Chapter 697: The Little Stepmother (1)
The Little Stepmother
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Mr. Gu, the CEO of Gu's Building Materials, is nearly sixty years old. He married a rising starlet, and the two of them have been constantly trending on social media lately.
Unexpectedly, on his wedding night with the young starlet, Mr. Gu suffered a heart attack and died suddenly in her bed.
This is the most in-depth news about a wealthy family, and it has dominated almost all the headlines.
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Wen Wan never expected that she would become a widow as soon as she transmigrated.
It's fortunate she's a widow; otherwise, if she were to marry that sixty-year-old CEO Gu, Wen Wan would definitely throw up her dinner from the night before—he's just too old.
When Wen Wan transmigrated, it happened to be during President Gu's funeral.
She stood in front of the mourning hall, dressed in all black and with exquisite makeup.
"System, Mr. Gu suffered a heart attack. It wasn't killed by the original owner, was it?" Wen Wan still asked, because it would always be troublesome if someone died right away.
System: [Of course not, Mr. Gu just had a heart attack. And don't worry, host, your identity is quite good; you are one of only two heirs to Mr. Gu's estate.]
"Then who is the other one?"
System: [Your son, the male lead Gu Qian.]
Taking advantage of Wen Wan's spare time, the system quickly transmitted the plot of this world to her.
The role she played was the male lead's wicked stepmother.
The male protagonist, Gu Qian, is the son of Gu Weihe, an entrepreneur and the richest man in China.
My mother, Qiao Caiyun, is a famous pianist.
The story of a typical "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success) and a rich girl ends the same way: after the "phoenix man" becomes successful, he feels that the rich girl is a disgrace to his life, and the two divorce.
I didn't pursue my old, unattainable first love, because she's now a married woman, her beauty faded with age.
However, he was keeping the daughter of his first love, the one he considered his ideal woman, as his mistress, Chen Qian, the person Wen Wan had impersonated.
Chen Qian's mother was Gu Weihe's first love during college. According to the storyline, Chen Qian looks exactly like her mother when she was young. Her mother married a rich second-generation, but the rich second-generation's family fell into decline and he became an alcoholic and gambler in his later years, which made her look old and haggard.
After Chen Qian's mother passed away, Chen Qian entered the entertainment industry. By chance, Gu Weihe saw her face, which led to everything that followed.
Perhaps it was a first love complex; upon seeing Chen Qian, who looked exactly like his first love, Gu Wei was moved.
However, Chen Qian must have her own methods. She had known about Gu Weihe's existence for a long time and had been trying to get close to him. She even disguised herself as her mother when she was young, and her clothing style and even her temperament were disguised as if her mother had been reborn.
The two got married.
To everyone's surprise, Gu Weihe died on his wedding night.
Chen Qian became a widow just like that.
Gu Qian was disliked by Gu Weihe, and the two fathers and sons hated each other. Gu Qian had been living abroad and only returned to China after his father's death.
Gu Qian didn't like his father's young wife, but he didn't deliberately target her. However, Chen Qian was worried that Gu Qian would take half of her hard-earned property, so she plotted to frame Gu Qian, making him falsely accused of rape, and he ended up in prison and was sentenced to ten years.
Over the course of ten years, Chen Qian has firmly grasped control of the company and the Gu family.
However, after Gu Qian was released from prison, Chen Qian faced retaliation. Gu Qian plotted step by step and eventually took back the company, making Chen Qian receive the punishment she deserved.
The female lead, Shen Yang, has always secretly loved the male lead.
Even though the male lead is in jail, she still believes in him and waits for him to come out so she can help him in every way.
A classic redemption story, the two later fell in love and became a perfect couple.
This was the original ending.
But it was never completed.
In the poorly-ended plot, Gu Qian didn't get released from prison. Instead, Chen Qian bribed his cellmate, who then killed Gu Qian in prison.
"So my job is to get the plot back on track and prevent the male lead from going to jail?"
System: [Yes, the host's task is to ensure the male lead successfully inherits the family business and achieves success in both his career and love life.]
Wen Wan: "Understood."
Wen Wan continued, "Then I must give up my inheritance rights and hand over the Gu family to the male lead. Would that mean my mission is almost complete?"
System: [It's best not to, because besides your wicked stepmother coveting the male lead's inheritance, his father's brother is also eyeing it. You need to protect him, so you cannot leave the Gu family until all these worries are resolved.]
Wen Yan: "..."
Soon Wen Wan met Gu's father's family, including his mother, an old lady in her eighties, who was crying very sadly. As soon as she came in, she slapped Wen Wan.
"You shameless woman, it's all because of you! Give me back my son! Give me back my..."
Wen Yan: "..."
Oh my god, Wen Wan covered her face, then her mind started racing. This plot was about to begin. If she couldn't handle it, she would be branded as a jinx.
Wen Wan suddenly burst into tears, crying even more miserably than the old woman.
“Mother-in-law, it’s all my fault. It’s all because of me. I had no idea he had such a serious illness. Although I’ve only known him for a month, I should have cared for him more. You’re right, Mother-in-law. It’s all because of me. If I had lived with him for decades like you have, I would have discovered it in time.”
Wen Wan cried uncontrollably, her beautiful face contorted in grief.
The onlookers looked at her and shook their heads. "How can you blame her? A sudden heart attack, who could have predicted that?"
"This girl is pitiful. She just got married and her husband died."
"What's there to pity? She's the old man's legal partner and is entitled to a share of his assets. Wasn't she married into the family for money? And now she's succeeded."
As long as Wen Wan is shameless enough, no one can morally blackmail her.
And what right does this old woman have to question her?
They're not even my biological children.
A family of bloodsuckers.
The old lady was stunned by her crying. Her youngest son said, "Mom, calm down. Sister-in-law, calm down too. None of us expected that something like this would happen to our brother. Today is his funeral. Let him rest in peace. Where's A-Qian? Hasn't he come yet? He's our brother's only son. How can he not come to the funeral? He's so inconsiderate."
The old lady said, "He's long since become like his mother. He no longer sees himself as a family-oriented child. It's Zile who is filial. No wonder your uncle has always treated you like his own son."
Gu Zile, standing to the side, said, "Grandma, this is what I should do. If it weren't for my uncle, I definitely wouldn't be where I am now."
Wen Wan looked at Gu Zile. He was handsome and gentle, but in the original story, Gu Zile and Chen Qian got together soon after, making them an adulterous couple.
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