Chilled White Liquor

Also known as The Zen Stepmom of the School's Heartthrob

Xu Ying transmigrates into a novel and becomes the stepmother of the male lead, the school heartthrob, in a wealthy-family romance.

Unfortunately, her marriage is only contractual, and the male lead's father has no love for her.

Being a stepmother is no easy job. In the original story, her predecessor coveted the male lead's father's wealth and schemed at every turn. She worked hard to play the part of a good stepmother, but never truly became part of the family.

Not only did the male lead's father never give her the time of day, the male lead also saw through her intentions. As soon as he made a name for himself, he divorced her on his father's behalf.

After the divorce, her predecessor left with nothing. She was past her prime and became a laughingstock among the wealthy wives. Worse, two years later she contracted a terminal illness. With no money for treatment and no one to care for her, she died alone in a bare-bones rental room.

Xu Ying flips through the script. In his youth, the male lead, Lu Ci, was a domineering school heartthrob, renowned far and wide for fighting evil and standing up to bullies. But as an adult, he grows into a cool, refined man, the spitting image of his domineering CEO father.

With the male lead's halo, how could he possibly grow up ugly?

Now that she's stepped into a wealthy family, between getting hurt by the rebellious, arrogant, unruly male lead and his taciturn father, who barely says a word, of course she'd rather enjoy the rich life.

When the term of her marriage contract is up, she'll take the divorce papers and run.

She'll take life easy for as long as she can. And if she happens to die, she hears she can take a huge transmigration bonus back to her original world.

*

One day after transmigrating, Lu Ci gets into a fight and causes trouble, so Xu Ying is summoned to the school.

Lu Ci and his best friend expect their stepmother to grovel before the school administrators, then go back and embellish the story for his father.

Xu Ying, who has read countless novels: He's the male lead! How could the male lead be wrong? There must be something going on behind the scenes. Unless his head falls off and you can kick it around like a ball, that's enough. Don't waste my time. I have a trendy restaurant to check out.

Lu Ci, prepared to swallow his pride and stand up for someone despite being falsely accused: ??? This woman trusts him that much?

At least he gets to keep his head.

The head teacher: Hey, don't leave! Lu Ci hasn't done his math homework. Take a look...

Lu Ci's classmates expect his stepmother to lecture him relentlessly, only for their school bully to clap back at them.

Xu Ying, who just wants to get out of school as soon as possible: You worry too much. He'll be a dark horse and get into Tsinghua or Peking University.

Lu Ci, looking at his failing grades in every subject: ??? Wait, how did he not know that?

Lu Ci realizes his stepmother is becoming more and more laid-back, to the point that she treats him and his father like they're invisible. Her favorite things are playing chess, fishing, and enjoying good food.

She eats delicious takeout and junk food while always keeping a thermos of goji berry tea close at hand. She applies ridiculously expensive face masks, and while the other wealthy wives shiver in the cold, she calmly pulls on her long underwear. She is all about letting loose and doing whatever she wants.

Well... he and she don't seem to have much of a generation gap?

Yet she also gets along famously with the neighborhood's elderly residents, to the point that one old man even wants to set her up with his grandson...

Wait. Lu Ci gradually realizes he doesn't actually want his father to be cheated on.

Being friends with this woman, maybe even family, doesn't sound so bad?

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As the days pass, the wealthy wives who envy Xu Ying for marrying into the Lu family wait for her to be kicked out by the father and son. They pull up their little stools, ready to watch the drama and laugh at her.

Lu Ci scores the highest marks in the college entrance exam and tells every news camera: The person I'm most grateful to is my stepmother.

Lu Ci's classmate, who in the original story hated evil so much that he wished he could hack Xu Ying's predecessor to pieces for Lu Ci, tells every news camera: The person I respect most is Brother Ci's stepmother.

The cool, celibate Lu family CEO, whose name has appeared on the rich list for years, tells every news camera: The person I love most is my wife.

The top-tier star and actor, once harassed by Xu Ying's predecessor in his youth and known as a walking trending topic, tells every news camera: The person I admire most is Ms. Xu.

Xu Ying, happily enjoying her wealthy lifestyle and calmly watching the flowers bloom and fade, the clouds gather and disperse: ...?

Only when the male lead's father, the very embodiment of noble, celibate refinement, pins her into a corner with a deep look in his eyes does she realize that she might not be able to get a divorce after all. What?

As time goes on, Lu Ci also realizes that his father seems to be jealous every day.

Cool CEO x laid-back beauty

[Upcoming: Green Tea Dumpling [Quick Transmigration], see the author's profile. Please add it to your favorites!]

The Green Tea Queen's dying wish was to preserve her childlike innocence forever. As a result, she transmigrates into the childhood versions of female side characters in various worlds, preserving her childlike innocence... in appearance.

From then on, she relies on her innocent, exquisitely adorable looks to turn the tables, slap faces, and take down scumbags.

[Upcoming: Days Surrounded by Yandere Big Shots [Book Transmigration], see the author's profile. Please add it to your favorites!]

After Book Transmigration, all the big shots in this world are yanderes:

1. Domineering CEO 2. Domineering school heartthrob 3. Domineering actor 4. Domineering...

Every day, she gets pinned against walls, floors, beds, and every other surface.

She only has two legs. You guys are making her weak in the knees, so what is she supposed to do?

Theme: Don't depend on others. Maintain your independence of thought. Enjoy the present and embrace a beautiful life.