The Daily Life of a Show-Off Wife

Ling Wei, a celebrated yet despised actress in the entertainment industry, dies in a horrific car accident after enduring a decade of emotional abuse and betrayal. Her final memories are consumed by the vicious online harassment that branded her a "carpet star" and a box office poison, alongside the cruel revelation that her lover of ten years, Ye Zichu, and his best friend, Qi Qi, had been secretly involved since high school and even had a child together. As her consciousness fades in the flames, her last thought is a desperate resentment that the victims suffer while the deceivers thrive. However, Ling Wei does not remain dead. She awakens in her body ten years in the past, on June 10, 2018, at the age of twenty-two. The disorientation quickly gives way to a cold, calculated clarity. She realizes she has been reborn with the memories of her entire tragic future intact.

Armed with this foreknowledge, Ling Wei immediately acts to sever her ties with the man she once loved blindly. She recalls that the day before her awakening was Ye Zichu’s birthday, a day he skipped to spend with Qi Qi. Instead of waiting for his call, Ling Wei dresses in athletic wear, hires a DiDi, and drives to an old residential complex where Ye Zichu kept a secret apartment. She uses the key he once gave her as a symbol of their intimacy to unlock the door. Inside, she finds Ye Zichu and Qi Qi asleep together in bed. Rather than collapsing into the hysterical grief she would have felt in her previous life, Ling Wei calmly records the scene on her phone. She threatens to release the video to the public unless they repay the substantial financial support she provided during their two-year relationship, demanding three hundred thousand yuan. When Qi Qi attempts to bargain for a lower amount, Ling Wei refuses to negotiate, reminding them that the video has already been sent to her assistant, Chen Xiaoruo, making deletion impossible. She leaves them in disgrace, finally breaking the cycle of deception that had destroyed her life.

With Ye Zichu removed from her immediate sphere, Ling Wei turns her attention to her career and her safety. She retains her assistant, Chen Xiaoruo, whom she trusts implicitly, and resolves to navigate the cutthroat entertainment industry with a new, hardened perspective. Her agent, Zhao Ruyi, is revealed to be a manipulative figure who previously tried to force Ling Wei into compromising social engagements with wealthy, undesirable men. Determined to avoid such pitfalls, Ling Wei attends a high-society ball where she encounters Xie Qingyan, the reclusive and powerful chairman of the Xie Group. Xie Qingyan is known for his wealth and beauty but is also the subject of rumors regarding his sexuality and his resistance to family-arranged blind dates. Recognizing a mutual opportunity, Ling Wei approaches him with a bold proposal: a contractual fake relationship. She offers to serve as his public companion to silence gossip and deter matchmaking efforts, while he provides her with protection from her exploitative agent and industry predators.

Xie Qingyan, intrigued by her audacity and shrewdness, accepts her proposal. Their arrangement is formalized with a detailed contract that outlines their obligations, including attending events together and sending daily affectionate messages, while strictly prohibiting physical intimacy or interference in each other’s private lives. The partnership proves immediately beneficial. Xie Qingyan uses his influence to secure Ling Wei a significant supporting role in the highly anticipated drama "Palace Wall Willow," a role that ultimately eclipses the part originally intended for her rival, Bai Xiaolian. As Ling Wei begins to rebuild her career under the protective umbrella of her powerful nominal lover, she navigates the complexities of the entertainment industry with a cool-headed strategy, leaving her past traumas behind and forging a new path defined by self-preservation and professional ambition.