The Bet That Killed Her

Pei Yuanzhou lost a reckless, cruel bet with his rich, idle friends and chose Wen Ning, a struggling working girl, as his humiliating forfeit: he had to pretend to date her. He spun an elaborate, heartless lie, telling her he was a penniless orphan suffering from an incurable terminal cancer. Wen Ning swallowed every lie whole, her soft heart filled with pity and love for him. Already carrying his unborn child inside her, she forced herself to take endless backbreaking shifts every single day, scraping together every penny she earned to cover his fake medical bills. Drowning in desperation to save his life, she made a terrifying decision. She took the huge risk to donate bone marrow without anesthesia, enduring searing, bone-deep agony, just to get the compensation money for his supposed life-saving surgery. She endured lingering pain after the donation but never complained, still clinging to the hope that they could build a future together after he recovered. One evening while she worked her part-time job at a hotel, she accidentally overheard Pei Yuanzhou chatting and laughing loudly with his friends. He mocked her openly, saying Wen Ning was nothing more than a cheap plaything to entertain him whenever he felt bored. In that devastating moment, she uncovered the entire ugly truth of his deception. All her sincere devotion, selfless love and endless sacrifices had been brutally trampled underfoot. Overwhelmed by crushing heartbreak and blinding agony, she ran out of the hotel in a frantic daze. The second she stepped onto the busy road, a speeding car crashed violently into her. All her hardship, suffering and everything she had endured for the man she loved turned completely meaningless. She had ruined her body, destroyed her health and suffered endless torment, all merely for a stupid bet between spoiled wealthy young men, who never cared one bit about her life, her baby or her fragile feelings. Every bit of excruciating pain she bore was built on this vicious, carefully crafted lie, created only to amuse Pei Yuanzhou and his arrogant group of friends.