[Period setting + 1980s + satisfying face-slapping revenge + love growing over time + everyday family life]
The moment Gu Xi opened her eyes, she found herself inside a sweet romance novel set in the 1980s, as the wicked supporting woman who pretended to be the male lead's grandmother's lifesaver. She used that supposed debt of gratitude to guilt-trip him and successfully stayed by his side as his housekeeper.
Xiao Yuanshan was the director of a machinery factory and came from a prominent family in the residential compound. The original owner had deluded herself into thinking she could marry him, become the factory director's wife, and live a life of luxury.
After the original owner schemed to force him into marriage, the male lead angrily uncovered the truth about her impersonation. Then, in revenge, someone pushed her off the platform, leaving her dead and her body never found.
Gu Xi looked at the handsome, muscular man lying naked on the bed and nearly dropped to her knees.
She was an honest woman. She had no lust for handsome men and wouldn't dare dream of becoming the factory director's wife.
All she wanted was to stay alive!
Outside the room, a crowd waited to catch them in the act, poised to burst through the door.
Inside, the male lead exuded the ferocity of a tiger and looked ready to punch her to death.
Gu Xi could only grit her teeth and hold on, thwart the original owner's trap to force a marriage, and defuse this deadly crisis.
But the real trouble had only just begun. Her changed behavior and strange ways aroused Xiao Yuanshan's suspicion. He insisted on keeping her by his side to test her and pry for answers, refusing to let her leave.
Gu Xi only wanted to keep her head down, do her job as a housekeeper properly, and make a little extra money on the side so she could save up and escape. She also constantly reminded herself that the male lead belonged to the heroine, and she mustn't get involved with him or let down her guard.
But the male lead, who had always kept a proper distance from women, took the initiative to cross the line between them and forcefully pulled her into his arms.
“Since you're not her, why can't I be the one you come home to?”
