The Cannon Fodder in a Period Novel Is Reborn as a Powerful Mogul's Live-in Son-in-Law

After a month of recurring nightmares, Yan Wei awakened memories of her past life and discovered that she had been born into a danmei novel set in a bygone era.

In the book, the domineering top He Minghai and the delicate bottom Fang Qing were locked in a passionate, tragic romance for half their lives. In middle age, they rekindled their relationship and each raised a child, finally living the life they had always wanted.

Yan Wei, meanwhile, was just a sacrificial pawn between them.

After accidentally saving the domineering top, who was heartbroken over love, the He family repaid her kindness by tricking her into becoming his beard, reducing her to a childbearing tool. When she discovered their secret, the two lunatics joined forces to kill her.

She died at just twenty, after a year and a half of marriage.

The good news: Yan Wei awakened early, before any of it happened.

The bad news: The He family had come to propose, and they were standing right outside her gate.

In front of the whole village, including relatives and the matchmaker, the He family spoke endlessly of benevolence and gratitude. They offered an exorbitant bride price and promised to transfer her household registration to the city. After the wedding, she could choose any job she wanted. Her uncles were so envious they wished they could marry into the family themselves.

Yan Wei: