated for several lifetimes!"

He raised his tearful face and looked at Lin Jianxue expectantly, hoping to see a trace of emotion on her face.

However, the smile on Lin Jianxue's face was still so faint.

She tilted her head, and her long eyelashes cast a small shadow under the dim light, covering the indifference in her eyes.

"Really?" She asked again, her tone calm, "But, Jiang Yubai, you loved me so much, but you still cheated on me."

The excitement and anticipation on Jiang Yubai's face froze in an instant.

He suddenly lowered his head, and the strands of hair in front of his forehead fell down, covering his embarrassed and awkward expression.

After a long while, he finally spoke in a low voice, almost whispering: "I'm... I'm sorry... Jianxue, I'm sorry..."

"I... I don't know what happened to me at that time... Maybe... Maybe it was my pride..."

"You know, our family... my family background can't compare to yours, and my mom used to be your family's nanny... I always feel... I always feel that your family and your friends look down on me... That feeling... is so uncomfortable..."

"But Yuning is different..."

"She... has been with me since she was little, always obeying me... She adores me, holds me in high esteem, and treats me like the very heart of heaven... Only when I'm with her do I feel like... a real man, the most powerful and greatest man in the world..."

"I... I admit, I'm too vain... I couldn't resist the temptation of being admired and needed..."

"Jianxue...if...if I had been more resolute, if I had been able to resist that vanity...would our relationship...wouldn't it have ended up like this?"

"I know that what I'm saying now is meaningless... You definitely won't believe me anymore..."

He took a deep breath, then looked up at Lin Jianxue and said word by word: "But, Jianxue... I still have to tell you... In this life, the only person I have truly loved is you. Really, only you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, tears burst out again, and he wiped them away fiercely with the back of his hand, revealing a pair of red eyes, looking at her stubbornly.

Lin Jianxue watched his tearful performance quietly, her heart remaining calm.

The only person I've ever loved? Is she?

Then what about Jiang Yuning and that so-called "son" Jiang Chen in the previous life?

If she hadn't been reborn and knew everything about the future, she might have really been deceived by his current look of deep regret and unrepentant love.

The smile at the corners of her lips deepened, and under the dim light, the smile seemed a little weird.

"Really?" She asked this question for the third time, her voice rising slightly at the end, with a subtle hint of amusement. "But Jiang Yuning told me herself that you love her so much... that you're willing to go to the hospital for a vasectomy for her."

These words were like a thunderbolt, striking Jiang Yubai on the head!

He was completely stunned, and his pupils suddenly contracted.