Beauty Comes Late

Plain version:

She was the legitimate eldest daughter, but discovered the truth halfway through her life. Her father first kept it half-hidden, then her stepmother did everything she could to frame her.

Alone, she fought to secure a peaceful home. Amid the elegant clothes and jeweled hairpins, she was mocked as a woman who was unwanted, penniless, and past her prime.

If your heart has a destination, never mind the ups and downs of fate. In the end, the person who loved her schemed to win her over, and she found the happiness that had come too late.

Literary version:

He was a jade tree she passed by on the banks of the River of Forgetfulness in her previous life.

He was a red willow in the Gobi, enduring a thousand years of reincarnation.

Dimwit version:

What?! After being the legal wife all this time, it turns out I'm the second wife? I'll wipe out that so-called legitimate eldest daughter!

A leftover woman?! Better to remain single than share a husband. The right person doesn't just come along; you have to attract him, never give up, and fight for him.