I died on my wedding night.
On the day of our marriage, my husband abandoned me at the ceremony, leaving me as the laughingstock of the entire city.
When I was attacked by a maniac and managed to dial for help, he told me to hurry up and die—because once I was gone, no one would upset his precious sister again.
Before I died, I saw the fireworks lighting up the sky.
They were meant to celebrate our wedding, yet they became the backdrop for him to please another woman.
I thought that with me out of the picture, he could finally be with my sister—openly, without any guilt.
But what I didn't expect was that when he learned my bones had been turned into prayer beads, and that he was touching them day and night, my husband went insane.
Before I lost consciousness, I made my final phone call.On the other end, there was a lot of noise, followed by his cold voice:"Suwan, have you had enough of this? I gave you a grand wedding, and all I did was accompany An'an. What more do you want?"
Blood poured out of me rapidly, and the madman was just behind me, towering over me like a predator watching its dying prey.
He knew I was moments from death, no longer able to fight back.But my heart was still filled with reluctance, and I clung to the last shred of hope.
My white wedding dress was soaked by the river, the hem stained with dirt. In my final moments, I used the last of my strength to speak:"Shiyan, save me!"
Lu Shiyan impatiently interrupted: "Enough. Aren't you tired of this act? I'm already bored with it."
"I'm not lying, someone is trying to kill me...""Heh." He laughed coldly."Suwan, were you pretending to be sick before? What's this new act?"Do you really crave attention so badly? An'an is your own sister. You're already Mrs. Lu—don't you have enough? Do you need to force her to death to be satisfied?"
The biting cold wind hit me, but it couldn't compare to the scorn in his words. Looking at the blood staining my wedding dress, I knew my time had come.Swallowing my last words, I tilted my head back, letting go of the struggle. My voice was faint:"But it's Su Ning'an who's alive and well... while I... am about to die."
"Then hurry up and die. If you're dead, An'an won't be upset anymore."
Before the call ended, I heard a sweet, sugary voice:"Brother, the fireworks show is about to start."
Lu Shiyan's voice disappeared, leaving only the sound of the howling wind in my ears.The blood-soaked phone slipped from my hand and fell heavily by the water's edge.The splash of water hit my eyes, turning into scalding tears, which slowly slid down my cheeks.
In the swirling snow, stars began to twinkle in the pitch-black sky, and the drones glittered like a galaxy of lights.The deafening sound of explosions filled the air, and my pupils reflected the countless fireworks bursting in the sky.
The grand fireworks display he had spent six months preparing for our wedding ended up becoming a means to please another woman.
Someone sent me a photo. Amidst the dazzling fireworks, my husband was holding another woman in his arms.His usually indifferent lips curled into a slight smile. In their happiness, I forever closed my eyes.
I heard that after death, one would enter the underworld to be reincarnated.If there is really a next life, I never want to meet Lu Shiyan again.
But fate had other plans. When I regained consciousness, I saw a pair of lovers under the dazzling stars.It was my husband, Lu Shiyan, and my own sister, Su Ning'an.
"Lu Shiyan, you can't do this!!!"I screamed, running towards them, my fingers passing right through their bodies.
I lowered my head, staring blankly at my almost transparent body, realizing that no one around me noticed I was there.
It wasn't until then that I realized I was already dead, my soul not knowing how it had arrived by their side.Looking at the pair of them kissing in front of me, I finally understood: death still brought pain.I had been his childhood friend, the one he swore to love forever. Not long ago, Lu Shiyan had promised me that his feelings for Su Ning'an were nothing more than sibling affection, and that the only person he loved, from the very beginning to the end, was me.
Another firework exploded across the sky, a loud bang shattering the silence. Suddenly, Lu Shiyan woke up with a start and shoved Su Ning'an away."An'an, we can't do this."
Su Ning'an's face was flushed, still red from their intimate moments, and under the glow of the flames, she looked even more stunning. She bit her red lip and said, "Brother, I didn't mean to... I just... couldn't control myself."Lu Shiyan gently touched her head. "It's okay. I'm not mad at you. Let me make a call."
I saw him take out his phone and dial my number.I felt a cold chill seep through me. More than twenty years of friendship, and in the end, it meant nothing.Even when he thought of me, it was only after he'd finished being with Su Ning'an that he thought to call the dead woman I had become.
Beep… beep… beep...The phone rang more than three times without me picking up.For Lu Shiyan, I had always been on standby 24/7. No matter what, my phone would never ring more than three times before I picked up.But now, I was dead. How could a dead person answer the phone?
Lu Shiyan furrowed his brows."An'an, I'm going to check the location Suwan sent."Ah, so you finally remembered me?Before I died, I had sent Lu Shiyan my location by the river. If he had come now, at least he could have claimed my body.But time was running out. I didn't know what the scheming killer would do to my body if left unchecked.
A small hand grabbed his wrist. Su Ning'an looked up at him with pleading eyes."Brother, won't you stay with me?"Lu Shiyan hesitated. "But Suwan...""Don't you remember? She always liked to play tricks. Remember when she said she was in the hospital having surgery? You dropped everything to rush back, and she was fine. Or when she said someone was stalking her, but nothing happened?""That sister of mine was spoiled by the family since she was young. She loves playing these games. After all, she's the eldest daughter of the Su family. Who would dare harm her?"
Her words dispelled Lu Shiyan's hesitation, and he rubbed his tired brow."If only Suwan were half as sensible as you."Su Ning'an smiled, and I smiled too.It was clear in the past, he had said, "Children who aren't loved need to be sensible. My Suwan can do whatever she wants."
Lu Shiyan didn't come to look for me again. Instead, he took Su Ning'an to our wedding room.I stood at the door, unwilling to let her pass.Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, Su Ning'an smiled and walked through my transparent body.No matter whether I was alive or dead, I could never stop her.
Su Ning'an emerged from the bathroom wearing my wedding night lingerie. This was supposed to be my surprise for Lu Shiyan.When he saw her lithe body under the thin fabric, his throat moved, and his pupils darkened.After all our time together, how could I not recognize that as his sign of arousal?The air between them grew heavy with tension, and I felt a surge of anger and sadness.
"An'an, that's Suwan's clothes." Lu Shiyan reminded her."I know." She wrapped her arms around his neck. "Brother, I know you don't love Sister anymore. The person you love is me, right?"
"Su Ning'an, know when to stop." Lu Shiyan's voice grew cold.Su Ning'an's tears began to fall, big and heavy. She looked like a pitiful abandoned creature, her voice trembling:"After tonight, you'll be my brother-in-law. I won't ask for much—just one night. Just one night, please, Brother. I want to be your woman."
"I'll agree to anything else, but not this!" Lu Shiyan pushed her away.Su Ning'an stomped her foot. "Fine, if you won't have me, I'll give myself to someone else—a delivery boy, a janitor, a male model, even a beggar under the bridge!""Enough!""Since you don't want me, you won't even fulfill this one little wish..."
Lu Shiyan pulled her into his arms and sealed her lips with a kiss.
I screamed in agony, my heart torn, but no one heard me.Lu Shiyan, the man I had loved for more than a decade, was now with my sister in our wedding room.I watched as he let go of all the pent-up emotions he had been hiding.
The morning sun spilled onto Su Ning'an's body, still marked by the remnants of their night. She shyly nestled into Lu Shiyan's arms.Lu Shiyan regained his composure, his face showing a hint of regret. "An'an, last night we..."I sneered. What good is regret now after everything had been done?
"Don't worry, Brother, I won't tell Sister. From now on, you're my brother-in-law. I'll go study abroad and never appear in your world again."Lu Shiyan frowned. "Who said you should leave? You..."
Before he could finish, his phone rang. He answered it.A serious voice came through the line:"Mr. Lu, this morning a high-end wedding dress was pulled from the river near the Jinjiang. Upon examination, it was found to be the one your wife, Suwan, wore yesterday. We need you to come to the police station to assist with the investigation."