CompletedShen Huanxi had terrible luck.
Her first marriage was to a “phoenix man” (a man from a humble background who exploits his wife after achieving success). Her second marriage was to a “mama’s boy.” She toiled tirelessly to support the family but neglected her two daughters, unaware that:
In her first marriage, her husband secretly abused the children.
In her second marriage, her husband turned her daughters against her.
Over time, her daughters became deeply scarred, timid, and estranged from her. Their once-close mother-daughter bond dissolved completely:
Her eldest daughter, suffering from silicosis, preferred scavenging for scraps over asking Shen Huanxi for help.
Her youngest daughter, who developed lung cancer, chose to endure her illness in silence, dying alone in a rundown apartment because she couldn't afford medical treatment.
When Shen Huanxi was reborn to the moment just after divorcing her first husband, her daughters were still innocent, healthy little buns who cuddled in her arms and shared their tiny dreams. This time, she swore to rewrite their fate.
In her past life, Shen Huanxi never realized she was merely the “control group” in a period novel, meant to highlight the original heroine’s perfect life.
In this life, she chose to remarry—but not to the men who ruined her and her children’s lives. Instead, she married Xiao Shanhe, a man with disabled legs, purely as a pragmatic decision:
To give her daughters access to good schools and a healthy environment, far away from lung disease.
To ensure she could protect them at all costs, even if she had to deal with Xiao’s two stepchildren as “tools.”
However, Xiao Shanhe turned out to be far more than a "tool." The once-disabled scientific genius regained his ability to walk, doted on her endlessly, and adored her daughters as his own. Even his two sons clung to her, crying and calling her “Mom.”
By accident, Shen Huanxi had turned her "tool" into her closest ally and built a harmonious family.
Meanwhile, the original heroine, watching her supposed “control group” become a national hero and live a fulfilling, perfect life:
“Why is her life better than mine in this timeline?”
Tags: Slice of Life, Rebirth, Sweet Romance, Family Drama, Reverse Power Dynamics, Rural/Period Setting
One-Liner: A reborn mother transforms her tragic fate into a story of redemption, family, and happiness.