The weather was very nice today. . .

Perfect for a day to die.

He Xinyan laid in the middle of the road, staring into the sky as a pool of blood formed around her.

She wondered if anyone noticed how beautiful the sky was today, how the blue was light and dark all at once. The sky was dappled with a lot of fluffy clouds, a beauty over the dying body.

The cardboard box had tipped over, her belongings from home falling out onto the street. A picture of her mother. . .. a recent newspaper about her. . .

So this was how she was going to die.

The honking of cars didn't stop even with a body right in front of their path, and a small crowd was beginning to form as they whispered about her.

He Xinyan couldn't hear whether they were discussing her car accident, or if they had recognized her and were talking about the fake stories Li Yuyan had made up.

She thought about the past few years of her life, how she was hated and scolded by everyone.

None of that mattered now. He Xinyan felt her consciousness slowly leave her as her vision began to get blurry.

She roughly heard the sound of a car door slam, and slow but strong footsteps getting louder and louder.

The world was beginning to spin and she wanted to sleep. The last thing she saw before falling asleep was a face; a very very handsome face. . .

Nobody could be seen outside on the college grounds because of the hot summer weather. The ground smoldered and even the birds were silent.

It was a weekend, so everyone chose to not leave their dorm rooms. The air conditioner in the room was open, making it a little more bearable inside the two-person dorm.

He Xinyan was deep asleep on the small bed, her body totally at peace.

Suddenly, her chest rose and she moaned as she felt herself suffocating.

With a gasp, He Xinyan's eyes opened as she took rapid and shallow breaths.

She slowly sat up on the bed and looked around. This wasn't her room! She rubbed her eyes a few times and looked again.

He Xinyan remembered that this was the dorm from her college eight years ago.

As a senior, she was lucky enough to get a two-person dorm with only her and her best friend.

But why was she here?

He Xinyan slowly got out of the bed and wobbled a little before regaining her balance. She looked around the walls for a calendar but didn't see any.

Her eyes moved to the desk and she quickly picked up the phone. The time was 2:37 P.M., and the date was 6/2.

It didn't show the year, so He Xinyan quickly opened the calendar. The year was. . . 20XX!

Eight years ago! 20XX was eight years ago! How did she get here?

He Xinyan tried to think back to what happened before she lost consciousness, but everything was in broken fragments.

Car accident! Xinyan's eyes widened as she suddenly remembered that she got into a car accident! Was she dreaming?

Maybe she was in a coma and was only dreaming right now.

Yes, that must be it! He Xinyan paced around the room nervously as she tried to wake up. If this was a dream. . .. she shouldn't feel any pain.

He Xinyan brought one hand up and firmly slapped it across her cheek, “Ah!”

At the exact moment, the door to the room opened and Wu Minger walked in, “Xinyan! What are you doing?”

The smell of food entered He Xinyan's nose and she noticed the bag of chicken her best friend was holding.

If this was a dream, why did she smell the food and why did she feel the pain?

Her eyes darted up to Wu Minger's face and she gasped. Since when did Minger have short hair?

“Minger, what is today's date?”

Wu Minger scrunched her face up as if she was looking at an idiot, “It's June 2, 20XX. What's wrong with you?”

He Xinyan put one hand up to her forehead and closed her eyes. This did not feel like a dream. Then why was she here?

Was it possible. . .. she was reborn?

Right now, she was only 22 years old, the stage of her life when her beauty was in perfect bloom! He Xinyan thought back to this time. . .

Yes, she should be dating Su Zhiming right now.

Upon thinking about his name, He Xinyan gritted her teeth together in disgust and anger.

Su Zhiming went to the same school as her, XX Film University, and was one year older than He Xinyan. Since He Xinyan first entered the school, Su Zhiming began chasing her, saying how deeply in love he was with her.

At first, He Xinyan had no interest in him and rejected him several times.

However, in the third year of university, she was moved by his perseverance and agreed to date him.

What she didn't know was that at that time, he was already in a relationship with Li Yuyan, her stepsister.

Su Zhiming, being the bastard he was, didn't want to give up on the woman he chased for three years, but also couldn't let go of Li Yuyan.

So, he dated both. . .

He lied to her for six years. For six years, He Xinyan dated that piece of trash, but right before they were about to get married, she figured out his affair.

Hoping to take back what was hers, He Xinyan rejoined the entertainment industry, after leaving three years ago because Su Zhiming said he didn't want her in the dirty showbiz.

However, it was too late.

Su Zhiming's entertainment business had grown to be huge with the help of He Xinyan and the He Corporation, and Li Yuyan was also an A-list celebrity already.

In the last two years of her life, Li Yuyan made up all sorts of scandals about Xinyan.

After Li Yuyan got engaged with Su Zhiming, she acted all pitiful in front of the audience saying how He Xinyan stole Su Zhiming from her for six years when it was the other way around.

She also created other fake stories like how He Xinyan bullied her in the family and how Xinyan “did it” with a bunch of famous CEOs to try and become famous.

After the news about her and the CEOs came out, her father kicked her out of the house, and right after, she got into the car accident. . .

The car accident that brought her back to before it all began.

“What's wrong?” Wu Minger asked.

He Xinyan broke out of her thoughts and shook her head, “Nothing. You can eat without me, I need to think over a few things.”

He Xinyan sat down on the bed and closed her eyes. She spent a few minutes to clear everything up.

She can't let history repeat itself, she was going to change it!

Her eyes shot open as she looked towards the date again; 6/2/20XX.

Why did she come back to this specific date? What was so special about it?

She picked up her phone and stared at it blankly for a few seconds before opening up the messages.

At the very top, the first contact name read ‘Su Zhiming’.

Just by looking at the name, He Xinyan got so angry her chest hurt. She was like an idiot, loving this bastard for six whole years!

It didn't matter whether she was dreaming or she was reborn. The heavens had eyes and gave her a second chance.

She clicked on Su Zhiming's name and scrolled through the last few messages.

‘Can I go to your house today?’ He Xinyan sent in the morning.

‘Sorry, baby. I have work to do today. You know I just started my company, so there are a lot of things to do. Maybe next time!’

‘Okay. . . good luck!’

He Xinyan remembered that during this time, Su Zhiming had just started his company and he was indeed pretty busy.

However, today was a weekend. . .

A thought flashed past He Xinyan's mind, and her eyes immediately narrowed as she tightened her grip on the phone.

She changed into a set of white workout clothes, put on a baseball cap, grabbed her phone, wallet, and keys before flying out the door.

“Where are you going?!” Wu Minger screamed after her.

He Xinyan called a taxi, and the car came right when she reached the front of the school.

Today was an extremely hot day, and Xinyan was already sweating just by walking from the dorm to the front of the school.

After telling the driver the destination, they left the school grounds.

The driver glanced at He Xinyan's workout clothes and commented, “The weather is too hot for exercising right now.”

He Xinyan scrolled through her phone and calmly replied, “I'm not going to exercise, I'm going to catch a cheater.”

.... . . . ....

He Xinyan scrolled through her phone and calmly replied, "I'm not going to exercise, I'm going to catch a cheater."

The driver: ". . ."

When they arrived in front of the neighborhood gates, He Xinyan got out of the car and walked straight past the sleeping security guard and into the apartment complex.

As she walked into the apartment building, she called Wu Minger.

Minger had just finished eating and was ready to take a nap when she received the call.

"Xinyan. . ." Wu Minger said sweetly.

He Xinyan clicked the elevator button, "I will send a video to you later. I want you to save it right away and make a copy. Do not be surprised or tell anyone about it. Okay?"

Wu Minger scratched her head confusedly, "What video?"

"I will explain everything later. Let's meet in thirty minutes at the Haosu Coffee Shop."

"Okay."

After ending the call, He Xinyan used her shaky memories to find Su Zhiming's apartment room.

This apartment complex was very good, and she had bought it for him using the money her dad had given her.

He Xinyan took a deep breath and grabbed a key out of her bag. As the buyer of this room, she naturally also received a key.

However, this was the first time she was actually using it.

Now that she finally got to use this key, it was for catching Su Zhiming cheating with Li Yuyan.

Her hand shook as she slowly pushed down the door handle.

The nervousness, anger, and fury all swelled up inside her to create a ball of burning flame.

He Xinyan slowly stepped into the room and closed the door behind her. Su Zhiming was nowhere to be seen in the living or working room, so Xinyan knew that he must be in the bedroom.

Or, he could actually be at work. . .

The bedroom door was slightly ajar, and He Xinyan marched up to it and slowly swung the door open.

The coldness from the air conditioner greeted He Xinyan and the first thing she saw was the areas of bare skin uncovered by the blanket.

The room was bright from the sunlight, and He Xinyan quickly made out the two bodies entangled together on the bed.

Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan.

They were sleeping before she barged in, probably after just finishing their affair.

It was as if an invisible palm had slapped He Xinyan's face, as she felt a burning sensation on her cheeks.

She took a deep breath to calm herself down before she lifted up her phone to begin filming.

With a harsh pull, He Xinyan had removed the thin blanket off of their bodies and onto the ground.

The two people on the bed immediately woke up and when Li Yuyan saw He Xinyan's face, she screamed.

Her eyes darted around nervously, looking for something to cover her body.

Li Yuyan tugged at Su Zhiming's arm as a sign to ask for help.

However, Su Zhiming was still in shock and ignored Li Yuyan's action.

His eyes widened as he lifted one hand up, "Stop filming! Stop filming! It's not what you think, listen to me explain!"

Su Zhiming quickly jumped up to try and snatch the phone away from He Xinyan.

However, she was ready for the attack, and He Xinyan immediately pulled the phone away, "Do not move! I am filming this using messages, so I might just. . . accidentally send this into your company group chat!"

Su Zhiming immediately froze and didn't dare make another move.

He Xinyan eyed the trembling Li Yuyan and nervous Su Zhiming with mockery in her expression.

Mockery for herself.

She scoffed and walked over to the drawer to find that it was filled with women's clothing that didn't belong to her.

As she expected, their affair had started a long time ago, and Li Yuyan was already living inside Su Zhiming's house.

In her past life, she had been tricked for six years! Just thinking about the fact that she fed her most beautiful years to a dog, He Xinyan wanted to kill the couple on the spot.

He Xinyan ended the video and crossed her arms together, glaring at Su Zhiming and Li Yuyan without any expression.

"Xinyan, please. I beg you! Please delete the video," Li Yuyan pleaded pitifully.

He Xinyan smirked, "You're scared of being filmed? I bet you that this video can make you super famous! Extremely famous!"

"Xinyan! Don't be so harsh!" Su Zhiming screamed.

He Xinyan was so angry she burst out laughing, "Harsh? Who is the one being harsh? You! Why would you come and bother me if you are already together with this woman?!"

Li Yuyan couldn't keep up her pitiful act anymore as her voice turned flat, "What do you want?"

He Xinyan couldn't even believe her eyes and ears. Hello? She was the victim here! Now, the guilty couple was getting mad at her?! Who gave them this courage and confidence?

Xinyan took a deep breath and raised one eyebrow, "What do I want?" She sighed and began playing around with her nails, "Nothing much. Since this relationship was only a lie from the very start, then. . . let's calculate the money."

He Xinyan's gaze landed on Su Zhiming, "We dated for two years, and I can count the number of gifts you gave me with the fingers on one hand. On the other hand, I gifted you expensive clothes, bags, shoes, and more. Oh, and this house too! It's mine. So, we have to calculate all of this money."

Su Zhiming lifted his head up, "You willingly gave all of those to me. I never asked for it."

He Xinyan smiled, "That was because I thought you truly loved me, so of course I was willing to give you all those. However, now I know that it was all a lie."

"You -"

He Xinyan interrupted Su Zhiming's sentence, "You have no right to argue with me. Of course, you can choose to let me sell this video to the news. Let's see how your company goes after that."

Su Zhiming swallowed his remaining words and knit his eyebrows together.

His company just started and this was not the time for negative news about him to come out.

"I know you are poor, so I won't ask for too much. With this apartment and all of those other things I gave you. . . you can just give me 50000 dollars. I am very considerate, so I won't ask for compensation for my mental damage."

Li Yuyan jumped up, "50000 dollars? Are you crazy?"

"If you guys think it's crazy, there is another way. I will send this video out to the public, and after the news spread and I don't feel angry anymore, I won't ask for any more compensation. Which one do you two like?"

Li Yuyan had also just begun her acting career, and if news of her having an affair with a taken guy goes out, her entire entertainment path would be ruined before it even started.

Su Zhiming's fists were shaking as he said, "You know I don't have 50 thousand."

He Xinyan frowned, "No money? Looks like I will have to send the video then."

Li Yuyan stood up with a stray piece of clothing covering her private parts, "10 thousand. I will send the money to you right now."

He Xinyan rolled her eyes and turned around to leave, "You have one month. 50 thousand or your career. Up to you."

Li Yuyan pushed Su Zhiming and glared at him.

Receiving the signal, Su Zhiming ran after He Xinyan screaming, "You can't leave! Delete the video!"

Su Zhiming snatched the phone away from He Xinyan and quickly clicked into the messages. After finding the video, his eyes widened in surprise, "You. . . you sent it out already?!"

.... . . . ....

Su Zhiming snatched the phone away from He Xinyan and quickly clicked into the messages. After finding the video, his eyes widened in surprise, "You. . .. you sent it out already?!"

He Xinyan scoffed before snatching the phone back and marching out the room.

The confidence she had inside the apartment room all collapsed when she entered the elevator.

Before she could stop herself, tears began rolling down her cheeks.

After all, she loved Su Zhiming before.

She thought that they would be able to go far together.

But she was a complete idiot.

He Xinyan cried silently, thinking that since the heavens gave her a second chance, she had to use it well.

Back inside Su Zhiming's apartment room, Li Yuyan was very annoyed, "Hurry up and go catch her! If nothing works, I'll have to contact her manager."

"I know, I know. Stop pushing me," Su Zhiming complained as he slipped on his pants.

"You're so useless. You should have taken the phone away from her when she came in!" Li Yuyan sighed.

"I was shocked too, okay?!"

The two of them ran over to the elevator to find He Xinyan already gone.

When they reached the front door of the apartment building, her car was also not to be seen in the parking lot.

In the car, He Xinyan dialled Wu Minger's number.

"Xinyan? Oh my god! You went alone to catch Su Zhiming in an affair?! And it's with Li Yuyan!"

"Are you almost at the Haosu Coffee Shop?"

Wu Minger nodded her head, "I'm there already."

In five minutes, He Xinyan reached the Haosu Coffee Shop, and immediately spotted Wu Minger sitting at the table near the window.

He Xinyan let out a sigh when she entered the room and tugged at the collar of her shirt.

It was not a good idea to leave the air conditioner during a hot summer day like today.

Wu Minger waved at He Xinyan, who sat down across from her. Minger had already ordered three slices of strawberry cake, the most famous menu in this shop.

He Xinyan could eat three whole slices by herself, and the cake matched with the fruit tea, it was absolutely perfect!

"Yanyan. . ." Wu Minger called her gently using her nickname, afraid of saying something she shouldn't.

"What are you going to do with the video? I already saved it to my computer and also to this USB drive."

He Xinyan picked up the small USB drive and played around with it.

Seeing Wu Minger's anxious expression, He Xinyan chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything. I'm just scaring them a little."

"You're going to let them go just like that?!"

"For now."

Wu Minger frowned, a little confused by what she was seeing.

It was almost as if the girl in front of her had suddenly grown 10 years older. Her entire temperament was much more mature.

He Xinyan quickly summarised what happened with Su Zhiming, and watched as Wu Minger's expression turned more and more angry.

When she finished, He Xinyan took the last bite of her second slice of strawberry cake before also finishing the fruit tea.

Suddenly, Wu Minger's eyes widened as she remembered something, "Xinyan! There is an evening party tomorrow, and sister Yang told me to tell you that you have to attend. Oh, you also have to dress up formally."

Sister Yang? He Xinyan leaned back against her chair and replayed her memories for this name.

"Sister Yang also said that if you don't go, she will tell the company to kick you out and make you pay the penalty for breach of contract."

Xinyan smiled slyly and shrugged, "She only says that. She can't really do anything about me."

He Xinyan had the courage to say this now because she already knew what type of person Yang Yaqi was.

He Xinyan and Wu Minger return back to their dorm, and He Xinyan laid out the evening gown she was going to wear.

The same one she wore for all other events.

"You're wearing that one again? You've worn it several times already, can't you change it?" Wu Minger frowned.

Xinyan was still the only daughter of the He family line, so why did she have to live like this. Even the illegitimate child, Li Yuyan, got to live in the mansion and received more allowance than Xinyan.

He Xinyan laid down on her bed, "There's no need. Men will just be attracted by my looks, and they will only care about whether my dress is easy to rip or not."

". . ."

The lights were closed but the air conditioner was still turned on because they might just suffocate to death in the hot humid weather if they didn't open it.

He Xinyan flipped around onto the left side of her body and closed her eyes.

For some reason, there was something about the evening party that felt weird, but He Xinyan couldn't figure out what exactly was bothering her.

She had just joined the entertainment industry a while ago, and just like Li Yuyan, she was a newbie.

However, Li Yuyan had started about a year earlier than her, so she naturally also had a little more fame than He Xinyan.

Li Yuyan was only a little prettier than average, and she managed to get herself into a company through her dad, Bai Jiawei.

With the same dad, He Xinyan managed to be accepted by several top companies through her own talent and skill.

Right now, she was in the same entertainment company as Li Yuyan, and they were under the same manager, Yang Yaqi.

He Xinyan smiled when she thought of that name. Yang Yaqi also played an important role in pulling her down into hell.

In her past life, she spent several years not knowing that Li Yuyan had bribed Yang Yaqi. Thinking back, it all made sense now.

Why Yang Yaqi gave all of the opportunities to Li Yuyan when she was obviously more capable, and why the dirty news about her always remained hot for a long time.

Suddenly, something clicked inside He Xinyan's mind as she realised what was special about the evening party tomorrow.

In her past life, tomorrow was going to be when she lost her virginity!

.... . . . ....