Reborn

Su Jinyue raised her head towards the sky. The sky was bright blue, and the white clouds were like soft cotton balls, slowly floating across the sky. She smiled wryly. This was the last time in her life that she would be able to enjoy such a view. She wouldn't have another chance again.

Just a month ago, she was still the Chairman of Chunlin Biotechnology Co. Ltd., one of the top 500 companies in the world, and had assets worth tens of billions. Yet right now, she was a death row prisoner waiting to be executed.

The person who had caused her to land into her current state was none other than her boyfriend, whom she had dated for seven years and was about to walk down the aisle with, as well as the younger sister, whom she had grown up with and who had also been adopted by their Teacher, just like her.

Su Jinyue withdrew her gaze from the sky and looked at the three bailiffs that were standing nearby, who were pointing their guns at her. Regardless of hatred or indignation, from this moment on, everything had come to an end.

"Ready!"

"Fire!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!" Three gunshots rang out at the same time.

Bright red blood spewed out from the bloody hole in her forehead, and Su Jinyue could even hear the sound of her blood dripping onto the ground.

"Jinyue!" A heart-wrenching roar thundered out.

Su Jinyue lifted her eyes and looked over, only to see a blurry figure running towards her from a distance.

When she could make out who that person was, her lips curled up into an apologetic smile. This man, whom she has always regarded as her elder brother, had done a lot for her. Every time she encountered any difficulty or danger, he would always show up at the first instance to help her resolve the situations.

Taking a deep look at him, Su Jinyue's eyes slowly closed. Tears that were mixed with blood, trickled down from the corner of her eyes. I'm sorry, Yihan! If there's a next life, I'll definitely marry you…

"Jinyue!" Zhan Yihan's face was twisted. Like a madman, he shoved away the two bailiffs who were trying to stop him and rushed towards Su Jinyue, who was lying in a pool of blood.

He had just returned from the Sect, when he heard the news that she had been sentenced to death. He had hurried over to the execution ground to save her, but he was still one step too late.

Zhan Yihan hugged Su Jinyue tightly as tears uncontrollably flowed down his face. "It's my fault for not protecting you, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sor…" He was useless. He couldn't even protect his beloved. He really deserved to die!

He had quietly loved her for ten years. Even though he knew that she already had someone she liked, he still couldn't let go of his love for her. He tried to persuade himself to let it go time and again, but he still couldn't help but want to care for her, and find out whether she was doing okay.

After learning that she was going to marry that man, his heart really hurt. However, as long as she was happy, he would definitely give her his blessings. The only thing was, he really couldn't bear to watch her marry another man, so he stayed in the Sect to train and didn't come back at all.

He had thought that when he came back this time, she would already be married to that man. He didn't expect that when he saw her again, it would be goodbye forever.

Had he known that the ending would be like this, even if she didn't love him, he would tie her firmly to him. Even if she would hate him for it, it was fine as long as she was alive.

The two bailiffs stepped forward, trying to pull Zhan Yihan, who was hugging Su Jinyue, away, but their strength was no match for Zhan Yihan.

"Let go of her, she's dead." They had all heard of Zhan Yihan's fighting prowess. They thought that a man like him would never cry, but now they knew what a tender-hearted and brave man he was.

"Get lost!" Zhan Yihan's bloodshot eyes coldly glowered at the two bailiffs.

The two bailiffs took two steps back in fright. Zhan Yihan was a traditional martial arts practitioner, and his aura was not something that these two little marshals could withstand.

"Jinyue, I'll take you home." With a gentle gaze, Zhan Yihan lowered his head and kissed Su Jinyue's pale lips before carrying her and walking off. He would take her back to their hometown and bury her there. He would avenge her, and then stay by her side till he grew old, till the very last moment of his life…

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Su Jinyue felt the sunlight shining down on her eyelids. She opened her eyes slowly and glanced around at her surroundings. She blinked in confusion. Why does this place seem so familiar? It looks like Teacher's clinic.

Propping her body up with both hands, so as to sit up and take a better look, a sharp pain shot up from her calf.

"Sss!" Su Jinyue winced in pain. Wait, she could actually feel pain! Aren't I already dead? How can I feel pain?

"You're awake." Accompanying the sound of footsteps, an aged voice came from the doorway.

Taken aback, Su Jinyue hurriedly spun her head to take a look. When she got a clear view of the person in front of her, her eyes widened in surprise and she exclaimed, "Teach… Teacher!" Didn't Teacher pass away ten years ago? What is going on?

Xu Tiansheng walked up to Su Jinyue and handed her the bowl of Chinese medicine in his hand. "Drink this medicine. Your injury this time is rather severe. You must be more careful when you gather medicine in the future. Try not to pluck the herbs at the edge of the cliff."

"Oh!" Su Jinyue took the medicine bowl from him in a daze. This scene felt like déjà vu. It was like that time, when she went to the mountain to gather medicinal herbs, twelve years ago and accidentally fell off the cliff. Can it be? No way!

"Teacher, what year is it right now?" Su Jinyue looked at Xu Tiansheng with a tinge of excitement and anticipation in her eyes. If she really went back in time, wouldn't she have a chance to redo her life?

Xu Tiansheng sized Su Jinyue up and down before stretching his hand out and saying, "Pass me the medicine first. I'll take your pulse." Did this girl fall on her head? he thought to himself.

"I'm fine. I'm just in a daze from sleeping." Su Jinyue lifted the medicine bowl in her hand and took a sip. It was so bitter that she winced at the assault on her tongue. It has been a long time since I drank Chinese medicine. The taste is truly bitter and unbearable.

"Are you really all right?" Xu Tiansheng didn't quite believe her. This lass had always swallowed her medicine in one gulp. This dilly dallying behaviour was unlike her.

"If I wasn't okay, would I still be able to recognize you?" Su Jinyue playfully winked at Xu Tiansheng. Teacher was the one who had looked after her. To her, Teacher was no different from a father.

Taking a deep breath, she drank the remaining Chinese medicine in one gulp. It's so bitter!

"Here you go." Smiling, Xu Tiansheng took out a candy from his pocket and handed it to Su Jinyue.

"Teacher, why do you have sweets with you?" Su Jinyue put the bowl down on the small bedside table and took the candy from him.

She peeled off the wrapper and put the candy in her mouth. The bitterness was quickly replaced by the sweetness of the candy.

If I've really gone back in time, it should be September 1985 right now. But is this really possible? Can my luck really be that good?

"Second Dog, from the east of the village, took a wife. This candy is from their family. I have two more pieces for you." Stretching out his hand, Xu Tiansheng took out all the candy in his pocket and handed it to Su Jinyue.

"You can keep them for yourself." Su Jinyue shook her head. She wasn't very fond of sweet foods. Every time she went out to eat with Song Yiren, she never ordered sweet food.

Recalling Song Yiren, a sense of hatred uncontrollably filled Su Jinyue's heart and she couldn't help but clench her fists.

"Teacher, where is Yiren?"

Like her, Song Yiren had been found and adopted by Teacher. They had grown up together and had studied medicine from their Teacher together. They were no different from real sisters. However, it was Song Yiren who had joined forces with outsiders and shoved her into a situation that was consigned unto eternal damnation.

She and that man had worked in collusion, one from outside and one from within, to secretly transfer her company's assets. They had even bribed an engineer in the company, who was in charge of medicine, to add a dose of a different drug to the new batch of vaccines, which were meant for infants.

They were utterly deranged.

"She's on a house call. She should be back soon," Xu Tiansheng replied to her, after looking at the time.

In regards to these two young girls whom he had adopted, he had always regarded them as his own children.

Su Jinyue suppressed the hatred in her heart and slowly lay back down… She said, "Teacher, I'm a little sleepy."

She was sure that she had returned to the year 1985. If it was September, there was still less than two months before Zhan Yihan would come back to his hometown for a visit.

When she thought about Zhan Yihan, Su Jinyue felt a tenderness in her heart. This life, she was not going to disappoint Yihan again. Only at the moment before she died, did she understand her heart. It turned out that she actually had feelings for Yihan. It was just that she had been too stupid in her previous life and believed Song Yiren's words.

She thought that Zhan Yihan liked Song Yiren, and that his love for her was but an extension of his love for Song Yiren. As a result of that, she deliberately kept her distance from Zhan Yihan, which was how she ended up becoming acquainted with Mo Feiheng.

Xu Tiansheng nodded. After that, he picked up the bowl on the bedside table and walked out.

As she watched Xu Tiansheng walking out of the room, Su Jinyue covered herself with the quilt and laughed heartily. It felt fantastic to be able to have a second life. This time, she would not repeat the same mistakes as in her past life. As for the people who harmed her, she would not show them any mercy.

"Jinyue."

Su Jinyue stopped laughing and lifted the quilt off of her. As she looked at Song Yiren, who was standing next to her bed, a chilly gaze flashed across her eyes.

Never would she forget what Song Yiren had said to her, when she paid her a visit in prison, the day before she was executed.

"Jinyue, do you know why you're in this state today? It's because of me. I plotted all of this secretly." With her arms crossed over her chest, Song Yiren looked down at Su Jinyue condescendingly.

"Why are you doing this?" Su Jinyue gritted her teeth and looked at Song Yiren fiercely. She really didn't understand why Song Yiren wanted her dead. They had grown up together and were as close as sisters. What on earth had she done for Song Yiren to treat her like this?

"Because you're in my way." Sneering, Song Yiren raised her right hand and shook the jade bangle on her wrist, "Surely this jade bangle looks familiar to you?"

"Give it back to me!" Su Jinyue leapt up in agitation and rushed towards Song Yiren.

This jade bangle had been swaddled with her in her baby blanket, when she was abandoned, and it was the only clue she had to find her parents.

When she first started her business, she had been kidnapped by two men and they had also snatched away this jade bangle from her. Later on, the police found the two men who had kidnapped her, but both of them were already dead and the jade bangle had vanished without a trace.

She didn't expect the jade bangle to actually be in Song Yiren's hands. It turned out that it was all part of her scheme. How ruthless she was indeed!

Song Yiren sneered as she looked at Su Jinyue, who was rushing towards her. A golden glint flashed out from her eye.

Hit by the golden gleam, Su Jinyue couldn't move her body. It was as if a paralysis spell had been cast on her. "What did you do?!" Why am I paralysed all of a sudden.

"Su Jinyue, you lost, you thoroughly lost. Everything you own now belongs to me, including your family. Just quietly wait for death, hahaha…" Song Yiren laughed and walked out of the cell.

Su Jinyue watched as Song Yiren's back faded into the distance. At that moment, she finally understood why Song Yiren wanted her dead. It turned out that Song Yiren had found out about her background and wanted to replace her.