Reborn as the cannon-fodder female lead in a wealthy-family novel, Jiang Yuechu landed herself a “useless” character setting. She was the real daughter of the Jiang family, who had been lost outside the family. On the first day she was brought back to the wealthy household, her adoptive mother clasped the hand of the fake heiress, Jiang Keke, and said tearfully, “Yueyue, Keke was spoiled growing up. She’s so innocent. As her older sister, you should indulge her a little.” Her biological father simply tossed her a bank card. “Don’t think about competing with Keke. This is enough money to keep you comfortable for the rest of your life. Just behave.” Jiang Yuechu got it. She was the “backup plan” for the naive, cheerful fake heiress. If the future marriage prospect turned out to be a loser, or the company had some mess that needed someone to take the blame, that was when this “spare” would be called in. No matter, she just wanted to lie flat, take the money, and leave. Until the Jiang family faced a massive crisis. Its stock price plummeted, and bankruptcy loomed. The fake heiress, who had been entrusted with the family’s hopes and arranged to marry into the business empire of the Lu Group, publicly called off the engagement at the betrothal banquet for the sake of “true love,” humiliating both the Jiang and Lu families. The Jiang family descended into chaos, and for the first time, her father begged her. “Yueyue, go apologize to President Lu. If you’re willing to marry him, our family can still be saved!” They thought Lu Zhaoyan, the aloof and distinguished president of the Lu Group, would take his anger out on this “stand-in bride.” Everyone was waiting to see Jiang Yuechu make a fool of herself. So what if she married him? It was a business arrangement, after all. They would each get what they needed. After the wedding, Jiang Yuechu neither caused trouble nor made a fuss. She spent her days studying investments and management, and occasionally gardening and cooking. She treated being the CEO’s wife like a job, with one KPI: “Don’t cause Lu Zhaoyan any trouble.” But gradually, things started to feel off.
