[Also known as Transmigrating Into an Angsty Novel as a Housekeeper. All details are subject to the main text. The female lead has been with men before; the second male lead has proper conduct but no morals. Read with caution.]
Shortly after her 35th birthday, Yun Yun's husband's company goes bankrupt, leaving the family millions in debt. To pay it off, she decides to work in domestic service.
A former live-in housekeeper tells her about a promising job: the richest family in Nancheng, the Gu family, is hiring a nanny.
Room and board included, a monthly salary of 50,000. Her only responsibility is looking after the Gu family's two ill-tempered relatives, uncle and nephew.
After years as a full-time housewife, Yun Yun is an excellent cook. With a personal recommendation, she makes it to the final interview with ease.
As expected, competition for such a well-paid job is fierce.
The beautiful applicants each have their own charm: alluring, innocent, gorgeous, or bold...
Yun Yun glances down at herself, who has no competitive edge at all. Anyone with working eyes would probably pass her over.
Just as she starts having second thoughts and hopes they will at least cover her travel expenses, the butler snatches away her resume:
"Married with a child? Thirty-five this year? Your daughter is about to start high school? Perfect. You're hired!"
In a daze, Yun Yun signs the contract and lands a job paying tens of thousands a month. Thrilled, she is full of confidence about her new position.
That is, until she moves into the mansion
A mature man radiating an air of nobility pins her in a corner of the wine cellar. His thin lips draw closer, stopping beside her ear as he spits out cutting words:
"Do you think I'm going to do something to you? Listen carefully. You're just a Gu family nanny. Don't get any funny ideas."
A brazen young man looks down at her, his handsome face full of scorn. "Pathetic. I can't wait to see how a woman like you tries to seduce my uncle."
A well-paid job comes with risks. Sure enough, there's something wrong with the Gu family's uncle and nephew.
Her employers are not to be trifled with. To keep her job and its 50,000-a-month salary, Yun Yun has to be exceptionally careful.
But no matter how hard she tries to keep a low profile, they keep staring at her with dark, predatory eyes.
Yun Yun just can't take it anymore. Once she has saved enough for her daughter's tuition, she promptly hands in her resignation.
Gu Zhongsheng: Fifty million. Divorce your husband right now.
Gu Ye: I'm richer than your husband and younger than my uncle. What exactly are you dissatisfied with?
P.S.:
1. The female lead is 35 and has a husband and child.
2. The female lead has been with men before; includes a transmigrate into a book premise.
3. There will be no crossing the line before the divorce.
4. The male leads are 38 and 20, and are not related by blood.
5. Rough draft of the blurb; bear with it. I'll polish it before the novel begins.
6. I'm terrible at naming things; character and book titles are still undecided.
7. All details are subject to the main text!
Theme: A woman is a girl at heart until the day she dies.