"I donât know what Mr. Lin is talking about. Since Mr. Lin doesnât want me to meddle in your personal affairs, consider everything Iâve said in the past two days as unsaid. The pharmaceutical factoryâs related matters are already on your desk. If thereâs nothing else, Iâll head out first."
Lin Chuxia stared at the closed office door, her mind unable to calm for a long time.
Was she overthinking?
She was reborn, and so was Lin Jiayi. Could there be others like them who got another chance at life?
Even now, she didnât understand why she got to start over.
As time went on, she even started to suspect that the events of her past life were just a dream.
If it werenât for the space constantly reminding her that it wasnât a dream, that it truly happened.
Then why was she able to come back?
Meanwhile, outside the office door, Gu Pengâs eyes were filled with gloom.
In just five years, had that man become so important to her?
...............
The rest of that day, Lin Chuxia didnât see Gu Peng again.
On her way home after work, she felt like someone was following her.
At first, she thought the child had returned and was considering whether to have the police send the child back to the Northwest.
But then, on a relatively secluded road, the person following her finally revealed their true identity.
It wasnât the child, but someone she equally wished not to see.
Li Guangyuan looked at Lin Chuxia in front of him, his expression complex.
Since knowing Lin Chuxia, this woman was different from the other women in the village.
She could do business, make money, always appearing spirited and decisive.
At that time, he had no particular feelings towards Lin Chuxia, even quite liked Lin Jiayiâs gentle and considerate ways toward him.
He felt Lin Chuxia was like that because Qin Yang wasnât home, and a woman had to support everything in the family by herself.
Indeed beautiful and capable of making money, but as a wife, she lacked some gentleness and consideration.
Later, Lin Chuxiaâs business grew bigger, and she almost never went back to her parentsâ home, so they saw each other less frequently.
Occasionally, when they did meet, seeing her glamorous appearance made him clearly recognize the gap between them.
That strong woman became increasingly unattainable.
At this moment, looking at Lin Chuxia in her little suit, clearly dressed as a businesswoman.
Yet now, he didnât find her unattainable but rather overlapping with the woman in his dreams, giving him a sense of familiarity.
Lin Chuxia saw Li Guangyuan blocking her way and pressed for a long time without speaking, impatiently began, "What do you want? I donât think we have any connection. Please move aside."
Li Guangyuan pulled back his thoughts and looked at her gently, "Iâve been having a dream these days, at first I thought it was just a dream, but later I gradually felt like the dream was becoming more real..."
Lin Chuxia didnât wait for him to finish, directly stepping to go around him, "Iâm not interested in your dream."
"Chuxia," Li Guangyuan stepped forward to block her again, his voice carrying urgency.
"You may find it absurd, but I really dreamed that we got married, dreamed that you were my wife, like we were in a past life."
Lin Chuxiaâs hand, which was ready to slap him, paused in mid-air, "What did you say?"
Li Guangyuan, facing her raised hand, gave a rueful smile, "I know saying this might make you think Iâm talking nonsense, I was your brother-in-law before, and talking like this isnât appropriate, but I really dreamed about those things. In the dream, neither you nor Jiayi swapped marriages and you became my wife, I borrowed 300 yuan for the dowry for our marriage, and that money burdened my family, to repay it we worked diligently in business together..."
Lin Chuxiaâs hand trembled in mid-air, and when he finished speaking, she slapped him hard.
"Li Guangyuan, I donât know what youâre talking about. If you continue to spout nonsense, donât blame me for being rude."
Li Guangyuan knew Lin Chuxia might not believe him, but he had no other way.
He wanted Lin Chuxia to change her heart, wanted her to remarry him.
But he didnât even have a chance to approach Lin Chuxia.
Even if they could meet, how could a pauper like him compete with Qin Yang?
The only card was that they had been husband and wife in a past life.
Lin Jiayi wasnât wrong about one thing.
Lin Chuxiaâs temperament would never entangle with her brother-in-law.
In this life, heâs Lin Chuxiaâs brother-in-law, what about Qin Yang?
"Chuxia, believe me, I would never lie to you about this. In our past life, you married me, I was your husband, and Qin Yang was Lin Jiayiâs husband. If you donât believe me, you can ask Lin Jiayi. She knows these things because she lived through a lifetime. She switched marriages because she knew our family would prosper, otherwise, why would Lin Jiayiâs nature let her marry me, who was a poor man?"
"Did Lin Jiayi tell you this?"
Lin Chuxia didnât expect Lin Jiayi to tell Li Guangyuan these things. Had she gone mad?
Li Guangyuan, seeing her expression, thought she believed him, and nodded seriously, "She told me herself. If you donât believe it, we can go back to An City right now, let her tell you."
"I mean the things you just said. The dreams you mentioned, were they all told to you by Lin Jiayi?"
If Lin Jiayi had confided in Li Guangyuan about the rebirth, telling him everything from the past life.
Itâs understandable for Li Guangyuan to have such dreams.
But Li Guangyuan shook his head, "No, those dreams were genuine. Lin Jiayi never mentioned the past life to me. I just kept having those dreams, which made me suspect the marriage swap, and she confessed after being pressed. I never thought people could be reborn or live another life, but since having that dream, Iâve believed itâs true. Chuxia, you were supposed to marry me. Lin Jiayi broke our fate, and we should correct this mistake..."
He stopped, thinking of something, "Before, when I went to your place to find you, I heard that child sought you out. You mustâve seen it, right? Qin Yang isnât as upright as you thought. He had an illegitimate child outside for a long time, but couldnât bear to part with you as his wife, so he didnât bring the child back. I heard that the child has been sent away by you."
Chuxia, donât be fooled by him. Didnât he tell you that the child has nothing to do with him? But in a past life, that child was taken home early and raised there. For that child, he and Lin Jiayi never had any more children. If it wasnât his son, what man would willingly be without heirs for anotherâs child? In this lifetime, he just sees your capabilities and doesnât want to lose his cash cow, hence being ruthless enough not to recognize that child. But donât forget, you only have a daughter. Someday, Qin Yang will bring that child back. Rather than being plotted against then, you should plan early. You two shouldnât even be together..."