The Villainous Ex-Wife of the Fallen Tycoon - Chapter 1

Xia Yutong opened her eyes and realized the light above her was swaying violently.

A strange sensation washed over her body, and belatedly, she blushed crimson.

Her consciousness gradually blurred.

Wait, it wasn’t the light swaying; it was her.

Before her mind faded completely, she saw an exceptionally handsome man holding her, kissing her neck.

“You look down on me, so why did you provoke me?”

“You should have told me earlier, Xia Yutong.”

“Why didn’t you say something sooner?”

The man’s sweat dripped onto her, she couldn’t tell if it was sweat or tears.

The next day, Xia Yutong propped herself up on the bed and struggled to stand, the pain throbbing at her temples.

She stepped on a black evening gown lying on the floor, each breath laced with agony.

The floor was a mess, littered with her clothes and those of another man.

The previous night’s ordeal had been so intense she could barely stand. She collapsed onto the floor.

As the pain slowly spread, Xia Yutong, now fully aware, hurriedly put on her clothes.

She had transmigrated into a novel arriving just last night, only to be immediately.

She found herself in a story, playing the role of the malicious ex-wife who had abandoned the male lead.

Before Xia Yutong could gather her thoughts, Su Yuanzheng emerged from the bathroom.

Sitting on the floor, she looked up at him.

Most male leads in novels were focused on their careers, usually enduring one major emotional blow before rising to power.

And Xia Yutong couldn’t believe it, she had become the very character who delivered that fatal emotional blow to the male lead, Su Yuanzheng.

In the novel, the original Xia Yutong was born into a wealthy family. But when she was five, her parents were schemed against, leading to the bankruptcy of the Xia conglomerate. Su Yuanzheng’s parents, close friends of her parents, couldn’t bear to see her sent to an orphanage and offered to raise her.

From then on, the original Xia Yutong lived in a rural village in Haicheng with the Su family, growing up alongside Su Yuanzheng, who was two years older.

Though the Su family’s circumstances were modest, they gave her the best of everything, pampering her and ensuring she never suffered, knowing she had been raised in luxury.

Throughout her childhood, the original Xia Yutong had the finest food, clothes, and possessions far better than Su Yuanzheng or even his biological sister, Su Qinglian.

As a child, the original Xia Yutong was adept at playing the sweet, obedient girl, painting grand futures for Su Jianguo and Luo Caixia.

“Uncle, I can’t even remember what my own father looks like anymore. From now on, you’re my real dad.”

“When I grow up, I’ll buy that big house in town for you and Mom. No! I’ll buy a mansion in the city so we can all live there together.”

Su Jianguo and Luo Caixia, having lived their whole lives in the countryside without many luxuries, were deeply moved by her apparent thoughtfulness.

Having grown up in the Su household, she gradually became known to others as “Su Yuanzheng’s child bride.”

The original Xia Yutong never refuted this, not wanting to offend the Su family, but inwardly, she always looked down on them.

Once she started university, the original Xia Yutong’s personality changed drastically. She spent money recklessly, dressed flamboyantly every day, and constantly competed with the well-off girls at school, styling herself as a noble young lady.

The Su family did their utmost to satisfy her. Su Yuanzheng even took on part-time jobs for her, working tirelessly from his freshman to senior year, losing over ten pounds in the process.

While everyone was desperately earning money to satisfy her, the original protagonist had already latched onto Zhou Hengzhi, the only son of the Zhou family. With her stunning beauty, she captivated Zhou Hengzhi’s heart.

Not only that, she had also secured a backup option Lin Wang, the famously wealthy and melancholic handsome man at school, who also held a soft spot for her.

Just as the original protagonist was dreaming of drugging Zhou Hengzhi to force a relationship and become the young mistress of the Zhou family, she was outmaneuvered by Zhou Hengzhi’s sister, Zhou Jin. In a twist of fate, she and Su Yuanzheng ended up being drugged instead.

Last night, the person she had arranged to meet was Zhou Hengzhi, but he never showed up. Instead, Su Yuanzheng arrived.

When she saw Su Yuanzheng, the original protagonist immediately sprang up. “Why are you here?”

Su Yuanzheng looked at her with disgust. “I should be asking you why you called me here.”

“Why would I call you? Get out of here, Su Yuanzheng! The sight of you makes me sick. Don’t you dare tell anyone I grew up in your family, I’d be too ashamed!”

Su Yuanzheng, long since heartbroken by her, curled his lips into a cold smile, his eyes filled with boundless disappointment.

“Wait!”

The original protagonist blocked his path. “Don’t tell Hengzhi or Lin Wang about us. Even if they send someone to investigate, you must say it was you who liked me, but I never gave you a second glance. Understand?”

“Why should I?”

The original protagonist took a deep breath and poured him a cup of tea. “Su Yuanzheng, just let me have this. What’s wrong with wanting a better life? Whether I become the young mistress of the Zhou family or the Lin family, I won’t forget you. When I have money someday, I’ll share some with your parents as repayment for raising me all these years.”

She held the teacup with both hands. “So many people look down on me because of my background. I don’t want to be despised anymore. You were born into a poor family, but I wasn’t. My parents were framed. I want to return to the upper-class society where I belong. I was born to live a good life.”

“You love me, don’t you? If you love me, then let me have this. Shouldn’t you be happy for me if I live well?”

Tears welled up in Su Yuanzheng’s eyes, but he stubbornly retorted, “Playing with two men at once aren’t you afraid the boats will capsize?”

To be precise, Su Yuanzheng was being conservative. If he included himself, it would be three boats.

Later, perhaps Su Yuanzheng decided to indulge her. With tears in his eyes, he drank the tea she handed him. As soon as he finished, the original protagonist began to feel her body growing feverish.

“Tongtong!”

Thinking she was ill, Su Yuanzheng grew anxious. “Tongtong.”

Drugged and losing her senses, the original protagonist began to caress Su Yuanzheng.

Unable to resist the touch of the woman he had loved for so many years, Su Yuanzheng couldn’t hold back. Worried about her, he stayed, but he too began to feel unusual sensations in his body.

The result was that they ended up entangled together, from late evening until the early hours of the morning.

In the novel, the original protagonist became pregnant after that night. Due to her physical condition, she couldn’t undergo an abortion and was forced to give birth to Su Yuanzheng’s child.

Before the child was even a month old, she fled back to Haicheng, tearfully telling Zhou Hengzhi that Su Yuanzheng had forced himself on her.

Zhou Hengzhi claimed he didn’t care that he would love her no matter what.

But what man could truly be unaffected?

In the end, Zhou Hengzhi didn’t marry her. He married Hua Xin, the eldest daughter of the Hua family, who was his social equal. Still, out of consideration for their past relationship, he continued to support her financially.

Lin Wang was also arranged by his family to marry someone else, at most giving her some money without any genuine affection.

The original host went through all that trouble only to end up with nothing, both her goal and her backup abandoned her.

She even lost her only foothold, Su Yuanzheng.

Within a few years, Su Yuanzheng rose to prominence, becoming a powerful figure in Haicheng, with assets surpassing both the Zhou and Lin families. His only daughter was doted on like a princess.

When the original host went to find him again, Su Yuanzheng didn’t even glance at her and refused to acknowledge her as the child’s mother.

He asked her, “Did you ever give Yixia even a single drop of milk?”

“Did you ever hold her?”

“In all these years, did you spare even a second to think about whether she was alive or dead?”

Su Yuanzheng’s questions, word by word, left the original host utterly speechless.

During her pregnancy, the original host was emotionally unstable every day, refusing to eat or drink, throwing tantrums and causing trouble, which led to a difficult childbirth. The baby was born weak, weighing only four pounds and one ounce. Eager to become a wealthy wife, the original host fled before her body had even recovered.

Su Yuanzheng named the child Su Yixia and raised her himself with the help of his family.

No one knew how Su Yuanzheng managed to get through those years.

Xia Yutong gazed up at the man above her, her eyes resolute.

She had just transmigrated to the day she and Su Yuanzheng had consummated their relationship everything was still salvageable.