On my wedding day, I, Claire Garrett, jumped from the thirty-eighth floor of a hotel. After I started dating my first love, Adam Morris, my good friend Aurora Holmes approached me, claiming she had bound herself to a romance system that would make all my boyfriends fall in love with her and then abandon me. I thought she was just joking and didn’t believe her at all. But within days, Adam actually came clean, saying he had fallen in love with Aurora and wanted to break up with me. From then on, I never told anyone about my relationships. But Aurora seemed to have surveillance on me—no matter who I dated, she always found out immediately, and those men would leave me within days, turning to her embrace instead. Heartbroken and discouraged, I returned to my hometown, far from Aurora, ready to start fresh. Through my parents’ introduction, I got engaged to someone from a blind date, thinking I could finally escape her shadow. However, on my wedding day, my fiancé publicly confessed his love to Aurora and announced he would marry her instead. My parents were so enraged they vomited blood on the spot and died after being rushed to the hospital. Aurora, wearing the ring that should have been mine, said smugly, “Such an excellent man—you don’t deserve him! Now he’s mine, and it’s time for you to exit the stage.” Unable to bear the blow, I climbed to the hotel rooftop and jumped. When I opened my eyes again, I had returned to before Aurora mentioned binding the system. ***** “Claire, how are things going with that guy lately?” The familiar voice rang in my ears. I snapped my eyes open to see Aurora leaning close, her face full of curiosity. Instinctively, I pushed her away, unable to suppress the hatred in my eyes. Aurora said, “Why are you pushing me? I’m just asking. This is your first time dating—I need to test him for you.” First time? I had clearly dated several times, but she had ruined every single relationship. I quickly pulled out my phone to check the time, finally realizing I had been reborn. Seeing my lack of response, Aurora brushed the dust off her clothes and sat back down beside me, her expression mysterious, as if preparing to say something. My heart immediately started racing because I knew what she was about to say—about binding that romance system. Sure enough, she began with a hint of guilt, her eyes reddening, “Claire, there’s something I have to tell you. Last night I accidentally bound myself to a romance system. It says all your boyfriends will fall in love with me and then break up with you. I don’t want this either, but the system told me that if I unbind it, I’ll die. You’re my best friend—you wouldn’t want to see me die, would you?” In my previous life, I thought she was just joking. A romance system? I’d only seen those in novels—how could they exist in reality? Besides, emotions are so complex—how could they be controlled by a system? If all the men I dated fell in love with Aurora, it only meant I had poor judgment and encountered nothing but jerks. Seeing my indifference, Aurora said she would let me witness it firsthand in a few days. I didn’t take it seriously. A few days later, Adam actually sought me out, saying he had fallen in love with Aurora and wanted to break up with me. I was shocked and began to wonder if what Aurora said was true. I suffered for a long time. After that, I never told anyone about my relationships—except for me and my partner, no one knew we were dating. But the result was the same. They all eventually left me, with only one reason—they had fallen in love with Aurora. This time, I had to believe that the system really existed. And I was completely powerless against Aurora. In despair, I returned to my hometown, completely cutting ties with Aurora. I deleted all contact information and prepared to marry someone my parents had introduced me to. But even so, Aurora still wouldn’t let me go. She suddenly appeared at my wedding, ruined everything, and even caused my parents’ deaths. I lost everything and didn’t know how to fight against that system, so I chose to end it all. Perhaps God saw that I died too unjustly and gave me a chance to start over. This time, I’m determined to figure out what Aurora’s damned system really is!
I took several deep breaths, forcing myself to calm down, and stared coldly at Aurora. “What system? You’ve been reading too many novels, haven’t you? Aurora, I never thought you’d be this kind of person—stealing my boyfriend!” People around us heard our argument and turned to look at me, their gazes toward Aurora filled with disdain. “No, I didn’t! I really didn’t mean to—I was being controlled! Please believe me!” Aurora’s eyes welled up with tears as she kept defending herself. I immediately cut her off: “Enough! I was so wrong about you! From now on, I’m pretending I never had a friend like you!” With that, I turned and walked away without looking back, pulling out my phone as I went and deleting Aurora’s contact information without hesitation. This time, I decisively cut all ties with her. She’d never again know who I was dating, and she’d never get another chance to use whatever so-called “system” on me. When I got home, Adam was busy in the kitchen. We’d met at work. Since this was my first relationship, I’d been extra cautious, spending a long time getting to know him before deciding to truly start this relationship. I’d always thought he was sincere and reliable. Maybe I’d misjudged him. But now that I’d cut contact with Aurora, perhaps this time the tragedy from my past life wouldn’t repeat itself. However, just a few days later, when Adam and I went shopping at the mall, we ran into Aurora there. I instinctively wanted to pull Adam away from her, but Aurora approached us directly. She asked, “Is this your boyfriend, Claire? You fell out with me over him? You like him that much?” I remained expressionless, saying nothing, but cold sweat broke out on my back. I could clearly sense that Adam’s expression had already changed. I said, “Let’s go. I don’t want to talk to her.” I tried to pull Adam away, but he suddenly shook off my hand: “Claire, let’s break up.” My eyes widened, filled more with fear than anything else—fear that the scene from my past life would play out again. I asked, “Why are you suddenly breaking up with me? This is completely out of nowhere!” He said, “I don’t like you anymore. I’ve discovered I’m in love with Aurora—it was love at first sight.” Aurora wore a triumphant smile on her face while pretending to decline: “Don’t say that. I’m Claire’s best friend—we can’t do this.” Adam left the mall after saying that, while I stood there as if nailed to the spot, unable to move. Aurora leaned close to my ear and whispered, “I told you I have a system. Now do you believe me?” I clenched my teeth, still remaining silent. Seeing the fear in my heart, Aurora smiled even more smugly. After returning home, I immediately searched online for information about “systems.” Without exception, all the results showed that “systems” only existed in novels—they were fictional concepts that didn’t exist in reality. Unwilling to give up, I posted on forums asking for help, only to be met with countless mockeries. Internet users laughed at me for being mentally unclear after a breakup, saying that instead of admitting my own lack of charm, I was blaming Aurora. I searched for information all night until my stomach started growling, making me realize I hadn’t eaten all day. The breakup didn’t make me sad—instead, it filled me with deep fear of that unknown “system.” I ordered takeout. But when the delivery person appeared, a bold idea suddenly flashed through my mind.
The next morning, I immediately went downstairs to find the security guard, Damian Stewart. Damian had lost his wife over ten years ago and had been desperately looking for a companion ever since. He was always hitting on the middle-aged women doing their morning exercises in the community. But these women had children, grandchildren, and retirement pensions—they couldn’t care less about some old doorman living on welfare benefits and found him quite annoying. I walked up to him and handed him a pack of cigarettes. “Damian, want me to set you up with a girlfriend?” His eyes immediately lit up. “Yes! Who are you going to introduce me to?” I smiled slightly and pointed to myself. “What do you think of me?” Damian burst out laughing. “You’re pulling my leg, right? Come on, get going. Don’t interfere with my work.” I kept smiling. “I’m not joking at all. I really like men like you—you make me feel so secure. I’ve always preferred older men since I was little.” I forced myself to say these words despite feeling sick. Since Aurora could steal all my boyfriends with her system, I wanted to see if she’d want this man too. Men are always confident. Hearing my words, Damian’s face showed a hint of smugness. “Really? You’re not lying to me, are you?” I said, “Of course it’s true. My parents have been pressuring me to get married. Why don’t we give it a try?” Damian and I exchanged contact information. He even tried to get closer to me, but I cleverly dodged him by saying I was rushing to work. Damian sent me quite a few messages, and I replied to each one, letting him bask in the illusion of romance. At work, I couldn’t focus on anything my boss said. My mind was completely occupied with one thought: “Aurora, please don’t let me down.” Finally, it was time to get off work. I had just walked out of the company entrance when Aurora came charging out from some corner and slapped me hard across the face. She screamed, “Claire, are you insane? Why are you dating that old man! Is there something wrong with your brain!” She was completely worked up, straddling me and pinning me down so I couldn’t get up. I quickly covered my face with my hands, but inside I felt absolutely thrilled. “What business is it of yours who I date? I just like older men. What are you going to do about it?” My coworkers who were leaving at the same time saw me getting beaten and immediately called the police for help. When the police arrived, they listened to our account of what happened. Although they found it puzzling that I was dating an old man, it wasn’t illegal after all, so there wasn’t much they could say. They could only turn to criticize Aurora for getting physical. The officer said, “What does her dating life have to do with you? How could you hit her!” Aurora certainly couldn’t tell the police about her system, so she could only stammer out excuses: “I was just worried about her. She’s so young but wants to date an old man. As her friend, I just wanted to talk some sense into her.” I said, “I cut ties with her long ago, officer. She stole my boyfriend before, so we haven’t been friends for a while. And she just hit me—I’m dizzy, nauseous, and even my teeth feel loose. I want her to go to jail!” There were security cameras at the company entrance, so Aurora couldn’t deny anything. Faced with the possibility of prison time, she finally got scared and started begging me for forgiveness in a humble tone. Seeing her like this now, I felt incredibly satisfied. Finally, there was a day when she had to beg me. But I had no intention of forgiving her—I almost wished the police would lock her up for life. Soon, the police took her away. Before leaving, Aurora dropped her submissive act and glared at me viciously. “Don’t think you can escape me. I’m telling you, I have a system, and you can’t get away.” The police told me she would be detained for fifteen days, but that was far from enough. After all, my life and work were here. I couldn’t abandon everything and run away because of some illusory system. Fifteen days passed quickly, and Aurora was released. Shortly after, I received a message from her: [Finding that old man to spite me was completely pointless. Your sick mother is dying, and her biggest wish before she passes is to see you get married. If she knew you deliberately found an old man, she’d probably die even faster.] Aurora was right. My mom Hannah Garrett was diagnosed with cancer a few years ago, and this year her condition deteriorated rapidly. The doctor said she had at most two more years to live. Her greatest wish was to see me get married, but she also didn’t want me to just marry any random guy. If she knew I had found an old man, she’d probably drop dead from shock on the spot. Aurora knew exactly where to hit me where it hurt, so she used this to blackmail me. Before long, Hannah called me, demanding to know if I was really dating an old man. I said, “Mom, it’s absolutely not true. Even if I never get married, I wouldn’t date an old man. You know what kind of person I am, right? Don’t let anyone fool you. Without any evidence, just a few words got you all worked up.” Aurora indeed had no evidence, and based solely on her word, Hannah was quickly reassured by me. I took the opportunity to tell her about Aurora stealing my boyfriend, and she immediately deleted Aurora’s contact information, firmly taking my side. That said, I also understood that I wasn’t getting any younger, my career was stable now, and it really was time to consider marriage. Work kept me too busy to actively meet men. I also couldn’t spend my whole life avoiding romance and marriage just to guard against Aurora. So I walked into a matchmaking agency and found a consultant named Emily Bryant. I explained my requirements in detail and asked her to help me find a suitable match. Emily was very efficient and quickly found me a suitable candidate named Brian Walsh. Due to our busy work schedules, we first added each other on WhatsApp and started communicating online. Actually, I had another consideration. I wanted to see if Aurora’s so-called “system” would still work if I didn’t meet Brian in person and only communicated through the internet. We chatted for nearly a month, and Brian never showed any unusual reactions. So I decided to arrange a time for our first in-person meeting. We arranged to meet at a park, where Emily and Brian had already arrived before me. I had just exited the subway station when I heard Aurora’s voice behind me. How did I keep running into her everywhere? I asked with a darkened expression, “What are you doing here?” She said, “I know you’re on a blind date today, so I came specifically to watch. Didn’t I tell you before that I have a system? No matter who you date, I’ll know about it. Why won’t you believe me?” I said, “Don’t tell me you’re going to claim that Brian has already fallen in love with you?” Aurora nodded, “Otherwise, why would I come today? I’m here to make you give up completely. Stop trying to compete with me from now on—you’re not qualified!” I suddenly became curious about her motivation and asked, “What’s your purpose in not letting me get married? How does it benefit you if I don’t get married or date anyone?” Aurora’s eyes instantly turned crazy, “You actually have the nerve to ask? If it weren’t for you, I would have married Derek and had children long ago. If I can’t have happiness, why should you get to have it!” I finally understood why she hated me. But I didn’t have time to argue with her. The meeting time with Emily was approaching, and being late for a first date wouldn’t look good. Seeing me turn to leave, Aurora hurriedly followed. However, when she saw clearly who was sitting on the bench, her expression changed dramatically, and she suddenly grabbed my throat. She roared, “Claire! You set me up! You bitch! I’m going to kill you!”
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