After a marriage substitution, Li Xi became the wife of Gu overnight, envied by every woman in the capital.
To outsiders, Gu Tingchen was cruel and cold-blooded, yet treated her with the utmost tenderness and care. Only she knew how much he hated her.
He hated her so much that on their wedding day, he grabbed her by the throat and called her a vain, greedy woman.
He hated her so much that he constantly warned her not to hope for even the slightest bit of his affection.
Li Xi knew he had a woman in his heart, his one true love, and she would always be nothing more than a substitute.
Later, his true love returned, and there was no longer any place for Li Xi by his side.
At last, after her mother’s car accident and Gu Tingchen’s inhuman torment, she was exhausted.
She left for good, and from that day on, there was no more Li Xi in the capital.
“Master Gu, Miss Li Xi’s car went off a cliff... There was no body.”
“Miss Li Xi was the little girl you’ve been searching for all these years!”
“What did you say?!” Gu Tingchen took the keepsake his assistant held out, his hands trembling. It was the good-luck charm he had given her that year.
He had wished her a lifetime of peace, but in the end, he had been the one to cause all her suffering.
At last, Gu Tingchen went mad.
It's very interesting, but chapters 54 and 55 don't match up.