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00:00After being reborn, I deliberately delayed and postponed getting the marriage certificate
00:10with Ethan Carter.
00:11In my past life, after Ethan found out I was pregnant, he disappeared with Sophia White
00:16for 20 years.
00:17Later when I was on the verge of death, he returned.
00:20Looking at a photo of Sophia, he said to me, if I had waited just a little longer before
00:25marrying you, would things have ended differently?
00:28When I realized I had been reborn, Ethan was standing at the dormitory entrance, waiting
00:33for me so we could go register our marriage.
00:35I lied, saying I needed to deliver something to a colleague, and sent him ahead to the
00:40marriage registration office.
00:42Once I separated from Ethan, I went up the mountain and lay down on the rocking chair
00:46at Mrs. Wilson's house, looking at the sea of clouds in front of her home and basking
00:50in the sunlight.
00:52She handed me a roasted sweet potato and curiously asked, aren't you supposed to be getting your
00:57marriage certificate with Ethan today?
00:59What are you doing here?
01:01I took a bite of the warm sweet potato, smiled, and said, Auntie, I had a nightmare.
01:06When I woke up, I felt uneasy.
01:08He comforted me.
01:10That was just a dream.
01:11What matters is the life ahead of you.
01:13Once you marry Ethan, you'll have a good life waiting for you.
01:17Why be afraid of a nightmare?
01:19For a moment I was stunned.
01:20Then I smiled and nodded.
01:22Auntie is right.
01:23I'll just stay here for a little while longer, then I'll go.
01:26But marrying Ethan in this lifetime?
01:29That will never happen.
01:30In my past life, right after Ethan and I got our marriage certificate and stepped out of
01:34the registration hall, he ran into a young woman, Sophia White.
01:39She lived in the village where we worked.
01:41On our way back, Ethan remained silent the whole time.
01:44I thought he was just being mindful of his new role as a husband, keeping a distance
01:49from female colleagues.
01:50I had no idea that when I was close to death, I would finally learn the truth.
01:55But at that very moment, Ethan had fallen for Sophia at first sight.
01:59He wasn't avoiding her out of propriety.
02:01He was regretting it.
02:03Regretting that he hadn't waited just one more day before marrying me.
02:07After that day, Ethan became much colder toward me.
02:10He would often sit alone, staring in the direction of the village, lost in thought.
02:15When I asked him why, he always avoided answering.
02:18After asking too many times, I eventually stopped.
02:21We were both busy with work, and I thought that once he figured things out, he would
02:24talk to me on his own.
02:26When the village project ended, Ethan and I were assigned to different teams, forcing
02:30us to live apart.
02:31I believed it was temporary, but with every new assignment, he was always sent far away
02:35from me.
02:36I once brought it up to him, but he only replied indifferently.
02:40I follow the organization's arrangements.
02:43Then one day I returned to the city for work and overheard my colleagues talking.
02:47That was when I learned, except for the first separation, every transfer afterward had been
02:52Ethan's request.
02:54I confronted him and we had a huge fight.
02:56Afterward, he held me and apologized, but he never explained why.
03:00The next morning, Ethan left.
03:02That was when I knew our marriage had come to an end.
03:05Life is always full of unexpected twists.
03:08I found out I was pregnant.
03:10The moment he learned about the pregnancy, Ethan's attitude completely changed.
03:14He became attentive, taking care of me in every way possible.
03:18He clumsily learned how to cook for me.
03:20He would press his ear against my belly, listening for the baby's movements.
03:25Every evening he would accompany me on walks.
03:28Then suddenly one day Ethan disappeared.
03:30I asked around.
03:31I searched for him for a long time.
03:33No one knew where he had gone.
03:35No one could tell me if he was dead or alive.
03:38So I started going to prenatal checkups alone, gave birth alone, took the baby to the hospital
03:43alone, raised the child alone, arranged the funerals of both our parents alone, thought
03:49he was dead.
03:50But just as I was on my deathbed, he appeared before me again.
03:54That was when I finally learned, for the past 20 years he had been with Sophia.
03:58They had adopted a son.
04:00They poured all their love into him.
04:02But Sophia, weighed down by resentment, couldn't let go.
04:06Before she died, her only regret was never being able to marry him.
04:10Ethan said he felt guilty toward me, but also, he resented me.
04:14I found it ridiculous.
04:15If he didn't love me, why didn't he just tell me sooner?
04:18He could have divorced me.
04:20He could have given Sophia a home.
04:22But instead he abandoned his wife and child.
04:24Ignored his parents.
04:26What right did he have to resent me and the child I had raised on my own?
04:30He told me he envied Ryan Carter, the son Ethan and Sophia had raised with love.
04:35He blamed me.
04:37He said I brought him into this world without his consent.
04:40It was only at that moment that I realized, without my knowledge, Ethan had already reconnected
04:45with his father.
04:46He had kept it from me all this time.
04:48I stayed at Mrs. Wilson's house for an hour.
04:51After saying goodbye to her, I headed straight to the marriage registration office.
04:56When I arrived, I saw Ethan helping Sophia wipe up from the ground.
05:00He was staring at her, unwilling to look away.
05:03His face, which had been tense with frustration just moments ago, now held an expression of
05:08amazement.
05:09In my past life, I had been too busy helping Sophia up and chatting with her to notice
05:14Ethan's reaction.
05:15But now, seeing it from an outsider's perspective, everything was so obvious.
05:20Ethan, I'm here.
05:21You must have been waiting anxiously.
05:24The moment he saw me, his entire body stiffened.
05:27Panic flickered across his face before he quickly tried to regain his composure.
05:31Oh, you're here.
05:33Slowly he fumbled over his words.
05:35I noticed that when Sophia looked at me this time, her expression was different from my
05:39past life.
05:41There was something complex in her eyes.
05:43A flicker of resentment.
05:45But when I looked again, she had already returned to normal, as if it had all been my imagination.
05:51I was curious.
05:52This time, before we even got our marriage certificate, Ethan had already met Sophia.
05:57What would he choose?
05:58Would he break up with me and choose her?
06:00Or would he do exactly what he did in my past life?
06:03Marry me while still running off with her?
06:06It's getting late.
06:07Let's go inside and get the certificate.
06:09I deliberately acted impatient.
06:12Ethan's face turned pale.
06:13Before he could respond, Sophia suddenly cried out,
06:16Ah, my foot hurts.
06:19Her voice shattered the tense silence.
06:21In my past life, Sophia hadn't been injured.
06:24But now somehow she was.
06:26And the timing was so convenient.
06:28Could she have also been reborn?
06:30I scrutinized her closely, searching for any signs, but there was nothing unusual.
06:35Ethan took her to the clinic.
06:37The doctor examined her and said it was just a minor wound.
06:40If she had come any later, it would have already started healing on its own.
06:45Sophia's cheeks blushed red while Ethan looked visibly relieved.
06:49On the way back, we passed by the marriage registration office.
06:52Ethan hesitated and said, Looks like they're closing soon.
06:56Maybe we should come back tomorrow.
06:58I smiled slightly.
07:00Sure.
07:01A marriage certificate requires a good day to be chosen.
07:04But there would never be a suitable day for me to marry Ethan in this lifetime.
07:08Marry you?
07:10Never mind.
07:11The only question is, would he actually marry you?
07:13I smiled at her and playfully winked.
07:16Her face darkened instantly.
07:18She couldn't figure it out.
07:19Why wasn't I acting like the naive, gullible stepmother from her past life?
07:24But just as quickly as her expression fell, she seemed to realize something.
07:28Her smugness returned as she glanced at me triumphantly.
07:32I ignored her.
07:33After packing my things, I hoisted the bundle onto my back and prepared to leave.
07:38Ethan suddenly called out to me.
07:40He took a step forward, reaching to take my bag from me, but I pulled away.
07:43What a joke.
07:44Sophia had been reborn too.
07:46In our past life, she had been Ethan's hidden mistress.
07:50But in this life, she was here to claim her place as his rightful wife.
07:54She already saw Ethan as her personal property, and I had no interest in getting caught up
07:58in their mess.
08:00Ethan noticed my subtle movement to avoid him.
08:03His face showed a flicker of hurt.
08:05Maddie, are you mad?
08:06I can explain.
08:08How ironic.
08:09In my past life, he had wasted twenty-one years of my life without saying a word.
08:14But now, in this life, he suddenly wanted to explain, as if I didn't already know what
08:18he was going to say.
08:20Some excuse about how he was just being considerate, just helping Sophia because she had no one
08:24else, justifying his emotional betrayal under the guise of kindness.
08:29There was no need for explanations.
08:31Besides Sophia would never allow it.
08:33Sure enough, before Ethan could say anything else, Sophia let out a sharp cry from inside
08:38the room.
08:39Ethan immediately forgot about me, spinning on his heel and rushing back to her side.
08:44I let out a quiet chuckle, adjusted the bag on my back and walked away.
08:48In my past life, I had been married to Ethan for twenty-one years and had died at the age
08:53of forty-five.
08:55Dying at forty-five was considered an early death.
08:58When I gave birth to that ungrateful child, I suffered a difficult labor and severe hemorrhaging.
09:03That was when my health began to deteriorate.
09:05Later, before I had fully recovered, I had to care for my son alone, take care of Ethan's
09:11unreasonable parents, juggle work and search for Ethan after he disappeared.
09:15My health only worsened day by day.
09:18Raising my son to the age of twenty had already taken every last ounce of effort I had.
09:23Ever since Ethan went missing, I hadn't had a single restful night's sleep.
09:27But now in this life, I didn't marry Ethan.
09:30I didn't overwork myself to exhaustion.
09:33My health was intact.
09:34For the first time in two lifetimes, I slept soundly through the night, free of dreams.
09:39The next day, I requested leave from my supervisor and informed them of my decision to accept
09:44the transfer back to the city.
09:46My supervisor was surprised.
09:48Didn't you say you didn't want to be separated from Ethan after getting married?
09:52I shook my head.
09:54I won't be marrying him.
09:55My career is the most important thing to me now.
09:58My supervisor smiled approvingly.
10:01In my past life, he had also tried to persuade me, saying that with my abilities I could
10:06have a much brighter future.
10:08But I had been blinded, foolishly giving up a great opportunity for a worthless man.
10:13I asked him to keep my departure a secret and coordinated the timing of my transfer.
10:18After leaving the office, I headed straight to the train station.
10:22During this time, train tickets were hard to come by and the lines were long.
10:26As I rode past the house Ethan and I were supposed to share, I saw him and Sophia crouched
10:30in the courtyard, brushing their teeth.
10:33Through the fence, I watched as Ethan casually took a towel from the clothesline and gently
10:37wiped Sophia's hands.
10:39Sophia gazed at him with adoration, her eyes full of affection.
10:43It seemed that after just one night, their relationship had deepened significantly.
10:48When Ethan noticed me passing by on my bike, his face went pale and he quickly put some
10:52distance between himself and Sophia.
10:55I withdrew my gaze, entirely uninterested.
10:58One of them looked guilty, the other hurt.
11:01Neither had anything to do with me anymore.
11:03Following my memories, I arrived at the train station.
11:06After paying to store my bicycle, I entered the ticket hall along with the crowd.
11:11At this time, people traveling long distances carried large bundles.
11:15Everything from sewing needles to blankets and baskets.
11:18Anything they could take, they brought with them on the train.
11:21Seeing the chaos around me, I decided to bring as little as possible.
11:25The bulky items, I'd sell them or give them away.
11:28I stood in line for a long time.
11:30When choosing between a standing ticket and a sleeper ticket, I opted for the sleeper.
11:35I had suffered enough in my past life.
11:37In this one, I wanted to be good to myself.
11:39By the time I left the station, it was already afternoon.
11:43After a long time away from this moment, I had forgotten basic travel preparations, like
11:48bringing food.
11:49In the rush to get my ticket, I had skipped lunch and now my stomach was empty.
11:53I asked around and found the state-owned restaurant where, in my past life, Ethan and
11:58I had gone on our arranged date.
12:00At that time, we had been introduced by colleagues.
12:03Ethan was good-looking with fair skin, exactly the clean, well-groomed type I liked.
12:08He was also in a technical profession just like me and both of us worked in the same
12:12city.
12:13It seemed convenient.
12:14He had also been satisfied with my appearance, so we decided to give it a try.
12:19During our relationship, he wasn't exceptionally good to me, but he wasn't bad either.
12:23He took care of me in daily life, and when I encountered difficulties at work, he helped
12:27me solve them.
12:29There was no overwhelming passion between us, just compatibility.
12:33I had thought we would live a peaceful life together.
12:36I never expected him to drop a bombshell on me.
12:39Two months into our relationship, Ethan proposed.
12:42At that moment, he genuinely seemed happy about choosing to marry me.
12:46But in the end, childhood affection couldn't compete with a fated encounter.
12:50When Sophia appeared, she stirred something in him, something I never had.
12:55He drifted away.
12:56His feelings, once stable, became uncertain.
12:59Love, so sudden and unexplainable, consumed him entirely.
13:03But if he had truly loved her, he should never have been so selfish.
13:07Never should have abandoned everything and wasted my entire life.
13:10After parking my bike, I walked into the restaurant.
13:13There weren't many people at this hour, so I spotted them immediately, Ethan and Sophia
13:18sitting in a corner.
13:19Sophia was the first to notice me.
13:22Ethan immediately stood up and waved at me enthusiastically.
13:25Maddy, are you here to eat?
13:28What a coincidence!
13:29Ethan and I are having a meal together.
13:31Why don't you join us?
13:33Don't be shy.
13:34It's just a matter of grabbing an extra pair of chopsticks.
13:38What a masterclass in manipulation!
13:40This woman had stolen someone's husband for over twenty years, and now, with just a few
13:45words, she had placed herself in the position of the rightful hostess.
13:49Oh, I wouldn't want to intrude on your date, I said with a bright smile, deliberately glancing
13:54at Ethan.
13:55He visibly panicked, quickly standing up to pull out a chair for me.
13:59Maddy, don't misunderstand.
14:01Sophia and I…
14:02It's not what you think, he stammered.
14:04She's just too thin and I wanted to make sure she eats well.
14:07Ah, so feeding her was his new way of showing off.
14:11Ignoring Ethan, I walked over and sat directly beside Sophia.
14:15I was sick and needed money.
14:17It was also possible that my son had hidden the money his grandparents had left for him,
14:21yet neither of them was willing to spend a single cent on me.
14:25The thought left a dull ache in my chest.
14:28Ethan must have noticed my sudden trembling because he immediately reached out to steady
14:31me.
14:32I shoved him away.
14:34Leaning against the wall, I took deep breaths, trying to suppress the pain in my chest.
14:38When I finally regained my composure and looked at Ethan again, all that remained in my eyes
14:43was cold indifference.
14:45Ethan visibly flinched.
14:47I glanced at the money inside the metal box.
14:50Since he had brought it over, I wasn't going to let myself suffer a loss.
14:54The debts of my past life could never be fully settled, but in this life I intended to make
14:58things clear.
15:00I took out half of the money, the amount we had originally spent on our wedding preparations,
15:05then handed the rest, along with the box, back to Ethan.
15:08He looked at me in confusion but didn't say anything.
15:12Even the dullest person could sense the shift in my demeanor.
15:15He didn't understand what had changed in just a few minutes, but he clearly felt something
15:19slipping out of his control.
15:21After making sure I was all right, he left, hesitating with every step as he walked away.
15:26That night I barely slept.
15:28I dreamed of my past life, of Ethan's parents telling him about my difficult labor and severe
15:33bleeding.
15:34He had simply responded with the cold, indifferent, I see.
15:39I dreamed of my son secretly meeting Ethan while I was desperately searching for him.
15:44Ethan had known I was looking for him all along, yet he had conspired with everyone
15:48around me to keep it a secret.
15:50No wonder everyone who knew him refused to talk about him when I asked.
15:54I also dreamed of my colleagues who had once worked alongside me for years.
15:58They all praised Ethan and Sophia White's beautiful love story.
16:02As for me, the legitimate wife, in their eyes, I was nothing more than an unfortunate mistake,
16:08the result of fate's tangled red string when the matchmaker had drunkenly tied the wrong
16:12ends together.
16:13How utterly ridiculous.
16:15When I woke my pillow was soaked with tears.
16:18But I was still alive, still healthy and life still held possibilities, didn't it?
16:22For the next few days I focused on wrapping up my work.
16:25I had also agreed to meet Sophia for a meal where Ethan would be cooking.
16:30Because of the money box incident, things had been quiet between us since that night.
16:34I thought that was the end of it.
16:36But then Sophia showed up again, inviting me over for dinner.
16:40She was so persistent and it would seem rude to refuse, so I accepted.
16:44That evening I carried a small gift and headed to their place.
16:47As I approached, I saw them through the courtyard fence.
16:51Sophia was in Ethan's arms, his hands gripping the softest parts of her body.
16:55The moment they saw me, Ethan's face turned a shade of pale I had never seen before.
17:01Sophia too looked absolutely horrified as she scrambled to fix the buttons that had
17:04come undone.
17:06I didn't say a word.
17:07I simply turned and walked away.
17:09Whatever lavish dinner she had planned, I had already eaten.
17:13No need to leave a gift behind.
17:15I hadn't gotten far before Ethan caught up to me, grabbing my arm.
17:19He frantically tried to explain.
17:21Maddy, wait, let me explain.
17:23I turned to him, my voice calm and detached.
17:27Explain what?
17:28I asked.
17:29The fact that you two were embracing half-dressed?
17:32Or the part where your hands were exactly where they shouldn't be?
17:35Over the past few days, despite being busy with work, I had heard plenty from Mrs. Wilson.
17:41She despised mistresses more than anything, especially the kind like Sophia, who not only
17:46played the other woman but had the audacity to flaunt it in front of the wife.
17:50She had eagerly kept me updated on Ethan and Sophia's shameless behavior.
17:55Some villagers had seen Sophia deliberately rubbing up against Ethan.
17:59Ethan hadn't dodged.
18:01Others had seen them sharing a meal from the same bowl, holding hands in secluded corners.
18:06Now standing before me, Ethan looked disheveled and desperate.
18:10I couldn't understand him.
18:12After doing all that, he still had the nerve to run after me and ask me not to misunderstand?
18:16Did he expect me to relive my past life, where I took care of his parents while he spent
18:21his days tangled up with Sophia?
18:23I looked him in the eye, my voice cold and steady.
18:27Before Sophia appeared, I was the only woman by your side.
18:30One hour after meeting her, you were already carrying her to the hospital.
18:35Three hours after knowing her, you let her wrap her arms around your waist on your bike.
18:40Five hours in, you left me behind to have a meal with her.
18:44Seven hours in, you let her move into our house.
18:46One day in, she was already sleeping in our wedding bed, using the sheets I had prepared
18:51for our marriage.
18:52One day in, you spent half a month's salary treating her to a feast.
18:56One day in, you personally cooked for her.
18:58She didn't flinch when she touched you.
19:00You shared a meal from the same bowl.
19:03You held hands.
19:04And now you embrace her.
19:06I let out a small laugh.
19:08And yet you still want to explain?
19:10Can you still look me in the eye and swear that nothing happened between you two?
19:14Ethan Carter's body trembled harder.
19:17His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but no words came out.
19:21Let me guess, I continued.
19:23Why are you so desperate to explain?
19:26Why do you insist on making me believe you?
19:28Even to the point of throwing money at me.
19:31On the day we were supposed to register our marriage, you fell for Sophia White at first
19:35sight and she had feelings for you too.
19:37So she pretended to be injured to delay our registration.
19:40At that time, because you were already drawn to her, you didn't really want to marry me
19:44anymore.
19:45And now, after spending some time thinking it through, you've realized you love her.
19:50You want to be with her to share romantic moments together.
19:53I locked eyes with him and spoke slowly, deliberately.
19:57But at the same time you need a wife, a capable woman who can take care of your parents for
20:02you.
20:03And if this wife is also willing to handle their funeral arrangements in the future,
20:07even better.
20:08Am I right?
20:09The moment I finished speaking, Ethan's head snapped up, his eyes filled with shock.
20:14Seeing his reaction, a bitter sadness welled up in me.
20:18I had wasted my entire past life on a man who only saw me as a convenient choice.
20:23The so-called sweetness I had experienced in our marriage was nothing but a joke.
20:27I could no longer deceive myself and I would never let Ethan deceive me again.