WBSGVS Chapter 256

Chapter 256 (The End)
(This story ends. A new story begins.)

It took Qing Li five years to pay off all her debts.

Jiang Xi also started a new life.

Maybe it was because Qing Li had gone too far, pushing Jiang Xi completely over the edge. Three years ago, after being hospitalized for complications from a concussion and being refused a visit from Qing Li, he never called her again.

Still, because of their relationship, Qing Li was well aware of his whereabouts. After being discharged from the hospital, Jiang Xi began devoting himself to charity work.

Qing Li had destroyed the Jiang Corporation, turning his mountain of shares into nothing. But the truth was, Jiang Corp had made plenty of money over the years, and Jiang Xi still had substantial personal assets. To strip him down to absolute poverty was a tall order.

He even offered half of his wealth to Qing Li, which she refused. So he poured it all into charitable causes.

Not for show—just to atone.

Ever since he had that dream, he would wake in the middle of the night, his heart full of hatred for his past self. He couldn’t accept that he had once been that cruel, yet he knew, without a doubt, that it had really happened.

He had ruined his own daughter, so when the tables turned, she returned the favor in full.

He had been a father in name only, so she, though she had a father, refused to be a daughter to him. This was his retribution. No matter how much it hurt to see the Jiang Corporation fall, he could only regret that he had been too ruthless back then.

Since he could never make up for the childhood he had stolen from his daughter, he devoted that love to other children instead.

All he hoped for was that, in the next life, his daughter might meet a good father.

Much later, when a reporter finally managed to track him down for an interview and asked about his relationship with his daughter, Jiang Qing Li, Jiang Xi only said,
“I failed her. I never fulfilled my responsibilities as a father. Whatever she did to me, I deserved it.”

After learning the full story, even Jiang Xi felt lucky—lucky he hadn’t raised another spoiled, lawless rich kid. With his “parenting style,” if it had been applied to someone else’s child, it might have produced a high-IQ sociopath.

And despite how he treated her, when Qing Li sought revenge, she made every effort not to drag innocent people into it, even if it meant burying herself in debt.

The reporter left disappointed—there was no shocking scandal to dig up—but still published the interview online.

Because what Qing Li had done in the past was so sensational, many netizens still remembered it clearly. Now, with another key figure personally admitting that his failures as a father had driven his daughter to seek revenge, the story reignited a nationwide debate on parenting.

People argued endlessly, but it was a conversation that mattered to everyone.

For a time, society’s awareness of the importance of family education rose to a new level.

When Qing Li saw the interview, it was already a day old.

On camera, Jiang Xi looked far more worn out than before. Nearly fifty years old, his hair was still thick and black, but years of traveling to impoverished mountain regions, braving harsh conditions, sun, and wind, had darkened and aged his face.

The look in his eyes made it clear—he was now a middle-aged man.

No longer the domineering CEO of romance novel fame who could cover the sky with one hand for the sake of the heroine.

And yet, in Qing Li’s eyes, this version of Jiang Xi looked even better.

Qing Li never reached out to him again, never called him “Dad” again. The two were now strangers. She had her life, and Jiang Xi had his.

Stretching lazily, Qing Li returned to writing her script.

Once she finished this one, she’d have enough money to take off and travel again!

Originally, Qing Li wasn’t supposed to be this broke. Once her debts were paid, everything else was hers—plus the quarterly dividends from the Zhou Corporation. She could have lived like a rich woman doing nothing at all.

But the problem was… she spent money fast.

Qing Li loved to travel. Every country, every season, had its own beauty. She preferred going alone—sometimes spending two days just sleeping in a hotel when she was tired, other times roaming around when she had energy. Traveling introduced her to people from all walks of life.

She was generous to a fault, often giving away money to help others.

Before she knew it—oops, her money was gone again.

When her funds ran low, she’d return home, lock herself in for a month, write a script, sell it, and—boom—she had travel money again.

In this lifetime, Qing Li was a spendthrift fairy.

And she remained just as happy as ever. She tasted local delicacies from around the world, met people and animals of all kinds, and had a few sweet romances.

Because she was so content, she had no desire to change her lifestyle—no marriage, no kids.

When she grew old, the people she had once helped took the initiative to care for her, looking after her until her last days.

Then came that familiar feeling again. Qing Li opened her eyes—and found herself at the start of another story.

The Daughter of the Supporting Female Character

When Qing Li opened her eyes, the world was almost pitch black. A faint, hazy light filtered through, but she still couldn’t see anything clearly.

She was lying on a soft bed, covered with a light, comfortable quilt.

It was a safe place.

Qing Li simply stayed still, closing her eyes again to absorb the memories.

The original owner’s name was Shao Qing Li, but this time, she wasn’t the main character. Not even a supporting one.

This was a story about a reborn heroine who dumped her scumbag boyfriend to be with her dream man.

The heroine’s name was Su Qiu. She came from an average family but had great luck—right after starting college, she caught the attention of senior Shao Mingxuan, who brought her into the student council and jumpstarted her dazzling life.

But Su Qiu didn’t like this refined, gentlemanly type. At eighteen or nineteen, what she craved was excitement. She preferred a domineering CEO she met outside of school—young, accomplished, charming, and effortlessly eclipsing any boy who had yet to enter the real world. He treated her with the indulgence of a princess.

They met when he fell for her at first sight and deliberately pursued her. Su Qiu, step by step, fell deeper into his carefully laid traps.

Soon they were dating. A string of events followed—rumors on campus about her being a kept woman, fangirls defending Shao Mingxuan, and so on—which only strengthened their bond.

The once-playboy CEO gave up his wandering ways for her.

After graduation, they withstood pressure from both families, got married, and became a legendary couple.