After a Substitute Marriage, I Became the Villainous Stepmother of the Era's Richest Man

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The man the Ming family's daughter was supposed to marry was wealthy, idle, and handsome.

The neighbors all envied the Ming family for arranging such a good match.

But the man had a son, and she would have to become his stepmother.

They said the child had paranoid delusions. Whether you treated him well or badly, he would suspect his stepmother had ulterior motives.

Ming Qiao died in the apocalypse. When she woke up, she had transmigrated into the body of this Ming family's daughter... no, her unloved older sister.

She recognized the plot immediately: it was from the period novel The God of Business. Her younger sister, the one about to marry into the family, was the wicked stepmother who abused her stepson and met a tragic end?

But then her younger sister was reborn and refused to marry him, so Ming Qiao became the one who was supposed to marry him?

On second thought, that wasn't so bad.

She had just gotten divorced and had a son who had only just turned three.

In the novel, her stepmother and biological father let her stay at home for only three days before hastily arranging a marriage for her.

The man was a twice-married wife-beater with no children of his own, who constantly beat and berated her son.

She met a tragic end, and her son became a villain.

She might as well marry into this other family. She'd get a good match, and she could use the occasion to ask her family for more money.

Ming Yi had been reborn. Her previous life had been miserable: her husband was cold, and her stepson was impossible to deal with.

Whether she treated him well or badly, her stepson refused to acknowledge her and kept insisting she was abusing him. When he finally grew up, he sent her straight to a psychiatric hospital.

In this new life, whoever wants to jump into that pit can do it. She's not going in.

The marriage fell to her stepsister instead.

Even a single woman like her couldn't get a good life out of that family, let alone a divorced woman with a child in tow.

She couldn't wait to see what kind of good life her stepsister, who had always been at odds with her, would find there.

Coming Soon: The Three Villains' Wealthy Mom

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The unlucky actress Qiao Chen fell into a coma after a car accident. When she woke up, she found herself five years in the future. A voice in her mind told her she was the cannon-fodder mother in a novel.

Her three sons were all villains. They would grow up to oppose the male lead and meet tragic ends, while she would die miserably in a hospital bed after her medical expenses were cut off.

At first, she didn't believe it, until her youngest son got into an argument and pushed the male lead into the water.

The eldest son didn't think much of it. "It's not that bad. At least no one died."

The second son piled on. "I've disliked him for ages."

The third son said, "He provoked me first."

Qiao Chen could only stare in disbelief. After she scolded them one by one, the eldest son knelt down and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I'll take care of everything."

The second son got slapped and looked nostalgic. "It's been five years, and Mom finally hit me again."

The third son, his palm bright red, collapsed to the floor in tears. "Am I not Mom's favorite anymore?"

Qiao Chen: "..."

What on earth had their father turned them into over these five years?

Qiao Chen had been married three times and had sons with three different men. The marriages ended because each man had his own set of serious flaws.

Only now did she realize her children had inherited every last one of their fathers' bad traits.

But they were already born, and she couldn't get back those five years. She couldn't exactly shove them all back inside, could she?

In the original story, her three sons entered the entertainment industry just to follow in her footsteps. They never took their work seriously, had terrible personalities, and were practically hated by everyone.

So actress Qiao Chen took her three sons on a family variety show.

After the show premiered, viewers learned that Qiao Chen had three sons, and only then realized that the "Mom" the three universally despised boys kept talking about was Qiao Chen.

"Even Qiao Chen can't change the fact that her sons have such a terrible reputation."

But then, against all expectations

The invited business prodigy pointed at the eldest son. "You remind me of my boss."

The invited technology prodigy was effortlessly outclassed by the second son. The second son said, "I just didn't want to take part in such a troublesome competition."

Even the invited mascot, whose job was to act cute and lovable, couldn't compete with the third son.

The three sons were not only smart and well-behaved, but unbelievably filial. The eldest took care of everything for his mother, the second used technology to make her life easier, and the third stayed by her side, acting cute and lovable.

The internet was stunned. These three rebellious boys turned into obedient sons the moment they got home.

"Doesn't the country offer incentives for having kids? I'm having three!"

Wife and kids, I'm your long-lost family member!

After the show aired, the three men also found out about the news the sons had been trying to keep secret.

The sons said, "Mom said she doesn't like going back to an ex, but there's nothing wrong with finding a fourth one."

First husband: "You never forget your first marriage."

Second husband: "Getting remarried is pretty easy these days."

Third husband: "We haven't actually finalized our divorce yet. I'm still her legal husband."

The other two: "???!!!"

Reader's Guide:

1. The eldest son is sixteen, the second is fourteen, and the third is twelve and a half.

2. The male lead hasn't been decided yet, and there probably won't be much romance.

Theme: Keep striving to live your best life, no matter when