When Su Niansheng received her critical illness notice, she also received a video.
It was sent by her husband’s agent.
In the dimly lit KTV, a handsome man drank one glass after another. A woman in revealing clothes nestled into his embrace, slowly pressing her lips to his, yet he showed no reaction.
Noticing someone filming, the woman shyly buried her face in his chest. “Don’t film, it wouldn’t be good if Sister-in-law sees.”
Hearing this, the man suddenly grabbed her waist and pulled her closer, his cold, indifferent eyes staring directly into the camera as if deliberately provoking. “So what if she sees? Do you think I care?”
Immediately, cheers erupted around them. “Sister Yixuan, the real wife! Sister Yixuan, the real wife!”
In the video, the man was her husband, Shi Yubai, the youngest Triple Crown actor in the entertainment industry.
The woman was his so-called ‘little sister’ since childhood, the popular starlet Lin Yixuan, and also the woman he had been cheating with since their marriage.
And she…
She was nothing but a joke, a discarded pawn.
She had known Shi Yubai for seven years.
From campus to wedding gown, she had poured all her heart and soul into it, enduring countless hardships, chasing him relentlessly for six years before finally achieving her goal. She thought marriage would be the beginning of happiness, but instead, it was the start of her descent into hell…
On their wedding night, he didn’t touch her. Instead, he got drunk and was photographed by reporters lying in a trailer with Lin Yixuan, their clothes in disarray.
On Valentine’s Day, Lin Yixuan posted a picture on Weibo—two hands intertwined, so familiar that Niansheng recognized them at a glance, and it sent the internet into a frenzy—#The Ultimate Romance! Popular Starlet Lin Yixuan and Triple Crown Actor Shi Yubai Announce Their Relationship on Valentine’s Day!#
After that, on 520, Qixi Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, New Year’s… every memorable occasion, they spent it together, flaunting their overflowing sweetness and affection to the entire internet.
When she and Shi Yubai got married, they didn’t hold a wedding. Aside from a very few people who knew about their relationship, everyone else, like the netizens, believed he and Lin Yixuan were the couple.
They were a match made in heaven.
Sitting for too long, Su Niansheng’s illness began to flare up, her entire body aching so intensely that tears welled up in her eyes.
Severe somatic symptom disorder had led to systemic organ failure.
She didn’t know when this strange illness had taken hold of her.
Perhaps it was the hysteria the first time she saw the bed photos of Shi Yubai and Lin Yixuan, perhaps it was the anger and madness from bombarding him with phone calls again and again, or perhaps it was the sorrow and despair of finally realizing that Shi Yubai never loved her—that he had only been using and tormenting her all along.
In the end, the pain became too much, so unbearable that she no longer had the strength to cry or resent. She was like a stagnant lake, unable to stir even a ripple no matter how much it was disturbed.
Since Shi Yubai hated her so much, she would grant him his final wish—she would not leave this world as his deceased wife.
She took out the divorce agreement she had prepared long ago, and as she flipped through the clauses, tears still couldn’t help but fall.
She had nothing left.
She was once the heiress of the Su Group, the wealthiest family in the capital, but to be with Shi Yubai, she had hidden her identity, constantly argued with her family, and even severed ties with them.
She was once the top seed in the figure skating team for the World Youth Championships, but for the sake of Shi Yubai and Lin Yixuan’s careers, she had busied herself and worked tirelessly, ultimately abandoning her own professional path.
Even worse, she had broken the heart of her childhood friend who had grown up with her, driving him to go abroad and never return.
For what she believed to be love, she had gambled everything, convinced that happiness would be her ultimate reward. Little did she know that now, even her life was on the verge of being lost.
Foolish as an idiot.
Tear stains, like the continuous drizzle of June, seeped damply into her dreams. After sending the electronic version of the agreement to Shi Yubai, Su Niansheng gradually fell asleep.
Early the next morning, she received a reply: “I’m at Huanyu Tower. Let’s talk in person.”
Huanyu Tower, the awards ceremony.
The venue was a gathering of titans from the business and entertainment worlds, with stars shining brightly. A red carpet stretched for hundreds of meters, and a steady stream of handsome men and beautiful women made their appearances before the signature board.
When Shi Yubai and Lin Yixuan, dressed in splendid attire and arm in arm, appeared on stage, fans erupted into a frenzy of screams, hailing them as the perfect golden couple!
“Welcome, distinguished guests, to the 23rd Golden Ear Awards ceremony. Let’s give a warm round of applause as we invite today’s esteemed presenter, Shi Yubai, to present the trophy for Best Actress to Miss Lin Yixuan!”
The host passionately set down the microphone, waiting for the spotlight to focus on Lin Yixuan.
Unexpectedly, with a sudden “whoosh,” the dazzling spotlight shifted to the entrance. As the two magnificent golden doors slowly opened, the attention of everyone in the room was drawn toward it.
Having been ill for a long time and unaccustomed to such strenuous activity, Su Niansheng felt her heart racing and her body growing cold upon reaching her destination.
However, when she saw the scene behind the doors, it felt as though she had plunged into an icy abyss!
Inside the tower, the air was filled with the fragrance of perfumes and the shimmer of elegant attire, illuminated by brilliant lights. Countless celebrities, reporters, media personnel, and fans filled the space.
And there, in the SVIP seating area, was the dazzling yet somewhat unfamiliar figure of a young man.
Once, he had been that immature, domineering, and somewhat arrogant childhood friend, her closest confidant with whom she shared everything.
Now, after years apart and having returned from studying abroad, he had shed the youthful innocence of his past. Officially the heir to the Shen financial conglomerate, he was now the most prominent Crown Prince in the capital. Dressed in a tailored suit, he exuded an unparalleled elegance and an air of unattainable nobility from head to toe, not even deigning to glance her way.
So, this was what Shi Yubai meant by “talk in person”…
To make her, betrayed by both her husband and her friend, a laughingstock of the entire capital under the watchful eyes of the public and in front of the relatives and friends who had cut ties with her!
A complete and utter clown!
In that instant, Su Niansheng felt as though she had been frozen solid. Her eyes lost their focus, her face turned as pale as paper, and she was so mortified that she almost turned to flee—but her frail body simply wouldn’t allow it.
Meanwhile, everyone in the banquet hall was stunned.
Who was she?
With simple shoulder-length hair, an ordinary black coat, and an undeniable look of weary illness on her face, everything about her seemed out of place in this glamorous ceremony. Yet, the ethereal grace in her eyes and her delicate features were so captivating that it was impossible to look away, like a swan in distress.
Seeing her, Shi Yubai frowned slightly, momentarily forgetting the award presentation.
Why was she here?
“Is that Su Niansheng? It’s been years—she’s changed so much.”
“Crown Prince, what’s wrong?”
On the SVIP seating, a friend asked in a startled tone, only to be sharply rebuked by the man. “I wasn’t looking.”
“I didn’t say you were looking—I meant your hand…”
At the dinner table, the glass wine cup he tightly gripped was crushed outright, sharp shards embedding into the long, slender joints of his fingers, with deep crimson blood continuously seeping out—a sight that was startling to behold.
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