"Xiao Ge, believe me, mom wouldn't lie to you. I have always been good to you. Whatever you want, mom will give you, right? Although Liang Ke is not very capable, he is a good man. He will take care of you for the rest of your life." These words came from her stepmother, Shen Lingzhu.

"Wan Ge, this is your lot in life. Although Liang Ke isn't talented, at least he doesn't care about your ruined reputation. What else are you hoping for?" This was the sweet and charming voice of her little sister, Lu Wanying.

Their voices crisscrossed in her mind, making Ye Wange unable to differentiate between reality and dream.

Ye Wange awoke to an unbearable headache. As she opened her eyes, she saw Liang Ke's smirk. "Awake, my lady?"

She glanced at herself – tied firmly in a spread-eagle position, riddled with wounds. In no way did she look like a bride-to-be. She held back the pain and asked, "What is the meaning of this, Liang Ke? Aren't we supposed to get married tomorrow?"

"Yes, we are supposed to get married tomorrow, but did you ever consider how many men you've slept with? I'm not that fastidious, but I don't like women like you either..." Liang Ke coldly laughed while playing with the ropes binding Ye Wange. "You should wake up and take a look at yourself. You've lost everything."

"You're talking nonsense! I'm the daughter of the Ye Family. I was drugged and forced into doing those things, I am not such an unclean person! You can't treat me this way. My parents will kill you!" Ye Wange struggled desperately.

"Oh, I'm talking nonsense? Your father never cared for you, and as for your mother...Ah, she's here." Liang Ke's odd tone signaled something wasn't right as he gestured behind him.

Sure enough, her stepmother Shen Lingzhu was sat there.

Hope sparked within Ye Wange. "Mom! Please save me, Liang Ke has gone mad!"

"Don't call me mom, it makes me sick," said Shen Lingzhu, her fingers playing with her nails as she sneered, "I've held this in for many years, and now I can finally speak my truth. Ye Wange, it's a pity you were born into a good family, you really are a fool."

"Mom, haven’t you always cared for me? Please save me, I don't want to marry this man!" Ye Wange incredulously implored.

Despise filled Shen Lingzhu’s eyes. "Indeed, I have cared for you - cared for you to become a wastrel. Your maternal grandfather, no matter his abilities, won't be able to secure the Ye family fortune for you now. Who could have thought that the Ye family's eldest daughter would end up as the town’s infamous socialite? Ye Wange, now I can finally tell you, I never loved you nor treated you sincerely. You can die now."

Her sharp voice was like a knife, plunging straight into Ye Wange's heart.

Overwhelmed, Ye Wange stared wide-eyed, unable to believe the two people in front of her.

"Dad, where's my dad? My dad wouldn't do this to me... Ah!"

Liáng Kuì, clearly growing tired of allowing Ye Wan Ge to continue speaking, forcefully poured a bowl of water into her mouth and sneered, "Tsk, just one bowl of this, and I will be rewarded with five million?"

"Of course, you can check your account as soon as it takes effect. I am a man of my words." Shen Lingzhu stared coldly.

Ye Wan Ge finally realized what they were up to. They were going to kill her!

This was the eve of her wedding. Once she was dead, they could wholly control Ye's family, and there would be no legitimate lineage to challenge their claim anymore!

Ye Wan Ge struggled painfully. Her voice had become hoarse, filled with despairing cries—

"Help me! Someone help me!"

"Stop shouting, Ye Wan Ge. You should have been born into a better family in your next life. With your intelligence, you should stay away from wealthy families".

The last thing Ye Wan Ge remembered was Shen Lingzhu's mocking sneer and Liang Kui hastily checking his account.

No one cared about her life or death. She could only struggle desperately, but it was all in vain.

Everything was over. Ye Wan Ge felt the world drifting away from her, and the intense pain seemed to fade gradually.

All the betrayals, all the hurts, everything was over.

Along with the tragic life of Miss Ye of Ye family, Ye Wan Ge, who had lived only for a mere twenty-three years, had become a topic of casual conversation over tea or meals.

What surprised Ye Wan Ge was that she did not immediately fall into darkness and tread on the path to the underworld, her soul seemed to float to her grave.

Crushing all of Ye Wan Ge’s hopes, she saw her always-smiling father Ye Shuyuan, standing by her graveside, with no pain in his eyes or brows, but only an indifferent coldness.

Shen Lingzhu stood by his side, symbolically wiping her tears, accepting people's condolences.

Actually, there were not many people, aside from the heads of various large companies related to the Ye family, Ye Wange's own friends were pitifully few.

After a while, seeing that the crowd began to dwindle, Shen Lingzhu finally summoned the courage to lean on Ye Shuyuan's shoulder and laugh softly, "This is good, you don't have to worry anymore. After your wife is gone, she has gone to accompany her foolish mother."

"Oh yes," Ye Shuyuan eventually wore a hint of a smile, "Now Qing'er has grown up and I no longer have worries about the future."

Lu Wanqing covered her mouth and laughed joyously alongside, "Father indubitably loves me. I have long found my sister annoying."

"It seems that their death was indeed predestined. The mother and daughter perishing in the same event," Shen Lingzhu said with a wistful smile, showing no signs of sorrow.

Ye Wange was taken aback, she couldn't help but lean in closer. She heard Ye Shuyuan shake his head and say, "It seems the destruction of the Ye family was the will of heaven. Her mother was a fool, causing me great humiliation. She was nothing like you, who can capture people's hearts. Come here and let me give You a kiss-"

They kissed in front of Ye Wange's grave. The soul of Ye Wange, however, was trembling with anger just like chaff in the wind.

So... It turned out...her mother did not die of sickness, but was poisoned to death just like herself?

Her kind and gentle mother was murdered by Ye Shuyuan?

Back then, Ye Shuyuan didn't hesitate to change his surname from Lu to Ye in order to marry into the Ye family, her mother had left everything to him, not knowing that Ye Shuyuan considered all this as a humiliation? What about herself?

Did her being a Ye mean that she too was a humiliation to Ye Shuyuan?

No wonder... No wonder her younger sister's surname is Lu...

No wonder, Ye Wange's eyes were splitting with anger. It wasn't until this moment she came to understand, she had never been loved.

Never.

Ye Wange felt like she didn't want to stay here for another second, but she was helpless.

Until a slightly cold voice sounded—

"Mr. Ye."

Now, everyone addressed Ye Shuyuan as Mr. Ye President, and she didn't know who could be so blind. Ye Wange couldn't help but look down, but what she saw was an unfamiliar face.

Ye Shuyuan swallowed his anger for being disturbed at a good time and looked up to respond, "Thank you, sir, for attending my daughter's funeral, ah... Mr. Feng! How did you come?"

Feng Muchen's expression was cold as he glanced at Ye Shuyuan, "The burial of the Ye family's daughter is rather shabby."

Ye Shuyuan felt cold sweat forming. This Feng Muchen is indeed the president of TianChen Group and the background behind him is not to be underestimated. Feng Yuejing, as a military leader, controls the central region of Hua nation and his power is overwhelming. Though, Ye Shuyuan didn't have any idea where this Buddha came from.

After hesitating for a while, Ye Shuyuan only then murmured, "My daughter disregards decency and brings disgrace upon her ancestors, and I dare not make a big fuss."

What he insinuated was indeed the one time Ye Wange was promiscuous.

Ye Wange didn't care about this aspect, she was only quietly looking at Feng Muchen, this man...

She finally remembered, when she was publicly humiliated by Lu Wanging, he seemed to have stood up for her?

But why?

Why would he want to interact with someone like her who has a bad reputation?

Perhaps this person is really just a good man, Ye Wange thought indifferently, after all, she was just a dead person, it didn't matter if she could tell right from wrong.

"Is that right?" Feng Muchen's voice was very cold. After saying these two words, he sincerely offered three sticks of incense to Ye Wange, then he looked at Ye Shuyuan and said coldly, "What you do makes a big difference, Mr. Ye's moral character is not something I can compliment... Let's stop it here about the merger we discussed earlier."

He turned to go, and the bodyguards naturally followed.

Ye Wange hesitated a moment, wanting to follow, but found herself frozen to the spot.

Ye Shuyuan was utterly furious: "What's with this Feng Muchen? Have you offended him?"

"Where could I... How could I dare to provoke such a figure?" Shen Lingzhu also looked distressed.

"Don't make me find out that you've angered Feng Muchen. I'm telling you, this time your loss isn't a small sum, even a hundred Ye families couldn't afford to play his game!" warned Ye Shuyuan coldly.

Shen Lingzhu immediately grabbed Ye Shuyuan's hand: "Oh, how would I dare? Relax, don't you know how good I am?"

"Sure, haha," hearing Shen Lingzhu's coquetry made Ye Shuyuan's mood lighten a bit: "But you're not so well-behaved in bed, you know..."

"Stop it, don't you just love this side of me? Do you like fake serious women like Ye Fengyan?"

"No, I like your mischievous nature, haha, this place is a bit of an eyesore, let's go home and have a good time!"

The scene in front of her was unbearable to watch. Ye Wange turned her eyes away, wishing she could turn into a ghost and massacre the two in front of her!

She heard a faint sigh from Feng Muchen in the wind. The voice was very low and found its way into Ye Wange's ear—

"Idiot."

Ye Wange was stunned, but had no time to contemplate any past encounters with Feng Muchen. The pain tearing through her body let Ye Wange know that she was about to disappear, completely disappear.

If there is an afterlife...

She couldn't help but think, if she could do it all over again...

Then—

She would definitely wash away her past humiliation. To those fake good people, Shen Lingzhu and Lu Wanyu, and the heartless Ye Shuyuan, all should go straight to hell!