The first thing Ye Wan Wan notices after opening her eyes is that the nightmare is gone.
Not the memories, unfortunately. Those remain crystal clear.
Seven years have disappeared in the blink of an eye, placing her back in a period of life she once spent years wishing she could forget. Familiar faces are still around, old relationships have not yet fallen apart, and many of the mistakes she regrets most have not happened yet. For someone given a chance to start over, that should be good news.
The problem is that Ye Wan Wan remembers exactly where those roads lead.
Back then, she was convinced she understood the people around her. She trusted certain individuals without hesitation, ignored warnings she did not want to hear, and spent far too much time trying to escape from someone she believed was making her miserable. Looking back now, the situation seems far less straightforward than she once thought.
Some people were not what they appeared to be.
Others were hiding things for reasons she never bothered to question.
Returning to the past does not magically solve those problems. If anything, it makes everyday life more awkward. Ye Wan Wan suddenly finds herself reliving conversations she already remembers, dealing with people she would rather avoid, and trying very hard not to reveal how much she already knows.
Then there is Si Ye Han.
In her memories, he remains one of the most difficult people to understand. The more she interacts with him, however, the harder it becomes to reconcile the man standing in front of her with the image she carried for years.
Meanwhile, life refuses to slow down.
Family matters still need attention, rivalries continue to exist, and the people who once caused trouble have no idea that Ye Wan Wan is approaching them with a completely different perspective this time around.
For now, her goal is simple: avoid repeating old mistakes.
Whether things remain simple is another matter entirely.
After all, changing a few decisions is easy.
Figuring out which parts of the past were actually misunderstood is much harder.
