After Marrying the Tycoon as a Background Character

Gu Chen was once a top-tier figure in the Book Transmigration Bureau, having experienced 999 worlds before finally retiring to enjoy a peaceful life. He chose to return to an ordinary existence, content to be an unremarkable background character. After marrying into the powerful Li family, he spent his days drinking tea and reading newspapers, perfectly fulfilling his role as an inconspicuous marriage pawn. Until— His husband's younger brother's company faced a crisis while his husband was abroad. The brother begged him for help, handed him a suit, and pleaded for him to step in and represent his husband at a crucial business negotiation. With a sigh, Gu Chen put aside his silk lounging robes, donned gold-rimmed glasses, and attended the meeting. The next day, the brother secured the deal—while Gu Chen’s mailbox overflowed with job offers, and headhunters bombarded the brother’s phone. When his husband's younger sister's film crew encountered a crisis after the lead actor (playing the fans' white-moonlight immortal lord) quit, The sister begged him for help, shoved a sword into his hands, and asked him to make a cameo appearance. With another sigh, he donned flowing white robes, sword gleaming like "frost chilling fourteen provinces." The leaked set photos sparked an internet frenzy to identify this celestial swordsman, and agents flooded the sister’s phone. While stopping by the Li Group’s headquarters to pick up an invitation, he casually fixed a cyberattack on the company’s website with a few lines of code. The vice president, ecstatic, grabbed his hand: "Which department are you in? I’m giving you a raise and promotion!" Gu Chen smiled: "No need. After all, your boss works every day just to earn money for me." Li Tingqin married Gu Chen for a business alliance, hearing he was introverted, extremely socially awkward, and relentlessly money-minded. Li Tingqin figured none of that mattered—as long as he could be a well-behaved trophy spouse. Until he returned from a three-month business trip to find: Younger Brother: "Bro, when are you divorcing your husband? Don’t stand in the way of him building a business empire!" Younger Sister: "Bro, when are you divorcing your husband? Don’t stand in the way of him conquering the entertainment industry!" Subordinate: "Uh… CEO Li, maybe you should just step down and let him take over." Li Tingqin raised an eyebrow: "So this is ‘introverted, extremely socially awkward, relentlessly money-minded’?" Upon returning home, he finally found his contractual spouse lounging in the garden. The man lazily extended a hand: "CEO Li, where’s my allowance for the month?" Li Tingqin: "…"