Chapter 1: I Will Love You in the Next Life

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The iron door of the abandoned warehouse swung open, and the sound of high heels echoed slowly.

Covered in blood, Xiang Wanqiao lay dying on the ground. Her hands and feet were chained, and her once delicate and beautiful face was now marred and festering. She looked like neither a human nor a ghost.

Lu Siwei approached Xiang Wanqiao and looked down at her, her eyes filled with a sense of triumph. “Xiang Wanqiao, how does it feel to be abandoned by everyone and have your family torn apart?”

Upon seeing Lu Siwei, Xiang Wanqiao’s blood surged back, and she desperately wanted to lunge at her, to tear this woman’s face apart.

Unfortunately, her hands and feet were tightly bound, restricting her movement. She couldn’t even reach Lu Siwei’s heels.

“Lu Siwei! You bitch! I’m going to kill you!” she roared.

“Hahaha”

Lu Siwei erupted in laughter, her laughter laced with sarcasm.

“Xiang Wanqiao, you want to kill me?” She sneered disdainfully. “Your Xiang family is dead.”

“Look at your current state. I’m afraid that in this world, only Gu Jingzhan doesn’t despise you. But unfortunately, Gu Jingzhan also died, and died miserably.”

“Impossible! Impossible!” Xiang Wanqiao retorted, disbelief etched on her face. “Gu Jingzhan will not die, he will not die…”

Lu Siwei sighed with feigned pity, slowly pulled out her phone from her bag, and played a video.

“Don’t believe it? Then take a good look at who is the person in the video.”

Xiang Wanqiao watched the video. She saw Gu Jingzhan drink the poison, the poison taking effect, and him being tortured to death, vomiting blood until he finally succumbed.

Seeing Gu Jingzhan die in such agony, Xiang Wanqiao’s eyes turned bloodshot.

Lu Siwei reveled in Xiang Wanqiao’s reaction.

“Gu Jingzhan was truly willing to take risks. To give you a chance to live, he drank poison and chose death. If it weren’t for you, Gu Jingzhan wouldn’t have fallen from grace, turning from a powerful figure into a prisoner.”

Tears streamed down Xiang Wanqiao’s face, filled with regret. “Gu Jingzhan, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault that you were harmed.”

“Xiang Wanqiao, why do you think people like you should live in this world? Not only did you kill your parents and sister, but you also made the man who loved you most die for you. I feel sad for you when I think about it.”

“Ah”

Xiang Wanqiao clutched her head in pain, her bloodshot eyes filled with intense hatred and murderous intent.

“Lu Siwei, you killed them, all this was calculated by you and Xiao Xuan’an!”

Lu Siwei slowly crouched in front of her, raised her hand, and pinched Xiang Wanqiao’s grotesquely disfigured face. She said provocatively, “Even if all this was our plan, what can you do to us now?”

“Why? Why do you treat me like this? Why?”

Xiang Wanqiao couldn’t understand. She considered Lu Siwei her best friend and believed she had never betrayed her trust.

But why did her supposed friend betray her with Xiao Xuan’an?

“Because you are the stupidest woman in the world. It is because of your stupidity that you are fooled around by others, and in the end, all the people who love you leave you one by one.”

Xiang Wanqiao clenched her fists, glared at her, and cursed, “You two dogs and bitches, I curse you, I curse you to die!”

Lu Siwei didn’t react, and even said with a smile, “Xiang Wanqiao, you are not only the stupidest woman in the world, but also the most pitiful and pathetic woman in the world. You can only blame yourself for not knowing people well.”

She continued to provoke Xiang Wanqiao with her words.

“Hahaha, Xiang Wanqiao, you lost, and you lost completely. You will only be defeated by me in this life!”

Xiang Wanqiao, however, wasn’t angry after hearing these words. Instead, she calmed down.

The hatred in her eyes gradually turned into pity, and she slowly said, “Lu Siwei, you are the most pitiful and pathetic woman in the world.”

This single sentence directly broke Lu Siwei’s defenses.

She slapped Xiang Wanqiao in anger, and warned with a fierce look, “You bitch, shut up!”

Xiang Wanqiao laughed, provoking her in return.

“Lu Siwei, you are the most pitiful person in the world!”

“I’m not! I’m not!” Lu Siwei’s face turned pale with rage, and she said viciously, “Xiang Wanqiao, you bitch, shut up!”

Lu Siwei, consumed by madness, grabbed Xiang Wanqiao’s neck and squeezed tightly.

“Xiang Wanqiao, why can you have such a good family when you are born? Why do all people like you? Why do all people revolve around you?”

“Why! Why!”

“This is not fair! This is not fair!”

Despite being choked by Lu Siwei, Xiang Wanqiao didn’t struggle. In this world, there was nothing left for her to care about.

If she continued to live like this, she might as well die.

“Weiwei!”

Xiao Xuan’an entered from outside and saw the scene unfold. He immediately pulled Lu Siwei away, kicking Xiang Wanqiao with disgust in his eyes.

Xiang Wanqiao landed on the ground, clutching her chest in pain, blood trickling from the corner of her mouth.

“Weiwei, calm down!”

Xiao Xuan’an supported Lu Siwei’s shoulders, concern etched on his face. He shook her body, trying to bring her back to her senses.

Lu Siwei regained consciousness, gasping for breath, her chest heaving violently.

Seeing that Lu Siwei seemed terrified, Xiao Xuan’an embraced her and patted her back. He kept comforting her, “It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t be afraid.”

Under his comfort, Lu Siwei gradually calmed down and immediately feigned weakness. She pretended to sob twice and said weakly, “Brother An, I didn’t know just now…”

“Okay, okay, I’m here, it’s okay.”

Xiang Wanqiao lay on the ground, watching the couple in front of her, and suddenly laughed. Her laughter was filled with sorrow.

One was the man she once loved deeply, and the other was her best friend. She had treated them with her whole heart, but what did she get in return?

Betrayal, abandonment, a shattered family…

Ridiculous!

Sad!

Xiao Xuan’an frowned as he listened to the chilling laughter. He looked at Xiang Wanqiao with disgust in his eyes and then said to Lu Siwei softly, “Let’s go, don’t dirty your hands.”

“Yeah.”

Lu Siwei pretended to wipe her tears. As they left, she turned back and raised an eyebrow at Xiang Wanqiao, a smug look in her eyes.

Xiang Wanqiao pulled the corners of her lips and gave her a strange smile in return.

Xiao Xuan’an, Lu Siwei, you two have destroyed my family, and I will not let you go even if I become a ghost in this life!

If there is a next life, I will make you pay with blood!

The warehouse was filled with gasoline, and soon a raging fire ignited.

The flames surrounded Xiang Wanqiao, leaving her nowhere to escape.

But Xiang Wanqiao had already lost the will to live. She lay there, devoid of desire, closed her eyes, and quietly waited for death to come.

As her eyes closed, a tear fell from the corner of her eye.

All that flashed through her mind were memories of Gu Jingzhan, but unfortunately, these memories were not good.

The hatred, disgust, and abuse she once felt for him emerged frame by frame.

Gu Jingzhan, I’m sorry, I have failed you in this life.

If there is a next life, I will love you instead.