The Third Year After My Rich Husband’s Death

[Coming soon: Reborn with a Narcissus Script. Please add it to your favorites~ ^ω^] The sickly young master of the Jiang family had finally died. Wearing mourning clothes, Yu Qiu knelt before the funeral hall and listened as mourners whispered, “Yu Qiu really knows how to play his cards. Now the Jiang family’s vast fortune is all his.” Everyone thought that after mourning Jiang Huaixu for three years, Yu Qiu would take the money and remarry his old flame, Sheng Qingyou. Sheng Qingyou thought so too. He was gambling that Yu Qiu had been with Jiang Huaixu for the money, gambling that Yu Qiu loved him, not Jiang Huaixu, who was always clinging to life by a thread. Then, in the first year after Jiang Huaixu’s death, Yu Qiu finally took full control of the crumbling Jiang family. He lay in the bathtub as the warm water slowly cooled. He thought, I don’t owe you anything anymore, Jiang Huaixu. But countless memories flooded his mind. Curled up in the tub, Yu Qiu turned on the shower, as if the sound could drown out his sobs. In the second year after Jiang Huaixu’s death, Yu Qiu, who had once had plenty of free time, kept himself busy. As long as he had no time to spare, he wouldn’t think of Jiang Huaixu. In the third year after Jiang Huaixu’s death, Yu Qiu found himself thinking of him more and more often. When he was alive, Jiang Huaixu had hated Yu Qiu smoking, so Yu Qiu became addicted to cigarettes. Jiang Huaixu had hated him drinking, so Yu Qiu began getting blackout drunk night after night. Jiang Huaixu had hated him staying away from home, so Yu Qiu abandoned several houses and lived in hotels every day. One night, lying in bed, Yu Qiu thought of the man who had gently stroked his head many years ago, and his heart twisted with pain. He said, “Jiang Huaixu, I regret it.” Jiang Huaixu first met Yu Qiu when he was eighteen. The boy had lost his parents. He was handsome, yet looked utterly pitiful. Jiang Huaixu’s mother’s eyes reddened as she choked out, “Xiao Qiu, from now on, the Jiang family is your home. Make yourself comfortable here.” After a moment’s thought, Jiang Huaixu held out his hand. “Hello, I’m Jiang Huaixu.” To his surprise, the boy looked up at him with reddened eyes, emotions swirling in his gaze that Jiang Huaixu couldn’t understand. Rekindled romance / bittersweet / older top / both reborn / healing “Leaving isn’t a torrential downpour, but the long, damp stretch of a lifetime.” Thanks to @Jiang Li Dian Xiao Bao for commissioning the animal-style art. I love it so much!! Xiao Jiang as an Eastern scops owl / Xiao Qiu as a clouded leopard Reader’s guide: 1. A story about both leads being reborn and finding healing. This is not a wish-fulfillment story! It’s not! It really isn’t!!! I just want to make up for regrets! You don’t have to tell me if you drop it. [If you can’t keep reading, please just drop it. You don’t need to leave a couple of insults in the comments on your way out. Is insulting me or the characters really that fun? I used to be thin-skinned, and honestly, I never read the comments before the paid chapters. Maybe I’ve gotten desensitized now, or just gotten used to being insulted. From now on, I’ll delete comments that insult the characters. The warnings are clear, so this story may not be for you. Also, thanks to all the other lovely readers who enjoy it ^ω^. Please don’t read the comments before the paid chapters, thank you so much!] I’ve deleted all the really over-the-top chapter comments, so you can read comments on the free chapters now. The main comment section is probably still a bit much. I haven’t worked up the nerve to open it. Comments on the paid chapters are fine. I won’t accept people judging the love interest without having read up to chapter 52. 2. The top is fierce, ridiculously fierce. I just like adding a touch of sickly beauty. 3. In this world, same-sex marriage is legal. It’s separate from real life, a parallel world. 4. Usually, if the story gets angsty, both leads suffer. They’re each other’s only love, and it has a happy ending. “Only love” means they’ve both been faithful in body and heart. The love interest has never loved anyone else. 5. Bittersweet, with three parts angst and seven parts sweetness. Not too long, around 300,000 Chinese characters. The early chapters weave in flashbacks, most separated by ***. A - indicates a regular scene transition. 6. 60% anti-theft ratio. Chapter comments are open, so come join in (≧▽≦). There isn’t much about school life; the story mainly focuses on the relationship. Screenshot taken 2023.7.22 Here’s another upcoming story: Reborn with a Narcissus Script. Please add it to your favorites~ At twenty-eight, Jiang Xingwu had his first love of eight years run off with someone else, taking his money too. His company went bankrupt, and his world came crashing down. After a serious illness, he was unlucky enough to be caught in the rain on the day he was discharged, then, through no fault of his own, hit by a car and killed. As he lay dying, rainwater mixed with blood soaked through his clothes and washed away the eight years of foolish devotion in his head. Jiang Xingwu thought, Damn it! If I get another chance, I’ll never fall for Shen Qinghe again! When he opened his eyes, he really had been given a fresh start. He was back eight years in the past. Jiang Xingwu said, “New account, don’t mess with me.” Then he saw himself in the mirror, still twenty-eight years old. “...” He really had gone back, but apparently his body had come along too. Jiang Xingwu planned to find his twenty-year-old self and stop him from making foolish choices and taking the wrong path. Back then, he hadn’t changed his name yet. He was called Xia Chi. From then on, a strange man appeared in Xia Chi’s home. Jiang Xingwu: “I really am you, eight years in the future.” “When choosing your major, go into big data! There’s money in it!” “Serves you right! I told you not to go with them that day, but you wouldn’t listen. Look what happened: you broke your leg!” “Don’t fall for Shen Qinghe. You’ll regret it.” In the end, Xia Chi’s life really did take a different course. Before Jiang Xingwu could take credit and keep his role in the change a secret, Xia Chi’s hand had already slid toward his waist. His eyes darkened. “I don’t like Shen Qinghe anymore.” He said, “I like you.” Jiang Xingwu: “Mm, ah, oh... what?!” Nobody told him he’d ended up in a narcissus script! Even Jiang Xingwu had forgotten that he used to be starved for love. But Xia Chi remembered. On his twentieth birthday, Xia Chi bought a cake. He was alone in the rundown house in the old district. What should he wish for? Xia Chi thought for a moment, then closed his eyes. I hope someone will love me after I turn twenty. Reader’s guide: ① Narcissus story!!!! (Please take note) ② Synopsis screenshotted on 2024.3.24 Theme: Even quiet love needs to be spoken aloud