In this life, Qin Jiao was particularly focused on staying healthy. When she had free time, she would even pull her mom and aunt into doing yoga with her. In the beginning, she had both Su Yun and Qin Na yelping from the stretches.

It scared Qin Zhonghui so much that he thought something had happened to the three of them and nearly took them to the hospital.

In just over a year, today’s Qin Jiao had worked hard to make everything wonderful, and she herself was far more wonderful than in her previous life.

Shen Yi, carrying his luggage, saw the girl the moment he walked in the door. She was standing on the windowsill, wiping the windowpane with a rag. There must have been a smudge just out of reach, because she was on her tiptoes. The stretch made her waist look even more slender, and her long, well-proportioned legs were hugged by her jeans.

Because she was reaching for a high spot, her beige sweater had ridden up, revealing what was underneath... 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Shen Yi’s eyes were glued to her. Suddenly, he saw Qin Jiao’s ankle give way. She was about to fall! Shen Yi instantly dropped his luggage and dashed over in a few large strides, catching her in a full embrace just as she tumbled from the windowsill.

Qin Jiao was completely stunned. She looked up at the tall young man holding her... No, while he was still on the thin side, he was over 1.8 meters tall with strong, handsome features. He no longer had the sickly pale skin of their last life; now, his complexion was a healthy bronze.

His gaze was deep and his hands were strong. As he looked down at her, she could have sworn she saw sparks dancing in his eyes.

Qin Jiao’s heart stuttered in her chest. "You can let me go now!" she said hurriedly.

Shen Yi felt a pang of disappointment, but he knew he couldn’t hold on for too long. ’It’s fine, I’m not in a rush,’ he thought. ’There’s plenty of time in this life. I’ll wait patiently for the day Jiao Jiao becomes my wife again.’

Shen Yi released her and asked, as if nothing had just happened, "What were you doing standing up so high? That was dangerous."

Qin Jiao’s heart was still hammering in her chest. ’I can’t believe I just got flustered by an eighteen-year-old Shen Yi,’ she thought. But she couldn’t really blame herself. After all, the Shen Yi of today was nothing like the one from her last life.

He was much taller and stronger than in their last life, his temper was exceptionally good, and he was incredibly hardworking and ambitious with his studies.

And it wasn’t just talk—after studying hard for half a year, he had already surpassed Chen Feng.

’If her eighteen-year-old self had met this version of Shen Yi, she probably wouldn’t have been able to hold back her feelings at all.’

But Qin Jiao took a deep breath, reminding herself that while she looked young on the outside, she was basically an old woman on the inside compared to him. She smoothed down her racing heart and said, "It’s almost the New Year and your windows weren’t clean, so I came over to help you wash them. You’re back so soon. Did you get everything sorted out?"

Shen Yi’s eyes darkened slightly. ’I rushed back as fast as I could because I missed you like crazy, and you’re complaining that I’m back too soon? How could he not be frustrated?’

But frustration was one thing, business another. Shen Yi nodded. "Yeah. They’re divorced. My mom and I got the clothing factory and the courtyard house. At first, Shen Zhengfeng wouldn’t agree, but then my grand-uncle returned from abroad."

Mr. Du only had one treasured daughter, but he also had a full sister who now lived abroad. That old lady was quite the character—very fashionable, she’d been married four times to husbands from three different countries.

The grand-uncle Shen Yi mentioned, Zheng Duo, was the son of her first husband, her only Chinese one. Her other children were all of mixed-race.

This grand-uncle, Zheng Duo, was extremely close with Mr. Du, and therefore also doted on his cousin, Du Liya.

He was a business tycoon overseas—the very man Shen Zhengfeng had always been trying to get on the good side of.