The Lin Family Wife Who Was Cast Aside (Transmigrate into a Book)

After Lin Wenyu was inexplicably divorced, she fell seriously ill.

Only then did she remember that she had transmigrated into a book she’d read in her previous life: a male-led, no-romance novel about revenge and political machinations.

The male lead, Qu Di, was the real heir who had been switched at birth. He was currently a servant working as a groom in the county magistrate’s household in Lu’an County, and wouldn’t discover his true identity for another year.

She was He Xian’s abandoned first wife, a minor cannon-fodder character with barely any lines.

He Xian was a controversial male character in the novel. He had questionable morals, but after throwing in his lot with the male lead later in the story, his career flourished until he became the chief minister.

According to the original novel, she would be so heartbroken that she threw herself into a river and drowned.

But she wasn’t the original Lin Wenyu. She wouldn’t swallow her anger, much less watch He Xian rise through the ranks and enjoy every luxury.

Lu’an County wasn’t all that far from Changle Village, where she lived.

If someone could benefit by helping the down-and-out male lead early on, why couldn’t that person be her?

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As the daughter of a scholar who had passed the provincial examinations, Lin Wenyu was known throughout Changle Village as a fine young woman.

But after both her parents died one after the other, her uncle quickly divided up and took all of the family property. Lin Wenyu was left dependent on others.

An orphan with no one to rely on, she was also branded with the curse of bringing death to her family.

He Xian and Lin Wenyu had been childhood sweethearts. After the three-year mourning period ended, He Xian married her despite his family’s disapproval and objections.

A year later, He Xian passed the palace examination in third place. At the ceremony where successful candidates were selected as sons-in-law, the current prime minister chose him at first sight.

The righteous are often found among the lowest of the low, while scholars are often faithless.*

Lin Wenyu couldn’t believe He Xian was the heartless man from the old tale. But she waited in vain for a year, only to receive a divorce letter from him.

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Qu Di reclaimed his identity and returned to the capital.

But when they met again, things began to slip out of control.

What Lin Wenyu wanted was for Qu Di to repay her, not

In a place where no one could see, Qu Di suddenly leaned over and pulled her into his arms. Their foreheads touched, and his voice was as soft as a sigh. “Wenwen, what do you think… made me help you?”

Reading notes:

① One-on-one romance. The heroine is sexually inexperienced, but the male lead is not.

② The male lead has plenty of flaws, which he’ll gradually correct for the heroine.

③ The heroine has her own career arc.

*“The righteous are often found among the lowest of the low, while scholars are often faithless” is from Cao Xuequan, a poet of the late Ming dynasty. It satirizes scholars as often faithless, while the honest and righteous are commonly found among the lower classes.

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