What happened next unfolded naturally.

I didn't blindly dive into the next relationship. Instead, I became friends with Ji Bai for over a year, carefully understanding all his character traits before agreeing to date him.

After being with Ji Bai, I completely fell for him.

Ji Bai was young and energetic, often surprising me with romance. His favorite thing to do every day was to praise my beauty, enthusiastically spending money to dress me up, even willingly handing over his salary card.

Whenever I doubted if I deserved this affection, he always gave me confidence, never using PUA tactics on me.

And so, on an ordinary afternoon, he proposed to me.

At the age of 37, I once again mustered the courage to step into the realm of marriage.

"..."

When I heard from my ex-husband again, I was watching the sunrise in Yunnan with Ji Bai.

Li Ming, middle-aged and laid off, couldn't find a job. The pressure of the big city forced him to return to his hometown with his daughter, taking on a security job to make ends meet.

Due to his parents squandering his salary card, Li Ming cut ties with his family and rented a place to live alone.

Struggling with work and family issues, Li Ming developed a drinking problem, often getting drunk and hitting his daughter. She ended up in the police station several times, reportedly with hardly any unbruised skin left on her body.

Looking at the photos of Li Qianqian sent by friends on WeChat, with her strange hair color, emaciated appearance, looking like she couldn't even eat properly, her eyes timidly staring at the camera, she seemed pitiful.

"Your daughter, following her father, goes hungry for three days, it's really pitiful!"

"It's a good thing you divorced him decisively, or else you'd still be sucked dry by that bunch of people!"

Internally, I remained calm, looking up at the man in front of me.

Ji Bai noticed my gaze, smiled, and drew me closer, wrapping me in his arms.

The familiar scent and warm embrace made me feel at peace.

"Wife, look, the sun is rising. Isn't it beautiful?"

I nodded, my eyes welling up, "Beautiful."

From then on, the harsh winter had passed, and every day felt like a spring morning!