"Shiyi Gege, don't be sad. When you're sad, my heart breaks..."
The lines, dripping with heartbreaking anguish, were spoken by Jiang Ling, tears falling like broken pearls, each one a shattering drop.
But it wasn't just tears that shattered, it was the hearts of the audience at this moment.
They found it hard to imagine the despair, desolation, and heartbreak of Li Shengnan in the drama, when her entire world collapsed before her eyes, and even the man she loved most rejected her.
The snow-white silk robe she wore formed a stark contrast with the festive, vibrant red of the bridal chamber, piercing the eyes of many viewers.
Her gaze was desolate, her fingers trembling as she pointed out the window, "Look... it's snowing again, just like when we first met..."
Jin Shiyi gazed blankly out the window, as if seeing the figure who fell like snow that night and the smile that bloomed like a flower.
The snow fell silently.
Li Shengnan in his arms was also quietly taken away by the snow at this moment.
He met her when she was eighteen, snowflakes filling the sky.
He sent her off when she was eighteen, snowflakes falling outside the window.
The beginning was also the end; the cycle of destiny had ultimately not spared the pitiable woman who loved with such deep devotion.
This scene brought tears to the eyes of all the viewers, their eyeballs reddening with distress.
Those with a lower threshold for tears wept openly, their sorrow uncontrollable.
"God, it's too sad, too tragic!"
"If Li Shengnan were a bit uglier, or a bit more spoiled, we wouldn't be this affected.
But the role of Li Shengnan was played by Jiang Ling, the most visually stunning actress in the entertainment industry.
She played the most tragic, most sorrowful scene in the most beautiful costume of the entire drama.
Li Shengnan, who died on her wedding night, taken away by the snow, became a tragic character that countless viewers could not forget.
Even if this drama aired for twenty or thirty years, and the viewers grew up or aged, whenever they thought of Li Shengnan, they would still feel a lingering regret.
...
[It's killing me with sadness, Jin Shiyi, you scumbag, I'm going to cut you to pieces!]
[The novel was already heartbreaking, but I didn't expect the TV adaptation to be even more so. Weren't they supposed to make it less sad? Why the opposite?]
[They could have made a divine couple, but in the end... it's a sin, a sin!]
[Li Shengnan is so pathetic. Marriage should be a girl's happiest moment, but the wedding turned into a funeral. It's killing me!]
[Yes, it's really too sad. I haven't seen such a heartbreaking drama in many years. Jiang Ling's acting was truly brilliant, it made me cry!]
[I regret having fun with Sister Wu last night. I didn't even have enough tissues, boohoo...]
...
The wedding night, where the wedding turned into a funeral, propelled the viewership ratings of "The Romance of the Cloud Sea and the Jade Bow" to their peak.
Every viewer who watched was pained by Li Shengnan's death.
Li Shengnan's death was the final episode of the entire drama, but after her death, there were still over ten minutes of scenes involving Jin Shiyi and Gu Zhihua.
The broadcasting platform, eager to stir up trouble, specifically inserted another long advertisement at this moment, giving the audience time to curse Jin Shiyi and empathize with Li Shengnan.
As expected, the audience grieving for Li Shengnan began to vent online.
[Li Shengnan, my favorite wuxia drama heroine, my love for you is eternal!]
[Jin Shiyi, is this what you wanted? Li Shengnan is dead, you must be pleased. Now you can be with Gu Zhihua without any burden, right?]
[I'm so angry, where is my knife? Where is my forty-meter-long saber? I'm going to kill this scumbag!]