A Wrongful Marriage

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The Huaixi Grand General’s family was loyal to the throne for generations, and they died on the battlefield, leaving behind their frail, sickly daughter, Lin Fu.

Out of compassion for the orphaned daughter, His Majesty personally arranged a marriage for her. When asked whether she had someone in mind, Lin Fu, lost in thought, spoke the name she had kept in her heart for over a decade.

Only after marrying him did she learn that he already loved someone else.

Wanting to make it up to Pei Ci and fulfill her own wish, Lin Fu learned to cook for him, manage the household, and do all the things she disliked.

She hoped that with time they would fall in love and care for one another. But Pei Ci really was just as people described him: gentle as jade, yet cold-hearted.

When Pei Ci unhesitatingly took the medicinal ingredient that could save her life and gave it to the woman he loved,

Lin Fu finally came to her senses. That night, she wrote a divorce agreement and moved back to the general’s residence.

Pei Ci had never liked Lin Fu. When he saw the separation agreement she left behind, he merely said, “Suit yourself.”

But when he saw Lin Fu spending all her time with his younger brother, he inexplicably grew irritated.

Pei Ci had always been used to getting his way. Now that he regretted it, he planned to find a way to marry her again. He knew how much Lin Fu liked him.

Until he accidentally learned that the person she had originally loved was his younger brother, and she had married him only because she mistook them for each other.

Pei Ci panicked completely.

He destroyed the evidence, restrained his agitation, and ordered his subordinates:

“Arrange for Second Young Master to be posted away for a few years.”

“The farther away, the better.”

Outside the general’s residence

Dressed in a robe trimmed with a water pattern, Pei Ci wore a jade belt with a twin-fish Hetian jade pendant. His bearing was distinguished.

“Ah Fu, would you be willing to see me?”

“No. Eldest Young Master, please leave.”

That night, Pei Ci, dressed in black, skillfully climbed into Lin Fu’s bedroom.

But he saw that she, who would usually be fast asleep by then, was in the courtyard eating pastries and chatting merrily with someone.

Furious, Pei Ci wondered how he could spirit the person away from the capital without anyone noticing.

Looking closer, he realized the person was his twin younger brother, the one he had sent away: Pei Yun.

Blurb for I Became a Nanny in the Eighties

Chen Yun, a gourmet food critic, transmigrated into a book. She had barely arrived when the female lead’s older sister forced her to choose between a job and going to school. Chen Yun chose the chance to study.

“Little sister, you think you can study? Have you even looked at your grades? The job is perfect for you, though. It’s easy, and you can make money.”

“Besides, Old Madam Chu is famous for being easy to get along with. Her grandson, Chu Qingyu, is quite handsome, too. You can’t lose either way.”

Chen Yun: “...Isn’t he the male lead?”

So Chen Yun packed her clothes that very night and moved out the next day.

When she arrived at the Chu household, she realized this was practically her dream job.

Old Madam Chu was gruff but softhearted, and loved good food.

Madam Chu was the typical pampered wife. She could barely exchange three sentences with anyone before Father Chu came to take her away. She was easy to serve and liked giving people jewelry.

Father Chu was a domineering CEO. He wouldn’t let Madam Chu get too close to outsiders, but he was truly generous with money.

Miss Chu was a beautiful student studying abroad, with a bit of a perfectionist streak. She was a typical academic prodigy.

Young Master Chu was a financial genius. You would never lose money investing with him, and, most importantly, he loved taking her along to invest.

Chen Yun was cheerful every day at the Chu household. Before she knew it, she had fulfilled her wish from her previous life, becoming both a researcher and a famous rich woman.

In her previous life, Chen Yin worked as a nanny for the Chu family. Every day, she was either being bullied and ordered around by Old Madam Chu, or chased by her father for money. People in the compound also looked down on her.

Her life was unbearably miserable.

She had thought things would get better once the Chu family returned. But after the old madam complained about her, she was fired and kicked out of the compound.

When she returned home, her father saw how wretched she looked and sold her to a lame man for money. In the end, the man beat her to death.

When she opened her eyes again, she had returned to the moment she had to choose between studying and working. Chen Yin resolved to change her fate.

In her previous life, Chen Yun chose to study and eventually entered a research institute, earning everyone’s admiration. This time, she would become someone everyone admired, too.

But why did the old madam, who had made things difficult for her at every turn, treasure Chen Yun?

Why were the people in the compound, who were so difficult to get along with, going out of their way to be nice to Chen Yun and even offering her a fortune to work as their nanny?

On the other hand, Chen Yin couldn’t study, and even the stock market had developed differently from the way it had in her previous life.

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Theme: Love yourself before you love someone else