The drizzling rain made Ye Quan feel uncomfortable all over. The fine cold wind made Ye Quan wrap his coat tightly and quicken his pace. Although he had been running all the way, Ye Quan was still soaked through when he got back to his accommodation.

  Ye Quan has been living here for a week. It should be said that his new life has been going on for a week. Although his life was tight, this long-lost sense of freedom still made Ye Quan feel as if he were in a dream during these seven days.

  The simple two-bedroom, one-living-room small space is managed very comfortably by Ye Quan. The simple and unadorned style enables Ye Quan to find a sense of reality in life.

  After stir-frying a simple dish, Ye Quan stretched his neck and took a deep drag. A warm smile spread across his lips. His cooking skills had indeed remained unchanged. As soon as Ye Quan sat down and picked up his chopsticks, the phone rang. Seeing the caller ID, Ye Quan happily put down his chopsticks and answered the call immediately.

  "Koizumi, the part-time job you asked me to find for the evening, I've already found it."

  "Really, Uncle De, thank you so much." Ye Quan held the phone excitedly, and a happy smile spread across his fair and delicate face.

  It's from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m., Xiao Quan. I advise you to think it over. Uncle De, I'm afraid your body won't be able to take it. After all, you've been working for such a long time during the day.

  "Sure, Uncle De. I'm still young and my body can handle this bit of fatigue."

  All right then. I'll send you the specific address later. The person in charge over there said that you can report for work tomorrow night.

  "Great, Uncle De. Thank you so much. I'll treat you to a meal another day."

  Ye Quan's mood suddenly turned very good. One more job meant he could earn one more income, and an increase in income meant he could leave the city with his sister Ye Ya earlier.

  And..... Leave that demonic memory.

  When Ye Quan was taking a bath, he couldn't help but look at his body in the mirror twice more. His thin body had fair and beautiful skin. The beautiful colarbone combined with the delicate and handsome face made him look extremely refined, lively and gentle. More importantly, this body had no bruises, no kiss marks, all limbs were intact, and there were no drugs in the blood vessels.

  It is the body of a truly normal person.

  Every time Ye Quan looked in the mirror and gazed at this unfamiliar appearance, it took him a long time to calm down before he realized that this was himself, a new self.

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  Ye Quan had always believed that the so-called rebirth was merely a fantasy of a poor person who wanted to subvert their life situation. But when what happened to him was just like this, Ye Quan was afraid that everything was just a bubble in a dream. When he woke up, that devil was lying beside him again.

  It took Ye Quan a whole day to accept the fact of his rebirth. It was just like suddenly being favored by the goddess of fortune. In the following days, Ye Quan's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. He no longer had to endure the torture like being tortured in bed, no longer had to be suddenly punched into the hospital, and no longer had to be eroded day and night by drugs. Never hear that...... again A murmur like that of a devil.

  Just like a bird that had been imprisoned for a long time was finally released back into the forest, Ye Quan accepted everything and then entered a state of life.

  Ye Quan was very glad that he still had most of the memories of the original owner of this body, which enabled him to adapt to the previous living environment of the original owner more quickly.

  Ye Quan knew that the real him was actually dead. He had jumped off the cliff and died. Maybe, his bones were gone.

  When Ye Quan was relieved to accept a new life but was awakened by nightmares every night, he would painfully wonder why the heavens had replaced his body but still kept his original memories. Because having his memories was even more tormenting to Ye Quan than having a body ruined by him.

  He would never meet him again in his lifetime. Every time he thought of this, Ye Quan would be full of hope for his future life. He would work hard to earn money, help his sister recover from her illness, and then take her away from this city with continuous rainy days.

  After taking a bath, Ye Quan curled up on the sofa wrapped in a quilt, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand. After turning on the TV, Ye Quan randomly switched channels with the remote control.

  To be honest, Ye Quan was really tired of watching TV. During the more than four hundred days he was imprisoned by that man, all he faced every day was that 70-inch LCD TV on the wall.

  The CHANNEL KEEPS CHANGING, Ye QUAN HAS ALSO BEEN drowSY.......

  Suddenly, Ye Quan's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the face that appeared on the TV screen. In an instant, Ye Quan felt a chill that began to spread from his chest and swept over his entire body.

  The arched eyebrows slanting into the temples, the deep and sharp eyes, the straight nose bridge, and the cold and solitary expression. Just a photo on the screen behind the host can strongly make people feel the cold and desolate air surrounding the man in the photo.

  Xiao Jinyan, it's Xiao Jinyan!

  Bang! The teacup and REMOTE control hit the ground at the same time..........

  Ye Quan's face was pale. He hurriedly bent down to pick up the remote control that had fallen on the floor. His body lost its balance and he fell to the ground. Despite his hand being cut by the broken glass, Ye Quan picked up the remote control on the ground. He didn't even notice that the battery had been dropped and just kept pressing the power button desperately.

  The TV scene was still going on as usual.

  "Xiao Jin Yan, only 26 years OLD BECAME THE president of THE IMPERIAL COURT EMPIRE, owns MANY entertainment cities, nightclubs, media companies, etc, ACCORDING EXPERTS SPECULATE HIS net WORTH......."

  Ye Quan quickly rushed towards the TV set, pressed the switch button beneath it, and the host's fluent and cheerful introduction came to an abrupt halt.

  Sitting back on the sofa, Ye Quan touched his right leg to make sure it was still numb before trying hard to ease the undulating chest.

  His right leg is still intact, so he is Ye Quan. Ye Quan, who has been reborn with a new body and a new identity.

  Ye Quan never expected that just looking at Xiao Jinyan's photo would make the memories of that year and a half flood back at him like a tidal wave.

  Xiao Jin YAN every inch touch, every ENTRY, every WORD of LOVE in the ear......... And the torment of being caught every time I ran away, as well as the days and nights when my spirit and body were eroded by drugs.

  Ye Quan rushed into the bathroom, turned the water from the tent to the maximum and let out cold water, pouring it over his body from top to bottom.

  Ye Quan stared blankly at himself in the mirror when suddenly he punched the wall.

  Perhaps time can erase everything. Maybe as time goes by, everything can be forgotten, Ye Quan thought to himself.

  The water was still flowing with a gurgling sound, and Ye Quan's heart gradually calmed down a lot.

  Ye Quan kept telling himself that everything with Xiao Jinyan in the past was just a nightmare. Now that the dream was over, the figure of that devil would no longer appear by his side, and he could truly live for himself now.

  Ye Quan took a deep breath, looked up at the mirror again and smiled gently.

  Ye Mu is dead. Now, my name is Ye Quan.