The Witch's Gamble: A Love That Defied Death

Meng Wanqi, an ordinary girl, deeply loved Lu Jingchen, an elite in the business world, but never dared to express her feelings. It was only when Lu Jingchen’s business failed and he was betrayed by his girlfriend that she mustered the courage to approach him. Just then, a witch appeared and made a bet with her: the witch could help Lu Jingchen return to the peak of his career and become the richest man, but the price was Wanqi’s own lifespan. The witch believed no love, however deep, could withstand the fear of death,but Wanqi agreed without hesitation. To test her, the witch added a condition: if Lu Jingchen fell in love with Wanqi by the day he became richest man, the bet would be canceled and her lifespan restored; if not, the witch would claim her life immediately. Wanqi accepted. Five years later, Lu Jingchen became the world’s richest man, and the couple had a lovely daughter named Lu Xingxing. Wanqi thought she was the happiest woman alive—until the day Lu Jingchen became richest man，he asked for a divorce. His ex-girlfriend Zuo Xiaoran, who had abandoned him during his bankruptcy, now wanted to return after learning of his wealth. Zuo Xiaoran poisoned Lu Jingchen’s mind against Wanqi, accusing her of scheming to approach him and forging a fake terminal illness notice to claim she had left him out of love. Fooled by Zuo Xiaoran’s lies, Lu Jingchen insisted on divorce. The witch then informed Wanqi that her death was imminent. Knowing she could not save their marriage, Wanqi agreed to leave after celebrating their daughter’s last birthday. On Xingxing’s birthday, Zuo Xiaoran revealed she had been pregnant when she left Lu Jingchen and now had a five-year-old son with him. Lu Jingchen chose to miss Xingxing’s birthday to meet Zuo Xiaoran. Heartbroken but powerless to protect her daughter, Wanqi died in tears. When Lu Jingchen heard of his wife’s death, he wept in silence. A year later, Zuo Xiaoran married into the Lu family and became its new mistress.