Rebirth: Exclusive Love in the End of the World-Chapter 50 - Old Friend

Perhaps what she had done was still not enough to repay the kindness from her past life, but that was okay. As long as she was alive, she would have the chance.

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Han Yi was waiting for her. Seeing Han Jiaojiao return, he extended his hand and wrapped it around her as they walked back.

Han Jiaojiao felt a bit uneasy and looked up at him, “Brother, aren’t you going to ask me anything?”

Han Yi smiled and said, “My sister has a heroic heart.”

Han Jiaojiao shyly lowered her head, but inside, her emotions were tumultuous. Where was she heroic? She had just killed a man… Did her brother not find it odd at all? Did he not suspect her at all? Even she felt she had inadvertently revealed too many mistakes, but her brother… her brother always thought well of her, even if she had killed someone, he could still smile and praise her.

Precise marksmanship, proficient combat skills, taking lives without as much as blinking an eye. Why had she suddenly become like this after just starting university? She hoped her brother would never ask because… she didn’t know how to answer.

She was no longer the naive Han Jiaojiao of the past, but she wanted to remain his forever naive and willful little sister.

When Lu Changyuan saw Han Yi and Han Jiaojiao return, he asked, “Everything alright?” They had heard a gunshot earlier.

“Nothing serious, just encountered a bully oppressing the weak, and we did a good deed,” Han Yi responded as he helped Han Jiaojiao into the car, then said, “We’ll come back tomorrow.”

Lu Changyuan raised his eyebrows, “Why?”

Han Yi’s lips curled into a cold smile, “There are plenty of Crystal Cores here.”

Everyone laughed at this unspoken understanding. After packing up, they drove out of the city.

Perhaps because she had seen someone she knew in her past life, Han Jiaojiao was somewhat dazed the entire way home. After returning to the villa, she went to her room and sat blankly on the bed, her mind in turmoil.

The life she had been living recently had almost made her forget those people and events from her former life. She was delighted with her new life because everything was a fresh start, and she had time to make amends and to salvage what was lost. Only when she saw Hong Yun today did she realize that the grievances of the past life, even though they had not yet happened now, were still real. Those memories were etched into her marrow, having truly happened to her; they would not vanish just because she had started over. They would always be there, like ugly scars that, once revealed, bleed profusely…

Han Jiaojiao had once admired Hong Yun. Back then, she was a young lady who could only survive with her brother’s support, while Hong Yun had gained the appreciation of the base on her own merit and served as the deputy leader of the Special Training Team. In Han Jiaojiao’s eyes, she was both beautiful and powerful, like an unscalable peak. Therefore, when Su Xue invited her to join the Special Training Team, she agreed without hesitation, for she deeply yearned to become a woman of self-respect and strength like that.

When she first joined the Special Training Team, things did not go smoothly. She faced teasing from male teammates and exclusion from female teammates. But Hong Yun never treated her differently due to her wealthy background. Hong Yun was always calm and composed, treating everyone equally without favoritism.

When Han Jiaojiao and her brother were in danger, it was Hong Yun who led a team to their rescue. At that time, Han Jiaojiao’s arm had been injected with a virus by Qin Nanyi; everyone thought she was beyond saving, but it was Hong Yun who decided to amputate her arm.

Later, when Han Jiaojiao fell out with Su Xue, all the teammates sided with Su Xue, except Hong Yun. Hong Yun believed in her and rebuked Su Xue for her sinister intentions, creating cliques within the team that negatively affected everyone. She directly expelled Su Xue from the Special Training Team. Afterwards, Han Jiaojiao left the Special Training Team voluntarily. She still remembered Hong Yun saying righteously, “Even if you leave, I can’t keep her! People like her will only harm the whole team!”

…She had thought that after leaving the Special Training Team, she would no longer have any interaction with Hong Yun, but in the end, she was betrayed by Su Xue. She was imprisoned in a place without daylight, suffering humiliation, and Hong Yun rescued her…

When Han Yi came in, he saw Han Jiaojiao sitting lost in thought on the bed, and his heart ached. He silently sat down beside her.

Han Jiaojiao leaned on his shoulder and whispered softly, “Brother, do you believe that people have past and present lives? Today I saved her, maybe because she saved me in a past life. Maybe everything is destined…”

Past and present lives, huh…

Han Yi embraced her and kissed her hair.

“Then, brother must have owed Jiaojiao a lot in a past life.”

Han Jiaojiao almost cried when she heard that. How could her brother owe her anything?

Looking back, she felt a surge of sorrow and curled up in his arms, murmuring, “Brother, from now on, I will listen to you. I will strive to be sensible and not become a burden to you. I will be good… In this life, and the next life, and the life after that, shall we be together forever?”

Upon hearing this, Han Yi hugged her tightly and said, “Yes.”

They would certainly be together forever. He couldn’t think of any reason that could separate them, not even death.

…In case of death, there was a dim look in Han Yi’s eyes, and if he were to go first, he would make sure to take her with him. Even if it meant going to hell, he and her souls would forever be bound together, never apart.

Han Yi suddenly felt very grateful to his stepmother, Bai Yan, for adopting this girl, and from the bottom of his heart, he thanked his father for facing down opposition to marry his stepmother and bring his daughter into his life.

Their meeting and getting to know each other were so miraculous, as if destiny had intentionally set them up, only to fall in love without any blessings. Because he was her brother. The brother who had protected her since she was eight years old.

He didn’t know when it started, but his eyes were only filled with her presence. Maybe it was the day she ran joyously in the yard with her report card, or the day she wore a light pink dress and practiced the piano in the living room, or perhaps the day she looked up at him with a smiling face and softly called him “brother.”…

He just watched her from afar, afraid that any expression of his feelings would frighten her away. Until their parents died unexpectedly, he found himself harboring a hidden joy amidst the grief of losing loved ones. He realized then that his desires had twisted his soul, making him lose control like a demon. He used all his powers to intrude into her life, taking control of everything about her. From then on, their estrangement began.

He never thought Han Jiaojiao would come to accept him one day. He had even prepared himself to confine her for life, but unexpectedly, things took a positive turn, and everything changed…