The Female Lead's Spouse Is the Female Supporting Character

Also known as Years of Chang'an

[Poor student heroine pretending to be fragile, but secretly a black-hearted schemer x sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, proud young heiress]

For years, Chang Nian's life had been shrouded in darkness. Her father left behind a mountain of debt before jumping to his death. Her mother never gave up on her and her younger sister, but had to take them along to live under someone else's roof as a housekeeper for the Fu family.

The young master of the Fu family was a spoiled rich kid who threw tantrums whenever anything went wrong and changed girlfriends every week. One day, on a whim, he decided to play at being in love with her.

"Nian Nian, those girls are just for fun. You're the one I really love."

Her younger sister was still young, and their mother's health was getting worse. She couldn't afford to offend the young master of the household, so she pretended to be a lovesick fool and gave him whatever he wanted, buying time until she could stand on her own two feet.

Sheng Sui'an's arrival was a complete accident.

The words she spoke were vicious, but what she did was pull Chang Nian out of the depths of hell.

Sheng Suian would secretly show up on her birthday.

"It must be sad to spend your birthday alone. I picked up something at a street stall. Here, take it."

Sheng Suian tossed a globally unique limited-edition pocket watch into her arms.

When her mother fell ill in the middle of the night, Chang Nian was helpless. She sent Sheng Suian a message, and Sheng Suian came right away.

When people cornered her in an alley over her biological father's debts, she wasn't afraid in the least, because Sheng Suian would always show up.

Sheng Suian knew how miserable she felt and understood her pain.

They were destined to be together.

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Sheng Suian thought Chang Nian was incredibly fake.

Why was she still so nice to a scumbag like Fu Jing, when his kindness toward her was always just skin-deep?

He didn't remember Chang Nian's birthday. He'd made plans with his friends to go abroad on vacation half a month in advance. Sheng Suian felt sorry for her, so she gave Chang Nian the coming-of-age gift her older sister had given her.

She went with Chang Nian to the hospital because she looked so delicate, as though the slightest breeze might knock her over. How could she possibly take care of someone else?

She stood in front of her and faced down the debt collectors, too, purely because she was kind.

No.

It was because Chang Nian was wonderful in the first place.

She wasn't top of her class because she was naturally gifted, but because of her determination to study late into the night every day, and her refusal to miss a single word in her notes even when she had a high fever.

She never resented people for treating her badly, nor did she demean herself over their insults.

She deserved the very best.

Why did she have to like Fu Jing?

"Chang Nian, is your intelligence only good enough to get you top of the class? Did you hit your head? How can you not see why Fu Jing is getting close to you? He's stringing you along because of a bet with his friend!"

Cry, cry, cry. All you ever do is cry.

Sheng Suian couldn't take it anymore and raised her hand to slap someone.

Fu Jing.

"You. Stay away from her. Got it? If you don't, I'll hit you every time I see you."

Sheng Suian would probably never know that behind her, Chang Nian's lips were curling slightly upward. There was no hurt on her face at all, only the calm confidence of someone in complete control.

"Suian, you're the one I like."

1. Nobody likes Fu Jing.

2. Their love goes both ways.

3. Suisui mistakenly thinks Nian Nian has some feelings for Fu Jing, while Nian Nian thinks Suisui is too nice to Fu Jing. Suisui feels, "I hate that the bright moon hangs high and shines on everyone but me," while Nian Nian feels more like, "I hate that the bright moon hangs high and shines on everyone, not just me."

Story theme: Learn to love yourself before loving someone else