On the Wedding Night, I Married My Fiancé’s Archrival

Shen Tianxing, the eldest daughter of the wealthy Shen family in Beijing, wakes up from a car accident to find herself reborn eleven years into the past, just two days before her engagement to Fu Jinyan. In her previous life, she had been blindly devoted to Fu Jinyan, ignoring the sincere affection of Xie Linchuan, the heir to the capital's most powerful family. Her obsession with Fu Jinyan led her to exploit Xie Linchuan’s feelings for business projects, ultimately sending him to prison for seven years. During his absence, Fu Jinyan revealed his true nature, orchestrating the deaths of Shen Tianxing’s brothers and parents, raping her best friend Gu Letong, and forcing Shen Tianxing into a life of abuse and drug dependency. She died alone on the night Xie Linchuan was released, only to watch from beyond the grave as he avenged her by killing Fu Jinyan before taking his own life. Reborn with full knowledge of these tragedies, Shen Tianxing resolves to protect her family, punish her enemies, and ensure Xie Linchuan never suffers again.

The story begins with Shen Tianxing crashing into Xie Linchuan’s limited-edition Lamborghini. Instead of fleeing or acting coldly as she did in her past life, she leaps onto him, demanding a hug and declaring her intent to hit on him. She offers him a million dollars and a black credit card, which he provides, and boldly invites him to crash her engagement to Fu Jinyan. Confused by her sudden change in behavior, Xie Linchuan agrees to attend the wedding, viewing it as a final act of service before cutting ties. Shen Tianxing returns to the Shen residence and announces her decision to call off the engagement. Her family is shocked, as she had previously been desperate to marry Fu Jinyan despite their father’s opposition. Shen Tianxing claims she has seen Fu Jinyan’s true colors but lacks concrete evidence to convince her skeptical father and brothers.

Shen Tianxing seeks out Xie Linchuan at his office in the World Trade Center. She climbs fifteen flights of stairs in blistered high heels to meet him within a ten-minute window he sets. Inside his private quarters, she confesses her desire to be with him and offers her virginity as a gesture of sincerity, revealing that she and Fu Jinyan never consummated their relationship. Xie Linchuan, initially suspicious of her motives, is disarmed by her vulnerability and tears. They sleep together, and the intimacy solidifies their bond. Shen Tianxing reveals that Fu Jinyan is already cheating on her with her cousin, Xia Airou, and that she needs Xie Linchuan’s help to expose this affair at the engagement banquet.

Xie Linchuan uses his resources to gather photographic and video evidence of Fu Jinyan and Xia Airou’s affair. Meanwhile, Shen Tianxing’s brothers, Shen Tianhe and Shen Tianchen, confront Xie Linchuan, warning him to stay away from their sister. Xie Linchuan admits his love for Shen Tianxing but remains guarded due to her past treatment of him. The brothers eventually discover the truth about Shen Tianxing and Xie Linchuan’s relationship after a dramatic confrontation at a bar, where Shen Tianxing threatens suicide with a broken bottle to prevent her brother from dragging her away. The brothers agree to support the couple’s plan to ruin the engagement publicly but advise against a simple wedding crash, suggesting instead a strategic exposure that protects the Shen family’s interests.

As the engagement banquet approaches, Shen Tianxing and Xie Linchuan finalize their strategy. Xie Linchuan prepares to present the evidence of infidelity during the ceremony, which will publicly humiliate the Fu family and provide the Shen family with legitimate grounds to annul the engagement without losing face. Shen Tianxing remains committed to her new path, determined to safeguard her loved ones and repay Xie Linchuan for his unwavering devotion in her previous life. The narrative concludes with the couple united, ready to face the elite social circle of Beijing and dismantle the schemes of those who wronged them in the past.