Temptation Unleashed! The Delicate Fake Heiress Is Wildly Spoiled by the Rough Man

Song Miaomiao, a young woman raised in luxury as the second daughter of the wealthy Song family, discovers through a mysterious book that appears in her mind during her menstruation that she is not their biological child. The book, titled "The Real and Fake Heiress," predicts her fate: she will be exposed as a switched-at-birth impostor, forced into a disastrous marriage with a cruel, elderly scholar, and ultimately die on her wedding night. When the revelation arrives and her adoptive mother, Liu Cuilan, slaps her and demands she leave, Song Miaomiao chooses to return to her birth mother, Wang Guifang, a crippled peasant woman living in poverty in Shili Village. Despite the Song family’s attempts to retain her for financial gain, she departs with Wang Erniu, her birth mother’s nephew, leaving behind her silk robes and jewelry.

Upon arriving in the dilapidated mud-brick home, Song Miaomiao reunites with Wang Guifang, who had carried her deceased body in the book’s narrative for two days. The reality of rural life is harsh; Song Miaomiao struggles with manual labor, sleeping on hard beds, and eating simple village food. She learns that her biological father died in an accident and that her uncles, Song Dayong and Song Eryong, seized their two mu of land and forced Wang Guifang into indentured servitude to repay a fabricated debt of three taels of silver. Determined to change her fate and support her mother, Song Miaomiao attempts to apply knowledge from the farming novels she reads, but quickly learns that real life does not follow fictional tropes. Her initial business ideas, such as making soap or selling pig offal soup, are dismissed as impractical or illegal by her mother.

During this time, Song Miaomiao encounters Lu Zheng, a tall, silent hunter who becomes a recurring figure in her life. Their first meeting involves a cart getting stuck in mud, and later, he rescues her from a leech bite in the mountains. Although she initially fears his imposing appearance, she realizes he is kind and protective. Meanwhile, she befriends Xu Bailing, a strong, tall village woman who teaches her how to identify edible wild mushrooms and fruits. Song Miaomiao begins foraging daily, earning small sums to help pay off her mother’s debt. Her life takes a fortunate turn when she discovers a "koi fish" luck, finding injured wild animals that provide food and income, though she suspects Lu Zheng may be responsible for leaving them.

When her mother is injured while working for her uncles, Song Miaomiao spends her savings on a doctor and realizes she needs a more sustainable income. She devises a plan to create illustrated menus for local restaurants, using tree bark as paper and charcoal for drawings. After being rejected by upscale establishments, she successfully sells her services to a modest eatery for one tael of silver, plus additional payment for a binder and expanded menu. This success boosts her confidence, but tragedy strikes when an ox cart driver, Zhang Chui, assaults her on her way home, stealing her earnings. Lu Zheng arrives just in time, shooting Zhang Chui and beating him severely before carrying the traumatized Song Miaomiao back to the village.

Back in the village, Song Miaomiao confronts her uncles’ family, using the money she had hidden to pay off part of the debt and refuse further forced labor. The incident strengthens her resolve to become independent. As she recovers from the assault, her relationship with Lu Zheng deepens, with him quietly watching over her and expressing interest in marriage, though she remains focused on stabilizing her family’s financial situation. The story follows her journey from a pampered but trapped noblewoman to a resilient peasant woman navigating poverty, family betrayal, and the dangers of rural life, all while building a new future with the help of unlikely allies.