The Wealthy Family's Cannon-Fodder Stepmom Only Wants to Enjoy Life

Check the content warnings below before reading, if you'd like. * Su Xiao, a spoiled drama queen, transmigrated into an old-school Mary Sue novel as a supporting female character. She was adopted by the wealthy Su family as a replacement, entered the entertainment industry, and unexpectedly helped them find their missing biological daughter, Su Lian, the original heroine. Not long after the family reunion, she was used as a pawn and married off to Lu Chenyuan, a business tycoon with a fifteen-year-old son whose mother's identity was unknown. In Lu Chenyuan's home, the original Su Xiao stirred up trouble and got his son sent to a psychiatric hospital. After the Lu family retaliated, she ended up destitute on the streets. The Su family even dragged her back to donate a kidney to the heroine. Lu Chenyuan's son, Lu Hao, was also the obsessive villain in the author's companion campus novel. After the System explained everything in one breath, it asked eagerly, "Are you furious? Let me teach you how to win over the male lead, defeat the Mary Sue heroine, and reach the peak of your life!" Su Xiao refused. "No thanks." "How big is that tycoon's house? How many servants does he have? Can I spend as much money as I want?" The System didn't know how to react and mechanically answered, "It's huge. There are lots. Yes, you can." Su Xiao tossed the original book aside. "That's an option? You can win over the male lead yourself." System: ? Lu Hao held a knife to his wrist, wondering how to make his death as horrifying as possible. Just then, Su Xiao walked by. Lu Hao's pupils contracted, and his hand began to tremble. She would surely mock him, provoke him, even egg him on. More than anyone, this woman wanted him gone. Instead, Su Xiao glanced at the knife in his hand and tossed him an apple. "Perfect. Peel this for me." ...? At a meeting, Lu Chenyuan was suddenly struck by memories of a previous life. Only then did he learn that Lu Hao would die two years later, after everyone berated and blamed him. And the person responsible for all of it was Su Xiao. The woman he had thought gentle and virtuous. Lu Chenyuan's gaze turned cold. He had never missed a day of work, but now he cut short this important meeting, grabbed his suit jacket, and left. If he remembered correctly, today Su Xiao would catch his son hurting himself. She wouldn't stop him. She would mock him and egg him on. At the thought, Lu Chenyuan, usually so calm, quickened his pace. But when he rushed home, he found Su Xiao sitting with her legs crossed, watching TV, while Lu Hao obediently sat beside her, peeling an apple. Peeling an apple? The Su family waited and waited, but Lu Chenyuan never fell on hard times, and Su Xiao was never kicked out. By the time Su Lian was gravely ill, the family tried to force Su Xiao to donate a kidney, but they couldn't even get through the Lu family's door. Su Xiao, who had once humbly curried favor with them, was now cherished by the two men of the Lu family. They were far beyond the Su family's reach. - Reader's guide: 1. The son is not the male lead's biological child. 2. There is an eight-year age gap. The male lead is 33. He hasn't recovered all his memories, only some related memories that may mislead him. This will be explained later. 3. !! At first, the male lead has a very poor impression of the female lead. He doesn't dote on her unconditionally or trust her from the start. (This is highlighted. If you can't accept it, please don't read!) 4. The male lead never thinks he's blameless for how his son turned out, either at the beginning or later. He will change, and the female lead's arrival is what changes the father-son relationship and averts the tragedy. (He's not a flawless character from the start.) 5. The female lead transmigrated from ancient times to the modern day, but has already lived a life of modern exploitation, so she's basically a local. She has some skills from ancient times, but has almost entirely shed her old-fashioned way of thinking. (She's spoiled, but not unreasonable.) 6. One-on-one romance + both leads are sexually inexperienced. 7. Please don't offer unsolicited writing advice. This is a brain-off, easy-win, sweet romance and face-slapping Mary Sue story! Let's agree to set logic aside while reading, okay? [Starry-eyed.jpg] Thanks to all the lovely readers! ----- Ad Space ----- Upcoming novel: My Life as the Eldest Daughter, the Rich Family's Cannon Fodder. Please add it to your reading list! - One day, Chi Xuejin discovers that she's living in a book. She's neither the evil supporting female character nor the pampered heroine, but the cannon-fodder eldest daughter of a wealthy family. The book has 300 chapters. She spends 260 of them confined to other people's dialogue, silently giving everything to her family, from her time and money to her marriage, and ultimately dies taking a knife for the heroine. The heroine, meanwhile, has the beloved-by-all storyline. She's Chi Xuejin's adopted younger sister, Chi Nian. With three older brothers, who are Chi Xuejin's three younger brothers, and a wealthy fiance doting on her, she joins a family reality show and quickly becomes a sensation. Netizens keep tagging her, asking if she needs any sisters-in-law. Later, her true identity is revealed, and she's reunited with an even wealthier family, setting off another online frenzy. A System voice suddenly rings in her head: "Are you angry?" "You work nine-to-nine, six days a week, while she enjoys all the happiness your hard work earned her. Then she pushes you out to take a knife for her and smoothly takes over everything you struggled to build." "Don't worry. I'll help you turn things around." The System lays out a plan thousands of words long. Chi Xuejin takes a sip of tea. "Turn things around? Keep working? Am I crazy?" I'll deal with tomorrow when it comes. I've still got almost 300 chapters to live through, don't I? Time to slack off ^^ - When the lineup for a hugely popular family reality show is announced, it takes over an entire page of Weibo's trending searches. The aloof, unsociable genius actor Chi Nangui, who has already won every major award at a young age. The arrogant top-tier esports player Chi Shenque, whose team has won the world championship three years in a row. The rebellious, talkative, all-around singer and dancer Chi Wenying, an undisputed top-tier star. Their combined fandom could turn the entire Chinese entertainment industry upside down. Even more shocking, all three of them are Chi Nian's older brothers? Overnight, Chi Nian's Weibo followers skyrocket, and countless people become her sisters-in-law. - The day before filming begins, the production crew sneaks into the villa to shoot a preview. As soon as they enter, a cool, moonlike figure walks past. She glances at them indifferently, then carries on as though they aren't there. The livestream comments go wild. "Who was that beauty just now? I need her entire profile in three minutes." Following the production crew's cameras, viewers see Chi Wenying sneaking around in the garden, up to who knows what. The figure who caught everyone's eye earlier walks lightly up behind the top-tier star and grabs his ear. Her voice is gentle, but cold as frost. "What are you doing to my flowers?" Chi Wenying, who is said to have no equal when it comes to roasting people in the entertainment industry, looks aggrieved. "I was just trying to fertilize them for you. I just used a little too much... Sis, that hurts!" On the sofa, the unsociable actor Chi Nangui, who supposedly maintains a personal half-meter force field, presses close to her. "Sis, cuddle me. Cuddle me, sis. Sis, cuddle me." Chi Xuejin smacks him on the head with the remote. "Are you a broken record? Move away, you're blocking the TV." The arrogant new star of esports, Chi Shenque, crouches in front of Chi Xuejin with his phone. "Sis, do you play? I'll carry you. Sis, do you play? Carry me! You promised to play with me today." Chi Xuejin can't take it anymore. She drops the remote and heads back to her room. The other two glare at each other and start arguing. "You drove Sis away!" - After the show airs, Chi Xuejin's identity is revealed: she's the actual person in control of the top-tier Chi Group. ??? After the show airs, nobody cares about Chi Nian. Instead, they scrutinize Chi Xuejin in the corners of the screen with magnifying glasses. Countless people tag those three top-tier stars and Chi Nian: Do you still need a brother-in-law? Tell your sister that gender doesn't have to be a strict requirement!! Theme: Love life