Historian Qiao Yujing suddenly transmigrates into the body of an heiress cast out by her wealthy family. Just after being brought back to the Qiao family in the capital, she discovers she’s been made a “pawn” to clean up after her stepsister: she’s expected to marry Fu Jiangnian, the notoriously cruel and volatile heir to the Fu family!
Faced with a hypocritical stepmother, an arrogant stepsister, and a biological father who treats her like she doesn’t exist, Qiao Yujing promptly adopts her “play-nice green tea” act. On the surface, she’s a timid, sensible country girl; in reality, she’s a brilliant academic with eight hundred tricks up her sleeve. She humors the wealthy family’s rules, tears apart her fake relatives, and quietly builds her network, all while scoring 705 on the provincial exam and leaving everyone speechless!
She expects married life with her “tyrant” of a leading man to be a battle of love and hate, but Fu Jiangnian turns out to have an unexpected soft spot for love. Cold and abstinent on the outside, he is completely won over by Qiao Yujing’s adorable contrast. She acts meek to avoid trouble, and he plays along; she reveals her sharp side, and he backs her up. From a contract marriage full of mutual testing to an intense push and pull that crosses the line into love, this “fake couple” navigates the wealthy family’s treacherous waters with sweetness and schemes in equal measure, ultimately turning a substitute-bride plot into a sweet story of love after marriage, with both of them choosing each other!
