1 CHAPTER 1: THE REBIRTH

Under the raging storm, a frail silhouette sat limply on the ground, her body was already weak and the cold weather made her small, sick body weaker.

How did it become like this?

Her life had been a roller coaster for the past few years, after getting married to the most influential man in China her life turned upside down. Not because of the man himself but because of the people she thought her family. Ye Liqiu had been oblivious of the fact that her so-called family is scheming to broke her marriage with Li Weicheng. She trusted her own family more than anyone else and that brought her into this predicament.

Not only did they successfully push her out of Li Weicheng's life, but they also push her to her misery. With no one cared for, her life has been wasted. She felt as if it was her punishment for turning a blind eye on their scheme even though she could see it in open. She smiled bitterly and cough so hard that she had a hard time breathing. Coughing out blood, her frail and weak body fell limply on the ground. She felt regret eating her whole system. Her eyes turned dull as she looks at the sky, welcoming the chilly rain on her face until she drew her last breath and died unreconciled and full of regrets.

Ye Liqiu felt her body was engulfed by flame, her body was hot to the touch. She whimpered and tried to seek comfort. As soon as she found a cool place, she immediately clings to it as if her life depends on it. She was in a daze because of the heat from her body, she couldn't tell what is happening and only depend on the cold body she was clinging to. After a while she felt a searing pain on her lower body, tearing it as if there's no tomorrow until she passed out and was welcomed by darkness.

The next morning Ye Liqiu woke up in a daze, opening her eyes she found herself lying on a large and warm bed and not on a cold pavement under the rain.

What happened?

She thought she was already dead. She looks around and found a calendar near the bedside. She stumbled upon the bedside and grab the calendar, looking at it as if she was in a dream. She chokes and covered her mouth, keeping her from making any sound.

This is the year when she married Li Weicheng and last night was their wedding night. Did she come back to the past to correct her mistakes and get everything she should have and keep what's rightfully hers?

In her previous life, after the wedding, she instead slept in a different room, away from her husband. That time, Li Weicheng let her off, thinking that she was only embarrassed and not yet ready. Their relationship did not progress positively after that. Come to think of it, Li Weicheng never did once force her, nor did he get mad at her until she raises the topic of divorce right in front of his face.

She grips on the blanket and felt bitter again. She was stupid and foolish back then. She refuses to believe him or believes in the people warning her. She refuses to believe her judgment and died miserably. After their divorce, she lost contact with Li Weicheng and she didn't know whether he remarried again, or was he happy with his life after that.

As she was daze with her thoughts, the door in the room was pushed open. An elderly woman entered with a smiling face.

"Young Madam, you're finally awake." The elderly woman is called Wu Lan, she was Li Weicheng's nanny ever since he was little. Auntie Wu was good to her but because of her stubborn behavior previously, she falls out to her.

Thinking about it, Ye Liqiu felt as if being reborn was good.

She smiled weakly and pushed the blanket out of her body. She was wearing a light-colored sleeping dress, her pale skin was like jade under it. Wu Lan rushed to help her up and saw some faint marks left on her skin. The elder woman smiled brightly seeing it and she helps the girl carefully.

"Young Master left early and said he will come back this afternoon, Go washed up and have some breakfast downstairs." Wu Lan was elated as she prepared some clothes for her, while Liqiu walks slowly because of the pain in her legs.

"Auntie Wu, I can do it myself, no need to trouble yourself." Ye Liqiu said upon seeing her making a bath for her.

"Silly girl, I know you are in pain now." Wu Lan tested the temperature of the water before turning the faucet off. "It's ready, don't take too long in the bath or you'll catch a cold. I'll be waiting downstairs." Wu Lan said and left her inside the bathroom. Ye Liqiu tore off her clothes on her body and soak in the warm bath prepared by Wu Lan, her tight body instantly relaxed as soon as the warm water touch her skin. Closing her eyes, she tried to digest everything that has happened to her today. Unlike in the past, she consummated her marriage with Li Weicheng on the night of their marriage. Unlike in the past, she never gives Auntie Wu an attitude that might ruin her good thoughts.

After a long bath, Ye Liqiu dried her body with a huge towel and put on her clothes before coming down to the dining hall. Wearing a white dress, she looks like a fairy walking down the stairs. The maids who were cleaning the house were astounded as soon as they saw her. They immediately greet her and found themselves talking in a hushed voice.

Ye Liqiu paid them no heed and went directly to the dining hall, where Auntie Wu is waiting for her. She sat on the chair and began eating her food.

"I prepared you some tonic, have this soup first to warm your stomach." Auntie Wu started, Ye Liqiu blushed and nods her head gently. Looking at the food on the table and she felt a warm sensation embracing her heart.

Her marriage with Li Weicheng was predetermined by her father and Li Weicheng's father before he died. As soon as she turned eighteen, the family held an engagement party for them. After two years of being engaged, he married her.

As she was eating silently on the table, a maid rushed into the dining hall.

"Auntie Wu, a woman came to see Young Madam, should we let her in? she told us she was young madam's cousin."

The maid said and Ye Liqiu stiffened. Her hands trembled and the spoon she was holding fell from her grasp, making a slight noise as soon as it meets the ground.

Auntie Wu has heard it and looks towards Liqiu who was now as pale as a fish drenched in vinegar.

"Are you alright? " Auntie Wu asks worriedly. Ye Liqiu nods her head as she composed herself. In her previous life, her cousin Ye Jianli also came on the very same day. She tried to convince her that Li Weicheng was a man full of schemes and he only married her because she was her father's daughter. At that time, she trusted her cousin and treated her like her sister. She believes everything Ye Jianli said to her and she had a big fight with Li Weicheng after that.

Thinking about it, she lost her appetite and stop eating. Auntie Wu got worried and tried to persuade her to eat but she won't budge. She then told the maid to let her cousin enter, she wanted to check if what happened in her previous life will happen again in this life.

Ye Jianli was held outside and getting too impatient. Her eyes glistening with greed as she looks at the huge mansion before her eyes. As soon as the door finally opened for the second time, she immediately hides the greed and impatience in her eyes and looks at the maid with a gentle smile on her face. The maid courteously ushered her inside and she couldn't help but be amazed at how huge and magnificent this place is.

"Where's my cousin-in-law, is he here?" Ye Jianli asks the maid. Her true intention for coming here was not really her cousin but Li Weicheng. Ever since she saw him at the engagement party, she always felt that the Ye family was unfair to her. Giving such an outstanding man to the fool Ye Liqiu.

"Young Master Li went to the office earlier and will only come back this afternoon, Miss Ye, this way, Young Madam Li is waiting." the maid mused and she instantly felt sour upon hearing the maid call her cousin 'Young Madam Li'."

When they reach the room, Ye Jianli's eyes narrowed. The huge room was decorated meticulously, there a huge bed with a sky blue mattress, the blue curtain was drape as blocked the sun from coming through. Jiali never thought that Liqiu's room in the Li household was like this. It really looks like those in the movies, and it screams with wealth.