Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 448 Li Wanying and Lin Mengjie 1(1)_1
For them, it ended before it had even begun. In her heart, he might as well have not existed; perhaps she had forgotten him entirely. At this thought, Zhuge Feng’s heart brimmed with bitterness and acidity. Were it not for the events that followed, he and Lin Mengjie might never have crossed paths again.
"Hahaha, I never would have guessed, Zhuge Feng, that you’re such a hopeless romantic," Li Wanying burst out laughing, interrupting Zhuge Feng. She had never imagined another man in this world could be as foolishly devoted as she was.
"Li Wanying, shut your mouth! You’re not even worthy to carry Jiejie’s shoes," Zhuge Feng snapped back to reality from his reminiscence. His palm swept towards Li Wanying. A sharp pain shot through her, and she spat out another mouthful of blood.
"You’re just as pitiful as I am. I loved for seventeen years. At least I was called the commander’s wife and could stand proudly beside Shangguan Hao. Everyone knew I was his wife. Yet you’ve spent seventeen years accompanying a living corpse, even creating a stand-in for the Lin Family to deceive outsiders. Well done, truly well done, hahaha."
Li Wanying laughed loudly. She knew better than anyone how Lin Mengjie had ended up this way. Lin Mengjie was too proud, too self-confident; otherwise, she never would have ended up like this.
Zhuge Feng was also a fool. He fell in love with a woman in just over ten days. For this woman and her daughter, he even changed his appearance. He did countless things to awaken her. But this woman, in her coma, was completely unaware of all he had done for her. She didn’t know he had stayed by her side for over a decade, taking care of her daughter all those years.
In Lin Mengjie’s heart, there was probably only Shangguan Hao. Li Wanying suddenly pitied Zhuge Feng. Another man as foolish as she.
Shangguan You listened to Zhuge Feng, her mood growing heavy. She had originally thought Ouyang Xuan and Lin Mengjie truly loved each other, which was why Ouyang Xuan cared for her so selflessly. But in the end, it was all Zhuge Feng’s unrequited love. The man who always called her "my dear daughter," the man who accompanied her to eat children’s favorite treats—his devotion was merely wishful thinking, never acknowledged by Lin Mengjie. Yet he had done so much for them both. An ache formed in her heart, and her respect for Zhuge Feng deepened.
An indescribable feeling surged in Shangguan You’s heart. She softly whispered their names—Zhuge Feng, Ouyang Xuan—and contemplated how loving someone meant unconditionally loving everything they loved. Shangguan You admitted she couldn’t match Zhuge Feng’s love. She was also aware of, and deeply felt, the kindness and attention Ouyang Xuan showed her. He also cared for the Lin Family and everyone important to Lin Mengjie. He even arranged for someone to impersonate Lin Mengjie so the Lin Family wouldn’t worry.
Alas... Shangguan You couldn’t help but sigh softly, a whirlwind of emotions in her heart.
"Little one, I told you Zhuge Feng is a good man, very much like me," Ye Sanshao’s gentle voice sounded, silently comforting Shangguan You, though his words were rather irksome.
"Mm," Shangguan You responded, continuing to listen to Zhuge Feng and Li Wanying, ignoring Ye Sanshao.
"Li Wanying, shut up!" Zhuge Feng snorted, silencing her hysterical laughter.
"Hahaha, you’re even more pitiful than I am!" Li Wanying stopped laughing and rose from the ground. Zhuge Feng was pitiable, but she was just as stubbornly obsessed. If it weren’t for Shangguan Hao, she wouldn’t have kept making mistakes and ended up like this. Though she had gotten rid of Lin Mengjie, Lin Mengjie was still etched deeply in Shangguan Hao’s heart; he would never forget her. Lin Mengjie was the person she loathed most in her life, and Shangguan Hao was the man she loved most. She couldn’t let him go, yet he detested her. Therefore, she loathed everyone who was kind to Lin Mengjie. She even wished to destroy everything related to Lin Mengjie, including her daughter, Shangguan You. Every time she saw Shangguan You, the hatred in her heart deepened.
「The following is a flashback to seventeen years ago: Li Wanying’s memories of how she married Shangguan Hao.」
Back then, a car accident led to her meeting Shangguan Hao. As she lost consciousness, she saw Shangguan Hao, clad in a military uniform, striding towards her with an irresistible charm. He lifted her into his arms and rushed her to the hospital. As she fainted, Shangguan Hao’s resolute face was all she could see in her mind.
Through that car accident, she met Shangguan Hao. His image became indelibly fixed in her mind, impossible to dismiss. Seeing Lin Mengjie leaning affectionately against Shangguan Hao made Li Wanying’s heart ache inexplicably.
Seeing Lin Mengjie’s large, pregnant belly filled Li Wanying’s eyes with jealousy and deepened her resentment towards her. Falling in love takes only a glance, only a minute. From the moment she fainted, Shangguan Hao’s face was etched into her mind, never fading. The desire to become Mrs. Shangguan took root in her heart then and began to sprout.
She strived for that goal and eventually achieved it. Yet, Shangguan Hao grew ever more distant, unwilling even to spare her a glance.
The one who hit her wasn’t Shangguan Hao. He was merely passing by and took her to the hospital. Shangguan Hao was accompanying Lin Mengjie for her prenatal checkup. He was a tall, handsome, and gentle officer, doting on his beloved wife with meticulous care. This scene made Li Wanying’s eyes burn with envy.
Why? Why hadn’t she met such an outstanding man? Even though she had met him now, she was too late. Another woman had gotten to him first.
She tightly concealed her jealousy, even using Shangguan Hao’s act of saving her life as a pretext to get close to Lin Mengjie. Lin Mengjie, though seemingly gentle, possessed an inherent noble superiority and aloofness. Towards her, Lin Mengjie was polite but distant. Although Li Wanying deliberately tried to befriend Lin Mengjie and probe for Shangguan Hao’s preferences, Lin Mengjie would only offer a faint smile and ignore her.
