When Rong Xue first opened his eyes again after being reborn, he thought the heavens had finally given him another chance. He clenched his fists that day and whispered to himself, "This ti... I will not make the sa mistakes. I will rise high, and I will find love again. I will find her."
The "her" in his heart was Yu Holea, the girl who had once loved him deeply in his past life, yet whom he had hurt more than anyone else.
For the first few years, Rong Xue lived with determination. He studied harder than before, worked faster, and planned each step with care.
"I will reach the top," he muttered at night, staring at the ceiling. "And when I do, she will see differently."
Finally, one day, he t Yu Holea again. His heart raced the mont his eyes fell on her. She was just as he rembered, silver hair shining like a soft halo, her eyes calm yet sharp.
He smiled warmly, but her expression froze him in place.
She looked at him as if he were a stranger. Fear flickered in her eyes before it turned into indifference.
Even after their first eting, she didn’t like him and maintained their distance and instead latched onto Qiao Jun.
At first, he even suspected, "Is she reborn too? How else could she be so guarded?" But ti proved him wrong. She was not reborn. She was simply afraid. It felt as if she had glimpsed a future where he hurt her, and she decided to protect herself before it was too late.
"Holea," he said again and again, chasing after her. "I will not hurt you. Please believe . I love you."
But Yu Holea always kept her distance.
In order to have her, he even went as far as deceiving his own best friend, but the plan eventually crashed.
He watched in silent pain as Yu Holea later devoted herself fully to Qiao Jun. Even when Qiao Jun’s life and death remained uncertain, Yu Holea stayed beside him without wavering.
Rong Xue whispered to himself on lonely nights, "Why is it always him? Why not ?"
Four years later, he finally gathered the courage to ask her clearly.
Standing in front of her, his heart trembling, he asked, "Holea... I’ve waited. I’ve changed. Will you be with now?"
She looked straight into his eyes, with no hesitation. "No."
The word struck him like a blade. His lips trembled. "Why? Am I not enough?"
Yu Holea shook her head. "It’s not about you. It’s about . I don’t love you. I only love Qiao Jun."
For the first ti, Rong Xue truly understood. In this life, she could never belong to him.
After that, he kept his distance. Slowly, painfully, he moved on. He eventually found another woman, soone gentle, soone who had also been close to him in a past life.
His new partner once asked him, "Do you love ?"
He smiled faintly. "I... like you."
"Like?" she teased.
He nodded. "More than like is hard for . But I promise, I will protect you."
She accepted this answer, and together they built a family. He had children, he had success, but inside, a shadow remained. At quiet tis, he would stare at the sky and whisper, "Holea..."
He always rembered her silver hair and the way she glowed beside Qiao Jun.
Years passed. His hair grew white. His body weakened. One evening, sitting by the window, he watched Yu Holea from afar. She had not aged a day.
She was still beautiful, her silver hair shimring under the sunset. Beside her was Qiao Jun, their fingers laced together, laughing quietly.
Rong Xue’s chest tightened. "If only... if only I had been gentler in the beginning..." His eyes closed slowly. This ti, death ca for him with no rebirth waiting.
As darkness swallowed him, he finally understood. "Holea and I... we are parallel lines. No matter how close we seem, we will never et. I must let go."
But in the deepest part of his heart, he still wished. "Maybe... maybe one of my descendants will et one of hers. Maybe then... we will be connected."
Perhaps the heavens heard his wish, because generations later, the third generation of the Rong family was married into the Qiao family.
anwhile, Yu Holea and Qiao Jun lived a beautiful life together.
"Jun," Yu Holea said with a smile as she stirred soup in the kitchen, "our children are all grown now. Can you believe it?"
Qiao Jun laughed. "Ti moves fast when we are happy."
They had small fights sotis.
"You never listen," Yu Holea huffed once.
"And you are too stubborn," Qiao Jun shot back.
But each ti, one of them would soften. Sotis Yu Holea sighed and said, "Fine, I give in." Sotis Qiao Jun would smile and say, "Alright, you win."
Together, they reached sixty, still walking hand in hand.
Their children grew into strong adults, starting families of their own. On holidays, the house filled with laughter, grandchildren running around. Yu Holea and Qiao Jun sat side by side, watching with warm smiles.
"Are you happy?" Qiao Jun asked one night, as they looked at the stars.
"Yes," Yu Holea said softly. "So much that I wish we can do this again in our next life."
Qiao Jun took her hand. "Then let us make it a promise."
And fate seed to agree, for even in their next-to-next lifeti, they still found each other, still ended up together.
anwhile, the Yu family used their entire lives to make up to Yu Holea.
Yu Sicong once told her, "Sister, we were blind before. This ti, we will protect you."
Yu Shuchang added, "You are the gem of this family. Anyone who dares hurt you will face us."
Yu Sile, now a famous model, grinned and said, "Even my fans know you are the most important person in my life."
Their wives also joined in. "Holea, you are our sister too. Don’t ever forget that."
Yu Holea smiled warmly. "And I will protect you all in return. Always."
She gave them gifts, protected them with her talismans, and ensured none of them suffered an unjust fate.
The bond between the Yu siblings grew strong, unshakable, and passed down even to their children.
In this life, Yu Holea finally lived as she deserved... loved, protected, and cherished.
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Extra:
After Yu Holea lost her eldest daughter and had her second daughter, she one day decided to visit the Goddess City.
Yu Holea walked through the streets of Goddess City, her steps light. She had so free ti today, and she wanted to visit her old friends. When she finally reached Lira and Sir Aldric’s place, both of them rushed to greet her.
"Miss!" Lira’s face lit up with joy. "We missed you so much!"
Sir Aldric smiled warmly. "It feels like forever since we last saw you."
Yu Holea chuckled softly.
"You two can visit whenever you want, you know. My doors are always open. But tell , why hasn’t Goddess Phoenix co by? She used to appear at my doorstep every day. After my second daughter was born, she suddenly stopped visiting."
Lira and Sir Aldric exchanged a heavy glance. Neither spoke for a mont, and that silence made Yu Holea frown. "What is it? Is there sothing you’re not telling ?"
Finally, Lira sighed and told her the truth.
Yu Holea froze. "What?" Her lips trembled slightly. "My second daughter... is Goddess Phoenix? And it was because of that I lived so many lives..."
Sir Aldric nodded slowly. "Yes. But she doesn’t rember her past life. All that remains is the deep affection she once had for you. That feeling carried over, even though her mories did not."
Yu Holea stayed silent for a long mont, staring into space. Then she whispered, "I see... I understand."
When she returned ho, she saw her little girl, only seven years old, playing happily with toys on the floor. Yu Holea’s heart twisted painfully. She walked over and hugged her tightly.
"Mom?" the little girl blinked, then smiled brightly and hugged back. "Why are you hugging so suddenly? Did sothing happen?"
Yu Holea shook her head and forced a smile. "No, nothing happened. I just... suddenly missed your eldest sister."
The child patted her back gently. "Don’t worry, Mom. When big sister cos back, I’ll be the first one to bring her to you."
Yu Holea laughed softly through her tears. "Alright, then I’ll wait for that day."
Years passed quickly. When her daughter turned eighteen, she walked up to Yu Holea one evening with a mysterious smile.
"Mom, co downstairs with ," she whispered.
Yu Holea was confused but followed. The mont she stepped down, she froze. Standing there was her first daughter, who looked almost like her mirror image.
Her second daughter leaned close and whispered, "Now, Mom... are you still going to miss big sister?"
Yu Holea’s eyes filled with tears. She sobbed softly, shaking her head. "No... I won’t anymore."
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