The 1990s: I Kicked My Scumbag Boyfriend to the Curb and Married a High-Ranking Official's Son

[Fake-loyal scumbag, second male lead gets the girl, ensemble cast, family drama, uplifting]

Tang Ning, a fashion designer, has been married to Song Zhijun for two years. Outsiders envy her for having such a considerate, gentle husband. But only Tang Ning knows how full of schemes their marriage is.

Without telling her, Song Zhijun moves his parents from the countryside and his greedy, opportunistic uncle’s family to Rongcheng. His parents are caustic and spend all day criticizing her and scheming to get their hands on her savings. Only his younger sister treats her with genuine kindness.

Song Zhijun seems to do everything Tang Ning asks, but in truth he’s selfish and blindly devoted to his parents. He always does what his mother tells him and secretly carries on with their fellow villager Ji Yun, all while scheming to drain the money Tang Ning earned through her design work so he can buy a house.

Once Tang Ning sees the truth, her heart is completely broken. She secretly gathers all the evidence of his infidelity and schemes, then decisively divorces Song Zhijun and ends their miserable marriage.

After the divorce, Tang Ning is cherished by her mother, brother, and sister-in-law. She focuses on building her fashion design career and enjoys a peaceful, carefree life.

Her calm, reliable former classmate Lu Qing is always there whenever she runs into trouble, stepping in time and again to chase off her harassers and quietly shelter her from life’s storms.

Under Lu Qing’s steady protection, her long-tense heart gradually relaxes, and she slowly falls for him.

Her peaceful days don’t last long before the Song family is consumed by regret.

Without Tang Ning’s support, their lives descend into chaos.

Her ex-husband Song Zhijun and his sharp-tongued parents come begging, pestering her in a desperate attempt to win her back and keep relying on her money.

Facing this bizarre family, all of whom regret what they did, Tang Ning remains unmoved. With Lu Qing’s unwavering devotion and protection, she finally leaves the wrong people behind and sets off toward the life that belongs to her.