I Became the Stepmother of a Wealthy Heiress

Coming soon: The Male Lead of the Period Novel Is My Brother-in-Law. Please add it to your collection~ The blurb is at the bottom.

Ruan Qingqing transmigrates into a book, an old-school campus romance, and becomes the stepmother of a cannon-fodder supporting female character: an inconsequential passerby.

The girl is fifteen, rebellious and arrogant, immature and obsessive, and sees Ruan Qingqing as an eyesore.

Her father started from nothing and built a vast fortune with his own hands. He's inscrutable, and his mild, dignified manner is only a mask.

Ruan Qingqing: I must stay away from men, or I'll end up miserable!

So she puts all her energy into the girl. When her stepdaughter is sick, she cares for her. When she gets into a fight, she handles the aftermath. When she gets drunk, she carries her home... Ruan Qingqing works tirelessly without ever getting mad, and sometimes even laughs like a honking goose.

Ruan Qingqing hasn't gone crazy, and she isn't some saintly white lotus. She got a System called Being a Stepmom Is Easy.

System: Mission one. Your stepdaughter was called to the office after sending someone to the hospital. She's confronting the other person's parents. Danger! Please hurry and help!

Ruan Qingqing: I'm her stepmom. I have to keep my distance.

System: Complete the mission and receive a reward of 200,000 yuan!

Ruan Qingqing: Butler, get the car ready!

Ruan Qingqing devotes herself to putting out fires and can't stop counting her money. But she never expected the punk girl to turn into a little fairy, or that she'd somehow win over her father too!

Ruan Qingqing: This is so confusing...

Stepmother: Qingqing, you're so young and beautiful. Marrying my dad must be a sacrifice.

Ruan Qingqing: ...I've made a lot of money. It's no sacrifice.

Online, a photo of the stepmother and stepdaughter is voted "The Most Beautiful Rich-Girl Sisters in the World," but the post disappears less than an hour later.

Shen Mingyu hangs up and turns around to see Ruan Qingqing grinning like a cat that's stolen a treat.

Gradually, their friends notice that Shen Mingyu, who has always worn suits and slicked-back hair, has changed his hairstyle and started wearing jeans and hoodies. He looks much younger.

Friends: "Ooh..."

They get it!

Coming soon: The Male Lead of the Period Novel Is My Brother-in-Law

Xie Kui, a 996 office drone, collapses at her desk.

When she opens her eyes again, it's 1978. She has no parents and has been saddled with awful relatives. To escape her predicament, Xie Kui travels to another province to stay with her aunt.

Her aunt is overjoyed by her arrival. It turns out her cousin, who looks just like her, ran away from her wedding while pregnant and has now gone to Xiangjiang.

Her aunt asks her to take her cousin's place and get married. Once her uncle is promoted and settled in his position, they can discuss a divorce.

Xie Kui agrees.

She agrees not only because she can't bear to refuse the 800 yuan her aunt is offering her, but also because she realizes she's transmigrated into a period novel aimed at men, and the male lead is the man her cousin was supposed to marry.

In the book, the male lead agrees to let the old man arrange the marriage only after being promised that he can divorce freely a year later. But then his bride-to-be runs away. From then on, he shuts his heart to love and pours all his passion into his career, becoming the richest man in the country before turning forty.

With the Qi family as her backers, she'll have good food and drink, won't have to fulfill her marital duties, and will receive a large payout after the divorce. How could Xie Kui turn down a job with such great value for money?

And the male lead is tall, handsome, and exceptionally good-looking. That's a pure bonus.

So Xie Kui diligently plays the role of the male lead's wife in name only, while energetically pursuing her studies and career.

Before she knows it, the year is up, and Xie Kui is waiting for the male lead to ask for a divorce.

But...

A month passes, and the male lead not only never mentions the word "divorce," but even takes her out to relax and brings her along to gatherings with his friends.

Two months pass. The way the male lead looks at her grows more and more suspicious. While away on a business trip, he hears the slightest hoarseness in her voice and rushes back overnight to bring her water and find her medicine...

At last, Xie Kui decides to tell him the truth and ask for a divorce. Then her cousin suddenly shows up in tears, demanding that Xie Kui give her identity back.

Before Xie Kui can respond, the male lead strides in to take her home. He coolly tells the cousin her address in Xiangjiang, and she immediately turns pale and stumbles away.

Only then does Xie Kui realize that he knew all along she'd taken her cousin's place.

Once she's sure he isn't going to hold it against her, Xie Kui lets out a sigh of relief, only to hear the man say, "Can I move into your room tonight?"

Xie Wan: ...

Good heavens, what kind of niche language are you speaking?

Theme: Be independent and strong. Give sincerity in return for sincerity.