A cruise ship was slowly moving in the dark night.
Under the dim light on the rooftop, Gu You seemed like a pile of mud, collapsed on the ground.
Her hands were desperately covering her swollen stomach, but the blood kept gushing out.
Gu You could no longer feel the pain, her eyes starting to lose focus.
With the last ounce of her strength, she looked at the man holding Shen Xintang with expectation.
"Jiang Tao, have you ever loved me?"
Jiang Tao's gaze was full of resentment and cruelty. "Love? Ha ha! If it weren't for the shares of Jiang's corporation, do you think I would marry you, a tarnished woman with a bastard in your belly?"
Shen Xintang glanced contemptuously at the dying Gu You, her bold red lips spitting out cruel words.
"Do you remember the car accident two years ago? It was plotted by Tao and me."
Gu You's pupils dilated suddenly. It felt as if an invisible hand was choking her throat, forcing out a sharp, ragged gasp.
At that time, the twins in her belly were seven months old. Her mother died on the spot trying to save her, both of her unborn children died in her womb, and she almost didn't make it either.
Shen Xintang took pleasure in Gu You's desperation, then delivered another blow.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, I am actually your paternal half-sister. Yet, because your mom was too powerful, our dad never dared to acknowledge me and my mom."
"No…no…”
With a trembling head, Gu You refused to believe her ears.
"Jiang Hanche holds such deep affection for you, even going to the length of leaving his family behind and giving you his entire fortune of billions." Jiang Tao gritted his teeth, each word punctuated with heavy emphasis, "As long as you die, the Jiang family fortune will be mine."
Shen Xintang leaned close to Jiang Tao, her high heel pressing down on Gu You's stomach, her voice sending chills down the spine.
"Gu You, you're standing in my way, your child is standing in the way of my child, so both of you... should die!"
Without waiting for their words to fade, Jiang Tao and Shen Xintang picked up Gu You and forcefully threw her into the open sea.
The cold seawater rushed in from all sides, Gu You couldn't even summon enough strength to fight back, continually sinking deeper.
Despair, as engulfing as the sea, surrounded her tightly.
Hatred!
She couldn't believe the man she entirely loved not only cheated on her but also set her on a path to death.
The cousin she treated like a sibling was actually her father's illegitimate daughter, constantly plotting against her and trying to take her property.
Even as a ghost, she would never forgive that despicable couple!
Suddenly, Gu You felt something embrace her and then air was forced into her mouth as her body started to rise.
With a "splash", Gu You broke through the water's surface, she opened her eyes and, under the faint gleam of starlight, saw a clear-cut face.
Jiang Hanche.
Her ex-husband, Jiang Tao's youngest uncle.
He was in the late stages of cancer, and the doctors had confirmed he wouldn't survive more than three months.
Jiang Hanche was deeply worried, his eyes sunken and his body bone-thin from anxiety.
"Yuyu, how are you…ah…"
With a dire scream, Gu Yuyu felt Jiang Hanche’s body suddenly sink, simultaneously, a strong force pushed her away.
Before she could react, she felt heart-wrenching pain from her leg, and was pulled back into the water.
The smell of blood filled the air.
…
"…Help! Help!"
Gu Yuyu woke up screaming, jumping up as though electrocuted, panting heavily.
She was dizzy, seeing stars.
"Yuyu! Yuyu! You’re finally awake! You scared me to death!" Gu Lijun burst into tears and hugged Gu Yuyu.
Gu Yuyu was stunned, her eyes wide in shock,” Mom?”
Didn't Mom die in a car accident two years ago?
Gu Lijun sighed with relief, gently wiping Gu Yuyu's sweat and soothingly said, "What’s wrong with you? If you have something to say, just talk. Why do you have to go to such an extreme and try to kill yourself? How will your mom live without you?"
Gu Yuyu opened her mouth to speak but, no words came out.
Had she been reincarnated?
Gu You bit her tongue hard. Ouch- it hurt!
Truly!
She was really reborn, back to the day she was engaged to Jiang Han Che.
And for Jiang Tao, that jerk, she ignored the friendship of three generations and the sentiments of twenty years of childhood-based friendship, committing suicide by crashing into a wall on the engagement day.
Ha!
Even God felt that her death in her past life was too pitiful and gave her another chance.
In this life, she would demand a blood debt, reclaiming what Jiang Tao and Shen Xin Tang owed her, principal and interest!
The door to the sickroom was pushed open, and Shen Xin Tang came striding in.
"You You, you're finally awake! You scared us to death!"
Gu You took a breath, her hatred surged crazily, rushing straight to her forehead.
What a half-sister!
Her good father, Lu Zhengting, who is infamous in the circle for being indulgent towards his wife and daughter, actually had an illegitimate daughter of the same age as her, which was kept a secret for twenty long years!
The son-in-law brought the illegitimate daughter home as a distant relative, letting her live in luxury and slowly occupy her nest. What a great method!
There was a moment when Gu You just wanted to rush over, strangle her, and chop her down.
No!
"That's far from enough!
Shen Xintang and Jiang Tao, this duplicitous pair, can't have such a swift death. That would be letting them off too easy.
Shen Xintang sat by the bed and said to Gu Lijun, "Aunt, you should go and rest. I'll watch over things here."
Gu Lijun sighed tiredly, "Xintang, you stay with Youyou, try to console and guide her."
As soon as Gu Lijun left, Shen Xintang started to fan the flames.
"Youyou, this morning at the engagement banquet, your suicide attempt gave Jiang Jian a brain hemorrhage out of anger. He just underwent surgery and hasn't left the Intensive Care Unit."
Shen Xintang cast crafty glances everywhere. She leaned in close to Gu You with a sense of mystery and whispered,
"Tell Jiang Hanche you want to visit Jiang Jian. If you make a big scene again, even if Jiang Jian doesn't die, he'll be half-dead. The Jiang family will surely cancel the engagement on their own."
Gu You glanced coldly at Shen Xintang and with a mockingly tone, she responded, "If anything were to happen to Jiang Jian, my engagement with Jiang Hanche would be cancelled, but I'd be done with Jiang Tao too."
Shen Xintang’s eyes flickered, she giggled awkwardly, "Jiang Jian is as good as dead, what more can he do? You're young, just wait three to five more years, after Jiang Jian's death, who can stop you from being with Jiang Tao?"
"Furthermore, if Jiang Hanche insists on marrying you and you don't break this pot, you'll have to marry Jiang Hanche, then your relationship with Jiang Tao…"
Shen Xintang paused, looking meaningfully at Gu You.
Gu You glanced at Shen Xintang and saw a trace of malicious jealousy in her eyes.
In her previous life, she thought Shen Xintang truly supported her pursuit of love and considered her a confidante.
At times when she had the most severe conflicts with Jiang Hanche, Gu You, left stranded, listened to Shen Xintang's advice."
From what she could see now, Shen Xintang was afraid that she would become Mistress Young Jiang and that the Gu family would eventually merge with the Jiang family. She would end up getting nothing.
Shen Xintang inwardly sneered. The fool, all beauty and no brains, was still at her mercy.
"Yoyo, you must remember to make as big a scene as possible tomorrow. The more severe the scene, the higher the disapproval from the Jiang family and the more likely your marriage with Jiang Hanche might be canceled."
Gu Yoyo waved her hand dismissively, "I want to sleep now, I have a headache."
Shen Xintang, full of ceaseless advice and caveats, reluctantly left.
Just as Shen Xintang left, Gu Yoyo's cell phone rang.
The falling eyelashes lazily lifted, a chill slowly rising from the bottom of her eyes.
Ha, another actor had taken their place.
