As a beta, Liang Zhen had attended an all-omega school since childhood, where she cultivated her character and learned to manage a household.
Her mother would often gaze at her daughter's lovely, refined face and weep, repeatedly asking in a sorrowful voice, "My poor darling, why couldn't you have been an omega?"
Later, Liang Zhen managed to marry one of the city's elite alphas despite being a beta.
Their wedding was a grand affair, and even years later, people still talked about it.
Unfortunately, her husband, Zhuang Xu, had someone else in his heart and no interest in a pampered young woman like Liang Zhen, who had few ambitions and couldn't get by without someone looking after her.
He and Liang Zhen, who had married him by trading on a favor, treated each other with icy courtesy.
After their marriage, Zhuang Xu rose steadily through the ranks, eventually becoming commander-in-chief of the military district in Xiuhu City. Liang Zhen, basking in the envy directed at her as Mrs. Zhuang, thought, "I'm so happy."
The terrifying thing was, she was reborn...
Her husband, who had just learned that his first love had died, hadn't even come to terms with his feelings before giving up and coming home to live with her.
Her family and in-laws, who had forced her and her husband together, were always worried about the state of her marriage.
Liang Zhen, who had little ability to regulate her emotions, was overwhelmed with stress and cried every day.
How cruel of the heavens to make someone who didn't want to change her fate be reborn. All she wanted was to obediently and smoothly be a pampered wife, just like in her previous life.
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The Zhuang family was one of the few wealthy families in Anwan City that didn't care about social standing.
Zhuang Xu's parents had married for love, and his older brother had also avoided a business marriage, marrying a sister-in-law from a very different background.
Having grown up in a family that valued true love above all, Zhuang Xu yearned for love and hoped to build a family someday with someone he truly loved.
Zhuang Xu, who liked strong and self-reliant people, was nevertheless forced by his parents to marry Liang Zhen.
Zhuang Xu: "..."
Liang Zhen did something wrong that separated him from the woman he loved. Before he could even scold her, Liang Zhen was already crying buckets.
Zhuang Xu: "..."
Zhuang Xu hated that Liang Zhen never tried to stand on her own and couldn't live without relying on someone. Liang Zhen silently shed tears.
Him: "..."
Zhuang Xu disliked caged songbirds and hated how birds chirped incessantly and grated on his ears. Liang Zhen was both.
Zhuang Xu wanted to divorce her and set her free.
The domesticated little bird, who would die without someone to care for her, flew around his courtyard every day, tapping on his window.
"You really don't care about me anymore?"
"I'll die."
Zhuang Xu found her bothersome and refused to open the window.
The little bird's voice grew weaker and weaker. "But I was born to make others envy me and take care of me. I like it this way."
"If you won't keep me, at least don't be mean to me..."
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* The heroine isn't a strong, independent woman. She's an incapable little flower who clings to others, and all she wants is to be a pampered wife.
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* Blurb screenshotted on 26.10.13
Theme: Love and peace.