Life's a Story, and I'm the Plot Twist - エピソード 5

Song Xuening, newly recovered from fever, tells Wen Li she discovered the world is a storybook and claims to be the female lead while Gu Yanzhi is the male lead; she says he doesn't love his wife Wen Li and calls Wen Li a stepping stone and sacrifice. The madam brings Song Xuening into the manor and declares her "part of us." Newlywed Wen Li is mocked. Gu Yanzhi says he can divorce her; Wen Li fires back, "Divorce me? You think you're worthy?" Her marriage is threatened as Song Xuening settles in, leaving the household unsettled.