Mom Becomes Empress, I Sleep with My Love Rival

Cheerful, optimistic, and great at lying flat momma's girl heroine vs. cross-dressing, love-struck, fake-innocent wife-obsessed hero

Also known as "That Night, I Made the Mistake Every Woman Makes" and "They All Think They're the Other Woman"

Lin Sangqiao transmigrated into another world, becoming a momma's girl with no ambitions.

But that's all right. She has a great mom.

Forty is the perfect age to make your mark. Her mom is so amazing that she went from a woman of merchant status to Emperor Yu, whose name would go down in history for all eternity. Lin Sangqiao only has one thing to do in this life: find a comfortable position and lie flat!

The problem is, why is her bestie's gaze getting weirder and weirder?!

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After falling into the water one day, Lin Sangqiao transmigrated. The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was a beautiful older woman, supposedly her love rival, smiling gently at her.

Lin Sangqiao: A love rival? I'll take her too.

Best friends should naturally live and eat together, hold hands on the way to the bathroom during the day, and sleep under the same blanket at night. They should check in on each other every day, cuddle, act all lovey-dovey, and share details about how things are going with their fiancees.

One day, while drunk, Lin Sangqiao vaguely heard her bestie ask whether they could become a perfect couple if they were of different genders.

Sure! Absolutely! Lin Sangqiao happily thought that if she were a man, she'd definitely marry her bestie. Her fiance couldn't compare to her. Who wouldn't love such a delicate, gentle beauty who always did whatever she asked?

And so the beautiful woman, smiling sweetly, took Lin Sangqiao's hand and pressed it against her chest. Huh? Wait, is this right? Where did the softness go? o_O???

That night, she made the mistake every woman makes.

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Yun Heqiu knew he was a despicable man. The Lin family had concealed his identity and worked with him, yet he shared a bed with their legitimate daughter night after night, taking her virtue.

If only he had let her marry the man she was betrothed to as a child, she would have had a peaceful, smooth life of wealth and comfort.

She was not meant to be in his fate, but he insisted on forcing his way into hers.

How could he let go, when she was so good to him?

So he destroyed her happy marriage with his own hands, clipped her wings, and imprisoned her at his side, even if... she told him, "You're disgusting."

(Note from Lin Sangqiao: Pause the angst, please. Where exactly am I supposed to fly with these wings? Can someone tell me?)

Reader advisory:

The heroine is the original body's owner and has the absolute upper hand in the relationship.

The hero is pure in both body and heart, an outstanding graduate of the Good Men Academy. However, the heroine does spend time with other men. Yes, the author is a hypocrite. Strict 1v1 romance fans, stay away.

Please don't scrutinize the logic. Most of it is made up, and there are no real-life inspirations. No writing advice, please.

The original blurb, including its central premise, was written in 2022.

Theme: Lying flat isn't giving up. Live life with a positive attitude.