From Broken Family to Life Winner: A Reborn Mother's Journey

Qin Shanshan stared directly at Su Dan.

”Even if you manage to divorce me, it’ll be useless. I told you, I was born a member of the Su Family, and I’ll die a ghost of the Su Family! Whether we’re divorced or not, I’ll come find you the second I get out.”

”Unless... unless you never go back to your hometown again. For the rest of your life, I’m the only wife you’ll have. Don’t even think about anyone else.”

Seeing Qin Shanshan’s expression and hearing her words, a chill ran down Su Dan’s spine. He felt like he was being haunted by a vengeful spirit.

A vengeful spirit he could never escape...

The thought flashed through Su Dan’s mind, and he shuddered violently.

”You... you’re insane.”

”How could I be insane? I’m just being faithful.” Qin Shanshan looked at the terror on Su Dan’s face, feeling a deep sense of satisfaction.

”I mean what I say, Su Dan. Two years is a short time. I’ll be out soon, and when I am, I’m coming for you.”

Qin Shanshan broke into a horrifying smile, and her stare was utterly terrifying.

Her life was already ruined. Since she was ruined, the idea that Su Dan and Miao Fenghua—the ones who ruined her—could get away unscathed was nothing but a dream.

If she was miserable, they wouldn’t get to be happy either!

She would haunt them for the rest of their lives! They couldn’t just use her when she was convenient and then cast her aside when she wasn’t.

Life doesn’t work that way!

Qin Shanshan stood up, looking down on Su Dan.

”Remember to come on time next month. And don’t forget to prepare the things I just told you about.”

With that, Qin Shanshan turned and walked away, leaving Su Dan fuming.

”Qin Shanshan, you’re lying to me, aren’t you? There is no money, is there? I’m telling you, I’m not coming back! I’m going to divorce you!”

Qin Shanshan acted as if she hadn’t heard Su Dan’s shouts, not even glancing back.

Su Dan was furious. He wanted to throw a tantrum and smash something, but he was quickly and unceremoniously escorted out of the visitation room.

As a prison guard led Qin Shanshan back, she passed a window. Turning her head, she saw the reflection of a stranger—an old, hideous woman.

Qin Shanshan’s entire body began to tremble. She clutched her head and let out a pained howl at the reflection in the window.

”That’s not me, that’s not me...”

’How could I be so old? How could I look so old!’

’I’m only twenty-two! How could I be this ugly!’

Qin Shanshan held her head, screaming her lungs out.

Only at this moment, this very second, did the reality of her situation finally hit Qin Shanshan. Or rather, she could no longer deny it.

Qin Shanshan suddenly flew into a frenzy, screaming and thrashing, crying her heart out.

The guards restrained Qin Shanshan and put her in solitary confinement.

Qin Shanshan screamed until her voice was hoarse, then finally fell silent.

She sat alone, staring at her skeletal hands as tears streamed down her face.

”Why... Why did it turn out like this! Why!”

Qin Shanshan’s eyes were bloodshot. She tore at her hair and bit her lip until it bled.

”Su Li, Su Li, Su Li, this is all your fault, all your fault...”

Qin Shanshan seethed with hatred, cursing Su Li’s name. If Su Li were standing before her, she felt she could have eaten her alive.

She felt that all of this was Su Li’s fault, that Su Li had caused it all.

What she didn’t know was that Su Li had endured all the suffering she was now experiencing in her past life.

In her past life, Su Li’s misery had been far worse than hers. The pain and premature aging were merely the tip of the iceberg of her suffering.

Only now was Qin Shanshan finally getting a taste of the pain Su Li had felt in her past life.

Qin Shanshan thought this was the most pain she could ever feel, but in truth, it was only the beginning.

Never mind Qin Shanshan’s turmoil. After leaving the prison, Su Dan tried to find Su Li again, but he couldn’t get ahold of her at all.

He wanted a divorce, but he was also terrified of Qin Shanshan. She was too frightening, and he had a nagging feeling she would do exactly as she’d said.

What would he do if, after she got out, Qin Shanshan really did latch onto his family? What if he remarried and she still refused to leave, hanging around his house every day?

Su Dan was both frustrated and frightened. But with Miao Fenghua not around to consult, and still clinging to the hope that Qin Shanshan really did have money, he put the idea of divorce aside for the time being.

He went back to his business with his camera, managing to scrape by each day without starving. When the next visitation day came, he couldn’t resist going again.

Su Dan was no match for Qin Shanshan. If she could fool him once, she could fool him again, and so the divorce was postponed once more.

The affair between Su Dan and Qin Shanshan was a toxic dance of their own making; outsiders couldn’t interfere. Since Su Dan wasn’t bothering Su Li, she had even less reason to care about his drama.

Ever since she had brought Wu Sheng that meal and seen how happy it made him, Su Li started visiting him whenever she had free time.

Before summer vacation began, Su Li managed to visit three more times. Each time she brought lunch for Wu Sheng, and on two of those occasions, she brought something for Wa Wa Lian as well.

It was never much, just a small token of her affection.

Thanks to Su Li, Wu Sheng walked with a spring in his step all day; he couldn’t have been happier.

The news that Wu Sheng had a fiancée and would be getting married soon was finally confirmed.

Although many people gossiped behind their backs about Su Li’s divorce, and about Wu Sheng cutting off friends for a woman, Wu Sheng paid them no mind.

He didn’t just ignore it; his spirits lately were simply through the roof.

And ”through the roof” was in comparison to his usual demeanor.

Wu Sheng had always performed well and been an outstanding individual; otherwise, he wouldn’t have achieved his current rank at such a young age.

But before, his good performance was simply a result of his capability and sense of responsibility.

As mentioned before, Wu Sheng was brilliant and exceptionally skilled. He could effortlessly accomplish things that ordinary people couldn’t, no matter how hard they tried.

At his young age, with such a high rank and a boundless future, anyone else would have been fired up to climb even higher. Yet he remained his usual self.

In a word, he lacked any particular ambition.

That was why his superiors had always been torn between frustration and admiration for him.

But the Wu Sheng of today was completely different.

Wu Sheng had already started to change before, but it was after his injury that the transformation became absolute.

He was like a completely different person, filled with a newfound ambition.

Lately, this change in Wu Sheng had become even more apparent. He was working so hard and was so driven, you could only describe it as giving his absolute all.

With the exception of a few, everyone was delighted to see Wu Sheng in this state. His superiors were particularly gratified and had even called him in for a special talk.

His friends and subordinates, like Wa Wa Lian, had also asked out of curiosity why he was suddenly pushing himself so hard.

Wu Sheng’s response was always the same.

”To get married, and to give my future wife and kids a better life.”

It was such a simple, unpretentious answer that it left people both sighing in resignation and smiling in understanding.

There was nothing wrong with that.

After all, a man should strive to provide for his family.

After some time, word of what Wu Sheng had said reached Su Li’s ears. The person who told her wasn’t Wa Wa Lian or anyone else she might have expected, but surprisingly, Li Xian.

That’s right, Li Xian.

Amidst all the busyness, Su Li’s sophomore year came to an end, and summer vacation arrived.

Time flew by. When school started again, Su Li would be a junior.

After her exams were over and the vacation had begun, Su Li happened to run into Li Xian.