Last lifetime, I was Mrs. Xie, cherished and loved by my husband, Xie Yao, for a lifetime. But this time, everything changed. He went from a poor student my family sponsored to a tech tycoon. I waited for him for five years, yet he avoided every chance of our meeting. It finally dawned on me—maybe he was right. Since we've been reborn, why not live a different life?

Chapter 1: Last Lifetime

Xie Yao and I were the picture-perfect couple. He was the stoic, driven CEO, building his empire, while I lived a leisurely life as a full-time wife. From seventeen to sixty-six, he was mine alone. Even my mother, who distrusted men, warmed to him. We shared a lifetime together, but he left me first. For sixteen years after, I lived in memories of him, growing old alone.

When I opened my eyes again, I was sixteen. Xie Yao and I hadn't met yet. He was a boy with a tragic past—his mother gone, beaten by his stepfather. That year, he nearly ended up crippled. Determined to protect him this time, I rushed to his side just as his stepfather's beer bottle was about to smash into his head.

I shoved the man away. The bottle hit my back instead, glass shattering, pain searing through me. I blacked out briefly but felt no regret. Xie Yao stood there, his worn-out school uniform hanging off his thin frame, watching coldly as the police took his stepfather away. He muttered a curt "Thanks," distant and guarded. I understood—his life had made him wary. Quietly, I transferred my allowance to his account, enough for him to rent a place and live on his own. Later, I saw him in new shoes and clothes. I felt relieved.