A Distant River of Stars

[Sweet romance + revenge + face-slapping + the leads are not each other's first, so skip if that bothers you]

Wen Mengran is the eldest daughter of the Wen family. Her birth mother died in a car accident, her grandfather dislikes her, her father ignores her, and her stepmother and stepsister are wicked. After a difficult childhood, her family tracks her down at university during her junior year and pressures her into an arranged marriage. When she refuses, they force her to drop out. She hits one dead end after another while looking for work, until, with nowhere else to turn, Li Shuo approaches her with a proposal of a contract marriage and promises to handle the Wen family for her. Looking at the man she has loved for years, she agrees without hesitation.

After three years of marriage, she learns she was only a stand-in. Pregnant and carrying his child, she is framed by his one true love. She loses the baby, and, heartbroken, divorces him and leaves for a faraway place.

When they meet again, Cheng Yihan pursues her passionately, finally melting her long-frozen heart. After completing her studies, she returns, and her true identity is revealed. Her ex-husband begs to make peace, while his one true love schemes against her again. But she has been transformed. She has returned for revenge, not to dwell on the past!