[Period setting + transmigrate into a book + sweet romance + face-slapping + both leads are inexperienced + spoiled heroine + play the pig to eat the tiger + satisfying read + lighthearted]
Genius painter Su Yao accidentally transmigrates into the book as the stand-in for Xiao Zhiqiu’s unrequited love, a woman as aloof as a mountain peak.
[Ding! You have triggered the main quest: Win over Xiao Zhiqiu.]
Quest One: Move into his private family quarters.
Quest Two: Get the startup funds for his new project.
Quest Three: Make him burn every portrait of his unrequited love of his own accord.
On her very first day, Su Yao’s gambling-addict father offers her up for eight hundred yuan and sells her to a wife-beater who crippled his former wife!
Faced with a hellishly difficult challenge, Su Yao has just four words for her solution: Retreat to advance.
When her father comes knocking, she conveniently falls into Xiao Zhiqiu’s arms; when her coworkers ostracize her, she reddens her eyes and gets him to defend her with an impressive show of authority.
She thought this was nothing more than a money-for-favors arrangement, and had even secretly found a way out and bought a house.
But she never expected that the man who appeared restrained, cold, and proper had already fallen for her, step by step, under the spell of her captivating gaze.
He not only checked on her late at night and cooked for her, but also became wildly jealous of every man who came near her.
When his unrequited love returned and tried to claim him, he declared every word with conviction: “She’s not a stand-in. She’s the only woman I want.”
What looked like her skillfully manipulating him at every turn was actually him willingly building a cage around himself for her.
So when Su Yao packed her bags and prepared to leave after completing her mission, the man pinned her behind the bedroom door, his eyes bloodshot. “I’ve given you the money, the courtyard, and the factory. Where do you think you’re going?”
