My newlywed husband and I time-traveled back three years. At that time, my boyfriend was still his best friend. He looked at me with a cold face: "Break up with him. I won't be the other man." I smiled at him heartlessly: "You're too optimistic. Forget about being the other man, you wouldn't even be number five in line." 1 Without warning. My newlywed husband, Caleb Vance, and I time-traveled together. But the timing was terrible. We landed right when my boyfriend at the time was taking me to meet his bros. The moment the private room door opened. My boyfriend, Julian Zhou, had his hand on my shoulder, while my new husband, Caleb Vance, was sitting on the sofa, staring coldly at the two of us. "..." Just one look. I knew clearly that he had time-traveled too. After all, the old Caleb would never look at me like that. He was always aloof and arrogant. So arrogant that he could ignore everything around him, including me, who was his best friend's girlfriend at the time. If his relationship with Julian wasn't solid enough, he wouldn't even have attended this gathering. But this situation was tricky... On the surface, I was Julian's girlfriend, but in reality, I was also Caleb's newlywed wife from three years in the future. What should I do? Before I could come up with a plan, the room erupted in cheers. Someone excitedly rushed forward and punched Julian on the shoulder: "You kid, not bad!" "No wonder you were hiding her, your girlfriend is gorgeous." "No way, you have to treat us tonight! You're treating from now on, single dogs like me can't stand seeing you lovebirds being so sweet." Julian accepted all the teasing with a smile. His hand on my shoulder tightened slightly as he comforted me: "Don't mind them, they just love to mess around. Come, let me introduce you to my best friend—" My feet felt like lead. I was forced to stand in front of Caleb. Julian's face was full of joy: "Caleb, like I told you, this is my girlfriend, Harper He." I was so awkward I didn't dare look at Caleb's face, keeping my head down as I extended my hand: "Hello." It took a long, long time for that hand to shake mine back. A very light grip. Fleeting, yet full of pressure and burden for me. Julian seated me next to Caleb and whispered: "You sit here, I'll go greet the others first. Don't be afraid, if you need anything, ask Caleb, he'll take care of you for me." After saying that, Julian threw out a "Thanks, Caleb," and turned to leave. Only Caleb and I were left on the long sofa. The atmosphere froze. I silently did some mental preparation. Actually, there was no need to be scared. Caleb might not necessarily guess that I traveled back too. Just pretend nothing happened and follow the timeline. After all, I am currently Julian's girlfriend, and the marital relationship with Caleb can be pushed back three years, so there's really no need to— "Where did you put the tie you used to blindfold me last night?" Caleb said. "I couldn't find it this morning." I froze, subconsciously answering: "I think it's on the sofa." Caleb chuckled low: "Got it." "..." I realized belatedly, I think I just got played by Caleb! 2 A more difficult situation arose. Under the premise that both parties knew we shared a bed just last night, how could I continue to pretend to be Julian's girlfriend as if nothing happened? Caleb's advice was simple: "Break up." I protested in a low voice: "He and I are still in the honeymoon phase, how could he accept a cliff-like breakup!" I remember this gathering happened when I had been dating Julian for six months. Not long ago was his birthday. That day, he held me and made a wish sincerely: "Baby, would you be willing to meet my friends? Everyone knows I'm dating, but no one knows who my girlfriend is, not even my best friend. I want to introduce you to them, can you fulfill this wish for me?" I was bewitched and finally agreed. Caleb said indifferently: "You're going to break up sooner or later anyway." True. My relationship with Julian was destined to end in a breakup. But does a love with a bad ending mean the process can't be enjoyed? I shook my head: "Not breaking up yet." "Then what about me?" Caleb asked. To be honest, I hadn't thought about it either. If Caleb and I were a deeply affectionate, inseparable newlywed couple, then abandoning Julian to choose him would be the natural course of action. But the problem was, we weren't. A flash marriage, taking what we needed from each other. I shouldn't have to be responsible for Caleb now, three years before we had any relationship, right? Caleb sneered: "Harper, good for you." "Wait wait wait!" I subconsciously grabbed him, pleading softly, "Let me think about it." I indeed didn't need to be responsible for Caleb three years ago. But what if we travel back? Traveling here was without warning, what if one day we travel back without warning... facing the newlywed husband Caleb then, wouldn't I be dead meat? I pondered for a long time and made up my mind: "I will break up, but you have to give me some time." Caleb: "Heh." While we were talking, the protagonist of the night, Julian, returned. He didn't sit between Caleb and me, but instead put his arm around my shoulder, leaning over me to talk to Caleb. This posture. Instead, it pulled the distance between him and me closer. Julian wasn't behaving while talking either, occasionally winking at me, his face full of happy smiles. Caleb looked over several times. Probably finding it an eyesore, he finally couldn't bear it anymore, stood up and said: "Change seats." Seats rearranged. Caleb sat in the very middle. Julian didn't mind and continued talking to him about the gossip he just heard. Bored, I started peeling lychees from the fruit platter. One after another. The flesh was plump and juicy, I couldn't stop eating. Suddenly, I felt a light touch on the skin of my outer thigh. My skirt was short. The touch of cool fingertips sliding across my skin spread绵绵 to the bottom of my heart. I looked up and met Caleb's eyes. Taking advantage of Julian drinking water, he mouthed silently: "Eating so much? Forgot who was crying about a stomachache last time?" I shivered. I didn't dare eat the one I just peeled. Unknown when, Julian came over, bit the lychee off my fingertips, and sat down beside me carelessly. Mumbling with his mouth full: "Lychees peeled by wifey are the sweetest!" The atmosphere stagnated. For some reason, I didn't dare look at Caleb's eyes. ...What is this feeling of having an affair on both sides! I was really scared of this Shura field (complex relationship drama), racking my brains to think of a countermeasure. Before I could think of one. Caleb beside me spoke first, his voice cold: "Who is your wifey?" 3 Julian froze, the expression on his face went blank. He swallowed the lychee flesh whole, looking like he wanted to explain, but opened his mouth without saying anything. I hurriedly stood up to control the situation: "Me! I am his wifey, he's calling me!" Caleb and Julian looked over at the same time. Especially Caleb's gaze, so cold it could flay me alive. I clenched my palms, withstanding the pressure to look back: "Is there a problem?" Julian smiled: "No problem, baby." He even had the mind to explain to me: "Caleb is a more traditional person, we haven't confirmed a marital relationship, so me calling you wifey unauthorized probably seems inappropriate to him. He has no malice." Saying that, Julian even threw a teasing look at Caleb across the air: "Come on man, why are you managing our couple's business." Caleb's face turned even darker. Afraid he would say something shocking, I quickly stood up: "Suddenly remembered something, I might have to go first." Julian held my hand: "What is it?" I recalled the situation I might have been in three years ago and made up a lie: "My advisor said there's a problem with my thesis!" "Then I'll take you there," Julian said immediately, standing up. I was terrified: "That's not necessary, right?" "Silly baby?" Julian pinched my face intimately, "Your laptop is still at my place, how is it not necessary." This time I was really silly. After all, I really didn't remember what happened three years ago today, let alone my laptop being at Julian's place. I could only bite the bullet and go along: "Haha, look at my brain, hahaha..." "Silly piggy." Julian said goodbye to everyone, paid the bill, and held my hand walking to the parking lot. My phone dinged. At the top was an unread message from an unknown number. A simple and clear question mark: [?] I felt inexplicably guilty, knowing at a glance it was from Caleb. While worrying about how to reply, Julian brought a bottle of water, unscrewed it and handed it to me: "Are you okay? Is it tiring today?" My body wasn't tired, but my heart was super tired! I got a headache just thinking about the situation just now. I smiled awkwardly: "It's okay." "Looks like meeting the parents has to be pushed back," Julian said with a smile, "My parents have been saying they want to meet you, I've pushed it back several times." Looking at Julian's profile, I inexplicably connected it to the reason for our breakup. This meeting with the parents was the fuse. Julian's parents were very kind, and there was no deliberate difficulty at the dinner table. But they informed Julian that he needed to stay abroad for a few years after graduation, firstly to gain knowledge, and secondly to open up overseas markets for the company. They hoped I would go with Julian. For this, they could cover my tuition, living expenses, and all other costs, on the condition that I must be with Julian. At that time, I guessed that Julian and his parents might have reached some kind of deal. Probably because of me, Julian had requested not to go abroad, so his parents compromised and allowed Julian to bring me along as his girlfriend. But I didn't want to go abroad. Especially this kind of going abroad purely as an accessory. I had just received an offer from a top domestic company, my dreams were about to set sail, the future was bright, there was really no need to give up just like that. So I refused. Conflicts began to appear between Julian and me. There were no arguments, Julian couldn't argue with me. He just humbly requested, hoping I could make some changes for him and this relationship. After seeing my hard-heartedness, he finally chose to give in, claiming that a long-distance relationship was also fine, and he would fly back often to see me in the future. But I already felt bad then. Probably after rational analysis, I felt I didn't love him that much, so I broke up with him before he went abroad. Julian's fingertip suddenly poked my dimple: "What are you thinking about? You didn't answer when I called your name." I started, answering casually: "Thinking about meeting the parents." Surprise burst into Julian's eyes: "Really! Baby, are you really willing to accompany me to meet my parents? God, I'm so happy!" He grabbed me and pulled me into his arms, stroking my head and murmuring: "Baby, how are you so good!" I thought, actually I'm not good at all. Just as I wanted to push him away, the car window beside me was knocked. Caleb's handsome and elegant face appeared in my line of sight. He curved his lips in a light smile, polite and courteous: "Sorry to disturb, can I hitch a ride?" "..." 4 Caleb said he left something at Julian's place, so he had to go there with us. Julian didn't suspect anything and let him in immediately. In the car, they chatted happily. While my phone received messages from Caleb non-stop. [You guys hugged?] [If I wasn't there, what else were you planning to do?] [Did I ruin your good time?] [Harper He, this is cheating!] [How could you cheat right in front of my face?] [Speak!] A message every few minutes, as if sent on a timer. I ignored him. Just like that, we stalemated all the way to Julian's house. The laptop was indeed at his place. Only then did I remember that my laptop had a small glitch before. I originally wanted to send it to a repair shop, but Julian said he could handle it, so the laptop was sent to Julian's house. But Caleb obviously thought wrong. He lowered his head and started being sarcastic again: [So sweet!] I really couldn't hold it back and replied to him: [Hehe.] Caleb instantly went silent. There was no reason to stay longer after getting the laptop, plus I didn't want to stay in this chaotic situation, so I stood up to say goodbye to Julian. Julian immediately said: "I'll send you back to school." "Let me send her," Caleb said, "I'm going back to the Songpu house, it's on the way." I found Caleb an eyesore, retorting: "You hitchhiked here yourself, how can you send me?" Caleb laughed: "The driver has been following behind." "..." Julian probably really trusted Caleb, raising no objections at all. Only when sending us to the entrance, as if suddenly remembering something, he wondered aloud: "Didn't you say you left something at my place, what was it?" Caleb casually picked up a crystal ornament at the entrance. "Didn't I say I'd give it to you before? I came to get this." Only after getting into Caleb's car did my tense nerves relax somewhat. But Caleb's performance was really bad, I couldn't help scolding: "Can't you restrain yourself a bit? What if he finds out?" "Find out what? That you are my wife?" Caleb sneered, "I've only heard of the mistress needing to hide, this is the first time I've heard of the husband needing to hide." "But this is three years ago!" I couldn't help reiterating, "In the present, in this relationship, you are the mistress." "Then break up with him," Caleb said, "I won't be the other man." "It's not up to you whether you want to or not." I muttered softly, "I still want to go back, I still want to go back alone, but is it useful for me to want it?" Caleb glanced at me sideways. I stopped talking. Silently, I thought about the trigger for traveling here. It really was without warning. I was shopping in the supermarket when I accidentally met Julian who returned from abroad. Reunited with an old friend, I said awkwardly: "What a coincidence." He stared into my eyes: "You married Caleb?" This wasn't a secret, so I nodded again. His face became extremely ugly instantly, he stepped forward, grabbed my wrist tightly, and pulled me out: "Do you know what kind of person Caleb is? You married him? You don't understand him at all, he's not the gentle and polite noble son you imagine, he—" I struggled with all my might. My heart and eyes were full of breaking free from his hand. Didn't notice what he said, nor did I notice when the scene beside me changed. The surroundings were no longer the crowded supermarket, but the empty corridor of the clubhouse. Julian wasn't cold-faced, instead he was coaxing me with a grin: "Baby, you'll see my friends soon, nervous? Don't worry, my friends are all very nice people, especially Caleb, he has always taken care of me, you will definitely like him." I looked at everything in front of me with suspicion and surprise, even forgetting to break free from Julian's hand. Until the private room door opened in front of me. Until the cold Caleb appeared in front of me. Only then was I dazed, did I time travel? "Do you have a way to travel back?" "Can you keep some distance from Julian?" Two voices sounded at the same time. I recalled what Caleb just said in my mind, a bit broken. Whatever. At a time like this, the pig teammate is still considering this kind of thing? I said indignantly: "If we don't travel back soon, I guarantee I'll give you a green hat!"
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