Breaking News
Li Family Mansion, living room, 10:00 am
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*sitting curled up on the couch*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*one leg tucked under a blanket*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*scrolling idly on her phone*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*sitting beside her and watching tv*
The television murmured in the background, playing the news.
Reporter
...... and in today’s headlines
Reporter
The Ministry of Education is proposing— …....
The screen suddenly flickered
A red banner slid across the bottom: BREAKING NEWS
Reporter
We’ve just received reports that CEO of Shengli Group, Mr. Li Jianhong, has—
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
Wait—what?
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*stand up, grab the remote, turning the volume up*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*glance up at TV, nervous*
Li Jianhong, has allegedly jumped from the 20th floor of the company headquarters this afternoon
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
No, no, that's... that’s not true
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
He— he….
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*low, frail sob*
Papa!
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*eyes stayed fixed on the screen *
TV showed a wide shot of the Shengli Group building. Police. Yellow tape.
Then, a stretcher being loaded into an ambulance, white sheet over the body.
A close-up followed—blurry, but enough to recognize the lavender trench coat. Tailored. His favourite one.
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*chest tightened, phone slipped from her hand*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*tears run down her cheeks*
Reporter
Emergency services have confirmed his death on the scene
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*throat tightened, ears ringing with news*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*fall down on knees*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*something sharp and heavy lodged beneath her ribs, like she couldn’t breathe deep without it hurting*
Everything felt slow and hollow
Her phone screen lit up again with unread messages. She didn’t look.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*vision blurred*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*shaky voice*
That can’t be him.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
Jianhong wouldn’t—
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
No… that’s not possible.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*sobbing, breathing hitched*
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
He just left for work.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
He… he kissed me on the forehead.
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
*shoulders heaved with each breath—like she couldn’t catch enough air*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*low, frail voice*
Mom
Huo Meng (FL's mom)
He said he was coming home early tonight
*voice broke on the last word*
Li Xiao Yang (FL)
*eyes turn to the screen, breathing unsteady*
Reporter
This comes just as the Ministry of finance launched an internal investigation into finance department of Shengli Group’s core accounts.
Reporter
The company’s financial chain has reportedly collapsed
Reporter
Share values have plunged over 60% within the hour
Reporter
Shengli Group is heading toward bankruptcy
Xiao Yang's thoughts spun
Everything crashing at once
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No character intro. You'll know them as they appear.
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And I'll be glad if you share your perspective of them.
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But I would like to talk about the title
The title "Wheel of Fate" suggests the idea that destiny or life events are constantly changing and beyond human control—like a wheel that turns unpredictably. It implies that fortunes can rise and fall, and that people are often subject to forces greater than themselves, such as fate, luck, or divine will. The metaphor comes from the ancient concept of the "Rota Fortunae" (Wheel of Fortune), where the goddess Fortuna spins a wheel to determine who experiences success or suffering.
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