An Unexpected Return: I Thrived After Leaving My Toxic Ex

After sending a message so desperate it seemed to sink into the dirt, Xu Zhixia drifted into a tearful sleep.

When she woke, she found herself standing at the gates of the medical school, suitcase in hand.

Before her was a bustling crowd welcoming new students, and the first day of university lay ahead, brimming with possibility.

Chen Yizhou, the man she had given her whole heart to, only to be left in unbearable pain, was still a complete stranger. They wouldn't meet until their second year, during a hospital placement, in a corridor where they would “meet for the first time.”

In her previous life, she had neglected her studies for so-called love and passed up opportunities for him, only to hear him say, “She's just like a little sister to me.”

This time, Xu Zhixia clenches her fists, her gaze calm and resolute.

The dissection room, the library, the laboratory: this is where her real battles will be fought!

A national scholarship, an offer from a top hospital, recognition as a rising star in research... She'll reclaim every bit of the youth she once lost, twice over.

By the time she shines at medical conferences, Chen Yizhou has become a resident doctor. At last, in the jealous gaze of the “little sister” he once cherished, he corners her in the teaching room, his eyes red:

“Dr. Xu, haven't we met somewhere before? Give me a chance...”

Xu Zhixia smiles politely, keeping her distance:

“I'm sorry, Dr. Chen. My world is about treating the sick and saving lives. You have never been a part of it.”