Rebirth: Double My Love For You

If she could only go back to her previous life, Olivia Qin thought that she would never divorce Geoffrey Lu again. She would also listen to his pleading not to abort their child.

When Olivia Qin opened her eyes again, she was still lying in bed. As she looked around, she found that she was in a shabby mud house. The furniture inside was all basic.

As she felt a sudden pain on her wrist, she gradually remembered everything. Her husband, Andrew Jiang, hooked up with Ada Si, her best friend. The two of them conspired and took her company. They poisoned her child and arranged her car accident. It was at that time that she remembered Geoffrey Lu's goodness on her.

Geoffrey Lu never asked her to do anything. Instead, he helped her accomplish whatever she wished to happen the soonest time possible. He tried his best to give her everything she wanted, except for Andrew Jiang.

If she hadn't been blinded, she wouldn't have ended up like this. Instead of taking care of her relationship with Geoffrey Lu, she cheated on him during their marriage and insisted on divorcing him in the end.

After everything she had done, she couldn't help thinking that this was her retribution. She was now experiencing natural causality.

Seeing some red papers hung on the windows, she remembered that she was in their bridal room.

Olivia Qin was born into a well-known family of educators. Her grandfather was the teacher of the chief of staff, while her father was also a famous teacher. Her mother came from a well-off family, and it was not exaggerated to say that she was born rich and noble.

When she graduated in high school, her grandfather, Christopher Qin, fell into the hands of the Japanese. At that time, it was Geoffrey Lu who saved him. To repay him, Christopher Qin gave his granddaughter to him.

Olivia Qin had only seen Geoffrey Lu twice. He was a tall, thin, and dark-skinned man. He was the total opposite of her dream guy, who was a gentle, elegant, and tender scholar. Indeed she looked down at him. In her eyes, he was just a rough countryman who didn't even know how to interact with people. Moreover, he came from a poor and slovenly family. She couldn't find any reason to like him even a bit.

She was known to be an excellent woman in the whole village. Because of that, she preferred to be with Andrew Jiang, who had all the characteristics of a man she wanted to marry.

Andrew Jiang's father was the principal of the high school in their village. His family owned two villas in the city.

Not long after, she and Andrew Jiang fell in love with each other. In the eyes of everyone, they were a perfect match. However, her grandfather felt that Andrew Jiang was not an honest man, so he opposed their relationship. Thus, he became more determined to pursue her marriage with Geoffrey Lu.

Olivia Qin couldn't allow such a stain in her life.

So the night before her wedding, she chose to run away with Andrew Jiang. They agreed to meet under the willow tree beside the river. However, she waited for more than half a night, but he did not come. Instead, what she saw was her father with some of the villagers rushing towards her.

She became a laughingstock in the whole village.

Her family became more determined to pursue her wedding with Geoffrey Lu the next day. But on the same night, she committed suicide by cutting her wrist.

Fortunately, or unfortunately, she was saved and they still got married. However, what she did left a scar in Geoffrey Lu's mother's heart. For a long time, the Lu family could hardly raise their heads in front of their neighbors. But Olivia Qin didn't care at all. She didn't even care about being mocked for a long time.

She had lived with the Lu family for three years, and she lived like a queen. Geoffrey Lu had never allowed her to wash even a single plate nor cook even once. Flora, Geoffrey's mother, held back her anger despite her hatred towards Olivia. She even didn't say anything after finding out that Olivia was having a secret affair with Andrew after marrying Geoffrey.

Olivia never expected that she would go back to that night when she committed suicide.

But perhaps, this was God's way of giving her a second chance to start anew. She promised herself that she would never go in the same way she used to. All she wanted now was to live a good life with Geoffrey.

Olivia looked at her bandaged wrist. She knew that it was Geoffrey who wrapped it. He was a soldier in Hunan Province, so it was not difficult for him to treat wounds.

She lifted the quilt and stood up.

After putting on her embroidered shoes, she prepared herself to go to the kitchen to make breakfast for the Lu family. She knew that the anger of Geoffrey's parents couldn't be dispelled in an instant. But now, she wanted to show to them that she had changed. She believed that they would also learn to accept her one day.

Before Olivia could open the door, someone pushed it open from the outside. Then a tall and robust figure came in.

Their eyes met, and she was stunned for a moment. She told herself that she was now ready to live a good life with Geoffrey. But when she remembered that she killed their child before, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

On the other hand, Geoffrey just looked calm and relaxed. He put down the basin he had been carrying to the floor and looked at her with a frown. "Why don't you lie in bed a little longer? How's your wrist? Does it still hurt?" There was a trace of worriedness in his voice as he spoke. He held her wrist and checked her wound carefully, fearing that it might have been infected.

Seeing how Geoffrey cared for her, tears threatened to well up in Olivia's eyes. She felt a sharp pang of guilt. She was indeed blinded for a long time. She took for granted a good man like Geoffrey and wasted her time on a glib man like Andrew. In the end, her family was destroyed, and she died in a foreign country.

Feeling a lump in her throat, she hugged him all of a sudden. She then said between sobs, "Geoffrey, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me for all the wrongs I've done to you. From now on, I promise that I will never be willful again."

A hint of astonishment flashed across Geoffrey's eyes. Never did he expect that Olivia would one day hug him and ask for his forgiveness. He knew that she disliked him from the very start. Every time he looked at her, he saw that she felt sick seeing his face.

But he couldn't blame her, could he? After all, he couldn't deny the fact that she was only forced to marry him before.

Olivia was born into a rich family. Her skin was fair, and she was very beautiful. She was able to get an education, and she knew how to dress well. Every man in the village, including Geoffrey, dreamed of becoming her lover.

Geoffrey could still remember the first time he laid his eyes on her. He was on his way to join the army at that time when he passed by their house. Olivia was sitting in the yard, talking with her friends. She looked so beautiful in her braids, and her eyes were like crescent moons when she smiled. For him, she was different from all the women he'd met. He even told himself that if he could marry her, he would be satisfied all his life.

He didn't expect that his wish would come true soon. When he accidentally saved Olivia's grandfather, he let him marry her to repay him. As a soldier, it was his duty to save people's lives, so he should have refused the offer. But when he found out that it was Olivia, he unwittingly agreed.

That night, no one knew that he excitedly went back home and used up five buckets of cold water to wash himself up

But he forgot that Olivia came from a reputable family, who used to live a leisurely life. Naturally, she would not want to marry a poor countryman like him. After all, his poor family was nothing compared to the Jiang family in the city.

Although he was hurt when he found out that she ran away with another man and even committed suicide before their wedding, he didn't blame her. Even though she cheated on him while they were still married, he didn't condemn her.

For him, a real man should not haggle with a woman.

When Geoffrey didn't respond to her for a long time, Olivia started to feel uneasy. She was about to open her mouth again when he suddenly reached out his hand and patted her back. In a gentle and comforting voice, he said, "Silly girl. Why are you saying that? There's nothing to ask for forgiveness. I know it wasn't fair that you were forced to marry me."

His voice was low and deep, and it inexplicably made her feel at ease.

Olivia couldn't hold back her tears anymore. Instead of blaming her, he even comforted her. She bit her lower lip tightly to suppress the sobs in her throat.

Geoffrey lifted her up and put her on the bed. "Your wrist has not recovered yet, so just lie in the bed and have a good rest. If you need anything, tell me, and I'll get it for you."

Olivia shook her head. "I'm fine. Don't worry. My wrist was just slightly injured."

She was moved by Geoffrey's utmost care, but she couldn't be so ungrateful.

In the past, she had already taken advantage of his goodness. She was so unscrupulous because she knew that he loved her so much. Eventually, it only made Geoffrey's mother hate her to the core. Now that she would start to live a new life with him, she couldn't just lay in bed and do nothing.

She was reborn, so she had to make it up with Geoffrey and his family. Most of all, she had to fix her relationship with her mother-in-law.

"Dad and Mom will wake up soon, so I need to go to the kitchen to cook for them. I want them to have a hot meal when they wake up. Last night..."

She couldn't finish her words, so she just lowered her head apologetically. If not for her, Geoffrey would have been lying in the bed the whole night. After a moment of silence, she continued, "You can lie in the bed and rest for a while. I'll just wake you up when breakfast is ready."

After hesitating for a short while, she shyly planted a light kiss on his cheek. Geoffrey stiffened as his black eyes stared blankly at her. Before he could make a move, Olivia had already run out of the room with her face flushed.

Geoffrey touched his cheek absentmindedly. He felt that he must only be dreaming. It was unbelievable that Olivia would change overnight. And she even kissed him. This was something he didn't dare to dream even before.

When he came back to his senses, he subconsciously followed her to the kitchen. Olivia grew up in a well-off family. How could she cook? He quickened his pace. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw Olivia squatting down beside the strove and turning it on. It was only then that he realized he wasn't dreaming.

When Olivia was about to clean the pot, he walked up to her and said, "Let me do it." Thinking of her wounded wrist, Geoffrey quickly took it from her. "You can go back to the room and rest."

But Olivia dodged him and said, "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

She wanted to cook to prove to the Lu family that their son didn't marry the wrong woman this time. If she let Geoffrey helped her, it would be useless. "If you really love me, just let me do this, okay? Go back to the bedroom and have a good sleep. Wait for me to call you for breakfast later."

Because Olivia insisted on cooking and refused Geoffrey's help, the latter felt warm in his heart for no reason. He had a feeling that this would lead to something better. Geoffrey's parents had been dissatisfied with Olivia since she tried to flee the night before their wedding. Moreover, she committed suicide in front of everyone. They had so much embarrassment because of her. But now that they would start living together, Geoffrey didn't want her to feel embarrassed in front of his parents.

Olivia didn't stop coaxing him, so Geoffrey had to give in. With a faint smile, he said, "Just call me if you need anything."

She nodded and poured some water into the pot. Geoffrey then turned around and went back to the bedroom.

It was true that Olivia had never done any household chores in her previous life because she was born into a well-off family. But Geoffrey had no idea that she started to learn to cook to satisfy Andrew in her previous life. That was the reason why she was confident to prepare breakfast now.

She heated the leftovers from last night and added some shepherd's purse that she found nearby. Since this place was in the remote countryside, no one here knew that this wild plant that grew everywhere was edible. As for her, she only found out that the shepherd's purse could be eaten when she came to a big city. At first, she was hesitant to eat it. But when she gave a try, she discovered it really tasted good.

While in the kitchen, Olivia noticed that there was not much rice in this home. She thought that the men in the Lu family needed to work hard in the field later to get some rice. She suddenly remembered the bag of flour that her mother gave her on their wedding day. In the early 70s, flour was an extremely precious food. Ordinary people could only have it a few times in their lives.

Olivia took out a small part of the flour and made a deep-fried dough stick. She also made some vegetable soup. When she finished cooking, it was only in time that the Lu family members woke up one after another.

The first one to go out of the bedroom was Flora Yi.

As a mother, it had always been her responsibility to prepare breakfast for the family. But since she went to bed late last night because of what Olivia did, she got up late this morning. Thinking that the men would start working soon, she rushed to the kitchen. But when she passed by the yard, she saw that the table was already set for breakfast.

Wonderment was written all over her face. Her daughter, Bid Lu, was always lazy, and her sons would never get up early just to prepare breakfast. When she was still confused, Olivia came out of the kitchen with a bowl of soup. She was wearing thick linen clothes. As soon as Olivia saw Flora Yi, she greeted courteously, "Good morning, Mom. Breakfast is ready. Go wash your hands and eat now."

Flora Yi thought that she must be dreaming. Even Jacob Lu, Aiden Lu, and Bid Lu, who had just gotten up, were also stunned. But Geoffrey, who was the last to get up, wasn't as stunned as the others. In fact, he calmly walked up to Olivia and helped her set the chopsticks on the table.

Looking at the breakfast on the table, Flora Yi strode forward and pulled Geoffrey to the side. "Geoffrey, tell me the truth. Were you the one who cooked all these?"

Since Olivia committed suicide for another man, Flora Yi was so displeased of her. Moreover, everyone knew that Olivia came from a wealthy family. Definitely, she didn't know how to cook. So how could she believe that Olivia cooked all these dishes on the table?

Women in the countryside usually talked sonorously. And Flora Yi didn't deliberately lower her voice, so everyone heard what she said.

Geoffrey looked at the silent Olivia first before he replied slowly, "Indeed, it was Olivia who cooked them all."

Before Flora Yi could say anything more, Jacob Lu walked up to her, frowning. He reminded her not to lose her identity as an elder. With a thud, he turned his head subconsciously only to find out that Olivia had already knelt on the ground, kowtowing to all of them.

Everyone was shocked again.

Geoffrey frowned and stepped forward to help Olivia up. However, she ignored his hand and said in a low voice, "I was so thoughtless. I know I had caused too much trouble to Mom and Dad last night, so I want to apologize. Please forgive me for what I've done."

"What are you talking about?" Although Jacob Lu was also displeased with what she did, his heart softened upon seeing her sincerity. He walked up to her and held her up. "You don't have to say that. We are a family now. The ground is so cold. Get up quickly."

"Thank you, Dad." Olivia stood up. But before she could even stand firm, a surprised voice was heard from outside. "Olivia, what are you doing?"

Her body stiffened a little. When she turned her head, she saw her former best friend, Ada, rushing to them. Ada looked at her worriedly first, and then turned to Jacob Lu and Flora Yi. "Uncle Jacob, Aunt Flora, I know Olivia was wrong for committing suicide last night because of Andrew. But please, don't blame her.

She almost ended her life because of too much love for Andrew. But I can assure you, other than holding hands and kissing occasionally, nothing else happened to them."

If Jacob and Flora had not been there, Olivia could have had slapped Ada. Ada was a perfect example of a real bitch. Olivia had treated her well ever since they became friends. She never thought that Ada would betray her.

Clenching her fists, she stared at Ada coldly and said, "Ada, what nonsense are you talking about? Nothing happened between Andrew and me. You really want to slander me face to face?"

"Slander?" Ada's face turned pale. She looked at Olivia in disbelief. "Olivia, what's wrong with you? I am your best friend. How can I slander you? I only want to help."

She bit her lower lip and continued, "Besides, everyone in the village knows about you and Andrew. Now, all of them are even talking about how you cheated on Geoffrey. They are saying that you've already lost your virginity at such a young age. So many people are making up stories about you. I'm the only one who tries to speak up for you. But now, you are accusing me of slandering you? I'm very disappointed."

Olivia tried her best to control her anger. Obviously, Ada wanted everyone to believe that even if the whole world turned its back on Olivia, she was the only one who stayed with her. Just now, in front of the Lu family, Ada said that although Olivia committed suicide because of Andrew, Olivia did not give herself to him except for holding hands and kissing. Then all of a sudden, she said that everyone thought that Olivia wasn't a virgin anymore before she could even get married, but she herself was the only one who didn't believe in the gossip.

On the surface, Ada always spoke for Olivia. But the truth was, she was gradually pushing Olivia into the pit. Ada was indeed good at acting. The disappointed look on her face made Olivia appear as a contemptible scoundrel who hid her evilness in front of the Lu family.

If this was in the past, Olivia would really believe that Ada was putting in good words for her. Perhaps she would even be moved. In her previous life, when she knew that Ada also liked Andrew, Olivia was even kind enough to save money and gave it to her, who came from a poor family.

But she had already realized how cunning Ada was. It turned out, Ada had begun plotting against her since she got married.

"Disappointed?" Olivia let out a scornful laugh. Thinking that Ada killed her in her previous life, the anger in her heart flared up. "Ada, I am the one who is truly disappointed in you. Have you ever tried asking yourself how have I treated you, and how have you treated me all these years?"

Her slender fingers clenched into a tightly squeezed fists, but she didn't feel any pain at all. "Since you didn't have money to go to school, I secretly saved my own allowance so I can give it to you. I even sold some of my belongings to pay for your tuition. I lied to you that I only found the money somewhere because I didn't want to hurt your self-esteem. But what did you do? You were so ungrateful! I only had a jar of pickled vegetables every month, but what about you? You had meats that you always hid and ate secretly. You would only give me some when you couldn't eat them all anymore. But every time, you would only give me a piece of fat.

At school, you saw a new lipstick from one of our rich classmates. You liked it so much, so you stole it. Unexpectedly, that classmate asked our teacher to check everyone's bag before she started the lesson. In panic, you put the lipstick into my bag, and I ended up being scolded by our teacher. I came from a wealthy family, but you made everyone believe that I was a thief."

"That's nonsense!" Seeing that Geoffrey's face had darkened, Ada almost lost her control and screamed, "You are lying! You are just trying to find an excuse to slander me because you already have a bad reputation in this place."

Ada couldn't understand what was going on. She didn't expect that the stupid Olivia would become so smart in just one night. Today, her real intention of coming over was to stir up trouble and see Olivia being laughed at. She never thought that things would turn out the other way.

"Slander you?" Olivia laughed sarcastically. She had already expected that Ada wouldn't admit her evilness. All the while, Olivia had been so stupid to treat Ada as her best friend. Although she knew that Ada was the kind of person who didn't deserve to be treated well, she still cared for Ada with all her heart. Now, she couldn't help thinking that Ada must have laughed at her many times in the dark.

"I saw it with my own eyes that you stole that girl's lipstick. You know in yourself whether I am slandering you or not." Olivia took a deep breath and added coldly, "Actually, I don't care about these trifles anymore. But today, you just came here unannounced and slandered me in front of my husband's family.

You know that I have nothing to do with Andrew anymore. You are the witness. You know what really happened between us. Now, I want you to tell the truth in front of my family. Make it clear to them that I didn't do anything to ruin my family's reputation. If you don't clarify everything right now, I swear to make you pay for ruining my reputation even if I die here today."

The whole Lu family looked at Olivia with complicated expressions on their faces. Since Olivia tried to run away with Andrew and even committed suicide the night before her wedding, all of them thought that she really had something to do with Andrew. If not, she wouldn't have ended up like this.

But after everything that she had said just now, they started to have a different impression on her. After all, a person who really did something wrong couldn't easily pretend to be so righteous.

As the head of the Lu family, Jacob felt the need to do something. Since Olivia had already made it clear to them, he must speak for their family. Otherwise, people would continue to think that the Lu family was easy to bully.

So he looked at Ada coldly and said, "Miss Ada, you have to prove everything you said to us with a clean conscience. Since you slandered Olivia in front of us, you must tell us the reason. If not, not only her but also the entire Lu family will never forgive you."

Olivia's eyes suddenly became red and wet. She was moved by Jacob's words. He was speaking for her now. Did it mean that he was already willing to accept her as his daughter-in-law?

Ada had initially planned to humiliate Olivia in front of the Lu family, so they would continue to criticize her. But she didn't expect that she would end up helping Olivia win the Lu family's favor. In the end, she became the antagonist who sowed bitter dissension between them. She must admit, she was a little afraid of Jacob. After all, Jacob was Geoffrey's father. "You want proof? Just wait and see. I'll lay all the proofs in front of you."

She then turned to Olivia and said ruthlessly, "Olivia, since you don't care about our friendship anymore, don't blame me for exposing your secret to the world. You will definitely regret it." She then turned around and left angrily.

Olivia hated equivocal people the most. She badly wanted to ask Ada what secret she was referring to. She was about to stop Ada from leaving so the latter could explain things clearly, but Geoffrey grabbed her hand and said, "Forget it. A clean hand needs no washing. Just ignore what she said. Breakfast is more important than her."

She bit her lower lip tightly. Geoffrey was right. Also, she knew that it was inappropriate to argue with Ada in front of his parents. Anyway, they lived in the same village. She could easily find an opportunity to teach Ada a lesson some other time. So she restrained her emotions and said, "Everyone, let's eat."

"Okay!" Everyone nodded and sat at the table.

Olivia immediately filled each bowl with millet porridge and gave it to them. The last one was for herself. Perhaps all of them were really surprised at her sudden change, no one spoke for a long time and just focused on their food.

But they would steal glances at Olivia from time to time. She could tell from their looks that they were still a bit uncertain. She could understand. After all, it really seemed impossible for a person to make such a huge change overnight. Olivia wasn't worried at all because she still had a lot of time to spend with them, wherein she could show her new self. After a long silence, she was about to take the initiative to say something to ease the atmosphere and pull the distance between them.

But the second son of the Lu family, Aiden Lu, picked up a deep-fried dough stick, looked at her and said timidly, "Well... Olivia, what's this? It's a golden yellow. I have never seen this food before."

Olivia chuckled and explained, "This is called the deep-fried dough stick. To make this, you need to make a dough using flour first. Then wrap a long stick with the dough and put it in oil. Fry it until it becomes golden yellow. Try it. Let's see if you'll like it or not."

Aiden took a bite and nodded in approval. "It's yummy. It's also soft. You are so good at cooking."

Olivia smiled and turned her head. Geoffrey happened to look at her as well, so their eyes met. She blushed and quickly looked away.

Frowning, Jacob also picked up a deep-fried dough stick. He looked at it and said, "All my life, I've never heard of this thing called deep-fried dough stick. Olivia, where did you learn to make this?" He felt it was so weird.

Actually, Olivia learned about the deep-fried dough stick when she was in Beijing. But of course, she couldn't tell them because they all thought that she had only been in this small town her entire life.

So she made an excuse. "Dad, I saw this deep-fried dough stick in a recipe book. I thought it was only easy to make, so I tried it. And since it really tasted good, I made more for all of you. Please give it a try."

Bid pointed at the pot of green vegetables. "Olivia, how about those vegetables? I haven't eaten that, but it smells so special. I think that also tastes good."

"That one is shepherd's purse." Olivia pointed at the open space not far away. "Have you seen those green grasses over there? Those are the shepherd's purse. I picked them and washed them. I put some tea seed oil in the pan and fried them for three minutes. Then I poured some meat soup and added garlic, ginger, scallion, and chili. It tastes very delicious."

"Even grass can be eaten? It's so strange," Bid commented while putting some shepherd's purse in her mouth. The more she chewed it, the more delicious it tasted so she couldn't help exclaiming, "Olivia, you know so much. Did you also learn this from the recipe books?"

"Yes, that's right." Looking at the admiration on Bid's face, Olivia couldn't help laughing. "I've learned a lot of recipes from books. I'll cook them all for our family."

"Really?" All of a sudden, the girl perked up. Her pair of black eyes looked at Olivia curiously. "Olivia, tell me, are there..."

"Alright, that's enough," Geoffrey interrupted her. He pretended to look serious and added, "Don't bother your sister-in-law anymore. She hasn't eaten a bite yet because of your endless questions. Save all your questions after breakfast. Let's finish eating first."

At first, Geoffrey was anxious, thinking that Olivia might find it hard to fit in in his family. But upon seeing her talking and laughing with everyone, he felt relieved. He couldn't help feeling proud when he heard his family members praised Olivia. He was indeed lucky to have her as his wife.

Since no one opposed what Geoffrey said, Bid could only utter in a low voice, "Oh."

Olivia didn't say anything more. But when she caught Geoffrey and Aiden glancing at her flirtatiously from time to time, she blushed and felt sweet in her heart.

Living a new life like this, she realized that there was nothing more satisfying than having a considerate husband to take care of her. Thinking that she was now Geoffrey's wife and the daughter-in-law of the Lu family sent an inexplicable sense of excitement in her heart.

They chatted and laughed for a while until breakfast was over.

Olivia excused herself and left the table ahead of everyone. She went to her room and took out her own money and the dowry that she received from her mother. She then divided them into six and put them in different pockets.

When she married Geoffrey, she knew that his family was not rich.