Xu He'an transmigrated into a period novel.
The heroine in the book came from an ordinary family, but she was sweet-natured and had a loving family. She was everyone's darling and seemed to have the script for true love in her hands. Her childhood sweetheart, whom she married, was the real young master who had been switched at birth. After he reclaimed his place in his family, the two of them lived happily ever after and rose to the top of life.
The supporting female character came from a privileged family and was beautiful, but her parents had a troubled marriage, leaving her withdrawn. Her childhood betrothed turned out to be an impostor, too. Starved of affection, she was manipulated into staying devoted to him. After they married, she suffered domestic abuse for years and met a tragic end.
Xu He'an had transmigrated into that impostor, the fake young master and the supporting female character's husband.
The fake young master had been pampered all his life and couldn't bear to give up his rich lifestyle. After learning the truth about his birth, he started doing everything he could to ruin himself.
The fake young master was useless in every way. His adoptive parents and biological parents both came to despise him. Reduced to poverty, he did nothing but extort money from the leads, drink, and abuse his wife. In the end, some thugs broke one of his legs.
When Xu He'an arrived, the truth about his birth was just one step away from coming out.
He had been an orphan before transmigrating, so he revealed his birthright on his own and moved out decisively. That way, he wouldn't offend his adoptive parents, and he could keep his distance from his biological parents and live the happy little life he wanted.
However, he felt a headache coming on when he saw the supporting female character show up at his door.
The stubborn young woman had argued with her parents, cut ties with them, and run away from home.
Xu He'an was barely scraping by and couldn't even support himself, let alone a delicate young woman.
But the young woman quietly ate her plain rice and vegetables all the same. Her fair hands grew calluses, but she never complained of pain. Even when she was wronged, all she did was cry quietly by herself.
Looking into her bright, limpid eyes, Xu He'an shamefully fell for her, and his heart ached for her, too.
Theme: Supporting each other
