WBSGVS Chapter 164 V2

When another round of cheating rumors hit the trending list, Huo Qingli was handed divorce papers.

Shen Yanjun knew he had cheated, so he offered generous terms.

But Huo Qingli refused. She screamed at the lawyer to leave and ran crying to Shen Yanjun, demanding an explanation—only to find him gently wiping Xu Yin’s tears, holding her purse, and sparing Huo Qingli just a single, cold glance.

And that—that—was when Huo Qingli finally gave up for good.

This story has a full plot, and Huo Qingli is the female lead. After being hurt by Shen Yanjun, her career takes off, and she even gets involved with a rising young male star in the entertainment industry.

At that point, Shen Yanjun finally realizes he had loved Huo Qingli all along and starts to regret everything. He repeatedly ruins her dates and shows up everywhere just to stay on her radar.

Eventually, Huo Qingli goes on a variety show and talks about her childhood battle with leukemia, mentioning a pen pal she never met in person.

That’s when Shen Yanjun fully gives up on Xu Yin. He realizes the girl who brought light to his dark childhood wasn’t her after all.

Back when Shen Yanjun was a child, he had been kidnapped, and the trauma left him with a fractured leg and nearly drove him into isolation. A toy that had been dropped from a window saved his spirit and gave him hope. But they were both too young, and all he remembered was the girl’s name: Xu Yin.

Turned out, it was a huge misunderstanding.

He had mistaken Xu Yin for the girl from back then and projected all his ideals onto her. That was the foundation of his feelings for her. But now that he knew the truth, and considering everything Xu Yin had done, the illusion shattered. He finally saw clearly who he truly loved.

What followed was the classic “groveling to win back the wife” arc. But because Huo Qingli still had lingering feelings for Shen Yanjun, they ended up remarrying just a few days later—she caved in too easily.

So really, the only one who suffered in this story was Huo Qingli.

Except this time… a glitch occurred on Xu Yin’s end—

As the classic “white lotus” supporting character, Xu Yin suddenly became self-aware.

She realized she was just a side character in a novel. But because she genuinely loved Shen Yanjun, she didn’t want to let go. So she made a bold move: she got pregnant. Meanwhile, she actively sabotaged Huo Qingli’s career and kept delaying the reveal of the truth, hoping it would never come to light.

And it worked.

In this tragic romance novel, Huo Qingli had no golden finger (cheat code). She had always lived a pampered life as a sheltered heiress, so when her career was derailed, everything spiraled out of control.

Already heartbroken, Huo Qingli now found her career in shambles too. She couldn’t stop thinking about Shen Yanjun.

She tried to stay away from him, but her feelings never disappeared.

Watching Xu Yin become widely loved and now pregnant, preparing to marry Shen Yanjun, even the once-disapproving Shen family eventually caved because of the baby.

By comparison, Huo Qingli was still aimless, drowning in sorrow. Eventually, she fell into depression. And when Shen Yanjun’s child was born, she ended her own life.

After seeing all of the original Huo Qingli’s memories, Qingli couldn’t help but let out a long sigh. She’d been dealt such a good hand, only to play it all wrong. Such a waste—but not without explanation.

From the very beginning, Huo Qingli’s life was a tragedy.

Her family background was outstanding, her material life abundant. Her parents taught her from a young age that, as a girl, she only needed to be loved and protected. As a result, her personality was pure, and her emotional world rather empty. Once she fell for Shen Yanjun, she couldn’t let go.

She even had a twin brother, but their parents favored her. They raised their son modestly, despite still providing a wealthy lifestyle—study abroad, all that—but his allowance was limited, while their daughter could casually receive a Maserati.

Everyone around them said the parents were too biased.

Huo Qingyu, her twin brother, felt the same. He didn’t like his spoiled sister and, during his time abroad, fell for the gentle and intelligent Xu Yin.

That’s how Xu Yin later managed to sabotage Huo Qingli’s career—she entered the Huo family’s entertainment company with Huo Qingyu’s help and deliberately destroyed a critical contract that was supposed to change Huo Qingli’s career path.

Already a mess emotionally, Huo Qingli didn’t think too deeply about it. She simply had no energy to pursue other scripts.

And that only pushed her further into her grief over Shen Yanjun.

Her parents truly loved her, so they didn’t dare bring up any of it, instead encouraging her to rest at home and heal.

But while resting, she slipped further and further… until she was gone.

After death, when Huo Qingli looked back on her life, she realized how empty it had been. Aside from Shen Yanjun, she’d never once decided for herself.

That’s why, this time, her resentment wasn’t toward others—it was toward herself.

She wanted to live for her own sake.

Qingli opened her eyes, and at that exact moment, a frantic knock echoed from the door.

Outside was the voice of the original Huo Qingli’s mother, Feng Ying, sobbing in a panic. “Ali, are you in there? Can you open the door?!”

Qingli took a deep breath, calmed herself, and went to open the door.

The moment she did, Feng Ying threw her arms around her. Her father, Huo Changrong, stood nearby, his eyes full of worry and fear.

They did love the original Huo Qingli. After all, no one spends that much money on someone they don’t care about—they weren’t stupid.

But their misguided love and parenting—whichever had brainwashed them into it—had driven a wedge between Huo Qingli and her brother, and left her unable to stand on her own.

Which is why, after losing a man, her whole life crumbled. She had no resilience.

“You scared me to death,” Feng Ying whispered, hugging her even tighter. “Your phone wasn’t working, you didn’t answer the door after I knocked forever—if the property manager hadn’t confirmed you hadn’t left the complex today, I would’ve called the police!”

“Ali, are you okay?” Huo Changrong asked softly, afraid that speaking too loudly might make her cry.

They had rushed over after seeing the online news. They knew exactly what Shen Yanjun meant to their daughter. Why would she suddenly let go?

They weren’t the only ones shocked—so were the netizens.

But more than anything, they feared she had finally lost all hope… and might do something irreversible.

Qingli blinked, gently stepped back from her mother’s embrace, then smiled slightly.

“I’m fine, Mom, Dad. Divorce is a good thing. He didn’t love me anyway. I’m just a little upset, so I wanted something to distract me. How about letting me take over Tiansheng Entertainment for a bit?”

Who needs love anyway? Time to conquer her career.