I Stopped Pretending After My Rich Husband Faked His Death

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Ren Lu is an ambitious woman with the means to get what she wants. In three years, she went from being a domineering CEO's secretary to a wealthy family's lady of the house.

Her in-laws adore her, she gets along with her sisters-in-law, and she's the picture of an upper-class lady. No one can ruin her perfect image.

That is, until her husband, Lu Sinian, disappears at sea. She breathes a sigh of relief. At last, she can stop pretending.

Her father-in-law is the protagonist of a womanizing novel, her mother-in-law is a female lead who exists as a male protagonist's accessory, and her sister-in-law has run away while pregnant. There are also countless enemies.

Lu Sinian is a hapless man whose father doesn't care for him, whose mother doesn't love him, whose sister hates him, and whose enemies are plotting to take his family fortune. Even passing dogs take a bite out of him. Ren Lu is just a tool who cleans up after his whole family.

Everyone thinks she bet on the wrong horse.

But that's fine. Ren Lu isn't exactly a good person either.

She knew the entire plot from the start. She came to Lu Sinian's side to get her hands on his inheritance. Now she can bring out the will she got him to sign by whispering in his ear.

But happy times never last. She hasn't had long to enjoy her carefree days before her dead husband rises from the grave.

The moment he returns, he grabs Ren Lu by the chin and kisses her like there's no tomorrow. The hapless male supporting character gets rewritten into a domineering CEO romance.

Coming soon: After the Villainess in a Substitute Romance Awakens. Synopsis:

To outsiders, Gu Chenyu's life has been smooth sailing, with fortune smiling on her at every turn.

She won the lottery of birth, born a rich heiress and one half of a pair of fraternal twins, with an older brother and a family who treasures her above all else.

This has made her spoiled and willful. She can have anything she wants, including any man she sets her sights on.

Then one day, she awakens and discovers she's inside a novel about a substitute lover, playing the villainous, shameless substitute whose ending is tragic.

She comes to her senses, but now she's in a difficult position.

She's taken some pills that cause a fever and is waiting to meet the male lead in the book. Her face is flushed, her hands are shaking, and the situation is completely out of control.

It's fine. The devoted second male lead from the book lives next door. She doesn't know him well, but the book says he's upright, from a respectable family, handsome, and fond of peace and quiet.

Whatever. He'll do.

Later, she discovers that you can't rush these things. When you're too hasty, it's easy to choose the wrong person. This isn't some devoted second male lead. He's the major villain of the entire book, and the best actor of them all.

Theme: Keep striving toward your goals, and success is just around the corner!