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00:00ryan carter the famous playboy air openly declared that he only dated women on short-term arrangements
00:06people all laughed at me saying i was the most miserable wealthy wife in history
00:10they all thought i'd endure it for the rest of my life until ryan brought a college student
00:15named kelly smith home the girl looked ordinary yet she was the first woman he kept longer than
00:20a month ryan gave me two choices agree to an open marriage and let kelly be on equal terms with
00:26me
00:26or just divorce him split the assets evenly and go our separate ways for good his friends were there
00:32watching the show they were sure i'd just keep being a pushover putting up with everything but to
00:38their surprise i chose the latter without hesitation in my previous life i chose to endure and what i
00:44got in return was kelly pushing her luck further and further she forbade ryan from touching me or
00:49giving me any of his assets in my later years i couldn't help but envy kelly who ended up with
00:54everything money children the whole package even after ryan died his will didn't grant me anything
01:00all his inheritance was left under kelly's control i had been his lawful wife but ended up with nothing
01:06at last reborn into this life i finally figured everything out this time i just wanted to take
01:12the money and leave i picked up the divorce agreement read it carefully from beginning to end and was about
01:17to sign my name anna taylor think this through once you sign there's no turning back
01:25i didn't stop i quickly wrote my name down i'll pack my things and leave right now
01:33why the hell would i turn back in my previous life i thought bringing kelly home was just another one
01:39of
01:40his tricks to mess with me naively i believe that after all these years of marriage he must have had
01:45at
01:45least a little affection for me i was a fool he and kelly had kids one after another and grew
01:50old
01:50together in love and i in that house was like an awkward outsider not until my later years did i
01:56hear him talking with kelly in a hospital room he said that back then the dramatic scene of catching
02:01a guy in my bed had been arranged by him personally i was just tired of her and didn't want
02:06things to get
02:06too ugly so i staged the whole thing there wasn't a shred of guilt in his clotted eyes that way
02:13anything
02:14i did afterward seemed completely justified so that was it no wonder every time i desperately tried to
02:20explain all i got was his cold disbelief because from beginning to end he knew the truth he didn't
02:26love me yet he used a fabricated crime to trap me for 50 years he could have ended it cleanly
02:31with one
02:32stroke but instead chose to slowly torture me to death looking at the young yet still cold face
02:37before me i felt nothing but hatred he stared blankly at the signed agreement his eyes filled
02:43with shock outside the door the faint sounds of whispering abruptly stopped
02:49my distinguished parents-in-law rushed in cheerfully my mother-in-law grabbed kelly's hand
02:54looking her up and down clicking her tongue in praise oh my look at her so young and so energetic
03:02my father-in-law who had always treated me with hostility was smiling kindly at this moment he shot
03:08me a pointed glance finally we can send away that useless one it's been so many years but there's no
03:15kid at all kelly lowered her head shyly pretending to be modest sir madam please don't say that
03:23i don't want to disrespect anna especially since i'm not much younger than madam anna she paused
03:29her face flushing actually i'm already one month pregnant it's just still early so i plan to tell
03:36you about it later i looked at her and frowned as expected still the same familiar sarcasm the same
03:43nauseating tone only this time i didn't care anymore all these years in order to be a useful wife
03:50i worked myself to the bone at carter group during the day at night i still had to serve these
03:55two
03:55picky bastards just past 30 yet plenty of white hair had already crept into my temples i did look kinda
04:02old i turned back to my room and began packing my pitiful little bit of luggage and i was already
04:07planning where i should go first to properly relax after getting the money didn't notice ryan following
04:12me in it's so late there's no need to move out immediately leave tomorrow isn't the villa in the
04:19west of the city still empty you can stay there for now i don't free to that you're fine anna
04:25you're
04:26just being emotional calm down i know how much you love me okay but i really can't let you be
04:30my legal
04:31wife anymore i can't let my child grow up being labeled as illegitimate i didn't respond i just picked
04:36up my suitcase walked past him and headed straight for the door there's nothing left to say between
04:41us i'm very happy we're divorced if you really still have a conscience hurry up and pay me what
04:47you owe the night wind carried fine snow as it rushed toward me biting cold yet unable to extinguish
04:53the fire burning in my heart ryan's efficiency was as always impressive when i woke up three billion
05:02was already in my bank account with the money the first thing i did was book harbor city's most
05:06luxurious private club haircut full body spa and everything the haggard woman with graying temples
05:13in the mirror was gone in her place stood a sharp-eyed beauty with flamboyant red hair just as i
05:18finished changing my best friend iris allen called she immediately burst into a fit of shouting anna taylor
05:24what's going on between you and ryan have you lost your minds what the hell happened i held the phone
05:31a little farther away and asked lazily what's wrong and you still ask what's wrong haven't you seen the
05:37news yourself the headlines are all the photos of ryan's attemptly with nermosinals he said front to
05:42jesus that they bidges his lonely life even should they bail been quitting your snobby carry were right
05:47there too something that bidja deserves it her voice dropped filled with cautious concern well are you okay
05:54such recognition ryan had now given it to her i'm fine admiring my brand new look i spoke calmly
06:01we're already divorced iris didn't believe it she'd watched me love ryan for more than 10 years she
06:09watched me bend over backward for this marriage give up myself like a servant begging for scraps
06:15begging for scraps of affection i didn't explain further i just laughed and said are you free tonight
06:22let's go get a drink in harbor city's most extravagant bar the booths were piled high with the priciest wine
06:29several young handsome male models surrounded me attentively pouring drinks for me
06:36enjoy it iris stared at me holy i believe it now you really have let go
06:45you were never like this before back then to prove to ryan that i wasn't after money i calculated cost
06:52performance for everything i had been afraid he'd think i was wasteful or didn't care about the
06:56family now sitting in this luxurious private room i looked at the woman reflected in the mirrored glass
07:02the flamboyant red hair the perfectly tailored haute couture dress was strange yet familiar iris
07:08raised her glass and clinked it hard against mine you look a bit like that once in a century genius
07:14beauty from the finance department at ace university she downed a huge gulp of wine and then complained
07:19back then so many venture capital firms were fighting to invest in you if you'd started your
07:27own group you'd have crushed carter group long ago spending over a decade being a servant for his family
07:33and after the divorce you only got this much money girl i really think you deserve better i had been
07:39a
07:39servant for them for more than a decade in my previous life carter group under my control once
07:45dominated the national rankings as the strongest enterprise yet in my old age i couldn't even afford
07:50a box of painkillers in the end i was thrown out by kelly's children and died of illness beside a
07:55trash heap on winter night the business empire i built with my entire life went to kelly and her
08:00children thinking of this i drained the wine in my glass in one go the spicy liquid burned down my
08:06throat yet ignited the fire deep in my heart i swore i would get back at them without me could
08:12they
08:12really live so well the very next day news of my group registration spread like wildfire stirring the
08:20entire circle some people sensed opportunity and rushed overnight with proposals hoping to invest
08:25but more people mocked and waited on the sidelines waiting for the carter family's
08:30reaction someone clearly gave instructions to the media so paparazzi articles were all belittling me
08:35for overestimating myself i looked at the push notifications on my phone and swiped them away
08:40expressionlessly i just didn't expect to receive a call from ryan anna can't you be a bit more
08:46understanding i've just found true love besides instead of starting some small broken group wouldn't
08:53it be better to stay at carter group that southern district merger you were handling before
08:58i hung up the phone directly as expected he had just remembered that i was still useful that southern
09:05district project was a tough nut i'd been working on for over half a year i drank until my stomach
09:10perforated for it without me carter group wouldn't even know where to start at carter group although i
09:16was the president my monthly salary was only one thousand dollars all because my distinguished father-in-law
09:21said we were family and shouldn't be so calculative i once naively believed that was his test for me now
09:27it
09:27seemed i was nothing more than an exceptionally capable yet ridiculously cheap housemaid they had
09:31recruited the more i thought about it the angrier i became i made up my mind at that time i
09:37would
09:38take over all those projects i brought to carter group in my previous life even if my new group
09:42couldn't deal with them i would personally hand them over to carter group's deadliest rivals
09:49after the call was cut off ryan slammed his phone to the ground in fury all these years he had
09:54grown used
09:55to my obedience expecting me to show up on command and disappear at his whim now that i'd hung up
10:00on
10:00him so decisively he felt really mad at that moment his special assistant awkwardly came in holding a
10:06stack of documents he couldn't even understand asking him to sign them days of exhaustion plus years of
10:12unfamiliarity with group affairs had left him truly overwhelmed lately kelly followed the assistant in
10:17ryan took ryan's hand and said with eyes full of concern ryan don't work yourself too hard i'm your
10:24wife now let me help share your burden he hesitated somewhat uneasy you're still young and unfamiliar
10:31with group operations go rotate through the departments first kelly's eyes immediately reddened
10:36with grievance as she questioned him anna taylor could be the president why can't i ryan subconsciously
10:43wanted to say that at least anna was a top graduate from mace university's finance department but the
10:47moment he met kelly's eyes all his rationality was thrown away his heart softened and he just nodded
10:54kelly broke into a smile through her tears hugged him and said affectionately i'm just worried about
11:00you look at you you've lost so much weight lately less than half a month after my group started up
11:08everything was already running smoothly during this time kelly sent people over more than once
11:13to cause trouble just some petty tricks all of which i brushed aside with ease after all these
11:18years the connections i'd built were far beyond what a little girl like her could compare to
11:22those senior employees at carter group whom i personally trained had long wanted to leave after
11:26hearing i'd gone solo especially since after kelly started working there she kept suppressing them
11:31making their days suffocating i didn't rush to bring them over i had them stir up a little
11:37chaos before they left a small token of allegiance to me kelly thought losing a few people was no big
11:42deal even secretly rejoicing that she cleared out some remnants of me but she didn't understand some
11:47of them were critical for the group projects fell through one after another and carter group's stock
11:53price plunged again and again meanwhile on my side with capable team members we unleashed astonishing
11:59power consecutively landing several deals worth tens of millions standing by the floor to ceiling window
12:04in the conference room looking at the jubilant team below i announced loudly tonight at otk club
12:10it's all on me no one leaves sober awesome amid the thunderous cheers i led everyone out of the group
12:17building in a grand procession at the entrance a familiar black mercedes was parked quietly by the
12:22roadside the car door opened and ryan stepped out with an arrogant look waving at me i didn't even glance
12:30his way leading my people straight ahead his special assistant stopped me ryan followed his face openly
12:37showing displeasure and restrained anger anna taylor what do you mean didn't you see me you've really
12:43grown bold now a little impatient i looked at him coldly and said sir do you need something he seemed
12:50slightly taken aback by my attitude but still got straight to the point issuing an order shut down your
12:56group and come back to carter group i was so angered by his self-righteousness that i laughed
13:01he took my laughter as hesitation and his tone softened a little anna i've really been exhausted
13:08lately don't keep fighting with me okay he paused as if making a huge concession if you really mind kelly
13:16i can have her move somewhere else for now looking at this pompous man before me i couldn't
13:21help but question my own judgment back then i'm not throwing a tantrum mr ryan we're already divorced
13:27please don't interfere with my life anymore i've already compromised what more do you want the group
13:34needs you right now and you choose this moment to put on airs i suddenly felt there was no reasoning
13:40with him at all in his world everyone was supposed to revolve around him if you've got any issues sir
13:46why don't you go bother your precious wife kelly smith i'm just an outsider i have no obligation to
13:51clean up your mess he seemed to have realized something and said you care about the status
13:56anna once kelly gives birth i'll think about it but you have to promise me no going public i don't
14:04want kelly to be hurt i stared at him enunciating every word i'll say it one last time get lost
14:11don't
14:12let me see you again i'm never getting back together with you ever ryan's face darkened with
14:18rage anna taylor don't push your luck don't forget this is harbor city if i want to crush a low
14:25-tier
14:25little group like yours it's easy as pie oh mr ryan sure has a bad temper
14:34not only openly harassing my fiancee but also threatening to destroy her group ryan turned his
14:40head and was totally stunned it was alex white another rich young man and ryan's nemesis
14:46alex strolled over lazily and naturally wrapped an arm around my waist leaning his head intimately
14:51against my shoulder darling i've been waiting in the parking lot forever turns out you were here
14:56stopped by a bastard ryan trembled with fury pointing at me anna taylor give me an explanation
15:03why did you betray me then as if he suddenly figured something out he put on a smug all-knowing
15:10expression i get it now you're acting aren't you you deliberately found alex to piss me off
15:16alex rolled his eyes dramatically and dragged me away let's just not waste time with him stop right
15:23there ryan tried to chase after us but he was too agitated and with his recent chaotic schedule
15:29his abdomen suddenly seized with sharp pain he doubled over in pain clutching his stomach cold
15:35sweat beating on his forehead anna my stomach hurts i didn't slow down in fact i walked even faster
15:41not turning my head even once behind me were his suppressed groans of pain and his assistant's panicked
15:47screams alex didn't give me any chance to look back he directly shoved me into the passenger seat of
15:55his flashy red ferrari the sports car roared out of the parking lot only then did he take off his
16:01sunglasses
16:01and smile at me sideways well not bad acting right i didn't speak just watched the cityscape speeding
16:07passed outside the window hey anna don't be so indifferent he nudged me lightly with his elbow
16:15i helped you out you know not even a thank you thank you i kept it brief he pouted clearly
16:22dissatisfied with my coldness but he didn't say more only turned up the volume of the car music
16:27that very night the headlines of harbor city's financial and entertainment sections were all
16:32dominated by ryan carter hashtag carter group president chasing former love suffer stomach
16:37spasms and his hospitalized hashtag the accompanying photos showed him being taken into an ambulance by his
16:43assistant and bodyguards the comments section exploded some mocked ryan for bringing it on
16:48himself saying he should have expected this day back when he flaunted his mistress others claimed
16:53kelly smith was inferior to me which was why ryan turned back and that the two of us would soon
16:58remarry in the vip ward of harbor city first hospital kelly smith eyes bloodshot grabbed the glass cup
17:04from the bedside table and smashed it viciously onto the floor shards flying everywhere why did you go to
17:09find her why she glared fiercely at the pale-faced ryan on the hospital bed didn't you say having me
17:15alone was enough the sharp shattering sound startled ryan and a dull ache crept through his abdomen he
17:23rubbed his temples tiredly even opening his eyes feeling like an effort his voice was very light what are
17:29you yelling for i went to see her for group matters group matters are group matters more important than
17:37me kelly rushed to the bedside her eyes filled with obsessive possessiveness i don't care you swear right
17:44now promise you'll never go see anna taylor again never
17:52ryan was irritated and flustered he suddenly shoved her away shut up if you hadn't messed the group up
18:00so badly would i need a word and lower myself to go beg her his voice shot up sharply tinged
18:06with hysteria
18:08but then the ward door was pushed open ryan's mother walked in carrying a thermal food container
18:14when she saw the mess all over the floor and her son's pale face her anger instantly flared kelly
18:20smith you're really becoming more and more outraging she slammed the container heavily onto the table can't
18:26you see ryan isn't feeling well why are you still yelling at him if anna were here she'd have already
18:33gone home to make dinner for ryan by now you only know how to make a scene anna taylor you're
18:40talking
18:41about her again letting out a cold snort i'm not her i don't want to do that kind of servant
18:47work
18:48she crossed her arms over her chest and stubbornly talked back what do you mean there's no mother
18:54poor in the towels i maybe have to go up myself i think you just pick on fight and girly
18:58you and how i stack
19:00i'm parrying your grandson you don't want him anymore how dare you talk back
19:06what have you ever done for ryan other than spending money and causing trouble what else did you do
19:14what trouble did i cause get out both of you get out ryan forced himself upright
19:21grabbed the pillow by the bed and hurled it at them with all his strength get out now the ward
19:28fell
19:28into dead silence in an instant ryan's mother and kelly were both stunned ryan collapsed weakly back
19:34onto the bed burying his face into the blanket as suppressed sobs seeped out muffled this was the
19:39first time he regretted it regretted divorcing anna when anna was around the group never had any problems
19:46and the household was always in perfect order anna would arrange everything properly and ryan could
19:51just enjoy his life but now because of several useless relatives kelly had stuffed into the group
19:59accidents happened again and again and several projects had already been cancelled by the time
20:04he realized something was wrong most of the capable backbones in the group had already left and his
20:09parents who once praised kelly non-stop now constantly complained and expressed dissatisfaction
20:14life seemed to have gone back to years ago when his group was on the brink of bankruptcy
20:18besieged on all sides the difference was back then when he turned around i was always there
20:24don't be afraid you've got me but now behind him there was no one at all
20:31a few days later the contract with the white group was officially signed this was the biggest deal i'd
20:37landed since leaving carter group it meant my small group had finally gained a firm foothold
20:41alex white attended in person after signing he tossed the pen aside and smiled brightly at me
20:47president anna to celebrate our successful cooperation how about dinner together i looked
20:53at his handsome face and declined politely
20:57no i still have something to do tonight his smile faded he leaned forward bracing his hands on the
21:04table anna taylor how long are you going to keep running you clearly know what i mean
21:11ever since that day in the parking lot when he helped me out alex white had launched a fierce
21:15pursuit flowers gifts and endless invitations it was impossible to ignore but i remained distant
21:23the entire time mr alex if you're just trying to provoke ryan there's really no need to waste
21:27effort on me alex looked at me with his big eyes he suddenly smiled with a touch of childish pride
21:33i'm
21:34not that boring i really do like you his gaze was far too intense i subconsciously stepped back but he
21:43grabbed my sleeve alex's fingers were long and warm he gently shook my arm and softened his voice
21:48come on just give me a chance have dinner with me okay he winked playfully at me and lowered his
21:56voice
21:56i'll tell you a secret about ryan i wanted to say no but unconsciously agreed
22:04both of us were startled
22:07the receptionist then hurried and anxiously president anna i'm sorry this gentleman insisted on barging in
22:14we couldn't stop him i waved my hand signaling her to step out first the uninvited guests were right
22:20behind the receptionist the one in front sat in a wheelchair which was ryan only a few days had passed
22:26yet he looked as if all vitality had been drained from him his face sallow and his eye sockets sunken
22:31and i'm here to take you home i looked at him not feeling sorry for him but only mad at
22:38him for
22:38interrupting me i reached out and pressed the internal line on the desk security
22:44please come here and take these uninvited people out ryan looked kind of stunned
22:49he probably hadn't expected me to be this ruthless his eyes instantly reddened anna taylor how can you
22:56treat me like this i've already thought it through these past few days most suitable for each other
23:01i've already brought up divorce with kelly smith i don't have any feelings for you anymore
23:06who you marry or divorce has nothing to do with me please don't come disturb my life again i don't
23:12want to be your servant anymore the decisiveness in my words left his face full of hurt we've been
23:18married for so many years remember you won't even give me one chance he stared at me in disbelief until
23:25he confirmed that there was only indifference left in my eyes only then did he understand i wasn't
23:30saying this out of spite he stopped faking tears anna taylor don't forget if i hadn't sponsored you back
23:37then you would even have been able to go to college now you're leaving me after your achievement
23:44i don't want much just help me hold carter group together for five years all right at last he pulled
23:52out this trump card the so-called debt of gratitude had weighed me down for a full 10 years i
23:59fell
23:59silent at the moment i hesitated a warm hand covered the back of my hand alex had somehow come to
24:05stand
24:06beside me ryan carter do you have no shame at all his voice was clear with undisguised contempt
24:12using my credit to blackmail others how can you be so utterly shameless alex white why are you here
24:22why can't i be here if i weren't i wouldn't have known that you've been taking my credit
24:29using my kindness to threaten the woman i love you you're talking nonsense shut up i did sponsor her
24:38is that so alex took out his phone and presented it to me anna see for yourself then through an
24:45anonymous charitable organization to your accounts from high school through university the one who
24:51sponsored you was always me my mind buzzed turning completely blank on the screen rows of transfer
24:58records were displayed with crystal clarity dates and amounts every single one matched exactly the
25:03scholarships i had received back then the recipient account was my high school financial aid fund account
25:08and the designated beneficiary was anna taylor in both my past and present lives i had always
25:16believed it was ryan in my freshman year he had taken the initiative to find me and told me he
25:21was the
25:21anonymous sponsor because of that debt of gratitude i was deeply thankful to him and after graduation through
25:27myself into his group without hesitation it was also because of that gratitude that i developed
25:32feelings for him even when he sampled my dignity time and time again i endured it because of that
25:37supposed kindness i thought it was something i owed him so from the very beginning it had all been a
25:43lie
25:44brian looked terrible but he still wanted to make a final i stayed by your side for four years in
25:48college and always encouraged you doesn't that count as emotional support then he tried to move me again
25:57yeah i didn't sponsor you financially but we were husband and wife for 10 years isn't that bond
26:03enough for you to help me just once have you forgotten what you used to love me
26:10i promise i won't care about your past affair anymore you forgive me this once too
26:16we can still live a happy life together okay
26:21i almost laughed from sheer anger at this point he was still trying to bind me with his twisted logic
26:28ryan carter do you really think i'm an idiot my voice wasn't loud but it froze the air in the
26:33entire conference room back then i sobered up from after the man in my bed was sent by you
26:40even i drugged the glass of water those prepared by you chinser wasn't it ryan's face instantly turned
26:45deathly pale i shook my head in disappointment the last shred of lingering feeling in my heart
26:50turning to ashes the thing i regret most in this life is being with a man like you full of
26:56lies
26:56those words became the final straw that crushed him he slumped weakly in his wheelchair tears rolling
27:02down in big drops no it's not like that how can you regret it you love me you clearly love
27:12me
27:13at that moment the security guards who had arrived late finally broke through ryan's black suited bodyguards
27:19together with the wheelchair they pushed the whole group out the world finally became quiet in the
27:25conference room only alex white and i remained and it was super awkward he didn't look at me his
27:31gaze drifting to the patterns on the carpet well i still have some things to deal with at my group
27:37i'll head out first after saying that he turned around wait i grabbed his wrist didn't you say we
27:45were going to have dinner i didn't mean to use this to pressure you don't misunderstand if you don't
27:51like me you don't have to force yourself to be with me just because i sponsored you seeing his awkward
27:57yet proud demeanor i wasn't so upset anymore i couldn't help but laugh a bit i won't i softened my
28:04tone still holding his wrist i just really really want to have a meal with you i looked into his
28:12eyes
28:12and asked again seriously so mr alex would you like to under my gaze his cheeks grew redder and
28:20redder and then he nodded gently to prevent ryan from coming back to pester me again i threw a few
28:27obstacles into some of carter group's overseas projects i didn't intend to do anything drastic to
28:32carter group i just wanted to keep him busy keep him from bothering me but the foundation of carter
28:38group had long rotted my small move was nearly the first domino to fall carter group's stock price
28:44plunged without warning several major projects under negotiation blew up one after another
28:49partners withdrew their investments and the capital chain snapped on the spot
28:53when the first domino fell the whole thing wouldn't last for long bank collection notices piled up like
28:59mountains and every day there were creditors walking the gates of the carter family go up
29:03kelly smith the once gentle woman who had obeyed ryan and everything realized that carter group was
29:08absolutely going down she immediately turned around and filed a lawsuit demanding a divorce and division
29:14of ryan's assets the two of them made a huge scene the former lovers faced each other in court
29:20hurling accusations all of harbor city was watching ryan make a fool of himself laughing at how he
29:25ditched his good wife only to marry that bitch i saw all this news while on dates with alex through
29:30push notifications on my phone i only glanced at them before immediately locking the screen
29:35it had nothing to do with me anymore what i cared about more was alex sitting across from me our
29:41relationship slowly became better through dinners movies and visits to art exhibitions on christmas day
29:48harbor city saw its first snowfall of the winter i booked out the mountaintop revolving restaurant
29:55through the huge floor to ceiling windows we could overlook the dazzling lights of the entire city
30:01alex dressed in a bespoke suit sat quietly across from me the snowy glow outside reflected on his face
30:07making him look kinda unreal amid the gentle sound of violin music i knelt on one knee he froze for
30:14a
30:14moment a hint of panic in his eyes alex white i looked up at him holding his cold hand these
30:21past few
30:22months every day i've spent with you has made me very happy i want to turn this happiness into
30:26a lifetime so would you be willing to be my boyfriend his eyes instantly turned red his lips
30:34trembling unable to utter a single word the surrounding diners had gone quiet all watching us
30:40after a long while he finally lowered his hand in disbelief and nodded hard thunderous applause
30:45erupted throughout the restaurant i put the ring on his finger and threw myself into his arms my phone
30:51vibrated on the table but i ignored it the person i was holding was my whole world only later did
30:57i
30:57find out that those notifications were the final headlines of that night carter group officially
31:02announces bankruptcy and liquidation former carter group president's lover kelly smith suspected of
31:07commercial embezzlement and leaking trade secrets now arrested by police
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