Chapter 1: The Kiss of Death
Check yer brains at the door~
Readers who read this novel, get ready to explode with wealth, beauty, and handsomeness!
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Brother Lin Xuan is dead.
He caught his wife in bed with another dude. They teamed up, offed him, dumped him in the river, staging it as a suicide.
Qin Ruoyao’s all flustered clutching his supposed “suicide note” while calling the cops.
Several boats are out there fishing for Lin Xuan’s body in the river.
But since Qin Ruoyao fed them false info, they’re doomed to fail.
Qin Ruoyao kneels by the riverside, sobbing her heart out.
“Husband, don’t die! Why would you be so irrational to commit suicide?”
“You can’t earn money, and you’ve lost your ability to have kids, but I don’t blame you, I don’t!”
“Husband, please don’t die! Come back, alright? Husband!”
“Wah wah wah, now that you’re gone, leaving me all alone, what am I supposed to do?”
Qin Ruoyao’s tears are streaming down like a waterfall.
She hasn’t eaten or drank water all day, her lips pale, swaying on her feet—she looks absolutely pitiful, making everyone want to cry for her.
“Qin Ruoyao truly loves Lin Xuan, how did this Lin Xuan deserve such devotion?”
“If I had a wife who loved me like that and was this beautiful, I’d wake up laughing every night from my dreams!”
There were tons of journalists and media present, snapping photos and recording videos of Qin Ruoyao while muttering, “Maybe Lin Xuan is the only one who died without anyone mourning him.”
“Who would mourn him? Just some useless freeloader!”
Lin Xuan watches all this, hatred brimming in his eyes.
What a fake b*tch!
Still putting on an act!
“Hahaha.”
Lin Xuan laughs bitterly in mockery, “I’m such an idiot, getting played around by a woman like a puppet!”
“My whole life has been nothing but a joke!”
As the true heir of the Lin family, he got pushed aside by an adopted son, losing any standing in the Lin household!
The woman he adored and fawned over has been using him all along!
And the one person who actually cared about him, he drove away with his own hands!
He’s filled with rage, so much rage.
But he’s dead now—he can’t seek revenge.
Meanwhile, online, people are celebrating left and right.
“Good riddance to Lin Xuan! He deserved it—evil gets its comeuppance!”
“Sisters, let’s party big tonight! Congrats to Yao Yao for escaping her misery!”
“Congrats to Yao Yao for escaping her misery!!!”
Qin Ruoyao’s a celebrity known as the National Goddess; everyone thinks Lin Xuan doesn’t deserve her!
Now that Lin Xuan’s dead,
Her fans, random passersby, the entire internet—they’re all cheering!
Qin Ruoyao stood by the riverbank for a whole day, couldn’t hold on anymore, and passed out.
The search team searched for a day and a half, found nothing, and gave up.
Lin Xuan’s spirit drifts back to the Lin residence.
Just then, his second sister, Lin Qingyan, scrolls through Weibo and gasps, “Dad, Mom, Lin Xuan jumped into the river and committed suicide!”
Jiang Shuqin freezes. “That shameless guy, why would he jump into the river? This must be fake news.”
“It’s already trending on Weibo. Lots of cops and firefighters are at the riverside. Everyone’s congratulating Qin Ruoyao for escaping her suffering!”
Jiang Shuqin snorts coldly, “If he wants to kill himself, it wasn’t our fault. What does it have to do with us? Today’s Li’s birthday. Let’s be happy and not mention him.”
Lin Chang also says, “Right, let’s celebrate Li’s birthday. Cheers! Forget about the rest.”
The whole Lin family sits around the dining table, cheerful and laughing, enjoying themselves.
Lin Xuan’s heart turns completely cold.
This is his real parents and real sister, reacting so indifferently to his death.
Lin Xuan’s spirit returns to the river.
Watching the sun rise and set, the twilight fading.
Lin Xuan’s heart feels utterly dead.
His closest relatives ignore him, treating him like a disgrace and burden. His beloved wife has been using him all along, treating him like a dog.
Only Su Hua truly cared about him, and he lost her—the one person who mattered most.
“Su Hua, you must hate me so much,” Lin Xuan croaks.
After how he treated her, how could she not?
She offered him her heart on a platter, and he crushed it. To this day, he still remembers the pain and despair on Su Hua’s face during his wedding ceremony.
The sun fully sets, darkness enveloping everything.
Lin Xuan’s spirit aimlessly drifts over the river.
Suddenly, countless flashlights appear, shining toward the riverbank.
Lin Xuan freezes.
A group of divers in full gear approaches. Leading them is a woman in black, stunningly beautiful and regal, with an impressive figure. She exudes authority yet carries a sense of fragility.
