The Empty Bridal Chamber - Chapter 1

Chapter 1: No Groom at the Wedding

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“The wedding is paused. The groom can’t come!”

As soon as the emcee said this, the bride, Lin Wanmeng, almost laughed out loud. There was no need to get married. What a wonderful thing!

To be precise, the thing that made her happy was that she did not have to marry Ye Lingxiao.

Ye Lingxiao was the most powerful man in the capital. In just a few years, he had established a business empire led by the Ye Group. Unfortunately, no woman in the capital was willing to marry him.

Firstly, it was rumored that this person’s personality was cold and ruthless like a ghost, and his fate was as ferocious as a fiend. When he was young, he jinxed his parents to death. After he became an adult, none of the women he came into contact with had a good ending.

Secondly, it was said that Ye Lingxiao had tacitly admitted that he had some dysfunction in that area, it probably wasn’t possible for there to be life like normal couples.

However, Lin Wanmeng was unwilling to marry him mainly because she already had a boyfriend. She had been in love with Shen Yusong for three years and they were extremely sweet.

She was supposed to be celebrating her 23rd birthday with her boyfriend, but her father forced her to marry Ye Lingxiao in exchange for a huge betrothal gift to save his company which was about to go bankrupt.

Yesterday, Shen Yusong had promised her that he would come to interrupt the wedding and elope with her, but for some reason, she still did not see him.

Was he afraid?

No matter what, Lin Wanmeng couldn’t wait to tell Shen Yusong the good news. She called him while searching around.

When she passed by the dressing room door, the crisp ringtone could be heard faintly through the gap in the door. She suddenly stopped and was about to enter when she vaguely heard the sound of men and women panting.

Lin Wanmeng’s heart skipped a beat. That ringtone was specially set for Shen Yusong. It couldn’t be anyone else.

With trembling hands, she silently approached the crack in the door. In an instant, the scene frozen in her pupils pierced her heart like a sharp blade.

In the dark dressing room, her boyfriend, Shen Yusong, and her best friend, Shi Qiuqiu, were entangled together, putting on an unsightly show!

“Brother Yusong, we won’t be discovered here, right?” Shi Qiuqiu wrapped her arms around Shen Yusong’s neck, her voice was charming to the bone.

“Don’t be afraid. Uncle and Lin Wanmeng are having a wedding. They won’t be able to care about us.” Shen Yusong was still working hard.

Shi Qiuqiu smiled, her sharp voice filled with mockery. “Lin Wanmeng is really too stupid. She’s been with you for three years and didn’t know that Ye Lingxiao was your uncle, let alone that we’ve been fooling around every night.”

“What’s wrong with that? She still doesn’t know that your surname should be ‘Lin’.” Shen Yusong smiled smugly. He touched Shi Qiuqiu’s body again and smiled wretchedly. “I was wondering why you were so coquettish. Looks like it’s inherited.”

“Stop~ don’t talk about my mother like that!”

The woman’s coquettish voice and the man’s low moan made Lin Wanmeng feel nauseous. Her fingers tightened around the white wedding dress on her body, and her face turned as pale as paper.

Lin Wanmeng walked away nihilistically and pulled off her veil. A few innocent strands of hair were pulled off, and her scalp hurt. However, compared to the intense pain in her heart, this was nothing.

She leaned against the wall and fell weakly. She hugged her knees and curled up in the corner. Her eyes were lowered and tears fell. She was like an injured deer, making one’s heart ache.

She was completely unaware of Shi Qiuqiu and Shen Yusong’s betrayal! At this moment, she really hated her own stupidity!

Also, why should Shi Qiuqiu’s surname be Lin?

Could it be…

As her memory spun, Lin Wanmeng came to an unbelievable conclusion.

After so many years, it was no wonder that her father took special care of her neighbor, the mother and daughter of the Shi family. It was no wonder that her father would always stand on Shi Qiuqiu’s side when she quarreled with her. It was no wonder that her parents had split up not long ago due to a breakdown in their relationship.

It turned out that her father had long cheated with Shi Yanru and even gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Shi Qiuqiu!

Thinking about it carefully, her father must have chosen to get a divorce so late to split her grandfather’s inheritance.

What a shrewd scheme, what a vicious heart!

At this moment, the staff hurriedly ran over to inform her that Old Madam Ye had spoken and the wedding will continue.

“Ye Lingxiao is here?” Lin Wanmeng restrained her sorrowful expression and asked softly.

The staff member saw that her eyes were red and thought that she already knew that something had happened to Ye Lingxiao. He shook his head regretfully.

Lin Wanmeng was not surprised by this. It was understandable for the violent Ye Lingxiao to do something unruly.

She quietly turned off her phone to prevent outsiders from seeing the evidence inside.

When she saw the two of them having an affair just now, Lin Wanmeng did not rush forward to catch them red-handed. This was because she was alone and had no help, no money, and no power. Even if she caused a scene, it would only be an embarrassment.

However, what she wanted was absolute suppression. She wanted Shi Qiuqiu and Shen Yusong to be utterly defeated and unable to fight back.

Therefore, she first filmed the evidence of Shen Yusong and Shi Qiuqiu’s crimes for future use.

Since she was forced to become the young mistress of the Ye family and Ye Lingxiao’s wife, she would use this identity to take revenge on everyone who hurt her!

After making up her mind, Lin Wanmeng put on her veil again. When she looked up again, her eyes were cold. She said calmly, “Let’s go.”

From this moment on, Lin Wanmeng sealed her heart and prepared to start a massacre!

The wedding without a groom ended hastily. Lin Wanmeng maintained an elegant and noble posture throughout. Although there was no lack of mockery and criticism, she won Old Madam Ye’s favor.

Night fell, and the silver moon was like a hook.

Lin Wanmeng stepped into Ye Lingxiao’s private villa. The butler, Old Qin, guided her to a room deep on the second floor.

“Whose room is this?” Lin Wanmeng asked in confusion.

Butler Qin sighed and looked a little dejected. He didn’t answer her question directly, but his tone remained respectful. “Please enter.”

Lin Wanmeng did not understand why the Ye family was so mysterious. She frowned and walked in. The door behind her slammed shut, scaring her.

There were no lights on in the room. The dark environment was hell for Lin Wanmeng, who was most afraid of the dark. She immediately felt a chill behind her and subconsciously shivered.

Then, she fumbled for the chandelier switch on the wall and quickly pressed it.

Click!

The room was instantly lit up.

“This!” The scene in front of her shocked Lin Wanmeng. She stood rooted to the ground like a weathered statue.

On the two-meter-wide bed lay a man with his eyes closed. All kinds of tubes were inserted into his body, and there were several machines around him!

Lin Wanmeng took a moment to sort out the current situation. It turned out that Ye Lingxiao did not deliberately miss the wedding, but became a vegetable because of an accident!

No wonder everyone’s words and expressions were so solemn. She was too engrossed in her sorrow and did not notice it.

She and Ye Lingxiao had never met before, but they had already become husband and wife. On the day of their wedding, both of them had suffered a huge blow in their lives. In another sense, didn’t this make them a match made in heaven as well?

Lin Wanmeng took a deep breath and suppressed her surging emotions. She slowly moved closer to the bed and gasped when she saw the man’s appearance.