After Quitting as His Stand-In, I Became a Hit on a Mother-in-Law Reality Show

As a top talent manager, Li Xiwu is greeted warmly wherever she goes in the entertainment industry.

As Mrs. Pei, she receives polite greetings from everyone in the circles of high society.

She’s both a celebrity mentor and a wealthy wife. Who wouldn’t envy Li Xiwu?

Only Li Xiwu knows the truth: she’s merely a stand-in for the woman Mr. Pei has always treasured, and none of her glamorous life has anything to do with her.

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Being a substitute for too long is dull and makes it easy to lose yourself. After coming to her senses, Li Xiwu starts figuring out how to get a generous divorce settlement from Mr. Pei.

But just as she’s focused on securing that settlement, her mother-in-law, who can’t stand her, enthusiastically invites her onto a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law reality show, promising her a large sum of money.

Li Xiwu lifts her chin. “Fortune favors the bold. Count me in!”

At first, her mother-in-law goes out of her way to humiliate Li Xiwu on the show. Netizens cry, “The most miserable wealthy-family daughter-in-law ever!”

Later, her mother-in-law sticks to Li Xiwu like glue on the show and brags to everyone that Li Xiwu is her daughter-in-law. Netizens cry, “Now that’s a face-slapping turnaround. Leave it to Li Xiwu’s mother-in-law!”

Li Xiwu never expected to become a sensation on the mother-in-law reality show.

She thinks she’ll be able to get divorced as soon as filming is over. But once the show wraps, her mother-in-law calls Mr. Pei and says, “If you dare divorce my darling, I won’t consider you my son anymore. I’m cutting ties with you!”

Mr. Pei: ?