After my boyfriend Christopher Harrington and I were both reborn, we tacitly understood each other without saying a word—neither of us brought up the idea of staying together. He followed his first love to New York for work, while I stayed in my hometown. Five years later, leveraging his past-life experience, he quickly became an industry leader and even had a beautiful girlfriend. Meanwhile, I stayed by my parents’ side, living peacefully in my Texas hometown. When we met again, he had his arm around the stunning Madison Blair, a cigar between his lips as he looked at plainly-dressed me with a mocking smile. “Haven’t seen you in five years—how did you become such a mess?” I ignored him. Later, when a business mogul held me tenderly in his arms, the usually composed and steady Christopher panicked. “Olivia, how can you marry another man?” ***** I saw Christopher again at our class reunion, five years after we’d last met. When I arrived exhausted, I heard someone teasing him from inside the private room. “Christopher, you’re amazing—you even managed to win over Madison.” “Of course he’s amazing! Christopher’s so successful in the big city, us small-town folks can’t compare.” “But I heard that back in the day, you and Olivia…” My hand froze as I was about to open the door. “You two used to study together all the time back then, and everyone said you were a couple. Christopher, aren’t you worried Madison will get jealous?” In that moment, I heard that familiar voice. Christopher said in a casual tone, “Olivia and I were just classmates. Don’t make things up.” I smiled coldly. It had been five years since we were reborn. Naturally, his words no longer stirred any emotions in me, so I calmly pushed open the door. Even though we hadn’t seen each other in ten years, I recognized Christopher immediately. He sat on the sofa with a cigar between his lips, Madison—our school’s beauty queen—leaning against him. Almost all our classmates had gathered around them, the couple surrounded by everyone. The moment I pushed through the door, all eyes turned to me. Kevin Sinclair, our high school class president, was as enthusiastic as ever. “Hey there, Olivia!” Hearing my name, Christopher looked up at me. He had his arm around Madison, his gaze flippant. After taking in my appearance, his expression turned disdainful. I’d rushed out today, and because of my pregnancy, I wasn’t wearing makeup and had dressed casually. I probably looked somewhat haggard. Compared to me, Madison looked exceptionally polished. She wore a designer suit, carried a Hermès bag, and had flawless makeup—she looked like someone who was well taken care of. I didn’t care about her and greeted them graciously. “Long time no see.” Christopher nodded indifferently. Madison just smiled briefly without looking at me. I naturally couldn’t be bothered to please people who didn’t appreciate it, so I turned and walked over to some classmates I was more familiar with. “We’re just missing Quentin now,” Kevin suddenly said. “He just texted me saying not to wait for him.” All our classmates sat around the dining table, toasting Christopher and Madison, flattering him. After a while, I got up to use the restroom. As I came out, I ran into Christopher, his face flushed red from alcohol. He looked at me mockingly. “Olivia, how did you become such a mess in these five years without me?”
I didn’t react to Christopher’s sarcasm at all, but suddenly found myself remembering events from before my rebirth. Before my rebirth, Christopher and I had gotten into a fierce argument. Here’s how it started: After college graduation, I had accompanied Christopher to New York for five whole years as he built his career. Now that he had achieved some success, I wanted to return to Texas to develop my own path. Because I was an only child. That year, my father had a heart attack and passed away before we could get him to the hospital in time, leaving only my mother alone at home. I was very worried about her. Because I was an only child. That year, my father had a heart attack and passed away before we could get him to the hospital in time, leaving only my mother alone at home. I was very worried about her. When we first started working, Christopher had promised me that once we saved enough money, we’d return to Texas. But he kept delaying, claiming Texas had no prospects and wasn’t worth going back to. When we first started working, Christopher had promised me that once we saved enough money, we’d return to Texas. But he kept delaying, claiming Texas had no prospects and wasn’t worth going back to. He even told me outright that he would never go back, suggesting we could bring my mom to New York to live with us instead. But my mom wasn’t comfortable with big city life. After all these years, I still didn’t feel like I belonged in New York. That’s why I finally couldn’t hold back my anger at Christopher. I said, “If you won’t go back to Texas, I’ll go back by myself!” “Are you really going to force me like this?” Christopher demanded. “What’s wrong with staying in New York? Do you want to be poor for the rest of your life? When our child is born, the education they’d get in Texas definitely won’t compare to New York.” I was already five months pregnant at the time. It was precisely because I was pregnant that I wanted to return to Texas even more. I knew very well that once the baby was born, leaving a city would become even harder. Besides, Texas really wasn’t that bad. While it wasn’t an international metropolis like New York, it was still a well-developed state capital, nowhere near as terrible as Christopher made it sound. I said, “By your logic, are all the people who stay in smaller cities useless?” “Only useless people would be content to waste their lives in small cities, living aimlessly without any ambition!” Christopher said disdainfully. “I despise that kind of person the most!” “Is that how you see me?” I looked at him coldly. “I don’t want you to become that kind of person!” Christopher declared righteously. He added, “I never should have chosen to go to college with you in Texas back then—it wasted four whole years of my life! I should have come to New York with Madison from the start!” Before high school graduation, Madison had confessed her feelings to Christopher, but he had rejected her. He and I had already fallen in love over time. But ever since he had accompanied me to apply to Texas universities, he had said things like this many times over the years. At first, I thought Christopher was just joking, or perhaps indirectly telling me how deep his love for me was and how much he had sacrificed for me. Later I realized he genuinely felt regretful. After the car accident, we had both unexpectedly been reborn together. On high school graduation day, Christopher didn’t hesitate to abandon me and follow Madison to an out-of-state university, while I remained in-state. We both knew the other had been reborn, but we tacitly agreed not to interfere with each other. I had thought I’d never see Christopher again in this lifetime, but clearly he was waiting for me here. Seeing that I wasn’t speaking, he mocked me again: “Now you finally know the consequences of staying in Texas. Look at yourself, then look at this bunch of losers. Which one of you is doing better than me? But it’s too late for regrets now—I’m planning to marry Madison.” As he spoke, Christopher pulled out a huge diamond ring from his jacket. The diamond was massive, looking to be about five carats. The reason I could tell at a glance that the diamond was five carats was because it looked just slightly smaller than the one I had at home. Seeing that I wasn’t speaking, Christopher said smugly, “If you hadn’t been so stubborn, this ring should have belonged to you.” In my previous life, when Christopher and I got married, he wasn’t as wealthy as he is now, so the ring he bought was quite ordinary. His bragging now was completely undisguised. “Congratulations to both of you.” I walked past him indifferently. I could sense that Christopher behind me seemed very unhappy. This confused me. This was his own choice. The life he was living now was exactly what he had dreamed of in his previous life. I thought to myself: “Does he really need to see me regret it before he’ll be happy?”
I sat back down at the dining table when my phone rang. After answering, an anxious voice came through: “I just got off the plane and I’m heading over right now.” I said, “Don’t come. I’ll head home by myself in a bit.” “I can’t let you attend a class reunion alone and then go home by yourself. I’ll be there in twenty minutes.” I smiled and didn’t say anything more. Just as I put down my phone, someone approached me. “Olivia,” Madison came over with a wine glass in hand, “long time no see. I should thank you.” Madison smiled and said, “Christopher told me that if it weren’t for you helping him with his studies back then, he wouldn’t have gotten into an Ivy League school.” “Don’t mention it. We just helped each other out,” I said casually. “Either way, Christopher’s current achievements are partly thanks to you. I’m thanking you on his behalf.” As Madison spoke, she moved to pour wine into my glass. “I don’t drink,” I firmly declined. “Just a little bit.” Ignoring my refusal, she reached out to pour wine for me. I gently blocked the glass with my hand. Madison suddenly let out a sharp cry as the wine in her hand spilled onto her clothes and purse. She quickly grabbed napkins to wipe her outfit, complaining non-stop: “Oh no, my clothes and bag can’t get wet.” The classmates around us knew her clothes and bag were worth a fortune, and they watched us nervously. After Madison wiped her clothes for a while, she looked up and said to me with displeasure: “Olivia, even if you’re jealous of me, you can’t treat me like this! You’ve ruined my clothes and bag – can you even afford to compensate me?” I was about to explain when Christopher walked over. He said, “Olivia, you’ve gone too far!” “I didn’t do it on purpose,” I explained. I really didn’t mean to, and I hadn’t even touched that bottle just now – I was only trying to stop Madison from pouring wine for me. Somehow the wine splashed out of the bottle in her hand and spilled on her. I had barely gotten one sentence out when Christopher raised his hand to cut me off. “I just told you that Madison and I are getting married, and you’re this angry?” Christopher mocked me publicly. The classmates nearby couldn’t help but start gossiping: “I think Olivia seems pretty calm. She doesn’t seem like the type to be jealous of others, right?” “You can’t judge a book by its cover. Some people act like they don’t care, but deep down they care the most!” “Exactly. I heard that back in the day, Olivia and Christopher dated, but then Christopher went to college in another state and they broke up. Now that Olivia sees how well Christopher is doing, she probably regrets not following him!” Hearing the chatter around me, I felt helpless but still patiently explained again: “I really didn’t do it on purpose. And I said I don’t drink, but Madison insisted on pouring wine for me, which is why the accident happened.” “I sincerely appreciate you studying with Christopher back then, and I hope you can let go of your obsession,” Madison said with a sincere expression. “I know you’ve never been able to forget Christopher, but he belongs to me now.” I was stunned and looked at Madison in confusion. I said, “How did you figure out that I can’t forget Christopher? Did I say something that gave you the wrong impression? Or was there something wrong with my expression or the way I looked at him today?” “Olivia, stop pretending!” Madison said with certainty. “Christopher is doing so well in his career now – there’s no way you don’t have regrets.” “I don’t feel the slightest bit of regret,” I looked into her eyes and said seriously. “I chose my current life, and I’m very satisfied with it.” Christopher sneered, clearly not believing my words. I didn’t want to explain anymore either. We were people who had nothing to do with each other, and today’s encounter was just an accident. If I had known Christopher would be at this reunion, I might have avoided it altogether. It wasn’t that I couldn’t forget him—I just didn’t see any point in meeting up with an ex-boyfriend again. I said, “I can compensate you for the clothes and bag.” Not wanting to argue with them anymore, I said directly, “Send me the price and your bank account number, and I’ll transfer the money to you.” Christopher said bluntly, “What? Do you know how much Madison’s clothes and bag cost? The dress is fifty thousand dollars, the bag is one hundred eighty thousand dollars, and that’s not even including the accessories! They’re worth at least two hundred thousand dollars at the cheapest. Can you even afford to pay that back?” I took a deep breath. Despite Christopher’s condescending attitude, I told myself not to get angry. The doctor said pregnant women need to maintain a good mood. “Of course, I’m not a petty person either. Just apologize to Madison and we’ll call it even,” Christopher said magnanimously. “She can’t just apologize!” Madison quickly added. “You have to promise in front of all our classmates that you’ll never have any inappropriate feelings for Christopher again!” I laughed helplessly. Watching Madison’s arrogant demeanor, I picked up the nearby wine bottle that was half-spilled. The doctor said pregnant women shouldn’t get angry, but even more importantly, they shouldn’t bottle up their anger. I stepped forward and slowly poured the remaining half bottle of wine all over Madison’s clothes and bag. “Ah!” Madison screamed in shock, looking at me in disbelief. Christopher beside her also took a while to react before saying, “Olivia! Are you crazy? What are you doing?” While speaking, Christopher pulled Madison behind him and even pushed me. Fortunately, Kevin quickly protected me and stood in front of me, worried that Christopher might impulsively do something dangerous. He tried to mediate, “Christopher, calm down…” “Olivia, how dare you!” Christopher said harshly. “How dare you treat Madison like this? Who do you think you are?” I said, “I am who I am. Of course I dare to do this!” After saying that, I added coldly, “I already agreed to compensate you. The clothes and bag on her are mine now. How I handle them is my business and has nothing to do with you.” “Can you even afford it?” Christopher questioned me harshly. “Give me your bank account number,” I said seriously. Christopher said, “Are you planning to go bankrupt just to save face? Olivia, you should have changed your stubborn personality long ago. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have ended up with this kind of relationship today!” “Give me the bank account number!” I repeated, my voice louder this time. “Don’t regret this!” Christopher threatened. “Christopher, stop talking!” Madison screamed, looking absolutely furious. She said, “Since she doesn’t appreciate your kindness, give her the bill! I don’t believe she can afford to pay this much money!” Christopher didn’t hesitate anymore and gave me his bank account number. I entered the account number and tried to transfer the money, but the system reminded me that my password was incorrect. I clearly remembered it was this password. I thought for a moment and entered another password, but it was still wrong. I thought to myself, “People say pregnant women become forgetful, and it’s absolutely true. I actually forgot my password.” Christopher and Madison waited beside me, and everyone was watching me, all waiting for me to embarrass myself. Seeing that I hadn’t succeeded, Madison laughed first. “Olivia, you were so arrogant just now. Where’s your money? Why hasn’t Christopher received any money?” At this moment, Christopher was holding his phone in his hand, and there had been no notification of any incoming payment. “I forgot my password,” I explained. “I’m afraid if I enter it wrong again, my bank account will be locked.” “What a convenient excuse,” Madison said, mocking me without any courtesy. Christopher looked at me with disdain. The classmates around us were also whispering among themselves. “I thought Olivia was really going to pay Christopher back. That would be a huge sum for her!” “She’s so foolish. That’s two hundred thousand dollars, not twenty dollars!” “Olivia is making a fool of herself.” Madison stared at me coldly and asked, “Are you planning to write an IOU? When exactly do you plan to pay me back? One Christmas from now or two?” Her expression was full of disdain: “You look so poor, you probably couldn’t pay this back in a lifetime!” “Five minutes,” I said, holding up one hand. I was certain Scott would arrive within five minutes. “Stop pretending—you can’t afford to pay for it!” Madison didn’t want to waste any more time and urged, “Originally, a simple apology would have been enough, but now you need to beg for my forgiveness!” She was clearly ready to humiliate me. Christopher frowned beside her, but soon his expression turned expectant as well. Perhaps he also wanted to see me grovel pathetically.
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