Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 791 - 792, fake, fake, all fake (second update)

Chapter 791: 792, fake, fake, all fake (second update)

"Mom, I didn’t! You’re misunderstanding me! The only person I love is Haoguang, how could I be with another man?" Duanmu Sheng explained pale-faced to Shen’s mother.

She didn’t understand why Shen’s mother would wrongfully accuse her like this!

She often stayed out overnight, and Shen’s mother never said anything about it! Why was she acting so out of character today?

What on earth was going on?

"Mom, it’s really not what you think, I just rested in the inn for one night, there was no other man, I didn’t do anything improper..."

Duanmu Sheng explained through her tears.

But Shen’s mother wouldn’t stop for Duanmu Sheng’s explanation, the usual kindness was gone from her face, replaced by all cunningness, as if she had instantly become another person.

"Slut! You’re a slut! A slut who ruins the reputation of our Shen family!" Shen’s mother grabbed a feather duster and started to lash it across Duanmu Sheng’s body.

Shen’s mother was very strong, each strike left a bloody mark on Duanmu Sheng’s body.

It hurt.

It hurt a lot.

It was heart-wrenchingly painful.

Duanmu Sheng quickly hid behind Shen Haoguang, "Haoguang, tell mom, it’s not like what she said, I really haven’t tarnished the Shen family’s reputation, nor have I betrayed you..."

Now, all of Duanmu Sheng’s hopes were on Shen Haoguang. He loved her so much, surely he would speak up for her.

To her surprise, even Shen Haoguang had changed, he pushed Duanmu Sheng away with disgust, "Slut, get out of my sight!"

"Haoguang..." Duanmu Sheng fell to the ground, disbelievingly looking at Shen Haoguang.

Why was even Shen Haoguang treating her like this now?

Were all the previous heartfelt vows and marital affection just an act?

The man she had loved for five years, could it be true as Zi Qi said, that he had been setting her up all along?

"Mom, Sheng Sheng sister isn’t like that, she didn’t mean to burn me, please stop hitting her." Situ Ya stood in front of Shen’s mother, catching the falling feather duster with one hand, and spoke very understandingly.

Duanmu Sheng looked incredibly pitiful now, nowhere near the grandeur of the great lady from before.

Seeing her like this, it was hard not to feel a twinge of pity.

Shen’s mother looked at Situ Ya very affectionately, "You see how gentle and kind our Ya Ya is, unlike this slut!" When her gaze turned to Duanmu Sheng, it was filled with chill.

Currently, Shen’s mother wished she could immediately kill Duanmu Sheng.

Situ Ya smiled and said, "Mom, don’t talk about Sheng Sheng sister like that, after all, she is Haoguang’s wife, and besides, she hasn’t done anything wrong, let’s call it a day, we’re all family, harmony brings wealth."

Situ Ya had an air of gentle grace and proper manners.

Shen Haoguang spoke with displeasure, "Ya Ya, what are you doing helping this kind of woman!"

Shen’s father took the burn ointment from the servant and handed it to Shen Haoguang, not even glancing at Duanmu Sheng, then said, "Haoguang, apply this to Ya Ya quickly, it’s not good for a girl to have scars on her body."

Now, Situ Ya was the heart of the Shen family.

"Thank you, dad." Situ Ya sweetly expressed her gratitude.

Situ Ya slightly bent towards Shen Liangxiao, and immediately a swathe of white flesh was exposed from her chest.

Shen Liangxiao couldn’t help but swallow, when had he not noticed that Situ Ya was so voluptuous, no wonder his son was so bewitched by her!

Situ Ya took the burn ointment from Shen Liangxiao’s hand before he could react, her soft fingers accidentally brushed the palm of his hand lightly, then quickly withdrew.

It left Shen Liangxiao feeling stirred.

But Shen Liangxiao quickly realized that she was his daughter-in-law, so he immediately suppressed the wild thoughts in his mind.

In some ways, Shen Liangxiao wasn’t exactly a man of integrity.

Shen Haoguang tenderly applied the ointment on Situ Ya, "Ya Ya, does it hurt?"

"Not at all." Situ Ya smiled and shook her head.

Witnessing this scene.

Duanmu Sheng’s face turned ashen, her whole body trembled as if all her energy had been sucked out in an instant, she forced a swallow, looked up at Situ Ya and Shen Haoguang, and finally fixed her gaze on Situ Ya, and demanded, "Situ Ya, what the hell is going on? Weren’t you my best friend? Why? Why is this happening?"

Only now did Duanmu Sheng realize that her best friend, Situ Ya, was calling her own in-laws "dad" and "mom!"

What the hell was going on?

Could there be some secret within?

Duanmu Sheng couldn’t believe that any of this was real, she collapsed to the ground, crying her eyes out, and asked Situ Ya with a trembling voice, "What did you call them? What did you just call them? Could it be, you’re their illegitimate daughter?"

This was Duanmu Sheng’s only hope for redemption.

How she wished that this was just a joke Situ Ya was playing on her.

That Situ Ya was actually the illegitimate daughter of Shen’s parents.

That her relationship with Shen Haoguang was just that of siblings.

It wasn’t like what she had imagined at all.

As long as Shen Haoguang nodded and admitted that Situ Ya was his sister, then Duanmu Sheng would certainly believe it.

She now had no home left, she couldn’t be without Shen Haoguang.

Shen Haoguang must be joking with her.

Yes.

It must be the case.

With this thought, Duanmu Sheng gradually calmed down.

But now, the Shen family couldn’t even bother to deceive Duanmu Sheng.

"Hehe," Situ Ya chuckled lightly, lifting her eyes to look at Mr. and Mrs. Shen, "Mom, Dad, please tell sister Sheng what our relationship really is."

Shen Haoguang directly embraced Situ Ya’s waist and kissed her face, "Ya Ya, you’re being naughty again."

Duanmu Sheng’s face turned ashen.

The situation had developed to this point, and she understood everything.

Only, it was too late to understand.

Why? Why did things turn out this way?

Is it because Shen Haoguang and Situ Ya’s acting was too convincing, or is it because she was too foolish?

Why has God treated her like this?

What on earth did she do wrong?

Before her eyes appeared the disappointed expressions of her parents.

Then there were Chu Jin and Zi Qi’s earnest persuasions.

There were also Duanmu Zhe and Mo Qingyi’s helpless looks.

My God, to what extent was she foolish?

...

All the strength in Duanmu Sheng’s body seemed to be drained in that instant.

Like a deflated ball, she slumped to the ground, lifeless and limp as dead wood.

Mrs. Shen walked forward a few steps, looking down at Duanmu Sheng from above.

"Duanmu Sheng, I’m telling you, from now on, Ya Ya is the daughter-in-law I acknowledge. If this were ancient times, you’d at most be my son’s concubine," Mrs. Shen said coldly to Duanmu Sheng, a mocking smile in her eyes.

In the Superpower World, there was no concept of divorce, and Duanmu Sheng could never get away for her entire life! Even if she died, she would still be a ghost of the Shen family!

However, the Shen family didn’t want Situ Ya to be wronged; now, the only option left for Duanmu Sheng, was the last one.

Death.

But this was all Duanmu Sheng’s own doing; she couldn’t blame anyone else.

Who let her be so foolish!

The Shen family didn’t have such a foolish daughter-in-law.

"Mom, Mom, tell me it’s all fake! All of it is fake!" In desperation, Duanmu Sheng clung to Mrs. Shen’s leg.

She still didn’t believe it was true.

She had been with Shen Haoguang for a whole five years!

A whole five years of feelings, why did Shen Haoguang treat her this way? What was all this for?

It was unfair.

Duanmu Sheng truly couldn’t reconcile with it.

"You little wretch! Let go of me!" Mrs. Shen kicked Duanmu Sheng away with one foot.

Duanmu Sheng’s head struck the corner of the coffee table, gashing open and bleeding profusely.

"Dad, tell me this isn’t true." Duanmu Sheng couldn’t care less about the blood on her head, she clung to Mr. Shen’s leg, her voice choked with sobs as she pleaded.

At this moment, Duanmu Sheng’s makeup was smeared by tears, and there was a ghastly gash on her head, looking like a female ghost, completely without any semblance of her former self. Disgust surfaced in the depths of Shen Liangxiao’s eyes as he pulled back his leg, "Useless thing, get away from me! Don’t come any closer!"

"Haoguang, Haoguang, tell me, you and Situ Ya are just acting, there’s nothing between you, the one you truly love is me." Duanmu Sheng crawled in front of Shen Haoguang,

Shen Haoguang also kicked her away, saying with strong aversion, "Can’t you see what you are! My eyes aren’t blind, why would I fancy a disgusting woman like you! You don’t even compare to one of Ya Ya’s little fingers!"

Shen Haoguang glared at Duanmu Sheng, his eyes filled with fierce contempt as if he were looking at a pile of garbage.

Duanmu Sheng’s heart grew cold as she collapsed powerlessly to the ground, lifeless as dead wood, mumbling, "Why? Why did it have to be Ya Ya, we were best friends..."

Situ Ya had once saved her.

If it weren’t for Situ Ya, she would have been defiled by those people long ago!

Why had it to be Situ Ya?

Why was it her?

This left Duanmu Zhe struggling to accept the reality for a moment.

How she wished it was all just a dream.

Just a dream...

After waking from the dream, she and Shen Haoguang would still be a loving couple...

But the throbbing pain on her forehead reminded her that this was not a dream—all of it was happening for real.

None of this was a dream.

It was all her own doing.

Who could she blame?

"Sister Sheng," Situ Ya also squatted down, stretching out a finger to gently lift Duanmu Sheng’s chin, "Did you really think there could be pure friendship between women? How adorably foolish can you be?"

Situ Ya’s face held a faint smile.

It was mocking, triumphant, and gleeful.

It had to be said, Duanmu Sheng really was foolish.

She had had many chances to see Shen Haoguang’s true face, but she had missed them all, stubbornly and willfully.

"What do you mean?" Duanmu Sheng stared fixedly at Situ Ya, her gaze full of anger.

Situ Ya chuckled lightly, leaning in close to Duanmu Sheng’s ear to whisper, "Actually, I’ve known Haoguang for a long time already; I slept with him seven years ago! You’re just a homewrecker, the other woman! it’s funny really, Zi Qi warned you so many times, and yet you didn’t notice even a single flaw..."

Situ Ya said each word deliberately, the smile on her lips so smug.

"Duanmu Sheng, you must be very curious as to why Shen Haoguang did this, aren’t you?"

"Let me satisfy your curiosity now. He was just after the power of your family. After all, your competent brother has now become a prince consort. But who knew, you turned out to be a disappointment, and now that the Duanmu Family has cut ties with you, it’s only natural for the Shen family to kick you to the curb..."

Situ Ya’s voice was deliberately lowered, so aside from Duanmu Sheng, no one else heard.

Situ Ya continued, "Actually, I’m not your savior. All of this has been pre-arranged by Shen Haoguang. Those thugs... he arranged everything..."

False, all of it was false.

Both love and friendship were false.

...

Duanmu Sheng bit her lip tightly, her heart brimming with towering rage! She saw herself, foolish as a fool, before her eyes.

All for a Shen Haoguang.

She had given up her parents, her brother.

Misunderstood Zi Qi, offended Chu Jin, hurt Mo Qingyi...

She had given her most precious everything for Shen Haoguang.

And in the end, to receive such an outcome!

Situ Ya was right, she had brought all of this upon herself!

It was the fruit of her own doings.

All of this was her retribution.

Tears streamed down Duanmu Sheng’s face as her heart filled with a complex mix of emotions, regretting all her past deeds...

She shouldn’t have been at odds with her parents, she shouldn’t have doubted Zi Qi, she shouldn’t have ignored Chu Jin’s advice; she was the world’s biggest fool!

She had countless opportunities to see the truth, yet she let them all slip by.

Why!

Why did fate treat her this way?

A surge of overwhelming hatred spread through Duanmu Sheng’s chest. She reached out and grabbed Situ Ya’s collar tightly, roaring, "Enough, enough! Stop talking! Liars! All of you are liars!"

Duanmu Sheng picked up a vase from the floor and smashed it onto Situ Ya’s head with all her might.

After all, she no longer wanted to live; one less was one less.

Someone like Situ Ya belonged in hell.

Shen Haoguang quickly pulled Situ Ya aside, dodging the incoming vase.

With a "bang," the vase shattered on the floor.

"Crazy! She’s gone crazy!" Shen Haoguang’s mother exclaimed, looking at Duanmu Sheng frantically, "Duanmu Sheng has gone mad! Somebody help! Catch this lunatic!"

The Shen family had hired quite a few bodyguards, who quickly subdued Duanmu Sheng.

Shen Haoguang walked over and slapped Duanmu Sheng harshly twice, "Slut! That’s for not behaving!"

"Pah!" Duanmu Sheng spat on Shen Haoguang’s face, "Shen Haoguang! I must have been blind to have fallen for someone like you! You won’t die a good death!"

Shen Haoguang disgustingly wiped off the spit from his face, grabbed Duanmu Sheng’s hair, "Slut! Marrying you is the biggest loss of my life! Don’t worry! From now on, I’ll treat you well, and make every day unforgettable for you." As he said this, a sinister smile curled up on Shen Haoguang’s lips.

"Take this slut to the basement!" Shen Haoguang released Duanmu Sheng’s hair and, with a look of disgust, dusted off his hands.

The bodyguards bowed slightly, then dragged Duanmu Sheng away.

In such a vast Superpower World, and with Duanmu Sheng being a family castoff, her disappearance would likely go unnoticed.

Duanmu Sheng struggled fiercely, "Shen Haoguang, let me go! Let me go! You will not die a good death! Your Shen family will face retribution!"

"Cut her tongue out for me!" Shen Haoguang coldly commanded, his serious tone indicating he was not joking.

At this point, even if Duanmu Sheng were to die, no one would care!

Alive, she brought no benefits to Shen Haoguang, which is why he was so brazenly unrestrained.

"Hold on," a glint crossed the depths of Situ Ya’s eyes before she spoke, "Haoguang, cutting off the tongue is quite disgusting. Why not just gag her mouth instead?"

Situ Ya still had that sweet, adorable appearance, making her seem like an angel mistakenly fallen to earth.

No one could see through her true face.

"Alright, let’s listen to Ya Ya," Shen Haoguang embraced Situ Ya’s shoulders, then raised his voice, "Gag that bitch’s mouth for me. Without my orders, no one is to feed her, not even water."

Soon, Duanmu Sheng was locked in a pitch-dark cellar, her nostrils filled with nauseating odors, a sense of panic and regret pervading her whole body, sapping all her strength.

Both her hands and feet were tied up, and a rag was stuffed in her mouth, allowing only muffled whimpers to escape.

Duanmu Sheng had few friends in Superpower World and had fallen out with her family. Just a few days ago, she had even quit her job under the slanderous influence of Shen Haoguang—surely no one would notice her disappearance now...

What should she do?

Was she to be locked in this cellar forever?

Staring at the endless gloom of the cellar, Duanmu Sheng’s eyes filled with despair...

Now that Shen Haoguang had revealed his true colors before her, he would certainly not let her off easily.

What to do?

What should she do?

She didn’t want to simply die like this.

She hadn’t yet apologized to her parents.

She hadn’t yet taken her revenge!

A tear slid down from the corners of Duanmu Sheng’s eyes.

Duanmu Sheng did not know how long she had been in the cellar; she only felt her tears were about to run dry.

At that moment, the heavy metal door was slowly pushed open.

What followed was a piercingly bright white light.

A slender figure started walking inwards.

"Tap tap tap" the sound of high heels on the floor provided a rhythmic sound.

Duanmu Sheng’s eyes widened as she stared ahead, continuously scooting backward.

The newcomer was Situ Ya, still wearing a faint smile on her face.

Duanmu Sheng’s back pressed tightly against the wall of the cellar, her eyes staring straight at Situ Ya as if she wanted to burn holes through her.

Situ Ya must have come to torment her.

Now, she was like fish on a chopping board, at the mercy of others.

"Hehe," Situ Ya crouched down, letting out a soft chuckle, "Duanmu Sheng, don’t look at me like that, it’s a bit creepy."

Duanmu Sheng continued to stare fixedly at her.

If it weren’t for Situ Ya and Shen Haoguang conspiring to deceive her, how would she have ended up in such a situation?

All of this was caused by Situ Ya.

It was all because of this bitch!

Now Duanmu Sheng had finally seen through Situ Ya’s true nature, unfortunately too late.

"I told you, stop looking at me like that," Situ Ya said with a smile, "Duanmu Sheng, you ending up here today has nothing to do with me; you brought this upon yourself. Even without me, there would have been another woman, another Situ Ya! You, you’re just too stupid! To be deceived in such a way! Just think about it, how many times has Zi Qi warned you?"

What Situ Ya said made perfect sense, Duanmu Sheng was entirely the architect of her own misfortune.

She had numerous opportunities to grasp the truth, but she failed to seize any of them.

It’s not as if Situ Ya was the only woman in the world; even if Shen Haoguang hadn’t met Situ Ya, he would have met other women. In the end, it was Duanmu Sheng who was too foolish.

Duanmu Sheng coldly turned her head away, refusing to look at Situ Ya any longer.

Situ Ya stood up, casually picked up a pair of scissors, and leaning slightly forward, stabbed the scissors towards Duanmu Sheng’s lower abdomen, "Duanmu Sheng, you are no longer of any use to the Shen family; they will slowly torment you until you stop breathing."

The faint smile lingering on Situ Ya’s lips differed slightly from her usual sweet demeanor.

This version of her seemed less disguised.

Situ Ya continued, "Duanmu Sheng, if I were your parents, I would be infuriated to death by a daughter like you. Remember for the future, don’t be so stupid!"

Waving the scissors in front of Duanmu Sheng, she spoke with a smile at the corner of her mouth, "Duanmu Sheng, always remember that the people who love you the most in this world are your parents. To betray your parents over a man, do you think you are foolish?"

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