I Won't Be the Spoiled Heiress of This Rich Family

[The main story is complete. The new novel, Refusing to Fall for My Marriage into a Wealthy Family, is now underway. Check the author's page to find it.]

Qin Ni and Shang Baiyan had been married for two years. As the nominal wife of a powerful wealthy tycoon, left at home and ignored, Qin Ni could make a scene all she wanted and no one would care. She entered the entertainment industry and languished among its lowest-tier stars.

Then, recently, two pieces of news about her suddenly broke.

Breaking news 1: Qin Ni's husband is Shang Baiyan, a powerful business tycoon.

Breaking news 2: The two are about to appear together on a couples' variety show and put on a big display of affection.

The obscure nobody suddenly landed a headline. The public speculated wildly, waiting for her to be banned or for the rumors to be denied.

With her anti-fan count climbing past 9,999, Qin Ni finally worked up the courage to knock on the door of Shang Baiyan's office.

Leaning back in his chair, the man gave her a cold look and tossed her their prenuptial agreement, with its black-and-white terms: "Stop indulging in wishful thinking. We have never consummated our marriage."

Even bad publicity is publicity. The obscure Qin Ni was recently caught up in rumors, and her popularity soared. In the end, she even appeared on a dating reality show, where she was paired with four male guests to form five hugely popular couples.

The entire entertainment industry was shipping them like crazy. The rumors that Qin Ni was married to Shang Baiyan had to be false.

That is, until the show's finale. As Qin Ni was enjoying a sweet gathering with the four male guests, a mysterious tycoon suddenly dragged her backstage with a glacial expression.

He wiped the blood from his bitten lip, slammed his fist against the wall behind Qin Ni, and gritted out, "Then what am I to you?"

Synopsis for Refusing to Fall for My Marriage into a Wealthy Family:

Pei Jinbai was the kind of man who had stood at the top of the pyramid since birth.

Though born at the finish line, he was still devoted to his work, expanding the family business by one level after another. When it came to romance, however, he remained indifferent.

Until his family could no longer stand it and began arranging things for him.

Rather than the tacky, outdated arranged marriages common in their circle, they found him a beautiful, lively top student from an ordinary background. She charmed the Pei elders so thoroughly that they all took to her and decided she was the future daughter-in-law of the Pei family.

Watching the top student sweet-talk and win over his elders, Pei Jinbai nodded and agreed to the marriage. The two became engaged.

Gu Shuyi had known since childhood that people like her had no choice but to claw their way up if they wanted to get anywhere in life.

So, step by step, she schemed her way closer to Pingcheng's most powerful family, the Peis, and became their future daughter-in-law.

And when it came to her cold-hearted, loveless wealthy fiance, Gu Shuyi played the perfect, devoted fiancee with ease.

Every morning, she got up early to make him a loving breakfast. She linked arms with him at all kinds of social events, calling him "darling" at every turn. Even the women fluttering around him, hoping to take her place, were all politely sent away with a smile.

Perhaps because she played her part so convincingly, Gu Shuyi gradually began to realize that her wealthy fiance, aside from being expressionless, cold, and deeply calculating, was actually not so bad in other ways?

She suddenly realized she might have developed feelings for him that she shouldn't have.

After realizing she might have fallen for Pei Jinbai, Gu Shuyi took to her bed, claiming to be ill, and tossed and turned for three days.

Then she decided that from then on, she would treat Pei Jinbai with genuine affection.

With the wedding date approaching, the two had already started trying on wedding dresses when someone suddenly showed up at the Pei family home.

In front of everyone, the visitor laid out the evidence one piece at a time: Gu Shuyi was calculating and had ulterior motives; everything she had done for Pei Jinbai was an act; from the very beginning, she had deliberately approached the Peis in an attempt to marry into their family.

With her schemes and conspiracies exposed, Gu Shuyi lowered her head in silence, turned around, and prepared to pack up and leave.

Then someone suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Pei Jinbai caught her hand, casually tossed aside the carefully gathered evidence, and said, "Don't even think about running away from this wedding."

Gu Shuyi: ...?

#Shock! My wealthy fiance doesn't seem to mind my sinister ambitions!#

#Oh, he does mind. He's making me compensate him for the serious emotional damage he's suffered.#

#I'll compensate him tonight :)#

Synopsis for Falling in Love with the Top-Tier Star Everyone Loves:

Recently, the idol girl group Cine released a teaser for their new album. Their title track is reportedly being produced by their senior from the same agency, Yan Chao, a former ace of a top-tier boy group who is now a legendary producer.

Just as bystanders were celebrating the collaboration between labelmates, a rumor suddenly surfaced that work on Cine's title track had stalled because of the group's lead singer, Qian Yao.

A fan site photographer caught Qian Yao leaving the company late at night, wearing a mask with red-rimmed eyes. "Yan Chao made Qian Yao cry" started trending.

Fans rushed to defend their idol. Was the top-tier senior too strict, or was his beloved junior too delicate? The truth was hard to discern.

As it happened, Qian Yao was taking part in a singing competition, with her senior Yan Chao invited as a guest music producer.

The recording really was tense. Yan Chao repeatedly stopped Qian Yao's practice run with a cold expression, while she stared through tearful eyes, full of grievances.

Onlookers: How the hell are they supposed to work together?

Senior and junior, at each other's throats.

One day, Qian Yao was livestreaming for her fans, as usual.

She sang several hit songs a cappella and responded to the rumors, saying that she and her senior Yan Chao got along well and had no conflict. As comments poured in saying, "Really? I don't believe it," and "The company told them to keep up appearances," a mysterious figure suddenly appeared behind her.

Qian Yao's expression immediately turned serious. She got up to deal with the situation.

Half a minute later, a figure finally appeared on camera again.

Yan Chao, dressed in pajamas with his black hair still damp, carried the person who had come to confront him over his shoulder and took them straight into the bedroom.

Comments: ??? So they really do get along :)

Can we watch what happens next?

I've never been this badly traumatized, even in Syria.

Senior and junior, a match made in heaven.

Theme: Be independent and self-reliant, and keep striving forward.