A Misguided Marriage Alliance? Meng Yancheng Spoils Xu Yan into a Powerhouse

[Derivative fiction + Xu Yan + Meng Yancheng + a forceful campaign to win her back + ex-husband’s groveling redemption]

Xu Yan, a financial news anchor, was used by Fu Wenying as a pawn in a business marriage and wed to Shen Haoming, a man of equal standing. She thought she had found an ally with the same ambitions, never realizing she was merely his “bride stand-in,” there to conceal his illegitimate child and help him secure his interests. When the provocations of his first-love younger sister, Fang Lei, and the lies behind their marriage were exposed, Xu Yan resolutely threw down the divorce papers and started her career over.

As she took off her wedding ring, Meng Yancheng, who had always silently protected her, finally dropped his restrained, abstinent facade. He cornered her against the wall, a surge of madness in his eyes. “You’re not Mrs. Shen anymore. You’re just the woman I want.”