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Duan Xia had initially left her family behind, unable to bear their poverty, abandoning the helpless Xiao Jiba. With a bit of charm, she married Chen Zhixing, who had a stable job. However, Chen's family was just an ordinary one in the city.
Later, as Xiao Jiba's father’s small business began to thrive, Duan Xia thought about returning to enjoy the life of a wealthy lady. Her calculations were quite optimistic.
In the original storyline, the previous owner of Duan Xia’s identity ended up in prison, and Xiao Jiba took her place at a prestigious university, much to Xiao Jiba's father's delight. Eventually, Chen Zhixing was involved in a car accident, and Duan Xia received compensation. She then married Xiao Jiba's father, taking all of the Li family's assets with her.
Xiao Jiba's father harbored some resentment towards Duan Xia for abandoning him back then. However, he was struggling with cash flow issues in his business, and Duan Xia’s arrival with a large sum of money was like a timely rain that alleviated his urgent needs.
In this lifetime, Duan Xia also brought considerable money after her divorce. However, Xiao Jiba's father had borrowed heavily to arrange for the settlement funds. Coupled with cash flow difficulties, he had to sell off many goods at low prices, leaving him with significant financial holes to fill.
He maintained an appearance of wealth while Duan Xia remained unaware of his true situation and happily married him. After their wedding, Xiao Jiba's father sweet-talked Duan Xia into investing money under the pretense of expanding his business.
It took quite some time for Duan Xia to realize something was amiss; although he appeared prosperous on the outside, there was hardly any money on the company’s books. His business had hit a bottleneck and seemed stagnant, unlike in the original plot where the money Duan Xia brought was enough to support his expansion efforts.
Now he could only watch as profitable opportunities slipped through his fingers. As economic pressures mounted, their relationship began to falter. Duan Xia accused him of deceiving her out of her money, while he claimed that she brought him bad luck and disrupted his fortune.
It was only at this point that Duan Xia recognized Chen Zhixing's merits, but unfortunately, it was too late. The two continued to bicker while trying to make their marriage work.
For Chen Yu, who already knew the entire plotline and had been flipping businesses during college, by his sophomore year he no longer needed to rely on Chen Zhixing’s finances. He maintained close contact with Su Youwei and confessed his feelings to her during the summer break of their junior year.
Su Youwei was curious. “I’m six years older than you; what do you actually like about me?”
Chen Yu smiled.
"Because you are a golden brick. A woman three years older than you is like a golden brick, and I like to double my happiness, so I’ll hug two."
Su Youwei rolled her eyes at him.
The two of them eventually confirmed their romantic relationship. After graduating from university, Chen Yu returned to his hometown to start a business.
Thanks to his familiarity with the plot, his company quickly got on the right track. Although Chen Yu didn’t care much about what car he drove, believing that a car was just a means of transportation, he still bought a luxury brand to facilitate smooth cooperation with clients and showcase his company’s strength.
On the day he picked up the car, Chen Yu patted the logo and joked with Su Youwei,
"Do you think I can start eating when I drive this car to my mother-in-law's house?"
Su Youwei pinched his arm playfully, pretending to be angry.
"What are you thinking? No matter what car you drive, you can't eat before my mother-in-law does."
Just as Chen Yu was enjoying his flourishing life, Xiao Jiba was released from prison.
It must be said that the male and female leads in the book truly had a deep love; he and Liu Ru Yan were back together again.
Xiao Jiba was inherently a lazy person, and even after five years of reform in prison, he hadn’t changed at all. Upon his release, he had hoped to take over the family business, only to find out that his father hadn’t made much money at all, not enough for him to live the life he imagined as a wealthy second-generation.
Seeing Chen Yu living a fulfilling life made him feel envious and resentful.
In high school, he may not have genuinely liked Liu Ru Yan. However, from the moment he learned from his father that Duan Xia was his mother, he harbored immense hatred for the original protagonist in his heart.
He believed that the original protagonist had taken away his mother and stolen the happiness that should have belonged to him. He noticed that the original protagonist liked Liu Ru Yan, so he wanted to take her away.
He deliberately acted affectionate with Liu Ru Yan in front of the original protagonist; seeing the lost look in the original protagonist's eyes brought him immense satisfaction in revenge.
Now, seeing Chen Yu living a carefree life as an outstanding young man in everyone’s eyes while he was practically nothing and had a criminal record made him feel extremely small inside.
Xiao Jiba had become sensitive and irritable, prone to drinking and losing his temper at the slightest provocation. His parents, seeing this behavior persist, decided it was time for him to get married. They hoped that once he settled down and started a family, he would change for the better.
The Liu family, however, held a deep-seated disdain for Xiao Jiba. They believed he had led their precious daughter astray. But now that Liu Ru Yan was pregnant, they felt they had no choice but to support the marriage.
Liu Ru Yan was not the same person she had been five years ago; her parents could no longer control her. With their daughter grown up and independent, they reluctantly agreed to the union, pinching their noses at the prospect.
The Xiao family, taking advantage of Liu Ru Yan's pregnancy, refused to provide any bride price, which left the Liu parents embarrassed in front of their relatives. What infuriated them even more was that during negotiations, they had agreed to forgo the bride price since they only had one precious daughter, but insisted on a grand wedding.
However, on the day of the wedding banquet, the venue had been downgraded and the food served was subpar. Father Liu discreetly inquired about the costs of the wedding at the front desk and nearly suffered a heart attack upon hearing the figures. During their earlier discussions, Xiao's father had claimed that his business was struggling and proposed splitting the costs evenly for a grand celebration. The Liu family had reluctantly agreed.
Yet when Father Liu checked with the hotel, he discovered that the total expenses for the banquet were even less than what they had given to the Xiao family. It turned out that the entire wedding had essentially been funded by the Liu family. On top of that, while the Xiao family contributed nothing in terms of bride price, Liu Ru Yan’s parents had provided a substantial dowry to ensure their daughter’s wedding was splendid.
This situation left the Liu parents fuming for quite some time.
According to local customs, newlyweds were expected to visit the bride's family three days after the wedding. On that day, both families prepared red envelopes for their son-in-law and relatives gathered in anticipation. However, as time passed, there was still no sign of the newlyweds returning home.
Mother Liu called to urge them on, but Liu Ru Yan was anxious as well; Xiao Jiba lay in bed playing video games with no intention of going out. He was still seething over how he had been denied entry when he first visited the Liu family to propose. Not only were they barred from entering, but in front of neighbors, they mocked him for having spent time in prison and called him useless—a humiliation he could not forget.
In a fit of anger, he declared to Liu Ru Yan that he would never visit his in-laws again. Frustrated and upset, she ended up arguing with him before riding her electric scooter back to her parents' house.
That evening, when I returned home, I saw the Xiao couple sitting on the sofa watching television, while the dining table was in disarray.
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