Chapter 1 Rebirth

Xia Tang knew that she was already dead.

Although the suffocation and pain at the moment of death still remained in the body, the soul was already floating in the air, staring blankly at the ground below.

This was originally the gymnasium of Yunnan University.

The new museum was rebuilt on the old site a few years ago. The red paint on the whitened walls, "Exercise and Serve the Motherland", has not faded yet, but now it has become a ruin.

Broken drywall, bricks and steel wires were scattered all over the floor.

Half of the roof had already collapsed, and the remaining half was being held up by broken brick walls, but it was also shaky and about to fall.

I don't know when it will all fall down completely.

Her body, which was smashed beyond recognition, was lying in the half-collapsed ruins.

It seemed as if just a second ago, she was still arguing about Xie Minghui's so-called "remarriage".

The next second, the earth shook and the sky spun.

She wanted to run to the door, but was knocked down by the man behind her, causing a sharp pain in her ankle.

She reached out her hand to Xie Minghui, but saw him look back with a resolute and cold look in his eyes, then turned around and ran away without any hesitation.

In an instant, countless asbestos tiles, lime and building materials poured down and completely engulfed her.

So painful... so cold... so scared...

Thinking of the momentary fear and severe pain, she still couldn't help trembling all over.

It's like... dying again.

Xia Tang didn't understand why it turned out like this.

She came here today just to find Xie Minghui to get back her parents' belongings.

Xie Minghui is her ex-husband, and is also referred to as "someone else's husband" by others.

No one understood why Xia Tang was determined to divorce after 20 years of marriage.

After all, Xie Minghui is a handsome man. He is not only a professor at a prestigious university, but also a partner in a well-known construction company. He has both fame and fortune and a successful career.

He is also famous for being gentle and loyal to Xia Tang. He does not gamble, visit prostitutes, or commit domestic violence.

Xia Tang is a housewife who has stayed at home all her life. What reason does she have to dislike him?

In their eyes, Xia Tang was a man who endured hardships without any effort.

"I'm used to the good life and I'm too stubborn."

So many people opposed it, but this time, Xia Tang, who was always gentle, made up her mind and no one could persuade her.

She moved out of the big villa where she lived with Xie Minghui and moved back to her old family building, a one-bedroom apartment, alone.

That was the only property she got in the divorce.

But she knew that after leaving that home that was like a place of living dead, she felt particularly comfortable no matter where she lived.

Her whole life, before marriage, was ignorant and she struggled to survive.

After getting married, she thought she would finally be happy. However, no matter how hard she tried, she could not melt the thorns in Xie Minghui's eyes or the ice in his heart.

Yes, Xie Minghui did not beat her, and he pretended to be gentle and considerate in front of outsiders, a true good husband.

But when the door is closed, only she knows what kind of person he is.

No matter whether Xie Minghui was happy or not, she could not be happy.

And when Xie Minghui was unhappy, she would only live in more pain.

Long-term cold violence, eternal indifference, no matter what you do, you will be criticized and ridiculed...

In order to better control her, he even forced her to quit her job in the name of the child and become a housewife at home for the rest of her life.

"You are dressed so beautifully, who are you trying to seduce?"

"Qin Yue has never been married, you are not still thinking about him, right?"

"Xia Tang, I am the one who supports you now! You all rely on me for your clothes and food, and you still want a divorce?"

"Xia Tang!"

After being married for so many years, she has lived like a shadow, a punching bag, and a sandbag that can be bullied by anyone.

Sometimes, she even felt that she would drown in this silent violence.

Life is hard and endured like this.

Finally, my son went to college.

When Xia Tang filed for divorce, she knew that no matter whether life would be good or bad in the future, she would never look back.

Now, she finally got the long-awaited peace.

But unexpectedly, she died after just a few days of living like this.

Is this... my own bad luck?

Xia Tang was thinking in a daze as he watched Xie Minghui's staggering figure appear at the entrance of the gymnasium.

He was dragging a wounded leg, his face and arms were covered in blood, and his usually clean white shirt was covered in dirt and dust.

He actually survived.

It's ironic that he invited his ex-wife to the stadium he was in charge of building.

In the end, the stadium collapsed and his ex-wife was crushed to death, but he survived.

Thinking of Xie Minghui's strong push and resolute figure when he was dying, Xia Tang suddenly felt cold.

But... it's all over...

It's okay to end...

Although she still had hatred in her heart...but after all...she no longer had to get entangled with Xie Minghui...

But the next second, she suddenly saw an unexpected scene——

A man in a dark blue shirt ran out from somewhere and pushed Xie Minghui against the wall of the gymnasium.

Lime fell from overhead onto the two men.

The man, however, felt nothing and grabbed Xie Minghui's collar tightly to question him. His dark brows were tightly wrinkled and he looked more nervous than ever.

Afterwards, without knowing what Xie Minghui said, he punched Xie Minghui to the ground.

The next second, he actually passed through the shaky door and broke in.

It was actually... Qin Yue.

Xia Tang stared at the scene below in amazement.

She wanted to shout, to yell, to pull the man away.

Let’s go, let’s go...go quickly!

She is already dead!

What's the point of him taking such a big risk to look for her!

What's more, there was no relationship between them originally.

But no matter what she did, he could neither see nor hear her.

She just watched him break into the half-collapsed gymnasium.

The roof was shaking and there were broken walls all around him, but he was not aware of it at all. He was tirelessly searching among the ruins for even the slightest possibility.

He lifted up the heavy asbestos tiles one by one and pulled away the collapsed walls one by one with force.

Even if my hands were rubbed raw or my legs were scraped, I wouldn't feel a thing.

Finally, he stopped.

He moved an iron shelf with great effort.

The dust surged up instantly, and her pale face covered in blood appeared in the dust.

Xia Tang was almost unable to move.

She stared at the man as he pushed away all obstacles and gently held her body in his arms.

He was so cautious, as if he was afraid that a little more force would add another scar on her body.

Then he stretched out a hand and gently wiped the blood and dust off her forehead, then reached for her nose with his trembling hand.

I have stopped breathing.

Xia Tang saw the man's body tremble violently, and finally couldn't hold back her tears and burst out.

The usually silent man yelled her name at her, his eyes bloodshot.

He hugged her body tightly, as if he wanted to use his own temperature to exchange for even a hint of warmth.

But it was all in vain.

Xia Tang's face was already covered with tears.

She floated toward him as far as she could.

She even tried to reach out her hand to wipe the tears from his face.

But the hand passed empty-handedly across his sorrowful face.

Don’t cry… don’t cry…

Go away! Go!

The entire stadium was crumbling.

Xia Tang wanted to scream loudly, but sadly found that no matter what she did, he couldn't sense it at all.

There should have been nothing between them.

A joke from his elders when he was a child and an accident when he grew up have completely destroyed his life.

Why would you risk your own life for someone who is already dead?

However, no matter what Xia Tang did, the man always held her body.

The asbestos tiles from above hit him, and he just raised his head in realization, then staggered to his feet, holding her body in his arms.

Boom! Blah!

The sound of collapse continued to be heard.

The already shaky stadium could no longer withstand the remaining pressure, and the roof collapsed completely.

What happened next seemed like a montage.

Xia Tang saw other people running towards this side.

Xie Minghui saw the door and wanted to run, but he couldn't dodge in time and was pinned down by a pillar around his waist. He lay on the ground, wriggling and struggling like a worm.

Seeing Qin Yue staggering around holding her body, he refused to let go for even a second.

finally--

The largest piece of drywall collapsed overhead.

Qin Yue arched his back and held her tightly under his body.

In the suffocating chaos, the last thing that came into view was a face full of sorrow and a pair of eyes filled with pain and affection.

Xia Tang finally called out his own voice:

"Qin Yue——"

There was a white light in front of my eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I felt warmth surrounding me.

That warm feeling...it's like a dream.

Xia Tang opened his eyes and suddenly found that he was wrapped in a quilt.

A heavy warmth pressed down on her, and everything in front of her reminded her that she was in another place.

She stared blankly at everything in front of her.

The uneven whitewashed walls still had traces of uneven painting.

The paint-peeled wooden table had two legs fixed with long black nails, and two bamboo chairs were placed crookedly beside it;

There is also a red Double Happiness kettle on the table, a white tray with a red border, and an enamel teacup with a picture of a swimming duck...

This...where is this?

Wasn't she dead? How come she is alive again?

Xia Tang wanted to get up, but suddenly found that his upper body was almost naked.

Then, a groan suddenly came from beside me.

Her round almond-shaped eyes suddenly widened and her hands instantly covered her chest.

When I looked back, the face I saw was the only one I saw before I died.

No, he is younger.

There were no deep wrinkles on his angular face yet, but his clean cheeks were now full of blush.

Even the corners of her eyes and cheeks were red, and the small mole on her cheek rose and fell with her rapid breathing.

Then, those eyes that were once filled with despair and affection slowly opened.

His dark eyes were looking at her, slightly bent, and his expression seemed to be full of desire and also seemed to be enduring immense pain.

His voice was dry, and his Adam's apple kept moving up and down:

"You...go away...I...am not right...I will hurt you..."

Xia Tang stared blankly at Qin Yue in front of him.

Like... a place with a guest house...

It's like... Qin Yue was tricked...

And... that familiar sentence...

Yes!

She was reborn.

Back to twenty years ago!