Question: What's the happiest thing in the world?
Answer: "Marry into a wealthy family, have your husband drop dead, inherit billions, and rise straight to the top of life."
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After Yun Xiangwan died alongside the Zombie Emperor, she opened her eyes again as Shen Shengan's newlywed wife. He was the richest man in the country.
Then, the day after they got their marriage license, her husband died away from home. With tears in her eyes, she inherited his enormous fortune. Every day, she stayed in the sprawling manor, feasted on delicacies, and enjoyed the company of handsome men and beautiful women. She could barely keep from laughing out loud.
Her only problem was that she had post-apocalyptic trauma.
Worried the apocalypse would come, Yun Xiangwan bought up food companies, built safe houses across the country, and poured a fortune into a research institute... She was still short a few bodyguards she could trust.
Fortunately, her late husband had left her a few stepchildren.
But when she found the three of them, she discovered that...
Her eldest stepson loved thrills and was constantly putting his life in danger. Only extreme sports could make him feel alive.
Her second stepson had cut ties with his family to pursue his dream in entertainment, but was treated unfairly, framed, and dragged through the mud online. He had even developed severe depression.
Her youngest stepdaughter was a hopeless romantic, devoted to her fiance. Unfortunately, he had fallen for a poor transfer student. She kept throwing herself at him, getting humiliated and face-slapped until the elegant, aloof heiress turned into a hysterical shrew.
Yun Xiangwan: Ha!
She stepped in decisively and gave her stepchildren a complete makeover.
Bungee jumping and skydiving count as thrills? Have you ever been chased and bitten by zombies? Do you know what it feels like to be unable to live or die?
Have you lost your mind? You want to be a celebrity? I'll open a company just for you. How hard can that be? Throw enough resources at it, and even a pig can become a top-tier star!
Men? You can have as many as you want. Why hang yourself on one tree? Wouldn't it be better to have an entire forest to yourself? The cool, refined young master, the sunny boy-next-door, the adorable puppy-like guy... You can pick a different one every day.
Later on...
Her eldest stepson won gold at a world competition. In an interview, he said, "I'm grateful to my mom for waking me up when I was lost and confused..."
At his concert, in front of tens of thousands of fans, her second stepson said with tears in his eyes, "There'd be no me today without my mom."
Her youngest stepdaughter became the youngest female billionaire. At the annual gala, she said, "My mom taught me that money is more reliable than men."
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Every day, Yun Xiangwan was either spending money or raising her children. She waited and waited, but the apocalypse never came. Instead, her husband, who had died young, showed up.
The man leaned down, his striking face close to hers, and looked at her with an amused smile.
"What? Have you run out of inheritance money?"
Reading guide:
* Devoted to each other, one-on-one romance, sweet and satisfying slice of life.
* The children aren't the protagonists' biological children, but they're as good as their own.
* The apocalypse never comes. The female lead has everyday PTSD.
Theme: Prepare for trouble before it arrives.