After Becoming the Substitute Bride of a Powerful Man from the Past

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In the 1960s, Deng Kunlun, a PhD in aerospace physics and engineering, overcame countless obstacles and finally returned to his hometown across the ocean after twenty years away. He became a leading figure in the heavy industry sector.

Seeing that he was single, the organization searched far and wide for a kind, beautiful wife to introduce to him.

Su Xiaoe, cousin of Su Yingtao, made it through round after round of screening and finally won the organization's approval. She was set up on a blind date with him.

But just before they were supposed to meet, she suddenly heard that Dr. Deng was about to be sent down to a cattle shed for reeducation!

So she turned around and offered her hand to the son of the meat processing plant director instead.

Su Yingtao had studied hard for ten years and was on the verge of taking the university entrance exam when disaster struck: the exam had been suspended.

So Su Yingtao was sent to a massive blind date event with Dr. Deng.

For everyone else, the sixties meant hard labor, going to the frontier, and being sent to the countryside...

For Su Yingtao, the sixties meant blind dates, marriage, and enjoying everyone's envy and jealousy!

A work in progress: Rebuilt Life Observation Log

The notorious actress Su Fei was reborn.

She returned to the moment the Remarriage program invited her to appear on the show.

In her previous life, she turned down the invitation and gave up an astronomical appearance fee to avoid her ex-husband.

But in this life, knowing that Chen Lie would also be participating, she accepted without hesitation. In her previous life, he had rescued her and her daughter from criminals, only to die heroically in the process.

Retired special forces soldier Chen Lie was covered in honors and medals, but his marriage had fallen apart because his demanding missions kept him away from home for long stretches. His son tricked him into joining the show.

At the filming site, the production team paired the two of them up to play a temporary married couple.

The show had already attracted attention because Su Fei's ex-husband, film emperor Xiao Jing, was appearing with his current girlfriend. When his ex-wife Su Fei joined the cast, the whole internet was watching.

Xiao Jing's fans were furious. They declared that Su Fei had joined the show to get back together with her ex, and listed all the ways she'd supposedly wronged Xiao Jing during their marriage. Before long, Su Fei's scandals were all over the trending topics and wouldn't go away.

But when the show finally aired, they were left dumbfounded!

The comments exploded the moment it began:

#SuFeiDonatedHerEntireAppearanceFeeToHopeProject?

#RetiredSpecialForcesKingIsActuallyAnAmazingDad?

#Girls, I tried Chen Lie's self-defense moves for his daughter last night. They really work!

#They'reSoInSync,AreWeSureThey'reOnlyMarriedForTheShow?

#SaveUs,ChenSuShip,WeNeedInsulinToHandleThis!

Viewer A: Cut everything else. I only want to watch the Chen family.

Viewer B: Can someone tell me how Chen Lie switches so smoothly from gentle dad to cooking king to master detective?

Viewers C, D, E, F, and G: We've become Chen Lie and Su Fei's crazed fans. We just want to scream!

Su Fei, who was rescued by Chen Lie in her previous life: Calm down, everyone. This is just basic stuff!

Su Fei only wanted to prevent the tragedy of her previous life from happening again. She never expected to go from hated to adored as soon as the show aired.

Even more surprising, her daughter gained a stepfather who doted on her, while Su Fei gained a rambunctious little boy who acted like her little dad.

And what she least expected was that Chen Lie had not only incredible knife skills and top-tier cooking abilities, but was also a master detective. Just by chatting, he could expose such closely guarded secrets as her ex-husband cheating on two women at once and his current girlfriend having a secret son!

Hater: Before the show aired, I was a die-hard Xiao Jing fan. After watching Chen Lie, I couldn't help drooling shamelessly!

Recommended completed novels by the author:

My Stepmother Is the Toughest: A hilarious daily tale of a stepmother and three adorable, simpleminded children outsmarting a villain.

Military Wife Raises Children [The 1970s]: A military wife's story of raising seven soldiers, the army's mothers from the land, sea, and air forces.

The Little Ginseng Is Three and a Half: An invincibly lucky three-and-a-half-year-old.

I Was Courted by a Big Shot [The 1970s]: The real big shot behind the System, a military wife story.

Jintang Fragrance: A reborn couple takes another look at their lives and discovers their deepest love for each other.

Deep in Spring's Hall: A rare, legendary sweet romance.

Theme: Passionate, positive, and uplifting