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“Alright, Auntie, be safe on the road.”
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Jiang Leyi said sweetly before hanging up the phone.
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Turning around, she faced Shen Ruxue’s intense gaze.
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“How’d it go?”
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“Auntie’s photo is definitely available, but my future stepmom’s isn’t certain.”
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Jiang Leyi looked thoughtfully at her best friend, Shen Ruxue.
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For some reason, Shen Ruxue seemed unusually interested in her family.
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This interest wasn’t just a ripple effect of their friendship.
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Shen Ruxue wanted to know everyone around Jiang Leyi.
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Though vague, Jiang Leyi sensed Shen Ruxue’s affection for her loved ones matched or even surpassed her own.
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Yet, she harbored a clear hostility toward the stunning stepmom.
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Her gaze was fierce, as if she wanted to tear her apart.
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The photo request came from Shen Ruxue’s curiosity.
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Jiang Leyi thought it was mere interest, not such intense emotion.
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In the half-year of knowing her, Jiang Leyi had never seen the aloof campus beauty so unhinged.
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The thought of the stunningly cold school flower in her dad’s room, sniffing his clothes, was shocking.
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Even worse, Jiang Leyi saw Shen Ruxue secretly pocket a pair of her dad’s underwear.
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If not for the lingering pain, she’d think she was in a chaotic dream.
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No matter what her friend was thinking, Jiang Leyi couldn’t let her act recklessly.
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She had to divert her attention.
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“I have some photos of my dad—home shots, work shots, all kinds.
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Don’t you want to see them, Ruxue?”
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Jiang Leyi had saved these photos, half-joking about selling her dad’s photobook if she ever needed pocket money.
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Jiang Lai had never let her, his daughter, want for anything.
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Despite being a single-parent family, they lacked nothing materially compared to others.
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But Jiang Leyi lacked security, her mind always tinged with red alerts.
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Even in happiness, she worried about the future.
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She planned for the worst, fearing the day they’d run out of money.
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If she saved enough, they wouldn’t end up penniless.
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She had a secret stash, unknown to all but her aunt.
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They’d agreed to care for Jiang Lai together, ensuring he didn’t overwork as before.
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“Your… dad’s photos?”
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Shen Ruxue’s cheeks flushed at the thought of Jiang Lai.
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Her fingers nervously twisted her hair.
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“Of course, I’d love to see them if possible.”
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Shen Ruxue had no intention of hiding her feelings.
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Learning her husband, Jiang Lai, had given her a “green hat” (betrayal), she wanted to reveal her identity.
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Once exposed, she’d tie Jiang Lai to the bed, draining decades of pent-up energy.
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That way, her troublesome husband wouldn’t think of others.
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It was like before—Jiang Lai was too popular.
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Shen Ruxue trusted him completely but not the crazed women outside.
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Decades ago, when they first lived together as newlyweds, she shed her pure, shy demeanor.
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It was as if she’d transformed, revealing her true self.
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Back then, she didn’t spare him, not even in the mornings.
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Only when he was utterly spent, in a sage-like state, did she let him go.
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That way, even if other women tried, they’d face a drained Jiang Lai.
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She could imagine the scene back then.
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If not for such frequency, she wouldn’t have gotten pregnant with their daughter so soon.
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Shen Ruxue longed to relive that marrow-deep sensation.
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But with less than a month until the New Year, Jiang Lai was on a business trip.
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An indefinite one, no less.
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The trip gave her a strange relief.
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She was terrified that after so long, Jiang Lai’s heart no longer held her.
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She feared the stepmom her daughter mentioned had claimed his love.
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She was certain Jiang Lai once loved her to the bone.
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If not for her dying wish—urging him to care for their daughter, sister, and parents—she believed he’d have followed her in death.
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But so much time had passed.
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Their daughter was grown, her sister no longer the girl needing protection.
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Everything familiar had changed.
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Shen Ruxue couldn’t be sure Jiang Lai still loved her deeply.
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The thought brought a pang of pain to her heart.
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If her husband loved another, she could understand.
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She’d been gone for years, failing as his wife, Leyi’s mother, and her parents’ daughter.
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After her rebirth, she yearned every moment to return to this city, to Jiang Lai and their daughter.
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But reality struck her hard.
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As a child in others’ eyes, what could she do despite her longing?
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She could only wait, biding her time for the right moment.
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In the years she couldn’t act, she planned meticulously.
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But plans couldn’t keep up with changes.
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Jiang Lai’s transformation threw her heart into chaos.
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From their first meeting in her past life, her heart belonged to Jiang Lai alone.
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Even after a decade in this life, her love never wavered.
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He was her first love, her everything.
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She knew her thoughts were selfish, even unreasonable.
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But so what?
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If Jiang Lai was hers for a day, he’d be hers forever.
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Even if he loved another, she’d reclaim him by any means, no matter how low.
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This time, even if she couldn’t see Jiang Lai, she decided to deal with the “other woman” first.
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Whatever that woman desired, whether mutual love or not, Shen Ruxue would take her place.
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Even if others saw her as the mistress, she didn’t care.
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Stealing her husband, making her child call another “mom”—Shen Ruxue would never forgive anyone trying to claim her family.
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