The Pitiful Girl, Pregnant, Marries into a Wealthy Family and is Spoiled to Tears by President Gu

Jiang Wan, a twenty-year-old woman who has spent her life as an outcast in her own home, discovers she is pregnant with twins after a night of drugging and confusion. The father is Gu Shilan, the head of Huacheng's most prominent wealthy family and the man she is supposed to call "Uncle" due to the close friendship between their families. Terrified and financially destitute, Jiang Wan decides to terminate the pregnancy, viewing the children as an insurmountable burden she cannot raise on her own. She leaves the hospital alone, unaware that Gu Shilan has been watching her from a distance and has already arranged for his assistant to drive her home in a luxury vehicle.

Back at the Jiang family villa, Jiang Wan faces immediate hostility from her stepmother, Meng Fenyu, and her half-sister, Jiang Ting. The abuse escalates when Meng Fenyu insults Jiang Wan’s deceased mother, prompting Jiang Wan to slap her for the first time. The conflict reveals the deep-seated resentment Jiang Ting holds against her half-sister, stemming from years of comparison and jealousy. It is later revealed that Jiang Ting orchestrated the initial drugging incident by hiring thugs to drug Jiang Wan and force her into a compromising situation with an older man, intending to ruin her reputation. However, Jiang Wan ended up with Gu Shilan instead, a fact Jiang Ting and Meng Fenyu remain unaware of.

Gu Shilan tracks Jiang Wan down and takes her to a private hospital for a check-up, insisting on accompanying her despite her attempts to distance herself. During the examination, a critical medical revelation changes everything: Jiang Wan suffers from a congenital uterine condition that makes future pregnancies nearly impossible, with a less than five percent chance of conceiving again. An abortion would likely cause permanent infertility. Confronted with the possibility of never having children, Jiang Wan’s resolve to terminate the pregnancy shatters. She decides to keep the twins, choosing to face the uncertainty of her future rather than lose the chance at motherhood entirely.

Gu Shilan, who had secretly consulted his friend and doctor He Boyan to ensure Jiang Wan’s safety, proposes marriage to secure the children’s legitimacy and provide Jiang Wan with the stability she lacks. He offers her a prenuptial agreement that grants her half his assets and full custody of the children should they divorce, aiming to alleviate her fears of being trapped in a loveless union. Jiang Wan accepts, and the two move into Gu Shilan’s mountain villa, where she is cared for by a dedicated staff and protected by Gu Shilan’s personal bodyguards. The relationship begins to thaw as Gu Shilan demonstrates genuine kindness and patience, surprising Jiang Wan with his attentiveness and respect.

The tranquility is disrupted when Jiang Ting threatens to destroy Jiang Wan’s only remaining possession—a wooden doll carved by her late mother—unless she returns home. Jiang Wan agrees to visit the Jiang family villa to retrieve her household register for the marriage license. Upon her arrival, she finds Meng Fenyu and Jiang Yi attempting to marry her off to Zhang Tiezhu, a wealthy but crude widower, to cover up the scandal of her pregnancy. Gu Shilan arrives with Jiang Wan, publicly declaring her his fiancée and exposing the Jiang family’s attempt to sell her off. He asserts his dominance and protection over Jiang Wan, leaving the Jiang family humiliated and powerless. The chapter ends with Gu Shilan and Jiang Wan preparing to formalize their union, marking a decisive shift in Jiang Wan’s life from victim to protected wife.