That day, Su Niannian asked me out, saying she had something to discuss, but in reality, she just wanted me to witness her and Lu Yan's affection.

Lu Yan arrived later, and when he saw me, he looked disgusted, "What are you doing here?"

"It was Su Niannian who called—"

"Oh, just a coincidence," Su Niannian cut me off, "Lu Yan, since we rarely gather like this, for my sake, stop arguing with Lin Zhi, okay?"

Lu Yan fell silent for a moment, then nodded, "I'll go buy a few cups of milk tea, you two wait here for me."

"No need, I have water, I'm not thirsty, I'll just go—"

"You probably shouldn't drink anything cold today, right?" Lu Yan ignored my words.

"..." I fell silent.

"Alright, I understand," Lu Yan said and left.

Su Niannian's expression was off, she mocked me, accusing me of seducing Lu Yan, being a homewrecker, and said I lived a miserable life, that Lu Yan would never like someone as despicable as me.

I was furious and retorted, then she played dirty, snatched the mineral water bottle from my hand, poured the water on herself, and when Lu Yan returned, she falsely accused me of being jealous of Lu Yan liking her and intentionally splashing water out of spite.

How foolish was I?

Even when Lu Yan was already grabbing my collar questioning me, I still held onto hope, hoping he would believe me.

But the truth was, I was pushed into the water like that, and because I couldn't swim, I drowned.

As I struggled in the water, Lu Yan was laughing.

He said, "Lin Zhi, this is punishment for always causing trouble for Su Niannian."

I swallowed my last breath with resentment.

Heaven has eyes, I was reborn, reborn one second before Lu Yan pushed me into the water.

Just as he was about to push me, I dodged to the side, tripped him, and he lost his balance, falling into the small lake in the park.

Su Niannian was surprised, but she just crouched by the shore and asked sweetly, "Lu Yan, are you okay?"

Lu Yan emerged from the water in a sorry state, wiping the water droplets off his face, "Lin Zhi, have you gone mad?"

Facing Lu Yan's questioning, I completely ignored him, instead, I looked down on him and said disdainfully, "Do you have what it takes to harm me?"

After saying that, I turned and walked away without looking back.

It wasn't until I was out of their sight that I finally breathed a sigh of relief—I was free.

Not far away, I suddenly saw a boy dressed simply and cleanly sitting on a bench sketching. When he saw me preparing to leave the park, he also silently stood up to leave.

Was he following me? Or was it just a coincidence?

I couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore. In this second life, I didn't want to have any dealings with any man. I just wanted to live my life well.

Just as I returned home, I received a WeChat message from Lu Yan: [What tricks are you playing now?]

I didn't reply to him.

He sent me another text: [Thanks to you, I caught a cold and now I'm lying in bed. Come over and bring me some medicine. There's no one at home, the door is unlocked, just come upstairs.]

He always acted like this, clearly showing disgust towards me, yet still ordering me around, enjoying it, and then, like charity, saying a few ambiguous words to confuse me.

But these tricks of his were no longer effective on me.

Without a second thought, I blocked Lu Yan.