Reborn: My Wife Is A Successful Businesswoman

Even in her wildest dreams, Celia Tang hadn't imagined that her fiance would have the audacity to humiliate her in public. It was her wedding day and her dreams were about to come true. Everything was supposed to be perfect. But the groom refused to marry Celia Tang because she was too ugly.

The word 'ugly' began to ring in Celia's ears. Now she realized she would die a spinster because no man would want to live with her.

Before William Liu came into her life, Celia was living a normal life. She had worked hard and succeeded in becoming the CEO of a listed company.

Although she had a successful career, her love life was non-existent but that didn't matter to her. What's more, she often showed her strength and power at work hence no man dared to express his love to her. But William Liu's entry changed her life.

William Liu was an ordinary employee in the ministry of personnel. Their love story was a real cliche, which started when William Liu saved Celia Tang. He was a handsome man and Celia Tang fell in love with him at first sight. However, she was afraid to express her feelings because she knew she wasn't a match for him when it came to looks. Just when she was trying to forget about him, William Liu spoke to her and confessed his love. This confession changed her world. She became less like herself, slowly losing her interest in her job and everything else.

Soon, she made herself believe that perhaps William Liu was the man she had waited for more than 30 years.

Unable to see him work under her, Celia Tang did her best and promoted him to the manager of the personnel. What's more, Celia Tang gave him money and everything that he needed because his happiness was her happiness.

But to her shock, he mysteriously disappeared on the wedding day. The host announced that the groom had kept a surprise ready for Celia Tang. Quickly, he inserted a USB drive into the computer.

In the presence of all her relatives and friends, the host played a video. On the big screen, William Liu's charming face appeared. "Sorry, but you are too ugly for me. I prefer Evelyn more," he said and flashed a smug smile. Everyone let out a gasp on listening to this confession.

Celia Tang felt her legs would give up on her. She had to hold onto the wall to keep herself from falling. It was a huge humiliation to her. And to make things worse, Evelyn Lin was Celia's one and only best friend.

In fact, she had already known that William Liu and Evelyn Lin were close, but out of trust, Celia had never doubted them. However, now she felt like an idiot for not having seen the truth. That wretched man stole her money to live a good life with her best friend.

The wedding ceremony was a complete mess. After the video was shown, everything began to look blurry. Without anyone noticing, Celia decided to go to the hotel nearby. All she wanted to do was stay somewhere quiet to calm herself down.

Although this betrayal came as a shock and hit her hard, Celia wouldn't live a life of a wimp. Life had to go on and she was determined to look past this ghastly day. She crossed the road with such thoughts spiraling in her head. As a consequence, she didn't bother to look left or right. A huge truck crushed her, splashing her blood all over the place.

When Celia woke up next, she didn't know where she was.

The sticky quilt made her feel very uncomfortable. She opened her eyes and sat up, wanting to inspect her surroundings. She found she was in a dark and damp room. It smelled of mildew. On the wall, there were posters of four male superstars and a female star, Emily Zhou. The posters were dim and shabby, and a calendar was hanging on the bottom of them. A gasp came out of Celia's mouth when she noticed the date on the calendar. According to it, it was July 8th, 1995 today.

There was a simple table beside the bed. On the table was a mirror that was broken. Celia glanced at it and was astonished to find that it wasn't her face.

The girl in the mirror couldn't be older than eighteen. She was pretty and elegant even without makeup. In fact, she could be summed up as the epitome of beauty. She bore no resemblance to the Celia Tang she used to be.

'Who am I? Where is this? What is happening to me?' she wondered worriedly.

Her thoughts were disturbed by the noise that came from outside.

Wanting to know what was happening, she quickly got down the bed and carefully opened the door. A middle-aged woman was kneeling down in front of a hideous old lady. Beside her, two middle-aged women were sitting with a smug expression.

The sound of Celia opening the door startled them. Then the thin middle-aged woman who was kneeling on the ground stood up at once. She wept with joy. She held Celia's hand and exclaimed, "You finally woke up! Tell your mother if you are feeling uncomfortable."

"Mom?" Celia frowned and looked at her in confusion. She then said perfunctorily, "No, I am not."

Celia was completely dumbfounded!

She had a splitting headache. Her brain was in chaos, and then everything became clear.

After the car accident, she was reborn as Celia Tang, an 18-year-old girl who had the same name as her. The girl had nothing left in her family.

Her father died the day she was born, so she was regarded as the disaster of her family. Therefore, in the past eighteen years, she had lived a hard life with only her mother to shower love on her. If she had not a mother who loved her so much, Celia Tang believed that she would have killed herself.

In the central room sat her grandmother, and next to her were her another daughters-in-law, Lucy and Mary. They were Celia Tang's aunts.

The main reason for this conflict was that the son of Lucy, Wade Tang, was going to a junior high school. However, the family could not afford the tuition for him to study. So they were having a heated debated. They wanted Celia Tang to marry the son of the head of the next village, Harold Li.

They were willing to give her five hundred dollars as bride price which could easily cover up Wade Tang's tuition.

Celia Tang wasn't against getting married because her life at home was miserable. In fact, she would happily marry some normal man. But Harold Li was diagnosed with poliomyelitis after he was born and he couldn't take care of himself. If she married him, she would only have a hopeless life.

For this reason, Celia Tang had tried her best to get out of this situation. However, nobody paid any attention to Celia Tang and her mother's protests. Their words had little value in this house. Realizing she couldn't escape this marriage, Celia Tang was compelled to commit suicide. However, her mother, Wendy Zhang, rescued her in time and saved her life.

"How dare you jump into the river! Do you think our Tang family is not humiliated enough? We brought you up and took care of you! Now your brother doesn't have money to go to school. The village head came to see you and asked you to marry his son. What is the big deal in that? I know all about your bad behaviors! You are getting old, but your conduct towards elders is awful! With all this, you won't find anyone else to marry. This is the best you can do!" her grandmother bitterly spat out as she glared at Celia.

Her mother, Wendy Zhang, knelt on the ground and began to cry. "Mom, Celia almost died today. Please don't do this to her. Let her go. None of those things are true. She's my daughter. I know her very well. Li family may be rich but you should know that Harold is not normal. If she marries Harold, her life will be similar to that of a widow. You can't destroy Celia's happiness just because Wade has to go to school---"

"Shut up! I don't want to have any further discussion on this topic. If you delay Wade's education, the consequences will be disastrous," grandmother said fiercely. And it became evident that there was no point in trying to negotiate.

"I won't marry him!" Celia said firmly. By now, she had figured out what had happened.

As the CEO of a top company in the world, Celia was not a lamb who could be bullied easily. Maybe the old Celia's body had been destroyed but her mind and soul were reborn. She would be the same old Celia who was not afraid of anything.

"Won't marry him? You and your mother have no right to speak in Tang family!" Grandmother's face darkened. She couldn't believe that Celia had spoken so arrogantly in front of her.

"Mom, it's okay if she doesn't marry. We will figure out some other way to pay for Wade's tuition. After all, if this drama goes on, our family will be laughed at by the villagers. Then we may be asked to leave the D Village," Lucy said while she looked at Celia with her venomous eyes.

"Yes, you're right. My daughter Maggie too has to get married and this isn't good for our reputation. Anyway, Wendy and her daughter can't stay here any longer. We don't have enough money to feed two extra stomachs." Mary was glib tongued, showing no sympathy at all.

"Lucy, Mary, you can't do this to us. What will we do if you throw us out? We have nowhere to live! This is my only home!" Wendy Zhang cried and begged. She knelt down in front of the grandmother and begged, "Mom, you know how helpless I am. Please help me!"

"Stop begging me for help! Also, why does Andy always visit this house? Don't think I don't know what you are doing behind my back! You have been retching lately. To be honest, I am doubtful whether you are carrying that bastard's child!" Grandmother was slinging mud at Wendy Zhang.

The implication in her mother-in-law's words hit Wendy like a thunderbolt. She turned pale and didn't know how to form words.

People in this family had been bullying her for years.

She had been retching because of a stomach illness, and there was nothing going on between her and Andy Wang. Wendy had never expected that her mother-in-law would entertain such a dirty thought.

Even though Celia didn't know Wendy well, her heart ached with pain. She couldn't bear to see her mother's humiliated face.

Immediately, she went forward and asked her mother to stand up. She didn't want her to kneel anymore. Fearlessly, she looked at her grandmother and her two aunts who seemed to be enjoying the scene. "You can insult me, but not my mother! I tell you, from now on, if anyone dares to insult my mother again, I won't spare them. I have faced death already so I am afraid of nothing. Besides, there is no way I am going to marry Harold. You all better get this idea out of your mind!"

Her grandmother, Lucy and Mary looked at Celia with astonishment. They didn't expect Celia was capable of answering back. Presently, Celia was like a whole new person.

But her grandmother was the most respectable person in the family. She couldn't tolerate such behavior here. Coldly, she replied, "The new semester will begin in half a month. If you can't marry him, then don't. I'll handle the matter with Li family. However, you will have to arrange the money for Wade's tuition. Besides, we don't support idle people. We were generous enough to have raised you and your mother for eighteen years. But from now on, you can move to the woodshed."

"Are you driving us away? Well, you can drive us away today. But I bet one day you will beg for us to be back!"

Celia spat out angrily. There was no fear in her voice. Everyone was shocked since this wasn't the reaction they had expected, including her mother. Wendy didn't expect Celia would make such a daring statement.

Grandmother, of course, was happy to use this opportunity to get rid of these two burdens. Once she understood they would leave without a fight, she offered to give them five kilograms of food.

After grandmother, Lucy and Mary left, Wendy took Celia's hands and looked at her carefully again. She asked anxiously, "Celia, tell me, do you feel anything wrong with you?"

"Mom, I'm full of energy. There is nothing wrong with me. Trust me! I'm fine." Celia walked in front of her mother and smiled.

"Well, you shouldn't have been angry with grandma. Wade needs 500 dollars to go to school. Where can we earn that money? Moreover, the woodshed is dilapidated. On normal days, it is easy to survive there. However, if it is raining, our lives will be hard. I'm fine with living a hard life, but the thing is I don't want you to suffer with me." Wendy looked at Celia with pleading eyes. "Can we go and beg for grandma's mercy? Maybe she will allow us to---"

"Stop, Mom! Why do you still expect their mercy? After everything we have done for them, they still treat us like trash. We regard this place as a shelter from wind and rain, but this place gives us nothing but insults. I would rather live in a miserable condition than listen to their taunts! We need to make a house of our own. I don't want to live under the same roof with them!" Celia insisted, hoping to add some sense into her mother's head.

Before she was reborn, she had relied on her own ability to become the CEO. She firmly believed that she could make her life better. With her hard work and skills, she wished to bring herself and her mother out of this pauper life.

After getting their stuff, Celia and her mother moved to the woodshed at the entrance to a village, followed by her grandmother's complaining eyes.

The woodshed used to be the warehouse of the public service but it had been deserted for years. A few years ago, Tang family rented the place to put firewood. However, it was too far from Tang family's house. Besides, that place was in an awful condition, making the rain very easy to get in. Hence Tang family put firewood beside the house and kept the warehouse unused all these years.

From now on, Celia and her mother were supposed to sleep here.

The woodshed was a mess and on the verge of getting completely destroyed. The sun could be seen clearly from the inside.

"Celia, are you sure you can live here? If not, we can still beg grandma." Wendy looked at Celia in disbelief seeing the condition of their new home.

"Well, Mom, since we've come here, we should settle down. This is not such an awful house considering we don't need to swallow insult and humiliation silently here. I know you're sad, but I believe this is only temporary. We'll find a much better house soon!" Celia comforted her mother as she looked into her eyes.

"Alas, it's all my fault. I'm so useless! If your father hadn't died early, we wouldn't have been driven out of the house..." she faltered in her speech and began to cry.

"Mom, we can still lead a happy life. We don't need men to support us financially. Trust me!" Celia said confidently.

Teary-eyed, Wendy nodded. She looked at Celia sadly and said, "I feel that you've changed a lot after falling into the water. You never dared to go against grandma before, let alone move out. What has gotten into you today?"

As the saying goes, no one can know the daughter better than her mother. Although Wendy did not know what had happened to Celia, she could clearly feel the change in her personality. She was totally different from what she had been before.

Celia didn't want more people to know about her true identity. Listening to the suspicious tone in her mother's voice, she held Wendy's rough hands and said, "What change, Mom? Have I become more beautiful than before?"

"You are always the most beautiful woman according to me!" Wendy scratched Celia's nose. She took a deep breath and said, "Since we have moved out, we have to make this place home. Let's clean it up first and then figure out a solution."

The woodshed was very large. Celia and Wendy decided to clean the place first so that they wouldn't have to live in the wild.

They were both exhausted after sweeping the place so they cooked some millet porridge to fill their stomach.

There was not much food for them, so they had to try every means to change the current situation. Otherwise, they would soon starve to death. After all, that vicious grandmother had only given them five kilograms of food.

Looking at her mother who was busy dealing with things, Celia was worried about how to change the situation. When she saw the green and plump bamboos on the opposite mountain, a good idea popped into her mind. She seemed to have found a way to make money.

"Mom, I've got a brilliant idea!" Celia couldn't help but get excited. Without wasting any time, she got hold of a sickle and got ready to cut some green bamboos.

"Are you okay, Celia? Why did you take a sickle?" Wendy walked to Celia and asked anxiously.

"I'm going to cut a few bamboos, and I'll be back soon."

Without waiting for her mother's consent, Celia rushed out of the room.

However, as soon as she was out of the building, she saw a strong man walking with a sack full of food on his back. He was none other than Andy Wang whom her grandmother had mentioned earlier.

He must be plotting something.

"Uncle Andy, where are you going?" Celia asked, slowing her pace.

"Celia, I heard that you and your mother had moved out of your house. When I heard about it, I figured you didn't have enough food, so I am here with some. By the way, are you all right?" Andy Wang simpered and asked with a flattering smile.

"I am fine. Nothing is wrong with me."

"It's getting dark already. Where are you going with an ax?" Andy Wang glanced at the ax in Celia's hand and asked curiously.

"I will be going up the hill to cut two bamboos. Uncle Andy, there's something I want to talk with you about. But I am not sure if it is right to talk about it." Celia hesitated, as she looked into Andy's eyes.

"Hey, when did you become so polite? Come clean and tell me what is bothering you." Andy wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Okay, don't misunderstand me. It is just that some filthy people are questioning my mother's honor. They have been doubting her with..."

Celia found it hard to finish her sentence. However, glancing at Andy, she was clear he got her meaning. Of course, she also knew that there was nothing going on between her mother and him. But people liked to dishonor other people. As a daughter, Celia didn't like it when people questioned her mother. Hence she hoped that Andy would keep his distance.

At the same time, Celia knew that Andy genuinely cared about them. She didn't want him to think she was accusing him of anything.

After all, he was a good man!

Hearing Celia's words, Andy was surprised. He smiled bitterly and said, "I'm sorry that your mother had to hear things because of me. I'll leave right after I give the food."

After saying that, he walked straight to the woodshed.

Watching Andy leave, Celia shook her head. Mixed emotions coursed through her body. But she told herself to concentrate on her present task.

She reached the bamboo forest, cut two bamboos and dragged them back. She was so tired that she began to sweat profusely. After returning to the woodshed, she sat panting on the ground.

"Why did you bring these two bamboos? You look tired. Are you all right?" Wendy tenderly offered a cup of hot water.

Celia looked up at her mother who seemed to be in utter confusion. Celia drank some water and smilingly said, "These bamboos are the tools we will be using to change our lives."

"Bamboos? What do you have in mind?" Wendy asked in confusion, looking at her clever daughter.

It was true that bamboos could be made into sieves and dustpans to make money. However, in the D Village, there were many workers and almost everyone was able to make some bamboo products. The market was running out of space. It was unrealistic to make money using these products. Wendy didn't know what her daughter had in mind.

"Mom, can't you make a variety of things with these bamboos? You make it and I sell it. I promise we can make money soon," Celia said optimistically.

"Don't be so unreasonable. You know how many craftsmen are available in our village. We don't stand a chance." Wendy smiled bitterly. She didn't think it was good to dwell on such dreams.

However, Celia didn't think so. She continued, "Most people make baskets, coffins, dustpans and so on. These are very common items. After all, the market is quite big. We have to find a new path." For a while, Celia was lost in thoughts. And then, she went on, "I am trying to think outside the box. Hmmm... I guess nobody thought of making fruit dishes, brush pots or something of that sort with bamboos. We could give it a try." Realizing her mother wasn't convinced yet, she added, "Of course, we won't go to the village in order to sell them. If we sell these things in the county, we could earn a lot!"

Wendy stared at Celia in surprise. She had never thought of turning bamboo into fruit dishes.

Even so, she still remained suspicious. She asked Celia, "Will this work? Will the people in the county buy these things?"

"Nowadays, people are aware and concerned about the environment. Bamboo products are free from pollution so people are going to like it. From now on, you should put all your effort into making cute and beautiful vegetable baskets and fruit dishes. After three days, we will go to the county and try to sell all that we have. If it doesn't work then we can find another way." Celia took a deep breath and looked at her mother. She was determined to try it.

Wendy looked at Celia and was in a dilemma. Earlier, Wendy had thought of digging herbs to make money. But truth be told, both of their ideas seemed unrealistic. It wouldn't fetch them 500 dollars in half a month.

So when Celia suggested making vegetable baskets and fruit dishes, she hesitated, because they had no time to waste.

"Mom, trust me! It is worth a try!" Celia understood her words hadn't convinced her mother. Slowly, she held her mother's hand.

Wendy had no option but to comply. She just couldn't resist Celia's plea. She sighed helplessly and said, "Well, if it doesn't get sold after three days, you have to help me dig the herbs. The herbs are cheap, but at least some people will buy them."

"Okay! If my plan fails, I will help you with yours!" Celia agreed.

Since this was sorted, they ate some millet congee and got started with the work. Celia was responsible for the design, and Wendy was in charge of bringing it to life.

The work was quite time-consuming and complicated. They had to go through a lot of processes such as chopping, sawing, cutting, pulling and knitting. But none of that was a problem for Wendy. While chatting with each other, they forgot all about their troubles.

"Mom, did Uncle Andy bring the bag of rice?" Celia glanced at the bag full of rice and asked cautiously.

"Well, I insisted he took them back but he just wouldn't listen..." Wendy lowered her head since felt extremely uncomfortable talking about him. The way her mother-in-law had humiliated her came rushing back to her mind. She didn't want to be called dishonorable.

"Anyway, what we lack most is food. Now that he has sent it here, we can accept it and return it to him in the future. By the way, what do you think of Uncle Andy?" Celia asked while she took a sip of water.

"What do you mean? Your grandma doesn't believe me, don't you believe me either? Nothing happened between me and Andy." Wendy was anxious. She wanted to explain her innocence to her daughter, but she found it hard to speak.

"I didn't imply anything. Why are you jumping to a conclusion? Uncle Andy is a nice, honest man. Besides, you have been alone for eighteen years. This is making it hard for you to raise me up. If you could find a partner, that would be nice!" Celia was trying to put this idea into her mother's head, in the form of a joke.

"So do you think there is something between me and Andy?" Celia now glared at Wendy.

"Mom, this is not what I am trying to say. I was merely telling you that it isn't easy to live a life as a single woman. If you don't like my suggestion then just forget it. Okay, you make it, and I'm going to chop some more bamboo!" Celia said and walked out of the room.

Watching Celia walk away, Wendy sighed with frustration.