Ex-Wife is a Big Villainess
Chapter 568 - 286: Ex-Wife Appears, Wedding Turns Shocking, Qingchen’s Dark Transformation_3

Chapter 568: Chapter 286: Ex-Wife Appears, Wedding Turns Shocking, Qingchen’s Dark Transformation_3

This voice...

He revealed an expression of utter disbelief, his pupils reflecting shock and astonishment.

Impossible!

It couldn’t be her!

Jiang Shouzhong started to tremble all over.

Ran Qingchen did not see the expression on her husband’s face, but at the mention of "Hong," delight erupted on her face.

"It’s my sister-in-law!"

She quickened her pace to meet her, but after taking just two steps, she realized she was in the midst of her wedding ceremony and abruptly stopped, incidentally blocking the groom’s view.

Qu Hongling, with her hat shading her against the sun, floated down gracefully from the white crane.

The girl held a pair of exquisitely crafted mandarin duck jade carvings in the palm of her hand, approached Ran Qingchen and chirped with laughter:

"Sister, I’m not late, am I? I brought you these blood jade mandarin ducks, almost missed your wedding because of them. I wish you and your husband a lifetime of togetherness, perfect as jade..."

Ran Qingchen seized Qu Hongling’s arm, teasingly saying:

"It’s enough that you’re here, what need for gifts. I thought you weren’t coming and was holding a grudge in my heart."

"But how could I not, especially when it’s such an important occasion for my sister... and also... I’m the matchmaker, right?"

Qu Hongling blinked her eyes playfully.

Ran Qingchen smiled warmly, her words carrying heartfelt gratitude and relief, shyly admitting, "Thanks to your advice earlier, sister was able to fight for this happiness."

Qu Hongling beamed with joy, then abruptly remembered Ran Qingchen was in the midst of her wedding ceremony, stuck out her tongue sheepishly:

"I’m sorry, sister, for interrupting. Please continue with the ceremony, we can talk afterwards. By the way, I can share some... nuptial experience with you."

Ran Qingchen blushed and nodded lightly.

She turned back to her original spot.

But as the woman turned around, Jiang Shouzhong’s figure came into view.

Qu Hongling instinctively shifted her gaze.

Their eyes met, through the tassels hanging from Ran Qingchen’s phoenix crown.

Qu Hongling’s smile froze slowly, morphing into a stunned stillness, as she stood there like a statue.

They just looked at each other.

Time... seemed to freeze at that instant, as if it lost its flow.

Thud!

The jade mandarin ducks in the girl’s hands fell to the ground, shattering.

"What’s wrong?"

Ran Qingchen jumped, asking in confusion.

Qu Hongling was as if she hadn’t heard.

At that moment, her pupils dilated, her mind went blank as she murmured:

"Jiang..."

"The couple bow to each other~~"

The master of ceremonies shouted again.

Jiang Shouzhong forcibly shifted his gaze, preparing for the ceremony with an expressionless face.

"Jiang!"

Qu Hongling threw herself forward, grasping the man’s arm.

Her eyes widened incredulously, overwhelmed with excitement, "Is it you, Jiang? You didn’t die? Jiang, it’s me, Hong’er!"

The girl lifted her hat.

Due to her excitement, the jade hairpin binding her hair also fell to the ground.

Her black hair flowed freely, revealing an exquisitely beautiful face, like a newly-blossomed pear flower, glistening with tears.

"It’s me, Hong’er!"

The girl was both crying and laughing, calling out repeatedly.

Shock, bewilderment, and ecstasy... exploded in the girl’s heart like bursts of fireworks.

Jiang Shouzhong’s face twitched slightly, and the nails digging into the flesh of his clenched fists were almost drawing blood.

But he remained expressionless, coldly saying, "You’ve mistaken me for someone else."

So many days and nights.

So much yearning.

In his heart, he missed the presence and smile of the girl constantly, down to his bones.

Yet behind that deep love, there was also a deep resentment.

He resented the girl for leaving without a word!

He resented the divorce letter she had left behind!

He resented her for giving him the greatest happiness in the world, only to leave him with supreme agony!

At times, he even blamed Ye’s death on the girl.

He thought that the massacre in Anhe Village might have been aimed at her.

Thinking darkly, he even suspected that the girl had known about the massacre in advance and had abandoned him and Ye to escape.

Of course, he knew Hong’er would never do something like that.

But this resentment was something he just couldn’t shake off, no matter what.

On regular days, he could ignore it, could suppress this resentment, numb it with yearning and love. He fantasized that when they met again, he could hold her and pour out his longing.

But at the moment when she appeared in front of him, all the dissatisfaction and grievances that had accumulated at the bottom of his heart suddenly burst forth.

People can never truly mature.

Especially when it comes to emotions.

Love and hatred, happiness and sadness—the line between them often blurred, and emotional maturity meant navigating these gray areas.

He still deeply loved the girl in front of him, but that grudge made him instinctively reject her.

He felt aggrieved.

Slinking away without a word, and now showing up at my wedding, treating feelings like a child’s game?

"Impossible..."

Qu Hongling shook her head, "It’s you, Jiang... I would never mistake you..."

Ran Qingchen watched this scene dumbfounded.

She was caught off guard by this sudden turn of events, without time to think, not understanding what was happening.

Had her sister-in-law been hurt, mistaking my husband for her deceased one?

Or was it...

Jiang Mo just bore some resemblance to her deceased husband?

Ran Qingchen kept looking for reasons and excuses for Qu Hongling’s behavior, despite the ominous premonition she felt.

"Sister-in-law..."

Ran Qingchen said with a hoarse voice in an attempt to comfort, "You’ve mistaken him. He’s not your husband, his name is Jiang Mo."

Old Madam Ran had taken a liking to the lively young girl Qu Hongling the moment she appeared, and at this point, rather than being upset with her for ruining her granddaughter’s wedding, she looked on kindly and concerned, saying: