Volume One, Chapter Four: I'm Not Foolish, But You're Doomed
The memories of the original body surged into Xie Wanníng’s mind all at once. She slowly closed her eyes and quickly reviewed all the memories.
Xie Wanníng, the eldest daughter of the Xie family in South City.
It was well known that the Xie family’s business was passed down through the daughters, not the sons. As the only cherished pearl of this branch of the Xie family, Xie Wanníng had been pampered and adored since childhood.
However, her bright and untroubled life came to a permanent halt at the age of eighteen.
Five years ago, Old Madam Xie passed away.
Shortly after, the family’s former maid arrived at the door with a girl, claiming that her daughter, Lin Wanyin, was the true eldest daughter of the Xie family.
After a paternity test, it was confirmed that the girl was indeed the biological child of the Xie couple.
To secure the inheritance rights of the family business, her once loving parents used this DNA evidence to take her to court, forcing her to give up everything.
The scandal of the real and fake heiress spread like wildfire, and overnight, the original Xie Wanníng became the laughingstock of the entire South City.
Yet, the original fiancé, Lu Yanci, eldest son of the Lu family, publicly swore that whether or not she was the Xie family’s heiress, he would marry only her in this lifetime.
The Xie family, wary of the Lu family but also wanting to leverage their influence, accepted the original Xie Wanníng as an adopted daughter and kept her in the family.
But the good times didn’t last. Three years ago, Lu Yanci suddenly fell gravely ill and became bedridden, leaving the original Xie Wanníng without her only protector.
Later, at a Pei family banquet, Lin Wanyin broke the birthday gift for Old Master Pei.
To protect his biological daughter, Xie’s father publicly accused Xie Wanníng of breaking the gift and forced her to kneel and apologize to Old Master Pei.
She was condemned by the masses, but no one believed her.
Afterwards, she was driven out of the Xie family and forced to compensate for the broken birthday gift.
Homeless and destitute, Fu Lingzhou stayed steadfast by her side. Not only that, Fu Lingzhou proposed to marry her and help her repay the debt.
The original Xie Wanníng was deeply moved, unaware that Fu Lingzhou and Lin Wanyin had been childhood sweethearts growing up together in the countryside.
His appearance was merely a ploy to drag Xie Wanníng into hell for Lin Wanyin!
Recalling the scene of the original body’s tragic death, Xie Wanníng’s calm eyes flickered with a terrifying cold light.
She gazed at the mist tangled with hatred hovering in the air and said, “Rest assured, since I have borrowed your body, I will certainly avenge your grudge. None of those who harmed you will go unpunished!”
As she spoke, the mist slowly quieted.
“Eh? You’ve woken up?”
Old Fu was astonished beyond words to see her awake, his wrinkled face full of surprise.
“Where am I?”
Xie Wanníng took a moment to steady herself, suppressing the chill around her, and asked Old Fu.
“Hmph. This is the private hospital in the Lu family villa district!”
Recalling Lu Yanci’s indifferent, expressionless gaze yesterday, Old Fu thought he must have been deeply hurt by Xie Wanníng to be like this.
So no matter how miserable this woman was, she didn’t deserve any sympathy.
Old Fu’s face was cold as he gave Xie Wanníng a harsh look. “The doctors said you might become a vegetable, and even if you wake up, you might become an idiot.”
Then he scrutinized Xie Wanníng carefully before turning his head away. “I didn’t expect you not to be stupid!”
His tone was full of undisguised dissatisfaction, as if he wished she had gone senile just to relieve his anger.
Xie Wanníng: “...”
This old man!
His temper was somewhat similar to her disrespectful master.
So Xie Wanníng couldn’t help but examine Old Fu more closely.
He looked barely fifty, but his face was deeply lined with wrinkles and his hair was graying, making him appear like an octogenarian.
Suddenly, Xie Wanníng noticed something unusual.
On Old Fu’s forehead, a faint black mist pulsated—it was death aura!
“Why are you staring at me like that?” Old Fu felt uneasy under her gaze and took a cautious step back, his eyes wary.
Xie Wanníng looked at Old Fu and said in a low voice, “You have death aura inside you; you’re dying.”
“...What?”
Old Fu blinked, took two seconds to process, then suddenly flew into a rage. “You little witch, you’re cursing me? You’re the one who’s going to die! Your whole family will die!”
Seeing the flames flickering in Old Fu’s clouded eyes, Xie Wanníng’s voice remained calm. “Your forehead is dark, and your philtrum is bluish—the signs of imminent death. You don’t need me to curse you.”
“You...! You’re talking nonsense.”
But seeing Xie Wanníng’s composed demeanor, Old Fu grew uneasy, feeling she might actually be telling the truth.
“I’m perfectly healthy! How could I be dying!”
He suddenly shuddered, snapping out of her words, his trembling lips and still-flickering fiery eyes betraying his fear.
“Whatever you call it, I think you’re the one bringing bad luck, not me!”
“If you insist on not believing, then so be it.”
Xie Wanníng cast Old Fu a faint glance before withdrawing her gaze.
If he hadn’t resembled her master a bit, she wouldn’t have said those things.
But since he didn’t believe her, fine.
“I believe it.”
Unexpectedly, a voice sounded from outside the door.
The next moment, someone pushed the door open.
Xie Wanníng slowly turned her head, and the coldness in her eyes sharpened instantly when she saw the visitor.
It was him—
The original body’s ex-fiancé.
The same man who had strangled her and toyed with her last night!
“What...?”
The scene before her made Xie Wanníng’s eyes narrow sharply, her pale face filled with shock and disbelief.
Within this seemingly peaceful hospital, there was a hidden secret.
Dim death auras gathered silently from all directions like shadows prowling in the night, drawn by some unseen force.
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