After Marrying by Contract in the Seventies

Rong Yi transmigrates into a period novel as a cannon-fodder female character destined for a tragic end. The heroine's fiance has just been stolen by her stepsister, and now her family is doing everything they can to force her into a blind date. The man they introduce looks honest and dependable on the surface, but he's rotten to the core. Her stepsister has been reborn. She knows the man can't be trusted, yet keeps egging Rong Yi on to marry him. In the book, the original Rong Yi is forced to marry him and ends up being beaten to death. Rong Yi: Treasure your life. Stay away from scumbags and toxic family members! Zhong Jing is a PhD who returned from overseas. Because of his family background, and because he has to support his younger siblings, he has worked himself into becoming a bachelor well past the usual marrying age. His boss arranges blind dates to help him find a wife. He goes on several, but none work out. He thinks he'll be single for the rest of his life. Then a young woman appears and proposes a marriage of convenience: they will stay married for only three years, then divorce and go their separate ways. When he learns that she only came up with this plan because her family has backed her into a corner with their pressure to marry, he gives in and agrees to help her. Three years later, she asks for a divorce. What should he do if he doesn't want to divorce her? Please add my upcoming novel to your reading list: A Happy Life in the Nineties Blurb: Shu Xin, a small-town overachiever who gets into a top university, is the pride of her family. But just before graduation, her boyfriend calls off their wedding, and the teaching position she had all but secured at the university is taken away. In her helplessness, a voice suddenly rings out in her mind: "Do you want to have a happy life?" The Happy Life System will plan your future and help you build a happy life. "See that man? Flirt with him, marry him, and have his children. Then you'll be on your way to a happy life." Shu Xin refuses. She doesn't want marriage to be her only way forward. She'll uncover the truth behind her boyfriend calling off the wedding, earn money through street vending, open a shop, buy a house, publish books, and sell the rights. She'll make her way to the top of life, one step at a time. Theme: You create your own happy life.