Urban Legend: The Perfect Husband

The first gentle rays of sunlight spread softly across the bedroom, while the cool morning breeze drifted in through the open window, bringing with it a sense of ease and tenderness—the promise of a new day. It should have been a refreshing and pleasant morning, but Qin Mengxue felt none of it. To be precise, she hadn’t slept at all the night before.

Qin Mengxue stared blankly at the alarm clock, which had been ringing for almost ten minutes, unmoved. She had tossed and turned all night, unable to find rest. The loud, incessant clamor of the alarm echoed through the room.

Just then, a knock sounded at her bedroom door. “Mengxue, are you awake? Come on, get up! I know you must be excited after learning that news, but being happy doesn’t mean you can stay in bed all morning,” came the gentle voice of her mother, Lan Yingyan, from outside.

“I know, I know, I’m getting up. Mom, you don’t need to make breakfast for me, I’ll eat at work!” Qin Mengxue slapped the alarm clock off, ran her fingers through her disheveled hair, and replied absentmindedly, though inwardly she fumed: “Happy? As if!”

Stepping into the dressing room and catching sight of herself in the mirror, she was startled by her own reflection. Her once flawless oval face was now pale, with dark circles under her eyes, which were bloodshot and rimmed with red.

No matter how irritable she felt, she had to put her appearance in order first. As the celebrated beauty and CEO of Menghua Group, she must always present herself at her most elegant and impeccable.

In Tianyang City, North