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The Villain’s Wife Chapter 50

Chapter 49 Small Flicker of Fire

Just like what Zhuo Jinren said, the temple that Lily saw was really dilapidated. The once majestic curved roofs had collapsed, the walls were cracked and mosses were everywhere. With the columns of the temple still standing tall, they reminded visitors of its once glorious form. 

“Why did they abandon this temple?” she asked, taking a seat on a stone bench next to Zhuo Jingren. 

“The monks left,” he answered. “I don’t know the exact reason. But when I arrived here years ago, this temple was already abandoned.”

“So when you left the orphanage, you came here?”

“Tokyo, then here…” he answered. “When I was in Tokyo, I helped an old woman who was lost on the streets. Through my interactions with her, I realized that she had some mental health issues. When she suddenly fainted on the streets, I immediately brought her to the hospital and stayed with her until her family came for her. Long story short, that woman became my adoptive mother and her husband became my adoptive father.”

“Hmmm… you have a kind heart.”

“Not always,” Zhuo Jingren answered. “People have called me ‘ruthless’, that is a fact.”

“Are you saying that you are only kind to me?”

“Of course,” Zhuo Jingren said. “A husband should always keep his wife happy. A happy wife, a happy life.”

“I am NOT your wife.”

“Yet.” Zhuo Jingren was quick to answer. “But you will be… soon.”

Lily avoided the man’s gaze and turned her head towards the direction of the sunset in front of them. She could never win Zhuo Jingren whenever they broach the topic about marriage. Instead of bickering about it to no end, she would rather spend the time watching the sunset.

“It’s beautiful,” she said, almost in a whisper, changing the topic. “Do you come here often? I mean… when you were last here?”

“Hmmm… that was years ago when my adoptive mother was still alive…” Zhuo Jingren looked towards the sky, feeling a little nostalgic as he recounted the past to Lily. “You see, my adoptive mother had Parkinson’s disease, which then led to dementia. Sometimes she would disappear from home. When it happened the first time, we weren’t able to locate her for a long time and when we finally found her, she was here, watching the sunset. Subsequently, whenever she disappeared, we would first look for her here.”

Lily listened quietly to the man beside her and could hear the sadness in his voice. Instinctively, she raised her hand and was about to stroke Zhuo Jingren’s back to comfort him but stopped mid-way when she realized that it might not be appropriate for her to do that. Lily didn’t know what to say and chose to maintain her silence instead.

“Turns out, this was the place that she met my adoptive father which probably explains why she would always return here,” Zhuo Jingren added. “There was once she even made me promise that I would bring my wife here… so here we are.”

Lily decided not to correct Zhuo Jingren this time. She stared at the man next to her for a while before turning her head towards the direction of the sunset again.

 …

“Hey, Lily wake up. The show will start soon.” A gentle voice echoed inside Lily’s mind as she furrowed her brows. “Lily, wake up.”

Lily slowly opened her eyes and instantly froze when she realized that she had fallen asleep on Zhuo Jingren’s shoulders. She straightened her body and side-eyed the man wordlessly. Her face frozen, and looked extremely stiff.

This reaction instantly made Zhuo Jingren chuckle. “You can pretend that you didn’t fall asleep… but you need to at least wipe out your drool.”

Lily widened her eyes at Zhuo Jingren’s words. She immediately wipe her mouth with her hand only to discover that she was not drooling. “Liar.”

“I never lie,” Zhuo Jingren said before pointing at his shoulders. ” I meant here, not your mouth.”

Lily looked at the obvious wet spot on his shoulders and realized that he was right! ‘This is… EMBARRASSING!’ She felt her ears burning as a faint blush crept into her cheeks. 

Without saying anything, Lily immediately took out her handkerchief to wipe the drool from his shirt. How did she fall asleep? Just how did she get herself into this embarrassing situation?

“It’s alright.” Zhuo Jingren held her hand. Then he took out a sandwich. “It’s almost nine, you need to eat something.”

“I had someone delivered these earlier,” he explained before he slowly unwrapped the sandwich and gave it to her. “Let’s have a proper dinner once we get back to the villa.”

Lily nodded and accepted the sandwich. Then, she lowered her head and chastised herself inwardly. Zhuo Jingren must have been laughing at her when she was drooling ah. Lily felt so awkward that she couldn’t find it in her to look at the man for the time-being, so she silently ate her sandwich. But she very quickly had a different view about the situation.

‘What’s there to be embarrassed about? This man already saw me naked. A little drool doesn’t really matter. Right?’

“The show is about to start soon,” Zhuo Jingren said, his gaze glued to the lake. “Tomorrow, I will bring you on a tour around the town. There are many stalls there selling really delicious food.”

Shortly after Zhuo Jingren had spoken, small glow of lights started to appear above the calm surface of the lake. These small flickers of light started to illuminate the lake. Just then, a soft chilly breeze blew past them, making Lily shiver. Suddenly, Lily felt something covering her, shielding her exposed skin from the breeze, and keeping her warm. When she looked down, she realized that she was wearing Zhuo Jingren’s coat. She turned her gaze at the man next to her who was admiring the fireflies, his features were soft and gentle. Tonight, she was once reminded that her initial impressions of him were so far from reality. 

Sensing that Lily was looking at him, a small smile escaped his lips before he turned his head and met her eyes. “Beautiful, right?” Zhuo Jingren smiled.

Lily nodded and also gave him a smile before turning to look at the hundreds of fireflies dancing across the lake, like fireworks in slow-motion, the lights lingering above the waters of the lake for a long time. 

“Hey, Lily?”

“Hmm?”

“Thank you.” his voice was low.

Lily did not respond to that. She continued looking on, unaware of the small flicker of fire that had been ignited inside her heart. 

Editor: Swaning

The Villain’s Wife

The Villain’s Wife

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Status: Completed Author:

There is no RAPE or MAJOR MISUNDERSTANDINGS. WARNING: FL is scheming and evil.

Like almost every dramatic romance novel, Lily Qin’s story began with an evil stepmother, a scheming stepsister, and a dumb ex-fiance. At twenty, she fell prey to their grand scheme and became the laughingstock of the country. In despair, she left.


Seven years later, Lily Qin rose from the ashes.


She was labeled as an empress, an iron lady, a genius, and a prodigy. She was Miss Tycoon.


Now, at twenty-seven, Lily Qin was an established businesswoman who was single-handedly controlling her multinational company abroad. She was beautiful, smart, and successful. Women envied her while men couldn’t help but worship her ethereal beauty.


With her devastating past, everyone had assumed that Lily would exact revenge on the people who had wronged her. Who would have guessed that behind that beaming smile of hers was a numb heart that aimed only to make more profit?

"You got it wrong." Lily elegantly propped her chin on the back of her hand. "I am seeing you today because we have something in common. We're both villains in somebody else's eyes. And I think it's time for us villains to get our own happy ending. Don't you think so?"


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Zhuo Jingren’s love for Lily Qin was something that only he knew. Ever since they were children, he had his eyes on her. Yet, every time he had tried to confess, he would end up fainting from nervousness.


So when Lily Qin promised to marry him if he became richer than her, Zhou Jingren did not hesitate to leave the orphanage and work his way up just to become her man.


Who would have thought that years later, when he was successful and feared by many, he would come back to an engaged Lily Qin?


Then she mistook him for an escort after eating his tofu? Preposterous!


The worst thing was, she seemed to have forgotten everything about him. Hadn’t she promised to marry him the moment he became more prominent than her family? Now, after taking advantage of him, she dared to run away?

This woman was a liar!

He gritted his teeth as he watched her approach him. He was about to say something mean when she suddenly spoke. “Are you my new bodyguard?” She did not even wait for him to answer before tossing her car keys at him. “Drive. Let’s go wreak some havoc.”


Thus, the mafia’s big boss became Lily Qin’s bodyguard.


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"So? What do you want as a compensation?" Zhuo Jingren asked her once again before laying down next to her. His elbow was resting on the ground and his palm was supporting his head as he looked at her intently.

The first thing that Lily noticed about Zhuo Jingren when he laid next to her was his exposed tanned chest. This made him look more casual… and hot. She didn't even realize she was staring at the latter.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" He smirked at her. "Do you want me to compensate you with my body?"

Lily immediately rolled her eyes at the latter. "Who wants your body? Hmp! I want money!"

"Your mind is always thinking of money but your body actually betrays you. Am I right to say that I have a shameless wife?"

"Hah! I am a strong and independent woman of the 21st century. I know what I want. But if you insist on giving your body, I will take it too!" Lily shamelessly said, taking off her stilettos. However, just when Lily was about to lie down beside Zhuo Jingren, he suddenly pulled her on top of him. With her body on top of his, their faces were really close and they could even feel each other's breath.

"What a shameless woman," he noted, the smile on his face only deepened.

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