Su Chiying was born to her father’s second wife. From childhood, she set her heart on mastering music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, becoming a fine young lady, marrying a suitable husband, raising children, and living a smooth and happy life.
However, after more than ten years away at the ancestral home recovering from poor health, her elder sister returned. The second young miss braced herself for trouble.
The legitimate daughter of the first wife had suddenly come home. Surely a storm was brewing, and perhaps she was planning to reclaim everything she had lost...
A month later, Su Chiying was exhausted from constantly cleaning up after her elder sister.
Her elder sister is an idiot. What should she do?
Elder Sister, why do you always eat other people’s food without asking?
Elder Sister, why do you always get tricked at banquets?
Elder Sister, why do you always get pushed into the pond whenever you walk past one?
Most importantly, Elder Sister, have you forgotten what you promised someone?
“The noble benefactor has let you return home. It’s time to fulfill your promise.”
Wearing the purse her elder sister gave her, the second young miss was on her way to the girls’ school when a powerful figure seized her and made her a spy. Her ordinary life was forced onto a new path.
“I told you, you’ve got the wrong person. Don’t think you can get away with being unreasonable just because you’re handsome!”
The second young miss kept her eyes shut and jabbed a finger at the powerful figure.
“Open your eyes first, then try reasoning with me.”
Marquis Xie said with a dark expression.
“No! When I look at your face, I can’t reason at all!”
While the second young miss lived as a proper young lady by day and a spy by night, working around the clock until even her dark circles couldn’t be concealed, her elder sister, Su Chengxin, was enjoying a late-night snack and thanking the moon for everything.
Thank you, Second Sister. Thank you, System, for giving me such a wonderful life!
Su Chengxin was a quick transmigration mission-taker. After being so hopeless that she failed ten missions in a row, the System finally gave up and kicked her into a retirement-world scenario.
[Go find some sucker to support you.]
That was what the System said as it left.
Su Chengxin didn’t know that the System meant for her to use her looks to find an honest man and marry him in the ancient world. She looked around, and the person who seemed most reliable was her second younger sister, who was frowning at her in exasperation.
You’re the one, Second Sister!
Reader’s guide:
Couple: A sweet, unlucky, capable second young miss who’s a sucker for handsome men x an unreasonable, mysterious powerful figure.
The elder sister isn’t bad. She really is just not very bright.
A short, cute, sweet story set in an imaginary ancient world. Don’t overthink the details.
Theme: Face life’s hardships with a positive attitude
