The Substitute Wife Is Everyone's Darling

After defying her father's objections and marrying into the Chu family, Shen Yue discovered that her husband, Chu Ye, cared not for her herself, but for her face, which resembled his sister-in-law's...

"Your husband doesn't love you. He loves me."

"You're lying to me."

"Oh? Am I lying to you, or are you lying to yourself?"

That familiar yet unfamiliar face pressed against her ear, mocking her for deceiving herself. Their farcical marriage left behind nothing but a piece of paper: an agreement.

"I've given you everything you wanted."

"Including you?"

"Are you saying you want me?"

He narrowed his eyes and pulled her into his arms. Unfortunately, he was wrong. The moment she saw his sister-in-law, she suddenly understood that what she wanted wasn't him, but herself.

To put an end to their relationship once and for all, she left for the other side of the ocean. Six years later, she returned home as a stock-trading prodigy and a rising star in the market, while he had become the ruthless President Chu, known throughout the business world as a man who would devour you without leaving a bone. After their long separation, he raised his glass to her as if nothing had happened.

"Here's to a pleasant partnership, Ms. Shen."

Shen Yue had thought dealing with Chu Ye alone would keep her busy enough. She never expected the person she regarded as a nightmare to return as well.

"Fancy seeing you again, sister-in-law."

Just as she finally escaped the entanglement and made it home, her second brother, drunk as a skunk, started making sarcastic remarks at her again. "I've been wondering, what is it about you that makes all these men chase after you and refuse to let go?"

She glared up at him as he gripped her wrist and wouldn't release it, then snapped, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

A melodramatic wealthy-family romance. The heroine is gentle on the outside but stubborn inside.

No female rivals, but there is a cross-dressing male character (ᐡ⦁⩊⦁⸝⸝ᐡ )₊୭

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Theme: Old grudges between two generations, a marriage between husband and wife, and the fact that love has no substitute