Lu Xue transmigrates into the book as the legitimate daughter whose life-saving favor was stolen from her. No one dares tell the truth for fear of offending the officials.
With matters come to this, her grandfather makes the decision and gives her two choices:
One: Find a match at once and marry her off.
Two: Go to her maternal grandfather’s home in the neighboring village to lie low, and have him choose a match for her.
As someone who has transmigrated into a book, Lu Xue would never choose the first option. Taking advantage of her grandfather’s guilt and her biological father’s fear, she demands money, grain, and cloth, cleaning out the family’s secret stash. She knows the county registrar gave them a generous reward.
Then, under cover of darkness, she moves everything in the house. As a result, she runs out of strength on the way to her maternal grandfather’s home and mistakes the cousin who came to meet her for someone else.
She clings to a handsome, cold-faced man and refuses to let go, and he even takes her home.
Later, to avoid causing needless misunderstandings and holding him back, Lu Xue repeatedly tries to keep her distance. But the man corners her against the wall. “You were the one who hugged me first. You have to take responsibility for me.”
