A Noble Family’s Illegitimate Daughter: Step by Step to Glory

This is the story of a beautiful but ill-fated heroine’s growth, comeback, and journey to choose and win her husband. It is also the story of a handsome but tragic hero’s growth, rise to fortune, and quest to win back and cherish his wife. Above all, it is the tale of two hapless people joining forces, supporting each other through thick and thin, and building a bright future together! With her face ruined and her eyes blinded, dying unjustly alongside her unborn child, Lu Mingxuan did not even know whom to hate. Her biological father, who gave her life but shirked his responsibilities, leaving her a bastard daughter? Her grandmother, who brought her into the household hoping to find her a good match out of a sense of guilt? Her own sister, who hated her to the core, hid a dagger behind honeyed words, plotted against her at every turn, and even shared the man she loved with her just to get revenge? Or the man who had showered her with tenderness and promised to spend his whole life with her? No. Perhaps she should hate none of them. The person she should hate most was herself: the foolish, presumptuous girl who had once thought the world was hers for the taking. Fortunately, like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, she was granted another chance at life. In this life, she would not be as foolish as before, nor repeat her past mistakes. She would open shops, save her legitimate elder brother, and change the fates of her adoptive father and sister. She vowed to find happiness for herself and for everyone she cared about. But then she accidentally saved a handsome man who brought one problem after another, and found herself dragged into a succession of dangerous whirlpools. Should she stick to her original plan, marry a straightforward, ambitious man, and live a quiet, ordinary life? Or should she follow her heart, join forces with the handsome man, fight the various forces of evil, and build a beautiful future for them both? While she hesitated, the handsome man made the decision for her. “You’ve saved me so many times. I have nothing to repay you with, so I can only offer you myself.” That was the gentle approach. “You know so many of my secrets. How could I let you marry another man and take them with you?” That was what he said when the gentle approach failed and he decided to use force. Well, with both gentle persuasion and force on the table, what else could a girl do but give in?