I Became the Chief Minister's Second Wife

Leng Qiuli transmigrates into a book as the heroine's second husband, the man who cuckolds the male lead. Her fate is grim: not only is her face ruined, she is also sold into a brothel. The male lead seems gentle, but in truth he is a man who hides his true nature, with exceptionally ruthless methods. Well, there's no way she can beat him! With her own personal space, Leng Qiuli isn't worried. She calmly accepts the male lead's indifference and contempt. She builds her own business while occasionally showing him some warmth, all so she can make a fresh start after their divorce. Later... The man becomes an imperial scholar, wielding immense power. Having completed the story's plot, Leng Qiuli packs her bags and prepares to leave. The man holds her hand down. "Madam Chief Councilor, where are you going?" Leng Qiuli comes clean. "I'm the fruit and vegetable merchant the Emperor personally appointed." Note: The leads are both virgins, and have only ever been with each other, body and soul. Coming soon: "After Becoming the Real Heiress, I Got a HE with the Sickly Guy." Please add it to your reading list. Sending hearts! When Leng Yan wakes up, she discovers she has entered a melodramatic romance novel. The original heroine is the real heiress who was switched at birth. By a twist of fate, she ended up as a country girl raised in the wilderness, living in poverty for more than a decade. The fake heiress who took her place was raised in comfort from childhood and even has a fiance from a top-tier wealthy family. A sudden accident changes everything, and the truth is about to come out. After being brought home, the original heroine resents the protagonist. She constantly picks fights with her, earning the disdain of the Leng family. On top of that, she foolishly falls for one of the men surrounding the protagonist, and eventually meets an untimely death. Leng Yan, who knows the plot, wants no part of it. She has no desire to be the despised "outsider," much less get caught up in the romantic entanglements between the protagonist and her several backup suitors. All she wants is to look after her own little patch of land. But life is full of surprises, and Leng Yan discovers that many things are nothing like she imagined. Her eldest brother casually throws bank cards at her. Her mother gives her property deeds every now and then. Even the various men who fawn over the protagonist in the book treat her much more gently. Leng Yan thinks the plot has already gone far enough off track. But one day, the sickly villain blocks her path. Leng Yan: "What are you doing?!" The sickly man clutches his chest, gasping. "Honey, I'm your fiance!" "..." Leng Yan stares at him, baffled, in the cold wind. Theme: Strive to be self-reliant. Women can hold up half the sky, too.