Chapter 1

When I die, he'll be holding another woman.

I succeeded in my plan. I'll become the pain he can never forget for the rest of his life.

"Miss Adams, here's your medication. Please take it."

I took the white pill bottle and said thanks.

With these sleeping pills, I should be able to get some good rest.

It's time to start the plan.

Sitting in the taxi, I thought about the message Adam had just sent me.

"There's a party tonight, won't be coming home."

I knew what kind of party it was - a welcome back party for Vivian Summer.

I have to say, this Vivian is quite something. After dating Adam for a year, she had him wrapped around her finger.

I accompanied Adam from age 21 to 27, a full six years, but it couldn't compare to a single tear from Vivian.

I've actually lived through this once before.

At the end of the story, Adam married Vivian, and I died on their wedding day.

I went insane and jumped off a building.

I got nothing out of it. How could I accept that?

So I came back to life, in the year Adam was 19.

Following the normal trajectory, I would meet Adam at 21, when he was just starting his business, and I became his right-hand woman.

My parents didn't love me, his family was broken, and we licked each other's wounds.

For six long years, we even reached the point of discussing marriage.

But the variable came at this party - Vivian was back.

Not only was she back, but she also expressed her lingering feelings for Adam at the party.

The two of them hit it off, and my six years of youth became a sacrifice.

At 19, Adam was still the young master of the Chen family, getting whatever he wanted, dating the most beautiful girl, Vivian.

At 20, Adam's family fortunes declined, Vivian left him, and his life took a nosedive.

I knew everything, so I entered his world ahead of time.

I didn't interfere with his relationship with Vivian. I watched Adam and Vivian date, watched them embrace, watched them kiss.

Those sweet memories that once came from Vivian's mouth, I saw them firsthand.

For a whole year, my heart was soaked in their sweet atmosphere until it rotted.

I waited quietly, waiting for the right moment.

After Vivian left, I entered his world completely with the most sincere love, in the year when Adam fell into the dust.

How ridiculous was the 20-year-old Adam? Childish and stubborn, refusing and waiting over and over again.

Refusing me, waiting for Vivian.

But companionship is the most enduring confession of love. Adam finally accepted me, and I accompanied him through his darkest year.

Then, the story developed just as I remembered.

He went from a newbie entrepreneur to a business tycoon, from rejecting me to proposing to me.

Until - this party.

"Miss, we're here."

The horn interrupted my thoughts.

I picked up my phone, displaying my chat history with Adam.

The last message was at 11:35 PM

"Do you need me to pick you up? Don't drink too much, I'm worried about you."

Adam didn't reply.

I opened the car door and got out, doing something I had never done in my memory.

The plan starts from this moment.

The lights in the bar were swaying.

I spotted Adam at a glance, sitting with his back to me.

He was wearing a suit, standing out among the oddly dressed crowd.

Vivian was sitting next to him, in a black dress, also standing out from the crowd, but matching Adam somewhat.

The people sitting around them were all familiar to me, Adam's fair-weather friends from when he was still a young master.

I waited for a long time, thinking I wouldn't see anything, but suddenly there was an outburst of laughter from afar.

They were cheering, the sound was loud.

Amidst the cheers, Vivian stood up and planted a kiss on Adam's lips.

I took out my phone, zoomed in, and captured this moment.

I couldn't see Adam's expression clearly, but Vivian's smile was undisguisable.

My hand holding the phone trembled, my heart ached.

Adam seemed to sense something and turned around, I lowered my hat brim and turned away.

He didn't see me.

Back at the home Adam and I shared, it was empty.

The emptiness didn't feel good.

I took a shower and sat on the sofa, staring at the clock, counting the time.

1:28 AM, the sound of the door unlocking.

I opened my drowsy eyes and ran towards Adam, throwing myself into his arms.

Adam caught me, patted my head, his low voice sounding in my ear.

"Why aren't you wearing shoes? You'll catch a cold."

I reached out and cupped his face, gently rubbing the spot where Vivian had kissed, my voice muffled.

"Where have you been? You were gone so long, and you didn't reply to my message."

He paused but didn't answer, just carried me to the sofa and put socks on my feet.

I kicked him twice with my foot, somewhat dissatisfied.

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

He patted my head, seeming a bit helpless.

"An important client, I didn't drink, my phone was off so I didn't see the message."

I looked at him. Adam, you're lying.

I didn't pursue it further, instead acting coy with Adam as usual.