Su Wan's first half of life was a living hell.
She was buried in debt, while her biological parents, siblings, and younger relatives endlessly drained and exploited her. At work, she faced a cruel boss who constantly undermined her and difficult clients who went out of their way to make trouble. She stayed up night after night until she was exhausted in body and mind, enduring every hardship life threw at her. She dreamed that some domineering CEO would appear and rescue her from her miserable life.
Then, one day, she awoke to find she had transmigrated into a wealthy-family romance novel full of angst that she had been listening to late at night. She had become the ill-fated heroine, who shared her name, and the contract wife of Lu Chenyuan, an immensely powerful, cold, and ruthless business tycoon.
She had escaped her debts, gotten away from her parasitic family, and left workplace exploitation behind. Now she had all the luxuries and comforts of a wealthy household. It should have been a tremendous new beginning. But from their very first meeting, Lu Chenyuan was distant and cold. He had never loved the wife he had gained through a business marriage. He had already prepared the divorce papers and set a one-year term for their marriage, after which they would part ways.
To protect herself and find her footing, Su Wan calmly signed the agreement and asked for compensation. Instead, Lu Chenyuan branded her a greedy gold-digger, and one misunderstanding after another arose between them.
While others transmigrated into books and indulged in the lavish life of the rich, she had a fortune at her disposal yet didn't waste it on pleasures. Instead, she buried herself in classes to learn new skills and invested her money to build a secure future. Unwilling to remain cooped up in a villa as a housewife dependent on someone else, she actively sought work opportunities, determined to seize this chance to change her fate.
Lu Chenyuan had assumed she was calculating and covetous of wealth. But gradually, he realized that the contract wife he had looked down on and misunderstood was clearheaded, independent, resilient, and perceptive. She never fawned on him or sought his favor. All she wanted was to live a life of her own.
