Rebirth of Love: Jiang Ciyou's Counterattack Legend

Jiang Ciyou's husband, the man who was once high-spirited and ruthlessly abandoned his newlywed wife for the sake of profit, is now huddled in a dark and damp rental house on the edge of the city. The house is filled with a stale and moldy smell, the walls are mottled, and water stains are winding down like tear marks. There is only a dim table lamp in the corner that emits a weak light, as if it will go out at any time, just like his precarious life at the moment.

On the table in front of him, there were some empty bottles piled up in a mess, and the pungent smell of alcohol was mixed in the turbid air. His eyes were empty, his hair was greasy and messy, and his beard was untidy. His shirt was already wrinkled, and his collar was open, revealing the outline of his collarbone that was thin due to anxiety. He couldn't count how many days and nights he had spent here. To him, the outside world seemed to have become a distant, malicious and strange place.

In this dead silence, his thoughts involuntarily drifted back to the past. Once, he and Jiang Ciyou met at a business party. At that time, Jiang Ciyou was wearing a simple and elegant black dress, with soft long hair draped over her shoulders. Her eyebrows and eyes were full of intelligence and agility. The slightly upturned smile on her mouth instantly attracted his attention like the warm spring sun. They accidentally looked at each other in the crowd. At that moment, it seemed as if time had stopped, and the spark of love quietly blossomed in their hearts.

In the days that followed, he began to pursue her passionately. He would send Jiang Ciyou a delicate breakfast that he prepared himself in the morning, and his heart would be filled with sweetness when he saw her surprised look. He would take her for a walk in the park in his spare time, and share their dreams and thoughts. In the afterglow of the setting sun, their figures were stretched out like a happy silhouette. On Jiang Ciyou's birthday or important holidays, he would carefully prepare and send her expensive and thoughtful gifts, just to make her smile. Under his tender offensive, Jiang Ciyou slowly opened her heart and entrusted her true heart to him.

Those times of love were like the most beautiful dreams, which intoxicated him. They planned the future together, looking forward to a sweet life after marriage, buying a big house with a garden, raising a cute pet, traveling to different places every year, and seeing the beautiful scenery in the world. At that time, he really wanted to spend his life with Jiang Ciyou. Jiang Ciyou's every smile, every move, could easily move his heartstrings.

However, as time went by, his business ambitions gradually expanded in his heart. Faced with an opportunity that could allow him to quickly rise to prominence and gain huge wealth, he wavered. The temptation was like the devil's whisper, constantly echoing in his ears, telling him that as long as he gave up the feelings in front of him, he could reach the sky in one step. Driven by desire, he forgot his previous vows and the deep affection in Jiang Ciyou's eyes when she looked at him. On the wedding night, he cruelly abandoned Jiang Ciyou and took another woman to the so-called "glory and wealth".

At first, he really enjoyed a life of luxury and extravagance during his time abroad. Luxurious villas, top sports cars, extravagant parties, and people who flattered him made him feel that he had made the right choice. But gradually, the novelty faded, and the intrigues in the business world and the betrayal of partners made him overwhelmed. The crisis of a broken capital chain followed him everywhere, and those friends who had once called him brothers turned against him and took advantage of his misfortune.

When he was in a desperate situation in a foreign country, facing setbacks everywhere, penniless, and even living on the streets, Jiang Ciyou's figure emerged more and more clearly in his mind. He thought of her kindness, her tenacity, and the warm time they spent together. Those beautiful things that he had easily abandoned now became the treasures he most wanted to recover. So he shamelessly returned to China, trying to win back Jiang Ciyou, but found that everything had changed.

Jiang Ciyou already has Lu Jingchen by her side, a man who loves her wholeheartedly and never leaves her in her plight. Seeing the deep affection between Jiang Ciyou and Lu Jingchen, his jealousy grows like wild weeds, making him lose his mind and make a series of crazy moves to try to destroy their happiness and win back Jiang Ciyou.

But now, his plots have failed one by one. Not only did he fail to win back Jiang Ciyou's heart, but he also fell into an abyss of no return. The business he had worked hard for many years collapsed, his reputation was ruined, and he became the object of everyone's scorn. Those who had been hurt by him were now watching his downfall with cold eyes, and no one was willing to lend a helping hand.

Tears of regret welled up in his eyes, he held his head in his hands, his body shaking violently with pain. He knew that everything was irreversible, he had destroyed his happy family with his own hands, and lost the foundation for his foothold in the business world. He thought of Jiang Ciyou's desperate eyes when she learned of his betrayal, and his heart was in pain as if being stabbed by thousands of needles. How he wished that time could go back to that wedding night, he would definitely hold Jiang Ciyou's hand tightly, stick to their love, and no longer be blinded by desire.

"What have I done..." He muttered to himself, his voice hoarse and broken, echoing in the empty room. At this moment, he was full of regret for the past, but he no longer had the courage to face Jiang Ciyou and Lu Jingchen. He knew that the mistakes he made were too heavy, and he might not be forgiven even if he spent his whole life.

In this endless darkness and despair, he seemed to see his once innocent self, walking hand in hand with Jiang Ciyou on the sunny street, with a happy smile on his face. But that beautiful picture can only become the most painful memory in his heart, reminding him of his stupidity and greed at all times.

He tried to drown his sorrows in alcohol. He picked up a bottle of wine and drank it. The spicy liquid ran down his throat, but it could not numb the pain in his heart. Outside the window, the neon lights of the city were flashing, the traffic was busy, and the city was still prosperous, but all of this had nothing to do with him. He was like a lonely soul abandoned by the world, sinking alone in the darkness, paying a painful price for his past mistakes.

As the night deepened, the cold penetrated the house through the cracks in the old windows. He hugged his arms tightly, but still couldn't dispel the coldness in his heart. He knew that the sun would still rise tomorrow, but his life might never see the light again. All the glory and dreams he had in the past had turned into bubbles, leaving only the desolation and regret in the house to accompany him through the long and lonely rest of his life.

Perhaps, one day in the future, when he accidentally passes by Jiang Ciyou and Lu Jingchen on the street, he will only lower his head silently, quicken his pace, and dare not look directly at their happy appearance. Because he knows that happiness was once within his reach, but was ruined by his own hands. And he can only carry this unspeakable pain, walk alone in this noisy world until the end of his life, and spend his whole life reflecting on his sins.