In 1983, Jingyang Village——

"Drink one! Drink one!"

In front of the big red wedding character, the man and the woman each held a glass of wine, their arms intertwined, their eyes drawn, and they drank from the wedding cup amid the cheers of the guests.

The scene was lively and sweet. If Qiao Zhixia wasn't the bride, she would have applauded the couple.

"Did I come back at the wrong time?" She asked sarcastically, and the lively atmosphere suddenly became awkward in silence.

The groom Chen Jidong looked at his bride-to-be as if he had just woken up from a dream, and his face suddenly turned gloomy.

"Qiao Zhixia, don't spoil the fun! You're going to the clinic for a wedding, so everyone asked Qiuqiu to come out for some fun."

Qiao Zhixia laughed out of anger. This was her wedding banquet, but her groom actually thought she was spoiling the fun, so he called her by her full name and called other women by affectionate nicknames.

How blind was she in her previous life to not notice the trick?

Looking at the Chinese happiness character on the lime wall, the bed sheet with phoenix and peony flowers, and... her own red woolen coat, she confirmed that she was indeed reborn.

She was reborn forty years ago, on the day she married Chen Jidong.

On this day in her previous life, she and Chen Jidong returned to their hometown from the county town to hold a wedding banquet. Before the wedding ceremony, she suddenly felt unbearable abdominal pain and had no choice but to go to the clinic.

When she rushed back from the clinic, she happened to see Chen Jidong drinking wedding wine with a female educated youth from the same village under the encouragement of a group of good brothers.

She was so angry that she smashed the cup. Instead of comforting her, the group of Chen's relatives and friends accused her of making a big deal out of nothing.

"Isn't it just for fun? Why do you care so much?"

"Who told you to go to the hospital to get married? Ruoqiu doesn't mind supporting you, and you don't even feel grateful, but you blame her. You really have no conscience."

The Chen family’s words made Qiao Zhixia feel even more uneasy. She looked at Chen Jidong, hoping he could give her an explanation.

But before Chen Jidong could speak, Wang Ruoqiu beside him explained aggrievedly: "Zhizhi, I'm sorry, if you want to blame someone, blame me. You really can't blame Brother Dong. It was because everyone saw that you hadn't come back yet that they suggested that I replace you to have some fun. It was really just a joke."

"In place of my sister? Fortunately, my sister came back at this time. If it was any later, would you have to go to the bridal chamber with Mr. Chen instead of my sister?" The indignant sister stood up for Qiao Zhixia.

Wang Ruoqiu's face turned red, and some of her neighbors who were at the banquet began to whisper that she was shameless.

Wang Ruoqiu stammered, feeling ashamed. She simply covered her mouth and ran out crying, shouting as she ran: "This is all my fault. I'd better die, okay?"

"Ruoqiu——" Chen Jidong wanted to chase after her.

"If you dare to pursue her, there's no need for us to get married..." Qiao Zhixia grabbed Chen Jiedong, who looked anxious.

Chen Jidong looked back at Qiao Zhixia. On one side was his childhood sweetheart of twenty years, and on the other side was a sudden heartbeat. After struggling for a while, he finally stayed and absent-mindedly finished the wedding banquet with Qiao Zhixia.

However, that afternoon, Wang Ruoqiu jumped into the river.

She left a pair of cloth shoes and a suicide note by the river. The suicide note was full of self-blame for ruining the marriage of Qiao Zhixia and Chen Jidong, so she simply ended her life in the hope of getting Qiao Zhixia's forgiveness.

At the same time, she also admitted that she did like Chen Jidong, but she had always kept this love in her heart. She hoped that Chen Jidong could choose her in the next life.

After Chen Jidong received the news that Wang Ruqiu had committed suicide, he almost went crazy when he rushed to the river.

It had rained heavily a few days before, and the water level in the upper reaches had surged, causing the water level of the entire river to rise sharply. The surging torrent was turbid with mud and sand, and there was no possibility of survival if someone jumped in.

After Wang Ruqiu's death, although Chen Jidong did not blame Qiao Zhixia at all, his eyes were full of resentment when he looked at Qiao Zhixia.

He treated her as a stranger and didn't even say a word to her.

On the anniversary of Wang Ruoqiu's death one year ago, Chen Jidong committed suicide by burning charcoal.

He died for love with Wang Ruqiu.

Qiao Zhixia flipped through the letters that Chen Jidong had written to Wang Ruqiu over the past year, which were filled with his crazy longing for the deceased, as well as his hatred and curses for his "vicious" wife.

Qiao Zhixia finally realized that her twenty-year relationship with Chen Jidong was a joke.

When she was discouraged and wanted to leave the Chen family, she was locked up by the Chen family.

The mother-in-law and sister-in-law blamed Qiao Zhixia for Chen Jidong's death, thinking that she was the one who killed Chen Jidong, so they vented all their anger on her.

They broke her legs and then sold her to a small mountain village that was even poorer than Jingyang Village without telling Qiao's parents.

She was tied in a pigsty by that family and became a tool for the family to continue their family line.

Her humiliating life of being unable to live or die lasted for two years. After several miscarriages, she finally stabbed to death the men who bullied her with a sharp branch and then ended her own life.

After Qiao Zhixia died, her soul did not leave immediately, but wandered between Jingyang Village and the small county town she was familiar with, staying there for forty years.

She watched her parents' hair turn white in anxiety trying to find her. They went to the Chen family again and again to ask for her, but the mother and daughter told them that she didn't want to be a widow after her husband died, so she stole their money and ran away to the city with a strange man.

They spread rumors that she was engaged in prostitution in the city.

As the saying goes, "three people make a tiger." My parents and sister were affected by the rumors and did not dare to go out for a long time.

Qiao Zhixia wanted to strangle the vicious Chen family to death, but she could do nothing.

Both of my parents died of illness when they were less than 60 years old. My elder sister was abused by the man in her husband's family and eventually jumped into the river with her eldest daughter and died.

The tragedy of their family began when Qiao Zhixia married into the Chen family.

But the culprit, Wang Ruqiu, was not dead at all.

Not only did she not die, she also married a deputy factory director in the city, gave birth to a son and a daughter, and the family lived happily in the compound.

It took Wang Ruqiu three years for Qiao Zhixia's soul to figure out that she had never intended to commit suicide.

The reason why he left a suicide note and fabricated the illusion of jumping into the river to die was purely to take revenge on Chen Jidong and to disgust Qiao Zhixia at the same time.

Wang Ruoqiu was an educated youth who came from the provincial capital. Chen Jidong's father was the leader of the production team at that time. In addition, Chen Jidong had a clean and handsome appearance, so Wang Ruoqiu always approached him intentionally or unintentionally.

Although Chen Jidong had already been engaged to Qiao Zhixia at that time, he still couldn't resist Wang Ruqiu's enthusiasm.

At first, the two of them just kissed, and then they went into the haystack. They agreed not to go inside at first, but ended up doing the whole thing.

"Wow~ What should we do? We are sorry to Zhizhi."

"Zhizhi, she won't let me touch her. I'm a normal man...she will understand."

At the beginning, Chen Jidong did feel guilty towards Qiao Zhixia, but perhaps the feeling of sneaking around was particularly exciting, and he soon became addicted to it again.

The two of them secretly fell in love without telling Qiao Zhixia. New policies began to come down from above, and many educated youth were allowed to return to the city.

However, Wang Ruoqiu missed the opportunity to return to the city for Chen Jidong, and Chen Jidong still failed to marry her in the end.

So she hated him, and she faked her death to punish him, making him feel guilty for the rest of his life and also making Qiao Zhixia feel annoyed for the rest of her life.

Her plan to fake her death was not a spur-of-the-moment idea, but was premeditated.

When Wang Ruoqiu went to the countryside, he also had relationships with several other male educated youth.

Just two months before Chen Jidong and Qiao Zhixia got married, one of the male educated youth finally contacted Wang Ruqiu and promised to help her return to the city.

Although the Chen family is considered well-off in the local area, Chen Jidong has opened three clothing stores in the county town, and his life will definitely get better and better in the future.

But after all, the opportunities are not as great as in big cities, so she decided to give up Chen Jidong. But even if she leaves, she must make Chen Jidong feel that he owes her, and she must not let Qiao Zhixia have an easy time.

After leaving behind his suicide note and shoes, Wang Ruoqiu went directly to the guesthouse opposite the county station, preparing to leave by long-distance bus the next day.

Her thoughts returned, and she broke the cup again this time. As expected, everyone started to blame her for being ignorant, just like in her previous life.

Wang Ruoqiu bit her lips in humiliation, about to cry: "Is it okay for me to die? Wuwu..."

Chen Jidong looked at Wang Ruoqiu who ran away, and pushed Qiao Zhixia hard against the cabinet.

"Qiao Zhixia, if anything happens to Qiuqiu because of you this time, I will never forgive you."

This time, Chen Jidong did not choose to stay and attend the wedding, but chased after her immediately.

Apparently, he was also reborn.

Qiao Zhixia looked in the direction where Chen Jidong left and smiled coldly: "For this life, the two of you will be locked together!"

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