The Lu family was one of the capital's most famous wealthy clans, with a vast estate and strict rules. Yet this generation had produced a “freak”: the eldest son, Lu Yanchi. He was exceptionally capable but cold and antisocial, and suffered from a mysterious illness that kept him bedridden year-round. To bring him good fortune and silence the rumors swirling around the family, the Lus decided to find him a wife. Naturally, she couldn't be some well-connected young lady with ambitions of her own. The Lu family wanted someone obedient and trouble-free, preferably a “transparent” person no one would notice. So they chose Su Wan.
Su Wan was from a distant branch of the Su family and had grown up dependent on the charity of others. She was so quiet she was practically invisible. Her elders said she was “sensible,” but really, she was simply easy to control. She had no distinguished background, no breathtaking beauty, and no skills that could help her establish herself among the wealthy. As the Lu family saw it, Su Wan was the perfect “failed solution”: her marriage posed no threat to anyone's interests, and she would never amount to anything. Once Lu Yanchi died, she would naturally be sent away, and everything would return to normal.
Yet no one expected that the moment Su Wan stepped through the Lu family's gates, she would quietly change everything, despite being looked down on by everyone and treated as nothing more than a decoration.
The doctors had declared that Lu Yanchi wouldn't live past thirty. But under Su Wan's meticulous care, his health miraculously improved. Even the coldness in his eyes gradually gave way to warmth.
The family was rife with infighting and undercurrents. The clan members who thought Su Wan was an easy target and wanted to use her to strike at Lu Yanchi soon discovered that this “transparent” woman had astonishing insight and intelligence. She never fought for anything, yet always knew how to turn the tables with the lightest touch,
