Chapter 1 At the age of twenty, my grandfather's best friend, the wealthiest man in the city, laid out photos of his several grandsons before me and asked me to choose one as my husband. Without hesitation, I chose the sixth grandson, Ethan Vance. Everyone present was in disbelief. After all, everyone knew I had a deep, unrequited love for the third grandson, Liam Vance, and had vowed to marry no one else but him. In my previous life, I got my wish and married Liam. Because of this, he inherited most of his grandfather's assets. But after marriage, he hooked up with my younger sister. My parents were furious and sent my sister abroad to study. Liam thought I was the one who instigated it and hated me to the bone. From then on, he surrounded himself with countless beauties, each one resembling my sister. Because of this, I developed severe depression. But he secretly replaced my medication with slow-acting poison, causing me to die in agony, along with our unborn child. Reborn, I decided to let them be together. But unexpectedly, Liam was reborn too. 1 I had just walked out of Grandfather Vance's study when I ran into Liam Vance and his brothers. Seeing me, the Vance brothers scattered, laughing. Before leaving, they didn't forget to mock me. "Mia Quinn is here looking for our third brother again? You really go all out chasing a man. Being this forward, aren't you afraid your late hero grandfather would find you embarrassing if he knew?" Liam looked me up and down coldly. "What are you doing at my house? Trying to get my grandfather to put in a good word for you? Planning to bring up how your grandfather saved mine on the battlefield again? You guys should be done playing the 'repay kindness' card by now." "But I advise you to save it. You've made such a scene about us that I've lost all face. I still need to consider marriage carefully. Begging anyone won't help." His eyes were full of disgust and contempt. Just like in my previous life, my love never moved him. I let out a deep breath and said calmly, "Does it have anything to do with you? Grandfather Vance asked me to come. Tomorrow, he's personally hosting my birthday party." After I finished speaking, the Vance brothers were stunned. "Grandfather is personally hosting a party for you!" I knew why they had such expressions. Because Grandfather Vance hadn't managed family affairs for a long time. His personal involvement certainly wasn't just for a birthday party. Grandfather Vance once said he would choose one of the Vance children to be my husband on my twentieth birthday. My husband would inherit most of the assets under Grandfather Vance's name. And become the next head of the Vance family. After the gasps, everyone smiled slyly and congratulated Liam. "Congratulations, Third Brother. Don't forget to look after us in the future." "With Grandfather's support, Third Brother can finally show his talents." Liam glanced at me triumphantly and mocked, "Congratulations to you too. Chased me for so many years, finally got your wish." "You must be overjoyed right now." Saying this, he leaned in closer, twitching the corner of his mouth slightly. "But to avoid a repeat of tragedy, I need to make some things clear first. You have to promise me that after marriage, we live our own lives. You cannot interfere with my private life." "Only then will I agree to marry you." My heart skipped a beat. I didn't expect him to make such an outrageous request. I looked at him suspiciously several times. Was he reborn too? At this moment, a delicate female voice came from behind. "Sister." My sister, Bella, wearing a super short pleated skirt, walked towards me with a shy face, coughing occasionally. Liam quickly went to meet her. "Why are you out when you're sick?" Bella lowered her head, looking aggrieved. "Liam, Dad asked me to accompany Sister. He was afraid she'd be lonely." Liam held her hand tightly and glared at me sideways. "Why are you so delicate, needing someone to accompany you just to go out? Didn't you see Bella is unwell?" With that, he led Bella away. Before leaving, he didn't forget to turn back and scoff. "Mia, if you keep being this selfish and willful, I absolutely won't marry you." I smiled. It was me who didn't want to marry. 2 On the day of my birthday party. Only after the elders had left one by one did Liam arrive with Bella, meandering in. Bella's face was flushed, and there were glaring red marks on Liam's neck. Anyone with eyes could tell what they had just been doing. If it were the old me, I would have been crying and making a scene by now. I would have desperately questioned them, asking why they would do such a thing. One was the person I loved, the other my sister. Did they not consider my feelings at all? But now, I just glanced at them and continued chatting with the people around me without any ripple of emotion. Liam saw my gaze linger on the ambiguous marks on their bodies for a few seconds. He vigilantly shielded Bella behind him. But after waiting and waiting, I didn't explode. He was a bit unhappy and forced a smile. "Mia, you're not pretending to be magnanimous because you're afraid I won't marry you, are you?" "That's good too. After all, I am the future head of the Vance family. It's impossible for me to have only one woman in my life. I will have countless confidantes in the future." "Since you're being sensible today, I'll reward you." Saying this, he took out a small velvet box from a bag. Just as he was about to hand it to me, Bella snatched it away. "So pretty! Isn't this the limited edition bracelet from that top luxury brand? It's hard to buy!" Liam immediately withdrew his hand. "Bella likes it? Then it's yours." Bella laughed awkwardly. "Forget it, this is your birthday gift for Sister. I can't steal her love." She looked at me while speaking, her bragging evident. "What does it matter? You take it with peace of mind. As for her, I'll just find something random to give her." "Anyway, as long as it's from me, she thinks it's good." As soon as these humiliating words came out, everyone present chuckled. Dead memories suddenly awoke at this moment. Making me dazed for a moment. It was indeed like that before. As long as it was his, I thought it was good. Once, when I went to the Vance house to deliver festival gifts, I got caught in the rain. He casually gave me a piece of clothing, which I kept for several years. He even accidentally saw me secretly smelling the scent on that clothes. At that time, he spat at me. "Why are you so shameless?" My girlish secret being exposed like that made me ashamed to show my face. Grandfather Vance hit him twice with his cane. "She's a little girl, what nonsense are you spouting?" He smiled ruffianly and said nothing more, but he embellished the story and told it to many people. I became a joke in everyone's eyes. Thinking of this, I felt it was incredibly pointless. I turned to leave. But Liam stopped me. "Unhappy already? Can't keep pretending?" "I knew a vicious woman like you couldn't truly be generous." Looking at his hand gripping my wrist, I pulled it out forcefully. "Mr. Vance, show some respect." Liam was stunned. "Respect what respect? Aren't you dying to marry me? We'll be sleeping in the same bed later, why pretend?" "Who said I wanted to marry you?" The whole venue fell into a deathly silence first. Then erupted into roared laughter. "Then who are you going to marry? You love me so much, would you be willing to marry someone else?" "Besides, other than me, our family barely has a sixth brother. But my sixth brother was in a car accident, almost became a high paraplegic, and has been sickly ever since. Who knows when he might kick the bucket. Moreover, I heard some of his functions were damaged. Are you going to be a widow for life?" 3 Everyone present looked at me silently, waiting for my answer. At this moment, Ethan Vance was suddenly wheeled into everyone's view. He indeed looked sickly, too weak to leave his wheelchair. Everyone laughed meaningfully again. I was just about to say I wanted to marry Ethan. But I suddenly remembered Grandfather Vance's instructions. "Since you chose the sixth one, I respect you. Don't tell anyone yet. When everything is settled, everyone will naturally know." After hesitating, I held back my words. Ethan didn't say anything either, just glanced at me lightly. But there was some disappointment in his eyes. I understood Grandfather Vance had his own worries. After all, there were many people in the Vance family, and everyone was eyeing his safe. So I stopped arguing with Liam. I let them laugh out loud. I turned and left. On the way back, Bella sat in the same car as me. She shook her wrist triumphantly. The light of the jewelry dazzled my eyes so much I could hardly open them. "Even if Sister marries Liam, so what? You'll never get his heart." In others' eyes, Bella was a harmless little white rabbit. But where no one was looking, she would bare her fangs. Looking at her, I remembered the scene in my previous life where I caught her and Liam in bed. At that time, she hid in Liam's arms like a frightened little rabbit. Liam protected her tightly, afraid I would hurt her. I fainted on the spot from the stimulation. Later, my parents sent her abroad to study, and she married a rich second generation who lived abroad. Her life was infinitely better than mine. In this life, I decided to let her and Liam be together. See what kind of ending she would have. Thinking of this, I smiled faintly. "Yes, what's the use of having his person if I can't have his heart? Hope you grow up quickly and marry him soon." "Wish you a hundred years of harmony, tied together forever." Hearing my words, she was lost in thought for a moment. She raised her eyebrows and smiled. "I know you're pretending not to care, but whether true or false, the person Liam loves is me." After a while, the Mid-Autumn Festival arrived. My father asked me to send festival gifts to Grandfather Vance again. As soon as I walked into the Vance gate, I ran into Bella, who hadn't been home for a few days. She was wearing an haute couture gown and a set of jewelry. Looking precious and noble. Seeing me, she smiled slightly. "Sister, do you think this dress looks good on me? And these, they were all given to me by Liam." "I said I didn't like things too luxurious, but Liam insisted on giving them to me, saying only I deserve these." I frowned impatiently. Trying to avoid her. But she blocked my way again. "Sister, I just want to share my joy with you. Why are you so cold?" "I know you're jealous of me, but no one can help with matters of the heart." Saying this, she actually started crying. I reached out to push her aside. But she took advantage of the situation and fell to the ground, crying even louder. "Sister, why did you hit me? I am your sister after all!" At this moment, Liam arrived! "Mia, what are you doing!" Liam glared at me angrily. "You bully even your own sister? Do you have any humanity left?" I looked at him, then at Bella, and laughed. "Bella, I didn't expect you to know such dirty tricks at such a young age." Slap. Liam slapped me hard and roared, "I won't allow you to speak about Bella like that!" 4 My face burned with pain. I instinctively wanted to fight back. But out of the corner of my eye, I saw many guests. Worried about ruining the Vance family's Mid-Autumn banquet. I suppressed my anger and glared at them. The corners of Bella's eyes showed a smile. Realizing he was a bit excessive, Liam tried to pull me. But his hand was held by Bella, unable to move. "Liam, it feels like there's sand in my eye. Help me take a look." Passing guests looked over here, pointing at me. "Isn't that the eldest daughter of the Quinn family? To seduce a man, she even bullies her own sister. Truly disgracing her family." Liam looked disgusted. "Mia, apologize to Bella now! How did I get involved with a woman like you? So bad luck." The brothers behind him covered their mouths and snickered. "Miss Quinn, this won't do. How can you not even tolerate your own sister? Our Third Brother will have confidantes in the future. Won't you be angered to death?" "Hahaha, maybe our Miss Quinn can beat everyone in the city and drive away all the women around Third Brother." Back then, for Liam, I specifically learned kickboxing, declaring that I would beat up anyone who snatched Liam from me. Thinking about it now, it was really shameful. Amidst the laughter, Liam approached me and spoke to me in a contemptuous tone. "Today Grandfather will announce our engagement. If you want to marry me, don't forget what I said." "After marriage, we live our own lives. You are not allowed to interfere with me." "In that case, I will forgive your viciousness and arrogance." I looked at him in disbelief. Not understanding how someone with higher education could say such ridiculous things. Seeing my silence, he thought I acquiesced. He became even more proud. "As long as you are obedient, I won't make you lose face too much." He was certain that I could only marry him in this life. The onlookers were waiting to see a joke. Footsteps suddenly came from the house, and Grandfather Vance's secretary walked out: "What are you arguing about here? It's a big festival, do you want to make the old man unhappy?" Behind him followed another person, the sixth son of the Vance family, Ethan Vance. He didn't need to be pushed today, wearing a Tang suit, looking much healthier. Seeing me covering my face, he walked past everyone to me. He asked in a low voice, "Are you okay?" Seeing him, I remembered after being driven to a desperate situation in my previous life, wandering the streets like a ghost. A car slowly stopped. The window rolled down, revealing this very face. "Mia, why are you here?" He never called me sister-in-law. I thought he didn't approve of me. Until before I died, I knew it wasn't like that. "Does it hurt?" Ethan asked again seeing me dazed. I looked up into his deep eyes. My eyes felt hot. I smiled, "Doesn't hurt." Liam snorted coldly, "Does it hurt or not, what does it have to do with you, number six? She is your future sister-in-law." Hearing this, the secretary showed a surprised expression. Finally, he just said, "Go in, the old man is waiting."
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