Chapter 4: The Sixth Life Begins, Memories Return
The mother and daughter were startled. They watched as Liu Zhong, in a fit of rage, threw down the documents and went outside to calm down.
The two of them picked up the documents on the table and began to read.
The more Liu Yunshuang read, the paler her face became.
These documents contained information on Lin Ming, the contents of which were roughly as follows:
Lin Ming, from a poor family, with parents who were both laborers. Even though they worked hard to send Lin Ming to high school, he still didn’t strive to improve himself, spending his days hanging out with people outside of school and frequently getting into group fights.
Recently, Lin Ming’s grades suddenly improved. He claimed to have “seen the light” and even shaved his head to show his determination. However, many classmates suspected him of cheating, as some had seen him acting furtively and shaking his head during exams. Others had asked him questions from the test papers, and he couldn’t even write out the most basic trigonometric formulas.
However, Liu Yunshuang was unaware of all this and instead admired Lin Ming, who constantly asked her and Xia Xinyan for help with his studies.
Lin Ming pretended to be a good student on the surface, but secretly he knew the underworld boss, Dragon Lord. The delinquents near First High School all called him Brother Ming.
Seeing the photos of several delinquents, Liu Yunshuang’s face instantly turned white.
Weren’t these the same people who had harassed her before? At that time, it was thanks to Lin Ming’s appearance that they were driven away.
Lin Ming was also injured in the process, and Liu Yunshuang stood up Wang Haoran to take him to the hospital.
Moreover, these same delinquents had also harassed Xia Xinyan, but they were similarly driven away by Lin Ming.
“How could this be…”
Liu Yunshuang hurriedly turned to the next page, and sure enough!
The ones who broke Lin Ming’s hand a few days ago were also these same delinquents!
Not only that, but some of the delinquents referred to Liu Yunshuang and Xia Xinyan as “sister-in-law,” believing them to be Lin Ming’s women.
Seeing this, Liu Yunshuang’s expression turned extremely ugly, while Zhang Yijuan, beside her, continued to read the documents with a blank expression.
The documents clearly detailed how Liu Yunshuang had argued with Wang Haoran multiple times to defend Lin Ming, and how she had been late for appointments with Wang Haoran several times to help Lin Ming with his “homework.”
Most importantly, there was one instance where Wang Haoran went to the school to give Liu Yunshuang flowers, but was provoked by Lin Ming, who said things like “Teacher Liu is destined to be my woman.” Wang Haoran, unable to contain his anger, hit him.
But Liu Yunshuang, arriving at the scene, only saw Wang Haoran hitting Lin Ming. She felt extremely sorry for Lin Ming and even threw the flowers in Wang Haoran’s face.
After reading the documents, Zhang Yijuan abruptly stood up, her expression cold.
“Mom?”
“Don’t call me Mom! I don’t have such a shameless daughter like you!”
Zhang Yijuan glared at Liu Yunshuang and prepared to walk out of the living room to find Liu Zhong.
For a gentle and refined lady like her to blurt out such words showed how angry she was.
As she reached the door, she suddenly turned back, her face filled with disappointment.
“You are not allowed to steal the soup in the kitchen!”
…
Back at home, Wang Haoran was already enjoying a relaxing bath.
[Ding, the host used literary embellishment, selective quotation, and distortion of facts, causing Liu Zhong and Zhang Yijuan to deeply detest the male lead Lin Ming, and the female lead Liu Yunshuang to be completely disillusioned with Lin Ming. Male lead Lin Ming’s Protagonist Halo -100! Host Fate Points +100! Ability Points +10!]
Most of the content in the documents Wang Haoran gave to Liu Zhong was true, except for the last incident.
At that time, for some reason, the original owner, upon seeing Lin Ming’s goofy, grinning face, felt the urge to hit him.
Even though he had received years of education and knew that Liu Yunshuang could arrive at any moment, he just couldn’t help but lash out.
Apart from this incident, everything else was true. All Wang Haoran did was rearrange the order of events.
According to the original story, the order of events was as follows:
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Liu Yunshuang is harassed, Lin Ming plays the hero and saves the beauty.
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Xia Xinyan is harassed, Lin Ming plays the hero and saves the beauty.
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Lin Ming meets the underworld boss, Tiger Lord, and they become unlikely friends.
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Wang Haoran bribes Tiger Lord’s subordinates to cause trouble for Lin Ming.
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Lin Ming defeats the thugs who were causing trouble.
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The thugs reveal that they are Tiger Lord’s subordinates, but Lin Ming smirks and personally calls Tiger Lord. Hearing Tiger Lord address him as “little brother,” the thugs realize they’ve misjudged him and quickly beg for mercy, acknowledging Lin Ming as their boss.
All Wang Haoran did was move events 3 and 6 to the beginning.
He didn’t say that the events in the document were arranged in chronological order. If someone misunderstood, it wasn’t his fault, right?
Wang Haoran wasn’t afraid of the Liu family investigating, because the matter of hiring thugs, after going through several intermediaries, couldn’t be traced back to him.
And most importantly, the thugs who caused trouble were indeed the same group of people!
It was likely that the author of “Very Strong, Very Romantic” was too lazy to write new characters, so they recycled these thugs, having them appear multiple times.
The only people who could deny the authenticity of the document were these thugs. However, compared to the Liu family’s trust in Wang Haoran, who would believe the words of a few thugs?
Moreover, to elicit Liu Yunshuang’s sympathy, Lin Ming deliberately wrapped his slightly grazed left hand in layers of gauze and even put on a splint.
Liu Yunshuang’s sympathy was indeed aroused, but if it were to be exposed…
After breaking off the engagement, Wang Haoran specifically left behind this document so that the Liu family would cut ties with Lin Ming.
Wang Haoran only wanted to deal with Lin Ming. Liu Zhong and Zhang Yijuan were still quite good to him and had even called to say they would apologize sometime.
As for Liu Yunshuang, if she knew what was good for her, he would let her go. If she continued to associate with Lin Ming, then let them be a pair of doomed lovebirds.
Wang Haoran began to hum a tune.
…
Meanwhile, at the bottom of an unknown, deep mountain…
A figure was meditating and cultivating.
Dressed in white, her face cold and aloof, she was like the bright moon in the sky, attracting attention yet discouraging any sense of desecration.
The powerful aura around her indicated her extraordinary strength.
But suddenly, cold sweat beaded on her smooth forehead, and the aura around her began to fluctuate.
Suddenly, with a “pfft” sound, the woman spat out a mouthful of blood, her aura becoming listless.
She had failed to break through to the Grandmaster realm. Not only that, but due to the backlash, her current strength had also fallen back to the early stage of the Transformation realm.
However, she had no time to focus on her own strength now, because a torrent of memories was surging into her mind.
In the first life, she failed her breakthrough. Somehow, her enemies learned of this and discovered her location. She desperately escaped, but just when she thought she was safe, a man appeared and killed her without hesitation.
In the second life, she was again besieged by her enemies and escaped. This time, the man didn’t kill her but saved her instead, and even cared for her deeply, regardless of his own life. For the first time, her heart stirred. But one day, time suddenly reversed, and she lost these memories, just like before.
In the third life, the same events unfolded, but this time, they successfully came together, exchanging vows under the moonlit sky. But right after their wedding, time reversed again.
In the fourth life, the same development, the same newlywed bliss, but to her dissatisfaction, the man also brought other women into their relationship, causing her to sulk for several days. However, just as she was expecting her husband to coax her, time reversed.
In the fifth life, they didn’t get married. Although the man saved her, he was also very rough with her, using various methods to control her, demanding that she help him deal with someone named Lin Ming.
At first, she resisted desperately, but later, her body became increasingly disobedient. As long as the man spoke, she would unconsciously obey. Sometimes, even without orders, she would actively try to please him.
Experiencing her own subservient behavior, after a particularly embarrassing scene, everything returned to the present.
Under the impact of such a massive influx of memories, she fainted uncontrollably.
Before completely losing consciousness, she unconsciously cried out the man’s name.
“—Haoran.”
(Power Levels: Ming Jin – An Jin – Transformation – Grandmaster – Legendary – Mythic)
“Ming Jin” (明劲) and “An Jin” (暗劲) are concepts from traditional Chinese martial arts, particularly within Neijia (internal) styles like Taijiquan, Baguazhang, and Xingyiquan. They represent different stages in the development of power generation and application.
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