After Becoming a Wealthy Family's Stepmother, I Got Together with My Stepdaughter

Shen Mei takes on a job and personally marries into the Gu family. Her mission is to find evidence of crimes committed by Gu Jiu's father on behalf of Gu Jiu, the family's sole heir. But on her very first day in the Gu household, her own employer gives her a harsh welcome. Determined not to reveal her identity, Shen Mei conceals her reason for joining the family, handles Gu Jiu's father, Gu Chixi, and tries to evade Gu Jiu's scrutiny.

But the more she investigates, the more familiar the information she uncovers seems. The case's familiar pattern unexpectedly touches on her painful memories of the past, while Gu Jiu's relentless pursuit leaves her increasingly unable to cope.

Finally, after a careless mistake gives her away, Gu Jiu catches her in the act and discovers her identity. At Gu Jiu's request, Shen Mei agrees to help investigate the cause of her mother's death. Their relationship should have ended there, but their strikingly similar pasts draw them closer and closer until they fall in love.

(Contains a scene in which she shares a bed with her scumbag dad, but there is no intimate contact of any kind with him beyond ordinary social interaction!)

(If anything makes you uncomfortable while reading, please stop immediately. I apologize in advance!)

(I don't have much general knowledge or background, so please treat this as a fictional world, QAQ. Thank you!)

(The stepmother and stepdaughter are not married in the legal sense. Those are just the terms they use for each other!)

Theme: Redemption and self-redemption.