When Ma Yunfei regained consciousness and opened his eyes, he found himself not sleeping in a hospital, but on the floor of an unfamiliar room.
Am I not dead?
Ma Yunfei is a university professor, doctoral supervisor, and renowned economist who has been nominated for the Nobel Prize in Economics twice. To dedicate himself fully to academic research, he remains unmarried at the age of 58, earning him the nickname "diamond bachelor."
He remembers it clearly: in the early morning of May 18, 2020, when he was writing a paper, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left chest, and large beads of sweat dripped from his forehead onto the manuscript paper.
He picked up his phone from the table, ready to dial 120 for emergency medical assistance, but fainted as soon as he pressed 1.
Ma Yunfei discovered that he couldn't move his arms and legs. Looking down, he realized that he was tied up tightly.
He looked up and around. It was a simple house with only a large bed, a wardrobe, a table, and a few stools.
Where am I?
Suddenly, his eyes widened. A calendar on the wall showed that it was May 18, 1990.
Ah! Could it be that I've been reborn back to thirty years ago?
Ma Yunfei crawled on the ground, reached a full-length mirror, and looked up at himself.
A thin, sallow face appeared in the mirror, with disheveled hair, a wrinkled black suit jacket on top, and beach shorts on the bottom. Judging from his appearance, he should only be in his twenties.
Ma Yunfei shook his head at the mirror, then blinked to confirm that the person in the mirror was indeed himself.
He sighed deeply. Although he was fortunate enough to be reborn, he was unfortunate to have been reborn into the body of a loser.
With a snap, the door opened.
A little girl ran in, glanced at Ma Yunfei with a slightly frightened expression, then turned and ran back, shouting, "Mommy, Daddy's awake!"
When Ma Yunfei looked up, a slender, pretty woman came into view.
He was overjoyed. This beautiful woman must be my wife. Hehe... Looks like I'm quite lucky with women.
Ma Yunfei forced a smile and asked, "You're back?"
He wanted to call her "Madam," but found it difficult to say it; after all, he had been a bachelor in his previous life.
The beautiful woman glared at Ma Yunfei, then carried several plastic bags into the kitchen.
The little girl looked at Ma Yunfei timidly and asked, "Daddy, your head is bleeding, does it hurt?"
After saying that, she rummaged through the cabinet and pulled out a tube of ointment, ran up to Ma Yunfei and said, "Dad, put some ointment on."
Ma Yunfei said to the little girl, "Girl, come here, let Daddy give you a kiss."
The little girl said timidly, "Daddy, please don't sell me. I will be a good girl and listen to you."
Ma Yunfei was stunned for a moment, thinking: It seems that the reason why the lady is so indifferent to me is because my predecessor wanted to sell her daughter.
“My dear daughter, you are my little darling. How could I ever sell you? No way.”
Looking at the little girl, Ma Yunfei suddenly felt a pang of sadness and couldn't help but shed tears.
The little girl took out a flowered handkerchief, wiped Ma Yunfei's face, and said, "Daddy, don't cry."
"Dad didn't cry."
Ma Yunfei shook his head, and as he did so, a sharp pain shot through his head.
How could my head be bleeding, and how could I be tied up with ropes?
Ma Yunfei asked softly, "Daughter, do you know your own name, your father's name, and your mother's name?"
"Yes, I know. My name is Yueyue; my mother's name is Chen Yuyan; and my father's name is Ma Yunfei."
Ma Yunfei was startled. His real name was Ma Yunfei, and now he had been reborn into the body of someone with the same name. What a coincidence!
"Yueyue, who tied up Daddy? And who broke Daddy's head?"
Yueyue turned her head and glanced at the kitchen. Ma Yunfei immediately understood that the person who broke his head and tied him up was Chen Yuyan.
Ma Yunfei is a smart man. Needless to say, he must have wanted to sell his daughter, which enraged his wife, so she broke his head open and tied him up while he was unconscious.
The sound of pots and pans clattering came from the kitchen, and soon a fragrant aroma wafted out.
Ma Yunfei shouted loudly, "Please untie the ropes for me!"
He called out three times in a row, but Chen Yuyan was too busy cooking to pay any attention to him.
"Yueyue, help Daddy untie the rope."
A pair of little hands groped on Ma Yunfei's back. After a long while, Yueyue said dejectedly, "Dad, it's a stubborn lump. I can't untangle it."
"Yueyue, did Mom tie me up?"
Yueyue nodded and replied, "Daddy, you tried to take me away, so Mommy pushed you and you fell down, hitting your head on the wall. Mommy saw you were asleep, so she tied you up."
"Yueyue, why did Daddy sell you?"
“Dad, you lost money gambling and owed people money, so you sold me to pay off your debts.”
Ah! So I was reborn into the body of a gambler. How tragic!
Chen Yuyan brought out two dishes and served three bowls of rice.
"Yueyue, Mommy will feed you."
Yueyue ate with relish and said happily, "Mom, it's been so long since I've had meat. It's so delicious!"
"Yueyue, eat more."
Yueyue is full.
Chen Yuyan started eating.
Ma Yunfei pleaded, "I'm hungry too..."
Chen Yuyan ignored Ma Yunfei and ate her meal in large mouthfuls, finishing it in no time.
She walked over with a bowl and said, "Ma Yunfei, listen carefully. I used the last ten yuan we had at home to buy fish and meat. This is the last lunch for our family of three."
Ma Yunfei asked in surprise, "Madam, what does 'The Last Lunch' mean?"
Chen Yuyan asked in surprise, "What did you call me?"
"I'm calling you Madam."
"You didn't even graduate from junior high school, what are you pretending to be, a scholar? And a lady, huh? You're disgusting!"
"Then...then I'll call you wife. I'll ask you: Do we not have a single penny left in our family?"
“Ma Yunfei, you know best that not only are you penniless, but you also owe someone a thousand yuan in gambling debts. You actually want to sell your daughter to pay off the debts. Are you even human?”
"Wife, I know I was wrong. I... I will never gamble again."
“Ma Yunfei, I bought three packets of rat poison. After we finish eating, each of us in the family will have one packet.”
"Ah! You...you actually wanted to kill my daughter?"
“Ma Yunfei, you forced me to do this. Your daughter will be sold by you sooner or later. Rather than being sold to another family to suffer, we might as well go to the underworld together as a family.”
"Wife, you must not kill our daughter. Since it's my fault, then give me all three packets of rat poison. I'll die alone to atone for my sins."
Ma Yunfei desperately didn't want to die. When he felt a sharp pain in his left chest, he had a premonition that it was a heart attack, but unfortunately, it was too late to call 120 for emergency help.
I've finally been reborn, and it's only been less than two hours. Am I going to die again?
Ma Yunfei couldn't bear to die because he now had a beautiful wife and a well-behaved daughter—what a happy family!
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