I never thought I'd wake up again.
I became Ming Yuexuan and landed in a completely unfamiliar society.
Later, I learned that this situation was called time - travel.
When I time - traveled here, the Ming family was already at the height of its prosperity.
I was the least favored one in the Ming family. As the youngest, I always came in second. But I wasn't that sad. In my past life, I'd experienced everything, both what I should and shouldn't have. Now that I had a new lease on life, I wanted to be like Li Qiyu and live a carefree and happy life.
With this mindset, I didn't care much about the Ming family's affairs. Grandma had long given up on me, this unpromising granddaughter, and focused all her energy on cultivating her eldest granddaughter.
It wasn't until my eldest sister's wedding day that I was dragged back home and saw my eldest brother - in - law for the first time.
Li Yuanhua.
He looked like Li Yuanhua, and his name was Li Yuanhua too. The moment I saw him, I was stunned. I couldn't believe he'd be in this world, let alone be another woman's husband.
Carelessly, I spilled juice all over him.
Grandma frowned instantly. A little girl rushed in to help me out.
"Brother, you're so clumsy. How could you bump into little Xuan?"
This was the first time I met Li Xiyu. Although everyone told me that we'd been playmates since childhood, I had no memory of it at all.
The way she called Li Yuanhua "brother" took me back to the Mu Dynasty and made me think of Li Qiyu.
If only Qiyu could come to modern times.
Li Xiyu pulled me aside and explained, "My brother was always away before. He just came back. Don't be afraid of him. He may look fierce, but he's actually a really nice guy."
She casually put her arm around my shoulder and said, "From now on, we're really going to be family."
I felt an indescribable sourness in my heart and almost fled in a hurry.
But the Ming family and the Li family had joined in marriage. Where could I run to?
Since there was nowhere to escape, I decided to find out whether Li Yuanhua was just an ordinary modern person or someone who had time - traveled like me.
So, I started to get close to Li Xiyu. But the more I got to know her, the more I realized that this girl wasn't as carefree as she seemed.
Beneath her happy exterior, she was full of troubles.
She said she was in love with a man named Song Jiaye.
As soon as I heard this name, I frowned.
"Xiaoyu, take my advice. People with this name are not good guys."
Li Xiyu looked at me as if I were crazy. "I've heard of regional prejudice and skin - color prejudice, but I've never heard of name prejudice like yours."
Later, she took me to meet Song Jiaye. When I saw his face, I felt even more desperate.
He had the same name and looked exactly like Song Jiaye from ancient times.
Well, he was definitely a shameless, perverted scumbag.
However, the facts proved that the people in ancient times had nothing to do with those in modern times.
It seemed that everyone in this world except me had no memories of ancient times.
The man who looked exactly like Li Yuanhua was hopelessly in love with my eldest sister. His way of dealing with people and things was completely different from that in ancient times.
Li Xichi, who looked exactly like Li Qiyu, didn't have any of Qiyu's cuteness. Her temper and character were so bad that every time I wanted to skin her alive and not let her disgrace Qiyu's reputation.
Li Xiangping, who looked like my father - in - law, didn't care about the country and the world but only about himself.
As for Song Jiaye, he was no longer scheming all day long. In terms of character, this modern Song Jiaye was much better than the ancient one.
But he was still very cold.
Song Jiaye hurt Xiaoyu deeply. For a long time, Xiaoyu would call me every night and cry. Every time she told me on the phone how cold Song Jiaye was to her, I couldn't help but think of Qiyu.
Qiyu must have been even sadder when she was in the palace.
I wondered what Song Jiaye would do to her after the Li family was gone and she had no backing.
Because of this, I felt more sympathy for Xiaoyu. No matter how late it was, I would answer her calls. No matter how long she wanted to talk, I would accompany her, as if I were comforting Qiyu.
But I never thought she would take the extreme step.
When I received the news that she had jumped into the river, my mind went blank. My first thought was:
How could this be? Qiyu is so strong. How could she commit suicide?
Thankfully, she was okay. She was quickly rescued but had lost her memory.
To be honest, the amnesiac Li Xiyu was really cute. So cute that I wanted to tease her.
I imitated the way Li Qiyu teased Zhou Donglin and teased Li Xiyu, who was like little Donglin. I rarely went to bars myself, but I still took her there. There was a bit of a mischievous element in it. I wanted to know if the Li Xiyu who used to go to bars a lot would feel at home or run away in a hurry.
She ran away. She was even more scared than I thought. When I knew she was missing, I realized I'd gone too far.
But luckily, there was Song Jiaye.
This Song Jiaye still gave people an imperial - like sense of oppression even in modern times. Not only could he take control of the whole situation and mobilize the resources of the whole city to look for someone in a short time, but also his aura was so strong that people were forced to lower their heads.
I didn't like him very much, but Li Xiyu was scared by me, and I was worried about her. So I had to beg Song Jiaye to let me take care of Li Xiyu to atone for my fault.
After all, according to the timeline, I could be Li Xiyu's ancestor. It was really inappropriate for an old person like me to play tricks on a child.
But the amnesiac Li Xiyu was a bit different. Not only was her mindset much calmer, but her character had become as pure and kind as little Donglin's. She would listen to and believe whoever talked to her. And the little gestures she unconsciously made in her life were just like Li Qiyu's.
She was like a combination of Li Qiyu and Zhou Donglin. Strange thoughts often popped up in my mind.
For example, if Li Qiyu and Zhou Donglin had a daughter, she might look like this.
At that moment, I really wanted to take Li Xiyu to show them. I really wanted to see them grow old together.
Yes, I could accept Li Yuanhua falling in love with someone else and marrying another woman. For me, our fate had ended in the past life. We had lived and died together, and my love had come to a perfect end.
But the love between Zhou Donglin and Li Qiyu wasn't perfect.
It was really like what they say: be careful what you wish for. Soon after, we met Zhou Donglin. Li Xiyu seemed to recognize him and called him Donglin Jun. I didn't react at first, but later I realized something was wrong.
Li Qiyu and he were supposed to be meeting for the first time. Moreover, his name was Song Yunsheng, not Zhou Donglin.
So how did Li Xiyu know the name Zhou Donglin?