After Coveting My Ex-Sister-in-Law

Upon receiving the news of her older sister’s passing, Shen Qing immediately returned to the country. At the funeral, she once again saw that incomparably familiar face: her sister-in-law, Jiang Wangshu. Jiang Wangshu was the eldest daughter of a prominent Haicheng family, possessing striking looks and a gentle, delicate beauty that made her resemble a bright moon in the sky. However, due to her awkward social standing, she had been treated as a discarded pawn and arranged into a marriage of convenience with Shen Qing’s eldest sister, who had been bedridden with chronic illness for years. Looking at the sister-in-law standing before her with red, swollen eyes, trembling unsteadily in front of her sister’s portrait, and crying a tear-streaked, pitiful rain, Shen Qing suddenly recalled her sister’s final plea: Protect Jiang Wangshu until she finds a partner whose capability and power are no less than her own. Shen Qing had harbored a deep estrangement from her sister, and when her sister fell gravely ill, she had chosen to leave the country without hesitation. Yet now that everything had cooled with time, any grievances—no matter how great should have dissipated. From then on, strictly adhering to her sister’s dying wish, she frequently looked after Jiang Wangshu. Eventually, disregarding Jiang Wangshu’s own wishes, she audaciously moved her into the villa where she lived. On a dark and stormy night, she crawled into Jiang Wangshu’s bed, calling out “sister-in-law” breathlessly with every word. After all, besides herself, who else could possibly be a match for Jiang Wangshu? Jiang Wangshu should have belonged to her in the first place. Everyone in Haicheng’s upper-class circles knew that Shen Qing, the second young miss of the Shen family, was both beautiful and kind-hearted, carrying out her duty of caring for her late sister-in-law with utmost dedication. Yet outsiders only knew Jiang Wangshu as Shen Qing’s sister-in-law; they did not know that she was originally supposed to be Shen Qing’s fiancée. One night, Jiang Wangshu came down with a sudden high fever. Shen Qing cancelled an important evening banquet to rush home, but when Jiang Wangshu saw her, she subconsciously called out her older sister’s name. At first, Shen Qing was still able to calmly tell Jiang Wangshu, “Take a good look. I am Shen Qing.” Later on, she could no longer bear it. Like a drenched, pitiful puppy, she aggrievedly accused: “You were supposed to be my wife. They were the ones who snatched you away from my side, and now that I have taken you back, what is wrong with that?” *** One-sentence Synopsis: Open the door, sister-in-law—it is me, your sister. Core Theme: Heaven will not fail your persistence. — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: After Coveting My Ex-Sister-in-Law — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠