Chapter 1

It wasn't until my girlfriend received her HIV diagnosis that I finally understood what her childhood sweetheart meant by"together in life and death."

In my previous life, when my girlfriend collapsed from anemia, her childhood sweetheart insisted on donating blood to her.

I fought desperately to stop him, telling her that Nolan Preston had HIV. If he donated blood, she would be infected too.

But she refused to believe me.

Nolan cried, claiming he'd never even had a girlfriend. He climbed onto the rooftop, pretending he'd jump to prove his innocence.

Then he slipped and fell to his death.

To avenge him, my girlfriend conspired with our classmates to kidnap me. She strangled me with her own hands.

Her furious roar echoed in my ears: "Your slander killed Nolan! Now you'll pay with your life!"

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the blood transfusion.

Watching my girlfriend receive blood from her childhood sweetheart, I smiled faintly.

It's just HIV. No big deal.