I used rebirth to bury his captivating gaze.

Chapter 123 Dream Space (The Story of the Black and White Photos Inside the Dream Box 8)

Yu Han lay down, picked up the two-inch black and white photo, and looked at it. As she looked, tears fell from her eyes, and she drifted off to sleep.

The man in the photo is wearing a Zhongshan suit, looking dashing and heroic. Yu Han gently strokes the man's face in the photo, her eyes filled with deep affection and longing. It was a time of war and turmoil; she met him, fell in love with him, but was forced to part ways.

Back then, he was a passionate young man who went to the battlefield to defend his country, while she could only wait in vain in her hometown. But war is merciless, and when news of his sacrifice arrived, her heart died with him. Now, reborn, Yu Han secretly resolves to find him. Even if he's just someone she knew.

The next day, Yu Han began asking around to see if anyone recognized the person in the photo or resembled them. She went through every street and alley, asking everyone she met.

Finally, in an old neighborhood, someone told her that there was a schoolteacher who looked a lot like the person in the photo. Yu Han rushed over, and when she saw that familiar yet unfamiliar figure, tears welled up in her eyes.

The man looked at her with a puzzled expression. Yu Han mustered her courage and stepped forward, saying softly, "I've been looking for you for so long." Although the man didn't understand, he felt a strange sensation in his heart as he looked into the woman's sincere eyes.

The man asked, "Young lady, do we know each other? Why are you so agitated?" Yu Han quickly wiped away her tears, handed him the photograph, and recounted their past life connection. The man was greatly shocked upon hearing this; though he found it absurd, he was inexplicably moved by Yu Han's deep affection.

After that, Yu Han often visited the schoolteacher. The two would discuss poetry and literature and share everyday matters. As time went by, the man gradually grew accustomed to Yu Han's presence, and a different kind of feeling began to develop in his heart.

However, the peaceful days didn't last long. Rumors suddenly started circulating in the town, and people pointed fingers at Yu Han's strange behavior. But Yu Han didn't care; she knew she had to cherish this chance to regain what she had lost.

One day, the man took Yu Han's hand and said, "No matter what others say, I want to stay with you." Yu Han nodded with tears in her eyes. From then on, they decided to face all the storms of the world together and make up for the regret of not being able to stay together in their previous life.

Then, Yu Han married this schoolteacher who resembled Yu Shuai from her previous life, and together they built a beautiful home.

The schoolteacher family had been teachers for generations. Soon, through the schoolteacher's connections, Yu Han also became a Chinese language teacher at an ordinary primary school in the old street.

Back in her previous life, when Yu Han had just finished junior high school, during the summer vacation after the entrance exam, she went to visit her aunt in the countryside. Her aunt's older cousin was a teacher at the elementary school in that town. One day, Yu Han went to the school to find her older cousin. When she arrived at the gate of the elementary school, she happened to run into Yu Shuai, who was visiting his uncle.

Then her heart stirred again. She thought that if she and Yu Shuai could both be teachers at this school, and then she could marry this male classmate she loved, that would be perfect.

She naively thought so, but things didn't turn out that way; it wasn't just her simple idea.

And now it has become the fulfillment of her dream!

The schoolteacher in the old neighborhood looks somewhat like Yu Shuai. If you don't look closely, you can't tell that there are any differences in their appearance or personality!

Then, after marrying the schoolteacher, she lived a sweet life, growing vegetables and cultivating the land in her own farmyard during the summer and winter vacations, since she was from the south!

But the good times didn't last long. One day, the schoolteacher accidentally found an old diary in his house. This diary was left behind by the previous inhabitants of the house, and it recorded some things about the family curse.

It is said that every generation of schoolteachers faces a great upheaval. A note with mysterious symbols written on it was passed around. Yu Han, intrigued, showed it to her schoolteacher husband. He studied it for a long time and said he had never seen such symbols before.

Yu Han felt that there was a special meaning behind this note, perhaps related to her past and present lives. So she consulted scholars and literati everywhere, and finally learned from an old scholar that it might be an ancient blessing incantation.

Yu Han thought that perhaps this was a blessing from heaven, a testament to her regaining happiness. She carefully treasured the note and hung it above her bed in her bedroom.

Every night before bed, she would silently pray over a note, thanking fate for its favor and hoping for eternal happiness for her family. And so, Yu Han's family lived a simple yet warm life through the years, the hardships of the past becoming reasons for them to cherish each other even more.

However, suddenly a strong wind arose, and a torrential downpour in the middle of the night swept away their small home in Wenxi, and also swept away the beautiful dream woven by all the teachers and students of their school!

Then darkness fell, and the village was instantly destroyed by the sudden flood. She was once again separated from him and Yu Shuai by the ends of the earth!

She lost him. Yu Han struggled desperately to survive in the flood, her only belief being to find him. When the floodwaters receded, the village was a scene of devastation. Exhausted, Yu Han began searching for her husband. She called out along the riverbank, her voice hoarse but she never stopped.

Just when she was almost in despair, she heard faint cries for help in the distance. Yu Han rushed over without hesitation and found her husband trapped in a swamp.

She found a tree branch and used all her strength to slowly pull her husband up, but he sank deeper and deeper! Until his face completely became Yu Shuai's face, and finally the mud submerged his head!

Yu Han collapsed into the shallow part of the swamp. She cried for a while, then suddenly stood up and ran into the swamp like a madwoman. The swamp grew deeper and deeper until she was completely submerged!

Suddenly she woke up and screamed!

The whole family was awakened!

"Yu Han, what's wrong?" There was a knocking sound from family members outside the bedroom door in the dead of night!

"Mom, I'm fine, you all go to sleep. I want to sleep a little longer too."

"Alright, Yuhan, if you ever have any troubles, be sure to tell your two mothers outside the door. Although your two mothers aren't very capable, they are always your strong and reliable support." Liu Shulan said gently, her face half-pressed against the outside of Yuhan's bedroom door.

"Yes! Yuhan, you brought me from that world in my past life to this 1980s. To take care of me, you went through all sorts of hardships to put me in this harmonious family in Wenxi. You have to take good care of yourself, otherwise what will become of you? What will I do in the future?" Liu Shuqin said, her heart aching and shedding a few tears.

"Hehe! Moms, you can rest assured, I'm fine. I just had a really scary nightmare, but I'm all better now."

"Ah! What kind of nightmare could scare my strong, fearless, precious daughter into screaming? I really don't understand?"

"My second aunt is leaving soon, I need to go to sleep, I have to go to the clothing market tomorrow."