A Play Within a Book

Su Lingyue was a typing drudge. One late night, while staying up to climb the rankings, she transmigrated into a book. She became the heroine of a novel named after her, The Fierce Madam. According to the plot, she was supposed to end up with the male lead, General Ning Hengzhao, after putting him through a long and painful pursuit of his wife, and have a happy ending! But after she transmigrated into the book, the story stopped following its original course. To repay a debt of gratitude, the heroine Su Lingyue took another bride's place and married the elderly Duke Xiang. On their wedding night, the Duke's time was up. Su Lingyue became a wealthy, carefree widow with no husband. Life was supposed to be wonderful. Following the outline of her novel, all she had to do was wait for the general to keep his promise and rekindle their romance. Then she could reach the novel's ending and return to the real world. Who could have guessed that the Duke's fictional grandson, Xiang Liu'an, a minor supporting character, would completely ignore her outline? He rose to become a powerful minister at court and forcibly claimed the heroine Su Lingyue for himself. In the dead of night, he climbed over the wall and cornered Su Lingyue against the door. "Should I call you Grandmother, Your Highness, or my little sweetheart?" Su Lingyue: "Xiang Liu'an, you shameless... No, you can't..." Reader's Guide: 1. The heroine is four years older than the hero. 2. The heroine is a virgin, but the hero isn't. Theme: Rebirth in adversity