The Discarded Wife of a Powerful Family, Yet Everyone Loves Her

Li Yang wakes up one day to discover that she has transmigrated into a wealthy-family wish-fulfillment novel as a supporting female character.

She is Lu Zhoubai's doomed original wife. The two married for a business alliance, and after the original Li Yang commits all kinds of misdeeds later in the story, Lu Zhoubai sends her to a psychiatric hospital, where she exits the stage in disgrace.

Though Li Yang has been handed a doomed-character script, she isn't worried in the slightest.

She has a pretty face, money, no kids, and a wealthy husband who has been nowhere to be seen ever since they got married.

Could life get any better than being a rich man's abandoned wife?

Li Yang starts living the life of an abandoned rich wife.

Want a limited-edition handbag? She heads to the company headquarters to negotiate a partnership, and not only does she get the bag delivered to her for free, she also launches a co-branded label.

The celebrity she follows is too obscure? She creates a custom S+ project, and the show becomes a smash hit, turning the little-known actor into a top-tier star.

Too many people at the amusement park? She simply buys some land and opens a park exclusively for herself. Then netizens flock to check it out, making it as popular as a famous tourist attraction.

After a few rounds of this, Li Yang goes viral online.

Netizen 1: Li Yang's life of being rich and never seeing her husband is just too blissful!

Netizen 2: Don't ask. The richer you are, the luckier you get.

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Lu Zhoubai hears about Li Yang again during an interview.

On the screen, his wife, who used to look at him only with a mournful face and cry, now shines so brightly that he can't look away.

He returns home. Li Yang is sitting on the sofa, calmly enjoying afternoon tea. The moment she sees him, a hint of disdain crosses her face, but she feigns anguish and cries, "So you do remember that you have a wife. Do you know what I've been going through all this time? I've been living in agony every day. You don't know, because you only care about yourself!"

At the same time, a voice just like Li Yang's sounds in Lu Zhoubai's ear.

[Ugh, I still have to keep up this abandoned-rich-wife act. Who cares about him? Hurry up and leave me alone. Better yet, let him come back this time just to ask for a divorce. I want to be single again!]

Lu Zhoubai: ...

Was he hearing things?

Soon, Lu Zhoubai realizes something is wrong. He seems to be able to hear Li Yang's thoughts.

When he asks about the news concerning Li Yang lately, she squeezes out two tears. "I can't see you, and I don't dare disturb you at work. All I can do is numb myself by shopping... There's a grave in my heart, where a living widow lies buried."

But in reality:

[That line is so embarrassingly melodramatic. When is Lu Zhoubai going to hand me the divorce papers? Am I really going to have to put up with him for three years, like in the original? I feel so bad for myself. Oh well, I'll buy myself a helicopter later as a reward.]

Lu Zhoubai: ...

It's just a helicopter. He can afford it.

When Lu Zhoubai buys everything Li Yang wants and sends her countless bank cards as well, she declares righteously, "Do you think I care about your money? Don't insult my self-respect!"

But in reality:

[Men really are at their most handsome when they're sending money. But it would be even better if the money arrived without the man. I guess nothing in this world is perfect.]

Lu Zhoubai: ...

Fine. He'll take it as a compliment.

Later, Li Yang realizes something is wrong. How come Lu Zhoubai is coming home more and more often while she's trying so hard to keep up her abandoned-wife act? And why is his gaze growing more and more intense?

Li Yang: I must be doing something wrong!

Theme: Love