The Socially Anxious Side Character Was Read by Her Wealthy Fiancé

Coming Soon: After a Substitute Marriage, I Became the School Heartthrob's Rich Stepmom. Blurb below. Add it to your library if you like it~ - Jiang Chuning accidentally discovered that she was living inside a novel. In the book, she was the male lead's childhood friend and the fiancée of the male lead's older brother, heir to a wealthy family. But despite having all the makings of a heroine, she was a cannon-fodder supporting character. Not only was she secretly in love with the male lead, but she also repeatedly sabotaged the main couple, so her fiancé broke off their engagement. He had his destined match, while she was left alone and unloved. Jiang Chuning, a socially anxious homebody who hated socializing: Well, that's... Wonderful! - Gu Xunzhi was elegant and refined, the undisputed heir to the immensely wealthy Gu family. No one approved of the engagement, but Gu Xunzhi didn't care. At least his fiancée was quiet and never sought him out, and her low profile suited him perfectly. Just as he was preparing for a marriage of convenience, things started to go a little awry. Someone who didn't want Gu Xunzhi to marry into another family hurried to tell him, "Your fiancée likes your younger brother. She's just using you!" At the same time, a faint voice came through: [What a useful tool. I can lie to her offhand, and she'll believe me.] [I don't have to act like a scheming green tea in front of the male lead or pretend to be devoted to Gu Xunzhi.] [Perfect for staying home and traveling, and essential for getting out of an engagement.] Watching a figure flicker past in the corner, Gu Xunzhi: ...? Later, when she failed to call off the wedding, Jiang Chuning tearfully decided to bother Gu Xunzhi, who liked his peace and quiet, every night. Day one, Gu Xunzhi silently listened to her thoughts: [Do I have to keep talking to him?] [No, no. Just staying here should be enough to annoy him...] Day two: [I want to go home... Is that enough for today?] Day three: [Why hasn't he kicked me out yet...?] [Stop pretending. You've had enough of me by now.] Gu Xunzhi: ...Not at all. She hid in the study after dinner and left right on time. Even at work, she was less perfunctory than this. Later, Jiang Chuning was so busy that she disappeared for several days. Gu Xunzhi arrived at the hotel where she was staying, travel-weary, only to see his younger brother coming out of her room. A cool frost settled in his eyes. Jiang Chuning: [Huh? Who made him angry?] She glanced at the male lead next door: [It definitely wasn't me. I'm out of here...] At that moment, the male lead, who had nearly been thrown out of his own family's hotel: What??? Bro, you won't even let me borrow a game console?! - The eldest young master of the Gu family was known for his abstinence and had eyes only for work. In the past, when his friends invited Gu Xunzhi out, he always gave the same answer: "I'm on a business trip. I'm busy." Recently, when they asked him out, his excuses had become more and more ridiculous. His friends showed up at his door, and Gu Xunzhi said offhandedly, "I'm preparing for the wedding. I'm busy." His friends: "???" Aren't you against marriage?! Why are you bragging about it?! [A transmigration-into-a-book story. Everything serves the feel-good fantasy, and logic takes a vacation.] [The characters aren't based on real people. Please don't read them as such.] [The original male and female leads aren't vilified. Sweet, feel-good daily life, not a power fantasy about a strong female lead.] Coming Soon: After a Substitute Marriage, I Became the School Heartthrob's Rich Stepmom The wealthy Sang family was in crisis and on the verge of ruin, but rumors spread that their daughter was about to marry the untouchable big shot from the Meng family. The people who had been waiting to laugh at them fell silent at once. After transmigrating into a book, Sang Miao became the Sang family's daughter, specifically the older sister of the cannon-fodder character who married into the ultra-rich Meng family. The family might have fallen on hard times, but at least she wouldn't have to worry about food and clothes. Having lived through an apocalypse where she couldn't sleep without keeping one eye open, Sang Miao was ready to lie flat in peace. But when she woke up from a nap... Her sister, who had been determined to marry into the Meng family, had changed her mind, and now she was the one who had to get married? She heard that Meng Peisheng came from a powerful family, was refined and charming, and had unfathomable methods. He was thirty-four and unmarried, but had a high school-aged son. Marrying him meant becoming someone's stepmother. Even worse, his son, Meng Xici, was the male lead of this school story, and his stepmother was the vicious villain who tormented him. Sang Miao thought it over. The Meng family villa was several thousand square meters, the elder one was away on business most of the time, and the younger one boarded at an elite school. In other words... She and her cat could have the mansion and the huge garden all to themselves. Yay! After the wedding, Sang Miao counted her monthly allowance and contentedly settled into the life of a married woman who was single in all but name, just waiting for a divorce. But at some point, the two people who never liked coming home began showing up at the dinner table again and again... They say the arrogant school heartthrob son stroked her beloved cat daughter and called himself her big brother (.). The cool, refined man from the rumors shamelessly took over her bed! Sang Miao: ...Do you have no manners at all??? - In her previous life, Sang Rui got her wish and married Meng Peisheng, but the father and son treated her like she was invisible. In the end, they kicked her out, leaving her a laughingstock. Meanwhile, her older sister, who had helped the Sang family through its crisis, became the darling of the wealthy elite, with a fortune worth hundreds of billions! This time, she would stay home and let her sister be the stepmother. Less than two months later, Sang Rui couldn't stand living without even an allowance. But thinking of how her sister would be treated coldly in the Meng household, and how the Sang family would become more prosperous than ever, she gritted her teeth and endured it. But before she could see her sister driven out of the Meng family, she watched Meng Xici go viral after a skiing video was posted online. The camera also caught a scene: The setting sun glowed like molten gold over the snowy mountains. Another graceful figure raced down the slope, spun in midair, landed, and stopped neatly beside the boy. The two exchanged a perfectly in-sync high five, looking completely at ease together! Sang Rui's face suddenly went pale. The skier took off her goggles, and Sang Miao's face appeared on camera. Netizens: !!! [Where did this fairy come from?!] [Waaah, isn't this my long-lost wife?!] [Rich step-siblings?] [...No, she's his stepmom!!] Not long afterward, an interview went viral too. The reporter boldly teased Meng Peisheng: "I hear lots of netizens called your wife 'wife' to her face. What do you have to say about that?" The camera zoomed in as the calm, composed man casually lifted a hand and turned his wedding ring. Netizens: ...Okay, okay, we get it, she's your wife. You're blinding us! [Unbelievable. What do we have to do to join this family?!] A carefree little fairy in peaceful days (not really) x a powerful, celibate, deep-minded man Both leads are each other's first and only partners. Ten-year age gap. The son isn't his biological child. - In her previous life, Sang Rui got her wish and married Meng Peisheng, but the father and son treated her like she was invisible. In the end, they kicked her out, leaving her a laughingstock. Meanwhile, her older sister, who had helped the Sang family through its crisis, became the darling of the wealthy elite, with a fortune worth hundreds of billions! This time, she would stay home and let her sister be the stepmother. Less than two months later, Sang Rui couldn't stand living without even an allowance. But thinking of how her sister would be treated coldly in the Meng household, and how the Sang family would become more prosperous than ever, she gritted her teeth and endured it. But before she could see her sister driven out of the Meng family, she watched Meng Xici go viral after a skiing video was posted online. The camera also caught a scene: The setting sun glowed like molten gold over the snowy mountains. Another graceful figure raced down the slope, spun in midair, landed, and stopped neatly beside the boy. The two exchanged a perfectly in-sync high five, looking completely at ease together! Sang Rui's face suddenly went pale. The skier took off her goggles, and Sang Miao's face appeared on camera. Netizens: !!! [Where did this fairy come from?!] [Waaah, isn't this my long-lost wife?!] [Rich step-siblings?] [...No, she's his stepmom!!] Not long afterward, an interview went viral too. The reporter boldly teased Meng Peisheng: "I hear lots of netizens called your wife 'wife' to her face. What do you have to say about that?" The camera zoomed in as the calm, composed man casually lifted a hand and turned his wedding ring. Netizens: ...Okay, okay, we get it, she's your wife. You're blinding us! [Unbelievable. What do we have to do to join this family?!] A carefree little fairy in peaceful days (not really) x a powerful, celibate, deep-minded man Both leads are each other's first and only partners. Ten-year age gap. The son isn't his biological child. Theme: Understand one another, draw closer