Modern-day top jade-carving master Wei Lan transmigrates into an ancient novel as a cannon-fodder live-in Alpha.
In the original story, she comes from a poor family and is a useless nobody. Because she’s easy to control, she’s chosen by Lu Zijin to become the Lu family’s live-in Alpha.
Originally, all she had to do was enjoy her “free ride” in peace — but she grows greedy. Not only does she set her sights on the Lu family fortune, she even wants the female lead, Lu Zijin, to submit to her. She attempts to harm Lu Zijin several times, only to be exposed every time.
In the end, Lu Zijin and her childhood sweetheart break Wei Lan’s legs and throw her out of the Lu household. A few days later, she dies.
Wei Lan frowns as she reads the original plot:
Is the free ride not good enough? Or is carving jade not fun anymore? Why on earth would you provoke the female lead?
Having learned her lesson, Wei Lan strictly follows the rules Lu Zijin sets for her. She doesn’t cross any boundaries, and she certainly doesn’t go out of her way to appear in front of Lu Zijin. She rarely leaves the house, spending her days holding several unremarkable stones and carving them over and over.
At first, Lu Zijin feels that this live-in Alpha is quite well-behaved. She only allows Wei Lan to share her bed during her heat period, and afterward immediately sends her away. Wei Lan never shows the slightest complaint.
But gradually, Lu Zijin realizes that she feels differently about this Alpha. Even after her heat ends, she still likes staying with Wei Lan.
Unfortunately, Wei Lan keeps turning her down for the sake of those few broken stones in her arms — to the point that Lu Zijin starts finding those stones annoying as well.
Over the past year, the most sought-after jade carver in Great Zhou has been Qinglan.
Yet this master craftsman is extremely mysterious, rarely appearing in public — and when she does, she wears a mask and a large black hooded cloak, making it impossible to see her face.
Her works are incredibly hard to obtain, and their prices have been driven sky-high.
One night, the live-in Alpha everyone claims is living off her wife comes home.
Wei Lan holds a thick stack of banknotes, her eyes shining as she looks at Lu Zijin.
“Wife, I sold another carved ornament for a great price.”
Lu Zijin gazes at Wei Lan tenderly.
“Good. Such a good girl. You’ll get a reward later.”
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Chapter 128: Side Story 24 – At the End of Winter, We Bloom
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Chapter 127: Side Story 23 – “I Have a Girlfriend”
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Chapter 126: Side Story 22 – All Day, All Night, Only You
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Chapter 125: Side Story 21 – Waking Up in Your Arms Again
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Chapter 124: Side Story 20 – Closer Than Yesterday
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Chapter 123: Side Story 19 – Don’t Leave Me Tonight
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Chapter 122: Side Story 18 – A Gala of Jealousy and Tears
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Chapter 121: Side Story 17 – The Fever of Jealousy
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Chapter 120: Side Story 16 – When “Don’t Contact Me Again” Hurts Most
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Chapter 119: Side Story 15 – She Belongs to Me—At Least in My Head
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Chapter 118: Side Story 14 – When Pride Finally Learns to Bend
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Chapter 117: Side Story 13 – Replaceable
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Chapter 116: Side Story 12 – A Bus Ride Out of Her World
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Chapter 115: Side Story 11 – Who Breaks First
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Chapter 114: Side Story 10 – A Goodbye Without Looking Back
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Chapter 113: Side Story 9 – Shattered Illusions in the Dark
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Chapter 112: Side Story 8 – A Taste of Her Life
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Chapter 111: Side Story 7 – Rewarded for Waiting
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Chapter 110: Side Story 6 – Drowned in Wine and Want
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Chapter 109: Side Story 5 – Soft Lies and Sweet Rewards
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Chapter 108: Side Story 4 – A Pet, Not a Partner
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Chapter 107: Side Story 3 – Only Mine
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Chapter 106: Side Story 2 – Teach Me, Sister
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Chapter 105: Side Story 1 – Ninety-Nine Percent Temptation
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Chapter 104: Of Love, Laughter, and Little Ones
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Chapter 103: Soft Nights Before the Journey
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Chapter 102: Iron Arm of Justice
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Chapter 101: Desire and Discipline
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Chapter 100: From Ruin to Reunion
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Chapter 99: Blood Debts Collected
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Chapter 98: The Desecrated Ancestral Home
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Chapter 97: From Merchants to Ministers—All Fall
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Chapter 96: Crushing the Greed of Men
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Chapter 95: A Question of Strength
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Chapter 94: The Mandate Falls Upon Fan
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Chapter 93: The Birth of Dazhao
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Chapter 92: The Fall of a False Emperor
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Chapter 91: March on the Capital
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Chapter 90: Intimacy and Insurrection
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Chapter 89: Tenderness That Delays the Saber
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Chapter 88: A Soft Trap of Warm Arms and Morning Light
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Chapter 87: Under the Same Moon, At Last One
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Chapter 86: Miles Apart, Bound by Love and Ambition
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Chapter 85: No Longer the Emperor’s Pawn
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Chapter 84: The Letter That Burned the Truth
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Chapter 83: Fifty-Two Thousand Taels and Four Boxes of Deceit
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Chapter 82: Selling the Bait, Hooking the Fool
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Chapter 81: A Letter of Loyalty—or Deception?
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Chapter 80: A Home Built on Duty and Doubt
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Chapter 79: On Guard by Day, Drawn Close by Night
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Chapter 78: Filial Lies Laid Bare
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Chapter 77: When Blood Turns Against Blood
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Chapter 76: A Price for Pleasure
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Chapter 75: Caught with Her Paws Full of Silver
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Chapter 74: A Recipe for Her Smile
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Chapter 73: The Taste of Medicine, The Trace of Sweetness
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Chapter 72: A General’s Gentle Vigil
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Chapter 71: The Price of Popularity is a Jealous Wife
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Chapter 70: A Table of New Dishes, and a Bowl of Vinegar
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Chapter 69: The Distance Grows Thin
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Chapter 68: Orchids in a Gilded Cage
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Chapter 67: Heaven in Silk, Hell in Chains
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Chapter 66: A Scheme Exposed at the Tavern Gate
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Chapter 65: Six Volumes of Trouble
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Chapter 64: A Red-Faced Discovery in the Courtyard
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Chapter 63: Polite Distance Beneath Wedding Candles
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Chapter 62: Lanterns Fade as the Bride Rides North
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Chapter 61: Spoiled, Satisfied… Then Thoroughly Punished
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Chapter 60: Betrothal and Temptation
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Chapter 59: Five Days to Compete, One Decree to Bind
Chapter 58: Tied in Silk, Crowned in Fame
Chapter 57: Too Popular, Now Pay the Price
Chapter 56: Too Many Admirers
Chapter 55: When the Last Tie Breaks
Chapter 54: The Seductress and the Saint
Chapter 53: Success Breeds Envy, Fear Breeds Madness
Chapter 52: Printed Triumph, Haunted Defeat
Chapter 51: Blood on the Courtyard Stones
Chapter 50: The Birth of a New Trade
Chapter 49: Stories That Steal the Market
Chapter 48: The Fire Strikes Twice
Chapter 47: A Sister’s Misjudgment
Chapter 46: A Very Misunderstood Jade Plaque
Chapter 45: Spoiled in Sandalwood
Chapter 44: No Father, No Weakness
Chapter 43: The Price of a Gambler’s Folly
Chapter 42: Confiscated Hearts and Coin
Chapter 41: Silver, Secrets, and a Very Jealous Wife
Chapter 40: Kisses Before the Storm
Chapter 39: The Master’s Sweet Punishment
Chapter 38: Neither Speaks, Neither Lets Go
Chapter 37: A Single Carving Secures the Future
Chapter 36: Spoiled by a Rich Wife
Chapter 35: Looking for Qinglan
Chapter 34: A Bangle for My Wife
Chapter 33: Came Home Rich, Got Bitten Instead
Chapter 32: One Plaque to Defeat Them All
Chapter 31: Qinglan Takes the Stage
Chapter 30: The New Carver Astonishes the City
Chapter 29: A New Name at Yuyaxuan
Chapter 28: One Spy Left Standing
Chapter 27: Kneel And Remember
Chapter 26: The Price Of Disrespect
Chapter 25: Who Dares Touch My Master?
Chapter 24: A Jade Alliance Forged In Silver
Chapter 23 Part 2: Silver For A Rainy Day
Chapter 23 Part 1: Silver For A Rainy Day
Chapter 22: Favored In Plain Sight
Chapter 21: Well-Behaved Qianyuan
Chapter 20: Feasting In The Madam’s Courtyard
Chapter 19: The Promise Of A Concubine
Chapter 18: A Bed Of Exceptions
Chapter 17: Medicine And Scent
Chapter 16: The Cost Of Drawing
Chapter 15: Soft Rice Isn’t Free
Chapter 14: No Bed, Only Soup
Chapter 13: Called Back At Midnight
Chapter 12: The Contract’s Echo
Chapter 11: Bite Marks
Chapter 10: Paid By Pheromones
Chapter 9: Rain Dew Period
Chapter 8: The Making Of A Jade Plaque
Chapter 7: A Useless Thing’s Craft
Chapter 6: Tools Of A Jade Maniac
Chapter 5: The First Show Of Teeth
Chapter 4: A Master No One Acknowledged
Chapter 3: An Empty Bridal Chamber
Chapter 2: A Marriage Of Calculation
Chapter 1: A Dizziness Called Fate