After leaving Duan Rou's house, Shen Jiaojiao and her companion immediately prepared to leave the city.
The journey was relatively safe until just after we left the city gate, when the gate suddenly closed.
A group of women surrounded them, and the one leading them was none other than Duan Shuixian.
"Long time no see, take me with you!"
Duan Shuixian was still as beautiful as before, but the tenderness in her eyes when she looked at the two of them was gone.
Instead, it revealed a hint of disgust.
Shen Jiaojiao didn't understand why.
Upon arriving at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, the servants pulled Chu Tianling away, and Chu Tianling angrily shouted, "Let go of me!"
"Jiaojiao, where are you taking me?"
Before he could say anything more, a woman quickly covered his face with a towel.
Chu Tianling immediately fainted.
Shen Jiaojiao refused to leave and started fighting with someone. Duan Shuixian originally thought she was just an ordinary woman.
I never expected Shen Jiaojiao to knock down everyone around her; I underestimated her.
At this moment, Duan Jiaojiao suddenly appeared. She stood to the side, observing Shen Jiaojiao's actions.
After a long while, he suddenly laughed.
"Stop it, all of you. Get down here. I have something to say to her."
Duan Shuixian nodded, waved her hand, and led Chu Tianling away.
Shen Jiaojiao rushed over and grabbed the person, refusing to let go.
Duan Jiaojiao spoke again: "Shuixian, take the person to the empty room next door, and don't allow anyone to go in."
After saying that, he turned to look at Shen Jiaojiao: "Come here, I have something to tell you. Don't worry, he'll be fine."
Shen Jiaojiao didn't believe her.
She pointed to a nearby pavilion: "Let's talk there; you can see his room clearly from there."
After saying that, he walked ahead first, not giving her a chance to refuse.
Duan Shuixian had someone bring Chu Tianling into the room, put him on the bed, and then left.
Everyone around had left, and the door was left open. Through the door, Shen Jiaojiao looked at the pavilion in the distance, where the other person was smiling at her contentedly.
It was as if they were certain she would come.
After much deliberation, Shen Jiaojiao couldn't resist going over to take a look.
Duan Jiaojiao seemed to have anticipated her arrival, and looked at her face with an inscrutable expression.
Suddenly she spoke: "You're from the modern world, aren't you?"
Shen Jiaojiao was surprised when she suddenly spoke up and looked up at her in astonishment.
By the time she realized what was happening, Duan Jiaojiao was already laughing.
Shen Jiaojiao simply stopped pretending: "You are too, right!"
She was certain.
Shen Jiaojiao asked first, "How did you get here? What did you do before?"
Duan Jiaojiao looked at her with amusement: "That day I jumped into the river, and some idiot policeman insisted on coming to save me. I let go and kicked him into the river."
Shen Jiaojiao seemed to have thought of something, and her gaze towards Duan Jiaojiao darkened.
Duan Jiaojiao was extremely proud: "Of course, I really am a piece of trash. Although I was rescued, I was quickly hit by a car and died. When I died, I fell into the same river."
"Oh dear, wasn't that policeman stupid? He had to meddle in other people's business, and in the end, those who deserved to die died, and those who didn't deserve to die also died."
Shen Jiaojiao was in a state of shock, never expecting that the culprit who had kicked her into the river and drowned was right in front of her.
How can people be so evil?
"When did you find out it was me?" Shen Jiaojiao asked.
Duan Jiaojiao laughed: "Don't you know? You look exactly the same as you did in modern times."
As for how I knew? Now I'm certain; before it was just a guess.
Shen Jiaojiao didn't know how to describe her current feelings. Did she regret it?
He lost his life to save someone.
Do you hate it?
She has difficulty expressing her feelings right now; she is speechless.
I just looked at her, wondering what she was up to.
Duan Jiaojiao was getting a little bored seeing that she didn't react for a long time.
Perhaps because she has lived her life so many times, no one can know the bitterness in her heart.
Suddenly she felt the urge to confide in someone.
He said to Shen Jiaojiao, "Do you know? I have lived in this world 18 times already."
She spoke freely to Shen Jiaojiao, recounting her 18 lifetimes.
Shen Jiaojiao looked at her, as if she had participated in those 18 lifetimes through her words.
Finally, after revealing the secret she had kept for so many years, Duan Jiaojiao felt completely relieved.
"I've heard that the Crown Prince of Xia Kingdom has a very good relationship with you and loves you dearly. Is that true?"
Duan Jiaojiao once longed for a genuine relationship, but ultimately failed.
She no longer believes in love.
She felt that only by cutting off a man's limbs and keeping him by her side to manipulate at will could she feel secure in the relationship.
Those who talk about love are just idiots.
After hearing her story, Shen Jiaojiao understood that she had been deeply hurt, but when it came to Chu Tianling, she believed in him.
She confidently said, "It's true, he loves me very much."
Duan Jiaojiao laughed, looking at her as if she were a fool.
"You don't understand at all. I've lived 18 lifetimes and seen all kinds of men, and not a single one of them is pure."
I assure you, he definitely has ulterior motives towards you. No man can remain faithful to one woman solely because of pure, unconditional love.
Seeing that Shen Jiaojiao didn't speak, she smiled: "Want to take a gamble?"
Shen Jiaojiao asked in confusion, "What are you betting on?"
"Betting on whether he loves you?"
Shen Jiaojiao refused without hesitation: "No need!"
"You don't dare?"
Shen Jiaojiao shook her head: "No! I just think it's pretty boring."
What is love? Can you tell me?
Duan Jiaojiao was also stumped by the question: What is love?
It seems I've never really thought about it: "What's the use of that ridiculous thing?"
I have money and power now, I can have any man I want.
Don't change the subject; you just don't dare.
Shen Jiaojiao simply smiled at her, recalling when she had just arrived in this world.
At the time, I just wanted to be a rich young widow.
Later, they discovered the karma surrounding Chu Tianling, realizing they owed him a great deal and wanted to ensure he lived a good life.
We must also continue to do good deeds and give back our good fortune to this world.
Chu Tianling is handsome and treats me well. As I spend more time with him, I gradually get used to it.
It feels nice to have someone like this by my side.
This 18-times-long, repetitive life of Jiao Jiao is probably her own doing.
She killed me back then, but I never imagined that I would make her repeat her life so many times.
It really does feel like karma.
"It has nothing to do with whether he dares or not. So what if he loves me? Will we live a happy life together?"
So what if he doesn't love me? Should I just die of sadness?
What does my life have to do with others? There are 365 days in a year. If I live for 100 years, I can only live for a little over 30,000 days.
Life is both long and short. I don't want to waste time on these things. We'll be together when we're happy.
If you're unhappy, just leave. We are highly educated people; we should have a long-term perspective.
The outside world is wonderful, isn't it?
Duan Jiaojiao stared blankly at her. If she hadn't experienced these days before, she would have thought this person was pretentious.
But now she can't speak.
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