Sweet Wife in My Arms

e glimpsed a person walking towards the stage.

It was a young woman in a black gown, her black hair loosely draped across her shoulders in a wave.
She wore little accessories, but her hourglass silhouette was graceful and dreamy.

Su Muran drew up short.
It didn’t make sense to her.
What was going on here?

Lu Qin quickly dragged her back to her seat.
There were many eyes on them by now.
One misstep and there would be rumors all over the place by the next morning.

Meanwhile, the black-clad woman with a mermaid-like grace ascended the stage, and received the beautiful statuette that symbolized glory and honor, something that could represent a person’s entire life.

She extended her hand and brought the trophy high above her head.
Her eyes were like the finest black pearls, and her skin, though not as white as Caucasians, had a natural, youthful tint that made it look almost fragile.

Why her?

Until now, Su Muran could not believe what she was seeing.
It should have been her.
The host had said her name, right? It should have been her.
Should have been her.
This wasn’t right.

She was meant to receive that award.

Yet, why wasn’t she the one receiving the award? Somebody needs to explain it to her.
What happened? Why wasn’t it her? Why…

Yan Huan?

Yan Huan kissed the statuette in her hand.
Finally.
Her career has finally ended, on the highest note possible.
She could step away from the screens and spend all her time with her family now, like Liang Chen.

There were more meaningful things than awards and honors; things like spending time with her family, and living out the rest of their simple days in peace.

Before the Beginning turned out to be the biggest winner; despite losing the Best Director Award, it was nominated for Best Visual Effects, Best Story, Best Adapted Screenplay, and four other awards.
In the end, it took home two.

The first was Yan Huan’s Best Actress Award, and the second the Best Adapted Screenplay Award.
It was a full harvest.

Sitting before the mirror, Yan Huan began removing her makeup.
The blush and foundation had made her skin look clear and pretty, and her eyes bright and sparkly.
She was beautiful, indeed.

But what use did that have?

Bit by bit, she removed her makeup, until her original skin color showed.
Her skin wasn’t dull, but slightly pale.
Even so, she was extremely beautiful.

Beside her stood the golden statuette.
From this day onwards, she would be known as the Best Actress in the world.
She had taken what Su Muran had hankered sorely.

The statuette, the title, they all belonged to her now.
Su Muran’s fate was about to change too.

She wouldn’t kick her when she’s down, but neither would she sacrifice herself for others.
Not for Su Muran, at least.
She won’t give her the blood she needed this time.

That’s why only Lu Yi and a couple others were privy to the fact that she had RH negative AB blood.
Lu Yi wasn’t around anymore, and He Yibin and Lei Qingyi’s lips were sealed.
She wanted to see how Su Muran was going to go about saving herself, without an innocent child at her disposal.